Animation

Book Review- Asterix and Obelix: The Book of the Film

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Asterix and the Vikings (M6 Films)

Whenever possible I always like to address what the grain of salt is that my reader should keep in mind when reading a piece. In this scenario the grain of salt is: I like reading but I don’t as much as I should, and it’s likely impossible for me to read as much as I want to. So my experience is a little lacking but there’s another caveat here and that is this: this is essentially a novelization with a twist.

Now, novelizations are a bit passé and if I recall correctly I’ve only ever read a few. What was interesting and irresistible here is: first, I was at Disney World when I spotted it. Second, it’s Asterix and an animated film, which I said is where the franchise should go (little did I know it had been there before).

Now, it’s a hand-drawn (in terms of style if not technique), 2D film and that’s fine with me. I’d still love to see these characters and others get the motion-capture treatment as Tintin truly was a huge step forward for the technology to me, far greater than Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Regardless, the fact that this film is animated means there are stills and illustrations in the book and it gives you a fair glimpse of what the film is like and that’s the idea: to conquer viewers for the film through another medium and this film succeeds in that task.

The images are plentiful, fairly well-selected and importantly are chasing the text, so the pictures don’t forecast the text but reflect it an allow the book to tell the tale.

As with any Asterix title, there are laughs to be had but most of it does come through the prose, which is impressive since the pictographic nature of the usual tale Uderzo and Goscinny tell is somewhat altered here.

The story also runs about as long as a typical Asterix tale 45 pages or so, but the bonus is that there are character, sketches and other making of illustrations and text that give you insight into the making of this film.

It may not be available on region 1 DVD but where there’s a computer there’s a way and this book has certainly made me want to seek this film out. Mission accomplished.

Asterix & Obelix (Clement)

Short Film Saturday- Ralph Phillips

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Ralph Phillips in Boyhood Daze (Warner Bros.)

Continuing the theme of under-utilized characters I now turn my attention to the Looney Tunes. In the short film game the Looney Tunes are without question my favorite cadre of characters. I love some of the smaller personages especially, however, they are fewer and further between than other groups. The Looney Tunes while they do have depth in talent are buoyed mostly by their titanic personalities. Having said that the two Ralph Phillips shorts that Chuck Jones directed have always been favorites of mine. They are lyrical and whimsical celebrations of childhood imagination. Of all the characters in the Warner canon he is who I’d most want to see more of owing mostly to the fact that he has only these appearances. Establishing him as a dreamer makes him suited for shorts or a TV series and he could be easily incorporated into the Looney Tunes comic published by DC Comics, I’m uncertain if he ever has been.

So here are the two shorts, the first of which was nominated for an Academy Award.


Short Film Saturday- Every Cowboy Needs a Horse

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Here’s a short I was reminded about recently by a post my cousin made on Facebook. There are a few reasons I decided to post it. In light of my recent trip to the Disney parks clearly the great shorts of the studio era. Here’s one that exemplifies Disney’s style even in a small piece, there’s music (lyrics included) and emphasis on visuals. It’s a fluid piece that encapsulates the dream-state implicit in the story. It’s very well done.

Short Film Saturday- Aquarela do Brasil (Watercolor of Brazil)

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I was reminded of this one in an email from my grandfather.

As many of you know Walt Disney was quite fond of South America, Brazil in particular. Some of the studio’s best, but not necessarily most celebrated works, were about South America like the short vignettes that comprised the features Saludos Amigos and Three Caballeros. While they were in many cases pedagogical and didactic they were also entertaining and brilliant introductions to Latin cultures that in many cases highlighted the hallmarks of Disney’s Golden Age on of them being their inventive, mutative animated montage that brings one of the greatest Brazilian songs ever written vibrantly to life.

Enjoy!

Review- The Secret World of Arrietty

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The Secret World of Arrietty (Studio Ghibli/Disney)

I haven’t seen that many Miyazaki films but I must say that I’ve liked all the ones I’ve seen therefore I wish I had seen more. It’s not a wonder that these films seem to transcend the typical limits of appeal and tend to reach rather broad audiences not just niche fans. It’s similarly not surprising that Disney has partnered with Studio Ghibli as the Japanese company’s US Producer/Distributor.

The animation in this film is rather beautiful to look at and very well composed. It is great evidence of the flexibility and variety that the medium still offers despite some prevailing trends. Perhaps more so than other film media animation still has within it the most diversified and varied employment of techniques and this film is evidence of why. It looks great.

Similar to the Toy Story films this story plays much with the theory of size by portraying small characters in a world that we don’t perceive as massive. It’s a boon to imagination and engages you in a different way and it allows you to view a seemingly normal world that you see everyday but you see it in a completely different way, a way you never saw it before. It makes the story to an extent more plausible but also more engaging because it’s making the mundane magical.

Now as is the case with many animated films when they travel overseas this film is dubbed. Now, I will say the performances by the English cast are pretty good. The leads being Bridgit Medler, David Henrie and Carol Burnett the only thing I found a little off was a lot of the vocalizations (grunts, sighs, onomatopoeia), which can sound unnatural and could’ve been omitted in the US version, were kept because they’re stylistically accurate and expected. So it’s the scripting I struggled with not the actors.

The story is based on the novel The Borrowers and it seems to be a well-handled version and it’s an interesting and inventive treatment of one of life’s minor mysteries (“Where did that thing go?”).

Playing off the concept and the theory of size there are great situations and tasks set forth in the film. The narrative is a simple but enjoyable but that suffers no unnecessary complications but instead progresses with the temporal elasticity of a Disney classic.

The film does all it can to separate and reunite this newfound friendship and concludes in a very touching and proper way. It’s a great animated film that might introduce some new audiences to Miyazaki as well as Disney’s own Winnie the Pooh did.

10/10

Short Film Saturday: Jan Švankmajer

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Yet again I’d prefer to introduce you to an animator through one quick example of his style rather than a barrage. Should you enjoy it there are many examples of his works on Youtube and elsewhere on the web.

Below you will find some biographical information on Švankmajer, which accompanies the YouTube video:

Švankmajer (born 4 September 1934 in Prague) is a Czech surrealist artist. His work spans several media. He is known for his surreal animations and features, which have greatly influenced other artists such as Tim Burton, Terry Gilliam, The Brothers Quay and many others.

Švankmajer has gained a reputation over several decades for his distinctive use of stop-motion technique, and his ability to make surreal, nightmarish and yet somehow funny pictures. He is still making films in Prague at the time of writing.

Švankmajer’s trademarks include very exaggerated sounds, often creating a very strange effect in all eating scenes. He often uses very sped-up sequences when people walk and interact. His movies often involve inanimate objects coming alive and being brought to life through stop-motion. Food is a favourite subject and medium. Stop-motion features in most of his work, though his feature films also include live action to varying degrees.

A lot of his movies, like the short film Down to the Cellar, are made from a child’s perspective, while at the same time often having a truly disturbing and even aggressive nature. In 1972 the communist authorities banned him from making films, and many of his later films were banned. He was almost unknown in the West until the early 1980s.

Today he is one of the most celebrated animators in the world. His best known works are probably the feature films Alice (1988), Faust (1994), Conspirators of Pleasure (1996), Little Otik (2000) and Lunacy (2005), a surreal comic horror based on the work of Edgar Allan Poe and the Marquis de Sade. Also famous (and much imitated) is the short Dimensions of Dialogue (1982), which shows Arcimboldo-like heads gradually reducing each other to bland copies (“exhaustive discussion”); a clay man and woman who dissolve into one another sexually, then quarrel and reduce themselves to a frenzied, boiling pulp (“passionate discourse”); and two elderly clay heads who extrude various objects on their tongues (toothbrush and toothpaste; shoe and shoelaces, etc.) and use them in every possible combination, sane or otherwise (“factual conversation”). His films have been called “as emotionally haunting as Kafka’s stories[1].”

He was married to Eva Švankmajerová, an internationally known surrealist painter, ceramicist and writer until her death in October of 2005. She collaborated on several of his movies including Faust, Otesánek and Alice. They had two children, Veronika and Václav

Short Film Saturday: Jirí Barta

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Rather than another marathon I will give you one example of the work of Jirí Barta. If you enjoy it an entire collection of his shorts is available on YouTube (at the moment). Below is the description found on Vimeo. Enjoy!

”Laid-off old mannequins spend their cracked and broken lives in an old, abandoned warehouse. New mannequins are brought to the warehouse. They are old as well, but from a younger generation. The two groups must live together, but it’s not easy at all.” written by Anon, taken from IMDB

Jirí Barta- Klub odlozenych (The Club of The Laid Off) (1989) from off the text on Vimeo.

Short Film Saturday: Aqua

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This post serves two purposes in essence: one it serves to highlight a great young talent in animation (Gints Zilbalodis) and second to steer you towards a great Twitter account. I would not have seen this if I didn’t follow @ShortOfTheWeek, which is a great resource if you want to discover shorts on your own time. The film was uploaded to Vimeo, the more cinematic video site and is accompanied by this text written by its creator:

My name is Gints Zilbalodis, I’m 17 years old and this has been my passion project for the last year an a half. It started as vague ideas of a cat, ocean and overcoming fear. Then through numerous battles with the script it shaped up to something similar you can see now. After seven drafts I felt that it was ready to start storyboarding, but the film kept evolving all the way until the sound mix was done. I kept learning about filmmaking everyday, going through all of the different processes.

I chose the cat as the main character mainly to save time with exposition, because people know that generally cats are afraid of water. So I could just jump right into action. Plus cat is a fairly small creature and the ocean seems even bigger to him. And of course cats are much easier to draw than humans.

The film’s music is by my friend Bertrams Pauls Purvišķis who helped a great deal to tell the story the way it was intended. Music had a lot of to convey in very little time and it came out much better than I could’ve ever expected.

I’ve been delaying the release for quite some time, because as I learned by making it, a lot of mistakes made earlier when I didn’t have the experience had to be remade from scratch. I’m glad it’s finally done and I can show it to the world.

I will only further comment by saying its very visual but the music is brilliant, enjoy!

Tintin Finds Its Own Path

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The Adventures of Tintin (Columbia/Paramount)

As the art of cinema develops alongside technology, so does the business of it. Methods of distribution and viewership are now more varied than ever, however, what some may not fully consider is that aside from method of viewing (streaming, MOD, DVD, etc.) theatrical releases also have found new paths. Now more than ever theatrical releases have tinkered with the formula. It used to be an unwritten rule that the rest of the world would have to wait for Hollywood films until America had seen it first. Now, for many reasons whether it be location or just the international viability of a given project, films are not only premiering overseas with increasing frequency but opening there well ahead of the US also.

Perhaps the best example of this is Steven Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin. I for one had always had a vague awareness of Hergé’s well-known creation but didn’t know much about him or the stories in which he lived. However, similar to my affinity to The Little Prince, which crosses not only various media but also three languages, I knew that it was a property more renowned abroad than in the US. Therefore, it’s perfectly logical that not only did Tintin debut overseas first but also opened there well in advance.

Tintin is, in fact, a cinematic rarity in as much as of this writing it already ranks #360 all-time in worldwide box-office with $239.1 Million and opens in the US tomorrow. Considering the fact that it opened in late October overseas and the ubiquity of social media below you will find some of the reactions I’ve gotten from overseas as I anxiously await the US release. The conversation started rather spontaneously when discussing some of my favorites of 2011 after that Twitter discussion I asked around and got more feedback:

Alex Terentjev, Russia

“What bout Tintin? I think this is the best film to share the evening with family…btw (By the way) I didn’t know anything bout Tintin before I’ve watched a movie, but u know this film is amazing…comedy elements mixed with criminal and interesting adventures and motion capture, as well, makes this movie really awesome…I even started to read Tintin comic books cuz of this movie.”

Patrick Gibson, England

Tintin, one of the best animated films I’ve seen in a long time! Such well thought out characters and beautiful animation!

@lucylucesim, Ireland

Tintin was brilliant![…]The 3D was great but could’ve been better utilized.

@everyfilmin2011, England

So, after months of looking forward to a new Spielberg movie, one of my Twitter followers threw cold water on my mood by telling me it was boring. I must admit, I’m glad they did – because watching a movie with low expectation is always best. First off, I can happily report that there was far too much going on for it ever to be condemned as boring but it’s certainly not the standard of an animated Raiders Of The Lost Ark, which I’d originally hoped…

The action, of course, comes thick and fast and computer animation really lets Spielberg’s imagination out of any normal constraints. Jamie Bell is the perfect voice for Tintin but the real revelation is Daniel Craig as the baddie. He hams it up like never before – talk about shaken and stirred! Of course, it goes without saying that Britain’s greatest chameleon actor, Andy Serkis, is unrecognisable and in top form as the captain…

My biggest bugbear is the 3D. It really doesn’t bring anything to the party and, once again, is just a giant rip-off. The sooner this gimmick dies off, the better. So, a Spielberg classic it isn’t but is Tintin worth a family outing. Yes, I should say so. Rating? 7/10

Here’s an excerpt from Screenings a great resource for those of you in the US who want a chance to see movies early and free:

It mainly mixed three of the original comic books: The Crab with the Golden Claws (1941), Red Rackham’s Treasure (1944), and of course, The Secret of the Unicorn (1943). While the precise motion-capture couldn’t compare to Hergé’s original execution of his characters, it delivered a new fascination for the current generation to enjoy. So don’t expect as much nostalgia but do expect a great viewing experience…

The script does a wonderful job introducing the audience to Tintin and the whole premise quickly. Even if you have no idea what the source material is about, you will get it within the first 10 minutes where you see the new animated Tintin get a caricature of himself which shows the original inked boy journalist […] By mixing many different plots in one, the filmmakers were able to explore more of the Tintin universe and splice together various story lines to keep the momentum and the pace quick. However, you never forgot the main story at hand…

The cast was as impressive as the men behind the scenes. The motion capture and voices were provided by the likes of Daniel Craig, Jamie Bell, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, and motion capture legend/guru Andy Serkis. With every mocap film, Weta Digital somehow tops itself and delivers a more seamless experience letting you forget your even watching an animated feature. It was a weird mix…even though it looked extremely lifelike, The Adventures of Tintin still had it’s [sic] cartoony feel…

The 3D was used well but again, not drastically enough. The best implementations were the particle effects that were unlike any other movie. They added a strong feeling of depth in their scenes that can’t be duplicated using 2D cameras. Even with the fast moving action scenes, the 3D didn’t get too crazy or give headaches so in the end it just made the visuals pop that much more. I would actually recommend watching this one in 3D because animated films do gain the most from the 3D technology…

The biggest win for this production, however, was a chaotic sequence which never seemed to end. It was very reminiscent of the Indiana Jones days where everything fell into place and the characters had to pull off stunts just at the nick of time. Of course, this is a lot easier to accomplish when every movement is animated by a computer rather than a stunt double. In the end though, the action scene came out so well that it makes you want to watch the entire film again just to watch that portion. If it was on DVD or DVR, you would instantly rewind it back to see again. The whole movie is ok up until that point but then Tintin blasts into full force and dazzles you with the unbelievable. It was really fun and that alone made the movie enjoyable for me. If you’re ready for a big dose of action adventure, The Adventures of Tintin is an amusement ride in the form of a movie and you should probably watch it because the sequel is already in the works.

Two other pre-certifications are first that it currently scores a 7.8 on 21,946 votes on the IMDb, it is “Certified Fresh” by Rotten Tomatoes with 82% based on 67 Reviews and is at 67% on 11 reviews at Metacritic.

However, my open inquiries for a reaction from abroad to Tintin also garnered this surprise response from Simon Doyle who runs titinologist.org:

In 1983, when I was much younger, I watched an “interview”, broadcast on Janet Street-Porter’s “yoof TV” show Network7. Boy-reporter Tintin (we, the viewing public, were assured) was orbiting the Earth in Professor Calculus’s rocket, to bring amazing news to the world. Duly excited, I watched a 2D, somehow-electronically-but-rather-simply-animated Tintin inform the interviewer (and us) that none other than Steven Spielberg was in the process of bringing his globetrotting adventures to the screen!

Wow! If he could do for Tintin what he’d done with Indiana Jones–! I sat back, and waited…

…and waited…

…will it ever happen?…

…and waited…

…Great snakes! – A chap could start to lose hope…!

…and then…!

It’s 28-years later, and I am sitting in the viewing-theatre at BAFTA (BAFTA! The glittering heart of British cinema!), courtesy of the good folks at MediCinema, watching Thompson and Thomson introduce Steven Spielberg’s glorious new movie –

The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn!

– and it proved well worth the wait!

If you want the devil’s advocate take there is a discussion link at the bottom of the review, however, if someone who has been as devoted fan for ages and has waited that long for a film version can come away that impressed it is most definitely worth my time. Moreover, the distribution path decision while might’ve seemed obvious to some has reaped rewards for the film as it opens with a bit more buzz stateside than it might otherwise.

Movies Viewed in 2011

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This will be one of two running lists I will maintain. This list of all films seen in the year will assist in the assembly of a list of people and films to consider for my end of year awards.

Assorted Shorts and Features

1. Trevor
2. Juego de Niños
3. A Son’s Promise
4. Patrik, Age 1.5
5. Chasing 3000
6. Sin Destino
7. Thunderpants
8. Damned if You Don’t
9. Tom Brown’s School Days (1940)
10. Careful
11. Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
12. Time to Leave
13. Romulus, My Father
14. Following
15. The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
16. Shiver
17. Army of Crime
18. Enter the Void
19. Alamar
20. Dogtooth
21. Hercules Against the Moon Men
22. Let Me In
23. Little Men (1935)
24. Boogeyman
25. Shutter
26. Mrs. Miniver
27. Blake of Scotland Yard (1937; theatrical cut)
28. Boys Town
29. Men of Boys Town
30. Modern Times
31. Witness for the Prosecution
32. The Champ
33. Manhattan Melodrama
34. Peck’s Bad Boy with the Circus
35. Peck’s Bad Boy
36. Frankenstein (1910; Edison)
37. Bout de Zan Steals an Elephant
38. La jetée
39. Is Anybody There?
40. Rabid Dogs
41. Kidnapped
42. Four Times That Night
43. 5 Dolls for an August Moon
44. Baron Blood
45. Bay of Blood
46. Roy Colt & Winchester Jack
47. House of Exorcism
48. Lisa and the Devil
49. The Girl Who Knew Too Much
50. Knives of the Avenger
51. Kill, Baby…Kill
52. Night of the Hunter
53. Black Sunday
54. Black Sabbath
55. Texas Chain Saw Massacre
56. Sounds Like
57. Right to Die
58. Valerie on the Stairs
59. The Washingtonians
103. My Boy Jack
104. Pooh’s Heffalump Movie
107. Boy of the Streets
108. Triumph of the Will
111. King of the Rocketmen
112. Etoiles: Dancers of the Paris Opera Ballet
113. Friday the 13th: Part VII: The New Blood
114. Friday the 13th: Part 8: Jason Takes Manhattan
115. Devil Fish
116. Attack of the Giant Leeches
117. B.T.K.
118. Pod People
119. The Giant Gila Monster
120. Piranha (1978)
121. Quicksilver Highway
122. Bambi
123. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
124. Jason Goes to Hell
125. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe
126. Demented
127. Leave Her To Heaven
128. Oceans
129. Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
130. The Amazing Transparent Man
131. Basket Case
132. Blood Bath
133. Manhunt in Space
134. Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars
135. Dance of the Dead
136. Dark Floors
137. The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies
138. Demented
139. Shoot the Piano Player
143. 8 Femmes
144. The Redeemer: The Son of Satan
145. The Offspring
146. Red Zone Cuba
147. The Complete Metropolis (1927/2010)
148. What About Juvenile Delinquency
149. The Atomic Brain
150. Until the Light Takes Us
151. The Girl in Lovers’ Lane
152. Somers Town
153.Dumb & Dumber
155. Speech: Platform Position and Posture
156. Bloody Birthday
157. Posture Pals
158. Appreciating Our Parents
159. The Unearthly
160. Beginning of the End
161. The Girl in the Gold Boots
161. Tormented
162. The Indestructable Man
164. C.H.U.D.
165. Hamlet
169. Are You Ready for Marriage?
170. Charlie
171. Racket Girls
172. Sex & Breakfast
173. Milo
174. Tom and Lola
177. Martin
178. Dead Silence
179. The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
180. The Truck Farmer
181. I Accuse My Parents
182. Johnnie at the Fair
183. The Rebel Set
184. The First Spaceship to Venus
185. Die Wilden Kerle 2
187. Mad Monster
189. Earth
190. Warrior of the Lost World
191. The Beatniks
192. Mickey
193. The Crawling Eye
194. Hard Rock Zombies
196. Gunslinger
197. Easy A
198. What To Do On A Date
199. Swamp Diamonds
200. Junior Rodeo Daredevils
201. The Killer Shrews
202. Secret Agent Super Dragon
203. Circus on Ice
204. Monster A Go-Go
205. Crash of Moons
207. Monsters
209. The Nickel Children
210. The Corpse Vanishes
211. Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead
212. Phantasm IV: Oblivion
213. Child’s Play 3
214. Hellbound: Hellraiser 2
215. Echo (Ekko)
216. Teacher’s Pet
217. Saving Silverman
219. The Naked Gun
221. It’s Alive
222. Ballad of a Soldier
223. Black Orpheus
226. Bed and Board
227. Porcile
228. Knife in the Water
229. Sans Soleil
230. The Invisible Man
231. The Neverending Story
232. The Brood
235. A Dennis the Menace Christmas
236. Charcoal People
237. Robot Monster
240. Tell Your Children
250. Harpoon: Whale Watching Massacre
251. Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
252. Reservoir Dogs
253. Jackie Brown
254. Pulp Fiction
255. Funhouse
263. The Box Man
264. Roads to Koktebel
265. The Howling
268. Biutiful
276. On the Shoulders of Giants
277. The Fab Five
279. Bride Wars
282. The Fugitive Kind
283. The Flyboys (aka Sky Kids)
285. Estômago
286. Cheiro de Ralo
287. Date Night
288. The Ballad of Nessie
290. Birdemic: Shock and Terror
294. Puppet Master
295. The Boogeyman (1980)
296. Demonic Toys
297. Smoke (Dym)
301. Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth
302. Screamtime
303. Dolls
305. Troll 2
306. Dark Tower
307. Dolly Dearest
309. Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
311. Hellraiser V: Inferno
312. Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker
313. Logan
314. Hellraiser: Deader
315. Hellraiser: Hellworld
316. Tremors 2: Aftershocks
317. The Concert
320. The Baby’s Room
321. The Horde
322. From Within
323. Duck Soup
324. Flying Deuces
335. Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia
341. Touch of Evil
342. Frankenstein
343. Bride of Frankenstein
344. Son of Frankenstein
345. Ghost of Frankenstein
346. House of Frankenstein
348. The Lost Boys
349. Planet Terror
350. Death Proof
351. Children of the Corn II: The Final Sacrifice
352. Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest
353. Children of the Corn IV: The Gathering
354. The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (2010; TV)
355. Children of the Corn V: Fields of Terror
356. Children of the Corn 666: Isaac’s Return
357. Children of the Corn: Revelation
358. Children of the Corn (2009)
359. Gamera
360. Gamera vs. Guiron
364. Creature from the Black Lagoon
365. Gamera vs. Zigra
366. Children of the Corn (1984)
367. Gamera vs. Baguron
368. Gamera vs. Gaos
374. The Thing (1982)
375. The Lion King (2011, 3D re-release)
376. The Monster Squad
377. In the Mouth of Madness
378. They Live
381. Escape From New York
385. Demons 6: De Profundis (aka The Black Cat)
388. Attack of the Killer Tomatoes
390. Fantasia
391. Fantasia 2000
392. Dumbo
393. Nic and Tristan Go Mega Dega
395. Strike
396. Glumov’s Diary
397. The Cold Eyes of Fear
401. Ghoulies
402. To Let
403. Spider
404. Dorm
405. Session 9
406. Die Wilden Kerle 3: Die Attack Der Bestiegen Biester
407. Der Wilden Kerle 5: Hinter Dem Horizont
411. The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad
412. I Bury the Living
413. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
414. Burnt Offerings
415. A Slit-Mouthed Woman a.k.a Carved
416. Trick ‘r Treat
417. Little Hercules
418. The Catman of Paris
419. Hellion: The Devil’s Playground a.k.a Cubbyhouse
420. Mad Monster Party
421. Forget Me Not
422. Videodrome
423. Return of the Living Dead
424. Audrey Rose
426. Wicked Little Things
427. The Chair
428. The Exorcist
434. Psycho
435. Final Destination
436. High Tension
437. Final Destination 2
440. Final Destination 3
441. The Final Destination
442. [REC]
443. Lake Mungo
445. Blood River
446. The Nameless
448. Boys’ Reformatory
449. [REC] 2
450. Pontypool
451. Face to Face
454. Taris
455. A Propos de Nice
456. Zéro de Conduite
457. L’Atalante
458. Pepito y La lámpara Maravillosa
459. Who Can Kill a Child?
462. The Wild Child
463. The White Ribbon
464. The Omen
465. The Fly (1986)
466. Jurassic Park
467.Berlin Alexanderplatz
468. Pit Pony (1997)
469. Burning Secret
470. Last Day of Summer
471. The Legend of Hell House
474. Out in the Silence
475. Carrie
476. Frankenhooker
477. Black Moon
478. Rare Exports
479. Rare Exports Inc.
480. Rare Exports Inc. – The Official Safety Instructions
483. Mallrats
488. Giorgio Moroder Presents Metropolis
492. Creepshow 2

Academy Award Nominated and Commended Shorts

60. Madagascar, A Journey Diary
61. Let’s Pollute
62. The Gruffalo
63. The Lost Thing
64. Day & Night
65. Urs
66. The Cow That Wanted to Be a Hamburger
67. The Confession
68. Wish 143
69. Na Wewe
70. The Crush
71. God of Love

Shorts of Jan Svankmajer

72. The Last Trick
73. Historia Naturae
74. Johann Sebastian Bach
75. Don Juan
76. The Garden
77. The Castle of Otranto
78. Darkness/Light/Darkness
80. Manly Games
81. The Ossuary

Internet Archive and Assorted Shorts

82. The Black Imp
83. Satan in Prison
84. Robinson Crusoe
85. A Trip to the Moon
86. The Kid
87. A Dog’s Life
95. Un Chien Andalou
96. Donald in Mathmagic Land
97. Six Men Getting Sick
98. The Alphabet
99. Lumière
100. The Amputee
105. The Grandmother
106. The Cowboy and the Frenchman
109. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
110. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave
111. Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out
167. Displaced
270-273 Stille Nacht 1-4
288. The Ballad of Nessie
299. Anemic Cinema
447. Pardon Our Pups

Gray Area Films

88. The King’s Speech
89. True Grit
90. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader 3D

Eligible Titles for BAM 2011

91. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll
92. The Green Hornet
93. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never 3D
94. The Rite
95. I Am Number Four
100. Unknown
101. Battle: Los Angeles
102. The Adjustment Bureau
140. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
141. Winter in Wartime
142. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
154. Insidious
159. Source Code
163. Hanna
166. Soul Surfer
168. The Wrong Ferrari
175. Hop
176. Scream 4
186. Win Win
188. African Cats
194. Prom
195. Fast Five
206. Thor
208. Meek’s Cutoff
218. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
220. Bridesmaids
224. Alabama Moon
225. That’s What I Am
233. The Hangover Part II
234. The First Beautiful Thing
238. X-Men: First Class
239. Cave of Forgotten Dreams
242. Super 8
241. The Human Resources Manager
243. Brotherhood
244. Even the Rain
245. I Saw the Devil
246. Black Death
247. Toast
248. In a Better World
249. The Tree of Life
256. Hobo with a Shotgun
257. Trollhunter
258. Green Lantern
259. The Art of Getting By
260. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summmer
261. Midnight in Paris
262. The Other Woman
266. Kaboom
267. Bad Teacher
269. White Lion
270. Anneliese: The Exorcist Tapes
274. NEDs
275. The Way Back
278. Big Mama’s House: Like Father, Like Son
280. Olhos Azuis
281. As Melhores Coisas do Mundo
284. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2
289. Winnie the Pooh
291. Rubber
292. Zookeeper
293. The Resident
298. The Ward
300. Heartbeats
304. Cowboys & Aliens
308. Captain America: The First Avenger
310. Crazy, Stupid, Love
318. The Suite Life Movie
319. Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure
325. 13 Assassins
326. Rise of the Planet of the Apes
327. Terri
328. The Inheritance
329. Stake Land
330. Glee: The 3D Concert Movie
331. Senna
332. Final Destination 5
333. Dream House
334. The Reef
336. Fright Flick
337. The Help
338. Fright Night
339. Conan the Barbarian
340. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World in 4D
346. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark
347. Our Idiot Brother
351. The Hole
352. Shark Night 3D
361. Creature
362. Dolphin Tale
363. The Tree
366. The Beaver
369. Super
370. Tucker & Dale vs. Evil
371. Red State
372. Bereavement
373. Le Quattro Volte
379. Potiche
380. The Music Never Stopped
382. Housemaid
383. Exorcismus
384. The Colors of the Mountain
386. Drive
387. Contagion
389. Hesher
394. Abduction
398. 50/50
399. The Guard
400. Brighton Rock
408. Catching Hell
409. Renée
410. Real Steel
414. The Dotted Line
421. The Thing
425. Charismatic
429. Paranormal Activity 3
430. The Three Musketeers
431. Fireflies in the Garden
432. Martha Marcy May Marlene
433. Take Shelter
438. The Real Rocky
439. White Irish Drinkers
444. Atrocious
452. Puss in Boots
453. Unguarded
460. Turkey Bowl
461. Tower Heist
462. Anonymous
472. J. Edgar
473. 11-11-11
475. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1
476. Into the Abyss
481. Hugo
482. The Muppets
484. Melancholia
485. Attack the Block
486. Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension
487. Game Time: Tackling the Past
489. Bill Cunningham New York
490. Beginners
491. Turtle: The Incredible Journey
493. Deadtime Stories 2 In Progress
494. Limitless
495. Take Me Home Tonight
496. Life in a Day
497. Le Havre
498. Good Neighbors
499. A Borrowed Life
500. “Master Harold”…and the Boys
501. The Arbor
502. Poetry
503. Neverland
504. Deadtime Sories: Volume 2
505. Buck
506. Snowmen
507. The Chameleon
508. A Better Life
509. The Sitter
510. New Year’s Eve
511. The Skin I Live In
512. We Bought a Zoo
513. The Sleeping Beauty
514. Gnomeo & Juliet
515. Page One: Inside the New York Times
516. Adrift