#Films Watched in 2023

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"Labyrinth" (1986) - Jim Henson

Films I've watched in 2023 (111/119)

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Visually Gorgeous Films

2/? - Velvet Goldmine

Dir. Todd Haynes

Starring: Ewan McGregor, Johnathan Rhys Meyers, Toni Collete, Christian Bale, Eddie Izzard

Genre: music, drama

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Films Watched in 2023: 81. Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - Dir. James Mangold

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My Top 9 Favorite Films I Watched in 2023 (First Time)

Napoléon (1927) | dir. Abel Gance

Cat People (1942) | dir. Jacques Tourneur

Les Vampires (1915-16) | dir. Louis Feuillade

The Big Heat (1953) | dir. Fritz Lang

Fantômas (1913-14) | dir. Louis Feuillade

M (1931) | dir. Fritz Lang

Notorious (1946) | dir. Alfred Hitchcock

Asphalt (1929) | dir. Joe May

Mean Streets (1973) | dir. Martin Scorsese

*My Top 9 Favorites of 2022

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Favorite First Time Watches of 2023

Martyrs (2008) directed by Pascal Laugier

オーディション (Audition, 1999) directed by 三池 崇史 (Takashi Miike)

The Vampire Lovers (1970) directed by Roy Ward Baker

ギニーピッグ2 血肉の華 (Guinea Pig 2: Flower of Flesh and Blood, 1985) directed by 日野日出志 (Hideshi Hino)

아가씨 (The Handmaiden, 2016) directed by 박찬욱 (Park Chan-wook)

薔薇の葬列 (Funeral Parade of Roses, 1969) directed by 松本 俊夫 (Toshio Matsumoto)

Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes Without a Face, 1960) directed by Georges Franju

Malá mořská víla (The Little Mermaid, 1976) directed by Karel Kachyňa

ハウス (House, 1977) directed by 大林 宣彦 (Nobuhiko Obayashi)

Misery (1990) directed by Rob Reiner

Scream (1996) directed by Wes Craven

Ginger Snaps (2000) directed by John Fawcett

ギニーピッグ マンホールの中の人魚 (Guinea Pig: Mermaid in a Manhole, 1988) directed by 日野日出志 (Hideshi Hino)

ギニーピッグ4 ピーターの悪魔の女医さん (Guinea Pig 4: Devil Woman Doctor, 1986) directed by 喰始 (Hajime Tabe)

LSD -ラッキースカイダイアモンド- (Lucky Sky Diamond, 1989) directed by 橋本 以蔵 (Izo Hashimoto)

The Little Mermaid (2023) directed by Rob Marshall

Creep (2014) directed by Patrick Brice

Creep 2 (2017) directed by Patrick Brice

Wilczyca (She-Wolf, 1983) directed by Marek Piestrak

Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) directed by Emma Tammi

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) directed by Robert Aldrich

Barbie (2023) directed by Greta Gerwig

La Morte Vivante (The Living Dead Girl, 1982) directed by Jean Rollin

私の赤い腸 (はな) (Women's Flesh: My Red Guts, 1999) directed by 穴留玉狂 (Tamakichi Anaru)

無残絵: AVギャル殺人ビデオは存在した！(Celluloid Nightmares, 1999) directed by 山内大輔 (Daisuke Yamanouchi)

Lisa, Lisa (a.k.a. Axe, 1974) directed by Frederick R. Friedel

血の海の美女 (The Lady in the Sea of Blood, 1997) directed by 沖本 (Okimoto)

処女のはらわた (Entrails of a Virgin, 1986) directed by 小水 一男 (Kazuo Komizu)

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THE BOY, THE MOLE, THE FOX AND THE HORSE

Since the time Charlie Mackesy's ink drawings trended a couple of years ago, I've been a fan. His illustrations of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse in pen and watercolors are truly alluring which at times, makes one wish they are real.

To add more to the charm, he released a children's book based on those characters and my, the words he crafted for the story never fail to strike a chord every time one reads them. Now, what do you think one felt upon learning that the book had been adapted into a film? Thrilled, of course! It's a must-watch for those who'd like to carry on with their high spirits but moreso, for those who need a heap of good ol' pick-me-ups. Overall, it's like a big, warm, animated hug made for all. Streaming now on Apple TV so go watch.

In case you need more convincing, here are some golden nuggets of wisdom from the adaptation:

• Isn't it odd, we can only see our outsides, but nearly everything happens on the inside?

• Imagine how we'd be if we were less afraid. Most of the old moles I know wish they'd listened less to their fears and more to their dreams.

• Being honest is always interesting.

• You know, sometimes your mind plays tricks on you. It can tell you you're no good, that it's all hopeless. But I've discovered this: You are loved and important, and you bring to this world things that no one else can. So hold on.

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"Royal Flash" (1975) - Richard Lester

"Never hit a man when he's down, he may get up!"

Films I've watched in 2023 (8/?)

Full film on Archive.org.

[novarshop]

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Nothing Sacred (William A. Wellman, 1937)

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"In & Out" (1997) - Frank Oz

Films I've watched in 2023 (74/119)

[thetryhardaesthete]

Visually Gorgeous Films

1/? - Carol

Dir. Todd Haynes Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara Genre: romance, drama

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Films Watched in 2023:

04. The Pale Blue Eye (2022) - Dir. Scott Cooper

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Films Watched in 2023

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) on 2 January. 3/5

Get Out (2017) on 25 January. 5/5

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) (2014) on 26 January. 3/5

Don’t Look Up (2021) on 29 January. 5/5

Glass Onion (2022) on 29 January. 3/5

Kick-Ass (2010) on 1 February. 3/5

Belle de Jour (1967) on 19 February. 3/5

Paris Is Burning (1990) on 2 March. 4/5

Memento (2000) on 6 March. 4/5

Donnie Darko (2001) on 20 March. 4/5

Beetlejuice (1988) on 8 April. 4/5

The Truman Show (1998) (rewatch) on 16 April. 5/5

A Fish Called Wanda (1988) on 18 April. 2/5

An Education (2009) (rewatch) on 19 April. 5/5

Juno (2007) (rewatch) on 20 April. 5/5

Harold and Maude (1971) on 7 May. 4/5

Being John Malkovich (1999) on 10 June. 5/5

Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) on 11 June. 3/5

Chinatown (1974) on 3 July. 4/5

What We Do in the Shadows (2014) on 6 July. 3/5

Ammonite (2020) on 13 July. 4/5

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) on 24 July. 3/5

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. (2023) on 25 July. 4/5

Barbie (2023) in theatres on 28 July. 4/5

Midsommar (2019) on 29 July. 3/5

Red, White & Royal Blue (2023) on 11 August. 3/5

Dreamland (2006) on 12 August. 5/5

The Stepford Wives (2004) on 20 August. 2.5/5

No Hard Feelings (2023) on 23 September. 1/5

Barbarian (2022) on 1 November. 4/5

Watchmen (2009) on 3 November. 4/5

Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023) in theatres on 5 November. 3/5

Nimona (2023) on 25 November. 5/5

The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) on 30 November. 2/5

Up (2009) (rewatch) on 4 December. 3/5

Encanto (2021) on 6 December. 3/5

Tangled (2010) (rewatch) on 7 December. 3/5

The Princess Diaries (2001) (rewatch) on 8 December. 5/5

The Princess and the Frog (2009) on 9 December. 3/5

Serendipity (2001) on 10 December. 4/5

The Little Mermaid (1989) on 11 December. 4/5

Emma. (2020) on 12 December. 4/5

Bridget Jones’s Diary (2001) (rewatch) on 13 December. 4/5

Scrooged (1988) on 15 December. 3/5

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001) (rewatch) on 24 December. 5/5

The Family Stone (2005) on 25 December. 2/5

Sleepless in Seattle (1993) (rewatch) on 31 December. 3/5

[cinenthusiast]

films watched in 2023 catch-up

#38. You Never Cal Tell (1951, Breslow) (1st) #39. The Secret of Convict Lake (1951, Gordon) (1st) #40. Rewind (2019, Neulinger) (1st) #41. When You Read This Letter (1953, Melville) (1st) #42. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016, Yates) (1st) #43. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018, Yates) (1st) #44. Casting Blossoms to the Sky (2012, Obayashi) (1st) #45. Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows (1998, Jay) (1st) #46. Water and Power (1989, O'Neill) (1st) #47. Cliffhanger (1993, Harlin) (3rd) #48. Ravenous (1999, Bird) (7th) #49. The Thing (1982, Carpenter) (not sure, 9 or 10?) #50. Back Street (1932, Stahl) (1st) #51. Scream VI (2023, Bettinelli-Olpin & Gillett) (1st) #52. They Live By Night (1949, Ray) (2nd) #53. Femme Fatale (2002, De Palma) (2nd) #54. Kingdom of Crooked Mirrors (1963, Rou) (1st) #55. The Exiles (1961, MacKenzie) (1st) #56. Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016, Schaffer/Taccone) (4th) #57. John Wick: Chapter 3 -- Parabellum (2019, Stahelski) (2nd) #58. Prisoners of the Land (1939, Soffici) (1st) #59. The Sadist (1963, Landis) (1st) #60. John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023, Stahelski) (1st)

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THE DARJEELING LIMITED

©️Thomas Danthony

This was an unfinished watch of 2022.

Yep, not a believer of doing or finishing activities prior to a new year.

However, I wanted something creative or mental to see / listen / do on the first day of the year and remembered this film, hanging and begging off to be finished, on Disney+. Honestly, the movie was a drag to watch and not the best of Wes Anderson (The Grand Budapest Hotel was way better and I highly suggest you go see it). Curiosity was what made me get through the whole film and oh, the soundtrack, too.

There was one scene, though, with a few good lines that I'd like to share 'cause I find it apt as we face the next 365 days of 2023. Here it is:

"Alright, let's make an agreement.

A: We'll get an early start tomorrow morning and try to enjoy each other's company in this beautiful place.

B: We'll stop feeling sorry for ourselves. It's not very attractive.

C: We'll make our plans for the future. Can we agree to that?

To be continued."

Again, a very happy new year to all! ♥️