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

Top 10:
10. Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Dir. Spike Lee – US
9. Inside Deep Throat (2005) Dir. Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato – US
8. Primer (2004) Dir. Shane Carruth – US
7. Formentera (2012) Dir. Ann-Kristin Reyels – Germany
6. Paragraph 175 (2000) Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman – US
5. Bright Star (2009) Dir. Jane Campion – UK
4. Easier With Practice (2009) Dir. Kyle Patrick Alvarez – US
3. Common Threads (1989) Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman – US
2. Serpico (1973) Dir. Sidney Lumet – US
1. Una Noche (2012) Dir. Lucy Mulloy – Cuba


Of Interest:
Frankenweenie (2012) Dir. Tim Burton – US
Superman (1978) Dir. Richard Donner – US
Superman II: The Donner Cut (1980) Dir. Richard Donner – US
Ted (2012) Dir. Seth MacFarlane – US


The Banal:
The Legend of Hell House (1973) Dir. John Hough – UK
Meeting Evil (2012) Dir. Chris Fisher – US
Hard Romanticker (2011) Dir. Gu Su-yeon – Japan
Superman Returns (2006) Dir. Bryan Singer – US
Ciao (2008) Dir. Yen Tran – US
Mulberry Street (2006) Dir. Jim Mickle – US
Four Brothers (2005) Dir. John Singleton – US


Theatrical Screenings:
No (2012) Dir. Pablo Larrain – Chile 10/10
Lore (2012) Dir. Cate Shortland – Germany/Australia 8/10
Yossi (2012) Dir. Eytan Fox – Israel 8/10
The Last Sentence (2012) Dir. Jan Troell – Sweden 8/10
The Last Stand (2013) Dir. Kim Ji-woon – US 7/10
The Sweeney (2012) Dir. Nick Love – UK 7/10
Gangster Squad (2013) Dir. Ruben Fleischer – US 5/10
The Gatekeepers (2012) Dir. Dror Moreh – Israel 5/10
Emperor (2012) Dir. Peter Webber – UK 4/10


Rewatched:
The Queen of Versailles (2012) Dir. Lauren Greenfield – US


Cess Pool:
The Lorax (2012) Dir. Chris Renaud & Kyle Balda – US
Supergirl (1984) Dir. Jeannot Szwarc – US