Out of the Past: The Month in Film, April 2012

Top 10:
10. The Wolf Man (1941) Dir. George Waggner – US
9. London Boulevard (2011) Dir. William Monahan – UK
8. Vanya on 42nd Street (1994) Dir. Louis Malle – US
7. Such Good Friends (1971) Dir. Otto Preminger – US
6. The Enchanted Cottage (1945) Dir. John Cromwell – US
5. Blithe Spirit (1945) Dir. David Lean – UK
4. My Little Princess (2011) Dir. Eva Ionesco – France
3. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Dir. Otto Preminger – US
2. On the Silver Globe (1988) Dir. Andrzej Zulawski – Poland
1. The Important Thing Is To Love (1975) Dir. Andrzej Zulawski – France

Recommended:
Boris Godunov (1989) Dir. Andrzej Zulawski – France/Spain
The Sitter (2011) Dir. David Gordon Green – US
Edge of Seventeen (1998) Dir. David Moreton – US


Of Interest:
Into the Abyss (2011) Dir. Werner Herzog – US
Anonymous (2011) Dir. Roland Emmerich – UK
Timer (2009) Dir. Jac Schaeffer – US
I Don’t Know How She Does It (2011) Dir. Douglas McGrath – US
Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011) Dir. Brad Bird – US
In Which We Serve (1942) Dir. David Lean & Noel Coward – UK


Theatrical Screenings:
The Cabin in the Woods (2012) Dir. Drew Goddard – US 10/10
Polisse (2011) Dir. Maiwenn – France 10/10
Another Woman’s Life (2012) Dir. Sylvie Testud – France 10/10
Guilty (2011) Dir. Vincent Garenq – France 10/10
Delicacy (2011) Dir. David & Stephane Foenkinos – France 10/10
I Wish (2011) Dir. Hirokazu Koreeda – Japan 10/10
Post Mortem (2010) Dir. Pablo Larrain – Chile 9/10
Bernie (2011) Dir. Richard Linklater – US 9/10
Goodbye First Love (2011) Dir. Mia Hansen Love – France 9/10
Where Do We Go Now? (2011) Dir. Nadine Labaki – Lebanon 8/10
Whore’s Glory (2011) Dir. Michael Glawogger – Austria 8/10
A.B.E. (2011) (short) Dir. Jean-Francois Hassoun – France 8/10
Boris Godunov (1989) Dir. Andrzej Zulawski – France/Spain 7/10
Early One Morning (2011) Dir. Jean-Marc Moutou – France 7/10
Transparency (short) (2011) Dir. Celine & Martin Guyot – France 7/10
Here (2011) Dir. Braden King – US 7/10
Elles (2011) Dir. Malgorzata Szumowska – France/Poland 6/10
Late Bloomers (2011) Dir. Julie Gavras – US/France 6/10
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2012) Dir. John Madden – UK 6/10
38 Witnesses (2012) Dir. Lucas Belvaux – France 6/10
My Way (2012) Dir. Florent-Emilio Siri – France 6/10
17 Girls (2011) Dir. Delphine & Muriel Coulin – France 6/10
Damsels In Distress (2011) Dir. Whit Stillman – US 5/10
Tonight, You’re Mine (2011) Dir. David Mackenzie – UK 5/10
Attack of the Giant Brainsucker Monster From Outerspace (2010) (short) – Dir. Guillaume Rieu – France 5/10
Groove Your Life (2011) (short) Dir. Vincent Burgevin & Franck Lebon – France 5/10
Apnea (2011) (short) Dir. Flora Molinie – France 5/10
Dark Tide (2012) Dir. John Stockwell – US 3/10
Hysteria (2011) Dir. Tanya Wexler – UK 2/10
Jesus Henry Christ (2012) Dir. Dennis Lee – US 1/10

Rewatched:
To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) Dir. Robert Mulligan – US
Brief Encounter (1945) Dir. David Lean – UK

The Banal:
Colombiana (2011) Dir. Olivier Megaton – US
Higher Ground (2011) Dir. Vera Farmiga – US
Jack and Jill (2011) Dir. Dennis Dugan – US
Madea’s Big Happy Family (2011) Dir. Tyler Perry – US

Cess Pool:
Scream 4 (2011) Dir. Wes Craven – US
Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) Dir. Joe Johnston – US
Eating Out: Drama Camp (2011) Dir. Q. Allan Brocka – US
The Green Lantern (2011) Dir. Martin Campbell – US
Saint Nick (2010) Dir. Dick Maas – Netherlands
11/11/11 (2011) Dir. Darren Lynn Bousman – US