2016 was quite a year for me, both on a national/international level, but on a personal one as well. I left my job at Rotten Tomatoes and moved from California (I’m a 6th generation Californian!) to Atlanta, Georgia to start work at Turner Classic Movies (and FilmStruck). Uprooting my entire life took a toll on my film watching for most of the year (though I got my numbers up pretty high while attending the Pordenone Silent Film Festival; more on that later). All and all, I think I managed to strike a pretty good balance in my film watching this year. I was afraid after A Year With Women that jumping back into the cinema of men I would find myself just as disgruntled as I started to feel at the end of 2014, however I took much more curatorial approach to my watching this year and chose to skip certain films that were a big part of the ~film conversation~ because I knew I would not like them and focused more on the films I knew I would enjoy. Starting work with TCM reminded me once again how much I love classic Hollywood films, and I found myself watching more older films again. I also spent a good deal of 2016 rewatching films that I love, but maybe hadn’t watched in year. There really is a special joy to revisiting an old favorite. Also, obviously Movie Quote of the Day went away this year. But I did bring back Female Filmmaker Friday – this time in the form of a podcast! So, without any further ado, after the cut you will find every new-to-me film I watched in 2016, plus a few thoughts on some of my watching goals and trends.

1. (January) Paddington
2. Star Wars: The Force Awakens
3. Tangerine
4. Rocky Balboa
5. Creed
6. Khaneh siah ast (The House is Black)
7. Carol
8. Boxing Helena
9. Mad Max: Fury Road
10. While We’re Young
11. Mistress America
12. Far from the Madding Crowd
13. Get Your Man (1927)
14. The Blazing Trail (1921)
15. Above Suspicion
16. Red Riding Hood
17. Swing!
18. Hallelujah!
19. Valerie a týden divu (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders)
20. Ayanda and the Mechanic
21. Begin Again
22. Impromptu
23. A Soldier’s Story
24. Mo’ Better Blues
25. The Great Debaters
26. Saving Face
27. TiMER
28. Kung Fu Panda 3
29. (February) Cadillac Records
30. Idlewild
31. Down in the Delta
32. Hail, Caesar!
33. Nas: Time Is Illmatic
34. Dope
35. Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
36. Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
37. The Tanning of America: One Nation Under Hip Hop
38. Straight Outta Compton
39. Sorry We Don’t Help Darkies
40. Mississippi Damned
41. Honey
42. In Too Deep
43. Dave Chappelle’s Block Party
44. Yelling To The Sky
45. Out of Time
46. (March) The Story of Temple Drake
47. Send Me No Flowers
48. (April) Naughty Marietta
49. River of Grass
50. Lover Come Back
51. Never Fear
52. On Dangerous Ground
53. Born To Be Blue
54. The Rose Tattoo
55. Kid Nightingale
56. Winchester ’73
57. Nothing But a Man
58. Miles Ahead
59. Seven Men From Now
60. Lemonade
61. (May) Too Late
62. Dumbland
63. Hollywood Canteen
64. Purple Rain
65. Money Monster
66. A Bigger Splash
67. The Meddler
68. The Perfect Guy
69. The Lobster
70. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
71. (June) Love & Friendship
72. Gun Fury
73. Maggie’s Plan
74. The Equalizer
75. The Halliday Brand
76. Satisfaction
77. The Neon Demon
78. The Fits
79. Echo Park
80. The Great Sioux Massacre
81. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams
82. The World, The Flesh, And The Devil
83. (July) Raffles
84. Our Kind of Traitor
85. White Comanche
86. The L-Shaped Room
87. The Paper Chase
88. Zorba the Greek
89. They Died With Their Boots On
90. The Picasso Summer
91. Two Friends
92. Mishaps of Seduction and Conquest
93. The Girl He Left Behind
94. Tab Hunter Confidential
95. Lafayette Escadrille
96. It Always Rains on Sunday
97. Where the Boys Are
98. Ghostbusters (2016)
99. The Naked Spur
100. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean
101. Under the Skin (1997)
102. Hunt for the Wilderpeople
103. What We Do in the Shadows
104. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
105. Red Sun
106. Les Innocentes (The Innocents)
107. Birthright (1939)
108. Ten Nights in a Barroom (1926)
109. Touki Bouki
110. Tallulah
111. The Shooting
112. Within Our Gates
113. Veiled Aristocrats
114. The Blood of Jesus
115. Dirty Gertie From Harlem U.S.A.
116. Heaven-bound Traveler
117. Verdict Not Guilty
118. Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
119. Two Knights of Vaudeville
120. Mercy, the Mummy Mumbled
121. (August) Shadow on the Wall
122. Logan’s Run
123. The Country Girl
124. Five Nights In Maine
125. Are You the Favorite Person of Anybody?
126. The Farmer Takes a Wife (1935)
127. Delicious (1931)
128. Change of Heart (1934)
129. Fabrica de Tabacos
130. Plaza Vieja
131. Isla del Tesoro
132. Una isla para Miguel
133. Ire a Santiago
134. Y tenemos sabor
135. En la otra isla
136. De cierta manera
137. Falsche Bewegung (Wrong Move)
138. Im Lauf der Zeit (Kings of the Road)
139. Multiple Maniacs
140. Ladies In Love (1936)
141. The Young in Heart
142. Small Town Girl (1936)
143. City Girl (1930)
144. Liliom (1930)
145. Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
146. Bad Girl (1931)
147. After Tomorrow
148. Man’s Castle
149. The Mystery of Mr. X
150. Hide-Out
151. Piccadilly Jim
152. Ever Since Eve
153. Haunted Honeymoon
154. Don’t Think Twice
155. Southside With You
156. Equity
157. The Intervention
158. The Whole Town’s Talking
159. High Tide (1987)
160. (September) The Great McGinty
161. Hail the Conquering Hero
162. The Sin of Harold Diddlebock
163. Women He’s Undressed
164. When the Bough Breaks (2016)
165. Ithaca
166. Sons of the Desert
167. A Beautiful Now
168. The Private Life of a Cat
169. Bridget Jones’s Baby
170. The Magnificent Seven
171. Queen of Katwe
172. (October) (Pordenone Silent Film Festival) Z Dziedziny Sportu Strażackiego
173. The Mysterious Lady
174. The Tight Rein
175. The Silent Shame
176. Mutt and Jeff Join the Opera
177. Mutt and Jeff Discover a Wonderful Remedy
178. His Friend The Elephant
179. Operating On Cupid
180. Somebody’s Widow
181. Father’s Close Shave
182. A Pair of Sexes
183. Navy Blues (1923)
184. Long Hose
185. Street Life in India
186. People Die For Metal
187. Pożar W Zapałczarni
188. The Man in the Dark
189. The Everlasting Triangle
190. The Mission of Mr. Foo
191. On The Stroke of Twelve
192. Animacja Czołówka Kroniki Filmowej
193. Junnileusz 3-Lecia Klubu Sportowego Victoria W Częstochowie
194. Jank Muzykant (Janko the Musician)
195. Sowing The Wind
196. Beyond Recall
197. Algol. Tragödie Der Macht
198. Así Nació El Obelisco
199. Sāo Paulo, A Symphonia Da Metrópole
200. Budapest Fürdõvaros
201. Glorious Vamps
202. Tempest (1928)
203. Padenia Dinastii Romanovykh (The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty)
204. A Trial of Souls
205. Nanà (1917)
206. Three Live Ghosts
207. At The End of the Trail
208. A Wife of the Hills
209. The Greater Love
210. The Escape of Jim Dolan
211. The Rattlesnake – A Psychical Species
212. The Trail of Cards
213. Nana (1926)
214. Namakura Gatana (A Blunt Sword)
215. Kraków
216. The Cossack Whip
217. Pottemageri I Dahomey
218. Africa Before Dark
219. The Guns of Loos
220. Die Weisse Wüste
221. The Lost Paradise
222. Do Paryża Na Harleyu
223. Waltzing Around
224. Inoculating Hubby
225. Why Wild Men Go Wild
226. No Parking
227. Saving Sister Susie
228. A Hula Honeymoon
229. McKinley At Home, Canton, Ohio
230. Empire State Express
231. Roosevelt’s Rough Riders
232. Governor Roosevelt and Staff
233. Terrible Teddy, The Grizzly King
234. President Roosevelt’s Homecoming
235. Judge Parker Receiving the Notification of His Nomination
236. A Visit To Theodore Roosevelt At His Home
237. Roosevelt
238. The Old Way and the New Way
239. Pathe News No. 46 (Republicans and Progressives Meet)
240. Warren Gamaliel Harding
241. Democratic National Convention, New York City, 1924
242. President Coolidge – Taken On The White House Grounds
243. The Girl Without Soul
244. Monte-Cristo
245. Weighed In The Balance
246. Amerykanizacja Stolicy
247. Halsted Street
248. Fukkõ Teito Shinfoni
249. Beograd – Prestonica Kraljevine Jugoslavije
250. Nipponichi Momotaro
251. Der Adjutant Des Zaren
252. Broncho Billy’s Narrow Escape
253. A Girl Of The West
254. The Craven
255. A Bit of Blue Ribbon
256. Una Of The Sierras
257. Sallie’s Sure Shot
258. Behind The Door
259. Upside Down; Or, The Human Flies
260. The Haunted Curiosity Shop
261. Artistic Creation
262. The Cheese Mites; Or, Lilliputians In A London Restaurant
263. A Railway Collision
264. Undressing Extraordinary; Or, The Troubles of a Tired Traveller
265. The Waif And The Wizard; Or, The Home Made Happy
266. The Magic Sword; Or, A Mediaeval Mystery
267. An Over-Incubated Baby
268. Scrooge; Or, Marley’s Ghost
269. The Extraordinary Waiter
270. A Chess Dispute
271. An Extraordinary Cab Accident
272. The Medium Exposed
273. The ? Motorist
274. A Lively Quarter-Day
275. The Soldier’s Courtship
276. A Collier’s Life
277. The Fatal Hand
278. The Hand of The Artist
279. Keane Ou Désordre Et Génie
280. Manden Med De 9 Finger 1 (The Man With The Missing Finger 1; or, The Murder in the Villa Falcon)
281. Manden Med De 9 Finger IV. Mysteriet I Citybanken (The Man With The Missing Finger 1V, or, the
282. Lonely House)
283. The Goad of Jealousy
284. Blue Jeans (1917)
285. Le Musée Des Grotesques
286. Les Fantasies D’Agénor Maltracé
287. Jobard A Tué Sa Belle-Mère
288. Jobard Ne Veux Pas Voir Les Femmes Travailler
289. Jobard Change De Bonne
290. Jobard Fiancé Par Intérim
291. Le Retapeur De Cervelles
292. Le Cheveu Délateur
293. Umi No Momotaro
294. The Wizard’s Apprentice (1930)
295. The Dove
296. The Arrow of Defiance
297. When The West Was Young
298. The Lieutenant’s Last Fight
299. The Struggle (1913)
300. The Flaming Arrow
301. L’Onore Riconquistato
302. Arrivée En Gondole
303. Pigeons Sur La Place Saint-Marc
304. Tramway Sur Le Grand Canal
305. Grand Canal Avec Barques
306. Panorama Du Grand Canal Pris D’Un Bateau
307. Venise: Place Saint-Marc
308. Arrivée En Gondole Des Souverains
309. D’Allemagne Et D’Italie Au Palais Royal De Venise
310. Départ En Gondole De Leurs Majestés
311. Venetianische Nacht
312. A Ray Of Sunshine After The Rain
313. Flirtation On Park Bench
314. The Summer Boarders
315. A Strange Adventure
316. Bezúčelná Procházka (Aimless Walk)
317. The Irony of Justice
318. Behind The Screen
319. Beans For Two
320. Monkey Shines (1920)
321. Second Childhood
322. Grandpa’s Girl
323. No Sparking
324. Sora No Momotaro
325. Min Svigerinde Fra Amerika (My Sister-In-Law From America)
326. Riders of the Night
327. Karyjatury Jotesa, Serja VIII: Świat Filmowy
328. Zza Kulis Dźwiękowców Ploskich
329. Mocny Człowiek (A Strong Man)
330. The Woman Disputed
331. The Little Rascal (1922)
332. Brooklyn
333. Pickle (2016)
334. Girl Asleep
335. American Honey
336. The Dressmaker
337. Power
338. Red Road
339. Old Joy
340. Night Moves (2014)
341. The Caveman’s Valentine
342. The Whole Truth (2016)
343. Safe House
344. John Wick
345. Horror of Dracula
346. Dracula: Prince of Darkness
347. Certain Women
348. The Tingler
349. The Abominable Dr. Phibes
350. The Invitation
351. (Noirvember) Mystery Street
352. The Naked Kiss
353. Moonlight (2016)
354. One False Move
355. Tokyo Drifter
356. Gimme Danger
357. Border Incident
358. Dead Reckoning
359. I Died A Thousand Times
360. Storm Warning (1951)
361. Farewell, My Lovely
362. Cruel Gun Story
363. Stray Dog
364. The Frontier
365. Christine
366. Arrival
367. Drunken Angel
368. The Enforcer (1951)
369. The Sorrow and the Pity
370. The Phenix City Story
371. Dial 1119
372. Black Angel (1946)
373. Storm Fear
374. Force of Evil
375. Loving (2016)
376. The Edge of Seventeen
377. High And Low
378. Fallen Angel
379. Aquarius
380. Whirlpool
381. JFK
382. Nocturnal Animals
383. I Am Waiting
384. Pale Flower
385. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
386. A Colt Is My Passport
387. Take Aim At The Police Van
388. Branded to Kill
389. Black America Since MLK: And Still I Rise
390. Le Samouraï
391. Black Widow (1987)
392. (Dec) The Man Who Came to Dinner
393. Kitty (2016)
394. Inner Workings
395. Moana
396. La sirène du Mississipi (Mississippi Mermaid)
397. La mariée était en noir (The Bride Wore Black)
398. Les mistons
399. L’enfant sauvage (The Wild Child)
400. L’histoire d’Adèle H. (The Story of Adèle H.)
401. L’homme qui aimait les femmes (The Man Who Loved Women)
402. La chambre verte (The Green Room)
403. O.J.: Made in America
404. 13TH
405. Into the Forest
406. Jackie
407. La La Land
408. Fences
409. Hidden Figures
410. The River (1928)
411. Underworld: Awakening
412. Keanu
413. Lion
414. No Home Movie

1880s: 0
1890s: 7
1900s: 34
1910s: 68
1920s: 44
1930s: 40
1940s: 23
1950s: 24
1960s: 32
1970s: 16
1980s: 9
1990s: 10
2000s: 15
2010s: 93

I guess I got my count messed up somewhere along the way because I thought I was at 412 films, but this list shows 414 films! Whoops. Here are a few highlights from my cinematic year:

After watching over 300 films by women in 2015, I was hoping to do the #52FilmsByWomen challenge and then double it. However, that did not happen. I made it to 67 films directed by women, though. Also of the 63 new releases I watched this year 33 of them were directed by women, so that’s a pretty good percentage. Of the non-2016 films by women that I saw this year, the one that stayed with me the longest was Carine Adler’s Under The Skin (’97), which features a stunning debut performance from Samantha Morton.

I was lucky enough to get a grant to help pay for my travels and lodging in order to attend the 35th Annual Pordenone Silent Film Festival in ITALY. I did a video recap here and a longer written re-cap for Turner Classic Movies here. Of all the films I watched (and I watched A LOT of films during that fest), the ones directed by John H. Collins starring his wife Viola Dana were my favorites. I wish his films were more accessible, because boy he is one of the great forgotten filmmakers of cinema’s early days.

Noirvember celebrated its 7th anniversary this year! I really never thought Noirvember would take off as much as it did, but I’m so glad that it has. I spent most of this year’s Noirvember catching up on various Japanese noir films that I had been promising a friend I would watch for years. They did not disappoint. I hope you all had a great Noirvember, and if you didn’t participate this year, I hope you will next year!

Along with launching the Female Filmmaker Friday Podcast this year, I guested on quite a few podcasts:

• Battleship Pretension: Episode 459: A Year Withe Women (part 2)
• Flixwise: 2015 in Review
• Matineecast: Episode 151: 88th Oscar Nominees
• Smug Film: Episode 63: A Year With Women
• Alien Minute: Episode 91: The Clanging of Canisters
• Alien Minute: Episode 92: Leading Up to a Jump
• Alien Minute: Episode 93: Lambert in the Spotlight
• Alien Minute: Episode 94: Requiem for a Navigator (and an Engineeer)
• Alien Minute: Episode 95: The Big Shift
• Alien Minute: Episode 106: A False Sense of Safety
• Alien Minute: Episode 107: Women Do Wear Long Johns
• Flixwise: Episode 53: Raging Bull
• Radio Dan: Noirvember
• Flickin’ Out: Natalie Wood
• Filmspotting: Episode 613: Teenage Girls Directed By Women
• Filmspotting: Episode 617: End of Year Faves

I’d like to send a shout out to two theaters and a video rental store that helped me immensely in my cinematic journey this year: the Landmark Midtown Art Theatre, the Tara Cinemas, and Videodrome – Atlanta’s last video store! I spent a good deal of my time in one of these three places all year.

Along with continuing my #52FilmsByWomen pledge in 2017, I plan to (finally) finish off Denzel Washington’s filmography. I meant to do it last year (even made plans starting last January!) and didn’t do it. I have seen 28 of his films and have 19 left to see (counting a film that is supposed to be released later this year). I already have three rented from Videodrome that I plan to watch today! So here’s to setting cinematic goals in 2017 and actually sticking to them!