Here it is, the final tally: a list of all the films I saw this year that had their New York theatrical debut between January 1 and December 31, 2009 and played for at least a week (sorry Frontier of Dawn). Links to reviews follow where applicable.Anaglyph Tom (Tom with Puffy Cheeks)
Antichrist
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Araya
Art and Copy
Avatar
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
The Beaches of Agnès
Beeswax
Before Tomorrow
Big Fan
Antichrist
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Araya
Art and Copy
Avatar
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
The Beaches of Agnès
Beeswax
Before Tomorrow
Big Fan
Bruno
Coraline
The Girlfriend Experience
The Hurt Locker
Ice People
If One thing Matters - A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Import/Export
In Search of Beethoven
In the Loop
The Informant!
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Irene in Time
Ice People
If One thing Matters - A Film About Wolfgang Tillmans
The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus
Import/Export
In Search of Beethoven
In the Loop
The Informant!
Inglourious Basterds
Invictus
Irene in Time
Jerichow
The Limits of Control
Mock Up on Mu
Munyurangabo
Must Read After My Death
My Dear Enemy
My Neighbor, My Killer
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
New York, I Love You
Night and Day
Nine
Oblivion
My Dear Enemy
My Neighbor, My Killer
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
New York, I Love You
Night and Day
Nine
Oblivion
Owl and the Sparrow
Paper Heart
Paradise
A Perfect Getaway
Police, Adjective
Ponyo
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" By Sapphire
Paper Heart
Paradise
A Perfect Getaway
Police, Adjective
Ponyo
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" By Sapphire
Public Enemies
Somers Town
Sugar
That Evening Sun
Thirst
Thirst
Two Lovers
The Windmill MovieThe Window
Yasukuni
You, The Living
The Young Victoria
6 comments:
Too bad you missed Frontier of Dawn! I missed its brief run at BAM earlier in the year, but in November Anthology brought it back for a brief three-day run; I saw it then and loved it. (I feel like it has a sort of kinship with Two Lovers, though stylistically and emotionally they're different experiences.) I hear it'll be released on DVD sometime in January, however, so you'll be able to catch up then.
Kenji,
Yeah, I really regret missing this one, especially since I liked the other Garrels I've seen quite a bit. And I had several chances to see it - in addition to BAM and Anthology, it was featured on IFC on demand. Still, glad to hear about pending DVD release. Looking forward...
Well, you have Frontier of Dawn as your big gaping blind spot of the year, and I have Night and Day as (one of) mine. I had just returned from an overseas trip when that film started its Anthology run; my jet lag was such that I felt that I was in no condition to be able to stay awake and alert watching a movie, much less a nearly 2 1/2-hour one, lol. I don't have IFC on Demand at home either, so I'll probably be missing it before the year is out (only a few days away!). Shame; I had heard so much good things about it, and was looking forward to encountering Hong Sang-soo for the first time ever with what some say is one of his best.
Yes, indeed. Other blind spots include Everlasting Moments and The Maid. I confess that I didn't feel the same urgency to catch Frontier as I otherwise would, since I knew it wouldn't qualify for my year-end consideration (not having a week-long run). I guess I'm too subject to the vagaries of distribution and the pull of the year-end list. Still, I really did intend to check it out - it just never happened.
As for Night and Day, I liked that one a lot. And if you're interested, I think I've got a screener lying around somewhere (although I think the quality is middling at best).
Thanks for the offer! That said, I've pretty much decided that, save for maybe some Oscar contenders and Haneke's The White Ribbon (I wasn't able to catch conveniently timed press screenings, so I aim to see it at Film Forum), come January 1, 2010, I'll be moving on to trying to explore some of the older work of directors I discovered this year (chief among them Tsai Ming-liang; it's finally time to see The Wayward Cloud!). So the Hong is not quite high priority for me.
I also missed the two you mentioned, by the way.
Good call. The Wayward Cloud is a great favorite of mine. Be sure to check out The River and Vive L'Amour too.
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