Wednesday, January 5, 2011

A look back on 2010

THE FILMS THAT MADE ME EXCITED!

I saw a mere 16 films in 2010. I actually saw 30 feature films and countless short films, but Hulu.com, Netflix.com & Red Box, do not count for me. After all, I wait to see the films I’m sure are going to be bad/boring/dumb on DVD.
Don’t we all?
I must be in a movie theater, eating popcorn and sipping soda, beer or wine, extremely excited and anticipating greatness, for a film to be part of my film review. I also include film festival films and film festival producers, cause that’s how I roll.
And finally, to the point!
JANUARY
1. Bass Ackwards, Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Linas Phillips. Starring Linas & Davie-Blue Bacich. Produced by Thomas Woodrow
FEBRUARY
2. Shutter Island, Directed by Martin Scorsese. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Mark Ruffalo
MARCH
3. Hot Tub Time Machine, Directed by Steve Pink. Starring John Cusack, Rob Coddry & Craig Robinson
4. The Myth of the American Sleep Over, SXSW Film Festival. Directed by David Robert Mitchell. Starring Nikita Ramsey, Jade Ramsey, Amy Seimetz. Produced by Adele Romanski
5. Audrey the Trainwreck, SXSW Film Festival. Directed by Frank V. Ross. Starring Anthony Baker & Alexi Wasser. Produced by Adam Donaghey
6. Alice in Wonderland, Directed by Tim Burton. Starring Johnny Depp & Helena Bonham Carter
APRIL
7. Clash of the Titans, Directed by Louis Letterier. Starring Sam Worthington & Liam Neeson.
MAY
8. Iron Man 2,Directed by John Favre. Starring Robert Downey Jr. & Gwyneth Paltrow
JUNE
9. Eclipse, Directed by David Slade. Starring Kirsten Stewart & Robert Pattinson.
JULY
10. The Kids are Alright, Directed by Lisa Cholodenko. Starring Annette Bening & Julianne Moore.
AUGUST
11. Inception, Directed by Christopher Nolan. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio & Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
DECEMBER
12. Burlesque, Directed by Steve Antin. Starring Christina Aguilera & Cher.
13. The Social Network, Directed by David Fincher. Starring Jessie Eisenberg & Justin Timberlake.
14. Tron: Legacy, Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Starring Jeff Bridges & Garrett Hedlund.
15. True Grit, Directed by the Cohen Brothers. Starring Jeff Bridges & Matt Damon
16. Black Swan, Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Natalie Portman & Mila Kunis.
As you can see, I saw most of the 2010 films in December, over the holidays, when I had time off from production, post-production and development.
Reviews for the top 5 films and my top 5 films coming soon!
Happy New Year.