Out of the Past: The Week In Film

Cess Pool Cinema:
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010) Dir. Samuel Bayer - US

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. The Sicilian Girl (2009) Dir. Marco Amenta – Italy

2. 50 Dead Men Walking (2008) Dir. Kari Skogland - UK

Of Interest:
1. Get Him to the Greek (2010) Dir. Nicholas Stoller - US

Recommended:
1. Nacho Libre (2006) Dir. Jared Hess – US
2. Eve’s Bayou (1997) Dir. Kasi Lemmons - US

Essential Cinema:
2. Atonement (2007) Dir. Joe Wright – UK
1. Desk Set (1957) Dir. Walter Lang - US

Theatrical Screenings:
3. Paranormal Activity 2 (2010) Dir. Tod Williams – US 4/10
2. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest (2009) Dir. Daniel Alfedson – Sweden 7/10
1. Carlos (2010) Dir. Olivier Assayas – France/Germany 10/10

Rewatched Goodies:
1. Dressed to Kill (1980) Dir. Brian De Palma – US 10/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
Autism: The Musical (2007) Dir. Tricia Regan – US
Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004) Dir. Alexander Witt - US

Of Interest:
Klondike Annie (1936) Dir. Raoul Walsh – US

Essential Cinema:
Ms. 45 (1981) Dir. Abel Ferrera - US
The Long, Long Trailer (1953) Dir. Vincente Minnelli – US

Theatrical Screenings:
The Robber (2010) Dir. Benjamin Heisenberg – Austria/Germany 9/10
RiffTrax Live: House on Haunted Hill (1959) Dir. William Castle – US 8/10
Hereafter (2010) Dir. Clint Eastwood – US 7/10
It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010) Dir. Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck – US 5/10

Rewatched Goodies:
Bugcrush (2006) Dir. Carter Smith – US 10/10
Dumplings (2004) Dir. Fruit Chan – Hong Kong 10/10
Paranormal Activity (2007) Dir. Oren Peli – US 7/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. The Oxford Murders (2008) Dir. Alex de la Iglesia – UK/Spain

Guilty Pleasure Cinema:
1. MST3K 3000: Merlin’s Mystical Shop of Wonder (1996) Dir. Kenneth J. Berton – US

Of Interest:
1. High Anxiety (1977) Dir. Mel Brooks – US

Recommended:
1. Just Wright (2010) Dir. Sanaa Hamri - US

Essential Cinema:
2. Not Without My Daughter (1991) Dir. Brian Gilbert - US
1. Capote (2005) Dir. Bennett Miller - US

Theatrical Screenings:
1. Red (2010) Dir. Robert Schwentke – US 10/10
2. Howl (2010) Dir. Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman – US 8/10

Rewatched Goodies:
1. Monkey Shines (1988) Dir. George A. Romero – US 7/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. Sister Sister (1987) Dir. Bill Condon – US
2. Malefique (2002) Dir. Eric Valette – France

Of Interest:
1. The Moon In the Gutter (1983) Dir. Jean Jacques Beineix – France
2. Beat the Devil (1953) Dir. John Huston - US

Recommended:
1. When a Stranger Calls (1979) Dir. Fred Walton – US

Essential Cinema:
4. IP5: The Island of Pachyderms (1992) Dir. Jean Jacques Beineix - France
3. Day of Wrath (1943) Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer – Denmark
2. Quai des Orfevres (1947) Dir. Henri-Georges Clouzet - France
1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) Dir. Stanley Kubrick – US/UK

Theatrical Screenings:
4. The Town (2010) Dir. Ben Affleck – US 6/10
3. Everyday Sunshine (2010) Dir. Lev Anderson & Chris Metzler – US 8/10
2. You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger (2010) Dir. Woody Allen – US 9/10
1. Jack Goes Boating (2010) Dir. Philip Seymour Hoffman – US 10/10

Rewatched Goodies:
1. The Blair Witch Project (1999) Dir. Daniel Myrick & Eduardo Sanchez - US
2. Jaws (1975) Dir. Steven Spielberg – US
3. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009) Dir. Werner Herzog - US

Out of the Past: The Week in Film

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. Iron Man 2 (2010) Dir. Jon Favreau – US
2. Bones (2001) Dir. Ernest R. Dickerson - US

Recommended:
1. Subway (1985) Dir. Luc Besson – France
2. Dark Night of the Scarecrow (1981) Dir. Frank De Felitta - US

Essential Cinema:
6. Religulous (2008) Dir. Larry Charles – US
5. Cabin Fever (2002) Dir. Eli Roth – US
4. Panic In the Streets (1950) Dir. Elia Kazan – US
3. Katie Tippel (1975) Dir. Paul Verhoeven – Netherlands
2. Roselyne and the Lions (1989) Dir. Jean Jacques Beineix - France
1. Menage (1986) Dir. Bertrand Blier - France

Theatrical Screenings:
4. Catfish (2010) Dir. Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman – US 8/10
3. Heartbreaker (2010) Dir. Pascal Chaumeil – France 9/10
2. Easy A (2010) Dir. Will Gluck – US 10/10
1. Irma Vep (1996) Dir. Olivier Assayas – France 10/10

Out of the Past: The Week In Film

Cess Pool Cinema:
1. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2010) Dir. Mike Newell - US

The Banal, the Blah, the Banausic:
1. Elvira, Mistress of the Dark (1988) Dir. James Signorelli – US
2. The Exploding Girl (2009) Dir. Bradley Rust Gray – US

Guilty Pleasure Cinema:
1. Exte: Hair Extensions (2007) Dir. Sion Sono - Japan

Essential Cinema:
7. Free Zone (2005) Dir. Amos Gitai - Israel
6. A Kiss Before Dying (1956) Dir. Gerd Oswald – US
5. La Ronde (1950) Dir. Max Ophuls – France
4. Heartless (2009) Dir. Philip Ridley - UK
3. Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (1975) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder – West Germany
2. Dream Boy (2008) Dir. James Bolton - US
1. Ali: Fear Eats the Soul (1974) Dir. Rainer Werner Fassbinder – West Germany

Theatrical Screenings:
7. Bran Nue Dae (2009) Dir. Rachel Perkins – Australia 8/10
6. Soul Kitchen (2009) Dir. Fatih Akin – Germany 8/10
5. Never Let Me Go (2010) Dir. Mark Romanek – UK 8/10
4. Let Me In (2010) Dir. Matt Reeves – US 8/10
3. Mesrine: Public Enemy #1 (2008) Dir. Jean Francois Richet – France 9/10
2. You Again (2010) Dir. Andy Fickman – US 9/10
1. The Social Network (2010) Dir. David Fincher – US 10/10

Sunday, October 24, 2010 - Hollywood Halloween: Sin-gnettes - Six Six Six Scary Short Films

Hello all you whores and hussies! Please join Joseph and I on Sunday, October 24th for our annual Halloween movie night. This year's theme is sin-gnetts (get it? like vignettes) and we will be featuring 6 delightful short horror films, or rather segments of horror film anthologies that I love and cherish. You will oooh, ahhh, and probably consume some alcohol.

Our corresponding food theme will be Horror D'oeuvres. I will be making delightful Monster Fingers, Eerie Empandas with Blood Cranberry Sauce, and the ever popular Witch's Bubbling Brew Punch. We ask that you also join in the fun and bring your own Horror D'oevre for sharing.

Also, the party theme will be Hollywood Halloween, so we encourage you to "dress up." Most of you may already have a costume by the 24th so if it's not Hollywood "themed" come dressed up anyway. During intermission we will play Hollywood Charades and the Best Performance (based on the votes of your peers) will be awarded a homemade Oscar.

The film line up will consist of the following:

1. Twilight Zone: The Movie: Segment 4 (1983) – Directed by George Miller (Mad Max; The Witches of Eastwick)
2. BugCrush (2006) – Directed by Carter Smith (The Ruins)
3. Creepshow: “The Crate” (1982) – Directed by George A. Romero (Night of the Living Dead; Martin)
4. Night Gallery: “Eyes” (1969) – Directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Joan Crawford
5. 3 Extremes: “Dumplings” (2004) – Directed by Fruit Chan (Don’t Look Up)
6. Trilogy of Terror: “Amelia” (1975) – Directed by Dan Curtis (Burnt Offerings)

Please RSVP....and many of you will be receiving a homemade invitation in the mail. Muahhhh!