Movies that I’ve recently seen

This is simply an inverse chronologic list of the movies I’ve seen since late 2012, when I started keeping track. A partial list of movies I plan to see in the future is Earl Killian’s Movie Queue. For live performances (ballet, concerts, theater, etc.) see Earl Killian’s Performance List.

2016

• Bridge of Spies (2015), directed by Steven Spielberg
• The Passenger (1975), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
• The Danish Girl (2015), directed by Tom Hooper
• The Big Short (2015), directed by Adam McKay

2015

• Brooklyn (2015), directed by  John Crowley 
• Spotlight (2015), directed by Tom McCarthy
• For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943), directed by Sam Wood
• The 39 Steps (1935), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• The Wave (2008) (originally Die Welle), directed by Dennis Gansel
• The Martian (2015), directed by Ridley Scott
• Sarah’s Key (2010) (originally Elle s'appelait Sarah), directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner
• Citizenfour (2014), directed by Laura Poitras
• Ex Machina (2015), directed by Alex Garland
• On the Waterfront (1954), directed by Elia Kazan
• Rififi (1955), directed by Jules Dassin
• Kiss of the Spider Woman (1985), directed by Hector Babenco
• The Battleship Potemkin (1925), directed by Sergei M. Eisenstein
• Babette’s Feast (1987), directed by Gabriel Axel
• Much Ado About Nothing (1993), directed by Kenneth Branagh
• The Great Gatsby (2013), directed by Baz Luhrmann
• Smiley’s People (1982)
• Murder on the Orient Express (1974), directed by Sidney Lumet
• Henry V (1989), directed by Kenneth Branagh
• Il Sopasso (1962), directed by Dino Risi
• Omar (2013), directed by Hany Abu-Assad
• The Quiet American (2002), directed by Phillip Noyce
• 11 Flowers (2011) (originally Wo 11), directed by Xiaoshuai Wang
• Like Someone in Love (2012), directed by Abbas Kiarostami
• The Book Thief (2013), directed by Brian Percival
• Mr. Turner (2014), directed by Mike Leigh
• 12 Years a Slave (2013), directed by Steve McQueen
• The Great Beauty (2013) (originally La grande bellezza), directed by Paolo Sorrentino
• The Swimmer (1968), directed by Frank Perry
• Nebraska, directed by Alexander Payne
• Blue is the Warmest Color (2013) (originally La vie d'Adèle), directed by Abdel Kechiche
• Woman in Gold (2015), directed by Simon Curtis
• The Broken Circle Breakdown (2012), directed by Felix van Groeningen
• M (1931), directed by Fritz Lang
• Breaker Morant: Masterworks Edition (1980), directed by Bruce Beresford
• Suspicion (1941), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Mao’s Last Dancer (2009), directed by Bruce Beresford
• All Is Lost (2013), directed by J.C. Chandor
• The Double Life of Veronique (1991) (originally La double vie de Véronique), directed by Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Selma (2014), directed by Ava DuVernay
• Man on Wire (2008), directed by James Marsh
• Blue Jasmine (2013), directed by Woody Allen

2014

• Paths of Glory (1957), directed by Stanley Kubrick
• The Imitation Game (2014), directed by Morten Tyldum
• The Maltese Falcon (1941), directed by John Huston
• The Duchess (2008), directed by Saul Dibb
• Silver Linings Playbook (2012), directed by David O. Russell
• The Bad Sleep Well (1960) (originally Warui yatsu hodo yoku nemuru), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Caesar Must Die (2012) (originally Cesare deve morire), directed by Paolo Taviani, Vittorio Taviani
• Groundhog Day, directed by Harold Ramis
• The Theory of Everything (2014), directed by James Marsh
• Barefoot in the Park (1967), directed by Gene Saks
• Children of Men (2006), directed by Alfonso Cuarón
• The Graduate (1967), directed by Mike Nichols
• Blackfish (2013), directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite
• The Mill & The Cross (2011), directed by Lech Majewski
• The Princess Bride (1987), directed by Rob Reiner
• Alphaville (1965) (originally Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy), directed by Jean-Luc Godard
• Zorba the Greek (1964) (originally Alexis Zorbas), directed by Mihalis Kakogiannis
• You’ve Got Mail (1998), directed by Nora Ephron
• A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), directed by Elia Kazan
• Before Midnight (2013), directed by Richard Linklater
• Lost Horizon (1937), directed by Frank Capra
• The Philadelphia Story (1940), directed by George Cukor
• When Harry Met Sally... (1989), directed by Rob Reiner
• Bringing Up Baby (1938), directed by Howard Hawks
• Chef (2014), directed by Jon Favreau
• Le Samouraï (1967), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
• Lawrence of Arabia (1962), directed by David Lean
• Caché, directed by Michael Haneke
• Before Sunset (2004), directed by Richard Linklater
• The Hundred-Foot Journey (2014), directed by Lasse Hallström
• The Grandmaster (2013) (originally Yi dai zong shi), directed by Kar Wai Wong
• House of Flying Daggers (2004) (originally Shi mian mai fu), directed by Yimou Zhang
• The Artist (2011), directed by Michel Hazanavicius
• Food, Inc. (2008), directed by Robert Kenner
• Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962) (originally Cléo de 5 à 7), directed by Agnès Varda
• Cloud Atlas (2012), directed by Tom Tykwer, Andy Wachowski
• Talk to Her (2002) (originally Hable con ella), directed by Pedro Almodóvar
• Anatomy of a Murder (1959), directed by Otto Preminger
• Blade Runner: The Final Cut, directed by Ridley Scott
• The Leopard (1963) (originally Il gattopardo), directed by Luchino Visconti
• Two for the Road (1967), directed by Stanley Donen
• Before the Rain (1994), directed by Milcho Manchevski
• The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014), directed by Wes Anderson
• Roman Holiday (1953), directed by William Wyler
• Moolaadé (2004)
• Army of Shadows (1969) (originally L'armée des ombre), directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
• Wait Until Dark (1967), directed by Terence Young
• Sabrina (1954), directed by Billy Wilder
• Funny Face (1957), directed by Stanley Donen
• Blow-Up (1966) (originally Blowup), directed by Michelangelo Antonioni
• How to Steal a Million (1966), directed by William Wyler
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Philomena (2013), directed by Stephen Frears
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream (1999), directed by Michael Hoffman
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), directed by Blake Edwards
• Charade (1963), directed by Stanley Donen
• Dallas Buyers Club (2013), directed by Jean-Marc Vallée
• American Hustle (2013), directed by David O. Russell
• Trance (2013), directed by Danny Boyle
• Her (2013), directed by Spike Jonze
• Diabolique (1955) (originally Les diaboliques), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
• Love Actually (2003), directed by Richard Curtis

2013

• Stalker (1979), directed by Andrei Tarkovsky
• Ugetsu (1953) (originally Ugetsu monogatari), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
• Shakespeare in Love (1998), directed by John Madden
• The Burmese Harp (1956) (originally Biruma no tategoto), directed by Kon Ichikawa
• A Late Quartet (2012), directed by Yaron Zilberman
• Up the Yangtze (2007), directed by Yung Chang
• La belle noiseuse (1991), directed by Jacques Rivette
• Gravity (2013), directed by Alfonso Cuarón
• Captain Phillips (2013), directed by Paul Greengrass
• Chasing Ice (2012), directed by Jeff Orlowski
• Dangerous Liaisons (2012) (originally Wi-heom-han gyan-gye), directed by Jin-ho Hur
• The Blue Kite (1993) (originally Lan feng zheng), directed by Zhuangzhuang Tian
• In a World... (2013), directed by Lake Bell
• Back to 1942 (2012) (originally Yi jiu si er), directed by Xiaogang Feng
• Riding Alone for Thousands of Miles (2005) (originally Qian li zou dan qi), directed by Yimou Zhang
• The Flowers of War (2011) (originally Jin líng shí san chai), directed by Yimou Zhang
• The Wages of Fear (1953) (originally Le salaire de la peur), directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
• Strangers on a Train (1951), directed by Alfred Hitchcock [Amazon]
• 2046 (2004), directed by Kar Wai Wong
• City of Life and Death (2009) (originally Nanjing! Nanjing!), directed by Chuan Lu
• Secret (2007) (originally Bu neng shuo de. mi mi), directed by Jay Chou
• Aftershock (2010) (originally Tangshan dadizhen), directed by Xiaogang Feng
• Reds (1981)
• Shower (1999)
• Monsieur Lazhar (2011) [Amazon]
• Dreams (1990), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• The Gatekeepers (2012)
• Jiro Dreams of Shushi (2011)
• No (2012)
• Postmen in the Mountains (1999)
• The Color of Paradise (1999)
• My Dinner with Andre (1981), directed by Louis Malle [Amazon]
• Brokeback Mountain (2005), directed by Ang Lee [Amazon]
• The Third Man (1949), directed by Carol Reed
• The Night of the Shooting Stars (1982)
• Chungking Express (1994) (originally Chung Hing sam lam), directed by Kar Wai Wong
• Metropolis (1927) [Amazon]
• Goodbye First Love (2011) [Amazon]
• White Material (2009)
• To Catch A Thief (1955), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Yi Yi (2000)
• In the Mood for Love (2000) (originally Fa yeung nin wa), directed by Kar Wai Wong
• Empire of Silver (2009)
• John Adams (2008) [Disc 1]
• Eat Drink Man Woman (1994) [Amazon]
• Amour (2012), directed by Michael Haneke
• Kolya (1996)
• Shall We Dance? (1996), directed by Masayuki Suo [Amazon]
• The Last Emperor (1987) [Amazon]
• The Phantom of the Opera (2004) [Amazon]

2012 [partial]

• Thelma & Louise (1991) [Amazon]
• Surviving Progress (2011)
• Breathless (1960) [Amazon]
• Casablanca (1942), directed by Michael Curtiz [Amazon]
• Argo (2012) [Amazon]
• Life of Pi (2012) [Amazon]
• A Royal Affair (2012) [Amazon]
• The Impossible (2012)
• Robot & Frank (2012)
• The Intouchables (2011)
• Tampopo (1985), directed by Jôzû Itami [Amazon]
• Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012) [Amazon]

Blu-ray discs

• Baraka (2008), directed by Ron Fricke [Amazon]
• The Qatsi Trilogy (Criterion Collection)
  • Koyaanisqatsi (1982), directed by Godfrey Reggio
  • Naqoyqatsi (2002), directed by Godfrey Reggio
  • Powaqqatsi (1988), directed by Godfrey Reggio
• Strangers on a Train (1951), directed by Alfred Hitchcock [Amazon]
• Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection
  • Saboteur (1942), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Shadow of a Doubt (1943), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Rope (1948), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Rear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Trouble With Harry (1955), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • North by Northwest (1959), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Psycho (1960), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • The Birds (1963), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Marnie (1964), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Torn Curtain (1966), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Topaz (1969), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Frenzy (1972), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
  • Family Plot (1976), directed by Alfred Hitchcock

DVDs

Movies

• The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007) (originally Le scaphandre et le papillon), directed by Julian Schnabel [Amazon]
• Maxim Vengerov: Living the Dream (2007)
• Z (1969), directed by Costa-Gavras
• Rashomon (1950) (originally Rashômon), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Casablanca (1942), directed by Michael Curtiz
• Seven Samurai (1954) (originally Shichinin no samurai), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Silent Running (1972), directed by Douglas Trumbull
• Brazil (1985), directed by Terry Gilliam
• Fantastic Planet (1973) (originally La planète sauvage), directed by René Laloux
• The Stunt Man (1980), directed by Richard Rush
• Sleuth (1972), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
• Tampopo (1985), directed by Jôzû Itami
• Diva (1981), directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
• Das Boot (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), directed by Robert Zemeckis
• Gandhi (1982), directed by Richard Attenborough
• Kagemusha (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Pygmalion (1938), directed by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
• The Red Shoes (1948), directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
• Where is the Friend’s Home (1987), directed by Abbas Kiarostami
• Winged Migration (2001), directed by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Michel Debats
• Jazz

TV

• The Prisoner (1967-1968), directed by Patrick McGoohan
• I Spy (1965)
• Danger Man (1964): Set 1
• Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection (1975-1979)

Political documentaries received as fund-raising gifts

• Who Killed the Electric Car? (2006), directed by Chris Paine
• Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2004), directed by Robert Greenwald
• There’s Something About W (2004), directed by Robin Chin, Louise Rubacky

VHS tapes

• Rear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Secrets of Lost Empires II (1996)
• Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election (2002), directed by Richard Ray Perez, Joan Sekler (the website for this movie)

Favorite movies

• Baraka (2008), directed by Ron Fricke [Amazon]
• Rashomon (1950) (originally Rashômon), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Das Boot (1981), directed by Wolfgang Petersen
• Rear Window (1954), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Kagemusha (1980), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock
• Z (1969), directed by Costa-Gavras
• Casablanca (1942), directed by Michael Curtiz
• Seven Samurai (1954) (originally Shichinin no samurai), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Fantastic Planet (1973) (originally La planète sauvage), directed by René Laloux
• The Stunt Man (1980), directed by Richard Rush
• Sleuth (1972), directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz
• Tampopo (1985), directed by Jôzû Itami
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick
• Gandhi (1982), directed by Richard Attenborough
• The Red Shoes (1948), directed by Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger
• Ikiru (1952), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Schindler’s List (1993), directed by Steven Spielberg
• Wings of Desire (1987) (originally Der Himmel über Berlin), directed by Wim Wenders
• The Third Man (1949), directed by Carol Reed
• The Shawshank Redemption (1994), directed by Frank Darabont
• Farwell My Concubine (1993) (originally Ba wang bie ji), directed by Kaige Chen
• The Conversation (1974), directed by Francis Ford Coppola
• Apollo 13 (1995), directed by Ron Howard
• Rain Main (1988), directed by Barry Levinson
• To Live (1994) (originally Huo zhe), directed by Yimou Zhang
• Battle of Algiers (1966) (originally La battaglia di Algeri), directed by Gillo Pontecorvo
• Pan’s Labyrinth (2006) (originally El laberinto del fauno), directed by Guillermo del Toro
• Amadeus (1984), directed by Milos Forman
• Red Beard (1965) (originally Akahige), directed by Akira Kurosawa
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), directed by Robert Zemeckis
• Diva (1981), directed by Jean-Jacques Beineix
• Pygmalion (1938), directed by Anthony Asquith, Leslie Howard
• My Fair Lady (1964), directed by George Cukor
• Charade (1963), directed by Stanley Donen
• Roman Holiday (1953), directed by William Wyler
• Breakfast at Tiffany’s (1961), directed by Blake Edwards
• How to Steal a Million (1966), directed by William Wyler
• Sabrina (1954), directed by Billy Wilder
• The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), directed by Robert Wise