American chef and art-film epicure Anthony Bourdain is chef at large at New York’s Brasserie les Halles; the author of ten books, including Kitchen Confidential and No Reservations; and the host of the Travel Channel’s Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations.
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The List
1
The Friends of Eddie Coyle
UnavailablePeter Yates
1973
102 min
2
Eyes Without a Face
Georges Franju
1960
84 min
3
The Battle of Algiers
Gillo Pontecorvo
1966
122 min
4
Chungking Express
Wong Kar Wai
1994
103 min
5
Kiss Me Deadly
UnavailableRobert Aldrich
1955
106 min
6
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence
Nagisa Oshima
1983
124 min
7
Withnail and I
Bruce Robinson
1987
108 min
8
Army of Shadows
UnavailableJean-Pierre Melville
1969
145 min
9
House of Games
UnavailableDavid Mamet
1987
102 min
10
Sullivan’s Travels
Preston Sturges
1941
91 min