Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Shiver (2008) Dir. Isidro Ortiz – US
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (2010) Dir. Jon Tureltaub - US

Of Interest:
Johns (1996) Dir. Scott Silver - US

Recommended:
The Return of Frank James (1940) Dir. Fritz Lang - US
Sombre (1998) Dir. Philippe Grandrieux - France

Guilty Pleasure Cinema:
Coma (1978) Dir. Michael Crichton – US

Essential Cinema:
Desert Hearts (1985) Dir. Donna Deitch – US
The Girl on the Bridge (1999) Dir. Patrice Leconte - France
The Magician (1958) Dir. Ingmar Bergman – Sweden
Parting Glances (1986) Dir. Bill Sherwood - US

Theatrical Screenings:
Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale (2010) Dir. Jalmari Helander – Finland 9/10
I Love You Phillip Morris (2009) Dir. Glenn Ficarra & John Requa – US 9/10

Rewatched Goodies:
Carrie (1976) Dir. Brian De Palma – US
My Son My Son What Have Ye Done (2009) Dir. Werner Herzog - US

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
48 Hours (1982) Dir. Walter Hill – US

Of Interest:
Cropsey (2009) Dir. Barbara Brancaccio & Joshua Zeman – US
Adam’s Apples (2005) Dir. Anders Thomas Jensen – Denmark
9 Songs (2004) Dir. Michael Winterbottom - UK

Recommended:
Queen of Blood (1966) Dir. Curtis Harrington – US
Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog (2008) Dir. Joss Whedon – US

Essential Cinema:
Sleep, My Lovely (1948) Dir. Douglas Sirk – US
The Wrong Man (1956) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock - US
The Doll (1919) Dir. Ernst Lubitsch – Germany
Holiday (1938) Dir. George Cukor – US
Jennifer (1953) Dir. Joel Newton – US
The Lady Vanishes (1938) Dir. Alfred Hitchcock – UK
La Jetee (1962) Dir. Chris Marker - France
Wild Is the Wind (1957) Dir. George Cukor – US
Valhalla Rising (2009) Dir. Nicolas Winding Refn – Denmark/UK
Paths of Glory (1957) Dir. Stanley Kubrick – US

Theatrical Screenings:
The Tourist (2010) Dir. Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck – US 4/10
Leaving (2009) Dir. Catherine Corsini – France 10/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Vampire In Brooklyn (1995) Dir. Wes Craven
Someone’s Knocking at the Door (2009) Dir. Chad Ferrin

Of Interest:
Scanners (1981) Dir. David Cronenberg – Canada
Tank Girl (1995) Dir. Rachel Talalay – US
Funny Girl (1968) Dir. William Wyler – US

Recommended:
Mermaids (1990) Dir. Richard Benjamin – US

Essential Cinema:
Ossos (1997) Dir. Pedro Costa – Portugal
Solo Quiero Caminar (2008) Dir. Agustin Diaz Yanes - Spain
Dog Day Afternoon (1975) Dir. Sidney Lumet - US

Theatrical Screenings:
Undertow (2009) Dir. Javier Fuentes-Leon – Peru 9/10
127 Hours (2010) Dir. Danny Boyle – US 9/10
Tiny Furniture (2010) Dir. Lena Dunham – US 10/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Primal Fear (1996) Dir. Gregory Hoblit – US

Recommended:
Don’t Look Back (2009) Dir. Marina De Van – France
Dinner at Eight (1933) Dir. George Cukor – US
The Miracle at Morgan’s Creek (1944) Dir. Preston Sturges - US


Essential Cinema:
The Awful Truth (1937) Dir. Leo McCarey – US
Waiting For Guffman (1996) Dir. Christopher Guest – US
To Be or Not to Be (1942) Dir. Ernst Lubitsch – US
The 39 Steps (1935) Dir. Alfred Hithcock – UK


Theatrical Screenings:
Burlesque (2010) Dir. Steve Antin – US 6/10
Sunnyside (1919) Dir. Charles Chaplin – US 10/10
Modern Times (1936) Dir. Charles Chaplin – US 10/10

Rewatched Goodies:
Zombies of Mass Destruction (2009) Dir. Kevin Hamedani – US 9/10
A Map of the World (1999) Dir. Scott Elliott – US 10/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Robin Hood (2010) Dir. Ridley Scott – US
MacGruber (2010) Dir. Jorma Taccone – US
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Dir. Kerry Conran - US

Of Interest:
The Wagoner (1966) Dir. Ousmane Sembene – Senegal

Essential Cinema:
A Snake of June (2002) Dir. Shinya Tsukamoto – Japan
Branded to Kill (1967) Dir. Seijun Suzuki – Japan
Band of Outsiders (1964) Dir. Jean-Luc Godard – France
Black Girl (1966) Dir. Ousmane Sembene – France/Senegal
Joy House (1964) Dir. Rene Clement – France
Purple Noon (1960) Dir. Rene Clement – France
Kuroneko (1968) Dir. Kaneto Shindo - Japan
Badlands (1973) Dir. Terence Malick – US

Theatrical Screenings:
All About Evil (2010) Dir. Joshua Grannell – US 9/10
For Colored Girls (2010) Dir. Tyler Perry – US 10/10