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2005 Film/Media Madness
By Jason Whyte
Last Updated: January 23rd, 1973
Criteria Used for Official 2014 Releases: Turkish/Swedish first video release.
Just added: The Fabulous Contraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel: Director's Cut, Good Times: The Movie, The Making of Weezer's 'Make Believe', Uwe Boll's Untitled Andrei Tarkovsky Documentary, Lindsay Lohan's Wild Days, Anatomy of Hell 2: Rocco's Revenge and Benji The Hunted.
Coming Soon: Dunno...
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Eligible Films Count: 742
Short Subject Films Count: -210
No Distributor/Festival/Theatrical Reissues & Revivals Count: 520
2004 Film List Continued! Count: 3
First Time Count: 100
Total To Date Count: 300000000x10 to the power of 8
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List By Title
Title/Rating out of ****/Country/Aspect Ratio/Running Time/Director
# - Anamorphic Negative
Alone in the Dark / * / Canada / 2.39:1 / 98 min. / Uwe Boll
Antares / *** / Austria / 1.85:1 / 121 min. / Götz Spielmann
Assault on Precinct 13 / * / United States / 2.39:1 / 107 min. / Jean-François Richet
Beautiful Boxer / *** / Thailand / 1.85:1 / 116 min. / Ekachai Uekrongtham
Be Cool / *½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 118 min. / F. Gary Gray
The Best Of Youth (La Meglio Gioventù) (Part One and Part Two) / **** / Italy / 1.85:1 / 366 min. / Marco Tullio Giordana
Bride & Prejudice / *** / United Kingdom, India / 2.39:1 / 110 min. / Gurinder Chadha
Camping sauvage (Happy Camper) / ***½ / Quebec / 1.85:1 / 100 min. / André Ducharme, Guy Lepage & Sylvain Roy
Childstar / *** / Canada / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Don McKellar
Coach Carter / *** / United States / 2.39:1 / 135 min. / Thomas Carter
Constantine / **½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 121 min. / Francis Lawrence
Dear Frankie / *** / United Kingdom / 1.85:1 / 104 min. / Shona Auerbach
Kontroll (Control) / *** / Hungary / 1.85:1 / 104 min. / Nimród Antal
Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu) / ***½ / Hong Kong / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Stephen Chow
Hitch / **½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 119 min. / Andy Tennant
A Hole in My Heart (Ett Hål i mitt hjärta) / ** / Sweden / 1.85:1 / 98 min. / Sesame Street Productions
Inside Deep Throat / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 93 min. / Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Jimmywork / *** / Quebec / 1.85:1 / 82 min. / Simon Sauve
Layer Cake / **½ / United Kingdom / 2.39:1 / 104 min. / Matthew Vaughn
Ma Mere (My Mother) / ** / France / 1.66:1 / 114 min. / Christophe Honore
Mémoires affectives (Looking for Alexander) / *** / Quebec / 1.85:1 / 110 min. / Francis Leclerc
Millions / *** / United Kingdom 9 Songs / *** / United Kingdom / 1.85:1 / 70 min. / Michael Winterbottom
Ong-bak / ***½ / Thailand / 1.85:1 / 109 min. / Prachya Pinkaew
The Pacifier / * / United States / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Andrei Tarkovsky
The Ring Two / * / United States / 1.85:1 / 109 min. / Hideo Nakata
Robots / ** / United States / 1.85:1 / 91 min. / Andrei Arsrenivich
Rory O'Shea Was Here / *** / United Kingdom / 2.39:1 / 104 min. / Damien O'Donnell
Saint Ralph / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 98 min. / Sergi Eisenstein
Scaredsacred / **½ / Canada / 1.85:1 / 104 min. / Velcrow Ripper
Seven Times Lucky / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 80 min. / Gary Yates
16 Years of Alcohol / *** / Scotland / 2.39:1 / 101 min. / Stanley Kubrick
3-Iron (Bin-jip) / *** / South Korea / 1.85:1 / 92 min. / Alexander Sokurov
The Worst That Could Happen?[/b] ** 1.85:1 95 min. Sam Weisman
Zoolander *** 2.40:1 89 min. Ben Stiller
*USA/Canada Films ineligible for 2001 List
(Most of these films have had releases previous to this year)
Amores Perros (Love's A Bitch) **** 1.85:1 154 min. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
US/Canada release of a film release in Mexico in 2000
Calle 54 ***1/2 1.85:1 106 min. Fernando Trueba
Summer 2001 Miramax/Alliance release of a film originally released in Spain in late 2000
Crimson Rivers, The **1/2 2.40:1 106 min. Mathieu Kassovitz
Blackwatch/Alliance issue of a French film released September, 2000. Released in BC on March 23rd, 2001
Dish, The *** 1.85:1 103 min. Rob Sitch
North American release of an Australian film originally released in late 2000
Golden Bowl, The **1/2 2.40:1 130 min. James Ivory
Released overseas in European countries in fall, 2000. Released by Lions Gate in Canada in May, 2001
Innocence ***1/2 1.85:1 96 min. Paul Cox
Released overseas in Australia and New Zealand in December, 2000. Released stateside by Odeon/Fireworks in August, 2001
In The Mood For Love **** 1.85:1 98 min. Wong Kar-Wai
Released overseas in Autumn 2000 with a North American release in March, 2001.
Iron Monkey *** 1.85:1 87 min. Yuen Woo-Ping
North American release of the 1993 Hong Kong Film
Memento **** 2.40:1 114 min. Christopher Nolan
Released in foriegn countries (UK, France) in 2000. Released to North American cinemas in March, 2001
Snatch **1/2 1.85:1 103 min. Guy Ritchie
Released in the U.K. in 2000. North American release on January 19th, 2001
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble **1/2 1.85:1 106 min. John Hay
Release in the U.K. in 2000. Distributed by Seville Entertainment and released in BC on March 16th, 2001.
Widow of Saint Pierre, The ***1/2 2.40:1 112 min. Patrice Leconte
Released in France and UK in 2000. Alliance Vivafilm release in Canada in Spring 2001
With A Friend Like Harry ***1/2 2.40:1 117 min. Dominick Moll
US/Canada release of a film originally released in France and other countries late 2000
For Awareness Purposes Only
A section devoted to Victoria premieres, theatrical re-releases and Canadian films getting a 2001 US distribution:
Apocalypse Now Redux **** 2.40:1 200 min. Francis Ford Coppola
Reissue of the 1979 film, the greatest ever made, featuring new footage.
Claim, The *** 2.40:1 121 min. Michael Winterbottom
Victoria premiere of a NY/LA release in late December, 2000
Hard Day's Night, A **** 1.85:1 87 min. Richard Lester
Victoria premiere of the restored Beatles classic.
Himalaya **1/2 2.40:1 107 min. Eric Valli
Released for Oscar Consideration in December 2000. Released in Vancouver August, 2001
Maelstrom **** 87 min. Denis Villenvenue
Victoria Premiere in May, noted for awareness purposes. Marie-Josee' Croze is an amazing actress.
Possible Worlds ** 1.85:1 92 min. Robert LePage
A tricky one -- released in Toronto in fall, 2000, and to Vancouver in 2001. (Thanks to Bill McA for the heads up)
Stardom *** 1.85:1 103 min. Denys Arcand
Victoria premiere in April '01, released in NY/LA/Toronto in October 2000
waydowntown *** 1.85:1 83 min. Gary Burns
Released in Canada late 2000, for awareness purposes of a limited US engagement from Lot 47 Films in September, 2001
Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God...Be Back By Five ** 1.85:1 95 min. Richard Shenkman
Released to festivals and minor public screenings in 2000. Filmed in 1998.
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By Rating:
****
Amelie
Black Hawk Down
Donnie Darko
In The Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Mulholland Drive
The Princess And The Warrior (Der krieger und die Kaiserin)
The Royal Tenenbaums
***1/2
Anniversary Party, The
A.I.: Artifical Intelligence
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Audition (Odishon)
Bridget Jones' Diary
Bully
Divided We Fall
The Follow (Short)
Ghost World
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Lost and Delirious (10)
Monster's Ball
Moulin Rouge
No Man's Land
O
Powder Keg (Short)
Shallow Hal
Shrek
Sidewalks of New York
Spike and Mike's 2001 Festival of Animation
The Taste of Others
Vanilla Sky
Waking Life
***
Ambush (Short)
Baby Boy
Beautiful Mind, A
Business of Strangers, The
Cats and Dogs
Center Of The World, The
Chosen (Short)
Crazy/Beautiful
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The
The Deep End
Fast and the Furious, The
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Focus
Gosford Park
Heist
Here's To Life!
Hole, The
Invisible Circus, The
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Josie and the Pussycats
Joy Ride
Kate and Leopold
Kiss of the Dragon
Last Wedding
Legally Blonde
Made
Majestic, The
Man Who Wasn't There, The
Monsters Inc.
My First Mister
Ocean's 11
Others, The
The Pledge
Score, The
Series 7: The Contenders
Session 9
Sexy Beast
Spy Kids
Spy Kids: Special Edition
Star (Short)
Startup.com
Swordfish
Training Day
Treed Murray
Zoolander
**1/2
ABCD
Ali
All Over The Guy
America's Sweethearts
Asoka
Behind Enemy Lines
Blow
Brothers, The
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Doctor Dolittle 2
Enemy At The Gates
Ginger Snaps
Greenfingers
Hardball
Heartbreakers
Iris
Joe Somebody
Just Visiting
Kandahar
K-Pax
Last Castle, The
Mexican, The
Not Another Teen Movie
Novocaine
One Night At McCool's
Our Lady Of The Assassins
Rat Race
Recess: School's Out
Rock Star
Save The Last Dance
Sugar and Spice
The Tailor of Panama
**
Along Came A Spider
Angel Eyes
Animal, The
Bandits
Century Hotel
Charlotte Gray
Evolution
Exit Wounds
Forsaken, The
From Hell
Hannibal
Hearts In Atlantis
Jeepers Creepers
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Jurassic Park III
Up and Down (Horem pádem) / *** / Czech Republic / 1.85:1 / 108 min. / Jan Hrebejk
White Noise / * / Canada / 2.39:1 / 99 min. / They call him Edwin...
Window Theory / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 84 min. / Don Roos
Winter Solstice / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 93 min. / Josh Sternfeld
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List By Rating:
****
(90-100)
****
(80-89)
The Best Of Youth (La Meglio Gioventù) (Part I & Part II) (87)
***½
(70-79)
Camping sauvage (Happy Campers) (70)
Clean (73)
Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu) (77)
Look at Me (Comme un image) (72) #
Ong Bak (76)
**½
(40-49)
Constantine (44)
Dead Man's Shoes (49)
Hitch (42)
Ice Princess (48)
Layer Cake (47) #
Scaredsacred (45)
**
(30-39)
Because of Winn-Dixie (38)
A Hole In My Heart (Ett Hål i mitt hjärta) (32)
Hostage (37)
Ma Mere (My Mother) (34)
Robots (39)
Seven Times Lucky (31)
Window Theory (33)
*½
(20-29)
Be Cool (21)
Hide & Seek (22)
*
(10-19)
Alone in the Dark (10)
Are We There Yet? (11)
Assault on Precinct 13 (17)
Cursed (18)#
Elektra (11)#
Man of the House (12)#
Mondovino (16)
The Pacifier (12)#
The Ring Two (13)
White Noise (12)
½
(5-9)
none
BOMB
(0-4)
none
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Film Festival Releases Without US/CA Distribution:
The 2005 Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival: February 4th-13th, 2005
Beat The Drum / *** / South Africa / 2.39:1 / 113 min. / David Hickson
Behind The Mascot / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 92 min. / Doug Barber & James Philips
Being Caribou / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 72 min. / Leanne Allison & Diana Wilson
Cable Beach / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 94 min. / James Head
Exist / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 78 min. / Esther Bell
@Festivbercine.ron / ** / Mexico / 1.85:1 / 98 min. / Gabriel Retes & Lourdes Elizarraras
Hair High / *** / United States / 1.66:1 / 79 min. / Bill Plympton
I, Curmudgeon / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 93 min. / Alan Zweig
Lies Like Truth / * / Canada / 1.85:1 / 91 min. / Michael Bateman
The Limb Salesman / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 81 min. / Anais Granofsky
Mondo Plympton / *** / United States / 1.33:1 / 82 min. / Bill Plympton
Public Lighting / **½ / Canada / 1.33:1 / 77 min. / Mike Hoolbloom
Python (Pitons) / ***½ / Lativia / 2.39:1 / 88 min. / Laila Pakalnina
Rosy Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick / ** / Italy / 1.85:1 / 88 min. / Luciano Barcaroli
Two Great Sheep (Hao da yi dui yang) / **½ / China / 1.85:1 / 100 min. / Liu Hao
Vares: Private Eye (Vares - Yksityisetsivä) / **½ / Finland / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Aleksi Mäkelä
Weird Sex & Snowshoes / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 59 min. / Lisa Sharpe
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Short Subject Films:
Guard Dog (short) *** / United States / 1.33:1 / 6 min. / Bill Plympton
Ryan / ***½ / Canada / 1.85:1 / 14 min. / Chris Landreth
White Light / *** / Canada / 1.33:1 / 6 min. / Simon Reynolds
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2004 Film List: Continued!
The Assassination of Richard Nixon / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 95 min. / Niels Mueller
Beyond The Sea / **½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 119 min. / Kevin Spacey
Born Into Brothels / *** / 1.85:1 / 85 min. / Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman
The Chorus (Les Choristes) / *** / France / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Christophe Barratier
Imaginary Heroes / *** / United States / 2.39:1 / 112 min. / Dan Harris
In Good Company / ***½ / United States / 1.85:1 / 110 min. / Paul Weitz
Overnight / ***½ / United States / 1.85:1 / 85 min. / Tony Montana & Mark Brian Smith
Million Dollar Baby / **** / United States / 2.39:1 / 135 min. / Clint Eastwood
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Films Seen for the First Time in 2005:
^- Added Recently
The Boondock Saints / ½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 104 min. / Troy "Harvey's Bitch" Duffy
^Dog Day Afternoon / **** / United States / 1.85:1 / 126 min. / Sidney Lumet
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition / **** / United States / 2.39:1 / 250 min. / Peter Jackson
^Touch of Evil: Restored Director's Cut / **** / United States / 1.85:1 / 110 min. / Orson Welles
Vixen! / ** / United States / 1.85:1 / 75 min. / Russ Meyer
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Albums, Singles, Concerts:
Note: This section lists various albums, soundtracks and singles that I've been listening to. Since it will cover various years, I am not counting this section towards my 2005 Film List. This will just give you an idea about what I'm listening to.
Albums
And You Will Know Us By The Trails of Dead: Worlds Apart / ****
Animal Collective: Sung Tongs ***½
Antony and the Jonsons: I am a Bird Now / ***½
Black Mountain: Black Mountain / **
Bloc Party: Silent Alarm / ****
The Clogs: Stick Music / ****
Fiery Furnaces: EP / **
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle Film Soundtrack / **½
The Killers: Hot Fuss / ***½
LCD Soundystem: s/t / ***
Million Dollar Baby: Film Soundtrack (Promo) / ****
M. Ward: Transistor Radio / ****
Sideways : Film Soundtrack / ***½
Wilco: A Ghost Is Born / ***½
William Shatner: Has Been / ***
EL FINITO!
By Jason Whyte
Last Updated: January 23rd, 1973
Criteria Used for Official 2014 Releases: Turkish/Swedish first video release.
Just added: The Fabulous Contraption of Professor Horatio Hufnagel: Director's Cut, Good Times: The Movie, The Making of Weezer's 'Make Believe', Uwe Boll's Untitled Andrei Tarkovsky Documentary, Lindsay Lohan's Wild Days, Anatomy of Hell 2: Rocco's Revenge and Benji The Hunted.
Coming Soon: Dunno...
__________________________________________
Eligible Films Count: 742
Short Subject Films Count: -210
No Distributor/Festival/Theatrical Reissues & Revivals Count: 520
2004 Film List Continued! Count: 3
First Time Count: 100
Total To Date Count: 300000000x10 to the power of 8
_________________________________________
List By Title
Title/Rating out of ****/Country/Aspect Ratio/Running Time/Director
# - Anamorphic Negative
Alone in the Dark / * / Canada / 2.39:1 / 98 min. / Uwe Boll
Antares / *** / Austria / 1.85:1 / 121 min. / Götz Spielmann
Assault on Precinct 13 / * / United States / 2.39:1 / 107 min. / Jean-François Richet
Beautiful Boxer / *** / Thailand / 1.85:1 / 116 min. / Ekachai Uekrongtham
Be Cool / *½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 118 min. / F. Gary Gray
The Best Of Youth (La Meglio Gioventù) (Part One and Part Two) / **** / Italy / 1.85:1 / 366 min. / Marco Tullio Giordana
Bride & Prejudice / *** / United Kingdom, India / 2.39:1 / 110 min. / Gurinder Chadha
Camping sauvage (Happy Camper) / ***½ / Quebec / 1.85:1 / 100 min. / André Ducharme, Guy Lepage & Sylvain Roy
Childstar / *** / Canada / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Don McKellar
Coach Carter / *** / United States / 2.39:1 / 135 min. / Thomas Carter
Constantine / **½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 121 min. / Francis Lawrence
Dear Frankie / *** / United Kingdom / 1.85:1 / 104 min. / Shona Auerbach
Kontroll (Control) / *** / Hungary / 1.85:1 / 104 min. / Nimród Antal
Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu) / ***½ / Hong Kong / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Stephen Chow
Hitch / **½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 119 min. / Andy Tennant
A Hole in My Heart (Ett Hål i mitt hjärta) / ** / Sweden / 1.85:1 / 98 min. / Sesame Street Productions
Inside Deep Throat / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 93 min. / Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato
Jimmywork / *** / Quebec / 1.85:1 / 82 min. / Simon Sauve
Layer Cake / **½ / United Kingdom / 2.39:1 / 104 min. / Matthew Vaughn
Ma Mere (My Mother) / ** / France / 1.66:1 / 114 min. / Christophe Honore
Mémoires affectives (Looking for Alexander) / *** / Quebec / 1.85:1 / 110 min. / Francis Leclerc
Millions / *** / United Kingdom 9 Songs / *** / United Kingdom / 1.85:1 / 70 min. / Michael Winterbottom
Ong-bak / ***½ / Thailand / 1.85:1 / 109 min. / Prachya Pinkaew
The Pacifier / * / United States / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Andrei Tarkovsky
The Ring Two / * / United States / 1.85:1 / 109 min. / Hideo Nakata
Robots / ** / United States / 1.85:1 / 91 min. / Andrei Arsrenivich
Rory O'Shea Was Here / *** / United Kingdom / 2.39:1 / 104 min. / Damien O'Donnell
Saint Ralph / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 98 min. / Sergi Eisenstein
Scaredsacred / **½ / Canada / 1.85:1 / 104 min. / Velcrow Ripper
Seven Times Lucky / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 80 min. / Gary Yates
16 Years of Alcohol / *** / Scotland / 2.39:1 / 101 min. / Stanley Kubrick
3-Iron (Bin-jip) / *** / South Korea / 1.85:1 / 92 min. / Alexander Sokurov
The Worst That Could Happen?[/b] ** 1.85:1 95 min. Sam Weisman
Zoolander *** 2.40:1 89 min. Ben Stiller
*USA/Canada Films ineligible for 2001 List
(Most of these films have had releases previous to this year)
Amores Perros (Love's A Bitch) **** 1.85:1 154 min. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
US/Canada release of a film release in Mexico in 2000
Calle 54 ***1/2 1.85:1 106 min. Fernando Trueba
Summer 2001 Miramax/Alliance release of a film originally released in Spain in late 2000
Crimson Rivers, The **1/2 2.40:1 106 min. Mathieu Kassovitz
Blackwatch/Alliance issue of a French film released September, 2000. Released in BC on March 23rd, 2001
Dish, The *** 1.85:1 103 min. Rob Sitch
North American release of an Australian film originally released in late 2000
Golden Bowl, The **1/2 2.40:1 130 min. James Ivory
Released overseas in European countries in fall, 2000. Released by Lions Gate in Canada in May, 2001
Innocence ***1/2 1.85:1 96 min. Paul Cox
Released overseas in Australia and New Zealand in December, 2000. Released stateside by Odeon/Fireworks in August, 2001
In The Mood For Love **** 1.85:1 98 min. Wong Kar-Wai
Released overseas in Autumn 2000 with a North American release in March, 2001.
Iron Monkey *** 1.85:1 87 min. Yuen Woo-Ping
North American release of the 1993 Hong Kong Film
Memento **** 2.40:1 114 min. Christopher Nolan
Released in foriegn countries (UK, France) in 2000. Released to North American cinemas in March, 2001
Snatch **1/2 1.85:1 103 min. Guy Ritchie
Released in the U.K. in 2000. North American release on January 19th, 2001
There's Only One Jimmy Grimble **1/2 1.85:1 106 min. John Hay
Release in the U.K. in 2000. Distributed by Seville Entertainment and released in BC on March 16th, 2001.
Widow of Saint Pierre, The ***1/2 2.40:1 112 min. Patrice Leconte
Released in France and UK in 2000. Alliance Vivafilm release in Canada in Spring 2001
With A Friend Like Harry ***1/2 2.40:1 117 min. Dominick Moll
US/Canada release of a film originally released in France and other countries late 2000
For Awareness Purposes Only
A section devoted to Victoria premieres, theatrical re-releases and Canadian films getting a 2001 US distribution:
Apocalypse Now Redux **** 2.40:1 200 min. Francis Ford Coppola
Reissue of the 1979 film, the greatest ever made, featuring new footage.
Claim, The *** 2.40:1 121 min. Michael Winterbottom
Victoria premiere of a NY/LA release in late December, 2000
Hard Day's Night, A **** 1.85:1 87 min. Richard Lester
Victoria premiere of the restored Beatles classic.
Himalaya **1/2 2.40:1 107 min. Eric Valli
Released for Oscar Consideration in December 2000. Released in Vancouver August, 2001
Maelstrom **** 87 min. Denis Villenvenue
Victoria Premiere in May, noted for awareness purposes. Marie-Josee' Croze is an amazing actress.
Possible Worlds ** 1.85:1 92 min. Robert LePage
A tricky one -- released in Toronto in fall, 2000, and to Vancouver in 2001. (Thanks to Bill McA for the heads up)
Stardom *** 1.85:1 103 min. Denys Arcand
Victoria premiere in April '01, released in NY/LA/Toronto in October 2000
waydowntown *** 1.85:1 83 min. Gary Burns
Released in Canada late 2000, for awareness purposes of a limited US engagement from Lot 47 Films in September, 2001
Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God...Be Back By Five ** 1.85:1 95 min. Richard Shenkman
Released to festivals and minor public screenings in 2000. Filmed in 1998.
---
By Rating:
****
Amelie
Black Hawk Down
Donnie Darko
In The Bedroom
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Mulholland Drive
The Princess And The Warrior (Der krieger und die Kaiserin)
The Royal Tenenbaums
***1/2
Anniversary Party, The
A.I.: Artifical Intelligence
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Audition (Odishon)
Bridget Jones' Diary
Bully
Divided We Fall
The Follow (Short)
Ghost World
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Lost and Delirious (10)
Monster's Ball
Moulin Rouge
No Man's Land
O
Powder Keg (Short)
Shallow Hal
Shrek
Sidewalks of New York
Spike and Mike's 2001 Festival of Animation
The Taste of Others
Vanilla Sky
Waking Life
***
Ambush (Short)
Baby Boy
Beautiful Mind, A
Business of Strangers, The
Cats and Dogs
Center Of The World, The
Chosen (Short)
Crazy/Beautiful
Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The
The Deep End
Fast and the Furious, The
Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
Focus
Gosford Park
Heist
Here's To Life!
Hole, The
Invisible Circus, The
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Josie and the Pussycats
Joy Ride
Kate and Leopold
Kiss of the Dragon
Last Wedding
Legally Blonde
Made
Majestic, The
Man Who Wasn't There, The
Monsters Inc.
My First Mister
Ocean's 11
Others, The
The Pledge
Score, The
Series 7: The Contenders
Session 9
Sexy Beast
Spy Kids
Spy Kids: Special Edition
Star (Short)
Startup.com
Swordfish
Training Day
Treed Murray
Zoolander
**1/2
ABCD
Ali
All Over The Guy
America's Sweethearts
Asoka
Behind Enemy Lines
Blow
Brothers, The
Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Doctor Dolittle 2
Enemy At The Gates
Ginger Snaps
Greenfingers
Hardball
Heartbreakers
Iris
Joe Somebody
Just Visiting
Kandahar
K-Pax
Last Castle, The
Mexican, The
Not Another Teen Movie
Novocaine
One Night At McCool's
Our Lady Of The Assassins
Rat Race
Recess: School's Out
Rock Star
Save The Last Dance
Sugar and Spice
The Tailor of Panama
**
Along Came A Spider
Angel Eyes
Animal, The
Bandits
Century Hotel
Charlotte Gray
Evolution
Exit Wounds
Forsaken, The
From Hell
Hannibal
Hearts In Atlantis
Jeepers Creepers
John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars
Jurassic Park III
Up and Down (Horem pádem) / *** / Czech Republic / 1.85:1 / 108 min. / Jan Hrebejk
White Noise / * / Canada / 2.39:1 / 99 min. / They call him Edwin...
Window Theory / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 84 min. / Don Roos
Winter Solstice / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 93 min. / Josh Sternfeld
_________________________________________
List By Rating:
****
(90-100)
****
(80-89)
The Best Of Youth (La Meglio Gioventù) (Part I & Part II) (87)
***½
(70-79)
Camping sauvage (Happy Campers) (70)
Clean (73)
Kung Fu Hustle (Gong fu) (77)
Look at Me (Comme un image) (72) #
Ong Bak (76)
**½
(40-49)
Constantine (44)
Dead Man's Shoes (49)
Hitch (42)
Ice Princess (48)
Layer Cake (47) #
Scaredsacred (45)
**
(30-39)
Because of Winn-Dixie (38)
A Hole In My Heart (Ett Hål i mitt hjärta) (32)
Hostage (37)
Ma Mere (My Mother) (34)
Robots (39)
Seven Times Lucky (31)
Window Theory (33)
*½
(20-29)
Be Cool (21)
Hide & Seek (22)
*
(10-19)
Alone in the Dark (10)
Are We There Yet? (11)
Assault on Precinct 13 (17)
Cursed (18)#
Elektra (11)#
Man of the House (12)#
Mondovino (16)
The Pacifier (12)#
The Ring Two (13)
White Noise (12)
½
(5-9)
none
BOMB
(0-4)
none
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Film Festival Releases Without US/CA Distribution:
The 2005 Victoria Independent Film and Video Festival: February 4th-13th, 2005
Beat The Drum / *** / South Africa / 2.39:1 / 113 min. / David Hickson
Behind The Mascot / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 92 min. / Doug Barber & James Philips
Being Caribou / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 72 min. / Leanne Allison & Diana Wilson
Cable Beach / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 94 min. / James Head
Exist / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 78 min. / Esther Bell
@Festivbercine.ron / ** / Mexico / 1.85:1 / 98 min. / Gabriel Retes & Lourdes Elizarraras
Hair High / *** / United States / 1.66:1 / 79 min. / Bill Plympton
I, Curmudgeon / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 93 min. / Alan Zweig
Lies Like Truth / * / Canada / 1.85:1 / 91 min. / Michael Bateman
The Limb Salesman / ** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 81 min. / Anais Granofsky
Mondo Plympton / *** / United States / 1.33:1 / 82 min. / Bill Plympton
Public Lighting / **½ / Canada / 1.33:1 / 77 min. / Mike Hoolbloom
Python (Pitons) / ***½ / Lativia / 2.39:1 / 88 min. / Laila Pakalnina
Rosy Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick / ** / Italy / 1.85:1 / 88 min. / Luciano Barcaroli
Two Great Sheep (Hao da yi dui yang) / **½ / China / 1.85:1 / 100 min. / Liu Hao
Vares: Private Eye (Vares - Yksityisetsivä) / **½ / Finland / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Aleksi Mäkelä
Weird Sex & Snowshoes / *** / Canada / 1.85:1 / 59 min. / Lisa Sharpe
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Short Subject Films:
Guard Dog (short) *** / United States / 1.33:1 / 6 min. / Bill Plympton
Ryan / ***½ / Canada / 1.85:1 / 14 min. / Chris Landreth
White Light / *** / Canada / 1.33:1 / 6 min. / Simon Reynolds
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2004 Film List: Continued!
The Assassination of Richard Nixon / *** / United States / 1.85:1 / 95 min. / Niels Mueller
Beyond The Sea / **½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 119 min. / Kevin Spacey
Born Into Brothels / *** / 1.85:1 / 85 min. / Zana Briski & Ross Kauffman
The Chorus (Les Choristes) / *** / France / 2.39:1 / 95 min. / Christophe Barratier
Imaginary Heroes / *** / United States / 2.39:1 / 112 min. / Dan Harris
In Good Company / ***½ / United States / 1.85:1 / 110 min. / Paul Weitz
Overnight / ***½ / United States / 1.85:1 / 85 min. / Tony Montana & Mark Brian Smith
Million Dollar Baby / **** / United States / 2.39:1 / 135 min. / Clint Eastwood
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Films Seen for the First Time in 2005:
^- Added Recently
The Boondock Saints / ½ / United States / 2.39:1 / 104 min. / Troy "Harvey's Bitch" Duffy
^Dog Day Afternoon / **** / United States / 1.85:1 / 126 min. / Sidney Lumet
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King - Extended Edition / **** / United States / 2.39:1 / 250 min. / Peter Jackson
^Touch of Evil: Restored Director's Cut / **** / United States / 1.85:1 / 110 min. / Orson Welles
Vixen! / ** / United States / 1.85:1 / 75 min. / Russ Meyer
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Albums, Singles, Concerts:
Note: This section lists various albums, soundtracks and singles that I've been listening to. Since it will cover various years, I am not counting this section towards my 2005 Film List. This will just give you an idea about what I'm listening to.
Albums
And You Will Know Us By The Trails of Dead: Worlds Apart / ****
Animal Collective: Sung Tongs ***½
Antony and the Jonsons: I am a Bird Now / ***½
Black Mountain: Black Mountain / **
Bloc Party: Silent Alarm / ****
The Clogs: Stick Music / ****
Fiery Furnaces: EP / **
Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle Film Soundtrack / **½
The Killers: Hot Fuss / ***½
LCD Soundystem: s/t / ***
Million Dollar Baby: Film Soundtrack (Promo) / ****
M. Ward: Transistor Radio / ****
Sideways : Film Soundtrack / ***½
Wilco: A Ghost Is Born / ***½
William Shatner: Has Been / ***
EL FINITO!