Thursday, March 31, 2011

Out of the Past: The Week In Film


The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic: Dean Spanley (2008) Dir. Toa Fraser – New Zealand/UK Stir Crazy (1980) Dir. Sidney Poitier – US Robocop 2 (1990) Dir. Irvin Kershner – US Of Interest: Dead End (2003) Dir. Jean-Baptiste Andrea & Fabrice Canepa – US/France Different For Girls (1996) Dir. Richard Spence – UK Recommended: Careful (1992) Dir. Guy Maddin – Canada Theatrical Screenings: Of Gods and Men (2010) Dir. Xavier Beauvois – France 7/10 Paul (2010) Dir. Greg Mottola – US 8/10 Insidious (2010) Dir. James Wan – US 10/10 Rewatched:Short Circuit (1986) Dir. John Badham – US The Naked Gun (1988) Dir. David Zucker – US

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Out of the Past: The Week In Film







Cess Pool Cinema:
Jason X (2001) Dir. James Isaac – US

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
It Rains In My Village (1968) Dir. Aleksandar Petrovic – France/Yugoslavia

Of Interest:
The Vicious Kind (2009) Dir. Lee Toland Krieger – US

Essential Cinema:
Save Me (2007) Dir. Robert Cary – US
Arthur (1981) Dir. Steve Gordon – US
Trucker (2008) Dir. James Mottern – US
Certified Copy (2010) Dir. Abbas Kiarastami – Italy/France/Iran
Chuck & Buck (2000) Dir. Miguel Arteta – US
We Are What We Are (2010) Dir. Jorge Michel Grau - Mexico

Theatrical Screenings:
Barney’s Version (2010) Dir. Richard J. Lewis – US
Paul (2011) Dir. Greg Mottola – US

Friday, March 18, 2011

Out of the Past: The Week In Film







Cess Pool Cinema:
The Expendables (2010) Dir. Sylvester Stallone – US

Of Interest:
The Living and the Dead (2006) Dir. Simon Rumley – UK

Recommended:
Burning Bright (2010) Dir. Carlos Brooks – US
But I’m a Cheerleader (1999) Dir. Jamie Babbit – US

Essential Cinema:
Pin (1988) Dir. Sandor Stern – US
Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006) Dir. Marc Rothemund – Germany
Fellini Satyricon (1969) Dir. Federico Fellini – Italy
Entertaining Mr. Sloane (1970) Dir. Douglas Hickox – UK

Theatrical Screenings:
Jane Eyre (2011) Dir. Cary Fukunaga – UK 8/10

Re-watched Goodies:
For Colored Girls (2010) Dir. Tyler Perry – US
Easy A (2010) Dir. Will Gluck – US

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Out of the Past: The Week In Film







The Banal, the Blah, the Banauic:
David and Lisa (1962) Dir. Frank Perry – US
The Thaw (2009) Dir. Mark A. Lewis – US
The Kite Runner (2007) Dir. Marc Forster – US

Of Interest:
St. Trinian’s (2007) Dir. Oliver Parker & Barnaby Thompson – UK
Games (1967) Dir. Curtis Harrington – US
The Broken Hearts Club (2000) Dir. Greg Berlanti – US

Essential Cinema:
A Mighty Heart (2007) Dir. Michael Winterbottom – US/UK
Grand Illusion (1937) Dir. Jean Renoir – France
Play It Again, Sam (1972) Dir. Herbert Ross – US
Carancho (2010) Dir. Pablo Trapero – Argentina
Red White & Blue (2010) Dir. Simon Rumley – US
Le Cercle Rouge (1970) Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville – France
I Saw The Devil (2010) Dir. Kim Ji-Woon – South Korea

Theatrical Screenings:
Win Win (2011) Dir. Thomas McCarthy – US 5/10
Even the Rain (2010) Dir. Iciar Bollain – Spain 10/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film







Cess Pool Cinema:
Marie and Bruce (2004) Dir. Tom Cairns - US

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Modesty Blaise (1966) Dir. Joseph Losey – UK
Ten Blocks on the Camino Real (1966) Dir. Jack Landau – US

Of Interest:
Witness to Murder (1954) Dir. Roy Rowland – US
MST3K: Devil Fish (1984) Dir. Lamberto Bava – US

Recommended:
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul – Thailand
Babette’s Feast (1987) Dir. Gabriel Axel – Denmark
Right At Your Door (2006) Dir. Chris Gorak – US
John and Mary (1969) Dir. Peter Yates – US
Big Night (1996) Dir. Stanley Tucci & Campbell Scott – US

Essential Cinema:
Eccentricities of a Blonde-Hair Girl (2009) Dir. Manoel de Oliveira – Portugal
Dial M For Murder (1954) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock – US
Year of the Dog (2007) Dir. Mike White – US
The Sound of Music (1965) Dir. Robert Wise – US
The Lady Eve (1941) Dir. Preston Sturges – US

Theatrical Screenings:
Cedar Rapids (2011) Dir. Miguel Arteta – US 10/10