Landscapes in the Mist, Fools in the Rain: A 2012 Media Log

By: Judicial Joe

A WORK IN PROGRESS
To Consume: 365 films, 365 works of literature, 365 albums. No more, no less.
To Make: 4 feature-length films, 12 short films. No more, no less.

Albums, EPs and singles heard
1. Before and After Science (Brian Eno, 1977) – B
2. Pinkerton (Weezer, 1996) – A+*
3. Revolver (The Beatles, 1966) – A
4. Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd, 1973) – A+*
5. Wild Flag (Wild Flag, 2011) – C
6. Zonoscope (Cut Copy, 2011) – D-
7. Fever In Fever Out (Luscious Jackson, 1996) – C-
8. Radiation Nation/Toxic Drunks 7" (Harry Pussy, 1997) – B
9. Zero de Conduite (Harry Pussy, 1995) – A-
10. Give ’Em Enough Rope (The Clash, 1978) – C+
11. OK Computer (Radiohead, 1997) – A+*
12. Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (Pavement, 1994) – A*
13. Slanted and Enchanted (Pavement, 1992) – B*
14. II (Led Zeppelin, 1969) – A

Films made

Films seen
1. The Horse Whisperer (Robert Redford, 1998) – A*
2. Histoire(s) du Cinéma (Jean-Luc Godard, 1997) – A+
3. Throw Away Your Books, Rally in the Streets (Shûji Terayama, 1971) – A
4. The Night Porter (Liliana Cavani, 1974) – A
5. Tristana (Luis Buñuel, 1970) – C+
6. From Russia with Love (Terence Young, 1963) – B+
7. The Kid (Charlie Chaplin, 1921) – C-
8. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail (Akira Kurosawa, 1945) – D
9. A.i. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg, 2001) – B-
10. White Irish Drinkers (John Gray, 2010) – B-
11. Tortilla Soup (Maria Ripoli, 2001) – C+
12. Atlantic City (Louis Malle, 1980) – C+
13. Hanna (Joe Wright, 2011) – B-
14. A Bucket of Blood (Roger Corman, 1959) – A-
15. Old Joy (Kelly Reichardt, 2006) – C
16. Wendy and Lucy (Kelly Reichardt, 2008) – C+
17. In the City of Sylvia (José Luis Guerín, 2007) – A-
18. Ghost in the Shell (Mamoru Oshii, 1995) – C
19. Chronos (Ron Fricke, 1985) – D-
20. Liverpool (Lisandro Alonso, 2008) – C+
21. Heart of Glass (Stanley Dorfman, 1979) – B
22. Meshes of the Afternoon (Maya Deren/Alexander Hammid, 1943) – B+*
23. At Land (Maya Deren, 1944) – A+*
24. Near Dark (Kathryn Bigelow, 1987) – B-*
25. Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory (Louis Lumière, 1895) – B+*
26. Woman is the Future of Man (Hong Sang-Soo, 2004) – B+
27. Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale/Kirk Wise, 1991) – C+*
28. Film Socialisme (Jean-Luc Godard, 2010) – A
29. Slacker (Richard Linklater, 1991) – A*
30. Nanook of the North (Robert J. Flaherty, 1922) – A
31. Silver Bullets (Joe Swanberg, 2011) – A-
32. Accent on Love (Ray McCarey, 1941) – B
33. Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid (Sam Peckinpah, 1973) – A
34. Terminator 2: Judgment Day (James Cameron, 1991) – A+*
35. The Illusionist (Sylvain Chomet, 2010) – B
36. Noctiluca (Hollis Frampton, 1974) – A
37. Snowblind (Hollis Frampton, 1968) – B-
38. Heterodyne (Hollis Frampton, 1967) – B-
39. Palindrome (Hollis Frampton, 1969) – A+
40. Artificial Light (Hollis Frampton, 1969) – C
41. Hapax Legomena III: Critical Mass (Hollis Frampton, 1971) – B
42. M. Butterfly (David Cronenberg, 1993) – A+
43. Metropolitan (Whit Stillman, 1990) – B
44. The Woman in Black (James Watkins, 2012) – C+
45. Drive (Nicolas Winding Refn, 2011) – B
46. The Mikado (Victor Schertzinger, 1939) – C-
47. Ride Lonesome (Budd Boetticher, 1959) – B+
48. The Rookie (Clint Eastwood, 1990) – B-
49. OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (Michel Hazanavicius, 2006) – B
50. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1997) – A

51. Charade (Stanley Donen, 1963) – A-
52. The Last Metro (François Truffaut, 1980) – B
53. Cyrus (Jay Duplass/Mark Duplass, 2010) – B
54. Stargate (Roland Emmerich, 1994) – D
55. Ödenwaldstetten: A Village Changes Its Face (Peter Nestler/Kurt Ulrich, 1964) – C+
56. f2 (Cory Arcangel, 2005) – C-
57. Clouds (Cory Arcangel, 2002) – D
58. Mario Movie (Cory Arcangel, 2005) – F
59. Lapins du Soir (Pierre Alferi, 2002) – C-
60. Roundhay Garden Scene (Louis Le Prince, 1888) – C+
61. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (Louis Le Prince, 1888) – B+
62. Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese, 2002) – A+
63. Koyaanisqatsi (Godfrey Reggio, 1982) – A-*
64. South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (Trey Parker, 1999) – B+
65. Casualties of War (Brian de Palma, 1989) – A-
66. The End of Childhood (Sandro Hohenberger, 2012) – D+
67. Two Sides (Odilon Vert, 2012) – C-
68. Last Tango in Paris (Bernardo Bertolucci, 1972) – A+*
69. Ne Change Rien (Pedro Costa, 2009) – A-
70. The Age of the Medici (Roberto Rossellini, 1973) – A-
71. Ran (Akira Kurosawa, 1985) – A-
72. Meek’s Cutoff (Kelly Reichardt, 2010) – B
73. Elevator to the Gallows (Louis Malle, 1957) – B-
74. Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? (William Klein, 1966) – C-
75. The Rules of the Game (Jean Renoir, 1939) – B
76. Aria (Pjotr Sapegin, 2001) – A-
77. Appaloosa (Ed Harris, 2008) – D
78. From the Life of the Marionettes (Ingmar Bergman, 1980) – B
79. The Last Bolshevik (Chris Marker, 1993) – A-
80. The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928) – A*
81. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (John Ford, 1949) – A-
82. Sunrise (F.W. Murnau, 1927) – B
83. The Champion (Charlie Chaplin, 1915) – C+*
84. 3 Godfathers (John Ford, 1948) – B
85. The Wings of Eagles (John Ford, 1957) – B+
86. Melancholia (Lars von Trier, 2011) – A
87. Bullitt (Peter Yates, 1968) – A
88. There Will Come Soft Rains (Nazim Tulyakhodzayev, 1984) – C+
89. Fireworks (Kenneth Anger, 1947) – B
90. Directed by John Ford (Peter Bogdanovich, 2006) – B-
91. Post Acid (Patrick O’Dell, 2010) – B-
92. Aliens (James Cameron, 1986) – A*
93. Blow Out (Brian de Palma, 1981) – C
94. The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (Werner Herzog, 2009) – A+
95. Carlos (Olivier Assayas, 2010) – A-
96. Bull Durham (Ron Shelton, 1988) – B
97. Sugar Cane Alley (Euzhan Palcy, 1983) – C
98. Fort Apache (John Ford, 1948) – A
99. They Were Expendable (John Ford, 1945) – B-
100. Letter Never Sent (Mikhail Kalatozov, 1959) – C+

101. Shooting at the Moon (Jesse Richards/Nicholas Watson, 2003) – C+
102. Dark City (Alex Proyas, 1998) – A-
103. The Queen is Dead: A Film by Derek Jarman (Derek Jarman, 1986) – A
104. The Long Voyage Home (John Ford, 1940) – A
105. The Plough and the Stars (John Ford, 1936) – A
106. The Hurricane (John Ford/Stuart Heisler, 1937) – B-
107. Geometria (Guillermo del Toro, 1987) – A-
108. Roxanne (Fred Schepisi, 1987) – C+
109. Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966) – C+
110. Message Machine (Azazel Jacobs, 2002) – D+
111. Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (Robert Greenwald, 2005) – C+
112. This Is Korea! (John Ford, 1951) – C+
113. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (Wendy Apple, 2004) – B-
114. Tokyo Chorus (Yasujiro Ozu, 1931) – A-
115. Blow-Up (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1966) – C+
116. Sangam (Prashant Bhargava, 2004) – B-
117. The Birth of a Nation (D.W. Griffith, 1915) – F
118. The Whole Shootin’ Match (Eagle Pennell, 1978) – A+*
119. Kings of the Road (Wim Wenders, 1976) – A-
120. Two in the Wave (Emmanuel Laurent, 2009) – B
121. Straight Talk (Barnet Kellman, 1992) – C+
122. Dog Day Afternoon (Sidney Lumet, 1975) – A-
123. Foreign Correspondent (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) – C+
124. Zero for Conduct (Jean Vigo, 1933) – B-
125. The Creation of Woman (Charles F. Schwep, 1960) – C+
126. Vive le Tour (Louis Malle, 1962) – A-
127. L’Amour Existe (Maurice Pialat, 1960) – B-
128. Boat Leaving the Port (Louis Lumiere, 1895) – B
129. The Cabbage Fairy (Alice Guy-Blaché, 1896) – C+
130. Card Party (Georges Méliès, 1896) – B
131. A Chess Dispute (Robert W. Paul, 1903) – C+
132. The Kiss (William Heise/Thomas A. Edison, 1896) – B-
133. Parisienne People (Jean-Luc Godard/Anne-Marie Miéville, 1992) – C+
134. Dots 1&2 (Paul Sharits, 1966) – C+
135. Rage Net (Stan Brakhage, 1988) – B+*
136. Ten Second Film (Bruce Conner, 1965) – B
137. Rhythm (Len Lye, 1957) – B-
138. Wheels That Go (Jim Henson, 1967) – C+
139. Sea Fighting in Greece (Georges Méliès, 1897) – C+
140. 2084 (Chris Marker, 1984) – A+
141. Jackass 3-D (Jeff Tremaine, 2010) – B-
142. Video Ravingz (Cory Arcangel, 2002) – C+
143. Chinese Series (Stan Brakhage, 2003) – A-
144. Doll Clothes (Cindy Sherman, 1975) – C-
145. Earwig (Richard Kern, 2011) – D+
146. Empire (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2010) – C+
147. Haiku (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2009) – D
148. I Shot Andy Warhol (Cory Arcangel, 2002) – C
149. Lick My Decals Off, Baby (Don Van Vliet, 1970) – C-
150. Monkey Drummer (Chris Cunningham, 2000) – B+

151. Naptime (Cory Arcangel, 2002) – A-
152. Police Car (John Cale, 1966) – D-
153. Adventures of William Tell (Georges Méliès, 1898) – A-
154. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (William K.L. Dickson/William Heise, 1889) – B*
155. Monkeyshines, No. 2 (William K.L. Dickson/William Heise, 1890) – D+
156. London’s Trafalgar Square (Wordsworth Donisthorpe/William Carr Crofts, 1890) – B+
157. Newark Athlete (William K.L. Dickinson, 1891) – C
158. Dickson Greeting (William K.l. Dickson, 1891) – D
159. Poor Pierrot (Emile Reynaud, 1892) – B
160. Souvenir Strip of the Edison Kinetoscope (William K.L. Dickson, 1894) – B-
161. Carmencita (William K.L. Dickson, 1894) – C+
162. Rough Sea at Dover (Birt Acres, 1895) – B+
163. Princess Ali (William Heise, 1895) – C
164. Boat (David Lynch, 2007) – B
165. Weird Science (John Hughes, 1985) – A-
166. Waterlight (Larry Jordan, 1957) – C-
167. Carabosse (Larry Jordan, 1980) – C+
168. Belle de Jour (Luis Buñuel, 1967) – B+
169. 1979 (Jonathan Dayton/Valerie Faris, 1996) – B
170. Walker (Alex Cox, 1987) – B+
171. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (Shane Black, 2005) – C+
172. Bowery at Midnight (Wallace Fox, 1942) – D
173. Bathing in a Stream (Alice Guy, 1897) – B+
174. Equinox Flower (Yasujiro Ozu, 1958) – B
175. String Theory (Luján Montes/Gabriel González Carreño/Clara Frías/Laura Focarazzo/Oscar Maio/Luciano Foglio/Eugenia de Rossi/Sergio Brauer/Juan Tancredi/Antonio González Mediondo/Amado Casal, 2011) – A-
176. Norma Rae (Martin Ritt, 1979) – A-
177. Death Journey (Fred Williamson, 1976) – D
178. Borat (Larry Charles, 2006) – B*
179. Out 1: Noli Me Tangere (Jacques Rivette & Suzanne Schiffman, 1971) – A-
180. Wind from the East (Groupe Dziga Vertov: Jean-Luc Godard/Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1970) – C+
181. Judge Priest (John Ford, 1934) – C+
182. Firewall (Richard Loncraine, 2006) – C-
183. Scared to Death (Christy Cabanne, 1947) – C
184. Farewell My Concubine (Chen Kaige, 1993) – A
185. Running Stumbled (John Maringouin, 2006) – B+
186. God’s Country (Louis Malle, 1985) – C
187. Santa Sangre (Alejandro Jodorowsky, 1989) – A-
188. Where Soldiers Come From (Heather Courtney, 2011) – A+
189. The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming/Mervyn LeRoy/King Vidor, 1939) – A-*
190. You Killed Me First (Richard Kern, 1985) – B
191. Horoscope (Richard Kern, 1991) – B-
192. Pierce (Richard Kern, 1990) – C
193. My Nightmare (Richard Kern, 1993) – B
194. Man Is Not a Bird (Dusan Makavejev, 1965) – C+
195. Innocence Unprotected (Dusan Makavejev, 1968) – A-
196. WR: Mysteries of the Organism (Dusan Makavejev, 1971) – B+
197. A Movie (Bruce Conner, 1958) – B-
198. Botched Eyeball Operation (Clint Enns/Denys Gareau, 2007) – D-
199. Elégia (Zoltán Huszárik, 1965) – C*
200. Ming Green (Gregory J. Markopoulos, 1966) – D-

201. Fight For Your Right Revisited (Adam Yauch, 2011) – B
202. Annabelle Serpentine Dance (William K.L. Dickson/William Heise, 1895) – A
203. Arabian Gun Twirler (Thomas A. Edison, 1899) – C
204. Army Life: Or, How Soldiers Are Made: Mounted Infantry (Robert W. Paul, 1900) – C+
205. The Arrest of a Pickpocket (Birt Acres, 1895) – C+
206. Ars Colonia (Raya Martin, 2011) – B-
207. Rip’s Toast (William K.L. Dickson, 1896) – B-
208. Red Riding: 1974 (Julian Jarrold, 2009) – A+
209. Red Riding: 1980 (James Marsh, 2009) – A-
210. Step Brothers (Adam McKay, 2008) – A-*
211. The Story of Marie and Julien (Jacques Rivette, 2003) – C+
212. Red Riding: 1983 (Anand Tucker, 2009) – A-
213. The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (Liu Chia-Liang, 1978) – A-*
214. Whatzupwitu (Wayne Isham, 1993) – A
215. Bridesmaids (Paul Feig, 2011) – B
216. Suburban Commando (Burt Kennedy, 1991) – A-
217. Redneck Zombies (Pericles Lewnes, 1987) – B-
218. The Limey (Steven Soderbergh, 1999) – A-
219. Ashes (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, 2012) – A
220. Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (Nagisa Oshima, 1983) – B+
221. Opus III (Walter Ruttmann, 1924) – B-
222. Opus IV (Walter Ruttmann, 1925) – C+
223. Entr’acte (Rene Clair, 1924) – B-
224. Bad Lieutenant (Abel Ferrara, 1992) – C+
225. The Smell of Burning Ants (Jay Rosenblatt, 1994) – D
226. Puce Moment (Kenneth Anger, 1949) – C+
227. Cyborg (Albert Pyun, 1989) – C+
228. In Bruges (Martin McDonagh, 2008) – B+
229. Spheres (Jeremy Bird, 2006) – C+
230. One Frightened Night (Christy Cabanne, 1935) – B
231. Black Moon (Louis Malle, 1975) – A-
232. The Wayward Cloud (Tsai Ming-Liang, 2005) – A-
233. Long Jeanne Silver (Alex de Rezny, 1977) – B-
234. The Eighties (Stewart Home, 1986) – C-
235. T,O,U,C,H,I,N,G (Paul Sharits, 1968) – A-
236. A Perfect Getaway (David Twohy, 2009) – B
237. 3 Out Of 4 (Stephen Slappe, 2005) – C+
238. Number Seventeen (Alfred Hitchcock, 1932) – D

Literature read
1. The Cruel Practice of Art (Georges Bataille, 1949) – B-
2. The Great Train Robbery (Edwin S. Porter, 1903) – B
3. Thomas Pynchon – A Brief Chronology (Paul Royster, 2005) – C+
4. Batman: 494 (DC Comics, June 1993) – B
5. Hayes Carll in The Search for Ooga Kabooga Juice (Hayes Carll) – C
6. Wolverine: 66 (Marvel Comics, February 1993) – A
7. Cosmopolis (Don DeLillo, 2003) – A