This page lists 27 films I saw in theaters in 2011. My movie database lists only films I see in theaters, not those I see on TV, videotape, DVD, or the internet. My culture page lists other cultural events.
Bari and I saw King Vidor's La Bohème at the Castro as part a special San Francisco Silent Film Festival day, with Dennis James playing his Puccini-based score on the organ. Both of us were unexpectedly overwhelmed; what an emotional experience! Lillian Gish is a devastating Mimi and John Gilbert a charming Rudolphe. If you find silent film acting stilted, see this; there's not a false note in it.
The SF Silent Film Festival provided another highlight: Ozu's delightful I Was Born, But..., which I've wanted to see for years. It's charming, one of the great movies about childhood, unexpectedly deep, flawlessly acted.
As to the cinema of the present... I found Iñárritu's Biutiful overlong, but that's a quibble. It's a very strong film, deeply depressing, featuring a wonderful performance by Javier Bardem. I loved Scorsese's Hugo too, especially the 3d tracking shots through Gare Montparnasse clocks and the hommages to Méliès. At the bottom of my list for the year is The Muppets, what an embarassment for poor Kermit and Piggie, not to mention the spirit of Jim Henson!
I have kept movie date/title/director data consistently since 1982, with additional details since 2010. I also have some incomplete data from earlier years.
See also: 1963 1964 1965 1966 1968 1972 1973
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 All
Click on a heading below to sort the list accordingly. Click on a title or director entry to search for it in IMDB.
Date | Title | Director | Year | Theater | City | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
01/09/11 @ 16:55 | Country Strong | Shana Feste | 2010 | Elmwood | Berkeley | |||
02/12/11 @ 15:30 | L'Argent | Marcel L'Herbier | 1928 | Castro | San Francisco | |||
02/12/11 @ 20:00 | La Bohème | King Vidor | 1926 | Castro | San Francisco | |||
02/19/11 @ 13:30 | Biutiful | Alejandro González Iñárritu | 2010 | Stonestown | San Francisco | |||
03/06/11 @ 15:30 | The Wicked Lady | Leslie Arliss | 1945 | Stanford | Palo Alto | |||
03/06/11 @ 17:15 | Caravan | Arthur Crabtree | 1946 | Stanford | Palo Alto | |||
03/12/11 @ 13:40 | The Adjustment Bureau | George Nolfi | 2011 | Century 20 | Daly City | |||
03/19/11 @ 16:10 | One Hour with You | Ernst Lubitsch | 1932 | Stanford | Palo Alto | |||
03/19/11 @ 17:50 | The Merry Widow | Ernst Lubitsch | 1934 | Stanford | Palo Alto | |||
03/28/11 @ 13:20 | Of Gods and Men | Xavier Beauvoir | 2010 | Embarcadero | San Francisco | |||
04/14/11 @ 13:30 | Bridesmaids | Paul Feig | 2011 | Century 20 | Daly City | |||
05/26/11 @ 14:00 | Cave of Forgotten Dreams | Werner Herzog | 2010 | Century SF Centre | San Francisco | |||
06/04/11 @ 16:30 | Midnight in Paris | Woody Allen | 2011 | Stonestown | San Francisco | |||
07/09/11 @ 14:00 | Larry Crowne | Tom Hanks | 2011 | Angels | Angels Camp | |||
07/15/11 @ 16:15 | I Was Born, But... | Yasujiro Ozu | 1932 | Castro | San Francisco | |||
07/24/11 @ 16:50 | Friends with Benefits | Will Gluck | 2011 | Angels | Angels Camp | |||
08/20/11 @ 13:00 | Sarah's Key | Gilles Paquet-Brenner | 2010 | Embarcadero | San Francisco | |||
08/24/11 @ 20:30 | Kundun | Martin Scorsese | 1997 | Hidden Valley | Carmel Valley | |||
08/25/11 @ 17:00 | Point Blank | Fred Cavayé | 2010 | New Osio | Monterey | |||
98/24/11 @ 13:10 | Love Crime | Alain Corneau | 2010 | Clay | San Francisco | |||
09/25/11 @ 12:50 | Moneyball | Bennett Miller | 2011 | Empire | San Francisco | |||
11/13/11 @ 11:45 | In Time | Andrew Niccol | 2011 | Centurn 20 | Daly City | |||
11/25/11 @ 14:14 | The Muppets | James Bobin | 2011 | Century 20 | Daly City | |||
12/03/11 @ 14:30 | Into the Abyss | Werner Herzog | 2011 | Opera Plaza | San Francisco | |||
12/17/11 @ 15:45 | Hugo | Margin Scorsese | 2011 | Angels | Angels Camp | |||
12/25/11 @ 13:00 | Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy | Tomas Alfredson | 2011 | Century SF Centre | San Francisco | |||
12/31/11 @ 12:00 | Girl with the Dragon Tattoo | David Fincher | 2011 | Empire | San Francisco |