February 2014
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Abra kadabra (Dušan Vukotić, 1958, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives (Andy Baio, 2011, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Spiegel eiland (Sunny Side Up, Paul Driessen, 1985, sh) - 10/10 (R)
The Water People (Paul Driessen, 1992, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Het treinhuisje (Home on the Rails, Paul Driessen, 1981, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Oh What a Nico (Paul Driessen, 2004, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Le miroir (Laurent Fauchere/Antoine Tinguely, 2010, sh) - 9/10 (R)
Emma (Matthew Lawes, 2012, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Adrift (Ben Casey/Matt Smart/Ben Clube, 2010, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
A la lumière du vent (Adrien Vonné, 2009, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Abra kadabra (Dušan Vukotić, 1958, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
UC Davis Pepper Spray Incident, Four Perspectives (Andy Baio, 2011, doc, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Spiegel eiland (Sunny Side Up, Paul Driessen, 1985, sh) - 10/10 (R)
The Water People (Paul Driessen, 1992, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Het treinhuisje (Home on the Rails, Paul Driessen, 1981, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Oh What a Nico (Paul Driessen, 2004, sh) - 8/10 (R)
Le miroir (Laurent Fauchere/Antoine Tinguely, 2010, sh) - 9/10 (R)
Emma (Matthew Lawes, 2012, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Adrift (Ben Casey/Matt Smart/Ben Clube, 2010, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
A la lumière du vent (Adrien Vonné, 2009, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Notes:
TV = TV viewing
OL = online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorStefano ChiantiniStarsAlessandro TiberiRocco PapaleoGiovanna MezzogiornoLove is not enough to sustain a relationship between two young Italians whose families are hoping to split them apart.TV, 2/1/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorFred BlurtonGary TaylorStarsMike StarrIlleana DouglasChristian StolteTrapped in his favorite restaurant during the worst snow storm in Chicago history, Jelly Dinotto, a lovable, misfit mobster, has one night to escape the family business and win the heart of Megan the woman of his dreams. The problem? Jelly and his trigger-happy cousin, Nick, discover that two underachieving detectives are also trapped in the restaurant with a warrant for their arrest. Sparks soon begin to fly, pistols light up, and the power in the restaurant goes out. Sanity is restored as Megan mysteriously finds herself in charge with the only remaining loaded gun. As the snow continues to fall, Jelly must ultimately choose between the life he knows and the woman he loves in this engaging dark, romantic mobster comedy.TV, 2/1/14. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJim StrouseStarsSam RockwellEmma RobertsRob CorddryA comedy centered on a has-been coach who is given a shot at redemption when he's asked to run his local high school's girls basketball team.TV, 2/1/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorEva López SánchezStarsMaría de los Ángeles AyusoAntonio BassolsRossana CamhiFriday night in Mexico City... guided by three different ways of understanding the world, 20-year-olds, Juan, Rodrigo and Christian live after-hour adventures of friendship, love, and respect in a city marked by social differences.TV, 2/1/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorKenneth LonerganStarsLaura LinneyMatthew BroderickAmy RyanA single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.TV, 2/1/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorLaurent TirardStarsMaxime GodartVincent ClaudeCharles VaillantNicholas has every reason to keep things in life unchanged; however, when he accidentally overhears mum and dad talking about a new baby brother, his world will turn upside down. Will they abandon him to make room for the little stranger?TV, 2/2/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorGabriel PascalStarsClaude RainsVivien LeighStewart GrangerAt the height of the Roman Civil War, a young Cleopatra (Vivien Leigh) meets a middle-aged Julius Caesar (Claude Rains), who teaches her how to rule Egypt.TV, 2/2/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorThom FitzgeraldStarsChris LeavinsKerry FoxIan ParsonsWilliam, a once obese and depressed adolescent, is able to move past his teenage years when he moves to the city and comes out as being gay. When he returns home though, he can't cope with his memories.TV, 2/2/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorShichuan ZhangStarsZhegu ZhengZhengqiu ZhengYing YuCheng the fruit seller is in love with the daughter of his neighbor the doctor, but the good doctor won't let him marry her unless Chang finds him more patients. With some creative carpentering, Chang sets about augmenting the doctor's income.OL, 2/3/14. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAgnès VardaStarsAgnès VardaOrig. title: Viennale Walzer.
OL, 2/3/14. 8/10 (R). - DirectorJonas MekasA white suited Elvis shown doing a stage performance. The footage is shown in a speeded up form. The sound track is a Viennese waltz.OL, 2/3/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorChris MarkerIn 2012 the Vienna International Film Festival invited french filmmaker Chris Marker to direct the annual festival trailerOL, 2/3/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorErnie GehrGehr's camera shows drifting clouds on an almost blue sky with various background sounds.OL, 2/3/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJonas MekasOL, 2/3/14. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorStan BrakhageTrailer for the 2002 Vienna International Film Festival.Orig. title: SB.
OL, 2/3/14. 7/10 (FF). - StarsAlexander WüstPeter MaticRegina Fritsch'Charlemagne' recounts the dramatic, violent and bawdy lie of the Middle Ages' most important emperor: His life as a political strategist, a passionate lover, a man that conquered most of Europe and a cultural visionary. The mix of feature film and documentary gives a journey to the roots of European culture.TV, 2/3/14. 7/10 (FF).
Note: Shown as a (one) TV movie (approx 88 min) in my country. Sadly, such a 'version' doesn't have an IMDb credit (and this rate is for that one, naturally). - DirectorChris TerrioStarsElizabeth BanksGlenn CloseJames MarsdenSpanning 24 hours, "Heights" follows five New Yorkers challenged to choose their destiny before the sun comes up the next day.TV, 2/3/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorJean-Marie StraubStarsBarbara UlrichJoseph RottnerJean-Marie StraubTwo men on a walk. We see their back, we hear their voices, from time to time the sand creaks.OL, 2/4/14. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorNikola KostelacOL, 2/4/14. 7/10 (FF).
Notes:- Directed by Josip Sudar (IMDb has it wrong, as it seems). Nikola Kostelac was 'just' one of the (4) animators.
- The year is 1954, actually.
- DirectorNikola KostelacOL, 2/4/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorBorivoj Dovnikovic-BordoOL, 2/4/14. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorPaul Driessen-The scene: a long line of straight-faced, identical people, using their elbows to get to the top. They pass a nudge along the line until the first person, the "top", knocked off his feet by the impact of the final nudge.OL, 2/4/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPaul DriessenStarsPeter BiermanA man's dinner that inexplicably starts speaking to him is merely the start to a very strange series of events.OL, 2/4/14. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorRobert RedfordStarsTom CruiseMeryl StreepRobert RedfordInjuries sustained by two Army rangers behind enemy lines in Afghanistan set off a sequence of events involving a congressman, a journalist and a professor.TV, 2/4/14. 7/10 (FF).