1. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) dir. Stanley Kubrick

    2011 ended with.. a glorious 70mm screening at the lightfox

    Top 5 Films of 2011:

    1. Tree of Life - Terrence Malick 
    2. Drive - Nicolas Winding Refn 
    3. Midnight in Paris - Woody Allen 
    4. The Artist - Michel Hazanavicius
    5. Pina 3D - Wim Wenders

    Top 5 2010 Films Screened in 2011:

    1. Hubble 3D - Toni Myers
    2. Meek’s Cutoff - Kelly Reichardt 
    3. Beginners - Mike Mills 
    4. The Illusionist - Sylvain Chomet
    5. Blue Valentine - Derek Cianfrance

    2011 Short List - Top 10: 

    • Inni - Vincent Morisset
    • Contagion - Steven Soderbergh
    • Hugo 3D - Martin Scorsese
    • Take Shelter - Jeff Nichols
    • The Ides of March - George Clooney
    • Melancholia - Lars von Trier
    • The Loneliest Planet - Julia Loktev
    • The Skin I Live In - Pedro Almodóvar
    • Martha Marcy May Marlene - Sean Durkin
    • Generation P - Victor Ginzburg

    2011 Films To Watch - Top 10:

    • Tyrannosaur - Paddy Considine 
    • House of Pleasure - Bertrand Bonello 
    • The Turin Horse - Bela Tarr
    • Carnage - Roman Polanski 
    • Carre BlancJean-Baptiste Léonetti
    • Shame - Steve McQueen
    • Into The Abyss - Werner Herzog
    • A Separation - Asghar Farhadi
    • The Kid With a Bike - Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne

    Most Memorable Film Experiences From Jan - Dec 2011:

    • Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives - on an airplane back home
    • Enter The Void - w/ alek @ the lightfox
    • Madchen in Uniform - w/ anthony & nadine @ St. Jerome’s screening room
    • Black Swan - w/ D @ Princess Twin Cinema
    • Y Tu Mama Tambien - w/ the crew @ sean’s basement
    • Incendies - w/ D @ Original Princess Cinema
    • The Illusionist - w/ sister @ Carlton Cinema
    • Before Sunset & Sunrise - self
    • Solyaris - 2nd viewing w/class
    • The Tit and the Moon - w/ D @ Eastern European Retrospective
    • Blue Valentine - 2nd viewing on birthday
    • 2001: A Space Odyssey - twice this year, once blu-ray, once 70mm
    • Double Life of Veronique - twice this year, once w/ class, once w/ marsh
    • The White Ribbon - final screening w/ jan
    • Unbreakable - early morning @ mkv
    • I Saw The Devil - w/ group @ erin’s house sitting pad
    • Mind Game - 2nd viewing w/ crew @ jenn’s basment
    • Meek’s Cut Off - w/ sean, alek & marsh @ the lightfox
    • Tree of Life - 4 times; lightfox, varsity, revue & zoom
    • The Fountain - 2nd viewing w/ marsh after 10 days of meditation
    • 12 Angry Men - early morning @ alek’s
    • Horrible Bosses - w/ michael & bing @ yorkdale
    • 8 1/2 - 2nd viewing w/ marsh & james @ the lightfox
    • TIFF: On Poppy Hill, Loneliest Planet, Generation P & Melancholia
    • Ratatouille - w/ kevo & jenn
    • The Thin Red Line - self, multiple viewings
    • Inni - w/ marsh, sean, galen, sarah & brownies
    • Blair Witch Project - w/ jenn & marsh (minus kevo)
    • Immortals 3D & Hugo 3D - double bill w/marsh @ fairview
    • 4 film marathon: The Lookout, Valhalla Rising, Kicking and Screaming & Adaptation
    • Everest & Hubble 3D - transcendence w/ the crew @ Ontario Place Imax Cinesphere
    • The Artist - self on a snowy night @ Sheppard Grande
    • Pina 3D - w/ michael & hooty @ the lightfox
     
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