Monday, October 1, 2012

Out of the Past: The Month In Film, September 2012


Top 10:
1. The Conversation (1974) Dir. Francis Ford Coppola – US
2. Umberto D. (1952) Dir. Vittorio De Sica – Italy
3. Les Visiteurs Du Soir (1942) Dir. Marcel Carne – France
4. Wake In Fright (1971) Dir. Ted Kotcheff – Australia
5. Punishment Park (1971) Dir. Peter Watkins – US
6. Bad (1977) Dir. Jed Johnson – US
7. Caterpillar (2010) Dir. Koji Wakamatsu – Japan
8. The Haunting of Julia (1977) Dir. Richard Loncraine – Canada/UK
9. eXistenZ (1999) Dir. David Cronenberg – Canada
10. Lunacy (2005) Dir. Jan Svankmajer – Czech Republic

Recommended:
Hollywoodland (2006) Dir. Allan Coulter – US
Last Embrace (1979) Dir. Jonathan Demme – US
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (1961) Dir. Jose Quintero – US

Of Interest:
Anna Karenina (1948) Dir. Julien Duvivier – UK
My Little Eye (2002) Dir. Marc Evans – UK/Canada

Theatrical Screenings:
Looper (2012) Dir. Rian Johnson – US 10/10
Wuthering Heights (2011) Dir. Andrea Arnold – UK 10/10
End of Watch (2012) Dir. David Ayer – US 9/10
Francine (2012) Dir. Brian Cassidy & Melanie Schtazky – US 9/10
The Master (2012) Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson – US 9/10
House at the End of the Street (2012) Dir. Mark Tonderai – US 7/10
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) Dir. Stephen Chbosky – US 6/10
Lawless (2012) Dir. John Hillcoat – US 6/10
The Campaign (2012) Dir. Jay Roach – US 5/10
3,2,1…Frankie Goes Boom (2012) Dir. Jordan Roberts – US 5/10
The Cold Light of Day (2012) Dir. Mabrouk El Mechri – US 4/10
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best (2012) Dir. Ryan O’Nan – US 4/10

Banal:
Paris When It Sizzles (1964) Dir. Richard Quine – US
Casa di me Padre (2012) Dir. Matt Piedmont – US
Zyzzyx Road (2006) Dir. John Penney – US

Cess Pool Cinema:

What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012) Dir. Kirk Jones – US
The Letter (2012) Dir. Jay Anania – US