Two times a year—at the halfway point and during list-making season in November—I send out a list of “significant” movies to the film staff so they can try to see as many as possible before our Year In Film feature. It’s just a simple checklist, presented in the order each film was released theatrically in New York City. The idea is to give our writers time to catch up and give relative obscurities like The Arbor (last year’s No. 13 on our conjoined Best Of The Year list) the same collective consideration as more widely heralded efforts like The Tree Of Life. In the interest of transparency—and recommending a bunch of movies we love—I’m making the halftime list public this year so our readers can play along at home. A few caveats:
- My staff inevitably comes back to me with omissions, and I suspect there will be many in the comments below. We’ll add the big ones to our year-end checklist.
- Normally, the list goes out without categories. The ones below, particularly “The Essentials,” are a reflection of my taste and priorities. Mileage will definitely vary.
- Within the categories, titles are still listed in order of release in NYC through the weekend of July 13th, not in order of preference.
- Overall, the momentum from last year’s embarrassment of cinematic riches has continued into 2012, so now’s the time to get those queues in order.
The Essentials: From "Once Upon a Time in Anatolia" to "Django Unchained"
Hollywood: The System Works!: From "The Grey" to "Lés misérables"
Auteur Obligations: From "Crazy Horse" to "Killing Them Softly"
Notable Documentaries: From "West of Memphis" to "Jiro Dreams of Sushi"
Indie Curiosities: From "Return" to "Promised Land"
Imported Goods: From "Declaration of War" to "Sister"
Source: http://www.avclub.com/articles/best-films-2012,82513/ / http://www.avclub.com/articles/best-films-of-2012-so-far-an-annotated-checklist-p,89844/
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Women Make Film II †
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Introductions and Chapters††
01 – 05 / Introductions
06 – 29 / Chapter 01 | Openings
30 – 42 / Chapter 02 | Tone
43 – 56 / Chapter 03 | Believability
57 – 66 / Chapter 04 | Introducing Character
67 – 76 / Chapter 05 | Meet Cute
77 – 88 / Chapter 06 | Conversation
89–104 / Chapter 07 | Framing
105–109 / Chapter 08 | Tracking
110–114 / Chapter 09 | Staging
115–126 / Chapter 10 | Journey
127–136 / Chapter 11 | Discovery
137–149 / Chapter 12 | Adult/Child
150–150 / Chapter 13 | Economy
151–154 / Chapter 14 | Editing
155–161 / Chapter 15 | POV
162–166 / Chapter 16 | Close Up
167–173 / Chapter 17 | Surrealism and Dreams
174–180 / Chapter 18 | Bodies
181–191 / Chapter 19 | Sex
192–197 / Chapter 20 | Home
198–199 / Chapter 21 | Religion
200–207 / Chapter 22 | Work
208–219 / Chapter 23 | Politics
220–221 / Chapter 24 | Gear Change
222–228 / Chapter 25 | Comedy
229–232 / Chapter 26 | Melodrama
233–235 / Chapter 27 | SCI-FI
236–241 / Chapter 28 | Horror and Hell
242–245 / Chapter 29 | Tension
246–251 / Chapter 30 | Stasis
252–254 / Chapter 31 | Leave Out
255–259 / Chapter 32 | Reveal
260–264 / Chapter 33 | Memory
265–267 / Chapter 34 | Time
268–270 / Chapter 35 | Life Inside
271–275 / Chapter 36 | The Meaning of Life
276–XXX / Chapter 37 | Love
XXX–XXX / Chapter 38 | Death
XXX–XXX / Chapter 39 | Endings
XXX–XXX / Chapter 40 | Song and Dance
† NOTE: This is my second and broader list based on Women Make Film: A New Road Movie Through Cinema (2019) by Mark Cousins. It's a complete list of all films by chapter that appear in Cousins' 14 hour documentary. It's ranked and notated to mirror the documentary's structure. My other (first) list is similar but more narrow selection of films and their TCM premier dates, based on the same Cousins' documentary which airs in TCM's 2020 Women Make Film Film Festival. https://trakt.tv/users/lezelmaz/lists/women-make-film-tcm-tuesdays-2020
†† NOTE: This list notes the first instance only of a film that may appear in multiple chapters.
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A.V. Club's Best films of 2012 so far: an annotated checklist
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