The Isle is Full of Noises:
The Year in Film
2013
- La Face Cachée de la Lune dir. Robert Lepage (2003) Wednesday, January 9. 7/10
- Osama, dir. Siddiq Barmak (2003, Afghanistan) Sunday, January 20. 7/10
- The Bourne Ultimatum, dir. Paul Greengrass (USA, 2007) Saturday, February 2. 4/10
2012
(Items in bold are the Best of 2012)
1) La Dolce Vita dr. Federico Fellini (Sunday, Jan 15, 2012 ****½)
2) La Strada dir. Federico Fellini (Thursday, Jan 26, 2012 ***)
3) The Importance of Being Earnest dir. Anthony Asquith (Sunday, Jan 30, 2012 ****)
4) Score: A Hockey Musical (Saturday, Feb 4, 2012 **½)
5) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind dir. Michel Gondry (Wednesday, Feb 15, 2012 ****)
6) Through a Glass Darkly, dir. Ingmar Bergman (Tuesday, Feb 28, 2012 ****½)
7) Bridesmaids, dir. Paul Feig (Thursday, March 8, 2012, **)
8) Winter’s Bone, dir. Debra Granik (Thursday, March 8, 2012, ***½)
9) Poor Man’s Game, dir. Clément Virgo (Wednesday, March14, 2012, ***)
10) A Number, dir. James MacDonald (Saturday, March 24, 2012, ***½)
11) Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol dir. Brad Bird (Monday, April 24, 2012, ***)
12) Lolita dir. Stanley Kubrick (Sunday, April 29, 2012 ***)
13) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince dir. David Yates (Wednesday, May 2, 2012 ****)
14) The Bourne Supremacy dir. Paul Greengrass (Thursday, May 19, 2012 **1/2)
15) The Artist dir. Michel Hazanavicius, 2011(Friday, June 8, 2012, ***1/2)
16) Hugo dir. Martin Scorsese, 2011 (Friday, June 8, 2012, ***1/2)
17) The Muppets dir. James Bobin, 2011 (Monday, July 2, ***)
18) The Hunger Games, dir. Gary Ross, 2012 (Monday, July 2, ***1/2)
19) Friends with Kids dir. Jennifer Westfeldt, 2011 (Monday, July 2, ***)
20) Moonrise Kingdom dir. Wes Anderson, 2012 (Sunday, July 8, ****1/2)
21) Vivre sa Vie dir. Jean-Luc Godard, 1962 (Wednesday, July 11, ****)
22) One Hour with You dir. Ernst Lubitsch, 1932 (Monday, July 16, ***)
23) Senna dir. Asif Kapadia, 2011 (Saturday, July 21, ***)
24) Brave dir. Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman, and Steve Purcell, 2012 (Sunday, July 22, ***1/2)
25) A Dangerous Method, dir. David Cronenburg, 2011 (Wednesday, July 25, ***1/2)
26) Tree of Life dir. Terence Malick, 2011 (Sunday, July 29?, ***)
27) The Dark Knight Rises dir. Christopher Nolan , 2012 (Thursday, August 2?, ***)
28) Cairo Station dir. Youssef Chahine, (Friday, August 3, ****)
29) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang dir. Shane Black (Tuesday, August 14, ***)
30) Jalsaghar (The Music Room) dir. Satyajit Ray (Thursday, August 16, ***)
31) The Avengers dir. Joss Whedan, 2012 (Saturday, August 25, ***)
32) Jesus of Montreal dir. Denys Arcand (Saturday, August 25, ****)
33) Che, Part Two: Guerrilla dir. Stephen Soderburgh (Sunday, Sept 2, ***)
34) Black Sunday, dir. Mario Bava, (Tuesday, Sept. 3, **1/2)
35) The Angels’ Share, dir. Ken Loach, 2012 (Thursday, Sept 13, ***1/2)
36) Sleepwalk with Me, dir. Mike Birbiglia, 2012 (Friday, Sept 14, **1/2)
37) Holy Motors, dir. Léos Carax, 2012 (Friday, Sept 14, ****)
38) Mars et Avril, dir. Martin Villeneuve, 2012, (Sat, Sept 15, **1/2)
39) The Ambassador, dir. Mads Brügger, 2011 (Sat, Sept 15, **)
40) Grabbers, dir. Jon Wright, 2012 (Sat, Sept 15, ****)
41) Call me Kuchu, dir. Katherine Fairfax Wright, Malika Zouhali-Worrall, 2012 (Sunday, Sept 16, ***)
42) Love is All You Need, dir. Susanne Bier, 2012 (Monday, Sept 17, ***)
43) Antiviral, dir. Brandon Cronenburg, 2012 (Mon, Sept 17, ***1/2)
44) Love, dir. Michael Haneke, 2012 (Tues, Sept 18, ***1/2)
45) Stories We Tell, dir. Sarah Polley, 2012 (Wed, Sept 19, ***1/2)
46) My Brother the Devil, dir. Sally El Hosaini, 2011 (Wed, Sept 19, ***)
47) A Royal Affair, dir. Nikolaj Arcel, 2012 (Thurs, Sept 20, **1/2)
48) Rust and Bone, dir. Jacques Audiard, 2012 (Thurs, Sept 20, ***1/2)
49) Grizzly Man, dir. Werner Herzog (—, ****1/2)
50) Derrida, dir. Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering(—, ***1/2)
51) United 93, dir. Paul Greengrass (Tuesday, Nov 6, ***1/2)
52) The Town, dir. Ben Affleck, 20— (Thursday, Nov 15, ***)
53) Harlan County, USA, dir. Barbara Kopple, 1976 (Thursday, Nov 15, ****)
54) X-men: First Class dir. Matthew Vaughn, 2011 (Saturday, Nov 17, **)
55) Exit from the Gift Shop dir. Banksy (Saturday, Dec 1, ***1/2)