(She's also on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/user/coffeeandmovies)
And check out here discoveries list from last year as well:
http://www.rupertpupkinspeaks.com/2014/01/favorite-film-discoveries-of-2013-marya.html
So I saw 365 new-to-me films in 2014 (which is a low year for me), but I saw a lot of great films. All of these picks are in the order I watched them.
Very early in the year I discovered the works of Susan Seidelman and fell head over heels in love with her 80s films.
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So I saw 365 new-to-me films in 2014 (which is a low year for me), but I saw a lot of great films. All of these picks are in the order I watched them.
Very early in the year I discovered the works of Susan Seidelman and fell head over heels in love with her 80s films.
Smithereens (1982) - The lo-fi post-punk feminist film of my dreams.
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) - Ace performances from Madonna and Rosanna Arquette, as well as Aidan Quinn with the bluest of the blue eyes.
Making Mr. Right (1987) - Great performances from Ann Magnuson and John Malkovich and some wonderful female gazing.
Cookie (1989) - Dianne Weist is a revelation in this.
She-Devil (1989) - I have no idea why this movie is so hated. It's so much smarter than its given credit and Rosanne and Meryl give powerhouse performances.
After I knocked out all the Seidelman, there were a few other films that really stuck with me in 2014:
After I knocked out all the Seidelman, there were a few other films that really stuck with me in 2014:
Starstruck (1982) - This early Gillian Armstrong gem is everything I love about the 80s.
Orlando (1992) - Sally Potter directing Tilda Swinton in an adaptation of a Virginia Woolf novel where a man lives for hundreds of years, slowly becoming a woman. This. Is. Everything.
An Unmarried Woman (1978) - Jill Clayburgh gives one of cinema's greatest performances ever.
Possessed (1931) 13% of the films I watch in 2014 starred Joan Crawford (true story). This was probably my favorite.
The World of Henry Orient (1964) - Two girls versus the world!
The Best of Everything (1959) - Another gem starring Joan Crawford (although the book is sooo much better)
Devil in a Blue Dress (1995) - I don't know how I'd never seen this Denzel Washington neo-noir gem, but I don't ever want give it up.
Something New (2006) - I fell in love with Sanaa Lathan in 2014. This movie is a great rom-com with a message. Also, more great female gaze.
Love & Basketball (2000) - Again, Sanaa can do no wrong.
In 2015, I am only watching films directed/co-directed/written/co-written by women. You can follow the journey here: http://cinema-fanatic.com/a-year-with-women/
In 2015, I am only watching films directed/co-directed/written/co-written by women. You can follow the journey here: http://cinema-fanatic.com/a-year-with-women/
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