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The Movies I Smelled in 2014
Jan. 3rd, 2015 12:33 amHere they are, in the order I saw them (repeat viewings of Female on the Beach not listed):
the Tree of Life, Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, War Horse, Can't Help Singing, the Dark Knight Rises, Nebraska, l'Illusionniste, Easy Street, Kid Races in Venice California, the Cure, the Kid, the Vagabond, Inside Llewyn Davis, August Osage County, Back to the Moon, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty (the Danny Kaye one), Dallas Buyers Club, Die Vermessung der Welt, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (American version), Blood Car, Man of Steel, the Rats Are Coming! the Werewolves Are Here!, Dirigible, Her, Another Nice Mess, Silent Night Bloody Night, Paranorman, 10,000 BC, This Is the End, the Mikado (1939 D'Oyly Carte film), Be Yourself, M'liss, die Niebleungen: Siegfried, the Lego Movie, Despicable Me 2, Jackass presents: Bad Grandpa, the Grand Budapest Hotel, Muppets Most Wanted, the Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Noah, die Niebelungen: Kriemhilds Rache, the World's End, Battleship, the Bourne Identity, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Midnight Madness, Ramona, Song of the Fishermen, the Parson's Widow, a Night at the Show, the Epic of Everest, the Waiters Ball, Underground (1928), Dragnet Girl, Harbor Drift, Max Wants a Divorce, Seven Years Bad Luck, the Girl in Tails, the Sign of Four, Maleficent, All Monsters Attack, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Godzilla (2014), Birth of the Living Dead, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the Haunted Palace (1921), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Beast with a Million Eyes, the Foxy Merkins, Nightmare City, I Don't Want to Be Born, the Pirates of Penzance (1983), Snow White and the Huntsman, Lucy, Anna Karenina (2012), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Divine, Guardians of the Galaxy, Almost Human, Chicago (1927), the Big Swim, Curse of the Puppet Master, Pururambo, a Film Johnnie, Big Business (1929), Daisy Doodad's Dial, Should Married Men Go Home?, Son of the Sheik, the Rollicking Rajah, Two Tars, the Zero Theorem, the Boxtrolls, Gone Girl, Cocksucker Blues, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Thor: the Dark World, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, Anaconda, Black Death, Interstellar, Of Mice and Men (film of 2014 Broadway production), Tom's Gifts, Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal, Big Hero 6, the Letter (1929), Dunderklumpen!, the Theory of Everything, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Birdman, the Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Into the Woods (2014), Autumn Leaves, the Imitation Game, Big Eyes, Foxcatcher
Lots of silents, thanks to the Niles theater and the SF Silent Film Festival. Favorite 2014 I saw this year is easily Grand Budapest Hotel, no contest, though I found the new Godzilla oddly satisfying. Of older movies, I was delighted by the two Madeleine Olnek features, but Anaconda was clearly the find.
Worst movies I saw were, as usual, due to my urge to see all the Oscar-nominated Best Pictures & performances; I hated Dallas Buyers Club and Foxcatcher in almost equal measure, though I will cut Foxcatcher a little slack because of the surviving Schultz brother's recent antics; if a film cannot entertain, it can at least invoke amusing behavior in others.
Most movies seen solo, as per my single childless loser status, alas, but more enjoyable than any of the movies were the wonderful people I got to see some of them with. Thanks, guys & gals!
the Tree of Life, Walking the Camino: Six Ways to Santiago, War Horse, Can't Help Singing, the Dark Knight Rises, Nebraska, l'Illusionniste, Easy Street, Kid Races in Venice California, the Cure, the Kid, the Vagabond, Inside Llewyn Davis, August Osage County, Back to the Moon, the Secret Life of Walter Mitty (the Danny Kaye one), Dallas Buyers Club, Die Vermessung der Welt, the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (American version), Blood Car, Man of Steel, the Rats Are Coming! the Werewolves Are Here!, Dirigible, Her, Another Nice Mess, Silent Night Bloody Night, Paranorman, 10,000 BC, This Is the End, the Mikado (1939 D'Oyly Carte film), Be Yourself, M'liss, die Niebleungen: Siegfried, the Lego Movie, Despicable Me 2, Jackass presents: Bad Grandpa, the Grand Budapest Hotel, Muppets Most Wanted, the Mortal Instruments: City of Bones, Noah, die Niebelungen: Kriemhilds Rache, the World's End, Battleship, the Bourne Identity, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Midnight Madness, Ramona, Song of the Fishermen, the Parson's Widow, a Night at the Show, the Epic of Everest, the Waiters Ball, Underground (1928), Dragnet Girl, Harbor Drift, Max Wants a Divorce, Seven Years Bad Luck, the Girl in Tails, the Sign of Four, Maleficent, All Monsters Attack, Gamera: Guardian of the Universe, Godzilla (2014), Birth of the Living Dead, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, the Haunted Palace (1921), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Beast with a Million Eyes, the Foxy Merkins, Nightmare City, I Don't Want to Be Born, the Pirates of Penzance (1983), Snow White and the Huntsman, Lucy, Anna Karenina (2012), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, I Am Divine, Guardians of the Galaxy, Almost Human, Chicago (1927), the Big Swim, Curse of the Puppet Master, Pururambo, a Film Johnnie, Big Business (1929), Daisy Doodad's Dial, Should Married Men Go Home?, Son of the Sheik, the Rollicking Rajah, Two Tars, the Zero Theorem, the Boxtrolls, Gone Girl, Cocksucker Blues, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Thor: the Dark World, Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same, Anaconda, Black Death, Interstellar, Of Mice and Men (film of 2014 Broadway production), Tom's Gifts, Turbulence 3: Heavy Metal, Big Hero 6, the Letter (1929), Dunderklumpen!, the Theory of Everything, Exodus: Gods and Kings, Birdman, the Hobbit: Battle of the Five Armies, Into the Woods (2014), Autumn Leaves, the Imitation Game, Big Eyes, Foxcatcher
Lots of silents, thanks to the Niles theater and the SF Silent Film Festival. Favorite 2014 I saw this year is easily Grand Budapest Hotel, no contest, though I found the new Godzilla oddly satisfying. Of older movies, I was delighted by the two Madeleine Olnek features, but Anaconda was clearly the find.
Worst movies I saw were, as usual, due to my urge to see all the Oscar-nominated Best Pictures & performances; I hated Dallas Buyers Club and Foxcatcher in almost equal measure, though I will cut Foxcatcher a little slack because of the surviving Schultz brother's recent antics; if a film cannot entertain, it can at least invoke amusing behavior in others.
Most movies seen solo, as per my single childless loser status, alas, but more enjoyable than any of the movies were the wonderful people I got to see some of them with. Thanks, guys & gals!
