Re-watches are indicated by an * | Masterpieces will be in bold | To make things interesting, my 5 most satisfying viewings of each month will be indicated by red font, my 3 least satisfying by blue font | Venue & format indicated by the following: (C) = cinema viewing, (H) = “home”/TV viewing, (S) = school (F) = film, (D) = digital, (DVD) = DVD, (BR) = Blu-Ray, (CF) = computer file or online
Val Lewton: The Man in the Shadows, Dir. Kent Jones, 2007, USA (H/DVD)
Stella Dallas, Dir. King Vidor, 1937, USA (S/DVD)
The Rules of the Game, Dir. Jean Renoir, 1939, France * (H/DVD)
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3, Dir. Tony Scott, 2009, UK/USA (H/DVD)
Rio Bravo, Dir. Howard Hawks, 1959, USA * (H/DVD)
Johnny Guitar, Dir. Nicholas Ray, 1954, USA * (H/DVD)
The Pervert’s Guide to Cinema, Dir. Sophie Fiennes, Austria/UK (H/CF)
Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie, Dir. Tim Heidecker & Eric Wareheim, USA (H/CF)
Kissed, Dir. Lynne Stopkewich, Canada * (S/DVD)
Death Race, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2008, USA/Germany/UK (H/CF)
Double Indemnity, Dir. Billy Wilder, 1944, USA * (S/DVD)
Resident Evil: Afterlife, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2010, Germany/UK/France (H/CF)
The Three Musketeers, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2011, USA/France/UK/Germany (H/CF)
Elena and Her Men, Dir. Jean Renoir, 1956, France (H/DVD)
Bitter Rice, Dir. Giuseppe de Santis, 1949, Italy (S/DVD)
Cold Water, Dir. Olivier Assayas, 1994, France (H/CF)
Come On Children, Dir. Allan King, 1972, Canada (H/DVD)
Dying at Grace, Dir. Allan King, 2003, Canada (H/DVD)
A Married Couple, Dir. Allan King, 1969, Canada * (H/DVD)
All is Forgiven, Dir. Mia Hansen-Love, 2007, France (H/CF)
Teorema, Dir. Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1968, Italy, * (S/DVD)
Peggy Sue Got Married, Dir. Francis Ford Coppola, 1986, USA (H/CF)
Some Like It Hot, Dir. Billy Wilder, 1959, USA (S/DVD)
Father of My Children, Dir. Mia Hansen-Love, 2009, Germany/France * (H/DVD)
Into the Abyss, Dir. Werner Herzog, 2011, USA (C/F)
Irma Vep, Dir. Olivier Assays, 1996, France * (H/CF)
Man Yuk: A Portrait of Maggie Cheung, Dir. Olivier Assayas, 1997, France (H/CF)
Into the Abyss, Dir. Werner Herzog, 2011, USA * (C/F)
We All Loved Each Other So Much, Dir. Ettore Scola, 1974, Italy (S/DVD)
Night and Day, Dir. Hong Sang-soo, 2008, South Korea (H/CF)
Ode to the Dawn of Man, Dir. Werner Herzog, 2011, USA (H/DVD)
The White Diamond, Dir. Werner Herzog, 2004, Germany/Japan/UK * (H/DVD)
Goodbye First Love, Dir. Mia Hansen-Love, 2011, France/Germany (H/CF)
Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Dir. Werner Herzog, 2010, USA/Germany/France/Canada/UK * (H/DVD)
4:44 Last Day on Earth, Dir. Abel Ferrara, 2011, USA/Italy/France (H/CF)
The Saddest Music in the World, Dir. Guy Maddin, 2003, Canada * (S/DVD)
Me, Them and Laura, Dir. Carlo Verdone, 2009, Italy (S/DVD)
The Graduate, Dir. Mike Nichols, 1967, USA (S/DVD)
Disorder, Dir. Olivier Assayas, 1986, France (H/CF)
On Death Row, Dir. Werner Herzog, 2012, USA (H/CF)
Go Go Tales, Dir. Abel Ferrara, 2007, USA/Italy * (H/CF)
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