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Sunday, January 01, 2017

I, THE AUDIENCE: The Movies I Saw in 2016 

Here are the movies I saw in 2016:

1911-1920

1913 — The Last Days of Pompeii — 1914 — The Squaw Man — 1920 — The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1921-1930

1921 — Seven Years Bad Luck — 1922 — The Loves of Pharaoh — 1923 — The Wheel * Safety Last *Souls for Sale — 1924 — Girl Shy — 1925 — The Unholy Three * The Wizard of Oz * The Vanishing American * Little Annie Rooney — 1926 — The Blackbird * The Magician * Thundering Fleas * The Bells * Tell It to the Marines — 1927 — The Show * Do Detectives Think? * Putting Pants on Phillip * The General — 1928 — Storm Over Asia * The Docks of new York * Our Dancing Daughters — 1929 — A Throw of Dice * Where East Is East * The Godless Girl — 1930 — Abraham Lincoln * The Sea Bat * Min and Bill * Montana Moon

1931-1940

1931 — Limite * Five Star Final * Night Nurse * The Threepenny Opera * The Bad Sister * Broadminded * The Man in Possession * Frankenstein * Bad Girl * Dracula * La chienne (The Bitch) * The Mad Genius — 1932 — Chandu the Magician * Freaks * One Way Passage * The Rich Are Always With Us * A Farewell to Arms * Haunted Gold * Island of Lost Souls * Hell’s House * Red Dust * 20,000 Years in Sing Sing * Red-Headed Woman * Show Business * Trouble in Paradise * Love Me Tonight * Me and My Gal * Is My Face Red? * The Passionate Plumber * Thirteen Women — 1933 — Alice in Wonderland * Central Airport * The Testament of Dr. Mabuse * Footlight Parade * Tugboat Annie * Hell Below * State Fair * 42nd Street* The Barbarian *Scarlet River — 1934 — The Goddess (Shen Nu) * Imitation of Life * A Story of Floating Weeds * Mandalay * Of Human Bondage * Black Moon * Down to Their Last Yacht * Waltzes from Vienna * Jimmy the Gent * Lawless Frontier * Housewife * Hips Hips Hooray * The Black Cat * Babes in Toyland — 1935 — Special Agent * Dangerous * Front Page Woman * The Bride of Frankenstein * China Seas * Princess Tam Tam — 1936 — Isle of Fury * Pigskin Parade * Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street * Chatterbox * Three Men on a Horse — 1937 — The Spanish Earth * Maytime * It’s Love I’m After * It Happened in Hollywood * Captain Courageous * When You’re in Love * Broadway Melody of 1938 * Make Way for Tomorrow * Shall We Dance — 1938 — Tarnished Angel * The Girl of the Golden West * Blond Cheat * A Christmas Carol — 1939 — Juarez * Mr. Moto Takes a Vacation * Gulliver’s Travels * The Son of Frankenstein * Torchy Blaine in Chinatown * The Old Maid — 1940 — Dark Command * The Howards of Virginia * It All Came True * All This and Heaven Too * The Bank Dick * The Mortal Storm * Dance, Girl, Dance

1941-1950

1941 — The Strawberry Blonde * The Lady Eve * Michael Shayne, Private Detective * The Great Lie * Suspicion * Sullivan’s Travels * 47 Ronin — 1942 — Miss Annie Rooney * Moontide * Jungle Book * Apache Trail * Tortilla Flat * Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror * Road to Morocco * The Ghost of Frankenstein * Holiday Inn — 1943 — For Whom the Bell Tolls * Passport to Suez * Calling Doctor Death * The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp * Lady of Burlesque * Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man * Hitler’s Madman * The Song of Bernadette — 1944 — Frenchmen’s Creek * Jungle Woman * Sherlock Holmes and the Pearl of Death * The Falcon in Mexico * The Adventures of Mark Twain * The House of Frankenstein * Weird Woman — 1945 — The Lost Weekend * They Were Expendable * Jungle Captive * Pillow of Death * Confidential Agent * Fallen Angel * The Corn is Green * The Body Snatcher * Dead of Night — 1946 — The Harvey Girls * No Regrets for Our Youth * A Stolen Life * She-Wolf of London * Dirty Gertie from Harlem, U.S.A. * The Big Sleep — 1947 — Ivy * Kiss of Death * The Thirteenth Hour * Lady in the Lake * The Sin of Harold Diddlebock * The Unfaithful * The 47 Ronin * The Woman on the Beach — 1948 — Johnny Belinda * The Pirate * Anna Karenina * June Bride * Winter Meeting * The Snake Pit * The Secret Land — 1949 — The Fighting Kentuckian * Black Magic * Act of Violence * Pinky * The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend * Take Me Out to the Ball Game * On the Town * The Quiet Duel * The Big Steal * Tension * Too Late for Tears * Holiday Affair — 1950 — Father of the Bride * Variety Lights * King Solomon’s Mines * Cyrano de Bergerac * Duchess of Idaho * Winchester ’73 * Night and the City

1951-1960

1951 — The River * Utopia * Rhubarb * Kind Lady * Payment on Demand * Decision Before Dawn * — 1952 — Fearless Fagan * The Life of Oharu * Blackbeard the Pirate * The Big Sky * Skirts Ahoy! * The Quiet Man * Umberto D. — 1953 — Dangerous Crossing * Young Bess * Sawdust and Tinsel * Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde * Abbott and Costello Go to Mars * The Big Heat * Bright Road * Mogambo * The Steel Lady * Niagara * Vicki * Salome — 1954 — The Long, Long Trailer * A Lesson in Love * Demetrius and the Gladiators * Seven Brides for Seven Brothers * Prince Valiant * The Country Girl * Carmen Jones — 1955 — The Man with the Golden Arm * Women’s Prison * The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing * Illegal * The Man from Laramie * Guys and Dolls * The Sea Chase * The Phenix City Story * You’re Never Too Young * The Last Frontier * Ensayo de un crimen (The Criminal Life od Archibaldo de la Cruz) * Queen Bee * Night and Fog — 1956 — Love Me Tender * A Man Escaped * The Burmese Harp * Helen of Troy — 1957 — Peyton Place * The Burglar * Kiss Them for Me * Men in War * The Lower Depths * And God Created Woman * The Robot vs. the Aztec Mummy * The Black Scorpion — 1958 — Equinox Flower * Mon Oncle * Vertigo * Bell, Book and Candle * Darby’s Rangers * Some Came Running * Macabre — 1959 — Good Morning * The World, the Flesh and the Devil * On the Beach — 1960 — The Housemaid * Sunrise at Campobello * The Devil’s Eye * Sex Kittens Go to College * The Alamo * Saturday Night and Sunday Morning * Eyes Without a Face * The Wizard of Baghdad * Midnight Lace

1961-1970

1961 — The End of Summer * Blue Hawaii * Master of the World * One-Eyed Jacks * Splendor in the Grass — 1962 — Five Weeks in a Balloon * Gypsy * Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? * Ride the High Country * Harakiri * That Touch of Mink * An Experimint in Terror — 1963 — High and Low * X – The Man With the X-Ray Eyes * Twice-Told Tales * 55 Days at Peking * The Birds * The House is Black * Blonde Cobra * Passenger (Pasazerka) * Nine Hours to Rama * Black Sabbath * Hercules, Samson and Ulysses * 8 ½ — 1964 — Gertrud * A Shot in the Dark * Blood and Black Lace * Onibaba — 1965 — Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors * What’s New Pussycat? * The Face of Fu Manchu * The Sons of Katie Elder — 1966 — Walk Don’t Run * The Silencers * The Singing Nun * The Bobo — 1967 — Far from the Madding Crowd * Reflections in a Golden Eye * The Trip * The Jungle Book * Hillbillies in a Haunted House * Samurai Rebellion * Frankenstein Created Woman — 1968 — Firecreek * The Green Berets * Wild in the Streets * Bandolero! * Funny Girl * No Way to Treat a Lady * A Flea in Her Ear * The Wicked Dreams of Paula Schultz * Goke, Body Snatcher from Hell * Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River — 1969 — Z * Mondo Trasho * The Big Cube * If It’s Tuesday, This Must Be Belgium * The Sorrow and the Pity — 1970 — The Phantom Tollboth * The Kremlin Letter * Cromwell * Bloody Mama * Ucho (The Ear ) * The Ballad of Cable Hogue * Zabriskie Point * Woodstock

1971-1980

1971 — McCabe and Mrs. Miller * Which Way to the Front? * Bunny O’Hare * King Lear * Pretty Maids All in a Row — 1972 — The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean * Cries and Whispers * Fat City * Madame Sin * Godzilla vs. the Smog Monster * Superfly * Dracula A.D. 1972 * What’s Up, Doc? * Kiss of the Tarantula — 1973 — Day for Night * Scenes from a Marriage * F for Fake * Serpico * Sleeper * Sisters —1974 — Harry and Tonto * A Woman under the Influence * Blazing Saddles * The Streetfighter * Young Frankenstein — 1975 — Rocky Horror Picture Show * Picnic at Hanging Rock * The Battle of Chile, Part 1 — 1976 — Robin and Marian * Burnt Offerings * A*P*E * The Battle of Chile, Part 2 — 1977 — Black Sunday * Alice, Sweet Alice * ABBA: The Movie * Hausu — 1978 — Orchestra Rehearsal * Dracula’s Dog — 1979 — Star Trek: The Motion Picture * The Life of Brian * The Crippled Masters * Time After Time * Quintet * My Brilliant Career — 1980 — The Empire Strikes Back * From the Life of the Marionettes

1981-1990

1981 — National Lampoon’s Movie Madness * Zorro the Gay Blade — 1982 — The Verdict * A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy * Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan Burden of Dreams * Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid — 1983 — The Return of the Jedi * Sans Soleil * Koyaanisqatsi * The Ballad of Narayama — 1984 — Conan the Destroyer * Antonio Gaudi — 1986 — Labyrinth * She’s Gotta Have It * A Room With a View * Sherman’s March * Children of a Lesser God — 1987 — King Lear — 1988 — The Thin Blue Line — 1989 — The Church

1991-2000

1991 — Delicatessen — 1993 — Dazed and Confused * Madadayo — 1994 — Hoop Dreams — 1996 — Mars Attacks * Lone Star * First Wives Club — 1998 — Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas * Jinnah — 1999 — Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me * The Virgin Suicides * Three Kings — 2000 — Traffic * Chocolat

2001-2010

2001 — Moulin Rouge! * The Others * The Curse of the Jade Scorpion — 2002 — Panic Room * Austin Powers in Goldmember * Adaptation * Rabbit-Proof Fence — 2003 — Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World * Fellini: I’m a Born Liar — 2004 — The Aviator — 2005 — Paradise Now — 2006 — X-Men: The Last Stand * Volver * Nacho Libre * The Host * Apocalypto * Once * Babel * United 93 * The Last King of Scotland — 2007 — Surfwise * Paranormal Activity * Darjeeling Unlimited * [REC] — 2008 — The Day the Earth Stood Still * Ponyo * The Good, the Bad, the Weird * The Curious Case of Benjamin Button * Gomorrah * The Strangers * Anvil: The Story of Anvil — 2009 — Pink Panther 2 * In the Loop * Fish Tank * The White Ribbon * [REC] 2 — 2010 — Megamind * Monsters * Four Lions * True Grit

2011-2016

2011 — The Cabin in the Woods * The Tree of Life — 2012 — Blancanieves * Dredd * Lincoln * The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 * Les Miserables — 2013 — Nebraska * Under the Skin * Kick Ass 2 * Blue Is the Warmest Color * The Wolf of Wall Street — 2014 — Noah * The Theory of Everything * Citizenfour * Boyhood * The Look of Silence * Fury * 300: Rise of an Empire — 2015 — Joy * Mad Max: Fury Road * Detective Chinatown * The Revenant * What Happened, Miss Simone? * Spotlight * The Big Short — 2016 — Pride and Prejudice and Zombies * Hail, Caesar! * Deadpool * Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice * Captain America: Civil War * Jane Got a Gun * Warcraft * The Legend of Tarzan * The Witch * Lights Out * Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie * Nerve * Suicide Squad * Sausage Party * Snowden * Ghostbusters * Doctor Strange * Rogue One * Café Society

Of the new releases I saw in 2016, my favorite was ... Sausage Party.

And among the very best of the films I saw for the very first time this year: Tell It to the Marines, The Docks of New York, Our Dancing Daughters, Trouble in Paradise, Love Me Tonight, Me and My Gal, The Testament of Dr. Mabuse, Three Men on a Horse, Dangerous, The Old Maid, The Mortal Storm, Dance, Girl, Dance, The 47 Ronin, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, No Regrets for Our Youth, The Snake Pit, Variety Lights, Rhubarb, Night and the City, The Life of Oharu, The Country Girl, Carmen Jones, And God Created Woman, Night and Fog, Ensayo de un crimen, A Man Escaped, The Burmese Harp, The Lower Depths, Equinox Flower, The Housemaid, Onibaba, The Ballad of Cable Hogue, Woodstock, Mondo Trasho, Cries and Whispers, A Woman Under the Influence, Picnic at Hanging Rock, From the Life of the Marionettes, Burden of Dreamd, The Church, Hoop Dreams, Rabbit-Proof Fence, The Aviator, The Good, The Bad, The Weird, In the Loop, Fish Tank, Four Lions, Dredd, Mad Max: Fury Road,


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