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

Viewing Journal: 12/30/2010

550) BIG MAN JAPAN
(2009 dir. Hitoshi Matsumoto) Date Seen: December 30 2010

549) ELECTRIC 

           DRAGON 80,000 VOLTS
(2001 dir. Sogo Ishii) 2nd Viewing: December 30 2010

548) SCHULTZE 

                GETS THE BLUES
(2005 dir. Michael Schorr) Date Seen: December 30 2010

547) THE FRONT
(1976 dir. Martin Ritt) 2nd Viewing: December 30 2010

546) POCKET MONEY
(1972 dir. Stuart Rosenberg) Date Seen: December 30 2010

545) STARDUST MEMORIES
(1980 dir. Woody Allen) Date Seen: December 30 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/29/2010

544) FAT CITY
(1972 dir. John Huston) Date Seen: December 29 2010

543) WILD AT HEART
(1990 dir. David Lynch) 2nd Viewing: December 29 2010

542) THE INDIAN RUNNER
(1991 dir. Sean Penn) 2nd Viewing: December 29 2010

541) THE HUNGER
(1983 dir. Tony Scott) Date Seen: December 29 2010

540) LIMBO
(1999 dir. John Sayles) 2nd Viewing: December 29 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/28/2010

539) LIVERPOOL
(2009 dir. Lisandro Alonso) Date Seen: December 28 2010

538) RABBIT HOLE
(2010 dir. John Cameron Mitchell) Date Seen: December 28 2010

537) BIUTIFUL
(2010 dir. A.G. Iñárritu) Date Seen: December 28 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/27/2010

536) RACING DREAMS
(2010 dir. Marshall Curry) Date Seen: December 27 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/26/2010

535) TRUE GRIT
(2010 dir. Joel & Ethan Coen) 2nd Viewing: December 26 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/25/2010

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

534) STEP BROTHERS
(2010 dir. Adam McKay) 4th Viewing: December 25 2010

Viewing Journal: 12/24/2010

533) BLUE VALENTINE
(2010 dir. Derek Cianfrance) Date Seen: December 24 2010

A sweetly sad mini-triumph for indie film. Full of authenticate pain and desire. Also features two of the best leading performances of the year; courtesy of Williams and Gosling

Viewing Journal: 12/23/2010

532) THE ILLUSIONIST
(2010 dir. Sylvain Chomet) Date Seen: December 23 2010

531) THE TEMPEST
(2010 dir. Julie Taymor) Date Seen: December 23 2010

530) MY DOG TULIP
(2010 dir. Paul and Sandra Fierlinger) Date Seen: December 23 2010

529) BAD SANTA
(2003 dir. Terry Zwigoff) 2nd Viewing: December 23 2010

(original rating Nov. 2003: ***1/2)