Rough Groove

Movies watched: December 09

Pensionat Oskar – Susanne Bier, 1995 (Sweden)
Avatar – James Cameron, 2009 (US)
L’uomo che ama (When a Man Loves) – Maria Sole Tognazzi, 2008 (Italy)
Kundun – Martin Scorsese, 1997 (US)
En kort en lang (Shake It All About) – Hella Joof, 2001 (Denmark)
City Rats – Steve Kelly, 2009 (UK)

November 09 movies watched

Zombieland – Ruben Fleischer, 2009 (US)
Superhero Movie – Craig Mazin, 2008 (US)
Sorority Row – Stewart Hendler, 2009 (US)
Romance X – Catherine Breillat, 1999 (France)
Jennifer’s Body – Karyn Kusama, 2009 (US)
Garage Days – Alex Proyas, 2002 (Australia)
Fast Food Nation – Richard Linklater, 2006 (UK)
Choke – Clark Gregg, 2008 (US)
The Black Balloon – Elissa Down, 2008 (Australia)
2012 – Roland Emmerich, 2009 (US)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon – Chris Weitz, 2009 (US)

Film: an Introduction, 2nd Ed. – William Phillips

I have no film subjects during college and lately, I have been looking at film appreciation workshops but found none. The same is true with books until this one.

What a good find during a visit at Bestsellers, the bookstore at Robinsons Galleria. For such an informative book, Film: An Introduction, its a steal at only P299 ($7)! The quality of the paper is good for the price and this isn’t even a local reprint. Published by Bedford/St. Martin, 2002, it can be used as a student material.

Inside:

• its fully illustrated with high quality film stills with informative captions to illustrate key concepts
• it has extended resources to give the complete picture like novel excerpts from storyboards, interviews with noted filmmakers that gives one a complete introduction to the medium
• helpful definitions found at the margins of pages
• color plates, helpful glossaries and an accompanying website
• film examples from different era starting with the Lumiere Brothers to contemporary (pre 2002) titles

Well, as a movie fanatic, I do look forward to be more educated about the medium that I love.

October 09: 21 movies watched

Batalla en el cielo (Battle in Heaven) – Carlos Reygadas, 2005 (Mexico)
Tres dias (Before the Fall) – F. Javier Gutiérrez, 2008 (Spain)
53 dias de invierno (53 Winter Days) – Judith Colell, 2006 (Spain)
Asi de precipicio (At the Edge of the Abyss) – Teresa Suarez, 2006 (Mexico)
Kika – Pedro Almodovar, 1993 (Spain)
La buena vida (The Good Life) – A. Wood, 2008 (Chile)
La misma luna (Under the Same Moon) – Patricia Riggen, 2007 (Mexico)
Laberinto de pasiones (Labyrinth of Passions) – Pedro Almodovar, 1982 (Spain)
Mancora – Ricardo de Montreuil, 2008 (Peru)
Matador – Pedro Almodovar, 1986 (Spain)
A casa de Alice (Alice’s House) – Chico Teixeira, 2007 (Brazil)
Jalla jalla (The Best Man’s Wedding) – Josef Fares, 2000 (Sweden)
Laitakaupungin valot (Lights in the Dusk) – Aki Kaurismaki, 2006 (Finland)
La Finestra di Fronti (Facing Windows) – Ferzan Ozpetek, 2003 (Italy)
Mio fratello è figlio unico (My Brother is an Only Child) – Daniele Luchetti, 2007 (Italy)
L’Age Des Tenebres (Days of Darkness) – Denys Arcand, 2007 (Canada)
Ha-Asonot Shel Nina (Nina’s Tragedies) – Savi Gavison, 2003 (Israel)
Mamma Mia – Phyllida Lloyd, 2008 (UK)
The Savages – Tamara Jenkins, 2007 (US)
The Ugly Truth – Robert Luketic, 2009 (US)
Whisper – Stewart Hendler, 2007 (US)

September 09: 21 movies watched

Thanx to the Cineuropa and South Korean film festivals that happened in September, I was able to watch many good movies, for free.

Almost Famous – Cameron Crowe, 2000 (US)
Nesfarsit (California Dreaming) -
The Secret Life of Words – Isabel Coixet, 2005 (Spain)
Youth Without Youth – Francis Ford Coppola, 2007 (US)
Kimmy Dora – Joyce Bernal, 2009 (Philippines)
S certy nejsou zerty (Give the Devil His Due) – Hynek Bocan, 1984 (Czech Republic)
Rec – Jaume Balagueró & Paco Plaza, 2007 (Spain)
Duchess – Saul Dibb, 2008 (UK)
Die Welle (The Wave) – Dennis Gansel, 2008 (Germany)
Toi et moi (You and Me) – Julie Lopes-Curval, 2006 (France)
Freigesprochen (Free to Leave) – Peter Payer, 2007 (Austria)
Grabben i graven bredvid (The Guy in the Grave Next Door) – Kjell Sundvall, 2002 (Sweden)
District 9 – Neill Blomkamp, 2009 (US)
The Echo – Yam Laranas, 2008 (US)
Cloverfield – Matt Reeves, 2008 (US)
Uahan segye (The Show Must Go On) – Han Jae-rim, 2007 (South Korea)
Ane-eui aein-eul mannada (Driving My Wife’s Lover) – Kim Tai-sik, 2006 (South Korea)
Eumranseosaeng (Forbidden Quest) – Kim Dae-woo, 2006 (South Korea)
Surrogates – Jonathan Mostow, 2009 (US)
Aliens in the Attic – John Schultz, 2009 (US)
Ms. Pettigrew Lives for a Day – Bharat Nalluri, 2008 (UK)