{"id":1120,"date":"2008-01-01T21:12:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T21:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal\/"},"modified":"2012-07-14T10:53:36","modified_gmt":"2012-07-14T16:53:36","slug":"2008-film-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/filmchat\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html","title":{"rendered":"2008 Film Journal"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>As per my <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2007\/01\/2007-film-journal.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">2007 Journal<\/a>, videos and DVDs are in italics. Films I saw for the first time have an asterisk (*) next to them. Not counting extras and promo items.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Jan\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jan<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Feb\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Feb<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Mar\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Mar<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Apr\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apr<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#May\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">May<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Jun\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jun<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Jul\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jul<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Aug\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Aug<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Sep\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Sep<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Oct\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Oct<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Nov\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nov<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/filmchatblog.blogspot.com\/2008\/01\/2008-film-journal.html#Dec\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dec<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"Jan\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jan 1 \u2014 Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story *<\/a><br>Jan 3 \u2014 <i>Camelot<\/i> [1967] *<br>Jan 3 \u2014 One Missed Call [2008] *<br>Jan 4 \u2014 <i>Flock of Dodos: The Evolution-Intelligent Design Circus<\/i> *<br>Jan 5 \u2014 <i>Smile<\/i> [1975] *<br>Jan 5 \u2014 <i>The Chronological Donald: Volume 3: 1947 \u2013 1950<\/i> [disc 2] *<br>Jan 7 \u2014 <i>Zodiac<\/i> [2007; director\u2019s cut]<br>Jan 7 \u2014 <i>The Exorcism of Emily Rose<\/i> [unrated version; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Jan 9 \u2014 The Bucket List *<br>Jan 11 \u2014 <i>Destination Moon<\/i> [1950] *<\/p>\n<p>Jan 11 \u2014 <i>Away from Her<\/i> *<br>Jan 12 \u2014 <i>Bullets over Broadway<\/i><br>Jan 14 \u2014 The Pirates Who Don\u2019t Do Anything: A VeggieTales Movie *<br>Jan 16 \u2014 Cloverfield *<br>Jan 17 \u2014 <i>Martian Child<\/i> [w\/ audio commentary]<br>Jan 17 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 1]<br>Jan 18 \u2014 In Bruges *<br>Jan 20 \u2014 <i>Saving Sarah Cain<\/i> *<br>Jan 21 \u2014 U2 3D *<br>Jan 21 \u2014 <i>The Hoax<\/i> [2006] *<\/p>\n<p>Jan 23 \u2014 Rambo [2008] *<br>Jan 24 \u2014 <i>Resident Evil: Extinction<\/i> *<br>Jan 27 \u2014 <i>Two Weeks Notice<\/i> *<br>Jan 28 \u2014 <i>The Deer Hunter<\/i> *<br>Jan 28 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 2] *<br>Jan 28 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 3] *<br>Jan 30 \u2014 <i>The Inquiry<\/i> [2006; aka <i>The Final Inquiry<\/i>]<br>Jan 31 \u2014 The Diving Bell and the Butterfly [2007] *<br>Jan 31 \u2014 Jason and the Argonauts [1963]<br><a name=\"Feb\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Feb 1 \u2014 <i>One Million Years B.C.<\/i> *<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Feb 2 \u2014 <i>No End in Sight<\/i> *<br>Feb 3 \u2014 <i>The Devil Came on Horseback<\/i> *<br>Feb 8 \u2014 <i>El Cid<\/i> [1961] *<br>Feb 8 \u2014 <i>3:10 to Yuma<\/i> [1957] *<br>Feb 9 \u2014 The Spiderwick Chronicles *<br>Feb 9 \u2014 <i>Blade Runner<\/i> [2007 version]<br>Feb 10 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 4] *<br>Feb 11 \u2014 Jumper [2008] *<br>Feb 11 \u2014 Definitely, Maybe [2008] *<br>Feb 14 \u2014 <i>Ratatouille<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Feb 16 \u2014 <i>Direkt\u00f8ren for det hele<\/i> [aka <i>The Boss of It All<\/i>] *<br>Feb 17 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 1] *<br>Feb 17 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 1; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Feb 18 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 1; w\/ music-only track]<br>Feb 18 \u2014 Vantage Point *<br>Feb 18 \u2014 <i>The Simpsons<\/i> [season 10, disc 1] *<br>Feb 19 \u2014 <i>The Simpsons<\/i> [season 10, disc 2] *<br>Feb 19 \u2014 <i>The Simpsons<\/i> [season 10, disc 3] *<br>Feb 20 \u2014 <i>The Simpsons<\/i> [season 10, disc 4] *<br>Feb 21 \u2014 <i>Curious George<\/i> [2006] *<\/p>\n<p>Feb 22 \u2014 <i>Copying Beethoven<\/i> *<br>Feb 23 \u2014 <i>Superstar<\/i> [1999] *<br>Feb 25 \u2014 The Other Boleyn Girl [2008] *<br>Feb 26 \u2014 Bella [2006] *<br>Feb 27 \u2014 <i>Bug<\/i> [2006] *<br>Feb 27 \u2014 <i>Prozac Nation<\/i> *<br>Feb 28 \u2014 <i>Longford<\/i> *<br>Feb 29 \u2014 <i>Touch the Sound<\/i> *<br>Feb 29 \u2014 Semi-Pro *<br><a name=\"Mar\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Mar 3 \u2014 The Bank Job [2008] *<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mar 4 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 2] *<br>Mar 4 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 2; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Mar 4 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 2; w\/ music-only track]<br>Mar 5 \u2014 10,000 B.C. *<br>Mar 5 \u2014 <i>To Be or Not to Be<\/i> [1942] *<br>Mar 6 \u2014 <i>To Be or Not to Be<\/i> [1983] *<br>Mar 8 \u2014 <i>Sands of Oblivion<\/i> *<br>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 5] *<br>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 6] *<br>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 7] *<\/p>\n<p>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 8] *<br>Mar 9 \u2014 <i>Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles<\/i> [episode 9] *<br>Mar 11 \u2014 <i>The Ten<\/i> *<br>Mar 12 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 3] *<br>Mar 12 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 3; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Mar 12 \u2014 <i>The Astronaut Farmer<\/i> *<br>Mar 13 \u2014 <i>Sicko<\/i> *<br>Mar 14 \u2014 <i>You Only Live Twice<\/i><br>Mar 15 \u2014 <i>Conan the Barbarian<\/i> *<br>Mar 17 \u2014 Dr. Seuss\u2019 Horton Hears a Who! [2008] *<\/p>\n<p>Mar 17 \u2014 <i>Conan the Destroyer<\/i> *<br>Mar 19 \u2014 <i>Knocked Up<\/i> [2007; unrated version]<br>Mar 20 \u2014 <i>30 Days of Night<\/i> *<br>Mar 20 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 4] *<br>Mar 20 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 5<\/i> [disc 4; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Mar 21 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: Nemesis<\/i><br>Mar 23 \u2014 <i>Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/i> [1977 version]<br>Mar 24 \u2014 21 [2008] *<br>Mar 25 \u2014 Then She Found Me *<br>Mar 25 \u2014 <i>Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/i> [1980 version]<\/p>\n<p>Mar 25 \u2014 <i>Octopussy<\/i><br>Mar 26 \u2014 <i>Mouth to Mouth<\/i> [2005] *<br>Mar 26 \u2014 Stop-Loss *<br>Mar 27 \u2014 <i>Fantastic Voyage<\/i> [1966]<br>Mar 28 \u2014 <i>Close Encounters of the Third Kind<\/i> [1998 version]<br>Mar 31 \u2014 <i>Fireproof<\/i> [2008; rough cut] *<br><a name=\"Apr\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Apr 1 \u2014 <i>The Golden Compass<\/i><\/a><br>Apr 2 \u2014 <i>Good Luck Chuck<\/i> [unrated version] *<br>Apr 3 \u2014 Street Kings *<br>Apr 3 \u2014 Praying with Lior *<\/p>\n<p>Apr 3 \u2014 Nim\u2019s Island *<br>Apr 3 \u2014 The Ruins [2008] *<br>Apr 6 \u2014 <i>Horton Hears a Who!<\/i> [1970] *<br>Apr 7 \u2014 Forgetting Sarah Marshall *<br>Apr 8 \u2014 <i>Minority Report<\/i><br>Apr 9 \u2014 <i>The Sleeping Dictionary<\/i> *<br>Apr 9 \u2014 <i>Patton<\/i> [1970] *<br>Apr 9 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: First Contact<\/i><br>Apr 10 \u2014 <i>The Gold Rush<\/i> [1925; 1942 version]<br>Apr 11 \u2014 Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed<\/p>\n<p>Apr 11 \u2014 <i>Adam\u2019s Rib<\/i> [1949] *<br>Apr 12 \u2014 <i>The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep<\/i><br>Apr 13 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 3, disc 1] *<br>Apr 14 \u2014 The Forbidden Kingdom *<br>Apr 17 \u2014 Standard Operating Procedure *<br>Apr 17 \u2014 <i>Star Trek: First Contact<\/i><br>Apr 17 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 3, disc 2] *<br>Apr 18 \u2014 <i>Jacob\u2019s Ladder<\/i> [1990] *<br>Apr 21 \u2014 Nailin\u2019 it to the Church: Religious Satire and the Gospel According to the Wittenburg Door *<br>Apr 22 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 3, disc 3] *<\/p>\n<p>Apr 22 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 3, disc 4] *<br>Apr 23 \u2014 Harold &amp; Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay *<br>Apr 23 \u2014 <i>Major Dundee<\/i> [2005 version] *<br>Apr 23 \u2014 <i>Sorcerer<\/i> [1977] *<br>Apr 23 \u2014 Baby Mama *<br>Apr 23 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 3, disc 5] *<br>Apr 30 \u2014 <i>Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story<\/i> [unrated version]<br>Apr 30 \u2014 <i>Battlestar Galactica<\/i> [2005; season 3, disc 6] *<br><a name=\"May\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">May 1 \u2014 Iron Man [2008] *<\/a><br>May 2 \u2014 Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation *<\/p>\n<p>May 4 \u2014 <i>The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/i> [2005; w\/ video commentary]<br>May 6 \u2014 <i>Ringers: Lord of the Fans<\/i> *<br>May 7 \u2014 Son of Rambow *<br>May 7 \u2014 <i>Unsettled<\/i> [2006] *<br>May 8 \u2014 <i>Khartoum<\/i> *<br>May 8 \u2014 <i>The Man Who Would Be King<\/i><br>May 10 \u2014 <i>El Orfanato<\/i> [aka <i>The Orphanage<\/i>] *<br>May 12 \u2014 Prince Caspian [2008] *<br>May 14 \u2014 <i>The Three Musketeers<\/i> [1973] *<br>May 15 \u2014 <i>Alien Vs. Predator<\/i> [theatrical version; w\/ director\u2019s audio commentary]<\/p>\n<p>May 17 \u2014 <i>The Golden Compass<\/i> [w\/ audio commentary]<br>May 18 \u2014 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull *<br>May 19 \u2014 <i>The Descent<\/i> [2005] *<br>May 19 \u2014 <i>Flywheel<\/i> [2003 version] *<br>May 22 \u2014 Stillet Licht [aka Silent Light] *<br>May 22 \u2014 <i>Awake<\/i> [2007] *<br>May 23 \u2014 <i>Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom<\/i><br>May 24 \u2014 Speed Racer [2008] *<br>May 25 \u2014 <i>The Shop around the Corner<\/i> *<br>May 26 \u2014 You Don\u2019t Mess with the Zohan *<\/p>\n<p>May 29 \u2014 <i>Manufacturing Dissent<\/i><br>May 31 \u2014 Kung Fu Panda *<br><a name=\"Jun\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jun 2 \u2014 Young People Fucking *<\/a><br>Jun 6 \u2014 <i>Untraceable<\/i> *<br>Jun 7 \u2014 <i>The World Is Not Enough<\/i><br>Jun 8 \u2014 <i>The Living Daylights<\/i><br>Jun 9 \u2014 The Incredible Hulk [2008] *<br>Jun 10 \u2014 The Happening [2008] *<br>Jun 10 \u2014 <i>Licence to Kill<\/i> [1989]<br>Jun 12 \u2014 <i>27 Dresses<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Jun 14 \u2014 <i>Die Another Day<\/i> [2002]<br>Jun 15 \u2014 <i>On Her Majesty\u2019s Secret Service<\/i><br>Jun 16 \u2014 <i>Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade<\/i><br>Jun 18 \u2014 <i>Save Me<\/i> [2007] *<br>Jun 18 \u2014 The Love Guru *<br>Jun 20 \u2014 <i>GoldenEye<\/i><br>Jun 24 \u2014 <i>The Day of the Triffids<\/i> [1962] *<br>Jun 25 \u2014 Wanted [2008] *<br>Jun 25 \u2014 <i>Tomorrow Never Dies<\/i><br>Jun 26 \u2014 Hancock [2008] *<\/p>\n<p>Jun 28 \u2014 <i>Peter Pan<\/i> [1953]<br>Jun 28 \u2014 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull<br>Jun 30 \u2014 WALL\u00b7E *<br><a name=\"Jul\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Jul 1 \u2014 <i>Journey to the Center of the Earth<\/i> [1959] *<\/a><br>Jul 4 \u2014 <i>Dr. No<\/i><br>Jul 5 \u2014 Kit Kittredge: An American Girl *<br>Jul 5 \u2014 Get Smart [2008] *<br>Jul 7 \u2014 Journey to the Center of the Earth [2008; 3D version] *<br>Jul 9 \u2014 Hellboy II: The Golden Army *<br>Jul 10 \u2014 <i>For Your Consideration<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Jul 10 \u2014 <i>Batman: Gotham Knight<\/i> *<br>Jul 11 \u2014 <i>Dead &amp; Buried<\/i> [1981] *<br>Jul 12 \u2014 Space Chimps *<br>Jul 14 \u2014 The Dark Knight [2008] *<br>Jul 20 \u2014 <i>All About Us<\/i> [2007] *<br>Jul 21 \u2014 Step Brothers [2008] *<br>Jul 23 \u2014 <i>The Fall of the Roman Empire<\/i> *<br>Jul 23 \u2014 The X-Files: I Want to Believe *<br>Jul 24 \u2014 Pineapple Express *<br>Jul 26 \u2014 <i>Xanadu<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Jul 28 \u2014 <i>Drillbit Taylor<\/i> [unrated version] *<br>Jul 30 \u2014 Man on Wire *<br>Jul 30 \u2014 <i>The Bank Job<\/i> [2008]<br><a name=\"Aug\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Aug 2 \u2014 <i>How to Steal a Million<\/i> *<\/a><br>Aug 2 \u2014 The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor *<br>Aug 4 \u2014 <i>Fireproof<\/i> [2008]<br>Aug 6 \u2014 <i>I\u2019m Not There.<\/i> *<br>Aug 6 \u2014 <i>The Tracey Fragments<\/i> *<br>Aug 7 \u2014 Tropic Thunder *<br>Aug 8 \u2014 Vicky Cristina Barcelona *<\/p>\n<p>Aug 9 \u2014 Star Wars: The Clone Wars [2008] *<br>Aug 9 \u2014 <i>Die F\u00e4lscher<\/i> [2007; aka <i>The Counterfeiters<\/i>] *<br>Aug 13 \u2014 The Rocker *<br>Aug 13 \u2014 <i>Mr. Smith Goes to Washington<\/i> [1939] *<br>Aug 15 \u2014 The Longshots *<br>Aug 22 \u2014 Death Race [2008] *<br>Aug 24 \u2014 <i>The Deal<\/i> [2003] *<br>Aug 25 \u2014 Elegy [2008] *<br>Aug 27 \u2014 <i>Dark City<\/i> [1998; 2008 version]<br>Aug 27 \u2014 <i>Searching for Debra Winger<\/i> *<\/p>\n<p>Aug 28 \u2014 <i>Charlie Bartlett<\/i> *<br>Aug 31 \u2014 <i>Pooh\u2019s Heffalump Movie<\/i> *<br>Aug 31 \u2014 <i>Quo Vadis<\/i> [1951]<br><a name=\"Sep\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Sep 1 \u2014 <i>Save Me<\/i> [2007]<\/a><br>Sep 3 \u2014 <i>Children of Men<\/i> [2006]<br>Sep 3 \u2014 <i>Switchblade Sisters<\/i><br>Sep 4 \u2014 Burn after Reading *<br>Sep 4 \u2014 Bottle Shock *<br>Sep 4 \u2014 Bangkok Dangerous [2008] *<br>Sep 5 \u2014 <i>Casino Royale<\/i> [2006]<\/p>\n<p>Sep 6 \u2014 <i>Shine a Light<\/i> [2008] *<br>Sep 9 \u2014 Sztuczki [aka Tricks] *<br>Sep 9 \u2014 <i>The Eternity Man<\/i> *<br>Sep 9 \u2014 <i>High School Musical<\/i> *<br>Sep 10 \u2014 <i>High School Musical 2<\/i> *<br>Sep 11 \u2014 <i>Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp<\/i> *<br>Sep 11 \u2014 <i>Dernier maquis<\/i> [aka <i>Adhen<\/i>] *<br>Sep 11 \u2014 Ghost Town [2008] *<br>Sep 12 \u2014 Igor [2008] *<br>Sep 12 \u2014 <i>The Day of the Triffids<\/i> [1981] *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 13 \u2014 <i>When Worlds Collide<\/i> [1951]<br>Sep 14 \u2014 <i>El cant dels ocells<\/i> [aka <i>Birdsong<\/i>] *<br>Sep 15 \u2014 Blindness [2008] *<br>Sep 16 \u2014 <i>Under the Hood: A Voyage into the World of Torture<\/i> *<br>Sep 16 \u2014 <i>The Story of Jacob and Joseph<\/i><br>Sep 17 \u2014 Mus\u00e9es secrets [aka Secret Museums] *<br>Sep 17 \u2014 <i>The Longwang Chronicles<\/i> *<br>Sep 17 \u2014 Lakeview Terrace *<br>Sep 18 \u2014 <i>P.S. I Love You<\/i> [2007] *<br>Sep 19 \u2014 Ne le dis \u00e0 personne [aka Tell No One] *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 19 \u2014 <i>A D\u00e9rive<\/i> [VIFF shorts program] *<br>Sep 20 \u2014 <i>Waiting for Sancho<\/i> *<br>Sep 21 \u2014 <i>Desierto adentro<\/i> [aka <i>The Desert Within<\/i>] *<br>Sep 22 \u2014 Miracle at St. Anna *<br>Sep 23 \u2014 <i>Frenzy<\/i> [1972] *<br>Sep 24 \u2014 Religulous *<br>Sep 24 \u2014 <i>Sisters<\/i> [1973] *<br>Sep 24 \u2014 <i>Carrie<\/i> [1976] *<br>Sep 24 \u2014 Eagle Eye *<br>Sep 26 \u2014 Appaloosa [2008] *<\/p>\n<p>Sep 26 \u2014 The Duchess [2008] *<br>Sep 26 \u2014 Stone of Destiny *<br>Sep 26 \u2014 The Wrecking Crew [2008] *<br>Sep 27 \u2014 JCVD *<br>Sep 28 \u2014 <i>True Blood<\/i> [episode 1] *<br>Sep 29 \u2014 L\u2019Heure d\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 [aka Summer Hours] *<br>Sep 30 \u2014 Cooperage \/ Spartree \/ Nails \/ Summer Afternoon \/ In the Daytime *<br>Sep 30 \u2014 Il y a longtemps que je t\u2019aime [aka I\u2019ve Loved You So Long] *<br>Sep 30 \u2014 \u00dc\u00e7 maymun [aka Three Monkeys] *<br><a name=\"Oct\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Oct 1 \u2014 Wendy and Lucy *<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Oct 1 \u2014 Flash of Genius *<br>Oct 3 \u2014 <i>Billy: The Early Years<\/i> *<br>Oct 4 \u2014 <i>The Night They Raided Minsky\u2019s<\/i> *<br>Oct 6 \u2014 RocknRolla *<br>Oct 6 \u2014 Rachel Getting Married *<br>Oct 6 \u2014 Adoration [2008] *<br>Oct 8 \u2014 The Express *<br>Oct 8 \u2014 <i>Sleeping Beauty<\/i> [1959; w\/ cine-explore commentary]<br>Oct 10 \u2014 W. [2008] *<br>Oct 10 \u2014 Passchendaele *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 10 \u2014 An American Carol *<br>Oct 10 \u2014 <i>Leatherheads<\/i> *<br>Oct 14 \u2014 The Secret Life of Bees *<br>Oct 15 \u2014 <i>Fantastic Voyage<\/i> [1966; w\/ music-only track]<br>Oct 15 \u2014 Role Models [2008] *<br>Oct 15 \u2014 <i>Fantastic Voyage<\/i> [1966; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Oct 17 \u2014 High School Musical 3: Senior Year *<br>Oct 17 \u2014 Pride and Glory *<br>Oct 20 \u2014 Happy-Go-Lucky [2008] *<br>Oct 23 \u2014 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 23 \u2014 Body of Lies *<br>Oct 23 \u2014 Beverly Hills Chihuahua *<br>Oct 23 \u2014 <i>The Fall<\/i> [2006] *<br>Oct 24 \u2014 Zack and Miri Make a Porno *<br>Oct 25 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 6<\/i> [disc 1] *<br>Oct 26 \u2014 <i>Big Bad Mama<\/i> *<br>Oct 27 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 6<\/i> [disc 1; w\/ audio commentary]<br>Oct 27 \u2014 <i>Looney Tunes: Golden Collection Vol. 6<\/i> [disc 1; w\/ music-only track]<br>Oct 27 \u2014 Max Payne *<br>Oct 27 \u2014 Changeling [2008] *<\/p>\n<p>Oct 28 \u2014 <i>Linda Lovelace for President<\/i> *<br>Oct 28 \u2014 <i>Gospel According to Harry<\/i> *<br>Oct 31 \u2014 <i>Young@Heart<\/i> [aka Young at Heart] *<br>Oct 31 \u2014 <i>The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror<\/i><br><a name=\"Nov\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">Nov 1 \u2014 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa *<\/a><br>Nov 1 \u2014 Nick and Norah\u2019s Infinite Playlist *<br>Nov 1 \u2014 <i>Patti Smith: Dream of Life<\/i> *<br>Nov 4 \u2014 <i>Babes in Toyland<\/i> [1934; 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