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

Top 10:

10. Outside the Law (2010) Dir. Rachid Bouchareb – France/Algeria
9. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010) Dir. Andrei Ujica – Romania
8. My God My God Why Have You Forsaken Me? (2005) Dir. Shinju Aoyama – Japan
7. A Lake (2008) Dir. Philippe Grandrieux – France
6. The World (2004) Dir. Jia Zhang-ke – Japan
5. Calmos (1976) Dir. Bertrand Blier – France
4. The Visit (1964) Dir. Bernhard Wicki – US/France/Italy
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner – US
2. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) Dir. Bertrand Blier – France
1. Marketa Lazarova (1967) Dir. Frantisek Vlacil - Czechoslovakia


Of Interest:
Colors (1988) Dir. Dennis Hopper – US
Avida (2006) Dir. Gustave de Kervern & Benoit Delepine – Belgium
Seed of Chucky (2004) Dir. Don Mancini – US
Tormented (2011) Dir. Takashi Shimizu – Japan
Betty and Coretta (2013) Dir. Yves Simoneau – US
Buffet Froid (1978) Dir. Bertrand Blier – France
Housesitter (1991) Dir. Frank Oz – US



Theatrical Screenings:
Beyond the Walls (2012) Dir. David Lambert – France 9/10
2 Autumns, 3 Winters (2013) Dir. Sebastien Betbeder – France 9/10
Maniac (2012) Dir. Franck Khalfoun – US/France 8/10
You and the Night (2013) Dir. Yann Gonzalez – France 8/10
Just Like a Woman (2012) Dir. Rachid Bouchareb – US 8/10
I’m So Excited (2013) Dir. Pedro Almodovar – Spain 8/10
Nancy, Please (2013) Dir. Andrew Semans – US 8/10
The Heat (2013) Dir. Paul Feig – US 7/10
Museum Hours (2012) Dir. Jem Cohen – Austria 7/10
Some Girl(s) (2013) Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer – US 7/10
The Prey (2011) Dir. Eric Vallette – France 7/10
Man of Steel (2013) Dir. Zach Snyder – US 7/10
This is the End (2013) Dir. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg – US 6/10
Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Dir. Joss Whedon – US 6/10
Now You See Me (2013) Dir. Louis Leterrier – US 4/10
Unfinished Song (2012) Dir. Paul Andrew Williams – US 4/10
Inverse (2013) Dir. Matt Duggan – US 3/10
The Stroller Strategy (2012) Dir. Clement Michel – France 3/10
100 Bloody Acres (2012) Dir. Cameron & Colin Cairnes – Australia 3/10
Absence (2013) Dir. Jimmy Loweree – US 3/10
Hello Herman (2012) Dir. Michelle Danner – US 0/10


Banal:
Mama (2013) Dir. Andres Muschietti – US
The Giants (2011) Dir. Bouli Lanners – France
Hell’s House (1932) Dir. Howard Higgin – US
Glitter (2001) Dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall – US
Beautiful Creatures (2013) Dir. Richard LaGravenese – US
Giallo (2009) Dir. Dario Argento – US/UK/Italy
Revenge for Jolly! (2012) Dir. Chadd Harbold – US


Cess Pool:
The Collection (2012) Dir. Marcus Dunstan – US
Taken 2 (2012) Dir. Olivier Megaton
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) Dir. Tommy Wirkola
Parker (2013) Dir. Taylor Hackford – US
Friday the 3th: Part III (1982) Dir. Steve Miner – US


Rewatched:
Stoker (2013) Dir. Park Chan-wook – US
The Room (2003) Dir. Tommy Wisseau – US
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Dir. Jonathan Demme – US