January movies

Deconstructing Harry – kicked off the New Year with one of my favorite Woody Allens

Titanic – seemed much sappier this time

The Spanish Prisoner – Mamet’s puzzle of a thriller, hadn't seen this one in awhile

Mission Impossible III – yawn.

Factotum – how can a movie be so depressing? Oh yeah, it’s based on Bukowski. Good performances, though, from Matt Dillon, one of our most underrated actors, and Lily Taylor, one of our most ignored actors

Flirting with Disaster – still as hilarious as the first time I saw this. One of my all time favorites.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind – another favorite, so sad and so amusing

Brokeback Mountain - enjoyed seeing this again, still heartbreaking

Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill – an interesting documentary, hadn’t seen this when it went around the theatres.

Cold Mountain - enjoyed seeing this one again too

All the King’s Men – hmmm. A lot of wasted talent here.

Bullets Over Broadway – another one of my favorite Woodys. John Cusack does a great job in the typical Woody role.

Three Times – AO Scott had this on his top ten for 2006. I fell asleep. It was interesting, but if you’re going to tell a story with very little dialogue, you’ve got to come through more on the other aspects.

La Strada – had never seen this. I really don’t get what the big deal is with Italian cinema :-)

Curse of the Golden Flower and Volver – see posting below

Monty Python and the Holy Grail – how is it that I laugh my ass off every time I see this? We just finally gave in and ordered the complete Flying Circus set!

Look Both Ways – Australian melodrama about a woman obsessed with death and a man who has just gotten a cancer diagnosis

Swingers – Jon Favreau is a genius.

Prairie Home Companion – how sad to watch this again, now that Altman is gone. Hard to believe there won’t be any more.

This month we also watched a lot of Seinfeld and Frasier episodes from Netflix. Funny stuff.