Film Diary 2006

2006-01-06T10:12:00.000-08:00

To read this beast, you need merely to understandthat my headers mean the following:

Title=I won't waste yer time with inane babble here. Er...
Viewing=Approx. no. of times I have now seen said film.
Format's not so cryptic symbology is as follows:
V=video
D=DVD
T=the way god intended 'em to be seen
*=altered score due to repeat viewing
And just as if you were back in school, all scores are out of 100.

Title...........Viewing.............Format................Score

1/06

Match Point.................2.................D..................69
39 Steps ('35)...............2.................D..................78
Syriana........................1.................T..................73
Capote.........................1.................T..................64
Bill Hicks Live ('04)........1.................D..................80
Eternal Sunshine OTSM..5.................D..................86
Up for Grabs..................1...............D..................65
Visions of Light..............2...............D..................76
Lower Depths (Renoir)......1...............D..................83
Meet Joe Black................2...............D..................68
Elephant Man..................4...............D..................89
Bowling for Columbine.......3...............D..................72
Titanic............................?...............D..................81
Groundhog Day.................4...............D...................86
The Sea Inside................1...............D...................85

02/06

The Hand (from Eros).............1...............D................83
The Woodsman.....................1...............D.................61
The Spite Marriage...............1...............D.................80
To Kill a Mockingbird............5?..............D.................87
Kung Fu Hustle..................3................D.................84
A Very Long Engagement..........1................D.................73
Most Dangerous Game.............2................D.................64
Eight Below.....................1................T.................67
Satantango......................1................V.................85
The Matador.....................1................T.................74
The Cameraman...................3................D.................83
Mrs. Henderson Presents.........1................T.................56

03/06 & 04/06

O Brother Where Art Thou?......10?...............D.................88
Monty Python/Holy Grail.........5?...............D.................91
Woman of the Dunes..............2................D.................92
Hoosiers........................1................D.................70
W & G Curse/Were-Rabbit.........2................D.................71
Run Lola Run....................10?..............D.................81
Rear Window.....................10?..............D.................93
Smoke Signals...................5................D.................81
Grizzly Man.....................3................D.................82
Out of Sight....................4................D.................77
Walk the Line...................2................D.................68
Ran.............................4................D.................86
Elizabeth.......................4................D.................72
Cache (Hidden)..................1................T.................83
Howl's Moving Castle............2................D.................80
Squid & the Whale...............1................D................77
Se7en...........................5?...............D................88
The Truman Show.................5?...............D................85
Flight 93.......................1................T................48

05/06

ExistenZ.......................1..................D..............67
Exorcism/Emily Rose............1..................D..............60
Shaun of the Dead..............3..................D..............79
Deadwood season 101-106........2..................D..............86
Brothers Grimm.................1..................D..............62
Cinderella Man.................1..................D..............66
Pride and Prejudice............3..................D..............80
Over the Hedge.................1..................T..............68
King Kong (1933)...............3..................D..............88
King Kong (2005)...............2..................D..............80
Cat People (Torneur)...........2..................D..............82
Deadwood 107-109...............2..................D..............83

06/06

Deadwood 110-112...................2..................D..............84
Deadwood 201-212...................2..................D..............85
Prairie Home Companion.........1..................T..............80
American Graffiti.................5..................D..............78
The Changeling......................2..................D..............53
Misiion Impossible 3...........1..................T..............74
X-Men 3.................................1..................T..............52
Brazil...................................5..................D..............90
Minority Report........................3..................D..............71
Fawlty Towers season 1 and 2...10?................D..............94
Tess of the D'Urbervilles.......3.................D..............74
Touch of Evil........................4.................D..............88
The Color Purple. .....................1.................D..............51
Capturing the Castle...................1.................D..............52
Equilibrium....................................1..............D..............58
The Dangerous Thread of Things....1...............D.............31
La Strada............................................3.................D..........88
Chungking Express..................................5..................D...........90
Fallen Angels.......................................3....................D..........85
Manchurian Candidate ('62)................5..................D..............90
Prime...................................................1................D...............52
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.......................2...................D.............77
Annie Hall...................................5...................D...............93
Manhattan.......................................5...................D..............92
Superman Returns.............................1....................T.............48

07.06

Dog Day Afternoon.................2...................D...............81
Failure to Launch..................1................D...............71
Devil Wears Prada...............1................T.............74
Willy Wonka..........................2.................D............53
Deadwood 301..................1..................D..............81
Deadwood 302..................1..................D..............88
Deadwood 303-4..............1.................D...............77
My Life Without Me............1.................D...............55
Spirited Away....................5.................D...............90
Fargo .............................3...................D.............87
The Life Aquatic................3...................D..............80
The Commitments..................3....................D..............72
Go.........................................2....................D.................63
Network................................2......................D.................78
Presumed Innocent....................2.....................D..............60
Pirates of the Caribbean (pt.2).....1....................T...............61
Deadwood (305).........................1.....................D................86
Deadwood (306).........................1.....................D................81
Shawshank Redemption.................3.....................D.................79
Dial M for Murder.....................2.....................D.................73
Testament of Dr. Mabuse.............1......................D.................74
Titus....................................2......................D................82
The Wire (season 4)....................1......................D.................80
4 Weddings and a Funeral.............3......................D.................66
America: From Freedom to Fascism.....1.....................D.................50
Chinatown.................................5.....................D.................88

08/06

Rosemary's Baby.........................3.....................D..................81
Happiness.................................1......................D.................55
Insomnia ('97)..........................1......................D..................68
A Scanner Darkly......................1......................T...................79
Before Sunrise..........................6?......................D..................93
Dave Chappelle's Block Party........1.....................D.....................82
The Descent.............................1......................T....................84
The Producers ('05)....................1......................D....................45
The Untouchables......................3.....................D....................66
Deadwood 307-310......................1.....................D....................76
Paper Moon...............................2.....................D...................81
The Wire (season 1)....................2.....................D....................82
Motherfucking Snakes on a Motherfucking Plane..1...............T.................63
Speed...............................................2..............D................66
Die Hard...........................................3..................D.................81
The Wire (season two)..................2.....................D...................77
The Wire (season three).................2.....................D...................85
French Connection.........................2......................D.................88
Jane Eyre (1970)...........................1.......................D.................71
Bubba Ho-Tep.............................1......................D.................66
The Search (1948).......................1.....................D.................63
Black Angel (1946)......................1....................D.................67
Our Daily Bread..........................1....................D.................81
V for Vendetta............................1....................D.................75
Trilogy of Terror.......................2....................D..................51
Blood Simple...............................1....................D.................86
Deadwood (311-312)......................1....................D...................81

09/06

The Wire (season 4).....................2....................D....................80
Dead Man....................................1.....................D....................92
The Search...............................1....................D....................67
Black Angel.............................1....................D.....................61
The Lost Weekend......................1....................D......................69
Rope.....................................2......................D...................63
All About Eve.........................1.......................D...................88
Slacker.................................2........................D..................76
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler.............1.........................D......................83
12 Angry Men..........................4.......................D...................80
Notorious................................3........................D...................91
Nosferatu (1979)......................1......................D....................78
Come and See............................1........................D...................76
The Descent...............................2.....................D...................81
Groundhog Day......................5?......................D...................87
The Corner (miniseries)...........1......................D...................63
The Illusionist......................1.......................T.....................61
Out of Place Memories of Edward Said..1.....................V......................76

10/06

A History of Violence.........3......................D.......................86
Miller's Crossing...............2......................D.......................72
The Office (NBC) season 1....1.....................D.........................78
Rushmore...........................5......................D......................90
Early Summer.....................1......................D.......................92
Late Spring.......................1......................D.......................90
The Departed......................1......................T.......................82
The Office (NBC s2)...........1.......................D.........................80
The Aviator......................2........................D......................61
The Proposition................1........................D.......................76
Palm Beach Story..............1........................D......................79
Floating Weeds ('34)........1.........................D......................85
Broken Blossoms................1.........................D.....................77
Story of Floating Weeds.....1........................D.......................93
Tales of Ugetsu................2.........................D.....................92
Stalker............................5?.......................D.......................93
Heaven Can Wait (1943).......1.......................D.........................74
Sullivan's Travels.............2........................D........................87
Aguirre: The Wrath of God...3........................D........................94
Monsters Inc......................5?........................D.......................84
Dog Soldiers.......................1........................D.....................53
Mother and Son....................1........................D.....................78
Thank You for Smoking..........1...................D..........................66
The Lady Eve................1....................D..........................88
When the Levees Broke:
A Requiem in 4 parts (pts 1 & 2............................1.....................D.................................87

11/06

High Plains Drifter.............1......................D.............................76
The Only Son......................1..................D.........................83
Borat...................................1....................T......................82
Manderlay...........................2.....................D.......................48
Day of the Dead.................2......................D.........................77
Solas....................................1......................D......................81
Flags of Our Fathers...................1.....................T........................71
Stagecoach.......................1........................D............................85
The Break Up.....................1........................D...........................46
Casino Royale....................1.........................T........................80
Fast Food Nation...............1........................T.........................73
Passing Fancy......................1......................D.........................90
Thunderbolt and Lightfoot........1..................D........................75

12/06

Stranger Than Fiction..............1..................T....................56
Deja Vu................................1...................T....................44
An Inconvenient Truth..............1..................D....................63
The Truman Show..........................5?................D...................86
King Lear (BBC)..........................1.................D...................64
Twelfth Night (1996)......................5?.................D..................84
Macbeth (Polanski)..........................10?................D.................88
Romeo + Juliet (1997)....................5?..................D..................70
Counte of Monte Cristo.................5...................D...................62
Rear Window...................................10?................D...............93
World Trade Center.....................1...................D.....................66
Blood Diamond............................1....................T...................61
The Double Life of Veronique......2..................D.......................92
Hospital, Factory, Railway Station..1.............D.......................83