Saturday, February 15, 2014

1989 In Film

Seeing as I was 11 in 1989, I only came up with this list much later; it is a list I first attempted to make up in film school in 1995. I revisited it in 1999, after having seen some 20 (mostly international) films I hadn't before, and made my final list in September '99. Many categories had up to 50 ranks, but I narrowed them down here to reflect the other ones - simply by not posting the latter positions.

As for 1988, I had the benefit of retrospect, particularly for a film such as Parents.

Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further than: 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2005.

Top 25 Films:

25. I LOVE, YOU LOVE, Dusan Hanak (Czechoslovakia)
24. PARENTS, Bob Balaban (Canada/USA)
23. DEAD CALM, Phillip Noyce (Australia)
22. MY LEFT FOOT, Jim Sheridan (Ireland/UK)
21. MYSTERY TRAIN, Jim Jarmusch (Japan/USA)
20. THE KILLER, John Woo (Hong Kong)
19. TETSUO: THE IRON MAN, Shinya Tsukamoto (Japan)
18. TROP BELLE POUR TOI (TOO BEAUTIFUL FOR YOU), Bertrand Blier (France)
17. NATIONAL LAMPOON'S CHRISTMAS VACATION, Jeremiah Chechik (USA)
16. ALL ABOUT AH-LONG, Johnnie To (Hong Kong)
15. ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY, Paul Mazursky (Québec/USA)
14. PEAUX DE VACHES (TICK SKINNED), Patricia Mazuy (France)
13. BATMAN, Tim Burton (USA)
12. SEA OF LOVE, Harold Becker (USA/Canada)
11. BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II, Robert Zemeckis (USA)
10. THE DREAM TEAM, Howard Zieff (USA/Canada)
9. DO THE RIGHT THING, Spike Lee (USA)
8. BLACK RAINBOW, Mike Hodges (UK/USA)
7. VIOLENT COP, Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
6. BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, Oliver Stone (USA/Philippines)
5. DER TODESKING (THE DEATH KING), Jorg Buttgereit (West Germany)
4. MONSIEUR HIRE, Patrice Leconte (France)
3. SWEETIE, Jane Campion (Australia)
2. THE SERVANT, Vadim Abdrashitov (USSR)
1. JÉSUS DE MONTRÉAL, Denys Arcand (Québec)

Top 25 Directors:

25. STEVEN SODERBERGH, Sex, Lies And Videotape
24. MICHAEL CATON-JONES, Scandal
23. HOU HSIAO-HSIEN, A City Of Sadness
22. JOHNNIE TO, All About Ah-Long
21. JOHN GLEN, Licence To Kill
20. HAROLD BECKER, Sea Of Love
19. MICHAEL MOORE, Roger & Me
18. ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY, Santa Sangre (Holy Blood)
17. JIM JARMUSCH, Mystery Train
16. WONG JING, God Of Gamblers
15. SHINYA TSUKAMOTO, Tetsuo: The Iron Man
14. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Back To The Future Part II
13. SPIKE LEE, Do The Right Thing
12. PERCY ADLON, Rosalie Goes Shopping
11. WENDELL B. HARRIS JR., Chameleon Street
10. PATRICIA MAZUY, Peaux De Vaches (Thick Skinned)
9. JOHN WOO, The Killer
8. BOB BALABAN, Parents
7. MIKE HODGES, Black Rainbow
6. VADIM ABDRASHITOV, The Servant
5. TAKESHI KITANO, Violent Cop
4. TIM BURTON, Batman
3. OLIVER STONE, Born On the Fourth Of July
2. JORG BUTTGEREIT, Der Todesking (The Death King)
1. DENYS ARCAND, Jésus De Montréal

Top 30 Lead Actors:

30 - TIE. CHARLIE SHEEN, Major League
            CHEVY CHASE, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
29. KEVIN COSTNER, Field Of Dreams
28. JAMES SPADER, Sex, Lies And Videotape
27. TIMOTHY DALTON, Licence To Kill
26. ROBERT DE NIRO, Jacknife
25. JEFF BRIDGES, The Fabulous Baker Boys
24. CHOW YUN FAT, God Of Gamblers
23. JOHN RITTER, Skin Deep
22. WILLEM DAFOE, Triumph Of The Spirit
21. BRUCE WILLIS, In Country
20. AL PACINO, Sea Of Love
19. CHOW YUN FAT, The Killer
18. JANUSZ GAJOS, Interrogation
17. TOMOROWO TAGUCHI, Tetsuo: The Iron Man
16. TOM CRUISE, Born On the Fourth Of July
15. ROBIN WILLIAMS, Dead Poets Society
14. JACK LEMMON, Dad
13. TONY CHEUNG (CHIU WAI), A City Of Sadness
12. JACK NICHOLSON, Batman
11. TAKESHI KITANO, Violent Cop
10. DONALD SUTHERLAND, A Dry White Season
9. MORGAN FREEMAN, Lean On Me
8. MICHAEL KEATON, The Dream Team
7. DANNY AIELLO, Do The Right Thing
6. CHOW YUN FAT, All About Ah-Long
5. MORGAN FREEMAN, Driving Miss Daisy
4. OLEG BORISOV, The Servant
3. MICHEL BLANC, Monsieur Hire
2. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, My Left Foot
1. LOTHAIRE BLUTEAU, Jésus De Montréal

Top 35 Lead Actresses:

35. KELLY MCGILLIS, Cat Chaser
34. THERESA RUSSELL, Physical Evidence
33. BERNADETTE PETERS, Pink Cadillac
32. MEREDITH SALENGER, Dream A Little Dream
31. MARIANNE SABRECHT, Rosalie Goes Shopping
30. AMY MADIGAN, Field Of Dreams
29. SAMMI DAVIS, The Rainbow
28. KRYSTYNA JANDA, Interrogation
27. KELLY LNCH, Drugstore Cowboy
26. KYRA SEDGWICK, Born On the Fourth Of July
25. BEVERLY D'ANGELO, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
24. RACHEL WARD, How To Get Ahead In Advertizing
23. BULLE OGIER, Gang Of Four
22. ROSANA ARQUETTE, Black Rainbow
21. BLANCA GUERRA, Santa Sangre (Holy Blood)
20. SYLVIA CHANG, All About Ah-Long
19. JESSICA LANGE, Music Box
18. KATHLEEN TURNER, The War Of The Roses
17. JESSICA TANDY, Driving Miss Daisy
16. ANDIE MACDOWELL, Sex, Lies And Videotape
15. HELEN MIRREN, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
14. EMILY LONGSTRETH, The Big Picture
13. ELLEN BARKIN, Sea Of Love
12. ELENA YAKOVLEVA, Intergirl
11. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Last Exit To Brooklyn
10. REBECCA JENKINS, Bye Bye Blues
9. SANDRINE BONNAIRE, Peaux De Vaches (Thick Skinned)
8. JOANNE WHALLEY, Scandal
7. EMILY LLOYD, In Country
6. SANDRINE BONNAIRE, Monsieur Hire
5. NICOLE KIDMAN, Dead Calm
4. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, The Fabulous Baker Boys
3. MIA FARROW, Crimes And Misdemeanors
2. JOSIANE BALASKO, Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too Beautiful For You)
1. GENEVIEVE LEMON, Sweetie

Top 25 Supporting Actors:

25 - TIE. WESLEY SNIPES, Major League
           MICHAEL RICHARDS, UHF
24. RAY LIOTTA, Field Of Dreams
23. RANDY QUAID, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
22. JOE PESCI, Lethal Weapon 2
21. RICHARD BOHRINGER, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
20. BEAU BRIDGES, The Fabulous Baker Boys
19. BERNARD HILL, Shirley Valentine
18. DANNY DEVITO, The War Of The Roses
17. SEAN PENN, Casualties Of War
16. TOM HULCE, Black Rainbow
15. ANDY LAU, God Of Gamblers
14. ROBERT LEPAGE, Jésus De Montréal
13. MICHAEL MCKEAN, The Big Picture
12. JOHN GOODMAN, Sea Of Love
11. ED HARRIS, Jacknife
10. STEVE BUSCEMI, Mystery Train
9. MARLON BRANDO, A Dry White Season
8. DENZEL WASHINGTON, Glory
7. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, The Dream Team
6. MORGAN FREEMAN, Glory
5. JASON ROBARDS JR., Parenthood
4. PETER BOYLE, The Dream Team
3. OSSIE DAVIS, Do The Right Thing
2. WONG KWAN-YUEN, All About Ah-Long
1. YURI BELYAYEV, The Servant

Top 25 Supporting Actresses:

25 - TIE. TALIA SHIRE, New York Stories
          JULIANNE PHILLIPS, Fletch Lives
24. JEAN LOUISA KELLY, Uncle Buck
23. ESTHER ROLLE, Driving Miss Daisy
22. CHRISTINE LAHTI, Gross Anatomy
21. AUDREY HEPBURN, Always
20. LENA OLIN, Enemies, A Love Story
19. MARY STUART MASTERSON, Immediate Family
18. JANE HORROCKS, Geting It Right
17. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Dead Bang
16. DEMI MOORE, We're No Angels
15. JULIA ROBERTS, Steel Magnolias
14. KELLY COFFIELD, Field Of Dreams
13. LAURA SAN GIACOMO, Sex, Lies And Videotape
12. ROBYN STEVAN, Bye Bye Blues
11. WENDY SCHAAL, The 'Burbs
10. BRENDA FRICKER, My Left Foot
9. NICOLETTA BRASCHI, Mystery Train
8. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, The Big Picture
7. SHIRLEY MACLAINE, Steel Magnolias
6. KAREN COLSTON, Sweetie
5. ANNA ROMANTOWSKA, Interrogation
4. ANJELICA HUSTON, Enemies, A Love Story
3. IRINA ROZANOVA, The Servant
2. ANJELICA HUSTON, Crimes And Misdemeanors
1. CAROLE BOUQUET, Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too Beautiful For You)

Top 25 Screenplays:

25. ANNE WHEELER, Bye Bye Blues
24. PETER GREENAWAY, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
23. MICHAEL J. LEESON, The War Of The Roses
22. NORA EPHRON, When Harry Met Sally
21. MICHAEL TOMAS, Scandal
20. COLIN WELLEND & EUZHAN PALCY, A Dry White Season
19. JOSÉ LUIS CUERDA, Amanece, Que No Es Poco (Amanece, Who Is Not Small)
18. CHU TIEN-WEN & NU NIEN-JEN, A City Of Sadness
17. PEDRO COSTA, O Sangue (Blood)
16. OLIVER STONE & RON KOVIC, Born On the Fourth Of July
15. PATRICIA MAZUY, Peaux De Vaches (Thick Skinned)
14. WONG JING, God Of Gamblers
13. PAUL MAZURSKY & ROGER L. SIMON, Enemies, A Love Story
12. RICHARD PRICE, Sea Of Love
11. STEVEN SODERBERGH, Sex, Lies And Videotape
10. NG MAN-FAI & PHILIP CHENG CHUNG-TAI, All About Ah-Long
9. BRUCE ROBINSON, How To Get Ahead In Advertizing
8. SPIKE LEE, Do The Right Thing
7. JON CONNOLLY & DAVID LOUCKA, The Dream Team
6. JIM JARMUSCH, Mystery Train
5. MIKE HODGES, Black Rainbow
4. JEAN COSMOS & BERTRAND TAVERNIER, La Vie Et Rien D'Autre (Life And Nothing But)
3. DENYS ARCAND, Jésus De Montréal
2. CHRISTOPHER HAWTHORNE, Parents
1. JORG BUTTGEREIT & FRANZ RODENKIRCHEN, Der Todesking (The Death King)

Top 25 Cinematographers:

25. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, We're No Angels
24. THOMAS E. ACKERMAN, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
23. GUY DUFAUX, Jésus De Montréal
22. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, The Fabulous Baker Boys
21. BRUNO DE KEYZER, La Vie Et Rien D'Autre (Life And Nothing But)
20. CHEN HUAI-EN, A City Of Sadness
19. GERRY FISHER, Black Rainbow
18. PETER PAU & DAVID CHUNG, God Of Gamblers
17. ERNEST R.DICKRSON, Do the Right Thing
16. RAOUL COUTARD, Peaux De Vaches (Thick Skinned)
15. ANDREW LESNIE, The Delinquents
14. FREDDIE FRANCIS, Glory
13. WALT LLOYD, Sex, Lies And Videotape
12. DEAN SEMIER, Dead Calm
11. MURRAY MILNE, Meet The Feebles
10. DEAN CUNDEY, Back To The Future Part II
9. ROBBY MULLER, Mystery Train
8. SHINYA TSUKAMOTO & KEI FUJIWARA, Tetsuo: The Iron Man
7. RONNIE TAYLOR, Sea Of Love
6. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Trop Belle Pour Toi (Too Beautiful For You)
5. ALEC MILLS, Licence To Kill
4. BILLY WILLIAMS, The Rainbow
3. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Born On the Fourth Of July
2. MANMOHAN SINGH, Chandni
1. ROGER PRATT, Batman

Top 10 Villains:

10. TERI HATCHER, The Big Picture
9. MICHAEL BYRNE, Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
8. THOMAS F. WILSON, Back To The Future Part II
7. CARRIE HAMILTON, Shag
6. MICHAEL GAMBON, The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover
5. MICHAEL ROOKER, Sea Of Love
4. CAREY LOWELL, Licence To Kill
3. BILLY ZANE, Dead Calm
2. PETER GALLAGHER, Sex, Lies And Videotape
1. JACK NICHOLSON, Batman

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