Out of the Past: The Month in Film, January 2013

Top 10:
10. Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Dir. Spike Lee – US
9. Inside Deep Throat (2005) Dir. Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato – US
8. Primer (2004) Dir. Shane Carruth – US
7. Formentera (2012) Dir. Ann-Kristin Reyels – Germany
6. Paragraph 175 (2000) Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman – US
5. Bright Star (2009) Dir. Jane Campion – UK
4. Easier With Practice (2009) Dir. Kyle Patrick Alvarez – US
3. Common Threads (1989) Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman – US
2. Serpico (1973) Dir. Sidney Lumet – US
1. Una Noche (2012) Dir. Lucy Mulloy – Cuba


Of Interest:
Frankenweenie (2012) Dir. Tim Burton – US
Superman (1978) Dir. Richard Donner – US
Superman II: The Donner Cut (1980) Dir. Richard Donner – US
Ted (2012) Dir. Seth MacFarlane – US


The Banal:
The Legend of Hell House (1973) Dir. John Hough – UK
Meeting Evil (2012) Dir. Chris Fisher – US
Hard Romanticker (2011) Dir. Gu Su-yeon – Japan
Superman Returns (2006) Dir. Bryan Singer – US
Ciao (2008) Dir. Yen Tran – US
Mulberry Street (2006) Dir. Jim Mickle – US
Four Brothers (2005) Dir. John Singleton – US


Theatrical Screenings:
No (2012) Dir. Pablo Larrain – Chile 10/10
Lore (2012) Dir. Cate Shortland – Germany/Australia 8/10
Yossi (2012) Dir. Eytan Fox – Israel 8/10
The Last Sentence (2012) Dir. Jan Troell – Sweden 8/10
The Last Stand (2013) Dir. Kim Ji-woon – US 7/10
The Sweeney (2012) Dir. Nick Love – UK 7/10
Gangster Squad (2013) Dir. Ruben Fleischer – US 5/10
The Gatekeepers (2012) Dir. Dror Moreh – Israel 5/10
Emperor (2012) Dir. Peter Webber – UK 4/10


Rewatched:
The Queen of Versailles (2012) Dir. Lauren Greenfield – US


Cess Pool:
The Lorax (2012) Dir. Chris Renaud & Kyle Balda – US
Supergirl (1984) Dir. Jeannot Szwarc – US

Sundance 2013: The Rundown

I caught a whopping 46 new titles at Sundance 2013, and yet I still wasn't able to catch everything I wanted! But here's my rundown as far as titles go.


1. Fruitvale – Dir. Ryan Coogler (US)
2. The East – Dir. Zal Batmanglij (US)

3. Mother of George – Dir. Andrew Dosunmu (US)

4. Magic Magic – Dir. Sebastian Silva (US/Chile)

5. Stoker – Dir. Park Chan-wook (US)

6. Prince Avalanche – Dir. David Gordon Green (US)

7. Emanuel and the Truth About Fishes – Dir. Francesca Gregorini (US)

8. Crystal Fairy – Dir. Sebastian Silva (Chile)

9. Don John’s Addiction – Dir. Joseph Gordon Levitt (US)

10. Mud – Dir. Jeff Nichols (US)

Best of the Rest:
11. Wrong Cops
12. Blue Caprice
13. Before Midnight
14. Halley
15. Upstream Color
16. Metro Manila
17. Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
18. Concussion
19. Kill Your Darlings
20. The Spectacular Now
21. Escape From Tomorrow
22. It Felt Like Love
23. C.O.G.
24. Newlyweeds
25. S-VHS
26. Two Mothers
27. Breathe In
28. The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete
29. The Meteor

Of Interest:
30. The Way, Way Back
31. The Look of Love
32. Lovelace
33. Afternoon Delight
34. Interior. Leather Bar

Of Minor Interest:
35. ACOD
36. Circles
37. We Are What We Are
38. The Future
39. May In the Summer
40. This Is Martin Bonner
41. Soldate Jeannette

Waste of Time:
42. In Fear
43. The Rambler
44. Austenland
45. Sweetwater
46. Ass Backwards