Film Diary 2009
Submitted by konekonoir on Fri, 01/02/2009 - 10:25
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Films
- 001 Pauline at the Beach (1983 Eric Rohmer) 07
- 000 Drunken Master: English Dub (1978 Woo-ping Yuen) DNF [14 / :38]
- 002 Appaloosa (2008 Ed Harris) 57
- 003 Carmen (1983 Carlos Saura) 39
- 004 Hard-Boiled (1992 John Woo) 57 [- 4th viewing]
- 005 Gran Torino (2008 Clint Eastwood) 60
- 006 Strangers Kiss (1983 Matthew Chapman) 40
- 007 The Hand of Death (1976 John Woo) 46
- 008 Plain Jane to the Rescue (1982 John Woo) 00
- 009 Pollyanna (1920 Paul Powell) 17 which book did they read?
- 010 Quiet Please: Murder (1942 John Larkin) 41
- 011 Rashomon (1950 Akira Kurosawa) 29 [- 2nd viewing]
- 012 Our Hospitality (1923 John G Blystone & Buster Keaton) 69
- 013 Go West (1925 Buster Keaton) 60
- 014 The Gold Rush (1925 Charlie Chaplin) 58 [- 3rd viewing]
- 015 The Ladykillers (2004 Coen Brothers) 44
- 016 Intolerable Cruelty (2003 Coen Brothers) 05 very apt title
- 000 Charlotte's Web (1973 Charles A Nichols & Iwao Takamoto) DNF [27 / :32]
- 017 Caligula (1979 Tinto Brass) 04
- 018 The Colour of Magic: Part 1 - The Color of Magic (2008 Vadim Jean) 53
- 019 The Colour of Magic: Part 2 - The Light Fantastic (2008 Vadim Jean) 49
- 020 The Dark Mirror (1946 Robert Siodmak) 36
- 021 The Earth Dies Screaming (1965 Terence Fisher) 38 should be remade
- 022 City of Ember (2008 Gil Kenan) 66
- 023 Bolt (2008 Byron Howard & Chris Williams) 55 Disney is back, finally. wonderful Miyazaki inspired end titles.
- 000 Igor (2008 Anthony Leondis) DNF [24 / :33]
- 024 Fear(s) of the Dark (2007 various) 37 -- Blutch [21] / Pierre Di Sciullo [15] / Charles Burns [39] / Marie Caillou [19] / Lorenzo Mattotti [51] / Richard McGuire [77]
- 025 The Tale of Despereaux (2008 Sam Fell & Robert Stevenhagen) 39
- Top 10 Films
- 01 Our Hospitality (1923 John G Blystone & Buster Keaton) 69
- 02 City of Ember (2008 Gil Kenan) 66
- 03 Go West (1925 Buster Keaton) 60
- 04 Gran Torino (2008 Clint Eastwood) 60
Shorts
- 001 Night of the Living Jew (2008 Oliver Noble) 00
- 002 Zombie Cam (??? listed under paulocornish at YouTube)
- 003 Hare Force (1944 Friz Freleng) 59 [- nth viewing]
- 004 Hare Remover (1945 Frank Tashlin) 67[+ nth viewing]
- 005 Hare Tonic (1945 Chuck Jones) 71 [+ nth viewing]
- 006 Easter Yeggs (1947 Robert McKimson) 69 [+ nth viewing]
- 007 Paris Exposition Films (1900) 45
- 008 Captain Nissen Going Through Whirlpool Rapids, Niagara Falls (1901) 55
- 009 Down the Hudson (1903 Frederick S Armitage & AE Ward) 45
- 010 The Ghost Train (1901) 51
- 011 Westinghouse Works (1904 GW Bitzer) 55
- 012 In Youth, Beside the Lonely Sea (1925) 59
- 013 Melody on Parade (1936) 57
- 014 La Cartomancienne (Fortune Teller) (1932 Jerome Hill) 51
- 015 Pie in the Sky (1935 Ralph Steiner) 23
- 016 L'Arroseur Arrose (1895 Louis Lumiere) --
- 017 Corner in Wheat (1909 DW Griffith) 57
- 018 Sherlock Jr. (1924 Buster Keaton) 87 terrible new score - everything else was wonderful though.
- 019 The Kid (1921 Charles Chaplin) 11
- 020 Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five (2008 Raman Hui) 09 never say "totally" again.
- 021 The Flying Gauchito (1945 Jack Kinney) 45 [- 3rd viewing]
- 022 In Dutch (1946 Charles A Nichols) 47
- 023 Goliath II (1960 Wolfgang Reitherman) 51
- 024 Mickey Down Under (1948 Charles A Nichols) 51 [+ 2nd viewing]
- 025 African Diary (1945 Jack Kinney) 67
- 026 A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956 Bill Justice) 51
- 027 Grievance of a Starmaker (2002) 41
- 028 Micro-loup (2003 Richard McGuire) 23
- Top 10
- 01 Sherlock Jr. (1924 Buster Keaton) 87
- 02 Hare Tonic (1945 Chuck Jones) 71
- 03 Easter Yeggs (1947 Robert McKimson) 69
- 04 Hare Remover (1945 Frank Tashlin) 67
TV Series
- 01 The Real Ghostbusters: S1 (1986 Dan Aykroyd & Harold Ramis) 00 [- nth viewing]
- 02 Quark: Complete Series (1978 Buck Henry) 00 like Red Dwarf USA 15 years early and about as good.
- 03 A History of Britain: Complete Series (2000 Clare Beavan, Martina Hall, Ian Bremner, Liz Harford, Jamie Muir) 71 about 100 episodes too short
- 04 The Office: S5 (2009 Greg Daniels, Ricky Gervais, Stephen Merchant) [currently] 66
- Top 5
- 01 A History of Britain (2000 Clare Beavan, Martina Hall, Ian Bremner, Liz Harford, Jamie Muir) 71
Books
- 01 At the Sign of the Sugared Plum (2003 Mary Hooper) 49
- 02 Aquamarine (2001 Alice Hoffman) 42
- 003 Nation (2008 Terry Pratchett) 30 probably one of the very few children's books to name drop Richard Dawkins. Small Gods was infinitely better.
- 04 Bridge to Terabithia (1977 Katherine Paterson) [currently] 42
Comics & Short Stories
- 001 BPRD: 1946 (2008 Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Paul Azaceta) 63
- 002 Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus (2007 Mike Mignola, Jason Armstrong, Dave Stewart) 63 - main story / 68 - backup story
- 003 Hellboy: Darkness Calls (2007 Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Stewart) 62
- 004 Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (1929 Herge) 38
- 005 Futurama #40 (2008 Eric Rogers, Mike Kazaleh, Dan Davis, Nathan Kane) --
- 006 Tintin in the Congo (1931 Herge) 20 even if you took out the racism it would still be terrible
- 007 Tintin in America: Color Edition (1931 Herge) 52 the first real Tintin
- 008 Cigars of the Pharaoh: Color Edition (1934 Herge) 63 [+ 2nd reading]
- 009 The Blue Lotus: Color Edition (1936 Herge) 74
- 010 Skulls in the Stars (1928 Robert E Howard) 61 he would have become a brilliant writer.
- 011 Eena (1947 Manly Banister) 17
- 012 The Look (19xx Maurice Level) 43
- 013 Methought I Heard a Voice (1951 L Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt) 49
- 014 The Broken Ear: Color Edition (1937 Herge) 68
- 015 Off the Map (1954 Rex Dolphin) 51
- 016 TI Michael (1926 WJ Stamper) 51
- 017 In the X-Ray (1949 Fritz Leiber Jr) 53
- 018 Speak (1984 Henry Slesar) 45
- 019 The Black Island (1938 Herge) 65
- 020 King Ottokar's Sceptre (1939 Herge) 53
- 021 The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941 Herge) 85 [+ 2nd reading]
- Top 10
- 01 The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941 Herge) 85
- 02 The Blue Lotus: (1935 Herge) 74
- 03 The Broken Ear: Color Edition (1937 Herge) 68
- 04 The Black Island (1938 Herge) 65
- 05 BPRD: 1946 (2008 Mike Mignola, Joshua Dysart, Paul Azaceta) 63
- 06 Cigars of the Pharaoh (1934 Herge) 63
- 07 Lobster Johnson: The Iron Prometheus (2007 Mike Mignola, Jason Armstrong, Dave Stewart) 63
- 08 Hellboy: Darkness Calls (2007 Mike Mignola, Duncan Fegredo, Dave Stewart) 62
- 09 Skulls in the Stars (1928 Robert E Howard) 61
I guess once you pick a title you're stuck... dang.