Films I Viewed in 2008

Commentary viewings are not included. Partial viewings are included only if they are unintentional, usually due to technical difficulties. Most films are viewed on DVD, some are viewed on VHS (often marked “cropped” if the film was originally in anamorphic (but not spherical) widescreen) film. Films I have previously seen are marked (SB) for “seen before,” and are not included in the rankings of best films seen in the year.

1/1 – The Tingler (William Castle, 1959) 8/10

1/2 – Dinosaurs Alive (Bayley Silleck, David Clark, 2007) 8/10

1/3 – Charade (Stanley Donen, 1966) 9/10

1/4 – Sidewalks of New York (Jules White, Zion Myers, 1931) 9/10

1/12 – That Girl from Paris (Leigh Jason, 1936) 6/10

1/14 – Deerslayer (Arthur Wellin, 1920) [too tired to finish]

1/19 – Dr. Goldfoot and the Bikini Machine (Norman Taurog, 1965) 5/10

1/20 – L’Anné Dernier à Marienbad/Last Year at Marienbad (Alain Resnais, 1961) 10/10 (SB)

1/21 – The Trouble with Girls (Peter Tewksbury, 1969) 7/10

1/25 – Skyscraper Souls (Edgar Selwyn, 1932) 9/10

1/26 – Il Trittico (Sylvano Bussotti, Brian Large, 1983) 9/10

2/1-2/3 – The Old Dark House (James Whale, 1932) 9/10

2/4 – El Laberinto del Fauno/Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006) 10/10

2/7 – The Singing Fool (Lloyd Bacon, 1928) 8/10

2/8 – Honky Tonk (Jack Conway, 1941) 7/10

“…. – Cat People (Jacques Tourneur, 1943) 10/10

“….. – The Curse of the Cat People (Gunther V. Fritsch, Robert Wise, 1944) 10/10

2/9 – The Wild Weird World of Dr. Goldfoot (Mel Ferber, 1965) 8/10

“….. – The Sinister Image: Vincent Price (Stanley Sheff, 1988) 8/10

2/11 – Wisconsin Death Trip (James Marsh, 1999) 10/10

“….. – Midwestern Gothic: The Making of Wisconsin Death Trip (Mark G.E., 1999) 8/10

2/14 – An Exercise in Discipline — Peel (Jane Campion, 1982) 8/10

“…… – Passionless Moments (Jane Campion, 1983) 8/10

“……. – A Girl’s Own Story (Jane Campion, 1984) 8/10

2/15 – Whoopee! (Thornton Freeland, 1930) 5/10

“….. – Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974) 8/10

2/16 – Cavalleria Rusticana (Franco Zeffirelli, 1982) 9/10

“….. – The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933) 9/10

“…. – Now You See Him: The Invisible Man Revealed! (David J. Skal, 2000) 8/10

2/18 – Pagliacci (Franco Zefirelli, 1982) 8/10

2/22 – The Invisible Man Returns (Joe May, 1940) 9/10

“….. – Chun tian hua hua tong xue hui/McDull, the Alumni (Leung Chun ‘Samson’ Chiu, 2006) 10/10

“….. – Making of McDull, the Alumni (2006) 7/10

2/23 – La Clemenza di Tito (Jonathan Miller, Felix Breisach, 2005) 6/10

2/24 – The 80^th Annual Academy Awards, (Louis J. Horvitz, 2008) 7/10

3/1 – David and Lisa (Frank Perry, 1962) 10/10

3/2 – The Clock (Vincente Minnelli, 1945) 9/10

3/3 – The Making of a Monologue: Robert Wilson’s Hamlet (Marion Kessel, 1995) 8/10

3/8 – Food Fight (Stefan J. Nadelman, 2006) 9/10

“….. – Half Hour to Kill: Freedom to Get Lost (Paul Stewart, 1958) 8/10

“…..- Hollywood Scout (Pete Smith, 1944) 4/10

“….. – The Screwy Truant (Tex Avery, 1944) 8/10

“…. – Anémic Cinéma (Marcel Duchamp (as Rrose Sélavy, 1936) 6/10

“….. – Looney Lens: Anamorphic People (Al Brick, 1927) 5/10

“….. – Out of the Melting Pot (1927) 6/10

“….. – “By a Waterfall” from Footlight Parade (Busby Berkeley, Lloyd Bacon, 1933) 8/10

3/11 – Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975) 10/10

3/15 – The Tales of Hoffman (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1951) 10/10

“….. – George A. Romero Interview on The Tales of Hoffman (2004) 7/10

3/21– Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973) 10/10 (SB)

“….. – Back on the Streets (Elliott Geisinger, 1973) 7/10

3/22 – Making Frankensense of Young Frankenstein (Patrick Cousans, 1996) 7/10
”…… – Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges, 1948) 10/10

3/28 – Valley of the Dolls (Mark Robson, 1967) 7/10

“…… – Taxi Driver (Martin Scorsese, 1976) 10/10 (SB)

3/29 – Spider-Man 3 (Sam Raimi, 2007) 8/10

4/10 – Leave Her to Heaven (John M. Stahl, 1945) 7/10

“….. – Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) 10/10 (SB)

4/12 – Hells Angels on Wheels (Richard Rush, 1967) 8/10

4/14 – Crumb (Terry Zwigoff, 1994) 8/10

“…… – Geuddae geusaramdeul/The President’s Last Bang (Sangsoo Im, 2005) 7/10

“….. – Interview with Filmmaker Im Sangsoo (Brian Shirey, 2006) 6/10
4/16 – Panelkapcsolat/The Prefab People (Béla Tarr, 1981) 7/10

4/19 – Steve Gerber 1947-2008 (Buzz Dixon, 2008)

“…… – Sunbow West Holiday Greeting (1985) 8/10

4/22 – Jiang tou/Black Magic (Meng Hua Ho, 1975) 7/10
4/23 – Naissance d’un Golem/Birth of a Golem (Amos Gitai, 1991) [too scratched to finish]

“…… – Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (F.W. Murnau, 1927) 10/10 (SB)

4/26 – Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951) 10/10

4/28 – River’s Edge (Tim Hunter, 1986) [too scratched to finish]

5/1 – The Returning (Joel Bender, 1983) 6/10
5/2 – Green Mansions (Mel Ferrer, 1959) 8/10

5/7 – A Scanner Darkly (Richard Linklater, 2006) 8/10

5/9 – Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970) 9/10

“…. – Above, Beneath and Beyond the Valley: The Making of a Musical-Horror-Sex-Comedy (2006) 8/10

“….. – The Best of Beyond (2006)

“….. – Sex, Drugs, Music & Murder: Signs of the Time, Baby!

“….. – Casey & Roxanne: The Love Scene

5/10 – Thieves Like Us (Robert Altman, 1974) 10/10

5/12 – A Perfect Couple (Robert Altman, 1979) 10/10

“….. – Perspective on Altman’s A Perfect Couple (Keith A. Cox, 2006) 6/10

“….. – Un Chien Andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929) 10/10 (SB)

“….. – A Slice of Buñuel

“….. – Epilogue: Buñuel and Dali

5/16 – Prêt-à-Porter/Ready to Wear (Robert Altman, 1994) 9/10

“….. – Powaqqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1988) 10/10 (SB)

5/14- Images of Progress (Greg Carson, 2002) 7/10

5/19 – Evidence (Godfrey Reggio, 1995) 8/10

5/22 – Tian di shen jian/Magic Sword of Heaven and Earth Parts I-III (Shun Chuen Law, 2005)

“….. – Stachka/Strike (Sergei Eisenstein, 1924) 10/10

5/23 – Zaveshchaniye Professora Douelya/Professor Dowell’s Testament (Leonid Menaker, 1984) 8/10

5/24 – River’s Edge (Tim Hunter, 1986) [conclusion] 7/10

“….. – Chek ji kuen wong/Boxer’s Story (Ivan Lai Kai Ming, 2004) 7/10

5/26 – Tian di shen jian/Magic Sword of Heaven and Earth Parts IV-VII (Shun Chuen Law, 2005)
”….. – Viy (Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachov, 1967) 9/10
5/27 – Po Gogolevskim Mestam/Around Gogol Memorial Places (1939) (5/10)

“….. – The Portrait (V. Starevich, 1915)

“….. – Pikovaya dama/The Queen of Spades [Herrmann and the Countess sequence] (Yakov Protazonov, 1916)

“….. – Satan Exultant [portrait excerpt] (Yakov Protazonov, 1917)
5/28 – Tian di shen jian/Magic Sword of Heaven and Earth PartVIII (Shun Chuen Law, 2005)

5/30 – Tian di shen jian/Magic Sword of Heaven and Earth Parts IX-X (Shun Chuen Law, 2005) 7/10

“…… – Shen Jing Dao yu Fei Tian Mao/Flying Dagger (Kevin Chu Ying-Ping, 1993) 9/10 (SB)

5/31 – Kui moh do jeung/Exorcist Master (Ma Wu, 1993) 8/10

6/2 – Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands (Guy Maddin, 2003) 10/10
6/4 – Daai Baan Taat Yat Chaan/Osaka Wrestling Restaurant (Tommy Law Wai-Tak, 2003) 6/10

6/5 – Al’ye Parusa/Scarlet Sails (Aleksandr Ptushko, 1961) 7/10

6/6 – 多重彩 (Multi-Serious Wounds)/Mark Six Comedy (Sum Lam, 2003) 8/10

“….. – Chung buk ji/Bug Me Not! (Chi-Leung Law, 2005) 7/10

“….. – Gai tung aap gong/Chicken and Duck Talk (Clifton Ko, 1988) 8/10

6/7 – Evanescence: Anywhere But Home: The Videos 9/10

6/8 – Tanner ’88: The Dark Horse (Robert Altman, 1988)

6/9 – Interview with Vassily Lanovoy (2003)

“….. – Interview with Oleg Anofriev (2003)

“….. – Tanner ’88: For Real (Robert Altman, 1988)

“….. – Tanner ’88: The Night of the Twinkies (Robert Altman, 1988)

6/10 – Tanner ’88: Moonwalker and Bookbag (Robert Altman, 1988)

“….. – Tanner ’88: Bagels with Babbitt (Robert Altman, 1988)

6/12 – Tanner ’88: Child’s Play (Robert Altman, 1988)

6/13 – Tanner ’88: The Great Escape (Robert Altman, 1988)
”….. – The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (David L. Cunningham, 2007) 6/10

“….. – Better Than Ever (Uzo, 1997) 8/10

“..… – Tanner ’88: The Girlfriend Factor (Robert Altman, 1988)

“….. – Tanner ’88: Something Borrowed, Something New (Robert Altman, 1988)

“….. – Gongpo taeksi/Ghost Taxi/Terror Taxi (Seung-jun Heo, 2000) 9/10

6/14 – Tanner ’88: The Boiler Room (Robert Altman, 1988)

“….. – Tanner ’88: Getting Real (Robert Altman, 1988) 10/10

“….. – Robert Altman and Gary Trudeau (2004) 8/10

6/15 – The 62^nd Annual Tony Awards (Glenn Weiss, 2008) 7/10

6/16 – President Coolidge, Taken on the White House Grounds (Lee De Forest, 1924) 6/10 (SB)

“….. – Tramp, Tramp, Tramp (The Boys Are Marching) (Dave Fleischer, 1926) 7/10 (SB)

“….. – Rapaccini’s Daughter (Dezsö Magyar, 1980) 6/10

“….. – Yin ji kau/Rouge (Stanley Kwan, 1987) 10/10

6/19 – The N Word (Todd Larkins Williams, 2004) 10/10

6/23 – Am I Normal?: A Film About Male Puberty (Debra Franco, David S. Shepard, 1979) 4/10 (SB)

6/24 – Dokfa nai meuman/Mysterious Object at Noon (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2000) 9/10

“….. – Pang shen feng/The Story of Chinese Gods (Chih-Hui Chang, 1976) [cropped and dubbed] 4/10

6/25 – Tanner on Tanner (Robert Altman, 2004) 10/10

6/27 – El Esqueleto de la Señora Morales/The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (Rogelio A. González, 1960) 9/10

6/28 – Soigne ta Droite!/Keep Your Right Up! (Jean-Luc Godard, 1987) 8/10

6/30 – Behind the Scenes: Tanner on Tanner (2004)

“…. – The Fairy King of Ar (Paul Matthews, 1998) 6/10

“…. – Lik Wong/Story of Ricky (Nam Nai Choi, 1991) 7/10

7/3 – Masculin Féminin: 15 Faits Précis (Jean-Luc Godard, 1966) 10/10 (SB)

“…. – The Atlantis Conspiracy (Dean Silvers, 2000) 7/10

7/4 – In America (Jim Sheridan, 2002) 10/10

7/5 – Spiker (Roger Tilton, 1986) 6/10

7/7 – Chariots of the Gods (Dr. Harald Reinl, 1970) 7/10 [dubbed]

7/17 – Grey Gardens (David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, Susan Froemke, 1975) 9/10

7/18 – Gypsy (Emile Ardolino, 1993) 8/10

“….. – La Voie Lactée/The Milky Way (Luís Buñuel, 1969) 9/10

7/19 – Die 3 groschen-oper/The 3 Penny Opera (G.W. Pabst, 1931) 9/10

7/20 – Brecht vs. Pabst (2007) 8/10

7/21 – Brigadoon (Vincente Minnelli, 1954) 7/10

7/24 – C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (Kevin Wilmott, 2004) 10/10

“….. – With the Filmmakers: C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2006)

7/25- Powaqqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1988) [with live accompaniment by the Philip Glass Ensemble, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and Sheik Ahmed Dudiver] 10/10 (SB)

7/27 – Chelovek s kino-apparatom/Man with a Movie Camera (Dziga Vertov, 1929) [Michael Nyman score] 10/10 (SB)

7/29 – Katakuri-ke no kôfuku/The Happiness of the Katakuris (Takashi Miike, 2001) 10/10

7/29 – Michael Jackson’s Thriller (John Landis, 1982) 7/10 (SB)

“….. – The White Lover’s Hotel: The Making of The Happiness of the Katakuris (Naoto Kamazawa, 2001) 8/10

7/30 – Giovanna d’Arco (Werner Herzog, Henning von Gierke, Keith Cheetham, 1990) 7/10

7/31 – Finian’s Rainbow (Francis Ford Coppola, 1968) [disc unplayable after first hour]

…and throughout the month every episode of…

The Angry Video Game Nerd (James D. Rolfe, 2004-2008) 8/10

8/1 – Hélas pour Moi/Oh Woe Is Me (Jean-Luc Godard, 1993) 9/10

8/4 – Se diu ying hung ji dung sing sai jau/Dong Cheng Xi Jiu The Eagle Shooting Heroes (Jeff Lau, 1993) 8/10

8/5 – Pisutoru Opera/Pistol Opera (Seijun Suzuki, 2001) [disc unplayable after half hour]

8/7 – Jeuk ngau jai foo dik Jung Kwai/The Blue Jean Monster aka Monster Wore Jeans (Ivan Lai Kai Ming, 1991) 9/10

“….. – The Fall of the House of Usher (James Sibley Watson, Melville Webber, 1928) 10/10

8/9 – Mirrormask (Dave McKean, 2005) 10/10

8/11- Practical Magic (Giffin Dunne, 1998) 8/10

“….. – Terrore nello spazio/Planet of the Vampires (Mario Bava, 1965) 9/10 [English version]

8/12 – Across the Universe (Julie Taymor, 2007) 10/10

“…… – Oedipus Rex: Igor Stravinsky (Julie Taymor, 1992) 10/10 (SB)

8/14 – Wild in the Streets (Barry Shear, 1968) 8/10

8/15 – Martha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974) 9/10

8/16 – Notre Musique (Jean-Luc Godard, 2004) 10/10

“….. – L’Opéra de Quat’Sous (G.W. Pabst, 1931) 6/10

“…. – Fiend without a Face (Charles Crabtree, 1958) 7/10

8/18 – Ian Christie on The Milky Way (Kim Hendrickson, 2007) 8/10

“….. – Jean-Claude Carriere on The Milky Way (Kim Hendrickson, 2000) 8/10

“….. – Buñuel Athée Grâce à Dieu/Buñuel: Atheist Thanks God (Julien Guarichon, 2005) 8/10

“….. – Fritz Rasp, Erzähkt Januar 1972 (Hans-Michael Bock, Rudolf Körösi, 1972) 7/10

“….. – Repulsion (Roman Polanski, 1965) 8/10

8/22 – ‘night, Mother (Tom Moore, 1986) 8/10

8/25 – Fassbinder in Hollywood (Robert Fischer, 2002) 9/10

“……. – Southland Tales (Richard Kelly, 2006) 7/10

8/26 – The Science of Sleep (Michel Gondry, 2006) 10/10

8/27 – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Deadly Towers (James D. Rolfe, 2008) 7/10

“…… – The Three Caballeros (Norman Ferguson, 1944) 7/10

8/28 – Geek Maggot Bingo or The Freak from Suckweasel Mountain (Nick Zedd, 1983) 7/10

“…… – Interview on Geek Maggot Bingo (1983)

“…… – Elf Panties: The Movie (Nick Zedd, 2001) 8/10

8/29 – Un Chien Andalou (Luis Buñuel, 1929) 10/10 (SB)

“……. – portions of L’Age d’Or (Luis Buñuel, 1929) (SB)

“……. – Dream Sequence from Spellbound (Alfred Hitchcock, Savador Dalí, William Cameron Menzies, 1945) (SB)

“……. – Destino (Dominique Monfery, 2003) 8/10

“……. – Impressions de la haute Mongolie (Salvador Dalí, José Montes-Baquer, 1976) [museum closed after first 20 minutes]

8/31 – Leonard Maltin Introduces “Your Host, Walt Disney”

“……. – Disneyland: Where Do Stories Come From? (1956) 8/10

“…… – Disneyland: The Fourth Anniversary Show (1967 (Oz segment) (seen before)

9/1 – Koyangi rul put’ak hae/Take Care of My Cat (Jae-Eun Jeong, 2001) 9/10

9/2 – The Cold Room (James Dearden, 1984) 9/10 (SB)

9/4 – My Dinner with Andre (Louis Malle, 1981) 10/10

9/6 – Lady in the Water (M. Night Shyamalan, 2006) 10/10

“…… – Mu Lan (Susan and Geoff Beak, 1998) 4/10

9/5 – Chaos and Creation (Salvador Dalí, 1960) 9/10

9/8 – The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle, 1937) 9/10

“…… – Alice’s Restaurant (Arthur Penn, 1969) 10/10

9/15 – The Littlest Diplomat (Bobby Connolly, 1937) 6/10

“…… – Romance Road (Bobby Connolly, 1938) 6/10

“…… – Ain’t We Got Fun (Fred (Tex) Avery, 1937,) 6/10

“…… – Don’s Fountain of Youth (Jack Hannah, 1953) 6/10

“…… – Pueblo Pluto (Charles Nichols, 1949) 6/10

9/17 – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Battletoads (James Rolfe, 2008) 9/10

“……. – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Dick Tracy (James Rolfe, 2008) 7/10

9/20 – Iron Jawed Angels (Katja von Garnier, 2004) [too scratched to finish]

“…… – Creating the Universe (Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf, 2006) 8/10

9/21 – All About the Music (Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf, 2006) 8/10

“……. – Moving Across the Universe (Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf, 2006) 8/10

“……. – FX On the Universe (Bobbie Birleffi, Beverly Kopf, 2006) 7/10

“……. – Across the Universe extended musical performances Julie Taymor, 2007) 10/10

9/24 – Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat (Anthony Hickox, 1990) 9/10 (SB)

“…… – A Vampire Reformed with David Carradine (2008) 7/10

“…… – Memories of Moab with Bruce Campbell (2008) 7/10

“…… – A True Character with M. Emmet Walsh (2008) 7/10

9/27 – The Breed (Michael Oblowitz, 2001) 9/10 (SB)

10/3 – Jikoku/Hell (Nobuo Nakagawa, 1960) 10/10

10/4 – Chappaqua (Conrad Rooks, 1966) 10/10

10/8 – The Chase (Arthur Penn, 1966) 8/10 (SB)

10/9 – M (Fritz Lang, 1931) 10/10

10/15 – The Angry Video Game Nerd: Dracula (James Rolfe, 2008) 8/10

10/17 – La Princesa Hippie (Miguel Morayta, 1969) 8/10 [no subtitles]

10/18 – Building the Inferno: Nobuo Nakagawa and the Making of Jigoku (2006) 8/10

10/31 – Opera (Dario Argento, 1987) 9/10 (SB)

“….. – Exorcist II: The Heretic (John Boorman, 1977) 9/10 (SB)

11/1 – Night Moves (Arthur Penn, 1976) [scratched disc froze 31 minutes in]

11/10 – Punishment Park (Peter Watkins, 1971) 10/10

11/14 – Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke/Samurai Spy (Masahiro Shinoda, 1965) 8/10

11/17 – Mondo Mod (Peter Perry (Bethel Buckalew), 1967) 5/10

11/22 – American Splendor (Shari Springer-Berman, Robert Pulcini, 2003) 10/10 (SB)

“…… – Something’s Happening/The Hippie Revolt (Edgar Beatty, 1967) 7/10

11/26 – Procol Harum Live (Robert Garofalo, 2002) 8/10

12/2 – Meng ying tong nian/Electric Shadows (Jiang Xiao, 2004) 10/10

12/13 – The Wizard of Speed and Time (Mike Jittlov, 1979) 10/10

12/20 – Twin Peaks – Pilot (David Lynch, 1989) 10/10

“….. – Twin Peaks – Season I, Episode 1 (Duwayne Dunham, 1989) 10/10

12/21 – Twin Peaks – Season I, Episode 2 (David Lynch, 1989) 10/10

“….. – Twin Peaks – Season I, Episode 3 (Tina Rathborne, 1990) 10/10

“….. – Twin Peaks – Season I, Episode 4 (Tim Hunter, 1990) 10/10

“….. – Twin Peaks – Season I, Episode 5 (Lesli Linka Glatter, 1990) 10/10

12/22 – Twin Peaks – Season I, Episode 6 (Caleb Deschanel, 1990) 10/10 [could not watch episode 7 due to disc problems]

12/24 – A Very Nerdy Non-Canonical Captain S Christmas (Devon Riley, 2007) 9/10 (SB)

12/25 – Neil Gaiman Live at the Aladdin October 24, 2000 (2001) 10/10

12/27 – The Wizard of Speed and Time (Mike Jittlov, 1979) 10/10 (SB)

“……. – The Angry Video Game Nerd: The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (James Rolfe, 2007) 9/10 (SB)

“…….. – Hilfe! Hilfe! Die Globolinks: Eine Oper für Kinder und Solche, die Kinder Lieben/Help! Help! The Globolinks: An Opera for Children and Those Who Like Children (Gian Carlo Menotti, Joachim Hess, 1968) 9/10

“……. – It! (Herbert J. Leder, 1966) 8/10

12/29 – Goya’s Ghosts (Milos Forman, 2006) 8/10

“……. – Die Zauberflöte/The Magic Flute (Peter Ustinov, Joachim Hess, 1971) 9/10

12/31 – Die Hochzeit des Figaro/The Marriage of Figaro (Joachim Hess, 1967) 9/10

“…….. – Fidelio (Joachim Hess, 1968) 9/10

Notre Musique (Jean-Luc Godard, 2004)

The Science of Sleep (Michel Gondry, 2006)

Stachka/Strike (Sergei Eisenstein, 1924)

Across the Universe (Julie Taymor, 2007)

M (Fritz Lang, 1931)

Ace in the Hole (Billy Wilder, 1951)

Chun tian hua hua tong xue hui/McDull, the Alumni (Leung Chun ‘Samson’ Chiu, 2006)
Katakuri-ke no kôfuku/The Happiness of the Katakuris (Takashi Miike, 2001)

Wisconsin Death Trip (James Marsh, 1999)

Cowards Bend the Knee or The Blue Hands (Guy Maddin, 2003)

My Dinner with Andre (Louis Malle, 1981)

Neil Gaiman Live at the Aladdin October 24, 2000 (2001)

Chappaqua (Conrad Rooks, 1966)

Punishment Park (Peter Watkins, 1971) 10/10

Tanner ’88 (Robert Altman, 1988)

David and Lisa (Frank Perry, 1962)

Jikoku/Hell (Nobuo Nakagawa, 1960)

Tanner on Tanner (Robert Altman, 2004)

The Tales of Hoffman (Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, 1951)

El Laberinto del Fauno/Pan’s Labyrinth (Guillermo del Toro, 2006)

Cat People (Jacques Tourneur, 1943) /The Curse of the Cat People (Gunther V. Fritsch, Robert Wise, 1944)

A Perfect Couple (Robert Altman, 1979)

Meng ying tong nian/Electric Shadows (Jiang Xiao, 2004)

Mirrormask (Dave McKean, 2005)

Lady in the Water (M. Night Shyamalan, 2006)

C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (Kevin Wilmott, 2004)

Unfaithfully Yours (Preston Sturges, 1948)

In America (Jim Sheridan, 2002)

Alice’s Restaurant (Arthur Penn, 1969)

Yin ji kau/Rouge (Stanley Kwan, 1987)

Thieves Like Us (Robert Altman, 1974)

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Peter Weir, 1975)

The N Word (Todd Larkins Williams, 2004)

Die Zauberflöte/The Magic Flute (Peter Ustinov, Joachim Hess, 1971)

Jeuk ngau jai foo dik Jung Kwai/The Blue Jean Monster aka Monster Wore Jeans (Ivan Lai Kai Ming, 1991)

The Old Dark House (James Whale, 1932)

Skyscraper Souls (Edgar Selwyn, 1932)

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (Russ Meyer, 1970)

Hélas pour Moi/Oh Woe Is Me (Jean-Luc Godard, 1993)

Martha (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1974)

Koyangi rul put’ak hae/Take Care of My Cat (Jae-Eun Jeong, 2001)

Hilfe! Hilfe! Die Globolinks: Eine Oper für Kinder und Solche, die Kinder Lieben/Help! Help! The Globolinks: An Opera for Children and Those Who Like Children (Gian Carlo Menotti, Joachim Hess, 1968)

Dokfa nai meuman/Mysterious Object at Noon (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2000)

La Voie Lactée/The Milky Way (Luís Buñuel, 1969)

Fidelio (Joachim Hess, 1968)

The Invisible Man (James Whale, 1933)

The Clock (Vincente Minnelli, 1945)

Charade (Stanley Donen, 1966)

Grey Gardens (David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Ellen Hovde, Muffie Meyer, Susan Froemke, 1975)

Die Hochzeit des Figaro/The Marriage of Figaro (Joachim Hess, 1967)

Die 3 groschen-oper/The 3 Penny Opera (G.W. Pabst, 1931)

Sidewalks of New York (Jules White, Zion Myers, 1931)

Terrore nello spazio/Planet of the Vampires (Mario Bava, 1965)

Fassbinder in Hollywood (Robert Fischer, 2002)

The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle, 1937)

Il Trittico (Sylvano Bussotti, Brian Large, 1983)

The Invisible Man Returns (Joe May, 1940)

El Esqueleto de la Señora Morales/The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales (Rogelio A. González, 1960)

Gongpo taeksi/Ghost Taxi/Terror Taxi (Seung-jun Heo, 2000)
Viy (Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachov, 1967)

Prêt-à-Porter/Ready to Wear (Robert Altman, 1994)

Cavalleria Rusticana (Franco Zeffirelli, 1982)

Julie Taymor’s masterful first film built out of her lavish, surreal stage production of Stravinsky’s opera.

One of the true classics of Hollywood’s heyday. I can’t understand why one of Garbo’s most famous roles is not on DVD.

Judging from the One Hour Photo DVD, Mark Romanek has disowned this quirky and original film, which is a first film to be proud of.

The first making-of documentary to upstage its feature; the fasincating drive to make a unique and personal vision against the most dangerous odds.

It’s not about the dead coming back to life–that’s just the setup for a character’s spiral into misogynistic madness as shooting the dead becomes second nature.

An almost comical look at the censoring of media reports of the overthrow of Ceaucescu.

Though you see only a few seconds of the title act, this is a remarkable look at Herzog’s philosophy, courtesy of Les Blank.

A DVD ought to have the option of watching it with the original commercials, which could well result in uncontrollable giggling.

The DVD–now discontinued, was dubbed only (identical to the VHS).