Best films of 2011, that premiered in New York/elsewhere:
ANY EVER (Ryan Trecartin)
HOUSE OF PLEASURES (HOUSE OF TOLERANCE) (Bertrand Bonello)
SEEKING THE MONKEY KING (Ken Jacobs)
MARGARET (Kenneth Lonergan)
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS STORIES (Jonas Mekas)
THAT SUMMER (Philippe Garrel)
THIS IS NOT A FILM (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb and Jafar Panahi)
THE RETURN (Nathaniel Dorsky)
MILDRED PIERCE (Todd Haynes)
COLOR STUDY (Madison Brookshire)
THE DAY HE ARRIVES (Hong Sang-soo)
WEEKEND (Andrew Haigh)
J. EDGAR (Clint Eastwood)
LETTERS FROM THE BIG MAN (Christopher Munch)
MELANCHOLIA (Lars von Trier)
BAS FONDS (Islid Le Besco)
I WISH I KNEW (Jia Zhang-ke)
A LAX RIDDLE UNIT (Laida Lertxundi)
RICKY (Janie Geiser)
THE COLOR WHEEL (Alex Ross Perry)
[Close: SEPTIEN (Michael Tully), HUGO (Martin Scorsese, FAST FIVE (Justin Lin)]
[THE TURIN HORSE would figure in heavily if I saw it on the big screen; Still need to see A SEPARATION, NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT, THE GIRL WITH THE DRAGON TATTOO, EXTRAORDINARY STORIES, and THE SLEEPING BEAUTY]
and Best Films of 2011 that received a week-long run:
01. FILM SOCIALISME (Jean-Luc Godard)
02. MYSTERIES OF LISBON (Raul Ruiz)
03. CERTIFIED COPY (Abbas Kiarostami)
04. HOUSE OF PLEASURES (Bertrand Bonello)
05. MARGARET (Kenneth Lonergan)
06. SLEEPLESS NIGHTS STORIES (Jonas Mekas)
07. UNCLE BOONMEE WHO CAN RECALL HIS PAST LIVES (Apichatpong Weerasethakul)
08. J EDGAR (Clint Eastwood)
09. WEEKEND (Andrew Haigh)
10. ESSENTIAL KILLING (Jerzy Skolimowski)
