Fifty Films in 2015

My goal for 2015: To watch 50 films by women filmmakers.  I’m now at 133.  I’m also doing the Women in Film’s #52filmsbywomen challenge.

#133 - “Just Before I Go” (2014) Directed by Courteney Cox

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A man (Seann William Scott) returns home to right old wrongs before he kills himself. 

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female directors.  I’m now at 132.  I’m also doing the Women in FIlm #52FilmsbyWomen challenge. 

#132 - “Miss Meadows” (2014) Directed by Karen Leigh Hopkins

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A vigilante (Katie Holmes) is wooed by a sheriff who suspects she may have a secret. 

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female filmmakers.  This is my 131st.  Will I hit 140 before the year is out?   I’m also participating in the Women in Film’s #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

#131 - “Stop-Loss” (2008) Directed by Kimberly Peirce

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A young soldier (Ryan Phillippe) goes AWOL when faced with returning to Iraq because of the stop-loss directive.  

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 feature-length films by women filmmakers.  I am now at 130. 

Here’s the list:

130 - “Girlhood” (aka “Bande de filles” (2014) Directed by Céline Sciamma

129 - “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992) Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui

128 - “Little Man Tate” (1991) Directed by Jodie Foster

127 - "The Romantics" (2010) Directed by Galt Niederhoffer

126 - “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” (1995) directed by Beeban Kidron  

125 - “Cairo Time” (2010) Directed by Ruba Nadda

124 - “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (2015) Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

123 - “Just Wright” (2010) Directed by Sanaa Hamri

122 - “The Namesake” (2006) Directed by Mira Nair

121 - "The 33" (2015) Directed by Patricia Riggen

120 - “Ayanda” (2015) Directed by Sara Blecher

119 "McFarland, USA" (2015) Directed by Niki Caro

118 - "Love the Coopers" (2015) Directed by Jessie Nelson

117 - "Starstruck" (1982) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

116 - "Janis: Little Girl Blue" (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

115 - "By the Sea' (2015) Directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt

114 - “Monsoon Wedding” (2001) Directed by Mira Nair

113 - “One Day” (2011) Directed by Lone Scherfig

112 - “Laurel Canyon” (2002) Directed by Lisa Cholodenko

111 - “H.” (2015) Directed by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia

110 - “Smithereens” (1982) Directed by Susan Seidelman

109 - “Jesus’ Son’ (1999) Directed by Alison Maclean

108 - “Iron Jawed Angels” (2004) Directed by Katja von Garnier

107 - “Cléo from 5 to 7″ (1962) Directed by Agnès Varda

106 - “Salaam Bombay!“ (1988) Directed by Mira Nair

105 - “The Decline of Western Civilization III” (1998) Directed by Penelope Spheeris

104 - “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.“ (1992) Directed by Leslie Harris

103 - “Prophet’s Prey” (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

102 - “Queen to Play” (2009) directed by Caroline Bottaro

101 - “Party Girl” (1995) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

100 - “Warsaw by Night” (2015) Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz

99 – “A League of Their Own” (1992) Directed by Penny Marshall

98 - “The Iron Lady” (2011) Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

97 - “Loser” (2000) Directed by Amy Heckerling

96 “Crossing Delancey” (1988) Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

95 - “Mrs. Soffel” (1984) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

94 - “Ishtar” (1987) Directed by Elaine May

93 - “The Guru” (2002) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

92 - “Material Girls” (2006) Directed by Martha Coolidge

91 - “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” (2004) Directed by Sara Sugarman

90 - “Border Radio” (1987) Directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss

89 - “Anita” (2014) Directed by Freida Mock

88 - “Midnight’s Children” (2013) Directed by Deepa Mehta

87 - “Woo”(1998) Directed by Daisy V.S. Mayer

86 - “A New Leaf” (1971) Directed by Elaine May

85 - “Me Myself I” (1999) Directed by Pip Karmel

84 - "And While We Were Here" (2012) Directed by Kat Coiro

83 - "Strangerland" (2015) Directed by Kim Farrant

82 - “Bright Star” (2009) Directed by Jane Campion

81 - “It’s Complicated” (2009) Directed by Nancy Meyers

80 - “Big” (1988) Directed by Penny Marshall

79 - “The Virgin Suicides” (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola

78 - "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) Directed by Amy Heckerling

77 - “Whale Rider” (2002) Directed by Niki Caro

76 - “Catch and Release” (2006) directed by Susannah Grant

75 - “Under the Tuscan Sun” (2003) Directed by Audrey Wells

74 - “The Intern” (2015) Directed by Nancy Meyers

73 - “The Holiday” (2006) Directed by Nancy Meyers

72 - “Sleeping with Other People” (2015) directed by Leslye Headland

71 - “Suffragette” (2015) Directed by Sarah Gavron

70 - “The Extra Man” (2010) Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

69:  “Hellion” (2014) Directed by Kat Candler

68 – “Fort Tilden” (2014) Directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers

67 - “Madame Bovary” (2014) Directed by Sophie Barthes

66 - “Wuthering Heights” (2011) Directed by Andrea Arnold

65: “Walking & Talking” (1996) Directed by Nicole Holofcener

64 - “Lucky Them” (2013) Directed by Megan Griffiths

63 - “The Proposal” (2009) Directed by Anne Fletcher

62 “Learning to Drive” (2014) directed by Isabel Coixet

61 :“Near Dark” (1987) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

60: “Jenny’s Wedding” (2015) Directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue 

59 : “Deep Impact” (1998) Directed by Mimi Leder

58 : “Unexpected” (2015) Directed by Kris Swanberg

57: ”Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson” (2015) Directed by Michelle Boyaner.

56:  “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

55 : “Regarding Susan Sontag” (2014) Directed by Nancy Kates

54: “Laggies” (2014) Directed by Lynn Shelton  

53 : “Batkid Begins” (2015) Directed by Dana Nachman

52: “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2015) Directed by Liz Garbus

51: “Song One” (2014) Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland

50  - “Eden” (2014) Directed by  Mia Hansen-Løve

49 : “Rock n Roll Nerd” (2008) Directed by Rhian Skirving

48 : “The Wolfpack” (2015) Directed by Crystal Moselle

47 : “Ginger & Rosa” (2012) Directed by Sally Potter

46 : “Brand: A Second Coming” (2015) Directed by Ondi Timoner

45 : “The Babadook” (2014) Directed by Jennifer Kent

44 : “Day out of Days” (2015) Directed by Zoe Cassavetes

43 : “Infinitely Polar Bear” (2014) Directed by Maya Forbes

42 : “In a Perfect World…” (2015) by Daphne McWilliams

41 :  “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” (2015) Directed by Marielle Heller

40 : “Kelly & Cal” (2014) Directed by Jen McGowan

39 : “Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love”” (1996) Directed by Mira Nair

38  - “Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger” (2008) Directed by Cathy Randall

37 :  "Two-Bit Waltz" (2014) Directed by Clara Mamet

36 : “The Yes Men Are Revolting” (2014) Directed by Laura Nix & The Yes Men

35 : “Hateship Loveship” (2013) Directed by Liza Johnson

34 :  “Afternoon Delight” (2013) Directed by Jill Soloway

33 :  “Real Genius” (1985) Directed by Martha Coolidge

32 : “Gemma Bovery” (2014) Directed by Anne Fontaine

31 : “May in the Summer” (2013) Directed by Cherien Dabis

30 : “Frida” (2002)  Directed by Julie Taymor

29: “Girlfriends” (1978) Directed by Claudia Weill

28 : “A Dry White Season” (1989) Directed by Euzhan Palcy

27 : “Amy’s Orgasm” (2001) Directed by Julie Davis 

26 : “Peeples” (2013) Directed by Tina Gordon Chism

25 : “Belle” (2013) directed by Amma Asante

24 : “Step Up All In” (2014) Directed by Trish Sie

23 : “Paris Is Burning” (1990) Directed by Jennie Livingston 

22 : “Sunshine Superman” (2014) by Marah Strauch 

21 : “Paris-Manhattan” (2012) Directed by Sophie Lellouche

20 : “Aloft” (2014) Directed by Claudia Llosa

19 :  “Very Good Girls” (2013) Directed by Naomi Foner

18 : “Black Nativity” (2013) Directed by Kasi Lemmons

17 : “Adore” (2013) Directed by Anne Fontaine

16 : “Office Killer” (1997) Directed by Cindy Sherman

15 :  “Pitch Perfect 2″ (2015) Directed by Elizabeth Banks

14 : “The Freebie” (2010) Directed by Katie Aselton 

13 : “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” (2005) Directed by Jane Anderson

12 : “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

11 : “Buddy” (1997) Directed by Caroline Thompson

10 : “Bachelorette” (2012) Directed by Leslye Headland

9 : “Bessie” (2015) Directed by Dee Rees

8 : “Every Secret Thing” (2015) directed by Amy Berg

7: “Hot Pursuit” (2015) directed by Anne Fletcher

6 : “Ride” (2015) directed by Helen Hunt

5 :  “Welcome to Me” (2015) directed by Shira Piven

4 : “Dance, GIrl, Dance” (1940) Directed by Dorothy Arzner

3: “Something New” (2006) directed by Sanaa Hamri

2 : “Love & Basketball” (2000) Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by women directors.  I’m now at 130.  I’m also doing Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#130 - “Girlhood” (aka “Bande de filles” (2014) Directed by Céline Sciamma

Watched December 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A sixteen-year-old living in the projects get deeper and deeper into the thug life.

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female filmmakers.  I’m approaching 130.  I’m also doing Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#129 - “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” (1992) Directed by Fran Rubel Kuzui

Viewed November 2015, on ENCORE

Synopsis:  The movie that launched the series, Buffy (Kristy Swanson) is a cheerleader turned reluctant slayer.  

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female directors.  I’m currently at 120+.  I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

#128 - “Little Man Tate” (1991) Directed by Jodie Foster

Watched November 2015, on Encore

Synopsis:  A single mother (Jodie Foster) fears she’s losing her genius son.

My goal for 2015: to watch fifty films directed by women in 2015.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.  I am now at 125+.

#127 - "The Romantics" (2010) Directed by Galt Niederhoffer

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A group of college friends gather for a wedding. 

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films directed by women.  I’m now at 125+. I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#126 - “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar” (1995) directed by Beeban Kidron  

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  Three drag queens (Patrick Swayze, Wesley Snipes, and John Leguizamo) travel across country in a convertible. 

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by women.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.   I have surpassed my goal.  I have now hit the 125 mark.   How many more can I see before the year is up? 

125 - “Cairo Time” (2010) Directed by Ruba Nadda

124 - “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (2015) Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

123 - “Just Wright” (2010) Directed by Sanaa Hamri

122 - “The Namesake” (2006) Directed by Mira Nair

121 - "The 33" (2015) Directed by Patricia Riggen

120 - “Ayanda” (2015) Directed by Sara Blecher

119 "McFarland, USA" (2015) Directed by Niki Caro

118 - "Love the Coopers" (2015) Directed by Jessie Nelson

117 - "Starstruck" (1982) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

116 - "Janis: Little Girl Blue" (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

115 - "By the Sea' (2015) Directed by Angelina Jolie Pitt

114 - “Monsoon Wedding” (2001) Directed by Mira Nair

113 - “One Day” (2011) Directed by Lone Scherfig

112 - “Laurel Canyon” (2002) Directed by Lisa Cholodenko

111 - “H.” (2015) Directed by Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia

110 - “Smithereens” (1982) Directed by Susan Seidelman

109 - “Jesus’ Son’ (1999) Directed by Alison Maclean

108 - “Iron Jawed Angels” (2004) Directed by Katja von Garnier

107 - “Cléo from 5 to 7″ (1962) Directed by Agnès Varda

106 - “Salaam Bombay!“ (1988) Directed by Mira Nair

105 - “The Decline of Western Civilization III” (1998) Directed by Penelope Spheeris

104 - “Just Another Girl on the I.R.T.“ (1992) Directed by Leslie Harris

103 - “Prophet’s Prey” (2015) Directed by Amy J. Berg

102 - “Queen to Play” (2009) directed by Caroline Bottaro

101 - “Party Girl” (1995) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

100 - “Warsaw by Night” (2015) Directed by Natalia Koryncka-Gruz

99 – “A League of Their Own” (1992) Directed by Penny Marshall

98 - “The Iron Lady” (2011) Directed by Phyllida Lloyd

97 - “Loser” (2000) Directed by Amy Heckerling

96 “Crossing Delancey” (1988) Directed by Joan Micklin Silver

95 - “Mrs. Soffel” (1984) Directed by Gillian Armstrong

94 - “Ishtar” (1987) Directed by Elaine May

93 - “The Guru” (2002) Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer

92 - “Material Girls” (2006) Directed by Martha Coolidge

91 - “Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen” (2004) Directed by Sara Sugarman

90 - “Border Radio” (1987) Directed by Allison Anders, Dean Lent and Kurt Voss

89 - “Anita” (2014) Directed by Freida Mock

88 - “Midnight’s Children” (2013) Directed by Deepa Mehta

87 - “Woo”(1998) Directed by Daisy V.S. Mayer

86 - “A New Leaf” (1971) Directed by Elaine May

85 - “Me Myself I” (1999) Directed by Pip Karmel

84 - "And While We Were Here" (2012) Directed by Kat Coiro

83 - "Strangerland" (2015) Directed by Kim Farrant

82 - “Bright Star” (2009) Directed by Jane Campion

81 - “It’s Complicated” Directed by Nancy Meyers

80 - “Big” (1988) Directed by Penny Marshall

79 - “The Virgin Suicides” (1999) Directed by Sofia Coppola

78 - "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982) Directed by Amy Heckerling

77 - “Whale Rider” (2002) Directed by Niki Caro

76 - “Catch and Release” (2006) directed by Susannah Grant

75 - “Under the Tuscan Sun” (2003) Directed by Audrey Wells

74 - “The Intern” (2015) Directed by Nancy Meyers

73 - “The Holiday” (2006) Directed by Nancy Meyers

72 - “Sleeping with Other People” (2015) directed by Leslye Headland

71 - “Suffragette” (2015) Directed by Sarah Gavron

70 - “The Extra Man” (2010) Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini

69:  “Hellion” (2014) Directed by Kat Candler

68 – “Fort Tilden” (2014) Directed by Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers

67 - “Madame Bovary” (2014) Directed by Sophie Barthes

66 - “Wuthering Heights” (2011) Directed by Andrea Arnold

65: “Walking & Talking” (1996) Directed by Nicole Holofcener

64 - “Lucky Them” (2013) Directed by Megan Griffiths

63 - “The Proposal” (2009) Directed by Anne Fletcher

62 “Learning to Drive” (2014) directed by Isabel Coixet

61 :“Near Dark” (1987) Directed by Kathryn Bigelow

60: “Jenny’s Wedding” (2015) Directed by Mary Agnes Donoghue 

59 : “Deep Impact” (1998) Directed by Mimi Leder

58 : “Unexpected” (2015) Directed by Kris Swanberg

57: ”Packed in a Trunk: The Lost Art of Edith Lake Wilkinson” (2015) Directed by Michelle Boyaner.

56:  “A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night” (2014) Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour

55 : “Regarding Susan Sontag” (2014) Directed by Nancy Kates

54: “Laggies” (2014) Directed by Lynn Shelton  

53 : “Batkid Begins” (2015) Directed by Dana Nachman

52: “What Happened, Miss Simone?” (2015) Directed by Liz Garbus

51: “Song One” (2014) Directed by Kate Barker-Froyland

50  - “Eden” (2014) Directed by  Mia Hansen-Løve

49 : “Rock n Roll Nerd” (2008) Directed by Rhian Skirving

48 : “The Wolfpack” (2015) Directed by Crystal Moselle

47 : “Ginger & Rosa” (2012) Directed by Sally Potter

46 : “Brand: A Second Coming” (2015) Directed by Ondi Timoner

45 : “The Babadook” (2014) Directed by Jennifer Kent

44 : “Day out of Days” (2015) Directed by Zoe Cassavetes

43 : “Infinitely Polar Bear” (2014) Directed by Maya Forbes

42 : “In a Perfect World…” (2015) by Daphne McWilliams

41 :  “The Diary of a Teenage Girl” (2015) Directed by Marielle Heller

40 : “Kelly & Cal” (2014) Directed by Jen McGowan

39 : “Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love”” (1996) Directed by Mira Nair

38  - “Hey Hey It’s Esther Blueburger” (2008) Directed by Cathy Randall

37 :  "Two-Bit Waltz" (2014) Directed by Clara Mamet

36 : “The Yes Men Are Revolting” (2014) Directed by Laura Nix & The Yes Men

35 : “Hateship Loveship” (2013) Directed by Liza Johnson

34 :  “Afternoon Delight” (2013) Directed by Jill Soloway

33 :  “Real Genius” (1985) Directed by Martha Coolidge

32 : “Gemma Bovery” (2014) Directed by Anne Fontaine

31 : “May in the Summer” (2013) Directed by Cherien Dabis

30 : “Frida” (2002)  Directed by Julie Taymor

29: “Girlfriends” (1978) Directed by Claudia Weill

28 : “A Dry White Season” (1989) Directed by Euzhan Palcy

27 : “Amy’s Orgasm” (2001) Directed by Julie Davis 

26 : “Peeples” (2013) Directed by Tina Gordon Chism

25 : “Belle” (2013) directed by Amma Asante

24 : “Step Up All In” (2014) Directed by Trish Sie

23 : “Paris Is Burning” (1990) Directed by Jennie Livingston 

22 : “Sunshine Superman” (2014) by Marah Strauch 

21 : “Paris-Manhattan” (2012) Directed by Sophie Lellouche

20 : “Aloft” (2014) Directed by Claudia Llosa

19 :  “Very Good Girls” (2013) Directed by Naomi Foner

18 : “Black Nativity” (2013) Directed by Kasi Lemmons

17 : “Adore” (2013) Directed by Anne Fontaine

16 : “Office Killer” (1997) Directed by Cindy Sherman

15 :  “Pitch Perfect 2″ (2015) Directed by Elizabeth Banks

14 : “The Freebie” (2010) Directed by Katie Aselton 

13 : “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” (2005) Directed by Jane Anderson

12 : “Little Miss Sunshine” (2006) Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton

11 : “Buddy” (1997) Directed by Caroline Thompson

10 : “Bachelorette” (2012) Directed by Leslye Headland

9 : “Bessie” (2015) Directed by Dee Rees

8 : “Every Secret Thing” (2015) directed by Amy Berg

7: “Hot Pursuit” (2015) directed by Anne Fletcher

6 : “Ride” (2015) directed by Helen Hunt

5 :  “Welcome to Me” (2015) directed by Shira Piven

4 : “Dance, GIrl, Dance” (1940) Directed by Dorothy Arzner

3: “Something New” (2006) directed by Sanaa Hamri

2 : “Love & Basketball” (2000) Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood

My goal for 2015 - to see 50 films by female directors. I’ve already at 125.  I’m also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsByWomen challenge.

#125 - “Cairo Time” (2010) Directed by Ruba Nadda

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A woman (Patricia Clarkson) arrives in Cairo to meet her husband, who has been called out of town on work and sends his handsome ex-coworker (Alexander Siddig) to look after her.  

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by female filmmakers.  I’m now at 120+.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#124 - “Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict” (2015) Directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland

Watched opening week in November 2015 at Sundance Sunset Cinemas.

Synopsis: Documentary about Venice modern art museum founder Peggy Guggenheim. 

My goal for 2015 - to watch 50 films by women directors.  I’m now at 120+.  I’m also doing Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge. 

#123 - “Just Wright” (2010) Directed by Sanaa Hamri

Watched November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis:  A physical therapist (Queen Latifah) hates that she falls into the friend zone with an injured pro basket ball star (Common) who plays for her favorite team.

My goal for 2015: to watch 50 films by female directors.  I am now at 120+.  I am also participating in Women in Film’s #52FilmsbyWomen challenge.

#122 - “The Namesake” (2006) Directed by Mira Nair

Viewed November 2015, on DVD

Synopsis: Based on the novel of the same name, this family drama follows a young man (Kal Penn) named after Gogol and his experiences growing up in American.