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Viewing Journal: 1/29/2012

2012-01-29T05:45:00.003-08:00

Viewing Journal: 1/28/2012

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Viewing Journal: 1/27/2012

2012-01-27T05:46:00.001-08:00

449) ALBERT NOBBS
(2011 dir. Rodrigo García) Date Seen: January 27 2012
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/26/2012

2012-01-26T08:26:00.001-08:00

448) UNDERWORLD: AWAKENING
(2012 dir. Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein) Date Seen: January 26 2012
Rating: *1/2
1.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/25/2012

2012-01-25T19:22:00.001-08:00

447) RED TAILS
(2012 dir. Anthony Hemingway) Date Seen: January 25 2012
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/24/2012

2012-01-24T17:39:00.001-08:00

446) HAYWIRE
(2012 dir. Steven Soderbergh) Date Seen: January 24 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/23/2012

2012-01-23T15:39:00.001-08:00

445) THE EXILE
(1947 dir. Max Ophüls) Date Seen: January 23 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

444) LETTER FROM AN UNKNOWN WOMAN
(1948 dir. Max Ophüls) Date Seen: January 23 2012
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

443) CAUGHT
(1949 dir. Max Ophüls) Date Seen: January 23 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

442) THE RECKLESS MOMENT
(1949 dir. Max Ophüls) Date Seen: January 23 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/22/2012

2012-01-23T15:38:00.001-08:00

441) WHEN A STRANGER CALLS
(1979 dir. Fred Walton) 2nd Viewing: January 22 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/21/2012

2012-01-21T05:37:00.001-08:00

440) CONTRABAND
(2012 dir. Baltasar Kormákur) Date Seen: January 21 2012
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/20/2012

2012-01-20T13:11:00.001-08:00

439) EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE
(2011 dir. Stephen Daldry) Date Seen: January 20 2012
Rating: *1/2
1.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/19/2012

2012-01-19T12:20:00.000-08:00

438) LE HAVRE
(2011 dir. Aki Kaurismäki) Date Seen: January 19 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/18/2012

2012-01-18T10:16:00.001-08:00

437) PUTTY HILL
(2011 dir. Matthew Porterfield) Date Seen: January 18 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/17/2012

2012-01-17T17:28:00.001-08:00

436) HUGO
(2011 dir. Martin Scorsese) 4th Viewing: January 17 2012
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

435) IN THE LAND OF BLOOD AND HONEY
(2011 dir. Angelina Jolie) Date Seen: January 17 2012
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/16/2012

2012-01-16T06:02:00.001-08:00

434) MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
(2011 dir. Woody Allen) 2nd Viewing: January 16 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/15/2012

2012-01-15T05:36:00.001-08:00

433) UNITED RED ARMY
(2011 dir. Kôji Wakamatsu) Date Seen: January 15 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/14/2012

2012-01-14T13:21:00.001-08:00

432) WINNIE THE POOH
(2011 dir. Stephen Anderson, Don Hall) 2nd Viewing: January 14 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/13/2012

2012-01-13T17:10:00.003-08:00

431) SKINS
(2002 dir. Chris Eyre) Date Seen: January 13 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

430) SMOKE SIGNALS
(1998 dir. Chris Eyre) 2nd Viewing: January 13 2012
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

429) POWWOW HIGHWAY
(1989 dir. Jonathan Wacks) Date Seen: January 13 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

428) EDGE OF AMERICA
(2003 dir. Chris Eyre) Date Seen: January 13 2012
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/12/2012

2012-01-13T17:10:00.001-08:00

427) HOUSE OF PLEASURES
(2011 dir. Bertrand Bonello) Date Seen: January 12 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 1/11/2012

2012-01-11T16:02:00.001-08:00

426) IN TIME
(2011 dir. Andrew Niccol) Date Seen: January 11 2012
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 1/10/2012

2012-01-10T14:29:00.001-08:00

425) KILL LIST
(2012 dir. Ben Wheatley) Date Seen: January 10 2012
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 1/9/2012

2012-01-09T15:55:00.001-08:00

424) BENEATH THE DARKNESS
(2012 dir. Martin Guigui) Date Seen: January 9 2012
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/8/2012

2012-01-08T16:54:00.001-08:00

423) THE IRON LADY
(2011 dir. Phyllida Lloyd) Date Seen: January 8 2012
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/7/2012

2012-01-07T17:15:00.000-08:00

422) THE DEVIL INSIDE
(2012 dir. William Brent Bell) Date Seen: January 7 2012
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 1/6/2012

2012-01-06T14:52:00.001-08:00

421) WARRIOR
(2011 dir. Gavin O'Connor) 2nd Viewing: January 6 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/5/2012

2012-01-05T18:36:00.001-08:00

420) THE ARTIST
(2011 dir. Michel Hazanavicius) Date Seen: January 5 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 1/4/2012

2012-01-04T03:52:00.001-08:00

419) CITY OF LIFE AND DEATH
(2011 dir. Chuan Lu) Date Seen: January 4 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/3/2012

2012-01-03T16:15:00.001-08:00

418) PARIAH
(2011 dir. Dee Rees) Date Seen: January 3 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 1/2/2012

2012-01-02T19:43:00.001-08:00

417) ISLAND OF LOST SOULS
(1932 dir. Earl C. Kenton) 2nd Viewing: January 2 2012
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

2011 YEAR-END BALLOT

2012-01-02T14:36:00.001-08:00

Past ballots at The Wandering Image: 2010, 2009.

To see my Top 50 films of 2011 go here.

Note: Oscar winner predictions will be added towards the end of January in parenthesis next to each category. Once again, I have to wait until Feb.11th for my local Magnolia to screen the live action/animated shorts of 2010 before I can add more to that category.

PICTURE
*THE TREE OF LIFE
MARGARET
TAKE SHELTER
ATTACK THE BLOCK
BELLFLOWER
HUGO
IN THE FAMILY
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
MEEK'S CUTOFF
DRIVE

FOREIGN LANGUAGE
*CERTIFIED COPY
MYSTERIES OF LISBON
TOMBOY
A SEPARATION
TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS
UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
POETRY
THE SKIN I LIVE IN
THE PRINCESS OF MONTPENSIER
13 ASSASSINS

DIRECTOR
*Terrence Malick for THE TREE OF LIFE
Abbas Kiarostami for CERTIFIED COPY
Raoul Ruiz for MYSTERIES OF LISBON
Kenneth Lonnergan for MARGARET
Martin Scorsese for HUGO

LEAD ACTRESS
*Viola Davis in THE HELP
Juliette Binoche in CERTIFIED COPY
Elizabeth Olson in MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
Tilda Swinton in WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
Elena Anaya in THE SKIN I LIVE IN

LEAD ACTOR
*Michael Fassbender in SHAME
Gary Oldman in TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
George Clooney in THE DESCENDANTS
Woody Harrelson in RAMPART
Michael Shannon in TAKE SHELTER

SUPPORTING ACTRESS
*Jessica Chastain in TAKE SHELTER
Shailene Woodley in THE DESCENDANTS
Melissa McCarthy in BRIDESMAIDS
Ellen Page in SUPER
Octavia Spencer in THE HELP

SUPPORTING ACTOR
*Christopher Plummer in BEGINNERS
Tom Hardy in WARRIOR
Patton Oswalt in YOUNG ADULT
Nick Nolte in WARRIOR
Bruce Greenwood in MEEK'S CUTOFF

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
*A SEPARATION
CERTIFIED COPY
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
MIDNIGHT IN PARIS
MARGIN CALL

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
*TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
A DANGEROUS METHOD
MONEYBALL
THE DESCENDANTS
HUGO

DOCUMENTARY
*NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT
INTO ETERNITY
THE INTERRUPTERS
CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS
TABLOID

ANIMATED
*THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
RANGO
WINNIE THE POOH
ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
KUNG FU PANDA 2

CINEMATOGRAPHY
*THE TREE OF LIFE
BELLFLOWER
HUGO
MELANCHOLIA
THE ARTIST

FILM EDITING
*THE TREE OF LIFE
HUGO
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
BEGINNERS
SUPER 8

ORIGINAL SCORE
*HUGO
HANNA
THE TREE OF LIFE
SUPER 8
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

ART DIRECTION
*HUGO
IMMORTALS
THE MILL AND THE CROSS
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
MYSTERIES OF LISBON

COSTUME DESIGN
*THE ARTIST
HUGO
MOZART'S SISTER
THE TREE OF LIFE
TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY

MAKEUP
*J. EDGAR
THE EAGLE
THE IRON LADY
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PT.2
HUGO

SOUND EDITING
*TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
REAL STEEL
IMMORTALS
DRIVE
SUPER 8

SOUND MIXING
*TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON
SUPER 8
WAR HORSE
THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
HUGO

VISUAL EFFECTS
*TRANSFORMERS DARK OF THE MOON
RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
SUPER 8
THE TREE OF LIFE
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HOLLOWS PT.2

(more shorts to be added 2/20)

LIVE ACTION SHORT
*SCENES FROM THE SUBURBS
PORTAL: NO ESCAPE

ANIMATED SHORT
*HAWAIIAN VACATION

Muriel Awards Categories:

BEST CINEMATIC MOMENT
*1) Prologue "Grief," "Creation" and End of Times "Eternity" Sequences in THE TREE OF LIFE
2) The Mechanical Man draws Georges Méliès' LE VOYAGE DANS LA LUNE (1902) in HUGO 3D
3) Dam break/motorcycle chase sequence in THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN IMAX 3D
4) Ghost Monkeys in UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES
5) Prologue of MELANCHOLIA
6) Khalifa Tower sequence in MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL IMAX
7) Moses vs. the Aliens climax in ATTACK THE BLOCK
8) Kids filming the train station scene and train derailment in SUPER 8
9) Caesar's first tree climb/Redwood Forest montage in RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES
10) (tie) The final 50mins of 13 ASSASSINS and TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON IMAX 3D

Also this;

BEST ENSEMBLE CAST
*TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
MARGIN CALL
THE TREE OF LIFE
MARGARET
CARNAGE

BEST BODY OF WORK
*1) Michael Fassbender in SHAME, JANE EYRE, A DANGEROUS METHOD and X-MEN: FIRST CLASS
2) Werner Herzog for CAVE OF FORGOTTEN DREAMS and INTO THE ABYSS
3) Jessica Chastain in TAKE SHELTER, THE TREE OF LIFE, THE HELP, TEXAS KILLING FIELDS, CORIOLANUS and THE DEBT
4) Martin Scorsese for HUGO and GEORGE HARRISON: LIVING IN THE MATERIAL WORLD
5) Michael Giacchino for scoring SUPER 8, MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL, CARS 2 and 50/50

BEST CINEMATIC BREAKTHROUGH (Directing)
*1) Joe Cornish for ATTACK THE BLOCK
2) Celine Sciamma for TOMBOY
3) Evan Glodell for BELLFLOWER
4) Sean Durkin for MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
5) Julia Leigh for SLEEPING BEAUTY
6) John Michael McDonagh for THE GUARD
7) Brad Bird for MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (live-action debut)
8) David Robert Mitchell for THE MYTH OF THE AMERICAN SLEEPOVER
9) Andrew Haigh for WEEKEND
10) Danfung Denis for HELL AND BACK AGAIN

BEST CINEMATIC BREAKTHROUGH (Acting)
*1) Elizabeth Olsen for MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
2) Jessica Chastain for THE TREE OF LIFE and TAKE SHELTER
3) Rooney Mara for THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
4) Jacob Wysocki for TERRI
5) Shailene Woodley for THE DESCENDANTS

10TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE 2001
*1) MULHOLLAND DRIVE
2) IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE
3) THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS
4) PLATFORM
5) WERCKMEISTER HARMONIES
6) A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
7) THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
8) THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE
9) GHOST WORLD
10) LORD OF THE RINGS: FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING

25TH ANNIVERSARY AWARD FOR BEST PICTURE 1986
*1) BLUE VELVET
2) THE FLY
3) ALIENS
4) VAGABOND
5) PLATOON
6) SHERMAN'S MARCH
7) DOWN BY LAW
8) MANHUNTER
9) SID AND NANCY
10) SOMETHING WILD

50TH ANNIVERSARY FOR BEST PICTURE 1961
*1) L'AVVENTURA
2) BALLAD OF A SOLDIER
3) BREATHLESS
4) THRONE OF BLOOD
5) PURPLE NOON
6) YOJIMBO
7) LA DOLCE VITA
8) THE INNOCENTS
9) ASHES AND DIAMONDS
10) BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S

(feel free to post what your choices would be in comments section below)

Viewing Journal: 1/1/2012

2012-01-01T13:45:00.001-08:00

416) IDENTIFICATION OF A WOMAN
(1982 dir. Michelangelo Antonioni) Date Seen: January 1 2012
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/31/2011

2011-12-31T12:41:00.001-08:00

415) MARS
(2010 dir. Geoff Marslett) Date Seen: December 31 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

414) CYPHER
(2004 dir. Vincenzo Natali) Date Seen: December 31 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/30/2011

2011-12-30T12:50:00.001-08:00

413) PERFORMANCE
(1970 dir. Donald Cammell, Nicolas Roeg) 2nd Viewing: December 30 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

412) SUBURBIA
(1996 dir. Richard Linklater) Date Seen: December 30 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

411) THE GAUNTLET
(1977 dir. Clint Eastwood) Date Seen: December 30 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/29/2011

2011-12-29T21:48:00.001-08:00

410) CRUISING
(1980 dir. William Friedkin) Date Seen: December 29 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

409) SILVERADO
(1985 dir. Lawrence Kasdan) 2nd Viewing: December 29 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/28/2011

2011-12-28T22:09:00.001-08:00

408) THE DARKEST HOUR
(2011 dir. Chris Gorak) Date Seen: December 28 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/27/2011

2011-12-27T00:27:00.001-08:00

407) YOUNG ADULT
(2011 dir. Jason Reitman) Date Seen: December 27 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

406) WE BOUGHT A ZOO
(2011 dir. Cameron Crowe) Date Seen: December 27 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/26/2011

2011-12-26T09:43:00.000-08:00

405) THE INNKEEPERS
(2011 dir. Ti West) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

404) HELL AND BACK AGAIN
(2011 dir. Danfung Dennis) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

403) WAR HORSE
(2011 dir. Steven Spielberg) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

402) PINA
(2011 dir. Wim Wenders) Date Seen: December 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/25/2011

2011-12-25T07:54:00.001-08:00

401) A CHRISTMAS STORY
(1983 dir. Bob Clark) 5th Viewing: December 25 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

400) IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE
(1946 dir. Frank Capra) 5th Viewing: December 25 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/24/2011

2011-12-24T16:07:00.001-08:00

399) TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY
(2011 dir. Tomas Alfredson) Date Seen: December 24 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

398) A DANGEROUS METHOD
(2011 dir. David Cronenberg) Date Seen: December 24 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/23/2011

2011-12-23T19:43:00.001-08:00

397) THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO
(2011 dir. David Fincher) Date Seen: December 23 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

396) BEGINNERS
(2011 dir. Mike Mills) 2nd Viewing: December 23 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ***1/2)

Viewing Journal: 12/22/2011

2011-12-22T21:56:00.001-08:00

395) 1911
(2011 dir. Jackie Chan, Li Zhang) Date Seen: December 22 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

394) LITTLE BIG SOLDIER
(2011 dir. Sheng Ding) Date Seen: December 22 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/21/2011

2011-12-21T10:42:00.000-08:00

393) THE ADVENTURES OF TINTIN
(2011 dir. Steven Spielberg) Date Seen: December 21 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/20/2011

2011-12-20T11:30:00.001-08:00

392) TO DIE LIKE A MAN
(2011 dir. João Pedro Rodrigues) Date Seen: December 20 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

391) SILVER BULLETS
(2011 dir. Joe Swanberg) Date Seen: December 20 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/19/2011

2011-12-19T11:30:00.001-08:00

390) TEXAS KILLING FIELDS
(2011 dir. Ami Canaan Mann) Date Seen: December 19 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

389) L'AMOUR FOU
(2011 dir. Pierre Thoretton) Date Seen: December 19 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/18/2011

2011-12-18T09:30:00.000-08:00

388) DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT
(2011 dir. Kevin Munroe) Date Seen: December 18 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

387) TWO IN THE WAVE
(2011 dir. Emmanuel Laurent) Date Seen: December 18 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/17/2011

2011-12-17T10:37:00.001-08:00

386) TOMBOY
(2011 dir. Céline Sciamma) Date Seen: December 17 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

385) SHERLOCK HOLMES: A GAME OF SHADOWS
(2011 dir. Guy Ritchie) Date Seen: December 17 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/16/2011

2011-12-16T00:17:00.001-08:00

384) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL
(2011 dir. Brad Bird) Date Seen: December 16 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

383) DIRTY GIRL
(2011 dir. Abe Sylvia) Date Seen: December 16 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

382) SHAME
(2011 dir. Steve McQueen) Date Seen: December 16 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/15/2011

2011-12-15T08:32:00.001-08:00

381) NE CHANGE RIEN
(2010 dir. Pedro Costa) Date Seen: December 15 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

380) IN THE FAMILY
(2011 dir. Patrick Wang) Date Seen: December 15 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

379) DRAGONSLAYER
(2011 dir. Tristan Patterson) Date Seen: December 15 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/14/2011

2011-12-14T10:41:00.001-08:00

378) JANE EYRE
(2011 dir. Cary Fukunaga) 2nd Viewing: December 14 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ***1/2)

377) THE SITTER
(2011 dir. David Gordon Green) Date Seen: December 14 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/13/2011

2011-12-13T21:37:00.001-08:00

376) THE INTERRUPTERS
(2011 dir. Steve James) Date Seen: December 13 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/12/2011

2011-12-12T22:23:00.001-08:00

375) WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT KEVIN
(2011 dir. Lynne Ramsay) Date Seen: December 12 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/11/2011

2011-12-11T11:58:00.001-08:00

374) THE MILL AND THE CROSS
(2011 dir. Lech Majewski) Date Seen: December 11 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

373) DETECTIVE DEE AND THE MYSTERY OF THE PHANTOM FLAME
(2011 dir. Hark Tsui) Date Seen: December 11 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/10/2011

2011-12-10T07:30:00.000-08:00

372) MUNICH
(2005 dir. Steven Spielberg) 3rd Viewing: December 10 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Arguably Spielberg's darkest film. Incredibly violent and doesn't end on the most uplifting of notes. Thankfully, given the subject matter. I can see why he and screenwriter Tony Kushner were attracted to the material and felt it needed to be told cinematically. Few Hollywood films have portrayed the effects of violence on the international community and the individual so operatically. Still powerful 6 years later. And features what may be Eric Bana's finest performance. Lenser legend Janusz Kaminski makes excellent use of filters, flood lights and reflective surfaces once again. Naturally... Why the hell is there not a blu-ray of this yet?

371) THIS IS NOT A FILM
(2011 dir. Jafar Panahi) Date Seen: December 10 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

370) THE SLEEPING BEAUTY
(2011 dir. Catherine Breillat) Date Seen: December 10 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Didn't like it quite as much as Breillat's update of BLUEBEARD from last year, but still found it mesmerizing throughout. Funny too. She continues to get great naturalistic performances from non-experienced youths.

Viewing Journal: 12/9/2011

2011-12-09T11:52:00.001-08:00

369) MISS BALA
(2012 dir. Gerardo Naranjo) Date Seen: December 9 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

368) TYRANNOSAUR
(2011 dir. Paddy Considine) Date Seen: December 9 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

367) HUGO
(2011 dir. Martin Scorsese) 3rd Viewing: December 9 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/8/2011

2011-12-08T14:39:00.001-08:00

366) GAINSBOURG: A HEROIC LIFE
(2011 dir. Joann Sfar) Date Seen: December 8 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

365) HUGO
(2011 dir. Martin Scorsese) 2nd Viewing: December 8 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ****)

364) TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS
(2011 dir. Radu Muntean) Date Seen: December 8 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/7/2011

2011-12-07T16:18:00.001-08:00

363) CORIOLANUS
(2011 dir. Ralph Fiennes) Date Seen: December 7 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/6/2011

2011-12-06T21:29:00.001-08:00

362) A SEPARATION
(2011 dir. Asghar Farhadi) Date Seen: December 6 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/5/2011

2011-12-06T08:21:00.001-08:00

361) RAMPART
(2011 dir. Oren Moverman) Date Seen: December 5 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/4/2011

2011-12-04T20:56:00.001-08:00

360) MELANCHOLIA
(2011 dir. Lars Von Trier) Date Seen: December 4 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/3/2011

2011-12-03T15:07:00.001-08:00

359) METROPOLITAN
(1990 dir. Whit Stillman) Date Seen: December 3 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

358) THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
(1966 dir. Sergio Leone) 5th Viewing: December 3 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/2/2011

2011-12-02T13:32:00.000-08:00

357) STRAIGHT TO HELL RETURNS
(2010 dir. Alex Cox) 2nd Viewing: December 2 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 12/1/2011

2011-12-01T22:51:00.001-08:00

356) 12 ANGRY MEN
(1957 dir. Sidney Lumet) 2nd Viewing: December 1 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

355) BOTTLE ROCKET
(1996 dir. Wes Anderson) 6th Viewing: December 1 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/30/2011

2011-11-30T10:24:00.000-08:00

354) VITAL
(2004 dir. Shin'ya Tsukamoto) Date Seen: November 30 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

353) THE HIT
(1984 dir. Stephen Frears) Date Seen: November 30 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

352) RUMBLE FISH
(1983 dir. Francis Ford Coppola) 2nd Viewing: November 30 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

351) TOM JONES
(1963 dir. Tony Richardson) 2nd Viewing: November 30 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/29/2011

2011-11-29T08:19:00.001-08:00

350) SUPER 8
(2011 dir. JJ Abrams) 3rd Viewing: November 29 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

349) MY WEEK WITH MARILYN
(2011 dir. Simon Curtis) Date Seen: November 29 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/28/2011

2011-11-28T11:50:00.001-08:00

348) CARNAGE
(2011 dir. Roman Polanski) Date Seen: November 28 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/27/2011

2011-11-28T00:03:00.001-08:00

347) ARTHUR CHRISTMAS
(2011 dir. Sarah Smith) Date Seen: November 27 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

346) JURASSIC PARK III
(2001 dir. Joe Johnston) 2nd Viewing: November 27 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/26/2011

2011-11-26T15:24:00.001-08:00

345) THE DESCENDANTS
(2011 dir. Alexander Payne) Date Seen: November 26 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

344) HAVE YOU HEARD FROM JOHANNESBURG?
(2010 dir. Connie Field) Date Seen: November 26 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

343) JURASSIC PARK
(1993 dir. Steven Spielberg) 6th Viewing: November 26 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/25/2011

2011-11-25T11:19:00.001-08:00

342) HUGO
(2011 dir. Martin Scorsese) Date Seen: November 25 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

341) THE MUPPETS
(2011 dir. James Bobin) Date Seen: November 25 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/24/2011

2011-11-24T21:36:00.001-08:00

340) MAN IN THE WILDERNESS
(1971 dir. Richard C. Sarafian) Date Seen: November 24 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

339) THE LONG RIDERS
(1980 dir. Walter Hill) 2nd Viewing: November 24 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 11/23/2011

2011-11-23T22:35:00.001-08:00

338) CRASH
(1996 dir. David Cronenberg) 3rd Viewing: November 23 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/22/2011

2011-11-23T00:11:00.001-08:00

337) HAPPY FEET TWO
(2011 dir. George Miller) Date Seen: November 22 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/21/2011

2011-11-21T21:40:00.001-08:00

336) JACK AND JILL
(2011 dir. Dennis Dugan) Date Seen: November 21 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/20/2011

2011-11-20T23:50:00.001-08:00

335) LIFE IN A DAY
(2011 dir. Kevin McDonald) Date Seen: November 20 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/19/2011

2011-11-19T21:16:00.001-08:00

334) LONDON BOULEVARD
(2011 dir. William Monahan) Date Seen: November 19 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

Surprised I didn't enjoy this more considering the talent involved. You'd think a crime film of this nature in the hands of Monahan (THE DEPARTED, EDGE OF DARKNESS) wouldn't be just another exercise in pop-hoodlum cool... That said, still found it entertaining at parts. Especially the finale.

Viewing Journal: 11/18/2011

2011-11-18T12:17:00.001-08:00

333) INNI
(2011 dir. Vincent Morisset) Date Seen: November 18 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

332) THE CONSEQUENCES OF LOVE
(2004 dir. Paolo Sorrentino) Date Seen: November 18 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

331) BEYOND THE MAT
(1999 dir. Barry W. Blaustein) Date Seen: November 18 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/17/2011

2011-11-17T08:16:00.001-08:00

330) THE RUM DIARY
(2011 dir. Bruce Robinson) Date Seen: November 17 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

329) HOUSE
(1986 dir. Steve Miner) 2nd Viewing: November 17 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 11/16/2011

2011-11-16T10:32:00.001-08:00

328) A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D
CHRISTMAS
(2011 dir. Todd Strauss-Schulson) Date Seen: November 16 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 11/15/2011

2011-11-15T08:08:00.001-08:00

327) INTO THE ABYSS
(2011 dir. Werner Herzog) Date Seen: November 15 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/14/2011

2011-11-14T10:17:00.001-08:00

326) HUMANS VERSUS ZOMBIES
(2011 dir. Brian T. Jaynes) Date Seen: November 14 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/13/2011

2011-11-13T08:26:00.001-08:00

325) J. EDGAR
(2011 dir. Clint Eastwood) Date Seen: November 13 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

324) THE TURIN HORSE
(2012 dir. Béla Tarr) Date Seen: November 13 2011
Rating: *****
5 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 11/12/2011

2011-11-12T08:06:00.001-08:00

323) IMMORTALS
(2011 dir. Tarsem) Date Seen: November 12 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/11/2011

2011-11-11T09:24:00.001-08:00

322) MARGIN CALL
(2011 dir. J.C. Chandor) Date Seen: November 11 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

321) MOZART'S SISTER
(2011 dir. René Féret) Date Seen: November 11 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/10/2011

2011-11-10T22:20:00.001-08:00

320) CAMERAMAN: THE LIFE AND WORK OF JACK CARDIFF
(2010 dir. Craig McCall) Date Seen: November 10 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/9/2011

2011-11-09T21:46:00.001-08:00

319) GREAT DIRECTORS
(2010 dir. Angela Ismailos) Date Seen: November 9 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/8/2011

2011-11-08T11:27:00.001-08:00

318) TOWER HEIST
(2011 dir. Brett Ratner) Date Seen: November 8 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

317) SLEEPING BEAUTY
(2011 dir. Julia Leigh) Date Seen: November 8 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/7/2011

2011-11-07T21:38:00.001-08:00

316) THE SKIN I LIVE IN
(2011 dir. Pedro Almodovar) Date Seen: November 7 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/6/2011

2011-11-06T23:50:00.001-08:00

315) MEDEA
(1987 dir. Lars Von Trier) Date Seen: November 6 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/5/2011

2011-11-05T18:38:00.001-07:00

314) ALLIGATOR
(1980 dir. Lewis Teague) Date Seen: November 5 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/4/2011

2011-11-04T09:59:00.001-07:00

313) THE BIG YEAR
(2011 dir. David Frankel) Date Seen: November 4 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars

312) OUTRAGE
(2011 dir. Beat Takeshi Kitano) Date Seen: November 4 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/3/2011

2011-11-03T23:27:00.001-07:00

311) PUMPKINHEAD
(1988 dir. Stan Winston) Date Seen: November 3 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

310) PUSS IN BOOTS
(2011 dir. Chris Miller) Date Seen: November 3 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/2/2011

2011-11-02T23:57:00.001-07:00

309) MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE
(2011 dir. Sean Durkin) Date Seen: November 2 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 11/1/2011

2011-11-01T10:22:00.001-07:00

308) ANYTHING ELSE
(2003 dir. Woody Allen) 2nd Viewing: November 1 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

(Original Rating: ***)

307) VAL LEWTON: THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS
(2008 dir. Kent Jones) Date Seen: November 1 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 10/31/2011

2011-10-31T22:03:00.001-07:00

306) FRIDAY THE 13TH
(1980 dir. Sean S. Cunningham) 2nd Viewing: October 31 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

305) HALLOWEEN II: DIRECTOR'S CUT
(2009 dir. Rob Zombie) 2nd Viewing: October 31 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

304) HALLOWEEN
(2007 dir. Rob Zombie) 2nd Viewing: October 31 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 10/30/2011

2011-10-31T00:06:00.001-07:00

303) MAY
(2002 dir. Lucky McKee) Date Seen: October 30 2011
Rating: ***
3 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 10/29/2011

2011-10-29T10:11:00.001-07:00

302) ROAD TO NOWHERE
(2011 dir. Monte Hellman) Date Seen: October 29 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

VIewing Journal: 10/28/2011

2011-10-28T18:26:00.001-07:00

301) ANONYMOUS
(2011 dir. Roland Emmerich) Date Seen: October 28 2011
Rating: **
2 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 10/27/2011

2011-10-28T00:45:00.001-07:00

300) THE FURY
(1978 dir. Brian De Palma) 2nd Viewing: October 27 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 10/26/2011

2011-10-26T21:47:00.001-07:00

299) THE CATECHISM CATACLYSM
(2010 dir. Todd Rohal) Date Seen: October 26 2011
Rating: ***1/2
3.5 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 10/25/2011

2011-10-25T21:51:00.001-07:00

298) RARE EXPORTS: A CHRISTMAS TALE
(2010 dir. Jalmari Helander) 2nd Viewing: October 25 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 10/24/2011

2011-10-24T07:58:00.001-07:00

297) TAKE SHELTER
(2011 dir. Jeff Nichols) Date Seen: October 24 2011
Rating: ****1/2
4.5 out of 5 stars

296) WINNIE THE POOH
(2011 dir. Stephen Anderson, Don Hall) Date Seen: October 24 2011
Rating: ****
4 out of 5 stars

Viewing Journal: 10/23/2011

2011-10-23T21:41:00.001-07:00

295) THE THREE MUSKETEERS 3D
(2011 dir. Paul W.S. Anderson) Date Seen: October 23 2011
Rating: **1/2
2.5 out of 5 stars