Friday, October 29, 2010

Out of the Past: The Week In Film




The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Autism: The Musical (2007) Dir. Tricia Regan – US
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Dir. Alexander Witt - US

Of Interest:
Klondike Annie (1936) Dir. Raoul Walsh – US

Essential Cinema:
Ms. 45 (1981) Dir. Abel Ferrera - US
The Long, Long Trailer (1953) Dir. Vincente Minnelli – US

Theatrical Screenings:
The Robber (2010) Dir. Benjamin Heisenberg – Austria/Germany 9/10
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill (1959) Dir. William Castle – US 8/10
Hereafter (2010) Dir. Clint Eastwood – US 7/10
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010) Dir. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – US 5/10

Rewatched Goodies:
Bugcrush (2006) Dir. Carter Smith – US 10/10
Dumplings (2004) Dir. Fruit Chan – Hong Kong 10/10
Paranormal Activity (2007) Dir. Oren Peli – US 7/10

Monday, October 25, 2010

Out of the Past: The Week In Film




The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. The Oxford Murders (2008) Dir. Alex de la Iglesia – UK/Spain

Guilty Pleasure Cinema:
1. MST3K 3000: Merlin’s Mystical Shop of Wonder (1996) Dir. Kenneth J. Berton – US

Of Interest:
1. High Anxiety (1977) Dir. Mel Brooks – US

Recommended:
1. Just Wright (2010) Dir. Sanaa Hamri - US

Essential Cinema:
2. Not Without My Daughter (1991) Dir. Brian Gilbert - US
1. Capote (2005) Dir. Bennett Miller - US

Theatrical Screenings:
1. Red (2010) Dir. Robert Schwentke – US 10/10
2. Howl (2010) Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman – US 8/10

Rewatched Goodies:
1. Monkey Shines (1988) Dir. George A. Romero – US 7/10

Friday, October 15, 2010

Out of the Past: The Week In Film







The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. Sister Sister (1987) Dir. Bill Condon – US
2. Malefique (2002) Dir. Eric Valette – France

Of Interest:
1. The Moon In the Gutter (1983) Dir. Jean Jacques Beineix – France
2. Beat the Devil (1953) Dir. John Huston - US

Recommended:
1. When a Stranger Calls (1979) Dir. Fred Walton – US

Essential Cinema:
4. IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992) Dir. Jean Jacques Beineix - France
3. Day of Wrath (1943) Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer – Denmark
2. Quai des Orfevres (1947) Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzet - France
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Dir. Stanley Kubrick – US/UK

Theatrical Screenings:
4. The Town (2010) Dir. Ben Affleck – US 6/10
3. Everyday Sunshine (2010) Dir. Lev Anderson & Chris Metzler – US 8/10
2. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) Dir. Woody Allen – US 9/10
1. Jack Goes Boating (2010) Dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman – US 10/10

Rewatched Goodies:
1. The Blair Witch Project (1999) Dir. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez - US
2. Jaws (1975) Dir. Steven Spielberg – US
3. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Dir. Werner Herzog - US

Friday, October 8, 2010

Out of the Past: The Week in Film







The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. Iron Man 2 (2010) Dir. Jon Favreau – US
2. Bones (2001) Dir. Ernest R. Dickerson - US

Recommended:
1. Subway (1985) Dir. Luc Besson – France
2. Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) Dir. Frank De Felitta - US

Essential Cinema:
6. Religulous (2008) Dir. Larry Charles – US
5. Cabin Fever (2002) Dir. Eli Roth – US
4. Panic In the Streets (1950) Dir. Elia Kazan – US
3. Katie Tippel (1975) Dir. Paul Verhoeven – Netherlands
2. Roselyne and the Lions (1989) Dir. Jean Jacques Beineix - France
1. Menage (1986) Dir. Bertrand Blier - France

Theatrical Screenings:
4. Catfish (2010) Dir. Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman – US 8/10
3. Heartbreaker (2010) Dir. Pascal Chaumeil – France 9/10
2. Easy A (2010) Dir. Will Gluck – US 10/10
1. Irma Vep (1996) Dir. Olivier Assayas – France 10/10

Friday, October 1, 2010

Out of the Past: The Week In Film







Cess Pool Cinema:
1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Dir. Mike Newell - US

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) Dir. James Signorelli – US
2. The Exploding Girl (2009) Dir. Bradley Rust Gray – US

Guilty Pleasure Cinema:
1. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007) Dir. Sion Sono - Japan

Essential Cinema:
7. Free Zone (2005) Dir. Amos Gitai - Israel
6. A Kiss Before Dying (1956) Dir. Gerd Oswald – US
5. La Ronde (1950) Dir. Max Ophuls – France
4. Heartless (2009) Dir. Philip Ridley - UK
3. Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder – West Germany
2. Dream Boy (2008) Dir. James Bolton - US
1. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder – West Germany

Theatrical Screenings:
7. Bran Nue Dae (2009) Dir. Rachel Perkins – Australia 8/10
6. Soul Kitchen (2009) Dir. Fatih Akin – Germany 8/10
5. Never Let Me Go (2010) Dir. Mark Romanek – UK 8/10
4. Let Me In (2010) Dir. Matt Reeves – US 8/10
3. Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008) Dir. Jean Francois Richet – France 9/10
2. You Again (2010) Dir. Andy Fickman – US 9/10
1. The Social Network (2010) Dir. David Fincher – US 10/10