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
September
Enemy of the State, Dir. Tony Scott, 1998, USA * (H/CF)
Compliance, Dir. Craig Zobel, 2012, USA (C/D)
Man on Fire, Dir. Tony Scott, 2004, UK/USA * (H/CF)
Eat Sleep Die, Dir. Gabriela Pichler, 2012, Sweden (H/CF)
Out in the Dark, Dir. Michael Mayer, 2012, Israel/USA/Palestinian Territory
Resident Evil, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2002, Germany/France/UK * (H/CF)
The Fog, Dir. John Carpenter, 1980, USA (H/DVD)
Bonnie & Clyde, Dir. Arthur Penn, 1967, USA (S/DVD)
Point Blank, Dir. John Boorman, 1967, USA (H/CF)
Rabbit’s Moon, Dir. Kenneth Anger, 1950, USA (S/DVD)
Blind Husbands, Dir. Erich von Stroheim, 1919, USA (C/F)
Invocation of my Demon Brother, Dir. Kenneth Anger, 1969, USA (S/DVD)
Resident Evil: Afterlife, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2010, Germany/UK/France * (H/CF)
Resident Evil: Retribution, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2012, Germany/US (C/D)
Bullitt, Dir. Peter Yates, 1968, USA (H/CF)
Romancing in Thin Air, Dir. Johnnie To, 2012, Hong Kong (H/CF)
Duel, Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1971, USA (H/CF)
Jaws, Dir. Steven Spielberg, 1975, USA * (S/DVD)
True Romance, Dir. Tony Scott, 1993, USA * (C/DVD)
High Plains Drifter, Dir. Clint Eastwood, 1973, USA (C/F)
The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Dir. Jim Sharman & Richard O’Brien, 1973, UK/USA (S/DVD)
Tabu: A Story of the South Seas, Dir. F.W. Murnau, 1931, USA (H/CF)
Tabu, Dir. Miguel Gomes, 2012, Portugal/Germany/Brazil/France (C/D)
10+10, Dir. Various, 2011, Taiwan (C/D)
Cock, Dir. Hwang Hyunjin, 2012, South Korea (C/D)
White Night, Dir. LeeSong Heeil, 2012, South Korea (C/D)
Student, Dir. Darezahn Omirbaev, 2012, Kazalhstan (C/D)
The Delay, Dir. Rodrigo Plá, 2012, Uruguay/Mexico/France (C/F)
Reconversao, Dir. Thom Andersen, 2012, Portugal (C/D)
Nameless Gangster, Dir. Yun Jong-bin, 2012, South Korea (C/D)
You are More than Beautiful, Dir. Kim Tae Yong, 2012, China (C/D)
Walker, Dir. Tsai Ming-liang, 2012, China/Hong Kong (C/D)
Long Tou, Dir. Gu Changwei, 2012, China (C/D)
My Way, Dir. Ann Hui, 2012, China (C/D)
The Master, Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson, 2012, USA (C/D)
The Last Time I Saw Macao, Dir. Joao Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da Mata, 2012, Portugal/France/Mexico (C/D)
All Apologies, Dir. Emily Tang, 2012, China (C/D)
The Capsule, Dir. Athina Rachel Tsangari, 2012, Greece (C/D)
Morning of Saint Anthony’s Day, Dir. Joao Pedro Rodrigues, 2012, Portugal/France (C/D)
A Story for the Modlins, Dir. Sergio Oksman, 2012, Spain (C/D)
In Another Country, Dir. Hong Sangsoo, 2012, South Korea/France (C/D)
A Fish, Dir. Park Hong-min, 2011, South Korea (C/D)
A Werewolf Boy, Dir. Jo Sung-hee, 2012, South Korea (C/D)
October
Three Sisters, Dir. Wang Bing, 2012, France/Hong Kong (C/D)
Something in the Air, Dir. Olivier Assayas, 2012, France (C/F)
After the Battle, Dir. Yousry Nasrallah, 2012, Egypt/France (C/D)
Keep the Lights On, Dir. Ira Sachs, 2012, USA (C/D)
Paradise: Love, Dir. Ulrich Seidl, 2012, Austria/Germany/France (C/D)
Like Someone in Love, Dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 2012, France/Japan (C/D)
Night Across the Street, Dir. Raul Ruiz, 2012, Chile (C/D)
When the Bough Breaks, Dir. Ji Dan, 2012, China (C/D)
Amour, Dir. Michael Haneke, 2012, France/Austria/Germany (C/D)
Emperor Visits the Hell, Dir. Li Luo, 2012, China (C/D)
Small Roads, Dir. James Benning, 2012, USA (C/D)
Reality, Dir. Matteo Garrone, 2012, Italy/France (C/D)
Greatest Hits, Dir. Nicolas Pereda, 2012, Mexico/Canada/Netherlands
Beyond the Hills, Dir. Cristian Mungiu, 2012, Romania (C/D)
Outrage Beyond, Dir. Takeshi Kitano, 2012, Japan (C/F)
Ginger and Rosa, Dir. Sally Potter, 2012, UK (C/D)
A Respectable Family, Dir. Massoud Bakhshi, 2012, Iran (C/D)
Everyday, Dir. Michael Winterbottom, 2012, UK (C/D)
Beyond the Hill, Dir. Emin Alper, 2012, Turkey (C/D)
Hidden Beauties, Dir. Nouri Bouzid, 2012, Tunisia/UAE/France (C/D)
Lore, Dir. Cate Shortland, 2012, Australia/Germany/UK (C/D)
Masquerade, Dir. Chang Min-Choo, 2012, South Korea (C/D)
A Hijacking, Dir. Tobias Lindholm, 2012, Denmark (H/D)
When I Saw You, Dir. Annemarie Jacir, 2012, Palestinian Territory/Jordan/Greece (C/D)
The Last Supper, Dir.Lu Chuan, 2012, China (C/D)
I.D., Dir. Kamal K.M., 2012, India (C/D)
Kara: Daughter of the Tree, Dir. Edwin, 2005, Indonesia (H/D)
Hulahoop Soundings, Dir. Edwin, 2008, Indonesia (H/D)
Gebo and the Shadow, Dir. Manoel de Oliveira, 2012, Portugal/France (C/D)
In the House, Dir. Francois Ozon, 2012, France (C/D)
To Rome with Love, Dir. Woody Allen, 2012, USA (H/D)
Alien vs. Predator, Dir. Paul W.S. Anderson, 2004, USA (H/CF)
Seven Psychopaths, Dir. Martin McDonagh, 2012, USA/UK (C/D)
Tetsuo, the Iron Man, Dir. Shin’ya Tsukamoto, 1989, Japan (S/DVD)
Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Dir. John Hyams, 2012, USA (H/CF)
Vincent, Dir. Tim Burton, 1982, USA (S/DVD)
V/H/S, Dir. Various, 2012, USA (C/D)
Halloween, Dir. Rob Zombie, 2007, USA * (H/CF)
Halloween II, Dir. Rob Zombie, 2009, USA * (H/BR)