Best of Fest: Outfest 2013

Best of Fest:

1. In the Name Of… - Dir. Malgorzara Szuowska (Poland)
2. The Happy Sad - Dir. Rodney Evans (US)
3. The Last Match - Dir. Antonio Hens (Spain/Cuba)
4. Reaching for the Moon - Dir. Bruno Barreto (Brazil)
5. Bridegroom - Dir. Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (US)
6. Who’s Afraid of Vagina Wolf? - Dir. Anna Margarita Albelo (US)
7. G.B.F. - Dir. Darren Stein (US)
8. Igloo - Dir. Diego Ruiz (Chile)
9. Animals - Dir. Marcal Fores (Spain)
10. In Bloom - Dir. Chris Michael Birkmeier (US)


Recommended:
1. Bwakaw - Dir. Jun Robles Lana (Philippines)
2. Suddenly Last Summer/Going South - Dir. Leesong Hee-il (South Korea)
3. Big Gay Love - Dir. Ringo Le (US)
4. Born This Way - Dir. Shaun Kadlec & Deb Tullman (US/Cameroon)

Pass:
1. Breaking the Girls - Dir. Jamies Babbit (US)
2. Hot Guys With Guns - Dir. Doug Spearman (US)
3. Valencia - Dir. Various (US)
4. Southern Baptist Sissies - Dir. Del Shores (US)

Best of Fest: LA Film Fest 2013

Best of Fest:

1. The Fifth Season - Dir. Peter Brosens & Jessica Woodworth (Belgium)
2. Drug War - Dir. Johnnie To (Japan)
3. Two Men in Manhattan (1959) - Dir. Jean-Pierre Melville (France)
4. Lesson of the Evil - Dir. Takashi Miike (Japan)
5. Venus Vs. - Dir. Ava DuVernay (US)
6. The Act of Killing - Dir. Joshua Oppenheimer (Denmark/UK)
7. Wadjda - Dir. Haifaa Al-Mansour (Saudi Arabia)
8. The Conjuring - Dir. James Wan (US)
9. I’m So Excited - Dir. Pedro Almodovar (Spain)
10. Nobody’s Daughter - Dir. Hong Sang-soo (South Korea)

Best of the Rest:
1. Delivery - Dir. Brian Netto (US)
2. Short Term 12 - Dir. Destin Cretton (US)
3. In a World… - Dir. Lake Bell (US)
4. Boxing Day - Dir. Bernard Rose (UK/US)
5. Between Two Worlds (2009) - Dir. Vimukthi Jayasundara (Indonesia)
6. House with a Turret - Dir. Eva Neymann (Ukraine)

Of Interest:
1. The House That Jack Built - Dir. Henry Barrial (US)
2. Europa Report - Dir. Sebastian Cordero (US)
3. Pollywogs - Dir. Karl Jacob (US)

Pass:
1. The Patience Stone - Dir. Atiq Rahimi (Afghanistan)
2. Goodbye World - Dir. Denis Hennelly (US)
3. All Together Now - Dir. Alexander Mirecki (US)

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

Top 10:

10. Outside the Law (2010) Dir. Rachid Bouchareb – France/Algeria
9. The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010) Dir. Andrei Ujica – Romania
8. My God My God Why Have You Forsaken Me? (2005) Dir. Shinju Aoyama – Japan
7. A Lake (2008) Dir. Philippe Grandrieux – France
6. The World (2004) Dir. Jia Zhang-ke – Japan
5. Calmos (1976) Dir. Bertrand Blier – France
4. The Visit (1964) Dir. Bernhard Wicki – US/France/Italy
3. Planet of the Apes (1968) Dir. Franklin J. Schaffner – US
2. Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978) Dir. Bertrand Blier – France
1. Marketa Lazarova (1967) Dir. Frantisek Vlacil - Czechoslovakia


Of Interest:
Colors (1988) Dir. Dennis Hopper – US
Avida (2006) Dir. Gustave de Kervern & Benoit Delepine – Belgium
Seed of Chucky (2004) Dir. Don Mancini – US
Tormented (2011) Dir. Takashi Shimizu – Japan
Betty and Coretta (2013) Dir. Yves Simoneau – US
Buffet Froid (1978) Dir. Bertrand Blier – France
Housesitter (1991) Dir. Frank Oz – US



Theatrical Screenings:
Beyond the Walls (2012) Dir. David Lambert – France 9/10
2 Autumns, 3 Winters (2013) Dir. Sebastien Betbeder – France 9/10
Maniac (2012) Dir. Franck Khalfoun – US/France 8/10
You and the Night (2013) Dir. Yann Gonzalez – France 8/10
Just Like a Woman (2012) Dir. Rachid Bouchareb – US 8/10
I’m So Excited (2013) Dir. Pedro Almodovar – Spain 8/10
Nancy, Please (2013) Dir. Andrew Semans – US 8/10
The Heat (2013) Dir. Paul Feig – US 7/10
Museum Hours (2012) Dir. Jem Cohen – Austria 7/10
Some Girl(s) (2013) Dir. Daisy von Scherler Mayer – US 7/10
The Prey (2011) Dir. Eric Vallette – France 7/10
Man of Steel (2013) Dir. Zach Snyder – US 7/10
This is the End (2013) Dir. Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg – US 6/10
Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Dir. Joss Whedon – US 6/10
Now You See Me (2013) Dir. Louis Leterrier – US 4/10
Unfinished Song (2012) Dir. Paul Andrew Williams – US 4/10
Inverse (2013) Dir. Matt Duggan – US 3/10
The Stroller Strategy (2012) Dir. Clement Michel – France 3/10
100 Bloody Acres (2012) Dir. Cameron & Colin Cairnes – Australia 3/10
Absence (2013) Dir. Jimmy Loweree – US 3/10
Hello Herman (2012) Dir. Michelle Danner – US 0/10


Banal:
Mama (2013) Dir. Andres Muschietti – US
The Giants (2011) Dir. Bouli Lanners – France
Hell’s House (1932) Dir. Howard Higgin – US
Glitter (2001) Dir. Vondie Curtis-Hall – US
Beautiful Creatures (2013) Dir. Richard LaGravenese – US
Giallo (2009) Dir. Dario Argento – US/UK/Italy
Revenge for Jolly! (2012) Dir. Chadd Harbold – US


Cess Pool:
The Collection (2012) Dir. Marcus Dunstan – US
Taken 2 (2012) Dir. Olivier Megaton
Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013) Dir. Tommy Wirkola
Parker (2013) Dir. Taylor Hackford – US
Friday the 3th: Part III (1982) Dir. Steve Miner – US


Rewatched:
Stoker (2013) Dir. Park Chan-wook – US
The Room (2003) Dir. Tommy Wisseau – US
The Silence of the Lambs (1991) Dir. Jonathan Demme – US

2013 LA Film Fest Rundown

Best of Fest:

1. The Fifth Season
2. Drug War
3. Two Men in Manhattan
4. Lesson of the Evil
5. Venus Vs.
6. The Act of Killing
7. Wadjda
8. The Conjuring
9. I’m So Excited
10. Nobody’s Daughter

Best of the Rest:
1. Delivery
2. Short Term 12
3. In a World…
4. Boxing Day
5. Between Two Worlds
6. House with a Turret

Of Interest:
1. The House That Jack Built
2. Europa Report
3. Pollywogs

Pass:

1. The Patience Stone
2. Goodbye World
3. All Together Now