Month: January 2023

2023 First Watches

Ryan Swen Lists Tags: ,

Renewed Appreciation: PlayTime, GoodFellas, Millennium Mambo, The River, Mildred Pierce, The Host

Shorts: A Short Story, Could see a puma., The Sower of Stars, By Halves, Fire Belly, Last Screening, Oh Supreme Light, This Is My Kingdom, Newt Leaders, Three Atlas, Ginko Yellow, Birds in the Window

  1. La Cérémonie (1995, Claude Chabrol) [January]
  2. Imitation of Life (1959, Douglas Sirk) [May]
  3. L’Enfant (2005, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) [March]
  4. That Old Dream That Moves (2001, Alain Guiraudie) [January]
  5. Full Contact (1992, Ringo Lam) [May]
  6. The Kid With a Bike (2011, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) [March]
  7. Tokyo Drifter (1966, Suzuki Seijun) [February]
  8. Showing Up (2022, Kelly Reichardt) [April]
  9. Kagero-za (1981, Suzuki Seijun) [February]
  10. De Humani Corporis Fabrica (2022, Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor) [January]
  11. in water (2023, Hong Sang-soo) [February]
  12. Mother (2009, Bong Joon-ho) [February]
  13. Targets (1968, Peter Bogdanovich) [March]
  14. Tales of the Purple House (2022, Abbas Fahdel) [March]
  15. Stars at Noon (2022, Claire Denis) [January]
  16. Rewind & Play (2022, Alain Gomis) [April]
  17. Stonewalling (2022, Huang Ji & Otsuka Ryuji) [March]
  18. Rosetta (1999, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) [March]
  19. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023, Chad Stahelski) [April]
  20. The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness (2022, Lewis Klahr) [February]
  21. Saturn Bowling (2022, Patricia Mazuy) [March]
  22. Matter Out of Place (2022, Nikolaus Geyrhalter) [March]
  23. Both Sides of the Blade (2022, Claire Denis) [January]
  24. Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After (2022, João Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da Mata) [March]
  25. The Adventures of Gigi the Law (2022, Alessandro Comodin) [March]
  26. Knock at the Cabin (2023, M. Night Shyamalan) [February]
  27. Full River Red (2023, Zhang Yimou) [January]
  28. Shin Ultraman (2022, Higuchi Shinji) [May]
  29. Glass Onion (2022, Rian Johnson) [January]
  30. Passages (2023, Ira Sachs) [January]
  31. Astrakan (2022, David Depesseville) [March]
  32. Kimi (2022, Steven Soderbergh) [January]
  33. Fremont (2023, Babak Jalali) [January]
  34. Safe Place (2022, Juraj Lerotić) [March]
  35. It Is Night in America (2022, Ana Vaz) [March]
  36. Titanic (1997, James Cameron) [March]
  37. Nemesis (1992, Albert Pyun) [May]
  38. Last Things (2023, Deborah Stratman) [January]
  39. A Common Sequence (2023, Mary Helena Clark & Mike Gibisser) [January]
  40. Skinamarink (2022, Kyle Edward Ball) [January]
  41. The Tuba Thieves (2023, Alison O’Daniel) [January]
  42. Warriors of Future (2022, Ng Yuen-fai) [May]
  43. Gush (2023, Fox Maxy) [January]
  44. Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? (2022, Franciska Eliassen) [March]
  45. Fairytale (2022, Alexander Sokurov) [March]
  46. The Batman (2022, Matt Reeves) [January]
  47. Cette maison (2022, Miryam Charles) [January]
  48. Flash Point (2007, Wilson Yip) [January]
  49. Elvis (2022, Baz Luhrmann) [January]

2023 Omnibus Log

Ryan Swen Lists Tags: ,

001. That Old Dream That Movies (2001, Alain Guiraudie) Laptop, File 01 Jan – 9
002. Kimi (2022, Steven Soderbergh) Television, File (Parents) 02 Jan – 7
003. De Humani Corporis Fabrica (2022, Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor†) Laptop, Screener 04 Jan – 9
s001. A Short Story (2022, Bi Gan) Television, File (Friend) 04 Jan – 8
s002. The Sower of Stars (2022, Lois Patiño) Television, Screener (Friend) 04 Jan – 8
004. La Cérémonie (1995, Claude Chabrol) Television, File (Friend) 07 Jan – 10
005. Flash Point (2007, Wilson Yip¢) Monitor, File 12 Jan – 6
006. Both Sides of the Blade (2022, Claire Denis) Television, File 14 Jan – 8
007. Stars at Noon (2022, Claire Denis) Television, File 14 Jan – 8
008. Elvis (2022, Baz Luhrmann) Television, HBO Max 19 Jan – 5
009. The Batman (2022, Matt Reeves) Television, HBO Max 24 Jan – 6
s003. Oh Supreme Light (2010, Jean-Marie Straub) Television, File 25 Jan – 7
010. Glass Onion (2022, Rian Johnson) Television, Netflix 25 Jan – 7
011. Gush (2023, Fox Maxy^) Television, Online Platform [Sundance] 27 Jan – 6
s004. It’s Raining Frogs Outside (2021, Maria Estela Paiso) Monitor, Online Platform [Sundance] 28 Jan – 6
012. Last Things (2023, Deborah Stratman) Monitor, Online Platform [Sundance] 28 Jan – 7
013. Fremont (2023, Babak Jalali^) Monitor, Online Platform [Sundance] 28 Jan – 7
014. Passages (2023, Ira Sachs^) Monitor, Online Platform [Sundance] 29 Jan – 7
015. A Common Sequence (2023, Mary Helena Clark^ & Mike Gibisser^) Monitor, Online Platform [Sundance] 29 Jan – 7
016. The Tuba Thieves (2023, Alison O’Daniel^) Television, Online Platform [Sundance] 29 Jan – 6
017. Skinamarink (2022, Kyle Edward Ball^) AMC Burbank, DCP 31 Jan – 7
018. +Millennium Mambo (2001, Hou Hsiao-hsien) 2220 Arts + Archives/Acropolis Cinema, File (Volunteer) 02 Feb – 10 [up from 9]
s005. Tomatos Every Day (1930, James Sibley Watson) 2220 Arts + Archives/Mezzanine, File (Friends) 08 Feb – 6
s006. The Backrooms (Found Footage) (2022, Kane Parsons) 2220 Arts + Archives/Mezzanine, File (Friends) 08 Feb – 6
s007. Could see a puma. (2011, Eduardo Williams) 2220 Arts + Archives/Mezzanine, File (Friends) 08 Feb – 8
s008. I Remember Nothing (2015, Zia Anger) 2220 Arts + Archives/Mezzanine, File (Friends) 08 Feb – 5
s009. This Is My Kingdom (2010, Carlos Reygadas) 2220 Arts + Archives/Mezzanine, File (Friends) 08 Feb – 7
019. The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness (2022, Lewis Klahr) Academy Museum, DCP (Director Q&A) 09 Feb – 8
t001. +Day 2: 8:00am-9:00am (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 14 Feb
t002. +Day 2: 9:00am-10:00am (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 14 Feb
s010. Fly, Fly Sadness (2015, Miryam Charles) 2220 Arts + Archives/Acropolis Cinema, File (Volunteer) 16 Feb – 6
s011. Towards the Colonies (2016, Miryam Charles) 2220 Arts + Archives/Acropolis Cinema, File (Volunteer) 16 Feb – 6
s012. Three Atlas (2018, Miryam Charles) 2220 Arts + Archives/Acropolis Cinema, File (Volunteer) 16 Feb – 7
020. Cette maison (2022, Miryam Charles^) 2220 Arts + Archives/Acropolis Cinema, File (Volunteer) 16 Feb – 6
021. Kagero-za (1981, Suzuki Seijun) Los Feliz 3, 35mm 19 Feb – 9 [late]
022. Tokyo Drifter (1966, Suzuki Seijun) Los Feliz 3, 35mm 20 Feb – 9 [late]
023. Knock at the Cabin (2023, M. Night Shyamalan) AMC The Grove, DCP 21 Feb – 7
s013. Birth of a Notion (1947, Robert McKimson) New Beverly, 35mm 22 Feb – 6
024. +The Host (2006, Bong Joon-ho) New Beverly, 35mm 22 Feb – 8
025. Mother (2009, Bong Joon-ho) New Beverly, 35mm (Critic Introduction) 22 Feb – 8
s014. +Figure Minus Fact (2020, Mary Helena Clark) Television, File 25 Feb – 8 [up from 6]
026. in water (2023, Hong Sang-soo) Television, Screener 25 Feb – 8
027. +A New Old Play (2021, Qiu Jiongjiong) Culver Theater, LED (Moderator) 27 Feb – 9
t003. +Day 2: 10:00am-11:00am (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 28 Feb
t004. +Day 2: 11:00am-12:00pm (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 28 Feb
t005. Unexpected Company (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 01 Mar
t006. Taste Makers (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 01 Mar
028. Stonewalling (2022, Huang Ji & Otsuka Ryuji†) LOOK Cinema Glendale, DCP (Friends) 02 Mar – 8
t007. Chain Migration (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 06 Mar
t008. Check Mates (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 06 Mar
t009. The Untethered Sole (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 08 Mar
t010. Saving for Arraignment Day (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 08 Mar
t011. Courting Disasters (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 08 Mar
t012. The Fallout (2019, Arrested Development) Television, Netflix 08 Mar
s015. Tugboat Granny (1956, Friz Freleng) New Beverly, 35mm 11 Mar – 6
029. Titanic (1997, James Cameron) New Beverly, 35mm 11 Mar – 7
030. The Adventures of Gigi the Law (2022, Alessandro Comodin^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 16 Mar – 7
031. Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After (2022, João Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da Mata^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 17 Mar – 8 [lapse]
032. Saturn Bowling (2022, Patricia Mazuy^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 17 Mar – 8
033. Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? (2022, Franciska Eliassen^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 18 Mar – 6 [lapse]
034. Matter Out of Place (2022, Nikolaus Geyrhalter^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 18 Mar – 8 [lapse]
035. Fairytale (2022, Alexander Sokurov) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer, Friends) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 18 Mar – 6 [lapse]
036. Astrakan (2022, David Depesseville^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 19 Mar – 7
037. It Is Night in America (2022, Ana Vaz^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 19 Mar – 7 [lapse]
s016. Last Screening (2022, Darezhan Omirbaev) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 19 Mar – 8
038. Safe Place (2022, Juraj Lerotić^) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 19 Mar – 7
039. Tales of the Purple House (2022, Abbas Fahdel) 2220 Arts + Archives, File (Volunteer, Friend) [Locarno in Los Angeles] 19 Mar – 8
040. Full River Red (2023, Zhang Yimou) AMC Americana, DCP 22 Mar – 7
041. L’Enfant (2005, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) Aero Theatre, 35mm 25 Mar – 9 [late]
042. Rosetta (1999, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) Aero Theatre, DCP (Friend, Directors Q&A) 25 Mar – 8
043. The Kid With a Bike (2011, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) Los Feliz 3, 35mm (Friends, Directors Introduction) 26 Mar – 9
044. Targets (1968, Peter Bogdanovich) Los Feliz 3, 35mm 27 Mar – 8
045. +Zero Dark Thirty (2012, Kathryn Bigelow) Television, File 29 Mar – 5 [down from 7]
046. +PlayTime (1967, Jacques Tati) Aero Theatre, 35mm 31 Mar – 10 [up from 9]
s017. Invocation (1982, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 7
s018. Roll #1 for Nancy (1972, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s019. Three Preparations (1972, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s020. Cigarette Burn (1978, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s021. Self-Portrait of a City (1977, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s022. Plausible Light Source (1976, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s023. Ginko Yellow (2022, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 7
s024. Fire Belly (2021, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 8
s025. Cuticle Torture (1981, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s026. Palm Down (2012, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s027. Newt Leaders (2020, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 7
s028. By Halves (2012, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 8
s029. Injury on a Theme (2012, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 6
s030. Verge (for my sisters) (2022, Amy Halpern) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, 16mm (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 7
s031. Birds in the Window (2021, Amy Halpern & David Lebrun) 2220 Arts + Archives/Los Angeles Filmforum, File (Director Q&A) 02 Apr – 7
047. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023, Chad Stahleski) Regal L.A. Live, DCP 04 Apr – 8
048. Rewind & Play (2022, Alain Gomis) 2220 Arts + Archives/Acropolis Cinema, File (Volunteer, Friend) 06 Apr – 8
049. Showing Up (2022, Kelly Reichardt) AMC The Grove, DP 11 Apr – 9
t013. +Day 2: 12:00pm-1:00pm (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 18 Apr
t014. +Day 2: 1:00pm-2:00pm (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 18 Apr
050. +The River (1997, Tsai Ming-liang) Television, File 06 May – 10 [up from 9]
s032. The Cat Came Back (1936, Friz Freleng) New Beverly, 35mm (Friend) 11 May – 6
051. Imitation of Life (1959, Douglas Sirk) New Beverly, 35mm (Friend) 11 May – 10
052. +Mildred Pierce (1945, Michael Curtiz) New Beverly, 35mm (Friend) 11 May – 9 [up from 8]
053. Nemesis (1992, Albert Pyun^) Los Feliz 3, 35mm 12 May – 6 [late]
054. +GoodFellas (1990, Martin Scorsese) Academy Museum, 35mm 14 May – 9 [up from 8]
055. Full Contact (1992, Ringo Lam) Los Feliz 3, 35mm (Friend) 15 May – 9 [dub]
056. +De humani corporis fabrica (2022, Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor) Los Feliz 3, DCP 15 May – 9
t013. +Day 2: 2:00pm-3:00pm (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 16 May
t014. +Day 2: 3:00pm-4:00pm (2002, 24) Television, Hulu 16 May
t015. +Day 2: 4:00pm-5:00pm (2003, 24) Television, Hulu 16 May
t016. +Day 2: 5:00pm-6:00pm (2004, 24) Television, Hulu 17 May
057. Shin Ultraman (2022, Higuchi Shinji) Airplane 23 May – 7
058. Warriors of Future (2022, Ng Yuen-fai^) Airplane 23 May – 6

2023 Viewing Log

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January
That Old Dream That Movies (2001, Alain Guiraudie) – 9
Kimi (2022, Steven Soderbergh) – 7
De Humani Corporis Fabrica (2022, Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor) – 9
A Short Story (2022, Bi Gan)
The Sower of Stars (2022, Lois Patiño)
La Cérémonie (1995, Claude Chabrol) – 10
Flash Point (2007, Wilson Yip) – 6
Both Sides of the Blade (2022, Claire Denis) – 8
Stars at Noon (2022, Claire Denis) – 8
Elvis (2022, Baz Luhrmann) – 5
The Batman (2022, Matt Reeves) – 6
Oh Supreme Light (2010, Jean-Marie Straub)
Glass Onion (2022, Rian Johnson) – 7
Gush (2023, Fox Maxy) Sundance – 6
It’s Raining Frogs Outside (2021, Maria Estela Paiso) Sundance
Last Things (2023, Deborah Stratman) Sundance – 7
Fremont (2023, Babak Jalali) Sundance – 7
Passages (2023, Ira Sachs) Sundance – 7
A Common Sequence (2023, Mary Helena Clark & Mike Gibisser) Sundance – 7
The Tuba Thieves (2023, Alison O’Daniel) Sundance – 6
Skinamarink (2022, Kyle Edward Ball) DP – 7

February
+Millennium Mambo (2001, Hou Hsiao-hsien) DP – 10 [up from 9]
Tomatos Every Day (1930, James Sibley Watson) DP
The Backrooms (Found Footage) (2022, Kane Parsons) DP
Could see a puma. (2011, Eduardo Williams) DP
I Remember Nothing (2015, Zia Anger) DP
This Is My Kingdom (2010, Carlos Reygadas) DP
The Blue Rose of Forgetfulness (2022, Lewis Klahr) DP – 8
Fly, Fly Sadness (2015, Miryam Charles) DP
Towards the Colonies (2016, Miryam Charles) DP
Three Atlas (2018, Miryam Charles) DP
Cette maison (2022, Miryam Charles) DP – 6
Kagero-za (1981, Suzuki Seijun) 35mm – 9
Tokyo Drifter (1966, Suzuki Seijun) 35mm – 9
Knock at the Cabin (2023, M. Night Shyamalan) DP – 7
Birth of a Notion (1947, Robert McKimson) 35mm
+The Host (2006, Bong Joon-ho) 35mm – 8
Mother (2009, Bong Joon-ho) 35mm – 8
+Figure Minus Fact (2020, Mary Helena Clark)
in water (2023, Hong Sang-soo) – 8
+A New Old Play (2021, Qiu Jiongjiong) LED – 9

March
Stonewalling (2022, Huang Ji & Otsuka Ryuji) DP – 8
Tugboat Granny (1956, Friz Freleng) 35mm
Titanic (1997, James Cameron) 35mm – 7
The Adventures of Gigi the Law (2022, Alessandro Comodin) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 7
Where Is This Street? or With No Before or After (2022, João Pedro Rodrigues & João Rui Guerra da Mata) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 8
Saturn Bowling (2022, Patricia Mazuy) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 8
Sister, What Grows Where Land Is Sick? (2022, Franciska Eliassen) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 6
Matter Out of Place (2022, Nikolaus Geyrhalter) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 8
Fairytale (2022, Alexander Sokurov) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 6
Astrakan (2022, David Depesseville) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 7
It Is Night in America (2022, Ana Vaz) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 7
Last Screening (2022, Darezhan Omirbaev) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP
Safe Place (2022, Juraj Lerotić) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 7
Tales of the Purple House (2022, Abbas Fahdel) Locarno in Los Angeles, DP – 8
Full River Red (2023, Zhang Yimou) DP – 7
L’Enfant (2005, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) 35mm – 9
Rosetta (1999, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) DP – 8
The Kid With a Bike (2011, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne) 35mm – 9
Targets (1968, Peter Bogdanovich) 35mm – 8
+Zero Dark Thirty (2012, Kathryn Bigelow) – 5 [down from 7]
+PlayTime (1967, Jacques Tati) 35mm – 10 [up from 9]

April
Invocation (1982, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Roll #1 for Nancy (1972, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Three Preparations (1972, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Cigarette Burn (1978, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Self-Portrait as a City (1977, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Plausible Light Source (1976, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Ginko Yellow (2022, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Fire Belly (2021, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Cuticle Torture (1981, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Palm Down (2012, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Newt Leaders (2020, Amy Halpern) 16mm
By Halves (2012, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Injury on a Theme (2012, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Verge (for my sisters) (2022, Amy Halpern) 16mm
Birds in the Window (2021, Amy Halpern & David Lebrun) DP
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023, Chad Stahelski) DP – 8
Rewind & Play (2022, Alain Gomis) DP – 8
Showing Up (2022, Kelly Reichardt) DP – 9

May
+The River (1997, Tsai Ming-liang) – 10 [up from 9]
The Cat Came Back (1936, Friz Freleng) 35mm
Imitation of Life (1959, Douglas Sirk) 35mm – 10
+Mildred Pierce (1945, Michael Curtiz) 35mm – 9 [up from 8]
Nemesis (1992, Albert Pyun) 35mm – 6
+GoodFellas (1990, Martin Scorsese) 35mm – 9 [up from 8]
Full Contact (1992, Ringo Lam) 35mm – 9
+De humani corporis fabrica (2022, Véréna Paravel & Lucien Castaing-Taylor) DP – 9
Shin Ultraman (2022, Higuchi Shinji) – 7
Warriors of Future (2022, Ng Yuen-fai) – 6