2012 Movie Log

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  1. 3 Women (1977; Robert Altman) 12/27
  2. 3:10 To Yuma (2007; James Mangold) 4/6
  3. 12 Monkeys (1995; Terry Gilliam) 4/25
  4. 21 Grams (2003; Alejandro González Iñárritu) 11/2

  5. A

  6. Absolute Power (997; Clint Eastwood) 7/4
  7. The Accidental Husband (2008; Griffin Dunne) 10/31
  8. Adaptation. (2002; Spike Jonze) 11/3
  9. Air Force One (1997; Wolfgang Petersen) 5/15
  10. Airport (1970; George Seaton, Henry Hathaway) 2/4
  11. American Gangster (2007; Ridley Scott) 4/1
  12. American Violet (2008; Tim Disney) 9/14
  13. An American Werewolf in London (1981; John Landis) 9/4
  14. Amores perros (2000; Alejandro González Iñárritu) 4/6
  15. Angels & Demons (2009; Ron Howard) 12/15
  16. Anthony Zimmer (2005; Jérôme Salle) 8/28
  17. Arsenic and Old Lace (1944; Frank Capra) 11/19
  18. Article 99 (1992; Howard Deutch) 11/5
  19. The Artist (2011; Michel Hazanavicius) 11/5
  20. Assault on Precinct 13 (1976; John Carpenter) 11/9

  21. B

  22. Babel (2006; Alejandro González Iñárritu) 12/27
  23. Batman Begins (2005; Christopher Nolan) 1/24
  24. Battle of Britain (1969; Guy Hamilton) 11/4
  25. Battleship (2012; Peter Berg) 11/2
  26. A Beautiful Mind (2001; Ron Howard) 6/2
  27. Beauty and the Beast (1991; Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise) 1/24
  28. Becoming Jane (2007; Julian Jarrold) 4/4
  29. Beyond the Sea (2004; Kevin Spacey) 5/19
  30. The Big Fix (1978; Jeremy Kagan) 3/31
  31. The Big White (2005; Mark Mylod) 3/30
  32. The Black Dahlia (2006; Brian De Palma) 11/15
  33. Black Hawk Down (2001; Ridley Scott) 11/4
  34. Black Narcissus (1947; Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger)12/28
  35. Blade Runner (1982; Ridley Scott) 3/9
  36. Blade Runner (1982; Ridley Scott) 11/21
  37. Blithe Spirit (1945; David Lean) 2/5
  38. Bloodtide (1982; Richard Jefferies) 12/24
  39. The Book of Eli (2010; Albert Hughes, Allen Hughes) 7/15
  40. The Book of the Dead [Shisha no sho] (2005; Kihachiro Kawamoto) 6/30
  41. The Bourne Identity (2002; Doug Liman) 11/28
  42. The Bourne Supremacy (2004; Greengrass) 11/29
  43. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007; Paul Greengrass) 12/9
  44. Breach (2007; Billy Ray) 5/4
  45. Bringing Out the Dead (1999; Martin Scorsese) 10/30
  46. The Buccaneer (1938; Cecil B. DeMille) 12/25

  47. C

  48. C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America (2004; Kevin Willmott) 11/4
  49. Capote (2005; Bennett Miller) 5/26
  50. Carlito's Way (Brian De Palma; 1993) 1/24
  51. Casino (1995; Martin Scorsese) 12/2
  52. Casino Royale (2006; Martin Campbell) 2/13
  53. Castle in the Sky [Tenkû no shiro Rapyuta] (1986; Hayao Miyazaki) 2/7
  54. The Celebration [Festen] (1998; Thomas Vinterberg) 2/28
  55. Charlie Bartlett (2007; Jon Poll) 12/22
  56. Che: Part One (2008; Steven Soderbergh) 12/16
  57. Che: Part Two (2008; Steven Soderbergh) 12/17
  58. Chinatown (1974; Roman Polanski) 3/5
  59. Cinema Paradiso [Nuovo Cinema Paradiso] (1988; Giuseppe Tornatore) 1/17
  60. City Hall (1996; Harold Becker) 10/30
  61. City Hall (1996; Harold Becker) 12/26
  62. City of God [Cidade de Deus] (2002; Fernando Meirelles, Kátia Lund) 2/27
  63. Clash of the Titans (2010; Louis Leterrier) 12/30
  64. Class (1983; Lewis John Carlino) 7/10
  65. Classic Albums: Paul Simon - Graceland 12/31
  66. Clerks. (1994; Kevin Smith) 11/4
  67. The Client (1994; Joel Schumacher) 10/6
  68. The Client (1994; Joel Schumacher) 11/21
  69. A Clockwork Orange (1971; Stanley Kubrick) 4/19
  70. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977; Steven Speilberg) 5/21
  71. Clue (1985; Jonathan Lynn) 12/18
  72. Cold Mountain (2003; Anthony Minghella) 4/9
  73. Contact (1997; Robert Zemeckis) 12/10
  74. Cookie's Fortune (1999; Robert Altman) 3/31
  75. Cop Land (1997; James Mangold) 8/30
  76. Corrina, Corrina (1994; Jessie Nelson) 8/30
  77. The Crimson Rivers [Les rivières pourpres] (2000; Mathieu Kassovitz) 10/27

  78. D

  79. The Da Vinci Code (2006; Ron Howard)11/7
  80. Dante's Peak (1997; Roger Donaldson) 3/22
  81. The Dark Knight (2008; Christopher Nolan) 7/5
  82. The Dark Knight (2008; Christopher Nolan) 12/17
  83. The Dark Knight (2008; Christopher Nolan) 12/20
  84. The Dark Knight Rises (2012; Christopher Nolan) 9/13
  85. Dark Shadows (2012; Tim Burton) 6/1
  86. Darling Lili (1970; Blake Edwards) 7/5
  87. Daughter from Danang (2002; Gail Dolgin, Vicente Franco) 8/31
  88. The Day Carl Sandburg Died (2011; Paul Bonesteel) 9/29
  89. Deadly Impact (2010; Robert Kurtzman) 11/24
  90. Deliver Us from Evil (2006; Amy Berg) 7/20
  91. The Departed (2006; Martin Scorsese) 11/8
  92. Die Another Day (2002; Lee Tamahori) 7/27
  93. The Disappeared (2008; Johnny Kevorkian) 7/15
  94. The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [Le Scaphandre et le papillon] (2007; Julian Schnabel) 4/16
  95. Donnie Darko (2001; Richard Kelly) 4/19
  96. Drive (2011; Nicolas Winding Refn) 4/24

  97. E

  98. Eat Drink Man Woman [Yin shi nan nu] (1994; Ang Lee) 12/26
  99. Eddie Izzard: Live from Wembley (2009; Sarah Townsend) 12/22
  100. Elite Squad: The Enemy Within [Tropa de Elite O Inimigo Agora É Outro] (2010; José Padilha) 2/19
  101. Emma Smith: My Story (2008; Gary Cook, T.C. Christensen) 9/5
  102. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004; Michel Gondry) 2/1
  103. Evil Under the Sun (1982; Guy Hamilton) 12/23
  104. The Exorcist (1973; William Friedkin) 3/2
  105. The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005; Scott Derrickson) 1/21
  106. The Expendables (2010; Sylvester Stallone) 9/4

  107. F

  108. Farewell My Concubine [Ba wang bie ji] (1993; Kaige Chen) 12/24
  109. Fargo (1996; Ethan Coen, Joel Coen) 12/9
  110. Fat Man and Little Boy (1989; Roland Joffé) 3/5
  111. La Femme Nikita (1991; Luc Besson) 2/29
  112. The Fifth Element (1997; Luc Besson) 1/8
  113. The Fifth Element (1997; Luc Besson) 12/9
  114. Flashdance (1983; Adrian Lyne) 12/25
  115. Flawless (2007; Michael Radford) 11/25
  116. Food, Inc. (2008; Robert Kenner) 12/2
  117. Force 10 from Navarone (1978; Guy Hamilton) 2/20
  118. Forever Plaid (2008; Stuart Ross) 10/27
  119. Four Brothers (2005; John Singleton) 3/2
  120. Four Days in November (1964; Mel Stuart) 6/3
  121. Frame 313: The JFK Assassination Theories (2008; Chris Andersen, producer) 8/27
  122. Frost/Nixon (2008; Ron Howard) 2/27
  123. The Fugitive (1993; Andrew Davis) 2/26
  124. The Fury (1978; Brian De Palma) 5/27

  125. G

  126. The Ghost and the Darkness (1996; Stephen Hopkins) 9/1
  127. Ghosts of Mars (2001; John Carpenter) 5/19
  128. Godzilla [Gojira] (1954; Ishirô Honda) 3/4
  129. Godzilla (1998; Roland Emmerich) 11/22
  130. The Good Shepherd (2006; Robert De Niro) 4/10
  131. The Good Shepherd (2006; Robert De Niro) 10/26
  132. Gosford Park (2001; Robert Altman) 12/22
  133. The Green Mile (1999; Frank Darabont) 12/30
  134. Groundhog Day (1993; Harold Ramis) 10/6
  135. The Guardian (2006; Andrew Davis) 1/21

  136. H

  137. H.H. Holmes: America's First Serial Killer (2004; John Borowski) 9/7
  138. La Haine (1995; Mathieu Kassovitz) 12/1
  139. Hammett (1982; Wim Wenders) 1/23
  140. Harakiri [Seppuku] (1962; Masaki Kobayashi) 1/16
  141. Harry Brown (2009; Daniel Barber) 11/25
  142. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001; Chris Columbus) 10/15
  143. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002; Chris Columbus) 10/18
  144. Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban (2004; Alfonso Cuarón) 10/22
  145. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005; Mike Newell) 11/7
  146. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007; David Yates) 11/11
  147. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009; David Yates) 11/18
  148. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010; David Yates) 11/18
  149. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011; David Yates) 11/18
  150. Hart's War (2002; Gregory Hoblit) 4/28
  151. Heavens Fall (2006; Terry Green) 1/22
  152. Hell's Half Acre (1954; John H. Auer) 12/23
  153. Hero [Yīng xióng] (2002; Yimou Zhang) 12/16
  154. The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012; Peter Jackson) 12/14
  155. Horsemen (2009; Jonas Åkerlund) 12/23
  156. The Host [Gwoemul] (2006; Joon-ho Bong) 12/11
  157. Hostage (2005; Florent-Emilio Siri) 4/6
  158. Hour of the Wolf [Vargtimmen] (1968; Ingmar Bergman; Sweden) 12/23
  159. How the West Was Won (1962; John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall, Richard Thorpe) 3/22
  160. How to Train Your Dragon (2010; Dean DeBlois, Chris Sanders) 12/31
  161. Hugo (2011; Martin Scorsese) 3/5
  162. Hugo (2011; Martin Scorsese) 3/7
  163. The Hunt for Red October (1990; John McTiernan) 3/9

  164. I

  165. I Was a Male War Bride (1949; Howard Hawks) 8/28
  166. Ikiru (1952; Akira Kurosawa) 12/22
  167. In the Electric Mist (2009; Bertrand Tavernier) 3/30
  168. In the Electric Mist (2009; Bertrand Tavernier) 4/1
  169. In the Mood for Love [Fa yeung nin wa] (2000; Kar Wai Wong) 2/18
  170. The Incredibles (2004; Brad Bird) 6/7
  171. Infernal Affairs [Mou gaan dou] (2004; Wai-keung Lau, Alan Mak) 4/23
  172. Insidious (2010; James Wan) 12/23
  173. Insomnia (2002; Christopher Nolan) 9/15
  174. Into the Wild (2007; Sean Penn) 4/28
  175. Ip Man [Yip Man] (2008; Wilson Yip) 1/5
  176. Iron Man 2 (2010; Jon Favreau) 12/19
  177. Is Anybody There? (2008; John Crowley) 12/10
  178. The Island on Bird Street (1997; Søren Kragh-Jacobsen) 6/25

  179. J

  180. The Jade Mask (1945; Phil Rosen) [Charlie Chan film] 12/25
  181. Jeepers Creepers II (2003; Victor Salva) 11/24
  182. Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001; John A. Davis)
  183. Johnny Dangerously (1984; Amy Heckerling) 5/31
  184. Judgment in Berlin (1988; Leo Penn) 6/25
  185. Jurassic Park (1993; Steven Spielberg) 9/1

  186. K

  187. Khartoum (1966; Basil Dearden, Eliot Elisofon) 5/30
  188. Kick-Ass (2010; Matthew Vaughn) 2/5
  189. The King's Speech (2010; Tom Hooper) 12/24

  190. L

  191. The Last Emperor (Bernardo Bertolucci; 1987) 2/5
  192. Last Man Standing (1996; Walter Hill) 1/24
  193. The Last September (1999; Deborah Warner) 4/30
  194. The Last Temptation of Christ (1988; Martin Scorsese) 2/3
  195. The Lazarus Project (2008; John Glenn) 4/10
  196. Life Is Beautiful [La Vita è bella] (1997; Roberto Benigni) 4/18
  197. The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane (1976; Nicolas Gessner) 12/28
  198. The Lives of Others [Das Leben der Anderen] (2006; Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) 3/2
  199. The Lives of Others [Das Leben der Anderen] (2006; Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) 3/4
  200. The Lives of Others [Das Leben der Anderen] (2006; Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck) 12/12
  201. Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998; Guy Ritchie) 1/5
  202. The Long Goodbye (1973; Robert Altman) 12/19
  203. Lord of Illusions (1995; Clive Barker) 12/26
  204. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001; Peter Jackson) 12/8
  205. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002; Peter Jackson) 12/8
  206. Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003; Peter Jackson) 12/8

  207. M

  208. M. Butterfly (1993; David Cronenberg) 2/1
  209. Magnolia (1999; Paul Thomas Anderson) 2/19
  210. The Marksman (2005; Marcus Adams) 4/20
  211. Martian Child (2007; Menno Meyjes) 3/2
  212. Mary and Max (2009; Adam Elliot) 1/21
  213. Meet Joe Black (1998; Martin Brest) 2/15
  214. Meet Joe Black (1998; Martin Brest) 3/22
  215. Men Behind the Sun 4 [Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre] [Hei tai yang: Nan Jing da tu sha] (1995; Tun Fei Mou) 5/28
  216. Men in Black II (2002; Barry Sonnenfeld) 9/2
  217. Milk (2008; Gus Van Sant) 4/14
  218. The Mirror Crack'd (1980; Guy Hamilton) 4/29
  219. Mission to Mars (2000; Brian De Palma) 9/21
  220. Monsters (2010; Gareth Edwards) 6/3
  221. Moon (2009; Duncan Jones) 4/1
  222. Much Ado About Nothing (1993; Kenneth Branagh) 12/28
  223. Mulholland Falls (1996; Lee Tamahori) 1/17
  224. Mulholland Falls (1996; Lee Tamahori) 11/29
  225. Murder! (1930; Alfred Hitchcock) 12/3
  226. Murder by Death (1976; Robert Moore) 12/11
  227. Murder in Greenwich (2002; Tom McLoughlin) 5/19
  228. A Murder of Crows (1998; Rowdy Herrington) 1/17
  229. A Murder of Crows (1998; Rowdy Herrington) 11/25
  230. My Life So Far (1999; Hugh Hudson) 12/15
  231. Mystery of the 13th Guest (1943; William Beaudine) 7/7
  232. Mystic River (2003; Clint Eastwood) 3/4

  233. N

  234. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind [Kaze no tani no Naushika] (1984; Hayao Miyazaki) 1/11
  235. The Negotiator (1998; F. Gary Gray) 3/6
  236. No Country For Old Men (2007; Ethan Coen, Joel Coen) 2/26

  237. O

  238. Ocean's Eleven (2001; Steven Soderbergh) 2/9
  239. Ocean's Eleven (2001; Steven Soderbergh) 9/14
  240. October Sky (1999; Joe Johnston) 9/16
  241. Of Human Bondage (1934; John Cromwell) 9/13
  242. Office Space (1991; Mike Judge) 12/21
  243. The Omen (1976; Richard Donner) 11/30

  244. P

  245. Parents (1989; Bob Balaban) 12/28
  246. Peeping Tom (1960; Michael Powell) 2/1
  247. Peggy Sue Got Married (1986; Francis Ford Coppola) 9/5
  248. The Pelican Brief (1993; Alan J. Pakula) 1/16
  249. Peter Pan (2003; P.J. Hogan) 1/22
  250. Pirate Radio [The Boat That Rocked] (2009; Richard Curtis) 5/31
  251. The Pirates of Penzance (1983; Wilford Leach) 6/4
  252. Pitch Black (2000; David Twohy) 3/5
  253. Premonition [Yogen] (2004; Norio Tsuruta) 4/27
  254. Presumed Innocent (1990; Alan J. Pakula) 12/20
  255. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970; Billy Wilder) 11/6

  256. Q

  257. Quantum of Solace (2008; Marc Forster) 10/27

  258. R

  259. Radioland Murders (1994; Mel Smith) 12/13
  260. Ran (1985; Akira Kurosawa) 3/4
  261. Red Dawn (1984; John Milius) 9/25
  262. Red Tails (2012; Anthony Hemingway) 11/28
  263. Reindeer Games (2000; John Frankenheimer) 12/27
  264. Requiem for a Dream (2000; Darren Aronofsky) 3/11
  265. Restoration (1995; Michael Hoffman) 11/4
  266. Resurrection (1980; Daniel Petrie) 4/27
  267. Rising Sun (1993; Philip Kaufman) 3/5
  268. The Ritchie Boys (2004; Christian Bauer) 10/27
  269. River's End (2005; William Katt) 9/4
  270. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired (2008; ) 7/19

  271. S

  272. Sahara (2005; Breck Eisner) 2/25
  273. Sahara (2005; Breck Eisner) 12/4
  274. Saving Private Ryan (1998; Steven Speilberg) 9/13
  275. Scarface (1932; Howard Hawks, Richard Rosson) 10/31
  276. The Secret in Their Eyes [El secreto de sus ojos] (2009; Juan José Campanella) 9/9
  277. Separate Tables (1958; Delbert Mann) 12/15
  278. A Separation [Jodaeiye Nader az Simin] (2011; Asghar Farhadi) 11/27
  279. Sherlock Holmes (2009; Guy Ritchie) 7/14
  280. Sherlock Holmes (2009; Guy Ritchie) 12/30
  281. The Shining (1980; Stanley Kubrick) 4/29
  282. A Shot in the Dark (1964; Blake Edwards) 12/23
  283. Show Me Love [Fucking Åmål] (1998; Lukas Moodysson) 12/21
  284. Shutter Island (2010; Martin Scorsese) 7/21
  285. Snatch (2000; Guy Ritchie) 2/2
  286. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999; Scott Hicks) 2/16
  287. The Social Network (2010; David Fincher) 9/14
  288. Song of Freedom (1936; J. Elder Wills) 2/28
  289. The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2010; Jon Turteltaub) 1/21
  290. A Sound of Thunder (2005; Peter Hyams) 4/5
  291. The Space Between (2010; Travis Fine) 4/20
  292. Spirit Trap (2005; David Smith) 4/7
  293. Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring [Bom yeoreum gaeul gyeoul geurigo bom] (2003; Ki-duk Kim) 8/27
  294. Stalker (1979; Andrey Tarkovskiy) 5/18
  295. Strictly Ballroom (Baz Luhrmann, 1992) 2/2
  296. The Sum of All Fears (2002; Phil Alden Robinson) 9/22

  297. T

  298. The Tailor of Panama (2001; John Boorman) 10/31
  299. There's No Business Like Show Business (1954; Walter Lang) 7/1
  300. The Thing (1982; John Carpenter) 9/18
  301. Thirteen Days (2000; Roger Donaldson) 4/3
  302. Three Came Home (1950; Jean Negulesco) 4/24
  303. Three Colors: Blue [Trois couleurs: Bleu] (1993; Krzysztof Kieslowski) 4/30
  304. Three Colors: Red [Trois couleurs: Rouge] (1994; Krzysztof Kieslowski) 5/5
  305. Three Colors: White [Trzy kolory: Bialy] (1994; Krzysztof Kieslowski) 5/1
  306. Thunderheart (1992; Michael Apted) 11/21
  307. Tightrope (1984; Richard Tuggle) 6/30
  308. A Time to Kill (1996; Joel Schumacher) 11/28
  309. To Be or Not to Be (1942; Ernst Lubitsch) 9/23
  310. To Have and Have Not (1944; Howard Hawks) 12/30
  311. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962; Robert Mulligan) 4/9
  312. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962; Robert Mulligan) 11/22
  313. Tombstone (1993; George P. Cosmatos, Kevin Jarre) 11/23
  314. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997; Roger Spottiswoode) 7/21
  315. Total Recall (1990; Paul Verhoeven) 2/26
  316. Touching the Void (2003; Kevin Macdonald) 7/5
  317. The Town (2010; Ben Affleck) 12/24
  318. Trade (2007; Marco Kreuzpaintner) 6/30

  319. U

  320. Unforgettable (1996; John Dahl) 7/3
  321. The Untouchables (1987; Brian De Palma) 9/29
  322. U.S. Marshals (1998; Stuart Baird) 12/15

  323. V

  324. Virtual JFK: Vietnam If Kennedy Had Lived (2008; Koji Masutani) 6/3

  325. W

  326. The War of the Worlds (1953; Byron Haskin) 12/3
  327. Warrior (2011; Gavin O'Connor) 8/28
  328. The Watcher (2000; Joe Charbanic) 2/2
  329. The Watcher (2000; Joe Charbanic) 2/10
  330. Weekend at Bernie's II (1993; Robert Klane) 2/2
  331. The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill (2003; Judy Irving) 10/30
  332. Wild Target (2010; Jonathan Lynn) 10/31
  333. Wild Target (2010; Jonathan Lynn) 11/1
  334. Wild Wild West (1999; Barry Sonnenfeld) 9/7
  335. Wings (1927; William Wellman) 4/12
  336. The Woman in Black (2012; James Watkins) 2/10
  337. The World Is Not Enough (1999; Michael Apted) 7/7
  338. The Wrestler (2008; Darren Aronofsky) 9/7

  339. X

  340. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009; Gavin Hood) 11/20

  341. Y

  342. You Can Count on Me (2000; Kenneth Lonergan) 9/17

  343. Z

  344. Zatôichi (1989; Shintarô Katsu) 11/7
  345. Zombieland (2009; Ruben Fleischer) 9/18
Author Comments: 

2012 Goals

- Continue watching titles on my 8 IMDB Top 250 lists (28 to go)

- SUCCESS Watch at least one movie in every letter of the alphabet

2011 Goals

- SUCCESS Continue watching titles on the IMDB Top 250 as it stood at the end of 2010

- SUCCESS Continue watching the wide variety of Academy Award winners of many categories

Wisdom

There is more to life than films.

Bolded entries I saw in a theater.

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