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Sunday, January 13, 2008

2008: Film Log

Total # of films seen in 2008: 445

The total number includes films (fiction & docs) over a length of 60 minutes. The only two exceptions are Season 1 of Californication and the collected European shorts of Cinema 16 which added up to more than 3 hours of film.

Film (Year, Country, Director): Rating out of 10, [optional comments]

Jan 2008

  • Outsourced (2006, USA, John Jeffcoat): 7
  • Dus Kahaniyaan (2007, India, multiple): 6
  • Taare Zameen Par (2007, India, Aamir Khan): 10, repeat viewing from 2007
  • Waitress (2007, USA, Adrienne Shelly): 8
  • Fay Grim (2006, USA, Hal Hartley): 8.5
  • Breach (2007, USA, Billy Ray): 8
  • The Boat is Full (1981, Switzerland, Markus Imhoof): 8
  • The Kingdom (2007, USA, Director Peter Berg): 7.5
  • A Beautiful Mind (2001, USA, Ron Howard): 7.5
  • The Detective (2007, Hong Kong, Oxide Pang Chun): 7
  • Hulk (2003, USA, Ang Lee): 5.5
  • Scoop (2006, USA/UK, Woody Allen): 6.5
  • Lady Chatterley (2006, France, Pascale Ferran): 7
  • Angela-A (2005, France, Luc Besson): 7.5
  • No End in Sight (2006, USA, Charles Ferguson): 9
  • Cloverfield (2008, USA, Matt Reeves): 6.5
  • Kinky Boots (2005, UK, Julian Jarrold): 8
  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005, USA, Tommy Lee Jones): 9
  • The Blue Umbrella (2005, India, Vishal Bharadwaj): 7
  • Yes (2004, UK/USA, Sally Potter): 8.5, repeat viewing
  • Rouleman (2005, Greece, Panos Karkanevatos): 7
  • Natural City (2003, South Korea, Byung-chun Min): 6
  • Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005, USA, Shane Black): 9
  • Halla Bol (2008, India, Rajkumar Santoshi): 6.5
  • Interview (2003, Holland, Theo Van Gogh): 7
  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007, France/USA, Julian Schnabel): 9.5
  • There Will be Blood (2007, USA, Paul Thomas Anderson): 8.5
  • Blade Runner: The Director's Cut (1982, USA, Ridley Scott): 7.5
  • Khoya Khoya Chand (2007, India, Sudhir Mishra): 8
  • Antares (2004, Austria, Götz Spielmann): 8
  • 12:08 East of Bucharest (2006, Romania, Corneliu Porumboiu): 9

  • Feb 2008
  • 3:10 to Yuma (2007, USA, James Mangold): 8
  • I Don't want to Sleep Alone (2007, Taiwan, Tsai Ming-liang): 8
  • My Name is Anthony Gonsalves (2008, India, E. Niwas): 4.5
  • Rambo: First Blood (1982, USA, Ted Kotcheff): 7.5
  • Strangers (2007, India, Aanand Rai): 5.5
  • Step Up (2006, USA, Anne Fletcher): 7
  • Thriller a cruel picture (1974, Sweden, Bo Arne Vibenius): 6
  • Across the Universe (2007, USA, Julie Taymor): 7.5
  • We Own the Night (2007, USA, James Gray): 10
  • Summer Night (1986, Italy, Lina Wertmüller): 5.5

  • No Reservations (2007, USA, Scott Hicks): 6.5
  • Domino (2005, USA, Tony Scott): 7.5
  • Superman Returns (2006, USA, Bryan Singer): 7
  • Music and Lyrics (2007, USA, Marc Lawrence): 6
  • Clerks II (2006, USA, Kevin Smith): 6.5
  • Vacancy (2007, USA, Nimród Antal): 7
  • Nada+ (2001, Cuba, Juan Carlos Cremata Malberti): 7
  • In the Valley of Elah (2007, USA, Paul Haggis): 9
  • Kaala Patthar (1979, India, Yash Chopra): 9, repeat viewing
  • Tape (2001, USA, Richard Linklater): 6.5
  • Hostel (2005, USA, Eli Roth): 6
  • The Lost City (2005, USA, Andy Garcia): 6.5
  • Ghost Rider (2007, USA, Mark Steven Johnson): 3

  • Mar 2008
  • Coisa Ruim (2006, Portugal, Tiago Guedes/Frederico Serra): 8
  • London (2005, UK/USA, Hunter Richards): 3
  • 300 (2007, USA, Zack Snyder): 4
  • The Prestige (2006, USA/UK, Christopher Nolan): 7.5
  • Sunshine (2007, UK/USA, Danny Boyle): 7.5
  • Perfect Blue (1998, Japan, Satoshi Kon): 8
  • Scrap Heaven (2005, Japan, Sang-il Lee): 7
  • Vera (2003, Mexico, Francisco Athié): 6.5
  • Lila Says (2004, France/UK, Ziad Doueiri): 7.5
  • The Hi-Lo Country (1998, USA/UK, Stephen Frears): 8
  • The Year of the Tick (2004, Spain, Jorge Coira): 5
  • Sunday (2008, India, Rohit Shetty): 3.5
  • Pride (2007, USA, Sunu Gonera): 6.5
  • Presagio (1975, Mexico, Luis Alcoriza): 7
  • Down in the Valley (2005, USA, David Jacobson): 6
  • Death Proof (2007, USA, Quentin Tarantino): 7, repeat viewing
  • Mithya (2008, India, Rajat Kapoor): 9
  • Jab We Met (2007, India, Imtiaz Ali): 8.5, repeat viewing
  • Disturbia (2007, USA, D.J. Caruso): 8
  • Sophie Scholl: The Final Days (2006, Germany, Marc Rothemund): 8
  • Torremolinos 73 (2003, Spain, Pablo Berger): 9
  • Harem suaré (1999, Turkey, Ferzan Ozpetek): 6.5
  • About Love (2004, Russia, Sergei Solovyov): 6
  • The Russian Dolls (2005, France/UK, Cédric Klapisch): 9
  • Without a trace (2000, Mexico co-production, María Novaro): 7.5
  • Ek Hasina Thi (2004, India, Sriram Raghavan): 8.5, repeat viewing
  • Ten Canoes (2006, Australia, Rolf de Heer): 6.5
  • 30 Days of Night (2007, USA, David Slade): 4.5
  • 25th Hour (2002, USA, Spike Lee): 7
  • Nacho Libre (2006, USA co-production, Jared Hess): 7
  • Woman is the Future of Man (2004, South Korea, Hang Sangsoo): 8

  • Manufacturing Dissent (2007, Canada, Rick Caine/Debbie Melnyk): 5.5
  • Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005, UK/USA, Mike Newell): 7
  • Jarhead (2005, USA, Sam Mendes): 6.5
  • Dharm (2007, India, Bhavna Talwar): 6.5
  • Valley of Flowers (2006, India co-production, Pan Nalin): 8.5
  • Nice Bombs (2006, USA, Usama Alshaibi): 6.5
  • Ali G Indahouse (2002, UK co-production, Mark Mylod): 4
  • The Lookout (2007, USA, Scott Frank): 7.5
  • Super Star (2008, India, Rohit Jugraj): 7.5
  • Why We Fight (2005, USA, Eugene Jarecki): 6
  • Molière (2007, France, Laurent Tirard): 7
  • Perfect Stranger (2007, USA, James Foley): 4.5
  • Fida (2004, India, Ken Ghosh): 5
  • The Hoax (2006, USA, Lasse Hallström): 7
  • English as a Second Language (2005, USA, Youssef Delara): 7.5
  • Blades of Glory (2007, USA, Josh Gordon/Will Speck): 6
  • Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007, UK, Shekhar Kapur): 5
  • Blissfully Yours (2002, Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul): 8
  • Things We Lost in the Fire (2007, USA/UK, Susanne Bier): 7
  • Into the Wild (2007, USA, Sean Penn): 7
  • Red Lights (2004, France, Cédric Kahn): 7.5
  • The Spanish Apartment (2002, France/Spain, Cédric Klapisch): 8
  • Alien (1979, USA, Ridley Scott): 6.5
  • Aliens (1986, USA, James Cameron): 7
  • Alien 3 (1992, USA, David Fincher): 5.5
  • The Saddest Music in the World (2003, Canada, Guy Maddin): 6.5
  • Lust Caution (2007, China co-production, Ang Lee): 7.5
  • Turistas (2007, USA, John Stockwell): 5

  • April 2008
  • The Yards (2000, USA, James Gray): 8
  • The Valet (2006, France, Francis Veber): 8
  • Stick It (2002, USA, Jessica Bendinger): 7
  • Saaya (2003, India, Anurag Basu): 3
  • Deewar (2004, India, Milan Luthria): 5
  • Mission Impossible III (2006, USA, J.J Abrams): 7
  • Inspector Gadget (1999, USA, David Kellogg): 3
  • Kagemusha (1980, Japan, Akira Kurosawa): 7.5
  • S-21: The Khmer Rouge Killing Machine (2003, Cambodia, Rithy Panh): 7.5
  • The Hudsucker Proxy (1994, USA, Joel & Ethan Coen): 6
  • Yatra (2006, India, Gautam Ghosh): 5
  • The Masseur (2005, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza): 6
  • Man Push Cart (2005, USA, Ramin Bahrani): 8
  • Heading South (2005, France/Canada, Laurent Cantet): 7
  • 13: Game of Death (2006, Thailand, Chukiat Sakveerakul): 5
  • Bombay to Bangkok (2008, India, Nagesh Kukunoor): 6.5
  • I Am Legend (2007, USA, Francis Lawrence): 5.5
  • Macho Dancer (1988, Philippines, Lino Brocka): 6.5
  • Art School Confidential (2006, USA, Terry Zwigoff): 6.5
  • Un Buen día lo tiene cualquiera (2007, Spain, Santiago Lorenzo): 6
  • 15 (2003, Singapore, Royston Tan): 5
  • Bee Movie (2007, USA, Steve Hickner/Simon J. Smith): 6
  • Rififi (1955, France, Jules Dassin): 9
  • Kaleldo (2004, Philippines, Brillante Mendoza): 8
  • Beerfest (2006, USA, Jay Chandrasekhar): 4
  • The Reaping (2007, USA, Stephen Hopkins ): 5
  • Naglalayag (2004, Philippines, Maryo J. De los Reyes): 7
  • Tashan (2008, India, Vijay Krishna Acharya): 4.5
  • A Peck on the Cheek (2002, India, Mani Ratnam): 8.5
  • Because I Said So (2007, USA, Michael Lehmann): 6.5

  • May 2008
  • Travellers and Magicians (2003, Bhutan, Khyentse Norbu):7.5
  • Perth (2004, Singapore, Djinn): 6
  • License to Wed (2007, USA, Ken Kwapis): 1
  • American Dreamz (2006, USA, Paul Weitz): 7
  • M.Hulot's holiday (1953, France, Jacques Tati): 7.5
  • Negocios son negocios (2004, Dominican Republic, Jorge De Bernardi): 4.5
  • W.R. -- Mysteries of the Organism (1970, Yugoslavia, Dusan Makavejev):6
  • Black & White (2008, India, Subhash Ghai): 6.5
  • Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007, USA, Tim Story): 4.5
  • Shake rattle and roll 8 (2006, Philippines, Multiple directors): 5
  • Forbidden Games (1952, France, René Clément): 8.5
  • Transformers (2007, USA, Michael Bay): 5.5, repeat viewing
  • Le Salaire De La Peur (1953, France, Henri - Georges Clouzot): 10
  • Lacombe Lucien (1974, France, Louis Malle): 7.5
  • Elevator to the Gallows (1958, France, Louis Malle): 10
  • Caribe (2004, Costa Rica, Esteban Ramírez): 7.5
  • Juno (2007, USA, Jason Reitman): 7.5
  • Sweet Movie (1974, various, Dusan Makavejev): 6.5
  • Anatomy of Hell (2004, France, Catherine Breillat): 5
  • Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006, USA, Trent Cooper): 3.5
  • Knocked Up (2007, USA, Judd Apatow): 9, repeat viewing
  • Murmurs of the Heart (1971, France, Louis Malle): 8.5
  • La Belle et la bête (1946, France, Jean Cocteau): 7.5
  • Late Autumn (1960, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu): 10
  • The End of Summer (1961, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu): 9
  • The Devil Wears Prada (2006, USA, David Frankel): 8.5, repeat viewing
  • Black Snake Moan (2007, USA, Craig Brewer): 5.5
  • Au revoir les enfants (1987, France, Louis Malle): 8
  • Recount (2008, USA, Jay Roach): 8
  • Syndromes and a Century (2006, Thailand, Apichatpong Weerasethakul): 9
  • 27 Dresses (2008, USA, Anne Fletcher): 7
  • Assassination Tango (2002, USA/Argentina, Robert Duvall): 6.5
  • Sheitan (2006, France, Kim Chapiron): 6.5

  • June 2008
  • Red Road (2006, Scotland co-production, Andrea Arnold): 7
  • Romance (1999, France, Catherine Breillat): 6.5
  • Brief Crossing (2001, France, Catherine Breillat): 8.5
  • Semi-Pro (2008, USA, Kent Alterman): 4
  • Charlie Wilson's War (2007, USA, Mike Nichols): 8.5
  • Tokyo Story (1953, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu): 10, repeat viewing
  • Early Spring (1956, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu): 8
  • Tokyo Twilight (1957, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu): 10
  • Equinox Flower (1958, Japan, Yasujiro Ozu): 10
  • Coeurs (2006, France/Italy, Alain Resnais): 8
  • I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007, USA, Dennis Dugan): 3.5
  • Climates (2006, Turkey, Nuri Bilge Ceylan): 9
  • Day Night Day Night (2007, USA co-production, Julia Loktev): 6
  • Little Odessa (1999, USA, James Gray): 8
  • Comédie de l'innocence (2000, France, Raoul Ruiz): 7.5
  • Be Kind Rewind (2008, USA, Michel Gondry): 6.5
  • U-Turn (1997, USA, Oliver Stone): 7
  • The Syrian Bride (2006, co-production, Eran Riklis): 9
  • Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (2005, India, Ruchi Narain): 7
  • The Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros (2006, Philippines, Auraeus Solito): 7
  • Rambo (2008, USA, Sylvester Stallone): 4
  • Three Crowns of a Sailor (1983, France, Raoul Ruiz): 10
  • Ocean's Thirteen (2007, USA, Steven Soderbergh): 8, repeat viewing
  • Play Time (1967, France, Jacques Tati): 10
  • Mon Uncle (1957, France, Jacques Tati): 8.5
  • IXE-13 (1972, Canada, Jacques Godbout):
  • Les portes tournantes (1988, Canada, Francis Mankiewicz): 6
  • Gaz bar blues (2003, Canada, Louis Bélanger): 7.5
  • Les ordres (1974, Canada, Michel Brault): 9
  • Hairspray (2007, USA, Adam Shankman): 3
  • Silent Light (2007, Mexico, Carlos Reygadas)
  • Drama/Mex (2006, Mexico, Gerardo Naranjo)
  • On War (2008, France, Bertrand Bonello)
  • Son of Man (2006, South Africa, Mark Dornford-May)
  • July 2008
  • Meet the Spartans (2008, USA, Jason Friedberg/Aaron Seltzer): 0
  • National Book: Book of Secrets (2007, USA, Jon Turteltaub): 7
  • Henry Fool (1997, USA, Hal Hartley): 8
  • Amateur (1994, USA, Hal Hartley): 6.5
  • OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006, France, Michel Hazanavicius): 9
  • The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976, USA, John Cassavetes): 8.5
  • Opening Night (1977, USA, John Cassavetes): 9
  • Superbad (2007, USA, Greg Mottola): 5
  • Sirf (2008, India, Rajatesh Nayyar): 6
  • Race (2008, India, Abbas-Mastan): 3
  • Jannat (2008, India, Kunal Deshmukh): 6.5
  • Zebraman (2004, Japan, Takashi Miike): 5
  • Battle in Heaven (2005, Mexico, Carlos Reygadas): 8.5
  • Caramel (2007, Lebanon co-production, Nadine Labaki): 8.5
  • Anamika (2008, India, Anant Mahadevan): 4.5
  • Grand Slam (1967, Italy co-production, Giuliano Montaldo): 8.5
  • Bhootnath (2008, India, Vivek Sharma): 5
  • Krazzy 4 (2008, India, Jaideep Sen): 4
  • Mr. Black Mr. White (2008, India, Deepak S. Shivdasani): 0
  • Khuda Ke Liye (2007, Pakistan, Shoaib Mansoor): 7
  • Don't tell anyone (1998, Peru, Francisco J. Lombardi): 7
  • Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (2008, USA, Jon Hurwitz/Hayden Schlossberg): 4
  • The Heartbreak kid (2007, USA, Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly): 6
  • The Method (2005, Argentina co-production, Marcelo Piñeyro): 8.5

  • Aug 2008
  • Machuca (2004, Chile, Andrés Wood): 9
  • Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2008, India, Abbas Tyrewala): 7.5
  • Aamir (2008, India, Raj Kumar Gupta): 8
  • Kismat Konnection (2008, India, Aziz Mirza): 2
  • Sarkar Raj (2008, India, Ram Gopal Varma): 5.5
  • Mission Istaanbul (2008, India, Apoorva Lakhia): 0
  • Los Muertos (2004, Argentina, Lisandro Alonso): 8.5
  • La Espera (2002, Uruguay, Aldo Garay): 7.5
  • Bolivia (2001, Argentina, Adrián Caetano): 9
  • Adios Momo (2006, Uruguay, Leonardo Ricagni): 7
  • Contract (2008, India, Ram Gopal Varma): 0
  • Vantage Point (2008, USA, Pete Travis): 5
  • El Nominado (2003, Peru, Nacho Argiro/Gabriel Lopez): 3
  • 1888 el extraordinario viaje de Jules Verne (2005, Venezuela, Alfredo Anzola): 3
  • El destino no tiene favoritos (2003, Peru, Alvaro Velarde): 8
  • Hotel America (1981, France, André Téchiné): 7.5
  • I Don't Kiss (1991, France, André Téchiné): 8
  • Manila by Night (1980, Philippines, Ishmael Bernal): 7
  • Mere Baap Pehle Aap (2008, India, Priyadarshan): 8.5
  • Singh is Kinng (2008, India, Anees Bazmee): 0
  • De Taali (2008, India, E.Nivas): 4
  • Californication Season 1 (2008, USA, multiple): 9, avg rating for 12 episodes
  • Brick Lane (2007, UK, Sarah Gavron): 8
  • Zibahkhana (2006, Pakistan, Omar Khan): 5
  • Southland Tales (2006, USA, Richard Kelly): 6
  • Oedipus Mayor (1996, Colombia, Jorge Alí Triana): 8
  • Un titán en el rincón (2002, Ecuador, Viviana Cordero): 6
  • Pizza, birra, faso (1998, Argentina, Adrián Caetano/Bruno Stagnaro): 7
  • Antonia (2006, Brazil, Tata Amaral): 7
  • The Year My Parents Went on Vacation (2006, Brazil, Cao Hamburger): 9
  • Kaalia (1981, India, Tinnu Anand): 7, repeat viewing
  • City of Men (2007, Brazil, Paulo Morelli): 8
  • Aankhen (2002, India, Vipul Amrutlal Shah): 9, repeat viewing
  • Welcome (2007, India, Anees Bazmee): 5, repeat viewing
  • The TV Set (2006, USA, Jake Kasdan): 7

  • Sept 2008
  • The Burmese Harp (1956, Japan, Kon Ichikawa): 10
  • 25 Watts (2002, Uruguay, Juan Pablo Rebella/Pablo Stoll): 5
  • Bachna Ae Haseeno (2008, India, Siddarth Anand): 7.5
  • Rock On (2008, India, Abhishek Kapoor): 10
  • Casa De Lava (1994, Portugal, Pedro Costa): 8.5
  • Step Up 2: The Streets (2008, USA, Jon Chu): 4
  • My Blueberry Nights (2007, co-production, Wong Kar-wai): 7
  • 9 Songs (2004, UK, Michael Winterbottom): 0
  • The Lovers (1958, France, Louis Malle): 7.5
  • Away from Her (2006, Canada, Sarah Polley): 9
  • The Fire Within (1963, France, Louis Malle): 8.5
  • Mumbai Meri Jaan (2008, India, Nishikant Kamat): 9
  • The Fall (2006, India/UK/USA, Tarsem): 10
  • Smart People (2008, USA, Noam Murro): 8
  • Speed Racer (2008, USA, Andy & Larry Wachowski): 7.5
  • Street Kings (2008, USA, David Ayer): 6.5
  • The Darjeeling Limited (2007, USA, Wes Anderson): 8
  • Black Night (2005, Belgium, Olivier Smolders): 6
  • Alexandra (2007, Russia/France, Aleksandr Sokurov): 9
  • Children (2006, Iceland, Ragnar Bragason): 10
  • Parents (2007, Iceland, Ragnar Bragason): 10
  • Bobby (2008, USA, Emilio Estevez): 6
  • A Shot at Glory (2000, USA/Scotland, Michael Corrente): 7.5
  • Used Parts (2007, Mexico, Aarón Fernández): 9
  • Let the Right One In (2008, Sweden, Tomas Alfredson): 8.5
  • FC Venus (2005, Finland, Joona Tena): 7.5
  • I am from Titov Veles (2007, Macedonia, Teona Strugar Mitevska): 5.5
  • Wonderful Town (2007, Thailand, Aditya Assarat): 10
  • Paraiso Travel (2007, Colombia/USA, Simon Brand): 7
  • Gomorra (2008, Italy, Matteo Garrone): 10
  • Eleven Men Out (2005, Iceland, Róbert I. Douglas): 5
  • Alice’s House (2007, Brazil, Chico Teixeira): 5
  • Time to Die (2007, Poland, Dorota Kedzierzawska): 7
  • One Week (2008, Canada, Michael McGowan): 8.5
  • The Grocer's Son (2007, France, Eric Guirado): 8.5
  • Driving to Zigzigland (2007, Zigzigland, Nicole Ballivian): 6.5
  • REC (2007, Spain, Jaume Balagueró/Paco Plaza): 8
  • The Band's Visit (2007, Israel, Eran Kolirin): 8
  • The Wide Blue Road (1957, Italy, Gillo Pontecorvo): 7.5
  • Corridor #8 (2008, Bulgaria, Boris Despodov): 8
  • Jar City (2006, Iceland, Baltasar Kormákur): 6
  • The Pope's Toilet (2007, Uruguay, César Charlone/Enrique Fernández): 8

  • Oct 2008
  • Welcome to Sajjanpur (2008, India, Shyam Benegal): 8.5
  • Kick 'N Rush (2003, Denmark, Aage Rais-Nordentoft): 7
  • Saas Bahu aur Sensex (2008, India, Shona Urvashi): 6.5
  • The Boss of It All (2006, Denmark, Lars Von Trier): 7
  • The Inheritance (2003, Denmark, Per Fly): 9
  • Sex and the City (2008, USA, Michael Patrick King): 5
  • Factory Girl (2006, USA, George Hickenlooper): 5
  • Hijack (2008, India, Kunal Shivdasani): 0
  • The Love Guru (2008, USA, Marco Schnabel): 0
  • Elling (2001, Norway, Petter Næss): 6
  • Mexico: the frozen revolution (1973, Argentina, Raymundo Gleyzer):
  • Margot at the Wedding (2007, USA, Noah Baumbach): 7
  • Old Joy (2006, USA, Kelly Reichardt): 7.5
  • A Wednesday (2008, India, Neeraj Pandey): 8.5
  • Laaga Chunari Mein Daag (2007, India, Pradeep Sarkar): 0
  • The Traitors (1972, Argentina, Raymundo Gleyzer):
  • A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006, USA, Dito Montiel): 6.5
  • High and Low (1963, Japan, Akira Kurosawa): 10
  • Reprise (2006, Norway, Joachim Trier): 7.5
  • The Brave One (2007, USA, Neil Jordan): 7
  • Drona (2008, India, Goldie Behl): 4
  • Kidnap (2008, India, Sanjay Gadhvi): 2

  • Nov 2008
  • Hello (2008, India, Atul Agnitori): 1
  • Chamku (2008, India, Kabeer Kaushik): 8.5
  • C Kkompany (2008, India, Sachin Yarda): 5
  • The Happening (2008, USA, M. Night Shyamalan): 6
  • Mukhbiir (2008, India, Mani Shankar): 9
  • The Savages (2007, USA, Tamara Jenkins): 9
  • The Yacoubian Building (2006, Egypt, Marwan Hamed): 5.5
  • Before the Rains (2008, India, Santosh Sivan): 7.5
  • Honeydripper (2007, USA, John Sayles): 6
  • Maan Gaye Mughall-e-Azam (2008, India, Sanjay Chel): 3
  • Manufacturing Landscapes (2006, Canada, Jennifer Baichwal): 10
  • Kings and Queen (2004, France, Arnaud Desplechin): 8
  • Iron Man (2008, USA, Jon Favreau): 7
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008, USA, Nicholas Stoller): 8.5
  • Shut up & Sing (2007, USA, Barbara Kopple/Cecilia Peck): 9
  • Black Republic (1990, South Korea, Kwang-su Park): 8
  • The Road to Guantanamo (2006, UK, Michael Winterbottom): 8
  • Sunset Bollywood (2005, India, Komal Tolani): 8
  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008, USA, Dennis Dugan): 6.5
  • A Married Couple (1969, Canada, Allan King): 10
  • Montreal Main (1977, Canada, Frank Vitale): 9
  • Tell No One (2008, France, Guillaume Canet): 10
  • A Woman Not In Love (1950, Mexico, Luis Buñuel): 8
  • Woman of the Port (1934, Mexico, Arcady Boytler/Raphael J. Sevilla): 7.5

  • Dec 2008
  • JCVD (2008, France, Mabrouk El Mechri): 7.5
  • Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008, India, Dibakar Banerjee): 10
  • Dasvidaniya (2008, India, Shashant Shah): 8.5
  • I'm Not There (2007, USA, Todd Haynes): 7
  • Dostana (2008, India, Tarun Mansukhani): 6.5
  • The Skeleton of Mrs. Morales(1960, Mexico, Rogelio A. González): 9
  • Aventurera (1950, Mexico, Alberto Gout): 7
  • No One Writes to the Colonel(1999, Mexico co-production, Arturo Ripstein): 6
  • Get Smart (2008, USA, Peter Segal): 6
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008, USA, Steven Spielberg): 4.5
  • City of Rising Sun (1999, South Korea, Sung-su Kim): 4
  • The Dark Knight (2008, USA, Christopher Nolan): 7
  • Wanted (2008, USA, Timur Bekmambetov): 5.5
  • Flight of the Red Balloon (2007, France, Hou Hsiao-hsien): 7.5
  • Quantum of Solace (2008, UK/USA, Marc Forster): 7
  • Rangeela (1995, India, Ram Gopal Varma): 7, repeat viewing
  • Dirty Carnival (2006, South Korea, Ha Yu): 9
  • Fashion (2008, India, Madhur Bhandarkar): 6.5
  • Sátántangó (1994, Hungary, Béla Tarr): 9.5
  • In Bruges (2008, UK/USA, Martin McDonagh): 8
  • The Last Lear (2007, India, Rituparno Ghosh): 8
  • Disco Dancer (1982, India, Babbar Subhash): 5.5
  • Golmaal Returns (2008, India, Rohit Shetty): 1
  • Jumper (2008, USA, Doug Liman): 7.5
  • The Visitor (2007, USA, Thomas McCarthy ): 9
  • Yuvraaj (2008, India, Subhash Ghai): 0
  • Paranoid Park (2007, USA, Gus Van Sant): 9
  • Milk (2008, USA, Gus Van Sant): 9.5
  • The Restless (2006, South Korea, Dong-oh Cho/Dong-oh Jo): 6
  • Rachel Getting Married (2008, USA, Jonathan Demme): 10
  • EMI (2008, India, Saurav Kabra): 4
  • Mad Detective (2007, Hong Kong, Johnny To/Wai Ka-Fai): 8.5
  • War Inc (2008, USA, Joshua Seftel): 6
  • Om Shanti Om (2007, India, Farah Khan): 8.5, repeat viewing
  • Black House (2007, South Korea, Terra Shin): 6.5
  • Kung Fu Panda (2008, USA, Mark Osborne/John Stevenson): 7.5
  • Happy-Go-Lucky (2008, UK, Mike Leigh): 10
  • Heroes (2008, India, Samir Karnik): 6
  • Slumdog Millionaire (2008, UK/USA, Danny Boyle/Loveleen Tandan): 8.5
  • Cinema 16: European Shorts (2007, multiple directors):
  • Tropic Thunder (2008, USA, Ben Stiller): 5
  • WALL·E (2008, USA, Andrew Stanton): 10
  • Hancock (2008, USA, Peter Berg): 7
  • A Christmas Tale (2008, France, Arnaud Desplechin): 7.5





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