2010 Film Log (Shorts)

001. (Jan 14)

Fly My Kite (Robert F. McGowan, 1931)

Rating: 65


002. (Jan 14)

Honky-Donkey (Gus Meins, 1934)

Rating: 55


003. (Jan 14)

Beginner’s Luck (Gus Meins, 1935)

Rating: 68


004. (Jan 14)

Reunion in Rhythm (Gordon Douglas, 1937)

Rating: 53


005. (Jan 15)

Hook and Ladder (Robert F. McGowan, 1932)

Rating: 62


006. (Jan 15)

The First Round-Up (Gus Meins, 1934)

Rating: 68


007. (Jan 15)

Teacher’s Beau (Gus Meins, 1935)

Rating: 64


008. (Jan 15)

Hearts are Thumps (Gordon Douglas, 1937)

Rating: 58


009. (Jan 16)

Teacher’s Pet (Robert F. McGowan, 1930)

Rating: 70


010. (Jan 16)

Pups is Pups (Robert F. McGowan, 1930)

Rating: 86

*Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2004


011. (Jan 23)

Bridges-Go-Round (Shirley Clarke, 1958)

Rating: 64


012. (Jan 23)

Two Men and a Wardrobe (Roman Polanski, 1958)

Rating: 67


013. (Jan 24)

When Angels Fall (Roman Polanski, 1959)

Rating: 62


014. (Jan 24)

Un Chant d’amour (Jean Genet, 1950)

Rating: 72


015. (Feb 6)

Synchromy (Norman McLaren, 1971)

Rating: 70


016. (Mar 5)

French Roast (Fabrice Joubert, 2009)

Rating: 68

*Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Subject/Cartoon


017. (Mar 5)

Granny O’Grimm’s Sleeping Beauty (Nicky Phelan, 2009)

Rating: 44

*Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Subject/Cartoons


018. (Mar 6)

The Lady and the Reaper (Javier Recio Gracia, 2009)

Rating: 71

*Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Subject/Cartoons


019. (Mar 7)

Logorama (François Alaux, 2009)

Rating: 70

*Academy Award Winner for Best Short Subject/Cartoons


020. (Mar 7)

A Matter of Loaf and Death (Nick Park, 2009)

Rating: 69

*Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Subject/Cartoons


021. (March 14)

Les astronautes (Walerian Borowczyk & Chris Marker, 1959)

Rating: 62


022. (Mar 27)

Begone Dull Care (Norman McLaren & Evelyn Lambart, 1949)

Rating: 76


023. (May 22)

Steamboat Willie (Walt Disney, 1928)

Rating: 64

*Inducted into the National Film Registry in 1998


024. (May 31)

Der Fuehrer’s Face (Jack Kinney, 1942)

Rating: 70

*Academy Award Winner for Best Short Subject/Cartoons


025. (May 31)

Donald’s Snow Fight (Jack King, 1942)

Rating: 52


026. (May 31)

The Gallopin’ Gaucho (Ub Iwerks, 1928)

Rating: 65


027. (June 13)

Ballet mécanique (Fernand Léger & Dudley Murphy, 1924)

Rating: 72


028. (June 14)

L’idée (Berthold Bartosch, 1932)

Rating: 70


029. (June 17)

The Mascot (Ladislas Starewicz, 1934)

Rating: 61


030. (June 19)

Lullaby Land (Wilfred Jackson, 1933)

Rating: 71


031. (June 19)

The Pied Piper (Wilfred Jackson, 1933)

Rating: 67


032. (June 19)

The Goddess of Spring (Wilfred Jackson, 1934)

Rating: 65


033. (June 19)

Funny Little Bunnies (Wilfred Jackson, 1934)

Rating: 70


034. (June 19)

Jack Frost (Ub Iwerks, 1934)

Rating: 56


035. (June 19)

A Language All My Own (Dave Fleisher, 1935)

Rating: 70


036. (June 20)

The Way to the Sea (J.B. Holmes, 1936)

Rating: 58


037. (June 20)

Porky’s Duck Hunt (Tex Avery, 1937)

Rating: 51


038. (June 20)

Music Land (Wilfred Jackson, 1935)

Rating: 75


039. (June 21)

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg (Burt Gillett & Tom Palmer, 1936)

Rating: 43


040. (June 21)

/The Old Mill/ (Wilfred Jackson, 1937)

Rating: 79

*Academy Award Winner for Best Short Subject/Cartoons


041. (June 21)

The Isle of Pingo Pongo (Tex Avery, 1938)

Rating: 64


042. (June 22)

/Porky in Wackyland/ (Robert Clampett, 1938)

Rating: 90

*Inducted into the National Film Registry in 2000


043. (June 22)

Baby Kittens (Alex Lovy, 1938)

Rating: 53


044. (June 22)

Pete-Roleum and His Cousins (Joseph Losey, 1939)

Rating: 40


045. (June 26)

Bugs Beetle and His Orchestra (Paul Terry & John Foster, 1937)

Rating: 65


046. (June 26)

Plane Crazy (Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks, 1928)

Rating: 65


047. (June 26)

Mickey’s Follies (Ub Iwerks & Wilfred Jackson, 1929)

Rating: 49


048. (June 26)

When the Cat’s Away (Walt Disney, 1929)

Rating: 66


049. (June 27)

The Old Man of the Mountain (Dave Fleisher, 1933)

Rating: 75


050. (June 27)

Building a Building (David Hand, 1933)

Rating: 57

*Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Subject/Cartoon


051. (June 27)

Mickey’s Gala Premiere (Burt Gillett, 1933)

Rating: 64


052. (June 27)

The Grasshopper and the Ants (Wilfred Jackson, 1934)

Rating: 65


053. (June 28)

Day & Night (Teddy Newton, 2010)

Rating: 70


054. (June 29)

Three Little Wolves (David Hand, 1936)

Rating: 67


055. (June 30)

The Homeless Flea (Rudolph Ising, 1940)

Rating: 68


056. (June 30)

Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (Walter Lantz, 1941)

Rating: 50


057. (July 12)

Mechanics of Love (Willard Maas & Ben Moore, 1955)

Rating: 15


058. (July 12)

Visual Variations on Noguchi (Marie Menken, 1945)

Rating: 65


060. (July 12)

Adventures of Jimmy (James Broughton, 1950)

Rating: 20


061. (Aug 28)

The Reluctant Dragon (Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Jack Kinney & Ub Iwerks, 1941)

Rating: 58


062. (Aug 28)

Rhapsody in Rivets (Friz Freleng, 1941)

Rating: 65

*Academy Award Nominee for Best Short Subject/Cartoon


063. (Sept 3)

Valley Town (Willard Van Dyke, 1940)

Rating: 38


064. (Sept 3)

The Little Whirlwind (Riley Thomson, 1941)

Rating: 53


065. (Sept 4)

Symphony Hour (Riley Thomson, 1942)

Rating: 57


066. (Sept 4)

Red Hot Riding Hood (Tex Avery, 1942)

Rating: 68


067. (Sept 4)

Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs (Robert Clampett, 1943)

Rating: 70


068. (Sept 4)

The Lonesome Mouse (Joseph Barbera & William Hanna, 1943)

Rating: 60


069. (Sept 5)

Sufferin’ Cats (Joseph Hanna & William Barbera, 1943)

Rating: 65


070. (Sept 5)

Dance of the Weed (Rudolf Ising, 1941)

Rating: 65

I’ve provided a link to this rarely seen cartoon. The picture quality is terrible, but Scott Bradley’s score is sublime.

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