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Tuesday
Jan012013

Entertainments Consumed, 2013

with links to writings about them... if such writings exist

february

                     02.01 n/a
02.02  ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (portions again), CAMP (3rd time) & PITCH PERFECT (2nd time) in an impromptu Anna Kendrick double feature
02.03 28 HOTEL ROOMS 
02.04 BUNHEADS "Take the Vicuna" (1.15), RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE "Lip Synch Extravaganza Eleganza"
02.05 SMASH "On Broadway/The Fallout"
                    02.06 n/a
02.07 YOSSI
                    02.08-09 n/a
02.10 REVENGE "Union", DOWNTON ABBEY 3.6
02.11 BUNHEADS "There's Nothing Worse than a Pantsuit"(1.16),  RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE "Draggle Rock"
02.12 A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD 

Ellen Burstyn, Sebastian Stan & Maggie Grace in PICNIC on Broadwayjanuary

01.01 TAKE THIS WALTZ, ARBITRAGE, OSLO AUGUST 31st 
                01.02 n/a
01.03 LOOPER (second)
01.04 THE OTHER PLACE (Broadway)
01.05 THE DEEP, KON-TIKI (Oscar hopefuls at the Walter Reade)
01.06 PICNIC (Broadway), DOWNTON ABBEY (3.1 & 3.2) & REVENGE "Power" (2.10)
01.07 STARLET & BUNHEADS "You Wanna See Something?" (1.11)
               01.08-09 n/a
01.10 CRITICS CHOICE MOVIE AWARDS
               01.11-12 n/a 
01.13 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS 
01.14 DOWNTON ABBEY (3.3) & BUNHEADS "Channing Tatum is a Fine Actor" (1.12) 
01.15 HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE 
               01.16 n/a
01/17 MOCKINGBIRD LANE (pilot), PARKS & REC "Pawnee Commons" (5.8), MODERN FAMILY "Diamond in the Rough" (4/10) 
01.18 THE HOURS (fifth)
              01.19 n/a
01.20 REVENGE "Sabotage" & "Collusion" (2.11 & 2.12) DOWNTON ABBEY (3.4)
             01.21-23 n/a
01.24 YOSSI & JAGGER (3rd)
01.25 SIDE EFFECTS
01.26 DREAMGIRLS (portions)
01.27 SAG AWARDS + DOWNTON ABBEY (3.5... cried my eyes out)
01.28 RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE  "RuPaulywood or Bust" (5.1)
01.29 BUNHEADS  "The Astronaut and the Ballerina" (1.14)
             01.30 n/a
01.31 CABARET (10th time? Anyway... a lot) 

Friday
Nov092012

2012 Films, By Grade

A | A- | B+ Cream of Crop
Amour (Michael Haneke) A- Review 
Bwakaw (Jun Lana) A-  Review
Beasts of the Southern Wild (Behn Zeitlin) A- Capsule   
Declaration of War (Valérie Donzelli) B+ 
End of Watch (David Ayer) B+
Farewell My Queen (Benoît Jacquot) B+ Review 
Holy Motors (Leos Carax) B+
Les Misérables (Tom Hooper) A-
Lincoln (Steven Spielberg) B+
Looper (Rian Johnson) B+ Review
The Loneliest Planet (Julia Loktev) B+ Review
Magic Mike (Steven Soderbergh) A-² Review
Moonrise Kingdom 
(Wes Anderson) B+ Capsule  
No (Pablo Tarrain) A- Review 
Skyfall (Sam Mendes) B+  Review 
Zero Dark Thirty (Kathryn Bigelow) B+ 

B+ | B  Go see it!
21 Jump Street (Phil Lord & Chris Miller) B+ Review  
Anna Karenina (Joe Wright) B+
Avengers, The (Joss Whedon) B²  Review | Sequel Wishlist | In-Flight ReScreen
Bachelorette (Lesley Headland) B Beau's Take | Leslye Headland Guest Blog 
Blancanieves (Pablo Berger) B
Bullhead (Michael R Roskam) B+  
Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg) B Beau's Take  
Django Unchained (Quentin Tarantino) B
Frankenweenie (Tim Burton) B+ original short | Capsule
Gayby (Jonathan Lipsicki) B+ Capsule | Interview  
The House I Live In (Eugene Jarecki) B+ 
Middle of Nowhere (Aya) B+
Paranorman (Chris Butler & Sam Fell)
Ted
(Seth MacFarlane) B+ 

B | B - Of note
Argo (Ben Affleck) B 
Brave (Mark Andrews, Brenda Chapman and Steve Purcell) B Capsule  
Caesar Must Die (Paolo & Vittorio Taviani) B 
Chronicle (Josh Trank) B-  
Damsels in Distress (Whit Stillman) B- 
Flight (Robert Zemeckis) B- Review
Ginger and Rosa (Sally Potter) Podcast  
Hello I Must Be Going (Todd Louiso) B 
Hope Springs (David Frankel) B Capsule
I Want Your Love (Travis Mathews) Interview
Miss Bala (Gerardo Naranjo) B Capsule  
The Paperboy (Lee Daniels) B-  Review 
The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Stephen Chobsky) B
Prometheus (Ridley Scott) Capsule 
A Royal Affair (Nikolaj Arcel) B
Rust & Bone (Jacques Audiard) B/B-
The Secret Life of Arrietty (Hiromasa Yonebayashi) B- Capsule
The Sessions (Ben Lewin) Review 
Vito (Jeffrey Schwarz) B- Interview 

B- | C+ If it appeals to you, why not?
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, The (John Madden) B- Review  
Dark Knight Rises, The (Chris Nolan) B-/C+ Review 
Hitchcock (Sacha Gervasi) C+
Hunger Games (Gary Ross) B- Review  
The Invisible War (Kirby Dick) B-
Lawless (John Hillcoat) B- Review  
Pitch Perfect (Jason Moore) B- Capsule  
Le Tableau (Jean Francoise Laguionie) B- 

C+ | C  Meh. Missable. But not without worthwhile moments 
Any Day Now (Travis Fine) C
Beloved (Christophe Honore) C+ 
Bernie (Richard Linklater) C 
Dark Shadows (Tim Burton) Review  
For a Good Time, Call... (Jamie Travis) C+ Capsule 
Haywire (Steven Soderbergh) C Review  
The Impossible (Juan Antonio Bayona) C+
John Carter (Andrew Stanton) C+ Review 
Keep the Lights On (Ira Sachs) C+ Capsule
Life of Pi (Ang Lee) C
Lola Versus (Daryl Wein) C 
Mirror Mirror (Tarsem) Review  
Our Children (Joachim LaFosse) C+ Capsule 
Peace, Love and Misunderstanding (Bruce Beresford) Capsule 
The Pirates! Band of Misfits (Peter Lord & Jeff Hewitt) C 
Rock of Ages (Adam Shankman) C Review  
Silver Linings Playbook (David O. Russell) C+ 
Snow White and the Huntsman (Rupert Sanders) C+² Review
Sparkle (Salim Akil) Review  
Wreck It Ralph (Rich Moore) C+ 

C- | D+ No thank you
Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter (Timur Bekmambetov) D+  
Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marc Webb) C- Review  
Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye (Marie Losier) D+  
Compliance (Craig Zobel) C-Review 
Jeff, Who Lives At Home (Mark and Jay Duplass) D+ 
Joyful Noise (Todd Graf) C- 
People Like Us (Alex Kurtzman) C- Capsule 
Rise of the Guardians (Peter Ramsey) C-
Total Recall (Len Wiseman) C- Review 
This is 40 (Judd Apatow) C- 

D | D- | F Run Away!!!
Cloud Atlas (Andy Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer) F
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (Peter Hedges) D- Capsule  
Premium Rush (David Koepp) D Capsule 
Quartet (Dustin Hoffman) D
Hit So Hard (P David Ebersole)   
To Rome With Love (Woody Allen) D Review