{"id":250,"date":"2012-03-06T16:54:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T05:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fallowbrow.rumblehead.com\/?p=250"},"modified":"2012-03-06T16:54:50","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T05:54:50","slug":"ggtmc-best-films-of-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rumblehead.com\/fallowbrow\/?p=250","title":{"rendered":"GGtMC – Best films of 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

You listen to The Gentlemen’s Guide to Midnite Cinema<\/strong><\/a> right? Of course you do. Anyone who doesn’t is a monster; a soulless damaged husk of a human being, a gibbering shadow, less than a man, a mere beast.\u00a0 Well, the gentlement have just put out their highly anticipated episode listing their favourite films of 2011<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Go and listen to it now, then come back here.<\/p>\n

OK, now you’ve heard the episode, go and donate all your spare cash to their kickstarter page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now , mostly for my own reference, is the list of films they chose.<\/p>\n

Big Willy’s Top 30<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nTitle<\/strong><\/td>\nDirector<\/strong><\/td>\nStars<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nSwordsmen (Wu Xia)<\/a><\/td>\nPeter Chan<\/td>\nKara Hui, Wu Jiang, Takeshi Kaneshiro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nCertified Copy (Copie conforme)<\/a><\/td>\nAbbas Kiarostami<\/td>\nJuliette Binoche, William Shimell, Jean-Claude Carri\u00e8re<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nAttack the Block<\/a><\/td>\nJoe Cornish<\/td>\nJohn Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nThese Amazing Shadows<\/a><\/td>\nPaul Mariano, Kurt Norton<\/td>\nJeff Adachi, James H. Billington, Robin Blaetz<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nElite Squad: The Enemy Within<\/a>
\n(Tropa de Elite 2 – O Inimigo Agora \u00c9 Outro)<\/td>\n		Jos\u00e9 Padilha<\/td>\nWagner Moura, Irandhir Santos, Andr\u00e9 Ramiro<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nBeats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest<\/a><\/td>\nMichael Rapaport<\/td>\nQ-Tip, Phife Dawg, Ali Shaheed Muhammad<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nTake Shelter<\/a><\/td>\nJeff Nichols<\/td>\nMichael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\nThe Yellow Sea (Hwanghae)<\/a><\/td>\nHong-jin Na<\/td>\nJung-woo Ha, Yun-seok Kim, Seong-Ha Cho<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMeek’s Cutoff<\/a><\/td>\nKelly Reichardt<\/td>\nMichelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Paul Dano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nTyrannosaur<\/a><\/td>\nPaddy Considine<\/td>\nPeter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nYou’re Next<\/a><\/td>\nAdam Wingard<\/td>\nSharni Vinson, Ti West, Barbara Crampton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nMemphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’<\/a><\/td>\nChad Schaffler<\/td>\nJim Blake, Jerry Calhoun, Guy Coffey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nLe quattro volte<\/a><\/td>\nMichelangelo Frammartino<\/td>\nGiuseppe Fuda, Bruno Timpano, Nazareno Timpano<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nBullhead (Rundskop)<\/a><\/td>\nMichael R. Roskam<\/td>\nMatthias Schoenaerts, Jeroen Perceval, Jeanne Dandoy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nTinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/a><\/td>\nTomas Alfredson<\/td>\nGary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nBlack Bread<\/a><\/td>\nAgust\u00ed Villaronga<\/td>\nFrancesc Colomer, Marina Comas, Nora Navas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nHugo<\/a><\/td>\nMartin Scorsese<\/td>\nAsa Butterfield, Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nMoneyball<\/a><\/td>\nBennett Miller<\/td>\nBrad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nThe Last Ronin (Saigo no chuushingura)<\/a><\/td>\nShigemichi Sugita<\/td>\nJun Fubuki, Masat\u00f4 Ibu, Nizaemon Kataoka<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nSnowtown<\/a><\/td>\nJustin Kurzel<\/td>\nLucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nKill List<\/a><\/td>\nBen Wheatley<\/td>\nNeil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Harry Simpson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nThe Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975<\/a><\/td>\nG\u00f6ran Olsson<\/td>\nAngela Davis, Stokely Carmichael, Bobby Seale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nNostalgia for the Light<\/a><\/td>\nPatricio Guzm\u00e1n<\/td>\nGaspar Galaz, Lautaro N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Lu\u00eds Henr\u00edquez<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nWe Are What We Are (Somos lo que hay)<\/a><\/td>\nJorge Michel Grau<\/td>\nFrancisco Barreiro, Adri\u00e1n Aguirre, Miriam Balderas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nThe Skin I Live In<\/a><\/td>\nPedro Almod\u00f3var<\/td>\nAntonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nDrive<\/a><\/td>\nNicolas Winding Refn<\/td>\nRyan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nBiutiful<\/a><\/td>\nAlejandro Gonz\u00e1lez I\u00f1\u00e1rritu<\/td>\nJavier Bardem, Maricel \u00c1lvarez, Hanaa Bouchaib<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nSenna<\/a><\/td>\nAsif Kapadia<\/td>\nAyrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nIncendies<\/a><\/td>\nDenis Villeneuve<\/td>\nLubna Azabal, M\u00e9lissa D\u00e9sormeaux-Poulin, Maxim Gaudette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nThe Tree of Life<\/a><\/td>\nTerrence Malick<\/td>\nBrad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Honourable Mentions:<\/em>
\nVillain, A Separation, Boy With a Bike, Steak land, Submarine<\/p>\n

The Samurai’s Top 30<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
#<\/strong><\/td>\nTitle<\/strong><\/td>\nDirector<\/strong><\/td>\nStars<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
30<\/td>\nBeautiful Boy<\/a><\/td>\nShawn Ku<\/td>\nMichael Sheen, Maria Bello, Kyle Gallner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
29<\/td>\nThe Last Mountain<\/a><\/td>\nBill Haney<\/td>\nSusan Bird, Don Blankenship, Ron Burris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
28<\/td>\nThe Devil’s Double<\/a><\/td>\nLee Tamahori<\/td>\nDominic Cooper, Ludivine Sagnier, Raad Rawi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
27<\/td>\nMelancholia<\/a><\/td>\nLars von Trier<\/td>\nKirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Kiefer Sutherland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
26<\/td>\nHugo<\/a><\/td>\nMartin Scorsese<\/td>\nAsa Butterfield, Chlo\u00eb Grace Moretz, Christopher Lee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
25<\/td>\nMartha Marcy May Marlene<\/a><\/td>\nSean Durkin<\/td>\nElizabeth Olsen, Sarah Paulson, John Hawkes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24<\/td>\nBuck<\/a><\/td>\nCindy Meehl<\/td>\nBuck Brannaman, Robert Redford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
23<\/td>\n50\/50<\/a><\/td>\nJonathan Levine<\/td>\nJoseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
22<\/td>\nMidnight in Paris<\/a><\/td>\nWoody Allen<\/td>\nOwen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
21<\/td>\nHanna<\/a><\/td>\nJoe Wright<\/td>\nSaoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\nBeginners<\/a><\/td>\nMike Mills<\/td>\nEwan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, M\u00e9lanie Laurent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\nCatching Hell<\/a><\/td>\nAlex Gibney<\/td>\nMoises Alou, Steve Bartman, Bill Buckner<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\nWe Are What We Are (Somos lo que hay)<\/a><\/td>\nJorge Michel Grau<\/td>\nFrancisco Barreiro, Adri\u00e1n Aguirre, Miriam Balderas<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\nThe Trip<\/a><\/td>\nMichael Winterbottom<\/td>\nSteve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Paul Popplewell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\nWin Win<\/a><\/td>\nThomas McCarthy<\/td>\nPaul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Jeffrey Tambor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\nThe Tree of Life<\/a><\/td>\nTerrence Malick<\/td>\nBrad Pitt, Sean Penn, Jessica Chastain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\nStake Land<\/a><\/td>\nJim Mickle<\/td>\nConnor Paolo, Nick Damici, Kelly McGillis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\nWarrior<\/a><\/td>\nGavin O’Connor<\/td>\nTom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Joel Edgerton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\nMemphis Heat: The True Story of Memphis Wrasslin’<\/a><\/td>\nChad Schaffler<\/td>\nJim Blake, Jerry Calhoun, Guy Coffey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\nRango<\/a><\/td>\nGore Verbinski<\/td>\nJohnny Depp, Isla Fisher, Timothy Olyphant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\nSnowtown<\/a><\/td>\nJustin Kurzel<\/td>\nLucas Pittaway, Daniel Henshall, Louise Harris<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\nSenna<\/a><\/td>\nAsif Kapadia<\/td>\nAyrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\nTyrannosaur<\/a><\/td>\nPaddy Considine<\/td>\nPeter Mullan, Olivia Colman, Eddie Marsan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\nTake Shelter<\/a><\/td>\nJeff Nichols<\/td>\nMichael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Shea Whigham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\nMoneyball<\/a><\/td>\nBennett Miller<\/td>\nBrad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\nAttack the Block<\/a><\/td>\nJoe Cornish<\/td>\nJohn Boyega, Jodie Whittaker, Alex Esmail<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\nTinker Tailor Soldier Spy<\/a><\/td>\nTomas Alfredson<\/td>\nGary Oldman, Colin Firth, Tom Hardy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\nDrive<\/a><\/td>\nNicolas Winding Refn<\/td>\nRyan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\nThe Skin I Live In<\/a><\/td>\nPedro Almod\u00f3var<\/td>\nAntonio Banderas, Elena Anaya, Jan Cornet<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1<\/td>\nEurocrime! The Italian Cop, Gangster Films That Ruled the ’70s<\/a><\/td>\nMike Malloy<\/td>\nFranco Nero, John Saxon, Fred Williamson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Honourable Mentions:<\/em>
\nTron Legacy, A Better Life, Super 8, Shaolin, Contagion, Kill List, George Harrison: Living in the Material World, Hobo With a Shotgun, Rubber, Trust, Kidnapped<\/p>\n

Adi\u00f3s!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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