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Feature Length Films
Les Hautes solitudes (Philippe Garrel, 1974) 9
The Birth of Love (Philippe Garrel, 1993) 9
The Inner Scar (Philippe Garrel, 1972) [Rewatch] 9.5
I Don't Hear the Guitar Anymore(Philippe Garrel, 1991) 9
Le Révélateur(Philippe Garrel, 1968) [Rewatch] 10
The Phantom Heart (Philippe Garrel, 1996) 8
L'Enfant secret (Philippe Garrel, 1979) [Rewatch] 9.5
Berceau de cristal (Philippe Garrel, 1976) [Rewatch] 10
Le Bleu des origines (Philippe Garrel, 1979) [Rewatch] 9.5
She Spent So Many Hours Under The Sun Lamps (Philippe Garrel, 1985) (No Subs) (~9.5)
Le Vent de la Nuit AKA The Wind of the Night (Philippe Garrel, 1999) 8.5
Rape (Yoko Ono & John Lennon, 1969) 8
La Vie Nouvelle (Philippe Grandrieux, 2002) [Rewatch] 9
Berceau de cristal (Philippe Garrel, 1976) [Rewatch] 10
Les Hautes Solitudes (Philippe Garrel, 1974) [Rewatch] 9.5
L' Intrus (Claire Denis, 2004) [Rewatch] 9.5
Ere erera baleibu izik subua aruaren (Jose Antonio Sistiaga, 1970) 9.5+
Six O'Clock News (Ross McElwee, 1996) 9


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Feature Length
9 Songs (Michael Winterbottom, 2004) [Rewatch] 6.5
Anita: The Shocking Account of a Young Nymphomaniac (Torgny Wickman, 1973) 6
Warrendale (Allan King, 1967) 9.5
Time Indefinite (Ross McElwee, 1993) 9
The Last of England (Derek Jarman, 1988) 7
The Tall T (Budd Boetticher, 1957) [Rewatch] 9
Outside In (Stephen Dwoskin, 1981) [Rewatch] 8.5
Dog Star Man (Stan Brakhage, 1962-64) [rewatch] 10
The Jack Chambers Film Project (Chris Doty, 2004) Interesting
A Married Couple (Allan King, 1969) 8.5
The Hart of London (Jack Chambers, 1970) [Rewatch] 10
Le Bleu des origines (Philippe Garrel, 1979) 9
Diary (David Perlov, 1983) 9
Dyn Amo (Stephen Dwoskin, 1972) [Rewatch] 9
She Killed in Ecstasy (Jesus Franco, 1971) [Rewatch] 9
The Getaway (Sam Peckinpah, 1972) 8.5
Cries and Whispers (Ingmar Bergman, 1972) [Rewatch] 9.5
Salomè (Carmelo Bene, 1972) [Rewatch] 8.5
Fragmentos de um Filme-Esmola: A Sagrada Família (João César Monteiro, 1972) 7
Reminiscences of a Journey to Lithuania (Jonas Mekas, 1972) 9
Regular Lovers (Philippe Garrel, 2005) 9
Death and Devil (Stephen Dwoskin, 1973) [Rewatch] 10
Welt Spiegel Kino (Gustav Deutsch, 2005) 8
The Last Hunter (Antonio Margheriti, 1980) 8
Trying to Kiss the Moon (Stephen Dwoskin, 1994) [Rewatch] 9.5
The House with Laughing Windows (Pupi Avati, 1976) 7
Cosmic Ray (Bruce Conner, 1962) -9.5
120 Days of Bottrop (Christoph Schlingensief, 1997) 5.5
100 Years of Adolph Hitler (Christoph Schlingensief, 1989) 7.5
The Third Generation (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1979) 9.5
Whity (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1971) 9.5
Satan's Brew (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1976) 8.75
Pain Is... (Stephen Dwoskin, 1997) 9


Shorts
Volto telato (Paolo Gioli, 2002) [Rewatch] 9
Immagini disturbate da un intenso parassita (Paolo Gioli, 1970) [Rewatch] 9
Filmfinish (Paolo Gioli, 1986-1989) [Rewatch] 10
Commutazioni con mutazione (Paolo Gioli, 1969) [Rewatch] 9.5
Filmarilyn (Paolo Gioli, 1992) [Rewatch] 10
Immagini travolte dalla ruota di Duchamp (Paolo Gioli, 1994) [Rewatch] 9
Traumatografo (Paolo Gioli, 1973) [Rewatch] 9.5
Film stenopeico (l’uomo senza macchina da presa) (Paolo Gioli, 1973-1981-1989) [Rewatch] 9.5
Hilarisdoppio (Paolo Gioli, 1972) [Rewatch] 8.5
Quando l’occhio trema (Paolo Gioli, 1989) [Rewatch] 8.5
Piccolo film decomposto (Paolo Gioli, 1989) [Rewatch] 9
L’operatore perforato (Paolo Gioli, 1979) [Rewatch] 9
Del tuffarsi e dell’annegarsi (Paolo Gioli, 1972) [Rewatch] 9
Secondo il mio occhio di vetro (Paolo Gioli, 1972) [Rewatch] 9.5
Dad (Stephen Dwoskin, 2003) [Rewatch] 9
Grandpère's pear (Stephen Dwoskin, 2003) [Rewatch] 9
Dear Frances (in memoriam) (Stephen Dwoskin, 2003) [Rewatch] 6.5
A Letter to Freddy Buache (Jean-Luc Godard, 1982) 6.5
Desistfilm (Stan Brakhage, 1954) [rewatch] 5
Reflections on Black (Stan Brakhage, 1955) [rewatch] 5.5
Blue Moses (Stan Brakhage, 1962) 5
Wedlock House: An Intercourse (Stan Brakhage, 1959) [rewatch] 7
Sirius Remembered (Stan Brakhage, 1959) 7.5
The Dead (Stan Brakhage, 1960) 8
Fire of waters (Stan Brakhage, 1965) 7
Thigh Line Lyre Triangular (Stan Brakhage, 1961) [rewatch] 9.5
Mothlight (Stan Brakhage, 1963) [rewatch] 9
Thot-Fal'N (Stan Brakhage, 1978) 8
Garden Path (Stan Brakhage, Mary Beth Reed, 2001) 9
Preludes 1-14 (Stan Brakhage, 1995)
Creation (Stan Brakhage, 1979) 9
Jane (Stan Brakhage, 1986)
Loud Visual Noises (Stan Brakhage, 1987) [rewatch]
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes (Stan Brakhage, 1971) [rewatch]
Deus Ex (Stan Brakhage, 1971) [rewatch] 8
Window Water Baby Moving (Stan Brakhage, 1962) [rewatch] 10
Stellar (Stan Brakhage, 1993) [rewatch] 10
Passage à l'acte (Martin Arnold, 1993) [Rewatch] 9
Happy-End (Peter Tscherkassky, 1996) 7
Outer Space (Peter Tscherkassky, 1999) [Rewatch] 9.5
Verdrehte Augen (Dietmar Breh, 2002) 7
Blah Blah Blah (Dietmar Brehm, 2006) [Rewatch] 8
Mirror Mechanics (Siegfried A. Fruhauf, 2005) [Rewatch] 9.5
Definitely Sanctus (Gerhard Ertl, Sabine Hiebler, 1992) 9
S.O.S. Extraterrestria (Mara Mattuschka, 1994) [Rewatch] 6
To the Happy Few (Thomas Draschan, Stella Friedrichs, 2003) 9
Ommo (Myron Ort, 1972) 9
Awakener (Myron Ort, 1969) 8.5
Eye Lands (Myron Ort, 1970) 9.5
Love Must Love (Myron Ort, 1968) 8.5
Take Me (Stephen Dwoskin, 1968) [Rewatch] 9
The Waiting Room (Jos Stelling, 1995) 7
Ménilmontant (Dimitri Kirsanoff, 1926) 9
Méditerranée (Jean-Daniel Pollet, Volker Schlöndorff, 1963) 8.5
...A Valparaíso (Joris Ivens, 1962) 7.5
The Invasion of Thunderbolt Pagoda (Ira Cohen, 1968) 5.5
Dirty (Stephen Dwoskin, 1971) [Rewatch] 9
Lost Dreams (Stephen Dwoskin, 2003) [Rewatch] 9
Intoxicated by my illness (Stephen Dwoskin, 2001) 7

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34. Noroît (Jacques Rivette, 1976) 8
33. Blind Man's Bluff (Manoel de Oliveira, 1994) 8.5
32. Party (Manoel de Oliveira, 1996) 8.5
31. Gremlins (Joe Dante, 1984) [Rewatch] 4
30. Silent Night, Deadly Night (Charles E. Sellier Jr., 1984) 5
29. Cannibal Holocaust (1980) [Rewatch] 8.5
28. Savage Streets (Danny Steinmann, 1984) 8.5
27. Three Days (Sharunas Bartas, 1991) [Rewatch] 9.5
26. In Memory of the Day Passed By (Sharunas Bartas, 1990) 9
25. Schizo (Pete Walker, 1976) 5
24. Lady Terminator (H. Tjut Djalil., 1988) 8.5
23. Outer and Inner Space (Andy Warhol, 1966) 9.5
22. Edie: Girl on Fire (Melissa Painter, David Weisman, 2007) 9.5
21. Passion (Jurgen Reble, 1990) [Rewatch] (1990) -- 9.5
20. Duelle (une quarantaine) (Jacques Rivette, 1976) 8.5
19. Out of the Blue (Dennis Hopper, 1980) 6
18. Rolling Thunder (John Flynn, 1977) 9
17. Jungle Holocaust (Ruggero Deodato, 1977) 7
16. Serendipity (Peter Chelsom, 2001) [Rewatch] 4.5
15. Cage (Lang Elliott, 1989) 8.5
14. Howling II: ...Your Sister Is a Werewolf (Philippe Mora, 1985) 8.5
13. The Howling (Joe Dante, 1981) 5.5
12. Vampire's Kiss (Robert Bierman, 1989) 8.5
11. Space Mutiny (David Winters, 1988) 7
10. Yor, the Hunter from the Future (Antonio Margheriti, 1983) 8.5
9. Behindert (Stephen Dwoskin, 1974) 9.75
8. Skin 'em Alive (Mario Siciliano, 1978) 5
7. Phase IV (Saul Bass, 1974) 9
6. Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid [Rewatch] 9
5. Spell (Alberto Cavallone, 1977) 9
4. Some Call It Loving (James B. Harris, 1973) 6.5
3. Repo Man (Alex Cox, 1984) 8.5
2. Two-Lane Blacktop (Monte Hellman, 1971) 8
1. In a Year with 13 Moons (Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1978) 9.5

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Top 100 Favorite FIlms 2008 Edition:

Here is another end of year list, my current favorite films.

Note: this list is 1 per director.

Top 10:

1. Dog Star Man (Stan Brakhage, 1962-64)
2. Hart of London (Jack Chambers, 1970)
3. City of the Living Dead (Lucio Fulci, 1980)
4. Nostalgia (Andrei Tarkovsky, 1983)
5. Film ist. 1-12 (Gustav Deutsch, 1998-2002)
6. L'Ange (Patrick Bokanowski, 1982)
7. Trying to Kiss the Moon (Stephen Dwoskin, 1994)
8. Eden and After (Alain Robbe-Grillet, 1970)
9. Blood for Dracula (Paul Morrissey, 1974)
10. That Most Important Thing: Love (Andrzej Zulawski, 1975)

( The list )

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7. A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) [Rewatch] 5
6. Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (Lou Adler, 1981) 4
5. Score (Radley Metzger, 1974) 5
4. Seduced and Abandoned (Pietro Germi, 1964) 7
3. Jeanne Dielman, 23 Quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Akerman, 1975) 8.5
2. Pickpocket (Robert Bresson, 1959) [Rewatch] 9.5
1. Messiah of Evil (Willard Huyck, 1973) 8


Reading Log
A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess, 1962) 7
Consider the Lobster (David Foster Wallace, 2005) 9
The Killer Inside Me (Jim Thompson, 1952) 7
After Dark (Haruki Murakami, 2004) 7
Savage Night (Jim Thompson, 1953) 8.5
Ficciones (Jorge Luis Borges, 1962) 6
The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories (Ernest Hemingway, 1961) 9
The Mezzanine (Nicholson Baker, 1988) 8.5
The Loser (Thomas Bernhard, 1991) 8

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I'm going to make several lists of favorites as of 2008 because I'd like to be able to go back and easily see how my favorites changed from one year to the next.

Here is the first list, my top 25 favorite directors as of 2008. Next to each director is the number of films seen from each and then my top 5 for them.

Top 25 Favorite Directors

Tier 1

1. Stan Brakhage (seen: 3 Features, 50+ shorts)
   
   1. Dog Star Man
   2. Stellar
   3. Window Water Baby Moving
   4. Delicacies of Molten Horror Synapse
   5. Texts of Light
   
   
2. Lucio Fulci (seen: 33 Features)
   
   1. City of the Living Dead
   2. The Beyond
   3. Conquest
   4. Beatrice Cenci
   5. Contraband
   
   
3. Andrei Tarkovsky (seen 7 features, 1 short)
   
   1. Nostalgia
   2. Mirror
   3. Solyaris
   4. Andrei Rublev
   5. The Sacrifice
   
   
4. Stephen Dwoskin (seen: 5 Features, 7 Shorts)
   
   1. Trying to Kiss the Moon
   2. Behindert
   3. Death and Devil
   4. Dyn Amo
   5. Lost dreams
   
   
5. Alain Robbe-Grillet (seen: 9 Features)
   
   1. Eden and After
   2. Successive Slidings of Pleasure
   3. Trans Europ Express
   4. La Belle captive
   5. Playing with Fire
   
   
6. Robert Bresson (seen: 11 Features)
   
   1. Diary of a Country Priest
   2. Pickpocket
   3. Four Nights of a Dreamer
   4. Au hasard Balthazar
   5. Lancelot of the Lake

( Tier 2 directors )

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