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

Top 10:
10. Detention (2011) Dir. Joseph Kahn – US
9. Plan B (2009) Dir. Marco Berger – Argentina
8. The Tales of Hoffman (1951) Dir. Michael Powell & Emeric Pressburger – UK
7. A Dream of Passion (1978) Dir. Jules Dassin – Greece
6. Redacted (2007) Dir. Brian De Palma – US
5. We Were Here (2011) Dir. David Weissman & Bill Weber – US
4. Tuesday, After Christmas (2010) Dir. Radu Muntean – Romania
3. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007) Dir. Sidney Lumet – US
2. That Obscure Object Of Desire (1977) Dir. Luis Bunuel – France/Spain
1. Through a Glass Darkly (1961) Dir. Ingmar Bergman – Sweden

Recommended:
Salt of This Sea (2008) Dir. Annemarie Jacir – Occupied Palestine

Of Interest:
Miss Pinkerton (1932) Dir. Lloyd Bacon – US
What Just Happened? (2008) Dir. Barry Levinson – US
Pulse (2001) Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa – Japan
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) Dir. Bruce Beresford – US
Daddy and Them (2001) Dir. Billy Bob Thornton – US
Beauty Shop (2005) Dir. Bille Woodruff – US
Windows (1980) Dir. Gordon Willis – US

Theatrical Screenings:
Cosmopolis (2012) Dir. David Cronenberg – Canada/France 9/10
Chicken With Plums (2011) Dir. Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – France 9/10
For a Good Time, Call… (2012) Dir. Jamie Travis – US 9/10
Las Acacias (2011) Dir. Pablo Giorgelli – Argentina 8/10
The Bourne Legacy (2012) Dir. Tony Gilroy – US 8/10
Almayer’s Folly (2011) Dir. Chantal Akerman – Belgium 8/10
Kumare (2012) Dir. Vikram Gandhi – US 8/10
The Eye of the Storm (2011) Dir. Fred Schepisi – Australia 7/10
The Other Son (2012) Dir. Lorraine Levy – France 7/10
Side By Side (2012) Dir. Christopher Kenneally – US 7/10
Ruby Sparks (2012) Dir. Valerie Faris & Jonathan Dayton – US 7/10
Tears of Gaza (2010) Dir. Vibeke Lokkeberg – Norway/Palestine 6/10
Sleepwalk With Me (2012) Dir. Mike Birgbiglia & Seth Barrish – US 6/10
Girl Model (2011) Dir. Ashley Sabin & David Redmon – US 6/10
10 Years (2011) Dir. Jamie Linden – US 6/10
The Possession (2012) Dir. Ole Bornedal – US 5/10
Goats (2012) Dir. Christopher Neil – US 5/10
Hope Springs (2012) Dir. David Frankel – US 5/10
The Village (2004) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan – US 5/10
The Tall Man (2012) Dir. Pascal Laugier – US 4/10
Sparkle (2012) Dir. Salim Akil – US 3/10
The Inbetweeners (2011) Dir. Ben Palmer – UK 2/10
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) Dir. Peter Hedges – US 1/10

Rewatched:
Weekend (2012) Dir. Andrew Haigh – UK
Night Warning (1982) Dir. William Asher – US
The Village (2004) Dir. M. Night Shyamalan – US
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) Dir. James Cameron – US
Auntie Mame (1958) Dir. Morton DaCosta – US

The Banal:
Lockout (2012) Dir. James Mather & Stephen St. Leger – France
Cold Sweat (2010) Dir. Adrian Garcia Bogliano – Argentina
A New Kind of Love (1963) Dir. Melville Shavelson – US
The Betsy (1978) Dir. Daniel Petrie – US
ATM (2012) Dir. David Brooks – US
Water For Elephants (2011) Dir. Francis Lawrence – US

Cess Pool Cinema:
Chatroom (2010) Dir. Hideo Nakata – UK
Swing Kids (1993) Dir. Thomas Carter – US
The Three Stooges (2012) Dir. Farrelly Bros. - US