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Friday, January 01, 2016

I, THE AUDIENCE: The Movies I Saw in 2015 


Here are the movies I saw in 2015:

1911-1920
1912 — The Musketeers of Pig Alley — 1915 — A Burlesque on Carmen — 1916 — The Ocean Waif — 1920 — The Scarecrow


1921-1930
1921 — The Phantom Carriage * Hamlet — 1922 — Nanook of the North — 1923 — The Smiling Madame Beudet — 1924 — The Great White Silence — 1925 — The Midnight Girl * Battleship Potemkin — 1926 — Tramp, Tramp, Tramp * The Adventures of Prince Achmed * Kurrutta Ippeji * The Scarlet Letter — 1927 — The Kid Brother * Do Detectives Think?— 1928 — The Wind * You’re Darn Tootin’ * A Girl in Every Port * Laugh Clown Laugh * The Trail of '98 * October (Ten Days that Shook the World) — 1929 — Big Business * Double Whoopee * Lambchops * Wild Orchids * The Man with the Movie Camera * The Last of Mrs. Cheyney * Their Own Desire — 1930 — Runaway Bride * Another Fine Mess * Animal Crackers * Let Us Be Gay


1931-1940
1931 — Night Nurse * Strangers May Kiss * A nous la liberte (Freedom For Us ) — 1932 — Horse Feathers * Hell’s Highway * The Music Box * Central Park * I Was Born, But … * Kongo * Rain * The Penguin Pool Murder * Downstairs * Smilin’ Through * Strange Interlude — 1933 — Gold Diggers of 1933 * Picture Snatcher * Christopher Strong * Duck Soup * Baby Face * Bureau of Missing Persons * The Bitter Tea of General Yen — 1934 — The Mystery of Mister X * Twentieth Century * Dames * The Barretts of Wimpole Street * Little Miss Marker * Now and Forever * A Lost Lady * West of the Divide * Stingaree * It’s a Gift * Riptide * Judge Priest * It Happened One Night * Bright Eyes — 1935 — G-Men * Tit for Tat * Broadway Melody of 1936 * Alice Adams * Miss Pacific Girl * The Big Broadcast of 1936 * The Murder Man * Charlie Chan in Egypt * Bonnie Scotland * Crime and Punishment * The Woman in Red * The Littlest Rebel * Curly Top * Peter Ibbetson — 1936 — Show Boat * Fury * Dodsworth * Beloved Enemy * Mr. Deeds Goes to Town * Stowaway * The Walking Dead * Born to Dance — 1937 — Camille * The Awful Truth * Wee Willie Winkie * Elephant Boy * Stella Dallas * Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo * Bulldog Drummond Escapes * A Star Is Born * Conquest * Born Reckless * The Good Earth * West of Shanghai — 1938 — The Toy Wife * Condemned Women * The Adventures of Robin Hood * Bulldog Drummond in Africa * Bulldog Drummond’s Peril * Crime School * Overland Stage Raiders * The Mad Miss Manton * Charlie Chan in Honolulu * The Invisible Menace * The Sisters * A Christmas Carol — 1939 — The Three Musketeers * The Four Feathers * Maisie * Zenobia * King of the Underworld * The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle * Sorority House * Idiot’s Delight * The Saint Strikes Back * Susannah of the Mounties — 1940 — Contraband * I Was an Adventuress * Congo Maisie * Devil's Island * Thief of Baghdad * Strange Cargo * The Blue Bird * The Mark of Zorro * Remember the Night


1941-1950
1941 — Suspicion * Here Comes Mr. Jordan * Riders of the Purple Sage * The Bride Came C.O.D. * Life Begins for Andy Hardy * Citizen Kane * The Nurse’s Secret * Dressed to Kill * Dead Men Tell * Topper Returns — 1942 — The Corpse Vanishes * Woman of the Year * Andy Hardy’s Double Life * George Washington Slept Here * The Glass Key * The Great Gildersleeve * Yankee Doodle Dandy * In This Our Life * The Talk of the Town * The Man Who Came to Dinner * Her Cardboard Lover * We Were Dancing — 1943 — Sweet Rosie O’Grady * Here Comes Kelly * Ghost Ship * The More the Merrier * The Seventh Victim* Old Acquaintance — 1944 — What a Man! * Ministry of Fear * Leave It to the Irish * Torment * Bathing Beauty * The Invisible Man’s Revenge * Tunisian Victory * Once Upon a Time * I'll Be Seeing You — 1945 — I Know Where I'm Going * Thrill of a Romance * Flame of the Barbary Coast * A Tree Grows in Brooklyn * Leave Her to Heaven * Isle of the Dead * The House on 92nd Street * It’s in the Bag * Lady on a Train * Anchors Aweigh — 1946 — The Harvey Girls * Night and Day * Gilda * Undercurrent * Deadline at Dawn * Let There Be Light * The Hoodlum Saint * Dick Tracy vs. Cueball * It’s a Wonderful Life — 1947 — The Ghost and Mrs. Muir * The Bishop’s Wife * Smash-Up, the Story of a Woman * Nightmare Alley — 1948 — Criss Cross * Miranda * Macbeth * Sorry, Wrong Number * The Big Clock * Cry of the City * The Dark Past * On an Island with You * Every Girl Should Be Married — 1949 — Little Women * The Window * Love Happy * A Letter to Three Wives * Neptune’s Daughter * The Set-Up * Red Light * Twelve O’Clock High * They Live By Night * Follow Me Quietly * Too Late for Tears * Mr. Belvedere Goes to College * The Story of Seabiscuit * Whirlpool * Batman and Robin * Samson and Delilah — 1950 — The Gunfighter * The Asphalt Jungle * Madeleine * The Daughter of Rosie Grady * Quicksand * Born Yesterday * Scandal * Chain Lightning * Where the Sidewalk Ends * Pagan Love Song * Sunset Blvd.


1951-1960
1951 — A Place in the Sun * The Racket * Hakuchi * Diary of a Country Priest * Fourteen Hours * People Will Talk * Double Dynamite — 1952 — The Bad and the Beautiful * Singin’ in the Rain * Pat and Mike * Don’t Bother to Knock * The Star * Million Dollar Mermaid * The Narrow Margin * Clash by Night * The Sniper * Monkey Business * Room for One More — 1953 — Gentlemen Prefer Blondes * Pickup on South Street * Titanic * The Big Heat * The Naked Spur * Last of the Comanches * Dream Wife * The Bigamist * Beat the Devil * Summer with Monika — 1954 — Johnny Guitar * Dial M for Murder * A Star Is Born — 1955 — I’ll Cry Tomorrow * Mr. Arkadin * World Without End * Jupiter’s Darling * Kiss Me Deadly * Artists and Models — 1956 — Trapeze * The Catered Affair * Lust for Life * Giant * Our Miss Brooks * Early Spring * The Girl Can’t Help It * Godzilla, King of the Monsters * The Solid Gold Cadillac — 1957 — Saint Joan * An Affair to Remember * Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison — 1958 — The Old Man and the Sea * Du cote de la cote * The Sheriff of Fractured Jaw * I Want to Live * A Night to Remember * Run Silent, Run Deep * The Magician * Thunder Road * Party Girl — 1959 — Imitation of Life * The Nun’s Story * Darby O’Gill and the Little People * The Gunfight at Dodge City * Operation Petticoat * Solomon and Sheba * The Devil's Disciple * Odds Against Tomorrow * Pickpocket * The Diary of Anne Frank * Eyes Without a Face * Green Mansions — 1960 — Carry On Constable * Purple Noon * The Warped Ones * Butterfield 8 * Peeping Tom * Zazie dans la Metro


1961-1970
1961 — Fanny * Night Tide * Yojimbo * Pocketful of Miracles * Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea — 1962 —Barabbas * Requiem for a Heavyweight * The Miracle Worker * L’eclisse * Ivan's Childhood * The Grim Reaper * That Touch of Mink * Billy Rose’s Jumbo — 1963 — Cleopatra * How the West Was Won * Irma La Douce * The V.I.P.s * The Day Mars Invaded Earth * California * Charade — 1964 — Diary of a Chambermaid * Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb * Zorba the Greek * Lady in a Cage * Band of Outsiders * The Unsinkable Molly Brown * The Night Walker * Night Train to Paris * I Am Cuba — 1965 — The Nanny * The Sandpiper * The Chimes at Midnight * Pierrot le Fou * Doctor Zhivago — 1966 — Georgy Girl * The Alphabet Murders * Modesty Blaise * Au Hasard Balthazar * The Professionals — 1967 — Berserk * The Sorcerors * Two for the Road * A Countess from Hong Kong * Ten Days that Shook the World * The Jungle Book — 1968 — Star! * Barbarella — 1969 — Support Your Local Sheriff * The Diane Linkletter Story * Marlowe * The Milky Way * Don’t Drink the Water * Some Kind of Nut — 1970 — The Out-of-Towners * The Owl and the Pussycat * Tristana * Trog * Rio Lobo


1971-1980
1971 — The Last Picture Show * Klute * The Creatures the World Forgot * Support Your Local Gunfighter * Little Murders * What’s the Matter with Helen? * Get Carter * THX-1138 * See No Evil * The Anderson Tapes — 1972 — Pulp * What's Up, Doc? * Cabaret * Conquest of the Planet of the Apes * The Thing with Two Heads * Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 — 1973 — The Sting * The Way We Were * Deaf Smith and Johnny Ears * The Baby * Mean Streets * The Train Robbers * Don't Look Now — 1974 — Lenny * The Castle of Sand * Freebie and the Bean * Murder on the Orient Express — 1975 — Grey Gardens * Dog Day Afternoon * Rooster Cogburn * Hearts of the West * Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins * Friday Foster * Escape to Witch Mountain * Black Moon * Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai de Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles — 1976 — Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull’s History Lesson * Carrie, Logan's Run, Nickelodeon * Murder by Death — 1977 — Hausu * Empire of the Ants * The Hills Have Eyes — 1978 — Autumn Sonata * Midnight Express * The Swarm * Return from Witch Mountain * Eyes of Laura Mars — 1979 — The Great Train Robbery * A Little Romance * The Tin Drum — 1980 — Gloria * American Gigolo * Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown * Stardust Memories


1981-1990
1981 — Absence of Malice * Pennies from Heaven * Atlantic City * Road Games * Polyester * Mommie Dearest — 1982 — Diner — 1983 — The Curse of the Pink Panther * The Dead Zone * Cujo — 1984 — The Natural — 1985 — Blood Simple * Pale Rider * Pee-Wee's Big Adventure * Pulgasari — 1986 — A Christmas Story — 1987 — River’s Edge * The Whales of August * Lethal Weapon * Project X — 1988 — Midnight Run * A Story of Women * Scrooged — 1989 — Back to the Future II — 1990 — Miller's Crossing * Air America


1991-2000
1991 — Life Stinks — 1992 — Orlando * Indochine — 1993 — Addams Family Values — 1995 — Cold Comfort Farm * While You Were Sleeping — 1996 — Larger than Life * Courage Under Fire * The Hunchback of Notre Dame — 1997 — Cop Land * That Darn Cat * The House of Yes — 1999 — The Cider House Rules * The Insider * 10 Things I Hate About You — 2000 — Circus * Unbreakable * Erin Brockovich


2001-2010
2001 — — 2002 — One-Hour Photo * The Cat Returns — 2003 — Terminator 3: The Rise of the Machines — 2004 — Napoleon Dynamite * Godzilla: Final Wars — 2005 — Elektra * Assault on Precinct 13 * Domino — 2006 — The Queen — 2007 — Juno * Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story — 2008 — Pineapple Express * Tropic Thunder * Barbie in 'A Christmas Carol' — 2009 — Public Enemies * (500) Days of Summer — 2010 — Insidious


2011-2015
2011 — The Thing * Hitler's Children — 2012 — Taken 2 * Hitchcock * To Rome with Love * Insidious, Chapter 2 * Cockneys vs. Zombies — 2013 — We're the Millers * This Is the End * Star Trek Into Darkness — 2014 — The Interview * Birdman * Earth to Echo * Dracula Untold * Interstellar * Paddington * No-No: A Dockumentary * Guardians of the Galaxy * The Search for General Tso * Life After Beth — 2015 — Jupiter Ascending * The Avengers: The Age of Ultron * Hot Pursuit * Insidious, Chapter 3 * Jurassic World * Terminator Genesys * Kingsman: The Secret Service * Mortdecai * Survivor * Ant-Man * Home * SPECTRE * Star Wars: The Force Awakens * The Hateful Eight

My favorite of the 2015 releases that I saw was The Hateful Eight.

Among the very best of the movies that I saw for the first time this year: Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai de Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, The Phantom Carriage, Wild Orchids, The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, The Bitter of General Yen, Little Miss Marker, The Mad Miss Manton, I Was an Adventuress, The Harvey Girls, Macbeth (1948), Sorry Wrong Number, A Letter to Three Wives, They Live by Night, The Bad and the Beautiful, Pat and Mike, The Naked Spur, Early Spring, The Magician, Peeping Tom, Zazie dans la Metro, The Miracle Worker, Ivan's Childhood, Diary of a Chambermaid, Au Hasard Balthazar, The Diane Linkletter Story, The Baby, Grey Gardens, Black Moon, Gloria, River's Edge, Orlando, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.

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