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Old 05-13-2005, 06:24 AM   #1 of 34
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THE GREAT DIRECTOR’S CHECKLIST SERIES - Volume #21 - The Films of ROMAN POLANSKI


Rank ‘em, rate ‘em, review ‘em or whatever.


ROMAN POLANSKI

Oliver Twist (2005)
The Pianist (2002)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
Bitter Moon (1992)
Frantic (1988)
Pirates (1986)
Tess (1979)
The Tenant (1976)
Chinatown (1974)
What? (1972)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
Repulsion (1965)
The Beautiful Swindlers (1964) (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
Knife in the Water (1962)
Mammals (1962)
The Fat and the Lean (1961)
When Angels Fall (1959)
The Lamp (1959)
Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958)
A Murderer (1957)
Break Up the Dance (1957)
A Toothful Smile (1957)
Bicycle (1955)



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Old 05-13-2005, 06:25 AM   #2 of 34
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Seen 15
* Own 3

Oliver Twist (2005)
The Pianist (2002)
The Ninth Gate (1999)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
Bitter Moon (1992)
Frantic (1988)
Pirates (1986)
Tess (1979)
The Tenant (1976)
* Chinatown (1974)
What? (1972)
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971)
* Rosemary's Baby (1968)
* The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
Repulsion (1965)
The Beautiful Swindlers (1964) (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
Knife in the Water (1962)
Mammals (1962)
The Fat and the Lean (1961)
When Angels Fall (1959)
The Lamp (1959)
Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958)
A Murderer (1957)
Break Up the Dance (1957)
A Toothful Smile (1957)
Bicycle (1955)



The Collection (Blu-Ray High Definition/DVD)

Pre-orders - BLU-RAY: Akira, The Dark Knight, The Day the Earth Stood Still, Death Proof, Dr No, For Your Eyes Only, From Russia With Love, Hellboy 2: The Golden Army, Incredible Hulk, JFK, La Femme Nikita, Live and Let Die, Planet of the Apes (Evolution Collection), Planet Terror, Poltergeist, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, The Third Man, Thunderball, WALL E DVD: Budd Boetticher Collection, Popeye the Sailor Vol #3, Warner Gangster Collection Vol #4

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Old 05-13-2005, 07:33 AM   #4 of 34
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ROMAN POLANSKI

Seen: 3
Like: 2
Own: 2

Rank order:

Chinatown (1974)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Knife in the Water (1962)



"Movies should be like amusement parks. People should go to them to have fun." - Billy Wilder

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Old 05-13-2005, 08:04 AM   #5 of 34
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Rated from to
Titles in RED are theatrical screenings

Roman Polanski
Aug 18, 1933 -

To Each His Cinema (2007) (segment "Cinema Erotique")
Oliver Twist (2005)
The Pianist (2002)
The Ninth Gate (1999) (Own the DVD)
Death and the Maiden (1994)
Bitter Moon (1992)
Frantic (1988) (Own the DVD)
Pirates (1986)
Tess (1979) (Own the DVD)
The Tenant (1976) (Own the DVD)
Chinatown (1974) (Own the DVD)
What? (1972)
Macbeth (1971) (Own the DVD)
Rosemary's Baby (1968) (Own the DVD)
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) (Own the DVD)
Cul-de-sac (1966)
Repulsion (1965)
The Beautiful Swindlers (1964) (segment "La Rivière de Diamants")
Knife in the Water (1962) (Own the DVD)
Mammals (1962) (Own the DVD)
The Fat and the Lean (1961) (Own the DVD)
When Angels Fall (1959) (Own the DVD)
The Lamp (1959) (Own the DVD)
Two Men and a Wardrobe (1958) (Own the DVD)
A Murderer (1957) (Own the DVD)
Break Up the Dance (1957) (Own the DVD)
A Toothful Smile (1957) (Own the DVD)
Bicycle (1955)

Seen 25
Own 17




My DVD Collection Film Lists: 2001 (416), 2002 (412), 2003 (374), 2004 (346), 2005 (302), 2006 (221) Film Tracking 2005 (862), 2006 (852) Last 15 Watched: Pretty Boy (1993,Carsten Sønder) 3/5, From the Edge of the City (1998,Constantine Giannaris) 3/5, The Holy Child (2001,Stéphane Clavier) 3/5, Boy's Choir (2000,Akira Ogata) 3/5, The Fire That Burns (1997,Christophe Malavoy) 4/5, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008,Nicholas Stoller) 3/5, Ong-bak (2003,Prachya Pinkaew) 3/5, I Want to Live! (1958,Robert Wise) 2/5, Nancy Drew (2007,Andrew Fleming) 3/5, But Forever in My Mind (1999,Gabriele Muccino) 3/5, Death at a Funeral (2007,Frank Oz) 3/5, Pumpkinhead (1988,Stan Winston) 4/5, Beach Cafe (2001,Benoît Graffin) 2/5, 15 (2003,Royston Tan) 3/5, Lonely Boy (1962,Wolf Koenig, Roman Kroitor) 3/5

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Oliver Twist (2005) ***
The Pianist (2002) ***
The Ninth Gate (1999) **
Death and the Maiden (1994) ***
Bitter Moon (1992) ***
Frantic (1988) ***
Tess (1979) ***
The Tenant (1976) ***
Chinatown (1974) ****
What? (1972) **
The Tragedy of Macbeth (1971) ***
Rosemary's Baby (1968) ****
The Fearless Vampire Killers (1967) ***
Cul-de-sac (1966) ***
Repulsion (1965) ****
Knife in the Water (1962) ***



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