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Last updated 12/31/2010
10 foreign language (non-French) films
01/04/2010 The Host (South Korea)
01/16/2010 Chocolate (Thailand)
02/06/2010 Tetsuo: The Iron Man (Japan)
03/04/2010 Big Man Japan (Japan, duh)
04/05/2010 Kwaidan (Japan)
05/25/2010 Ikiru (Japan)
05/26/2010 Death of a Bureaucrat (Cuba)
06/01/2010 Sanjuro (Japan)
06/07/2010 High and Low (Japan)
06/08/2010 Yojimbo (Japan)
10 film adaptations based on books or plays that I have read
04/10/2010 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1976, BBC)
04/17/2010 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)
04/17/2010 The Picture of Dorian Gray (1973)
04/18/2010 Pact with the Devil (a.k.a. Dorian) (2001)
04/18/2010 The Picture of Dorian Gray (2004)
07/03/2010 Throne of Blood (1957, Kurosawa's adaptation of Macbeth)
07/04/2010 Jane Eyre (1944)
07/05/2010 The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
07/13/2010 Othello (2001, British)
07/29/2010 Wuthering Heights (1967, BBC)
10 French films
01/30/2010 Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)
03/27/2010 Le Herisson (2009)
04/11/2010 Le Samourai (1967)
04/12/2010 Diabolique (1955)
05/19/2010 The Piano Teacher (2002)
06/03/2010 Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (1975, French/Belgium)
07/09/2010 Inside (2007)
07/22/2010 Calvaire (2005, French/Belgium)
07/24/2010 Martyrs (2008)
08/07/2010 A Town Called Panic (2009)
10 films directed by women
02/17/2010 Wonder Woman (2009, animated, Dir. Lauren Montgomery)
02/18/2010 Jennifer's Body (2009, Dir. Karyn Kusama)
05/22/2010 Point Break (1991, Dir. Kathryn Bigelow)
06/28/2010 Born in Flames (1983, Dir. Lizzie Borden)
08/02/2010 The Hitch-Hiker (1953, Dir. Ida Lupino)
08/02/2010 The Bigamist (1953, Dir. Ida Lupino)
08/06/2010 The Wrong Rut (a.k.a. Not Wanted, 1949, Dir. Ida Lupino)
08/14/2010 Merrily We Go to Hell (1932, Dir. Dorothy Arzner)
08/15/2010 Dance, Girl, Dance (1940, Dir. Dorothy Arzner)
08/24/2010 The Hurt Locker (2008, Dir. Kathryn Bigelow)
10 documentaries
02/07/2010 Girls Rock! (2007)
02/19/2010 The Atomic Cafe (1982)
03/21/2010 Virginia Creepers: The Horror Host Tradition of the Old Dominion (2009)
06/06/2010 The 50 Worst Movies Ever Made (2004)
06/27/2010 Wisconsin Death Trip (2001)
08/25/2010 Helvetica (2007)
08/26/2010 King Corn (2007)
08/26/2010 Hell House (2001)
08/27/2010 Fast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997)
08/29/2010 Grey Gardens (1975)
10 pre-1960s horror films
08/20/2010 Vampyr (1932, German, Dir. Carl Theodore Dreyer)
08/20/2010 Dracula (1931, Dir. Tod Browning)
09/05/2010 A Bucket of Blood (1959, Dir. Roger Corman)
10/01/2010 Frankenstein (1931, Dir. James Whale)
10/02/2010 Bride of Frankenstein (1935, Dir. James Whale)
10/02/2010 The Wolf Man (1941, Dir. George Waggner)
10/09/2010 Cat People (1942, Dir. Jacques Tourneur)
10/09/2010 The Curse of the Cat People (1944, Dirs. Gunther von Fritsch, Robert Wise)
10/10/2010 I Walked with a Zombie (1943, Dir. Jacques Tourneur)
10/17/2010 The Body Snatcher (1945, Dir. Robert Wise)
10 Pixar/Studio Ghibli films
08/08/2010 Monsters, Inc. (2001, Pixar)
11/13/2010 The Cat Returns (2002, Studio Ghibli)
11/19/2010 Spirited Away (2001, Studio Ghibli)
11/20/2010 Ratatouille (2007, Pixar)
11/27/2010 The Incredibles (2004, Pixar)
11/28/2010 Up (2009, Pixar)
12/08/2010 Porco Rosso (1992, Studio Ghibli)
12/11/2010 Princess Mononoke (1997, Studio Ghibli)
12/18/2010 Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984, Studio Ghibli)
12/19/2010 Toy Story 3 (2010, Pixar)
10 romantic comedies
06/27/2010 How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)
07/17/2010 Over Her Dead Body (2008)
07/25/2010 Earth Girls Are Easy (1989)
08/20/2010 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
12/10/2010 It Happened One Night (1934)
12/12/2010 Platinum Blonde (1931)
12/26/2010 The Ugly Truth (2009)
12/27/2010 When Harry Met Sally (1989)
12/28/2010 Harold and Maude (1971)
12/29/2010 His Girl Friday (1940)
10 silent films
08/18/2010 One A.M. (1916, Charlie Chaplin)
08/19/2010 Nosferatu (1929, Murnau)
08/30/2010 Haxan: Witchcraft through the Ages (1922)
09/05/2010 Sherlock Jr. (1924, Buster Keaton)
09/17/2010 Seven Chances (1925, Buster Keaton)
09/25/2010 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928, Dir. Carl Theodore Dreyer)
10/01/2010 Frankenstein (1910, Dir. J. Searle Dawley for Edison Studios)
10/23/2010 The Man Who Laughs (1928, Dir. Paul Leni)
12/27/2010 Destiny (1921, Dir. Fritz Lang)
12/31/2010 Pandora's Box (1929, Dir. G.W. Pabst)
10 films I own on DVD, but haven't watched or re-watched since purchasing or receiving
02/20/2010 Arang (2006, S. Korea)
03/12/2010 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
04/19/2010 Vanishing Point (1971)
08/13/2010 Army of Darkness (Theatrical Cut, 1993)
08/14/2010 Charade (1963)
11/24/2010 A Night at the Opera (1935)
11/25/2010 Mr. Arkadin (a.k.a Confidential Report) (Comprehensive Version, 1955)
12/27/2010 Beat the Devil (1953)
12/31/2010 The Dorm (2006, Thailand)
12/31/2010 Intacto (2002, Spanish)
For films by women directors, I suggest Ida Lupino's The Hitch-hiker, the first female directed film noir. Jane Campion's Bright Star would be great. If you're feeling adventurous, there's an excellent collection of Maya Daren's experimental films. Tamara Davis made the African American Spinal Tap with CB4, featuring an insanely young Chris Rock. I bring it up just to give some random variety.
ReplyDeleteFor horror before 1960, you've got a wealth of stuff. Do you want classics, or are you looking for stuff off the beaten path?
Hey C,
ReplyDeleteI have 3 of Ida Lupino's films in my Netflix queue. Something Weird has put out one or two of them.
For the pre-1960s horror, I'm sort of looking for classics and off the beaten path type of stuff.
Any thoughts on Cindy Sherman's Office Killer, anyone?
ReplyDeleteIt's fucking done!
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