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Santa Claus
The Astronomer's Dream
Divers at Work on the Wreck of the "Maine"
The Four Troublesome Heads
Oil Gush Fire in Bibiheybat
A Switchback Railway
The Temptation of St Anthony

Without regard for quality of the movies and with a broad definition of "intellectual" you can find mainstream Hollywood uses passion as a sort of stand in for hidden value or veracity often when showing conspiracy theorists. It's their passion, you see, and their refusal to give in to the...

There's also good reason to think the next "Godard" won't be coming from the same tradition of film, art, and literature, maybe look towards films like Neptune Frost or some other works that are offering an alternative that seeks to expand on the heritage. But then that isn't quite the sam...

Judging from twitter cinephiles, Pedro Costa, Lisandro Alonso, Lucrecia Martel, Hong Sang-soo and, hell, Michael Bay are in the running for alienating the softies, championed by the hardcore. Godard is a bit more complicated than that thanks to the era he came into prominence in, alienation and the ...

Not one of my better years for watching. Saw 100 movies, but not many of great interest but likely won't have time to fix that before the end of the month unless the cable gods unexpectedly smile on me. Meek's Cutoff Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives Ha Ha Ha Certified Copy The Social Netw...

Living in a hotel with internet that isn't great for streaming leaves only cable for watching things. The array of shows are even worse, so I pick whatever movie I find most interesting. Interesting not meaning good, just that has something worth considering about Hollywood or the niche productions ...

Don't normally do this, but I want to remember my month of hotel viewing since it sure was something. (Actually covers the end of July and beginning of September too, but I'm going with it since I won't likely remember to make a new list next month.) The highpoint was a suggestion by Jerry, the last...

Better put in a list now so I don't miss out like I have been doing since I'm still a bit distracted. Angels and Insects Nostalgia for the Countryside Safe Strange Days Guimba the Tyrant On the Beat Fallen Angels Ulysses’ Gaze Maborosi Wild Side Zero Kelvin Cyclo The Blade Kristin Lavransdatter Welc...

There's so much talk about "strategizing" voting that the poll will likely see some influence in that direction, which should be simple enough if those involved weren't so squirrelly. Just need to coordinate some voting blocks to push a select list of films to get them higher rankings, but...

Wanted to watch more, but moving soon and the political situation kept that from happening, so a nice dull list. Ordet Oklahoma! Devdas Lola Montes Kiss Me Deadly Smiles of a Summer Night Stella The Trouble with Harry The White Angel Floating Clouds La Pointe Courte Il Bidone The Criminal Life of Ar...

Who doesn't like Jane Russell? I mean, sure, she's sometimes misused, but when the role's a fit for her, she's aces.

As is appropriate. Any other movie coming out on top would be a travesty of polling justice.

Two barely counts as a multiple, and as one who also edits their posts with great frequency, I have no problem with either kind of multiple-ing.

I was pleased to find out today that, amazingly, Memoria is going to play at my local rinkydink college town theater in a couple weeks. So plans are being made to see it just as Apichatpong intended, ahem. (By plans, I mean I'm gonna go, there's not anything more complex involved than the decision i...

Meant to watch some '21s, but nice weather and silents are a tough fit for me. Winter is my silent era. So I'll just do a top ten since I do have some favorites from the year. The Wildcat Fièvre Never Weaken Seven Years Bad Luck La Terre Orphans of the Storm The Phantom Carriage Destiny Miss Lulu Be...

Ditto No Regrets for Our Youth The Best Years of Our Lives Specter of the Rose Gilda My Darling Clementine Beauty and the Beast Enamorada Devil and the Angel Canyon Passage Cluny Brown Utamaro and His Five Women The Razor's Edge Bedlam The Locket Deadline at Dawn It's a Wonderful Life Mysterious Int...

Ah, forgot about this. No big deal, I don't mind being skipped for dawdling. But these are the movies I would have voted on, just for reference sake. Oxhide II A Letter to Uncle Boonmee Beeswax I Am Love A Town Called Panic Police, Adjective Of Love and Other Demons Lourdes Nothing Personal Like You...

Yeah, Taming the Garden is excellent, much more subtle in its examination of its subject than it might first appear, where a large number of the comments on the film focus too intently on hate for the billionaire alone and are disappointed the movie isn't more forthright in condemnation. The critiqu...

Svengali
Charley's Aunt
Black Legion
Mayor of Hell
The Great American Broadcast

Jem Hader's Counting might, well, count for your category. Pretty much is just filming out of windows. I liked it, but it seems not to be a favorite for the few others I follow who saw it.

Taming the Garden (Salomé Jashi)
The Dog Who Wouldn't Be Quiet (Ana Katz)
Black Medusa (Youssef Chebbi, ismaël)
Triforium (Jayne Parker)
The Bones (Cristóbal León, Joaquín Cociña)

Well I'm counting it as Angel's favorite either way. Heh.

Really though showing up on the list at all is still a surprise. I didn't know there was an Emmericher among us!

Don't disturb the ravens! They'll remember and seek revenge!

I always try to befriend corvids, never know when you'll need a feathered ally.

Wait, 2012 is your number one choice? What? I mean, that's cool, so to speak, but certainly unexpected!

Welcome and I enjoyed The Egg of Life, or the half of it I've watched so far. Nice mention!

Is this thing still on? I forgot all about it. Some great stuff, no matter what the process was in creating it.

Koko's Earth Control
Swing you Sinners!
Fresh Vegetable Mystery
Red Hot Mamma
It's the Natural Thing to Do
Billion Dollar Limited
Little Dutch Mill
Barnacle Bill

Pocket Money The King of Marvin Gardens Blaise Pascal Aguirre the Wrath of God Love in the Afternoon Pakeezah The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant Sambizanga Bone Street Mobster The Candidate Solaris St. Michael Had a Rooster The Harder They Come The Pollen of Flowers Brother Sun, Sister Moon Avanti! ...

Ekoin Natsu-basho Ozumo Going to Bed Under Difficulties/Le déshabillage impossible Muzaffar al-din shah's trip to europe Grandma’s Reading Glass How They Rob Men in Chicago Solar Eclipse Eiffel Tower from Trocadero Palace The One-Man Band Explosion of a Motor Car Gavotte As Seen Through a Telescope ...

I've been watching a number of these as well. I liked the Jayne Adams Triforium a lot, started tracking down her other films because of it, but it is just static shots that don't seem to work for everyone, so ymmv. Sodom was all too effective, I mean it's a hell of a thing, but not something I'd wan...

Oh, now I gotta see la moglie di claudio!