Friday, December 31, 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/31/2010







555) KINGS OF PASTRY
(2010 dir. D.A. Pennebaker) Date Seen: December 31 2010

The meticulousness of these artists makes the people on Top Chef look 2nd rate.











554) CHEYENNE AUTUMN
(1964 dir. John Ford) 2nd Viewing: December 31 2010

One of John Ford's most underrated movies. I prefer it to Costner's DANCES WITH WOLVES (1990) as far as movies about white & Native relations go.


It's still a drag that some of the indigenous are played by white actors though.















553) PONTYPOOL
(2009 dir. Bruce McDonald) 2nd Viewing: December 31 2010

Between this and THE SIGNAL (2008) I think the world is ready for an adaptation of Stephen King's Cell.. If TV and movie execs are smart they'll buy up any and all I.P. dealing with Zombie revisionism.















552) THE YAKUZA
(1974 dir. Sydney Pollack) 2nd Viewing: December 31 2010
Paul Schrader's first screenplay?!












551) REINCARNATION
(2007 dir. Takashi Shimizu) Date Seen: December 31 2010
Not as visually innovative as MAREBITO (2004) but just as creepy. American interest in J-Horror died off too soon.. Many of these lesser known titles are gems













**THINGS I WATCHED BUT FORGOT TO LOG IN 2010**
I'm trying to be better about remembering to notate the short films & music videos I see. I still slack off in this department.

  • I'M HERE (dir. Spike Jonze) ****1/2
  • PARALLEL LINES: THE GIFT (dir. Rinsch) ****
  • PLASTIC BAG (dir. Ramin Bahrani) ****
  • THE "S" FROM HELL (Rodney Ascher) ****
  • DON'T HUG ME. I'M SCARED: BAD THINGS COULD HAPPEN. (dir. Becky Sloan/Pelling/Terry) ****1/2

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