Re-watches are indicated by an * | Masterpieces will be in bold | To make things interesting, my 5 most satisfying viewings (not necessarily the “best” films) 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
Summer 04, Dir. Stefan Krohmer, 2006, Germany (H/DVD)
Carlos, Dir. Olivier Assayas, 2010, France * (H/BR)
The Long Day Closes, Dir. Terence Davies, 1992, UK (C/F)
Of Time and the City, Dir. Terence Davies, 2008, UK * (C/D)
The Avengers, Dir. Joss Whedon, 2012, USA (C/D)
The Last Days of Disco, Dir. Whit Stillman, 1998, USA (H/CF)
We Own the Night, Dir. James Gray, 2007, USA * (H/BR)
Dust in the Wind, Dir. Hou Hsaio-Hsien, 1986, Taiwan (H/CF)
Lola Montès, Dir. Max Ophuls, 1955, West Germany/Luxembourg/France (H/BR)
The Wind Will Carry Us, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1999, Iran/France (H/CF)
Duelle, Dir. Jacques Rivette, 1976, France (H/CF)
Ugetsu, Dir. Kenji Mizoguchi, 1953, Japan * (H/DVD)
Two Rode Together, Dir. John Ford, 1961, USA (H/CF)
Life, and Nothing More…, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1991, Iran (H/CF)
El Dorado, Dir. Howark Hawks, 1966, USA (H/CF)
Damsels in Distress, Dir. Whit Stillman, 2011, USA (C/D)
Ashes, Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2012, Thailand (H/CF)
Through the Olive Trees, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1994, Iran/France (H/CF)
Five, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 2003, Iran/France/Japan (H/CF)
Tropical Malady, Dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2004, Thailand/Germany/France/Italy * (H/DVD)
My Darling Clementine, Dir. John Ford, 1946, USA (H/CF)
You Only Live Once, Dir. Fritz Lang, 1937, USA (H/CF)
Bigger Than Life, Dir. Nicholas Ray, 1956, USA * (H/BR)
Good Men, Good Women, Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien, 1995, Taiwan/Japan (H/CF)
Moonrise Kingdom, Dir. Wes Anderson, 2012, USA (C/D)
Monkey Business, Dir. Howard Hawks, 1952, USA (H/CF)
Khrustalyov, My Car!, Dir. Aleksei German, 1998, France/Russia (C/F)
Summer at Grandpa’s, Dir. Hou Hsiao-Hsien, 1984, Taiwan (H/CF)
Bernie, Dir. Richard Linklater, 2011, USA (C/D)
Fantastic Mr. Fox, Dir. Wes Anderson, 2009, USA * (H/DVD)
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, Dir. Wes Anderson, 2004, USA * (H/DVD)
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