Scott Davis

MY NEW FILM WATCHING PROJECT: A Year On Criterion I'll be randomly picking films from the Criterion Collection to watch this year. Read more about it here: tinyurl.com/mv7mxaht

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 7 The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933) - Germany Spine #231 Director: Fritz Lang Writers: Norbert Jacques, Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou Cinematographer: Karl Vash, Fritz Arno Wagner Starring: Rudolf Klein-Rogge, Otto Wenicke Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 6 Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) - USA Spine #414 Director: Monte Hellman Writers: Rudy Wurlitzer, Will Corry Cinematographer: Jack Deerson Starring: James Taylor, Dennis Wilson, Warren Oates Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 5 The Awful Truth (1937) - USA Spine #917 Director: Leo McCarey Writers: Vina Delmar, Arthur Richman (play) Cinematographer: Joseph Walker Starring: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy Seen before: Yes

Is it Rocky?

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 4 Harlan County U.S.A. (1976) - USA Documentary Spine #334 Director: Barbara Kopple Cinematographers: Kevin Keating, Hart Perry Seen before: Yes

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 3 My Dinner with Andre (1981) - USA Spine #479 Director: Louis Malle Writers: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory Cinematographer: Jeri Sopanen Starring: Andre Gregory, Wallace Shawn Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 2 Limite (1931) - Brazil Spine #877 Director: Mario Peixoto Writer: Mario Peixoto Cinematographer: Edgar Brasil Starring: Olga Breno, Tatiana Rey, Raul Schnoor Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: NOVEMBER- DAY 1 Mon Oncle Antoine (1971) - Canada Spine #438 Director: Claude Jutra Writers: Clement Perron, Claude Jutra Cinematographer: Michael Brault Starring: Jacques Gagnon, Jean Duceppe, Lyne Champagne Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 20 The Others (2001) - USA Spine #1195 Director: Alejandro Amenabar Writer: Alejandro Amenabar Cinematographer: Javier Aguirresarobe Starring: Nicole Kidman, Christopher Eccleston, Fionnula Flanagan Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 19 Kuroneko (1968) - Japan Spine #584 Director: Kaneto Shindo Writer: Kaneto Shindo Cinematographer: Kiyomi Kuroda Starring: Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Sato Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 18 The Seventh Victim (1943) - USA Spine #1236 Director: Mark Robson Writers: Charles O’Neal, DeWitt Bodeen Cinematographer: Nicholas Musuraca Starring: Kim Hunter, Tom Conway, Jean Brooks Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 17 Dressed to Kill (1980) - USA Spine #770 Director: Brian De Palma Writer: Brian De Palma Cinematographer: Ralf Bode Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen Seen before: Yes

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 16 Freaks (1932) - USA Spine #1194 Director: Tod Browning Writers: Willis Goldbeck, Leon Gordon, Tod Robbins Cinematographer: Merritt B. Gerstad Starring: Wallace Ford, Leila Hyams, Rose Dione Seen before: Yes

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 15 Night of the Living Dead (1968) - USA Spine #909 Director: George A. Romero Writers: John A. Russo, George A. Romero Cinematographer: George A. Romero Starring: Duane Jones, Judith O’Dea, Karl Hardman Seen before: Yes

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 14 The Face of Another (1966) - Japan Spine #395 Director: Hiroshi Teshigahara Writer: Kobe Abe Cinematographer: Hiroshi Segawa Starring: Tatsuya Nakadai, Machiko Kyo, Mikijiro Hira Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 13 The Uninvited (1944) - USA Spine #677 Director: Lewis Allen Writers: Dodie Smith, Frank Partos, Dorothy Macardle (novel) Cinematographer: Charles Lang Starring: Ray Milland, Ruth Hussey, Donald Crisp Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 12 Seconds (1966) - USA Spine #667 Director: John Frankenheimer Writers: Lewin John Carlino, David Ely (novel) Cinematographer: James Wong Howe Starring: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, Will Geer Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 11 Nanny (2022) - USA Spine #1196 Director: Nikyatu Jusu Writer: Nikyatu Jusu Cinematographer: Rina Yang Starring: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Spector Seen before: No

A YEAR ON CRITERION: OCTOBER- DAY 10 Peeping Tom (1960) - UK Spine #58 Director: Michael Powell Writer: Leo Marks Cinematographer: Otto Heller Starring: Karlheinz Bohm, Anna Massey, Moira Shearer Seen before: No