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.

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Date Title Director Year Theater City
12/25/11 @ 13:00 Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Alfredson, Tomas 2011 Century SF Centre San Francisco
06/04/11 @ 16:30 Midnight in Paris Allen, Woody 2011 Stonestown San Francisco
03/06/11 @ 15:30 Wicked Lady, The Arliss, Leslie 1945 Stanford Palo Alto
03/28/11 @ 13:20 Of Gods and Men Beauvoir, Xavier 2010 Embarcadero San Francisco
11/25/11 @ 14:14 Muppets, The Bobin, James 2011 Century 20 Daly City
08/25/11 @ 17:00 Point Blank Cavayé, Fred 2010 New Osio Monterey
98/24/11 @ 13:10 Love Crime Corneau, Alain 2010 Clay San Francisco
03/06/11 @ 17:15 Caravan Crabtree, Arthur 1946 Stanford Palo Alto
04/14/11 @ 13:30 Bridesmaids Feig, Paul 2011 Century 20 Daly City
01/09/11 @ 16:55 Country Strong Feste, Shana 2010 Elmwood Berkeley
12/31/11 @ 12:00 Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Fincher, David 2011 Empire San Francisco
07/24/11 @ 16:50 Friends with Benefits Gluck, Will 2011 Angels Angels Camp
07/09/11 @ 14:00 Larry Crowne Hanks, Tom 2011 Angels Angels Camp
02/12/11 @ 15:30 Argent, L' Herbier, Marcel L' 1928 Castro San Francisco
05/26/11 @ 14:00 Cave of Forgotten Dreams Herzog, Werner 2010 Century SF Centre San Francisco
12/03/11 @ 14:30 Into the Abyss Herzog, Werner 2011 Opera Plaza San Francisco
02/19/11 @ 13:30 Biutiful Iñárritu, Alejandro González 2010 Stonestown San Francisco
03/19/11 @ 17:50 Merry Widow, The Lubitsch, Ernst 1934 Stanford Palo Alto
03/19/11 @ 16:10 One Hour with You Lubitsch, Ernst 1932 Stanford Palo Alto
09/25/11 @ 12:50 Moneyball Miller, Bennett 2011 Empire San Francisco
11/13/11 @ 11:45 In Time Niccol, Andrew 2011 Centurn 20 Daly City
03/12/11 @ 13:40 Adjustment Bureau, The Nolfi, George 2011 Century 20 Daly City
07/15/11 @ 16:15 I Was Born, But... Ozu, Yasujiro 1932 Castro San Francisco
08/20/11 @ 13:00 Sarah's Key Paquet-Brenner, Gilles 2010 Embarcadero San Francisco
12/17/11 @ 15:45 Hugo Scorsese, Margin 2011 Angels Angels Camp
08/24/11 @ 20:30 Kundun Scorsese, Martin 1997 Hidden Valley Carmel Valley
02/12/11 @ 20:00 Bohème, La Vidor, King 1926 Castro San Francisco