The Young Girls Of Wilko (Panny z Wilka) (1979) 8/10
My Queen Karo (2009) 6/10

Nazarin (1959) 8/10
The Devil Is A Woman (1935) 7/10

A Single Girl (La fille seule) (1995) 8/10
London Boulevard (2010) 4/10

A Story Written With Water (Mizu de kakareta monogatari) (1965) 8.5/10
Liverpool (2008) 8/10

A Few Kilos Of Dates For A Funeral (Chand kilo khorma baraye marassem-e tadfin) (2006) 8.5/10
Persecution (2009) 5/10

The Twelve Chairs (Las doce sillas) (1962) 7/10

The Star (Zvezda) (2002) 7/10

Yesterday I saw two films. The first was The Quest with Jean-Claude van Damme who also directed it. It also had Roger Moore in it. I'm not going to pretend that this was a great film, but on its own terms, it was quite watchable and was closer to a Jackie Chan film rather than the typical van Damme film.

The second was Quantum of Solace which I found to be nothing other than a series of hyperactive action sequences, with no humour, little story, and little character building. Although better made thaan The Quest, I much preferred The Quest.

The Quest carries an 18 cert in the UK, but a PG-13 in the States. Quantum carries a 12 cert (PG-13 in the States). There is nothing in The Quest to justify an 18 cert - it was no more violent than Quantum, no sexual content, and a PG level of swearing. A 12 would not have been out of place, and it looks as if the BBFC decided to give it an 18 as it had Jean Claude van-Damme in it.

Officers (Ofitsery) (1972) 8.5/10

The Way I Spent the End of the World (Cum mi-am petrecut sfarsitul lumii) (2006) 7.5/10

Temple Grandin (2010) 6/10

Bad Faith (Ond tro) (2010) 4/10

The Lacemaker (La dentelliere) (1977) 8/10

High And Low (Tengoku to jigoku) (1963) 9/10

High Sierra (1941) 8.5/10

Oldboys (2009) 8/10

Euphoria (Eyforiya) (2006) 8/10

Outside The Law (Hors la loi) (2010) 6/10

Oki's Movie (Ok-hui-ui yeonghwa) (2010) 7.5/10

Paul (2011) 4/10

The Third Lover (L'oeil du malin) (1962) 8.5/10

El bonaerense (2002) 6/10

Force Of Evil (1948) 9/10

A film which I have never seen, in fact I don't think I have ever seen a John Garfield film, and that includes The Postman always rings twice, and Gentleman's Agreement (though I have that in my DVD collection).

I have seen The Postman Always Rings Twice, but i have yet to see Gentleman's Agreement

7 Minut (2010) 7/10

Little White Lies (Les petits mouchoirs) (2010) 7/10

The Wages Of Fear (Le salaire de la peur) (1953) 10/10 2nd viewing

Your Name Is Justine (Masz na imie Justine) (2005) 8/10

I totally agree with you, heart-stopping tension. For sheer suspense, Henri-Georges Clouzot should really be regarded as the greatest master of suspense for this film and Les Diaboliques. Hitchcock is generally regarded as the greatest, but I think Clouzot just beats him.

Les Diaboliques is brilliant, but the 2 others i have seen of his Le Corbeau and Quai des Orfèvres are good but far from the greatness of the other 2 films

Eat Drink Man Woman (Yin shi nan nu) (1994) 8/10

Pleasures Of The Flesh (Etsuraku) (1965) 6/10

I saw Lost in Translation for the first time yesterday. A good film, and nice to see that Americans can still make good films without any special effects, car chases or violence.

Lost In Translation is a brilliant film, i love the slow moving not much happening kind of films

Incendies (2010) 8.5/10

Skeletons (2010) 6/10

Class Relations (Klassenverhaltnisse) (1984) 8/10

You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) 4/10

Bitter End Of A Sweet Night (Amai yoru no hate) (1961) 7.5/10

The Ox (Oxen) (1991) 8/10

Embargo (2010) 5/10

Son Of Babylon (2009) 8.5/10

I saw Oh Mr Porter again yesterday. Probably the best of the Will Hay comedies, and the climatic scenes at the end are good.

Certified Copy (Copie conforme) (2010) 8/10

Attenberg (2010) 7.5/10

Children Of Heaven (Bacheha-Ye aseman) (1997) 9/10 2nd viewing

The Way (Yol) (1982) 8/10

Buffalo Boy (Mua len trau) (2004) 8/10

Ministry Of Fear (1944) 7.5/10

If I ever get the chance, I will try to see Ministry of Fear (1944) and Man Hunt (1941) together to compare the two. With the mists of time, I tend to get the two films confused as both are about a man being chased by Nazis, and both are directed by Fritz Lang. I suspect Man Hunt is the better film.

Jean Renoir's La Regle de Jeu (1939) (AKA The Rules of the Game) is on Film 4 this Sunday night starting at 1.20 am. Essential viewing for anyone who is seriously interested in international film. The book Halliwell's Top 1000 films places this as the 2nd greatest film ever made.

I saw Trading Places again last night. A few weeks ago I saw an early Buster Keaton film The Saphead - this is not typical Keaton - I would classify it as a serious comedy with virtually no slapstick. Both films are set in the world of stockbrokers, both have the leading man fall from a wealthy lifestyle to poverty by being wrongly accused and fall into disgrace, both films end with the leading man recovering his fortune by trading on the floor of the stockbrokers. The final trading scenes in both films are very similar.

I saw this about 4-5 years ago and it was a great film, but i dont rate it as highly as most do though

Great Expectations (1946) 9.5/10

Film Socialisme (2010) 3/10