December Film Log
Top 5 Feature Films Seen In December (not counting rewatches)
1. Film Ist. 1-12 (Gustav Deutsch, 2002) -- I watched this first as the 12 parts and then as a whole. As a whole this is one of the best films I've seen.
2. La Nuit claire (Marcel Hanoun, 1979)
3. Late Autumn (Yasujiro Ozu, 1960)
4. Trying to Kiss the Moon (Stephen Dwoskin, 1994)
5. The Coming of Sin (José Ramón Larraz, 1978)
Top 5 Short Films Seen In December
1. A Paolo Gioli short -- (likely Piccolo film decomposto or Filmarilyn)
2. Glen Falls Sequence (Douglass Crockwell, 1937-46)
3. A Rubber Dinghy & Qysters (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1985) or 1/2 Frogs Fuck Fast (Scheirl, 1994-96)
4. 46/90 FALTER 2 (Kurt Kren, 1990)
5. The Energy Angles (Józef Robakowski, 1971-2004)
Feature Length Films
36. Shogun's Shadow (Yasuo Furuhata, 1989) 7
35. Late Autumn (Yasujiro Ozu, 1960) 9.5
34. Eros Plus Massacre (Yoshishige Yoshida, 1970) 9
33. Dog Star Man [R] (Stan Brakhage, 1962-64) 10
32. Chelsea Girls (Morrissey, Warhol, 1966) 7
31. Beauty #2 (Andy Warhol, 1965) 9
30. Mondo Topless (Russ Meyer, 1966) 5
29. The Shaolin Drunken Monk (Chun Ouyang, 1982) 8
28. Drunken Master (Woo-ping Yuen, 1978) 8.5
27. Return of the Street Fighter (Shigehiro Ozawa, 1974) 8
26. Two or Three Things I Know About Her (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967) 6.5
25. Porcile (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1969) 8.5
24. The Way of the Dragon (Bruce Lee, 1972) 8
23. La Nuit claire (Marcel Hanoun, 1979) 9.5
22. Kurt Kren and His Films (Hans Scheugl, 1988) 8
21. Why Does Herr R. Run Amok? (Fassbinder, Fengler, 1970) 8
20. Vinyl (Andy Warhol, 1965) 6.5
19. Poor Little Rich Girl (Andy Warhol, 1965) 9
18. Don Giovanni (Carmelo Bene, 1970) 8.5
17. Oedipus Rex (Pier Paolo Pasolini, 1967) 8.5
16. The Sexual Story of O (Jesus Franco, 1984) 9
15. The Red and the White (Miklós Jancsó, 1967) 8.5
14. Morte All'orecchio Di Van Gogh (Piero Bargellini, 1968) 9.5
13. Berceau de cristal (Philippe Garrel, 1976) 9.5
12. Ixe (Lionel Soukaz, 1980)
11. Violated Angels (Koji Wakamatsu, 1967) 9
10. Film Ist. 1-12 [R] (Gustav Deutsch, 2002) 10
9. Marketa Lazarová (Frantisek Vlácil, 1967) 9
8. Graveyard of Honor (Kinji Fukasaku, 1975) 7
7. La Vampire nue (Jean Rollin, 1970) 9.5
6. Demoniacs (Jean Rollin, 1974) 8
5. Frustration (José Bénazéraf, 1971) 9
4. Senator Likes Women (Lucio Fulci, 1972) 7.5
3. Pantyhose Hero (Sammo Hung Kam-Bo, 1990) 8.5
2. The Coming of Sin (José Ramón Larraz, 1978) 9.5
1. Trying to Kiss the Moon (Stephen Dwoskin, 1994) 9.5
Short Films
191. Volto telato (Paolo Gioli, 2002) 9
190. Immagini disturbate da un intenso parassita (Paolo Gioli, 1970) 8.5
189. Filmfinish (Paolo Gioli, 1986-1989) 9.5
188. Commutazioni con mutazione (Paolo Gioli, 1969) 9.5
187. Filmarilyn (Paolo Gioli, 1992) 9.5
186. Immagini travolte dalla ruota di Duchamp (Paolo Gioli, 1994) 9
185. Traumatografo (Paolo Gioli, 1973) 9
184. Film stenopeico (l’uomo senza macchina da presa) (Paolo Gioli, 1973-1981-1989) 9.5
183. Hilarisdoppio (Paolo Gioli, 1972) 9
182. Quando l’occhio trema (Paolo Gioli, 1989) 9
180. Piccolo film decomposto (Paolo Gioli, 1989) 9.5
179. L’operatore perforato (Paolo Gioli, 1979) 8.5
178. Del tuffarsi e dell’annegarsi (Paolo Gioli, 1972) 7.5
177. Secondo il mio occhio di vetro (Paolo Gioli, 1972) 9
176. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Les signes parmi nous (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 7
175. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Le contrôle de l'univers (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 8.5
174. Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 8
173. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une vague nouvelle (Jean-Luc Godard, 1998) 7
172. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Fatale beauté (Jean-Luc Godard, 1997) 8.5
170. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Seul le cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1997) 7.5
169. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (Jean-Luc Godard, 1989) 7
168. Histoire(s) du cinéma: Toutes les histoires (Jean-Luc Godard, 1988) 6.5
167. HARDVIDEO/G.S.I.L. XIX (lia, 2003) 6
166. NEON (Nik Thoenen, Timo Novotny, 2003) 7
165. TRANS (Michaela Grill, Martin Siewert, 2004) 8.5
164. KEY WEST (Thomas Aigelsreiter, 2002) 9
163. ICH BIN TRAURIG (Didi Bruckmayr, Michael Strohmann, 2004) 6
162. FALCON (Karø Goldt, 2003) 5
161. BLINQ (Billy Roisz, 2002) 5
160. CUBICA (m.ash, 2002) 8.5
159. FRAME ([n:ja], 2002) 8.5
158. SUN (Siegfried A. Fruhauf, 2003) 5.5
157. ZIJKFIJERGIJOK (reMI, 2003) 8
156. JET (Michaela Schwentner, 2003) 7
155. A Chairy Tale (Norman McLaren, 1957) 3
154. Ballet Adagio (Norman McLaren, 1972) 4
153. Canon (Norman McLaren, 1964) 5
152. Christmas Cracker (Norman McLaren, 1962) 6.5
151. Narcissus (Norman McLaren, 1983) 3
150. Neighbours (Norman McLaren, 1952) 4.5
149. Opening Speech (Norman McLaren, 1960) 4
148. Pas de deux (Norman McLaren, 1968) 8
147. Polychrome Phantasy (Norman McLaren, 1935) 8
146. Spook Sport (Norman McLaren, 1939) 6.5
145. Two Bagatelles (Norman McLaren, 1953) 6
144. Slocking Walkman (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1986) 6.5
143. 1/2 Frogs Fuck Fast (Hans Scheirl, 1994-96) 9.5
142. The Drift Of Juicy (Ursula Pürrer, 1989) 7.5
141. Originally Colored (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1986) 6.5
140. A Rubber Dinghy & Qysters (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1985) 9.5
139. Zigzagged Rivulet Sneaks up Shamelessly Wetting Thighs (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1985) 9
138. Body Building (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1984) 8.5
137. The Black Heart is Leaking - Amateur Constructors Manual for Fluid Gendering (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1985) 8.5
136. Super-8-Girl Games (Pürrer / Scheirl, 1985) 8
135. Pause! (Peter Kubelka, 1977)
134. Unsere Afrikareise [R] (Peter Kubelka, 1966)
133. Adebar (Peter Kubelka, 1957)
132. Schwechater (Peter Kubelka, 1958)
131. Arnulf Rainer (Peter Kubelka, 1960)
130. 18/68 VENECIA KAPUTT (Kurt Kren, 1968) 8.5
129. 22/69 HAPPY-END (Kurt Kren, 1969) 9
128. 23/69 UNDERGROUND EXPLOSION (Kurt Kren, 1969) 7
127. 24/70 WESTERN (Kurt Kren, 1970) 8.5
126. 26/71 ZEICHENFILM BALZAC UND DAS AUGE GOTTES (Kurt Kren, 1971) 9
125. 27/71 AUF DER PFAUENINSEL (Kurt Kren, 1971) 7
124. 29/73 READY-MADE (Kurt Kren, 1973) 4
123. 30/73 COOP CINEMA AMSTERDAM (Kurt Kren, 1973) 7
121. 33/77 KEINE DONAU (Kurt Kren, 1977) 8.5
121. 34/77 TSCHIBO (Kurt Kren, 1977) 8
120. 39/81 WHICH WAY TO CA? (Kurt Kren, 1981) 8.5
119. 40/81 BREAKFAST IM GRAUEN (Kurt Kren, 1981) 7
118. 41/82 GETTING WARM (Kurt Kren, 1982) 7
117. 42/83 NO FILM (Kurt Kren, 1983) --
116. 43/84 1984 (Kurt Kren, 1984) 9
115. 44/85 FOOT´- AGE SHOOT´- OUT (Kurt Kren, 1985) 7
114. 46/90 FALTER 2 (Kurt Kren, 1990) 9.5
113. 50/96 SNAPSPOTS (Kurt Kren, 1996) 7.5
112. BILOKACIJA (Gržinić/Šmid, 1990) 8
111. LABIRINT (Gržinić/Šmid, 1990) 9
110. LUNA 10 (Gržinić/Šmid, 1994) 7
109. A3 - APATIJA, AIDS IN ANTARKTIKA (Gržinić/Šmid, 1995) 4
108. POSTSOCIALIZEM + RETROAVANTGARDA + IRWIN (Gržinić/Šmid, 1997) 5
107. O MUHAH S TRŽNICE (Gržinić/Šmid, 1999) 6
106. VZHODNA HIŠA (Gržinić/Šmid, 2003) 6
105. KRIEG ETC. (Leo Schatzl, 1983) 7.5
104. MAX./EXTRAMAX. (Leo Schatzl, 1986) 7
103. MOBILE MATRATZE (Leo Schatzl, 1988) 6.5
102. SW-EGO (V.4) (Leo Schatzl, 1990) 8.5
101. AKZIDENZ (Leo Schatzl, 1991) 7
100. T.Z. USA 1991 - GOING FAST SLOW (V.4) (Leo Schatzl, 1991) 8
99. WALL (Leo Schatzl, 1992) 7.5
98. MASCHINENKAMPF (Leo Schatzl, 1992) 8
97. OXO WONDER VISION (2) (Leo Schatzl, 1996) 7.5
96. FAX ME / HOMERUN 1996 (Leo Schatzl, 1996) 6.5
95. TABU ZONE #2 (Leo Schatzl, 1998) 9
94. VANISHING POINTS (Leo Schatzl, 2005) 8.5
93. Le Retour à la raison (Man Ray, 1923) 9
92. Ballet mécanique (Fernand Léger & Dudley Murphy, 1923-24) 9.5
91. Anémic cinéma (Rrose Sélavy, 1924-26) 8
90. Looney Lens: Anamorphic People (Al Brick, 1927) 5
89. Out of the Melting Pot (1927) 8.5
88. H20 (Ralph Steiner, 1929) 7
87. Surf and Seaweed (alph Steiner, 1929-30) 6
86. Light Rhythms (Francis Bruguière & Oswell Blakeston, 1930) 6
85. Night on Bald Mountain (Alexandre Alexeieff & Claire Parker, 1934) 9
84. Rhythm in Light (Mary Ellen Bute, Ted Nemeth & Melville Webber, 1934) 7
83. Synchromy No. 2 (Mary Ellen Bute & Ted Nemeth, 1936) 8
82. Parabola (Mary Ellen Bute & Ted Nemeth, 1937) 5
81. Glen Falls Sequence (Douglass Crockwell, 1937-46) 9.5
80. Simple Destiny Abstractions (Douglass Crockwell, 1937-40) 9
79. Abstract Movies (George L.K. Morris, 1937-47) 7
78. Scherzo (Norman McLaren, 1939) 8
77. Themis (Dwinell Grant, 1940) 7
76. Contrathemis (Dwinell Grant, 1941) 9
75. 1941 (Francis Lee, 1941) 6
74. Moods of the Sea (Slavko Vorkapich & John Hoffman, 1940-42) 7
73. Nelda [R] (Piero Bargellini, 1969) 9.5
72. Thigh Line Lyre Triangular [R] (Stan Brakhage, 1961) 9.5
71. Anticipation of the Night (Stan Brakhage, 1962) 9.5
70. Phantom fremdes Wien (Lisl Ponger, 2004) 8
69. Déjà vu (Lisl Ponger, 1999) 8.5
68. Passagen (Lisl Ponger, 1996) 6
67. My Name Is Oona (Gunvor Nelson, 1969) 8
66. Reset (Ulf Langheinrich, 2001) 8.5
65. Model 5 (Kurt Hentschläger, 1994/96) 8.5
64. Feather-Arrangement (Linda Christanell, 1984) 7.5
63. Change (Linda Christanell, 1978) 7.5
62. Moving Picture (Linda Christanell, 1995) 9.5+
61. Picture Again (Linda Christanell, 2002) 9.5
60. All Can Become a Rose (Linda Christanell, 1992) 7.5
59. For You (Linda Christanell, 1984) 7
58. Finger-Fan (Linda Christanell, 1975/82) 8
57. Mouvement in the inside of my left hand (Linda Christanell, 1978) 6
56. NS Trilogy - part II: Feeling Kazet (Linda Christanell, 1997) 9
55. Film Ist 12. Memory and Document (Gustav Deutsch) 8
54. Film Ist 11. Emotions and Passion (Gustav Deutsch) 9
53. Film Ist 10. Writing and Language (Gustav Deutsch) 8
52. Film Ist 9. Conquest (Gustav Deutsch) 9.5+
51. Film Ist 8. Magic (Gustav Deutsch) 9.5+
50. Film Ist 7. Comic (Gustav Deutsch) 8
49. Film Ist 6. A Mirror (Gustav Deutsch) 9.5+
48. Film Ist 5. A Blink of an Eye (Gustav Deutsch) 9
47. Film Ist 4. Material (Gustav Deutsch) 9.5
46. Film Ist 3. An Instrument [R] (Gustav Deutsch) 8.5
45. Film Ist 2. Light and Darkness [R] (Gustav Deutsch) 9
44. Film Ist 1. Movement and Time [R] (Gustav Deutsch) 9
43. The Energy Manifest ! (Józef Robakowski, 2003) 7
42. I Am Going... (Józef Robakowski, 1973) 7
41. Nearer - Further (Józef Robakowski, 1985) 6
40. Dance with Trees (Józef Robakowski, 1985) 4
39. Cars ! Cars ! (Józef Robakowski, 1985) 5
38. La - Lu (Józef Robakowski, 1985) 6
37. Come to Me (Józef Robakowski, 1989) 6
36. Ouch, My foot hurts... (Józef Robakowski, 1990) 4
35. About My Fingers (Józef Robakowski, 1982) 8
34. I was a Boy in New York (Józef Robakowski, 1989) 7
33. Yaga ! Pick Up the Call Please... (Józef Robakowski, 1992) 8.5
32. Acoustic Apple (Józef Robakowski, 1994) 7.5
31. My Videomasochisms (Józef Robakowski, 1989) 7
30. Joseph's Will (Józef Robakowski, 1992) 8.5
29. I Am Electric (Józef Robakowski, 1996-2005) 8
28. Test I (Józef Robakowski, 1971) 9
27. An Atempt (Test II) (Józef Robakowski, 1971) 7
26. The Dynamic Rectangle (Józef Robakowski, 1971) 9
25. Videosongs (Józef Robakowski, 1992) 8.5
24. Videokisses (Józef Robakowski, 1992) 5
23. 1,2,3,4... (Józef Robakowski, 1993) 8
22. Iddle Line (Józef Robakowski, 1992) 9
21. Impulsators (Józef Robakowski, 2000) 9.5+
20. The Energy Angles (Józef Robakowski, 1971-2004) 9
19. Attention: LIGHT ! (Józef Robakowski, 2004) 8
18. Meditation (Jordan Belson, 1972) 8.5
17. Allures (Jordan Belson, 1961) 9
16. Fountain of Dreams (Jordan Belson, 1984) 6.5
15. Epilogue (Jordan Belson, 2005) 6.5
14. Light (Jordan Belson, 1973) 7
13. Samadhi (Jordan Belson, 1967) 8
12. Tal Farlow (Len Lye, 1958) 8.5
11. Particles in Space (Len Lye, 1966) 8.5
10. Free Radicals (Len Lye, 1958) 9.5
9. Rhythm (Len Lye, 1957) 9
8. Colour Cry (Len Lye, 1952) 8
7. Swinging the Lambeth Walk (Len Lye, 1940) 8.5
6. Colour Flight (Len Lye, 1937) 8
5. Trade Tattoo (Len Lye, 1937) 8.5
4. Rainbow Dance (Len Lye, 1936) 7
3. The Birth of the Robot (Len Lye, 1936) 7
2. Kaleidoscope (Len Lye, 1935) 8
1. A Colour Box (Len Lye, 1935) 8