Out of the Past: May & June 2011 In Film

Well, here is a comprehensive list of cinema experience in my last two months in Minnesota. I already miss a lot of things about Minneapolis, but I am thrilled to be in California. Now settling in nicely to West Hollywood with my lovely husband, I am looking forward to getting back in the habit of running weekly lists highlighting excellent (and sometimes not so hot) cinema to share!

Cess Pool Cinema:
Rites of Passage (1999) Dir. Victor Salva - US
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) Dir. Brad Anderson - US
Gigli (2003) Dir. Martin Brest - US
Drive Angry (2011) Dir. Patrick Lussier - US
White Chicks (2004) Dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans - US
The In-Laws (2003) Dir. Andrew Fleming - US

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Panther (1995) Dir. Mario Van Peebles - US
Steam of Life (2010) Dir. Joonas Berghall & Mika Hotakainen - Finland
Tron: Legacy (2010) Dir. Joseph Kosinski - US
The Bengali Detective (2010) Dir. 2011 - India
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt (1956) Dir. Fritz Lang - US
Seven Pounds (2008) Dir. Gabriele Muccino - US
Microphone (2010) Dir. Ahmad Abdalla - Egypt
The Rainbow Thief (1990) Dir. Alejandro Jodorowsky - UK
Rubber (2010) Dir. Quentin Dupieux - France
The Monkey Hustle (1976) Dir. Arthur Marks - US

Guilty Pleasures:
Swamp Thing (1982) Dir. Wes Craven - US
All the Little Animals (1998) Dir. Jeremy Thomas - UK
Goodbye, My Fancy (1950) Dir. Vincent Sherman - US
Blind Beast (1969) Dir. Yasuzo Masumura - Japan
Cobra Woman (1944) Dir. Robert Siodmak - US
Revenge of the Nerds (1984) Dir. Jeff Kanew - US
Cleopatra Jones (1973) Dir. Jack Starrett - US
MST3k: Swamp Diamonds (1956) Dir. Roger Corman - US

Of Interest:
The Beautiful Person (2008) Dir. Christophe Honore - France
Bebe's Kids (1992) Dir. Bruce W. Smith - US
The Human Resources Manager (2010) Dir. Eran Riklis - Israel
The Tenants (2009) Dir. Sergio Bianchi - Brazil
The Light Thief (2010) Dir. Aktan Abdykalykov - Kyrgyzstan

Recommended:
Lord of the Flies (1963) Dir. Peter Brook - UK
Chinaman (2005) Dir. Henrik Ruben Genz - Denmark
Sheer Madness (1983) Dir. Margarethe Von Trotta - West Germany
Jo Jo Dancer: Your Life Is Calling (1986) Dir. Richard Pryor - US
Black Death (2010) Dir. Christopher Smith - UK
Secret Beyond the Door (1947) Dir. Fritz Lang - US
Come Undone (2000) Dir. Sebastien Lifshitz - France
The Sticky Fingers of Time (1997) Dir. Hilary Brougher - US
Chawz (2009) Dir. Shin Jeong-won - South Korea

Essential Cinema:
If These Walls Could Talk (1996) Dir(s): Nancy Savoca; Cher - US
Graveyard of Honor (2002) Dir. Takashi Miike - Japan
Road House (1948) Dir. Jean Negulesco - US
No Orchids For Miss Blandish (1948) Dir. St. John Legh Clows - UK
Grey Gardens (2009) Dir. Muchael Sucsy - US
Mary & Max (2009) Dir. Adam Elliott - Australia
A Nos Amours (1983) Dir. Maurice Pialat - France
Ratcatcher (1999) Dir. Lynne Ramsay - UK
Grey Gardens (1975) Dir(s): Albert & David Maysles; Ellen Hovde; Muffie Meyer - US
Crooklyn (1994) Dir. Spike Lee - US
Woman of Straw (1964) Dir. Basil Dearden - UK
Street of Shame (1956) Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi
Gone With the Wind (1939) Dir. Victor Fleming - US

Theatrical Screenings:
Circo (2010) Dir. Aaron Schock - Mexico/US 7/10
Attack the Block (2011) Dir. Joe Cornish - UK 8/10
Midnight In Paris (2011) Dir. Woody Allen - US 8/10
The Hangover: Part II (2011) Dir. Todd Phillips - US 3/10
Queen to Play (2009) Dir. Caroline Bottaro - France 9/10
The Tree of Life (2011) Dir. Terrence Malick - US 8/10
Super 8 (2011) Dir. J.J. Abrams - US 9/10
The Double Hour (2009) Dir. Giuseppe Capotondi - Italy 9/10
Submarine (2010) Dir. Richard Ayoade - UK 9/10
Cave of Forgotten Dreams (2010) Dir. Werner Herzog - US/Canada/France 8/10
X Men: First Class (2011) Dir. Matthew Vaughn - US 5/10

Rewatched:
The Emporer's New Groove (2000) Dir. Mark Dindal - US
Poetic Justice (1993) Dir. John Singlteon - US
Alien (1979) Dir. Ridley Scott - US
Fargo (1996) Dir. Coen Bros. US