Viewing Journal 2012

* after title indicates film was seen on dvd/video
^ after title indicates film was unfinished.
Title in italic indicates that I had previously seen the film
Title in Blue is TV.

001. (Jan 01) MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - GHOST PROTOCOL (2011, Brad Bird) 63
Saw this on digital IMAX which is not a proper substitute for actual IMAX prints. Parking garage sequence is prime Bird/Pixar animated action translated to live action and gives you the feel of being inside a machine of moving parts, it's incredibly impressive action choreography.

002. (Jan 01) WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2011, Cameron Crowe) 55

003. (Jan 01) SENNA (2011, Asif Kapadia)* 71

004. (Jan 02) VIDEODROME (1983, David Cronenberg)* 63

005. (Jan 02) CARNAGE (2011, Roman Polanski) 61

006. (Jan 04) TINKER TAILOR SOLDIER SPY (2011, Tomas Alfredson) 60

007. (Jan 06) MISS BALA (2011, Gerardo Naranjo) 69

008. (Jan 12) WEEKEND (2011, Andrew Haigh)* 59

009. (Jan 12) TUESDAY, AFTER CHRISTMAS (2010, Radu Muntean)* 75

010. (Jan 13) WARRIOR (2011, Gavin O'Connor)* 47

011. (Jan 16) SHIT YEAR (2010, Cam Archer)* 49

012. (Jan 25) MONEYBALL (2011, Bennett Miller)* 80

013. (Jan 27) YOUNG ADULT (2011, Jason Reitman)* 66

014. (Jan 29) MARGARET (2011, Kenneth Lonergan) 81

015. (Jan 30) PUTTY HILL (2010, Matthew Porterfield)* 54

016. (Feb 16) CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE. (2011, Glenn Ficarra & John Requa)* 51

W/O. (Feb 19) MONSTERS (2010, Gareth Edwards)*

017. (Feb 20) ELITE SQUAD: THE ENEMY WITHIN (2010, Jose Padilha)* 64

W/O. (Feb 22) KILLER ELITE (2011, Gary McKendry)*

018. (Feb 23) THE IDES OF MARCH (2011, George Clooney)* 58

019. (Feb 26) THE BIG BIRD CAGE (1972, Jack Hill)* 39

020. (Mar 01) FOUR NIGHTS OF A DREAMER (1971, Robert Bresson) 77
Second viewing, lowered from 83 (first viewing was a shitty bootleg).

021. (Mar 11) BETTER THAN SOMETHING: JAY REATARD (2011, Alex Hammond & Ian Markiewicz) 65

022. (Mar 13) GAME CHANGE (2012, Jay Roach)* 51

023. (Mar 18) L.A. CONFIDENTIAL (1997, Curtis Hanson)* 85

024. (Apr 09) THE DEEP BLUE SEA (2011, Terence Davies) 74

025. (Apr 13) THE RAID (2011, Gareth Evans) 65
Flat visually & dramatically but it still plays like gangbusters. TIFF Midnight Madness must've gone insane for it.

026. (Apr 15) INTO THE ABYSS (2011, Werner Herzog)* 50
I have no idea why Werner Herzog wanted to make this film I don't think he knew either.

027. (Apr 22) CABIN IN THE WOODS (2011, Drew Goddard) 64

028. (Apr 25) DAMSELS IN DISTRESS (2011, Whit Stillman) 67