June 2003 Film Viewing Log


The list of films I saw, in reverse chronological order.

 
JUNE
 
June 30 28 Days Later ... (2003, UK, D: Danny Boyle) 4 / 5
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June 29 A Mighty Wind (2003, USA, D: Christopher Guest) 3.25 / 5
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Bulletproof Monk (2003, USA, D: Paul Hunter) 1.5 / 5
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June 28 The Good Thief (2003, UK/France/Canada, D: Neil Jordan) 3.75 / 5
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Phone Booth (2003, USA, D: Joel Schumacher) 2 / 5
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June 27 Crippled Kung Fu Boxer (1981, Hong Kong, D: Lee Chiu) 2.5 / 5 [z]
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June 24 All The Real Girls (2003, USA, D: David Gordon Green) 2.75 / 5
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June 21 The Scarlet Empress (1934, USA, D: Josef von Sternberg) 3 / 5
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I Hired A Contract Killer (1990, Finland/UK, D: Aki Kaurismäki) 3.25 / 5
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June 20 Shanghai Express (1932, USA, D: Josef von Sternberg) 3 / 5
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The Match Fatory Girl (1989, Finland, D: Aki Kaurismäki) 3.5 / 5
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June 19 Dracula: Pages From A Virgin's Diary (2003, Canada, D: Guy Maddin) 4.25 / 5 [r]
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June 18 Return To The 36th Chamber (1980, Hong Kong, D: Liu Chia-Liang) 3 / 5
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June 17 The 36th Chamber Of Shaolin (1978, Hong Kong, D: Liu Chia-Liang) 3.5 / 5
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June 15 Finding Nemo (2003, USA, D: Andrew Stanton & Lee Unkrich) 3.25 / 5
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Knick Knack (1989, short, mastectomy version, USA, D: John Lasseter) 3.75 / 5 [r]
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June 14 Blood Brothers (1973, Hong Kong, D: Chang Cheh) 3.5 / 5 [r]
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June 13 Intimate Confessions Of A Chinese Courtesan (1972, Hong Kong, D: Chu Yuan) 4 / 5
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June 12 Vengeance! (1970, Hong Kong, D: Chang Cheh) 2.75 / 5
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June 11 Golden Swallow (1968, Hong Kong, D: Chang Cheh) 4 / 5
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June 10 Destry Rides Again (1939, USA, D: George Marshall) 4.25 / 5
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Rancho Notorious (1952, USA, D: Fritz Lang) 3.75 / 5
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June 9 Stevie (2003, USA, D: Steve James) 3.5 / 5
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June 7 One-Armed Swordsman (1967, Hong Kong, D: Chang Cheh) 3.25 / 5
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Guest Room (2003, short, Canada, D: Skander Halim) 3 / 5
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June 6 Come Drink With Me (1966, Hong Kong, D: King Hu) 3.75 / 5 [r]
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The Devil Is A Woman (1935, USA, D: Josef Von Sternberg) 2.75 / 5
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June 5 City Of God (2003, Brazil, D: Fernando Meirelles) 3 / 5
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June 4 Desire (1936, USA, D: Frank Borzage) 3.5 / 5
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Angel (1937, USA, D: Ernst Lubitsch) 3.5 / 5
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June 3 Fat Girl (2003, France, D: Catherine Breillat) 2.75 / 5
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June 1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003, USA, D: Andy & Larry Wachowski) 3.5 / 5
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May 2003


Notes: If the feature film listed is less than four years old, the year that accompanies it is the year of its release in Toronto. If the feature is older or if it has not been released in Toronto, the year listed is derived from the IMDB. In the latter case, the year is preceded by the characters 'nr'. TV movies are listed by year of first broadcast and are preceded by the characters 'tv'. Years for short films are retrieved from wherever I can find information.

Legend:
tv = I saw the movie on television
video = I saw the movie on videotape
dvd = I saw the movie on dvd
ld = I saw the movie on laserdisc
infl = I saw the movie on a plane
instl = I saw the movie as a gallery installation
net = I saw the movie streamed on the internet
vp = I saw the movie projected from a video source
qba = print/video quality below average
3d = the movie was in 3-D
r = repeat viewing -- I had previously seen the movie sometime in my adult life
pre = pre-release viewing -- I saw the movie in advance of its release to Toronto theatres
tiff = I saw the movie at the Toronto International Film Festival
fest = I saw the movie at a film festival other than TIFF
ot = I saw the movie outside of Toronto
orig = I saw the original-language version
dub = I saw the English-dubbed version
tntv = tentative grade; I was considerably distracted during the screening or missed significant sections of the film
z = I nodded off during a small portion of the film, but I don't think I missed enough to alter my grade
zzz = I slept through a considerable portion of the film, so take my grade with a grain of salt

Confused by my idiosyncratic 5-star rating system? Here's an explanation.

My Scale What It Means Letter Grade 4-Star Scale Pro/Mixed/Con
5 / 5 All-time great A+ 4 Pro
4.5 / 5 One of the year's best A
4.25 / 5 Damn good A- 3.5
4 / 5 Very good B+
3.75 / 5 Quite good
3.5 / 5 Good B 3
3.25 / 5 Decent
3 / 5 Ok B- 2.5 Mixed
2.75 / 5 Almost, but not quite C+
2.5 / 5 Has its moments C 2 Con
2 / 5 Not good C- 1.5
1.5 / 5 Very bad D 1
1 / 5 Dire F 0

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