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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2004 In Film
There were 35 or so pretty good movies in 2004 which, depending on one's mood or particular tastes, could have been ranked between positions 20 and 25, though I'm sure the top-20 would be have most of the same names (though likely not the same order) for 75% of critics and film aficionados.
Documentaries were particularly worthy of note (Some Kind Of Monster, Super Size Me, and Fahrenheit 9/11 as the obvious top-3, but also those disproving the latter two), while master directors (Martin Scorsese, Wolfgang Petersen, Oliver Stone, Wes Anderson, Jonathan Demme, and Kevin Smith to name a few) made sub-par, longish films that nonetheless displayed a lot of craftsmanship.
Relatively dumb comedies (Anchorman, Euro Trip, Dodgeball) and relatively smart ones (Team America, Shaun Of The Dead) remain entirely watchable and relevant 10 years later, as do the original action films (The Day After Tomorrow, Dawn Of the Dead, Hellboy).
All told, it was a fine year overall, but Eternal Sunshine was head and shoulders above the rest.
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, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, Roland Emmerich (USA)
24. CLOSER, Mike Nichols (USA/UK)
23. MEAN CREEK, Jacob Aaron Estes (USA)
22. EURO TRIP, Jeff Shaffer (USA/Czech Republic)
21. SHREK 2, Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon (USA)
20. THE AVIATOR, Martin Scorsese (USA)
19. DAWN OF THE DEAD, Zack Snyder (Canada/USA)
18. MILLION DOLLAR BABY, Clint Eastwood (USA)
17. HELLBOY, Guillermo Del Toro (USA/Czech Republic)
16. THE INCREDIBLES, Brad Bird (USA)
15. SUPER SIZE ME, Morgan Spurlock (USA)
14. MARIA FULL OF GRACE, Joshua Marston (USA/Colombia)
13. SIDEWAYS, Alexander Payne (USA)
12. ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY, Adam McKay (USA)
11. GEGEN DIE WAND (HEAD-ON), Fatih Akin (Germany/Turkey)
10. A DIRTY SHAME, John Waters (USA)
9. MIRACLE, Gavin O'Connor (USA)
8. SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Edgar Wright (England)
7. GARDEN STATE, Zach Braff (USA)
6. FAHRENHEIT 9/11, Michael Moore (USA/Canada)
5. TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, Trey Parker (USA)
4. I (HEART) HUCKABEES, David O. Russell (USA)
3. HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, Zhang Yimou (China/Hong Kong)
2. KILL BILL, VOL. 2, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
1. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Michel Gondry (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. OLIVER STONE, Alexander
24. JONATHAN DEMME, The Manchurian Candidate
23. BRAD SILBERLING, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
22. ZACK SNYDER, Dawn Of The Dead
21. ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
20. GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Hellboy
19. SPIKE LEE, She Hate Me
18. PAUL GREENGRASS, The Bourne Supremacy
17. CLINT EASTWOOD, Million Dollar Baby
16. JEAN-LUC GODARD, Notre Musique (Our Music)
15. MICHAEL RADFORD, The Merchant Of Venice
14. JOSHUA MARSTON, Maria Full Of Grace
13. WES ANDERSON, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
12. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Aviator
11. EDGAR WRIGHT, Shaun Of The Dead
10. JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET, Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
9. TREY PARKER, Team America: World Police
8. FATIH AKIN, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
7. JOHN WATERS, A Dirty Shame
6. JUSTIN LIN, Better Luck Tomorrow
5. AGNÈS JAOUI, Comme Une Image (Look At Me)
4. DAVID O. RUSSELL, I (Heart) Huckabees
3. ZHANG YIMOU, House Of Flying Daggers
2. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
1. MICHEL GONDRY, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Top 30 Lead Actors:
30. ANDY LAU, House Of Flying Daggers
29. CLINT EASTWOOD, Million Dollar Baby
28. TOM CRUISE, Collateral
27. JOHNNY DEPP, Finding Neverland
26. ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
25. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Aviator
24. WILL FERRELL, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
23. JIM CARREY, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
22. DAVID CARRADINE, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
21. ADAM SANDLER, Spanglish
20. DANIEL CRAIG, Layer Cake
19. LIAM NEESON, Kinsey
18. RORY CULKIN, Mean Creek
17. JOHN MALKOVICH, Ripley's Game
16. COLIN FARRELL, A Home At The End Of The World
15. SEAN PENN, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
14. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, I (Heart) Huckabees
13. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Around The Bend
12. AL PACINO, The Merchant Of Venice
11. KEVIN BACON, The Woodsman
10. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Friday Night Lights
9. BILL MURRAY, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
8. BIROL UNEL, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
7. KURT RUSSELL, Miracle
6. JIM CAVIEZEL, The Passion Of The Christ
5. JAVIER BARDEM, Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
4. PAUL GIAMATTI, Sideways
3. DON CHEADLE, Hotel Rwanda
2. JIM CARREY, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
1. JAMIE FOXX, Ray
Top 30 Lead Actresses:
30. SARAH POLLEY, Dawn Of The Dead
29. ELISHA CUTHBERT, The Girl Next Door
28. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, In Good Company
27. MARISA TOMEI, Alfie
26. DIANE KRUGER, Wicker Park
25. NICOLE KIDMAN, Birth
24. MAGGIE CHEUNG, Clean
23. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Imaginary Heroes
22. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, A Love Song For Bobby Long
21. LAURA DERN, We Don't Live Here Anymore
20. CATE BLANCHETT, The Aviator
19. ZHANG ZIYI, House Of Flying Daggers
18. LAURA LINNEY, P.S.
17. KATE WINSLET, Finding Neverland
16. CARLY SCHROEDER, Mean Creek
15. SIBEL KEKILLI, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
14. PAZ VEGA, Spanglish
13. SARAH ADLER, Notre Musique (Our Music)
12. ELSA ZYLBERSTEIN, Modigliani
11. ISABELLE HUPPERT, I (Heart) Huckabees
10. NAOMI WATTS, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
9. NATALIE PORTMAN, Garden State
8. IMELDA STAUNTON, Vera Drake
7. LOLA DUENAS, Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
6. KRISTEN STEWART, Speak
5. EMMANUELLE DEVOS, Rois Et Reine (Kings And Queen)
4. HILARY SWANK, Million Dollar Baby
3. CATALINA SANDINO MORENO, Maria Full Of Grace
2. ANNETTE BENING, Being Julia
1. KATE WINSLET, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. TY BURRELL, Dawn Of The Dead
24. GEORGE CARLIN, Jersey Girl
23. JEFF GOLDBLUM, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
22. JEFF DANIELS, Imaginary Heroes
21. JOHN LITHGOW, Kinsey
20. GARY OLDMAN, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
19. DON CHEADLE, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
18. JAMES JOHNSTON, Clean
17. WILLEM DAFOE, The Clearing
16. NICK FROST, Shaun Of The Dead
15. TREVOR MORGAN, Mean Creek
14. MICHAEL MADSEN, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
13. MATHIEU AMALRIC, Rois Et Reine (Kings And Queen)
12. STEVE ZAHN, Speak
11. MARK WAHLBERG, I (Heart) Huckabees
10. THOMAS HADEN CHURCH, Sideways
9. TOM WILKINSON, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
8. MORGAN FREEMAN, Million Dollar Baby
7. STEVE CARELL, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
6. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
5. JAMIE FOXX, Collateral
4. JEAN-PIERRE BACRI, Comme Une Image (Look At Me)
3. CLIVE OWEN, Closer
2. NOAH EMMERICH, Miracle
1. GABRIEL MACHT, A Love Song For Bobby Long
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG, Euro Trip
24. KIM POIRIER, Dawn Of The Dead
23. SIENNA MILLER, Layer Cake
22. SELMA BLAIR, A Dirty Shame
21. LENA HEADY, Ripley's Game
20. DIANE KRUGER, Troy
19. MONICA BELLUCCI, The Passion Of The Christ
18. KATE BECKINSALE, The Aviator
17. LUCY PUNCH, Being Julia
16. JADA PINKETT SMITH, Collateral
15. DARRYL HANNAH, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
14. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, The Village
13. JEAN SMART, Garden State
12. BELÉN RUEDA, Mar Ardentro (The Sea Inside)
11. CONNIE BRITTON, Friday Night Lights
10. VIRGINIA MADSEN, Sideways
9. CLORIS LEACHMAN, Spanglish
8. SOPHIE OKONEDO, Hotel Rwanda
7. MARION COTILLARD, Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
6. LAURA LINNEY, Kinsey
5. NATALIE PORTMAN, Closer
4. MELTEM CUMBUL, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
3. NAOMI WATTS, I (Heart) Huckabees
2. NAOMI WATTS, We Don't Live Here Anymore
1. MERYL STREEP, The Manchurian Candidate
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. JAMES GUNN, Dawn Of The Dead
24. GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Hellboy
23. JOHN LOGAN, The Aviator
22. ERIC GUGGENHEIM, Miracle
21. BRAD BIRD, The Incredibles
20. ERIC BRESS & J. MACKYE GRUBER, The Butterfly Effect
19. MIKE LEIGH, Vera Drake
18. JEAN-LUC GODARD, Notre Musique (Our Music)
17. PAUL HAGGIS, Million Dollar Baby
16. EDGAR WRIGHT & SIMON PEGG, Shaun Of The Dead
15. OMAR NAIM, The Final Cut
14. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
13. TINA FEY, Mean Girls
12. WES ANDERSON & NOAH BAUMBACH, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
11. FATIH AKIN, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
10. JOSHUA MARSTON, Maria Full Of Grace
9. PATRICK MARBER, Closer
8. JOHN WATERS, A Dirty Shame
7. WILL FERRELL & ADAM MCKAY, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
6. ALEXANDER PAYNE & JIM TAYLOR, Sideways
5. ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
4. TREY PARKER & MATT STONE & PAM BRADY, Team America: World Police
3. DAVID O. RUSSELL & JEFF BAENA, I (Heart) Huckabees
2. JACOB AARON ESTES, Mean Creek
1. CHARLIE KAUFMAN, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. EMMANUEL KADOSH, Modigliani
24. ROBERT RICHARDSON, The Aviator
23. TOM STERN, Million Dollar Baby
22. OLIVER WOOD, The Bourne Supremacy
21. ROGER DEAKINS, The Ladykillers
20. MATTHEW F. LEONETTI, The Butterfly Effect
19. PASCAL RIDAO, Arsène Lupin
18. DAVID JOHNSON, Alien Vs. Predator
17. ROGER DEAKINS, The Village
16. BENOÎT DELHOMME, The Merchant Of Venice
15. DEREK ROGERS & CHRISTIAN SEBALDT, Resident Evil: Apocalypse
14. MATTHEW F. LEONETTI, Dawn Of The Dead
13. BRUNO DELBONNEL, Un Long Dimanche De Fiançcailles (A Very Long Engagement)
12. DAVID M. DUNLAP, Shaun Of The Dead
11. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Hellboy
10. EMMANUEL LUBEZKI, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
9. PETER DEMING, I (Heart) Huckabees
8. UELI STEIGER, The Day After Tomorrow
7. LAWRENCE SHER, Garden State
6. BILL POPE, Team America: World Police
5. ERIC ADKINS, Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
4. ERIC GAUTIER, Diarios De Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
3. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
2. ELLEN KURAS, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
1. ZHAO XIAODING, House Of Flying Daggers
Top 10 Villains:
10. JIM CARREY, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
9. TY BURRELL, Dawn Of The Dead
8. JASON LEE, The Incredibles
7. DAVID CARRADINE, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
6. LARS ULRICH, Some Kind Of Monster
5. LADISLAV DERAN, Hellboy
4. TOM CRUISE, Collateral
3. SHAUN EVANS, Being Julia
2. TREVOR MORGAN, Mean Creek
1. TOBIN BELL, Saw
Documentaries were particularly worthy of note (Some Kind Of Monster, Super Size Me, and Fahrenheit 9/11 as the obvious top-3, but also those disproving the latter two), while master directors (Martin Scorsese, Wolfgang Petersen, Oliver Stone, Wes Anderson, Jonathan Demme, and Kevin Smith to name a few) made sub-par, longish films that nonetheless displayed a lot of craftsmanship.
Relatively dumb comedies (Anchorman, Euro Trip, Dodgeball) and relatively smart ones (Team America, Shaun Of The Dead) remain entirely watchable and relevant 10 years later, as do the original action films (The Day After Tomorrow, Dawn Of the Dead, Hellboy).
All told, it was a fine year overall, but Eternal Sunshine was head and shoulders above the rest.
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, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW, Roland Emmerich (USA)
24. CLOSER, Mike Nichols (USA/UK)
23. MEAN CREEK, Jacob Aaron Estes (USA)
22. EURO TRIP, Jeff Shaffer (USA/Czech Republic)
21. SHREK 2, Andrew Adamson & Kelly Asbury & Conrad Vernon (USA)
20. THE AVIATOR, Martin Scorsese (USA)
19. DAWN OF THE DEAD, Zack Snyder (Canada/USA)
18. MILLION DOLLAR BABY, Clint Eastwood (USA)
17. HELLBOY, Guillermo Del Toro (USA/Czech Republic)
16. THE INCREDIBLES, Brad Bird (USA)
15. SUPER SIZE ME, Morgan Spurlock (USA)
14. MARIA FULL OF GRACE, Joshua Marston (USA/Colombia)
13. SIDEWAYS, Alexander Payne (USA)
12. ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY, Adam McKay (USA)
11. GEGEN DIE WAND (HEAD-ON), Fatih Akin (Germany/Turkey)
10. A DIRTY SHAME, John Waters (USA)
9. MIRACLE, Gavin O'Connor (USA)
8. SHAUN OF THE DEAD, Edgar Wright (England)
7. GARDEN STATE, Zach Braff (USA)
6. FAHRENHEIT 9/11, Michael Moore (USA/Canada)
5. TEAM AMERICA: WORLD POLICE, Trey Parker (USA)
4. I (HEART) HUCKABEES, David O. Russell (USA)
3. HOUSE OF FLYING DAGGERS, Zhang Yimou (China/Hong Kong)
2. KILL BILL, VOL. 2, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
1. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, Michel Gondry (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. OLIVER STONE, Alexander
24. JONATHAN DEMME, The Manchurian Candidate
23. BRAD SILBERLING, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
22. ZACK SNYDER, Dawn Of The Dead
21. ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
20. GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Hellboy
19. SPIKE LEE, She Hate Me
18. PAUL GREENGRASS, The Bourne Supremacy
17. CLINT EASTWOOD, Million Dollar Baby
16. JEAN-LUC GODARD, Notre Musique (Our Music)
15. MICHAEL RADFORD, The Merchant Of Venice
14. JOSHUA MARSTON, Maria Full Of Grace
13. WES ANDERSON, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
12. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Aviator
11. EDGAR WRIGHT, Shaun Of The Dead
10. JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET, Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
9. TREY PARKER, Team America: World Police
8. FATIH AKIN, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
7. JOHN WATERS, A Dirty Shame
6. JUSTIN LIN, Better Luck Tomorrow
5. AGNÈS JAOUI, Comme Une Image (Look At Me)
4. DAVID O. RUSSELL, I (Heart) Huckabees
3. ZHANG YIMOU, House Of Flying Daggers
2. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
1. MICHEL GONDRY, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Top 30 Lead Actors:
30. ANDY LAU, House Of Flying Daggers
29. CLINT EASTWOOD, Million Dollar Baby
28. TOM CRUISE, Collateral
27. JOHNNY DEPP, Finding Neverland
26. ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
25. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Aviator
24. WILL FERRELL, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
23. JIM CARREY, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
22. DAVID CARRADINE, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
21. ADAM SANDLER, Spanglish
20. DANIEL CRAIG, Layer Cake
19. LIAM NEESON, Kinsey
18. RORY CULKIN, Mean Creek
17. JOHN MALKOVICH, Ripley's Game
16. COLIN FARRELL, A Home At The End Of The World
15. SEAN PENN, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
14. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, I (Heart) Huckabees
13. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Around The Bend
12. AL PACINO, The Merchant Of Venice
11. KEVIN BACON, The Woodsman
10. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Friday Night Lights
9. BILL MURRAY, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
8. BIROL UNEL, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
7. KURT RUSSELL, Miracle
6. JIM CAVIEZEL, The Passion Of The Christ
5. JAVIER BARDEM, Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
4. PAUL GIAMATTI, Sideways
3. DON CHEADLE, Hotel Rwanda
2. JIM CARREY, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
1. JAMIE FOXX, Ray
Top 30 Lead Actresses:
30. SARAH POLLEY, Dawn Of The Dead
29. ELISHA CUTHBERT, The Girl Next Door
28. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, In Good Company
27. MARISA TOMEI, Alfie
26. DIANE KRUGER, Wicker Park
25. NICOLE KIDMAN, Birth
24. MAGGIE CHEUNG, Clean
23. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Imaginary Heroes
22. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, A Love Song For Bobby Long
21. LAURA DERN, We Don't Live Here Anymore
20. CATE BLANCHETT, The Aviator
19. ZHANG ZIYI, House Of Flying Daggers
18. LAURA LINNEY, P.S.
17. KATE WINSLET, Finding Neverland
16. CARLY SCHROEDER, Mean Creek
15. SIBEL KEKILLI, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
14. PAZ VEGA, Spanglish
13. SARAH ADLER, Notre Musique (Our Music)
12. ELSA ZYLBERSTEIN, Modigliani
11. ISABELLE HUPPERT, I (Heart) Huckabees
10. NAOMI WATTS, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
9. NATALIE PORTMAN, Garden State
8. IMELDA STAUNTON, Vera Drake
7. LOLA DUENAS, Mar Adentro (The Sea Inside)
6. KRISTEN STEWART, Speak
5. EMMANUELLE DEVOS, Rois Et Reine (Kings And Queen)
4. HILARY SWANK, Million Dollar Baby
3. CATALINA SANDINO MORENO, Maria Full Of Grace
2. ANNETTE BENING, Being Julia
1. KATE WINSLET, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. TY BURRELL, Dawn Of The Dead
24. GEORGE CARLIN, Jersey Girl
23. JEFF GOLDBLUM, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
22. JEFF DANIELS, Imaginary Heroes
21. JOHN LITHGOW, Kinsey
20. GARY OLDMAN, Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
19. DON CHEADLE, The Assassination Of Richard Nixon
18. JAMES JOHNSTON, Clean
17. WILLEM DAFOE, The Clearing
16. NICK FROST, Shaun Of The Dead
15. TREVOR MORGAN, Mean Creek
14. MICHAEL MADSEN, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
13. MATHIEU AMALRIC, Rois Et Reine (Kings And Queen)
12. STEVE ZAHN, Speak
11. MARK WAHLBERG, I (Heart) Huckabees
10. THOMAS HADEN CHURCH, Sideways
9. TOM WILKINSON, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
8. MORGAN FREEMAN, Million Dollar Baby
7. STEVE CARELL, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
6. NEIL PATRICK HARRIS, Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
5. JAMIE FOXX, Collateral
4. JEAN-PIERRE BACRI, Comme Une Image (Look At Me)
3. CLIVE OWEN, Closer
2. NOAH EMMERICH, Miracle
1. GABRIEL MACHT, A Love Song For Bobby Long
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. MICHELLE TRACHTENBERG, Euro Trip
24. KIM POIRIER, Dawn Of The Dead
23. SIENNA MILLER, Layer Cake
22. SELMA BLAIR, A Dirty Shame
21. LENA HEADY, Ripley's Game
20. DIANE KRUGER, Troy
19. MONICA BELLUCCI, The Passion Of The Christ
18. KATE BECKINSALE, The Aviator
17. LUCY PUNCH, Being Julia
16. JADA PINKETT SMITH, Collateral
15. DARRYL HANNAH, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
14. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, The Village
13. JEAN SMART, Garden State
12. BELÉN RUEDA, Mar Ardentro (The Sea Inside)
11. CONNIE BRITTON, Friday Night Lights
10. VIRGINIA MADSEN, Sideways
9. CLORIS LEACHMAN, Spanglish
8. SOPHIE OKONEDO, Hotel Rwanda
7. MARION COTILLARD, Un Long Dimanche De Fiançailles (A Very Long Engagement)
6. LAURA LINNEY, Kinsey
5. NATALIE PORTMAN, Closer
4. MELTEM CUMBUL, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
3. NAOMI WATTS, I (Heart) Huckabees
2. NAOMI WATTS, We Don't Live Here Anymore
1. MERYL STREEP, The Manchurian Candidate
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. JAMES GUNN, Dawn Of The Dead
24. GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Hellboy
23. JOHN LOGAN, The Aviator
22. ERIC GUGGENHEIM, Miracle
21. BRAD BIRD, The Incredibles
20. ERIC BRESS & J. MACKYE GRUBER, The Butterfly Effect
19. MIKE LEIGH, Vera Drake
18. JEAN-LUC GODARD, Notre Musique (Our Music)
17. PAUL HAGGIS, Million Dollar Baby
16. EDGAR WRIGHT & SIMON PEGG, Shaun Of The Dead
15. OMAR NAIM, The Final Cut
14. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
13. TINA FEY, Mean Girls
12. WES ANDERSON & NOAH BAUMBACH, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou
11. FATIH AKIN, Gegen Die Wand (Head-On)
10. JOSHUA MARSTON, Maria Full Of Grace
9. PATRICK MARBER, Closer
8. JOHN WATERS, A Dirty Shame
7. WILL FERRELL & ADAM MCKAY, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy
6. ALEXANDER PAYNE & JIM TAYLOR, Sideways
5. ZACH BRAFF, Garden State
4. TREY PARKER & MATT STONE & PAM BRADY, Team America: World Police
3. DAVID O. RUSSELL & JEFF BAENA, I (Heart) Huckabees
2. JACOB AARON ESTES, Mean Creek
1. CHARLIE KAUFMAN, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. EMMANUEL KADOSH, Modigliani
24. ROBERT RICHARDSON, The Aviator
23. TOM STERN, Million Dollar Baby
22. OLIVER WOOD, The Bourne Supremacy
21. ROGER DEAKINS, The Ladykillers
20. MATTHEW F. LEONETTI, The Butterfly Effect
19. PASCAL RIDAO, Arsène Lupin
18. DAVID JOHNSON, Alien Vs. Predator
17. ROGER DEAKINS, The Village
16. BENOÎT DELHOMME, The Merchant Of Venice
15. DEREK ROGERS & CHRISTIAN SEBALDT, Resident Evil: Apocalypse
14. MATTHEW F. LEONETTI, Dawn Of The Dead
13. BRUNO DELBONNEL, Un Long Dimanche De Fiançcailles (A Very Long Engagement)
12. DAVID M. DUNLAP, Shaun Of The Dead
11. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Hellboy
10. EMMANUEL LUBEZKI, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
9. PETER DEMING, I (Heart) Huckabees
8. UELI STEIGER, The Day After Tomorrow
7. LAWRENCE SHER, Garden State
6. BILL POPE, Team America: World Police
5. ERIC ADKINS, Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow
4. ERIC GAUTIER, Diarios De Motocicleta (The Motorcycle Diaries)
3. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
2. ELLEN KURAS, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
1. ZHAO XIAODING, House Of Flying Daggers
Top 10 Villains:
10. JIM CARREY, Lemony Snicket's A Series Of Unfortunate Events
9. TY BURRELL, Dawn Of The Dead
8. JASON LEE, The Incredibles
7. DAVID CARRADINE, Kill Bill, Vol. 2
6. LARS ULRICH, Some Kind Of Monster
5. LADISLAV DERAN, Hellboy
4. TOM CRUISE, Collateral
3. SHAUN EVANS, Being Julia
2. TREVOR MORGAN, Mean Creek
1. TOBIN BELL, Saw
Saturday, February 1, 2014
1988 In Film
Unlike my other ''Best Of In Film'' posts (those from 1993 onwards at least), this one wasn't made within the next calendar year (or at the end of the year it reviewed) - it was instead concocted in mid-1996, so I had the benefit and disadvantage of retrospect - I got to see some films that may have been overlooked at the time of their release, but I also had to sit through films that just hadn't aged well - or others that did, such as The Seventh Sign. You win some, you lose some.
Also, in retrospect, certain actors had terrific performances in more than one film (Michael Keaton, Kiefer Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Barbara Hershey come to mind) and may have deserved to make the list for both instead of others, though I'm sure my reasoning was sound at the time and in keeping with my opinion of celebrating the current work and not making up for past performances...
Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. THE DEAD POOL, Buddy Van Horn (USA)
24. SHOOT TO KILL, Roger Spottiswoode (USA/Canada)
23. RAMBO III, Peter MacDonald (USA)
22. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
21. COP, James B. Harris (USA)
20. DEAD RINGERS, David Cronenberg (Canada/USA)
19. LE GRAND BLEU (THE BIG BLUE), Luc Besson (France/USA/Italia)
18. DROWNING BY NUMBERS, Peter Greenaway (UK/Netherlands)
17. DANGEROUS LIAISONS, Stephen Frears (USA/France)
16. BEETLEJUICE, Tim Burton (USA)
15. A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
14. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, Robert Zemeckis (USA)
13. TALK RADIO, Oliver Stone (USA)
12. THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART 2: THE METAL YEARS, Penelope Spheeris (USA)
11. AKIRA, Katsuhiro Otomo (Japan)
10. THE SEVENTH SIGN, Carl Schultz (USA)
9. BABETTES GAESTEBUD (BABETTE'S FEAST), Gabriel Axel (Denmark)
8. DIE HARD, John McTiernan (USA)
7. RAIN MAN, Barry Levinson (USA)
6. MALENKAYA VERA (LITTLE VERA), Vasili Pichul (Soviet Union)
5. FRANTIC, Roman Polanski (USA/France)
4. A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
3. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, Martin Scorsese (USA/Canada)
2. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, Philip Kaufman (USA/France)
1. LE PETIT AMOUR (KUNG FU MASTER), Agnès Varda (France)
Top 25 Directors:
25. JONATHAN DEMME, Married To The Mob
24. SIDNEY LUMET, Running On Empty
23. ZHANG YIMOU, Red Sorghum
22. FERNANDO E. SOLANAS, Sur (South)
21. ROBERT TOWNE, Tequila Sunrise
20. JAMES B. HARRIS, Cop
19. CARL SCHULTZ, The Seventh Sign
18. MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA, Os Canibais (The Cannibals)
17. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
16. GUY MADDIN, Tales From The Gimli Hospital
15. BILLE AUGUST, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
14. DAVID CRONENBERG, Dead Ringers
13. PETER GREENAWAY, Drowning By Numbers
12. PHILIP KAUFMAN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
11. TIM BURTON, Beetlejuice
10. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
9. LUC BESSON, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
8. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, A Short Film About Killing
7. COSTA-GAVRAS, Betrayed
6. BERNARD ROSE, Paperhouse
5. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
4. ROMAN POLANSKI, Frantic
3. OLIVER STONE, Talk Radio
2. AGNÈS VARDA, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
1. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Last Temptation Of Christ
Top 30 Lead Actors:
30. MICHAEL J. FOX, Bright Lights, Big City
29. JOE MANTEGNA, Things Change
28. ROBERT DE NIRO, Midnight Run
27. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, School Daze
26. VING RHAMES, Patty Hearst
25. MIROSLAW BAKA, A Short Film About Killing
24. TOM HANKS, Punchline
23. MEL GIBSON, Tequila Sunrise
22. RUTGER HAUER, The Legend Of The Holy Drinker
21. MICHAEL KEATON, Beetlejuice
20. JÜRGEN PROCHNOW, The Seventh Sign
19. JEREMY IRONS, A Chorus Of Disapproval
18. JEFF BRIDGES, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
17. GABRIEL ARCAND, Les Portes Tournantes (The Revolving Doors)
16. SEAN PENN, Colors
15. BILL MURRAY, Scrooged
14. HARRISON FORD, Frantic
13. KEVIN COSTNER, Bull Durham
12. FOREST WHITAKER, Bird
11. JOHN MALKOVICH, Dangerous Liaisons
10. JAMES WOODS, Cop
9. TIMOTHY DALTON, Hawks
8. GARY OLDMAN, Track 29
7. MAX VON SYDOW, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
6. CLINT EASTWOOD, The Dead Pool
5. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, Stand And Deliver
4. ERIC BOGOSIAN, Talk Radio
3. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
2. WILLEM DAFOE, The Last Temptation Of Christ
1. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, Rain Man
Top 35 Lead Actresses:
35 - TIE. AMY IRVING, Crossing Delancey
SUSAN SARANDON, Sweet Hearts Dance
34. KELLY MCGILLIS, The House On Carroll Street
33. GENEVIÈVE BUJOLD, Dead Ringers
32. KATHLEEN TURNER, The Accidental Tourist
31. MERYL STREEP, Evil Angels
30. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Gorillas In The Mist
29. JANE SEYMOUR, The Woman He Loved
28. DEBRA WINGER, Betrayed
27. CHRISTINE LAHTI, Running On Empty
26. FANNY ARDANT, Paura E Amore (Love And Fear)
25. ANITA MUI, Rouge
24. ANNABETH GISH, Mystic Pizza
23. SHIRLEY MACLAINE, Madame Sousatzka
22. MONIQUE VAN DE VEN, Amsterdamned
21. ANNE ROUSSEL, Le Maître De Musique (The Music Teacher)
20. RICKI LAKE, Hairspray
19. MAGGIE CHEUNG, As Tears Go By
18. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Tequila Sunrise
17. WHOOPI GOLDBERG, Clara's Heart
16. STEPHANE AUDRAN, Babettes Gaestebud (Babette's Feast)
15. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Married To The Mob
14. GONG LI, Red Sorghum
13. ISABELLE ADJANI, Camille Claudel
12. GLENN CLOSE, Dangerous Liaisons
11. MELANIE GRIFFITH, Working Girl
10. DEMI MOORE, The Seventh Sign
9. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Heart Of Midnight
8. ISABELLE HUPPERT, Une Affaire De Femmes (Story Of Women)
7. GRAZYNA SZAPOLOWSKA, A Short Film About Love
6. JAMIE LEE CURTIS, A Fish Called Wanda
5. JANE BIRKIN, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
4. NATALYA NEGODA, Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera)
3. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Frantic
2. JODIE FOSTER, The Accused
1. JULIETTE BINOCHE, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25 - TIE. STEVE MARTIN, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
MANDY PATINKIN, Alien Nation
24. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Biloxi Blues
23. RAUL JULIA, Moon Over Parador
22. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Track 29
21. RÉMY GIRARD, Les Portes Tournantes (The Revolving Doors)
20. ROBERT DUVALL, Colors
19. KRZYSTOF GLOBISZ, A Short Film About Killing
18. PELLE HVENEGAARD, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
17. DAVID STRATHAIRN, Eight Men Out
16. D.B. SWEENEY, Eight Men Out
15. MORGAN FREEMAN, Clean And Sober
14. CHARLES GRODIN, Midnight Run
13. KIEFER SUTHERLAND, 1969
12. JERRY STILLER, Hairspray
11. TOM CRUISE, Rain Man
10. ANTHONY EDWARDS, Hawks
9. ALAN KING, Memories Of Me
8. TOM WILKINSON, The Woman He Loved
7. DANA CARVEY, Moving
6. WILLEM DAFOE, Mississippi Burning
5. MARTIN LANDAU, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
4. KURT RUSSELL, Tequila Sunrise
3. HARVEY KEITEL, The Last Temptation Of Christ
2. MICHAEL PALIN, A Fish Called Wanda
1. LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, Stand And Deliver
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. LYSETTE ANTHONY, Without A Clue
24. GINA GERSHON, Cocktail
23. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Miles From Home
22. RANDI BROOKS, Cop
21. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, La Méridienne (Lounge Chair)
20. SHEILA KELLY, Some Girls
19. ROSANNA DESOTO, Stand And Deliver
18. JOAN CUSACK, Working Girl
17. DANA DELANEY, Masquerade
16. JOELY RICHARDSON, Drowning By Numbers
15. GEENA DAVIS, The Accidental Tourist
14. SANDRINE BONNAIRE, Quelques Jours Avec Moi
13. ELIZABETH PERKINS, Sweet Hearts Dance
12. FRANCES MCDORMAND, Mississippi Burning
11. KATHY BATES, Clean And Sober
10. KELLY MCGILLIS, The Accused
9. CLÉMENTINE CÉLARIÉ, De Sang Et De Sable (Sand And Blood)
8. CATHERINE O'HARA, Beetlejuice
7. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Dangerous Liaisons
6. BARNARA HERSHEY, The Last Temptation Of Christ
5. KRYSTYNA JANDA, A Short Film About Killing
4. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Working Girl
3. LENA OLIN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
2. STEFANIA IWINSKA, A Short Film About Love
1. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON, Dangerous Liaisons
24. SUSAN SANDLER, Crossing Delancey
23. GIUSEPPE TORTNATORE, Cinema Paradiso
22. TERRY GILLIAM & CHARLES MCKEOWN, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
21. ROBERT TOWNE, Tequila Sunrise
20. CHEN JIANYU & ZHU WEI, Red Sorghum
19. JEFFREY PRICE & PETER S. SEAMAN, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
18. JEAN-CLAUDE CARRIÈRE & PHILLIP KAUFMAN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
17. PETER GREENAWAY, Drowning By Numbers
16. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
15. JOHN CLEESE & CHARLES CRICHTON, A Fish Called Wanda
14. ELEONORE ADLON & PERCY ADLON, Bagdad Café
13. DAVID CRONENBERG & NORMAN SNIDER, Dead Ringers
12. BARRY STRUGATZ & MARK R. BURNS, Married To The Mob
11. MICHAEL MCDOWELL & WARREN SKAAREN, Beetlejuice
10. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI & KRZYSZTOF PIESIEWICZ, A Short Film About Killing
9. CLIFFORD GREEN & ELLEN GREEN, The Seventh Sign
8. GABRIEL AXEL, Babettes Gaestebud (Babette's Feast)
7. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI & KRZYSZTOF PIESIEWICZ, A Short Film About Love
6. JANE BIRKIN & AGNÈS VARDA, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
5. JAMES B. HARRIS, Cop
4. ROY CLARKE, Hawks
3. PAUL SCHRADER, The Last Temptation Of Christ
2. MARIYA KHMELIK, Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera)
1. ERIC BOGOSIAN & OLIVER STONE, Talk Radio
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. THOMAS E. ACKERMAN, Beetlejuice
24. ROGER DEAKINS, Pascali's Island
23. MICHAEL CHAPMAN, Shoot To Kill
22. JOSÉ LUIS ALCAINE, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
21. GERRY FEENY, Veronica Cruz
20. BOJAN BAZELLI, Patty Hearst
19. ANDREW LAU, As Tears Go By
18. GEOFFREY SIMPSON, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
17. SACHA VIERNY, Drowning By Numbers
16. GIUSEPPE ROTUNNO, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
15. WITOLD ADAMEK, A Short Film About Love
14. GU CHANGWEI, Red Sorghum
13. PETER BIZIOU, Mississippi Burning
12. MARIO BARROSO, Os Canibais (The Cannibals)
11. CONRAD L. HALL, Tequila Sunrise
10. DICK BUSH, The Lair Of The White Worm
9. SLAWOMIR IDZIAK, A Short Film About Killing
8. JUAN RUIZ ANCHIA, The Seventh Sign
7. JAN DE BONT, Die Hard
6. PETER SUSCHITSZKY, Dead Ringers
5. DEAN CUNDEY, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
4. GUY MADDIN, Tales From The Gimli Hospital
3. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Dangerous Liaisons
2. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, The Last Temptation Of Christ
1. CARLO VARINI, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
Top 15 Villains:
15 - TIE. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Eight Men Out
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
14. TIM CURRY, Pass The Ammo
13. DEAN STOCKWELL, Married To The Mob
12. RAUL JULIA, Tequila Sunrise
11. TED LEVINE, Betrayed
10. VING RHAMES, Patty Hearst
9. CLANCY BROWN, Shoot To Kill
8. RICHARD LYNCH, Bad Dreams
7. LEO ROSSI, The Accused
6. GIANCARLO ESPOSITO, School Daze
5. DAVID STRATHAIRN, Dominick And Eugene
4. BILL MURRAY, Scrooged
3. ALAN RICKMAN, Die Hard
2. CHRIS HOLMES, The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1. JAMES WOODS, Cop
Also, in retrospect, certain actors had terrific performances in more than one film (Michael Keaton, Kiefer Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Barbara Hershey come to mind) and may have deserved to make the list for both instead of others, though I'm sure my reasoning was sound at the time and in keeping with my opinion of celebrating the current work and not making up for past performances...
Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. THE DEAD POOL, Buddy Van Horn (USA)
24. SHOOT TO KILL, Roger Spottiswoode (USA/Canada)
23. RAMBO III, Peter MacDonald (USA)
22. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
21. COP, James B. Harris (USA)
20. DEAD RINGERS, David Cronenberg (Canada/USA)
19. LE GRAND BLEU (THE BIG BLUE), Luc Besson (France/USA/Italia)
18. DROWNING BY NUMBERS, Peter Greenaway (UK/Netherlands)
17. DANGEROUS LIAISONS, Stephen Frears (USA/France)
16. BEETLEJUICE, Tim Burton (USA)
15. A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
14. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, Robert Zemeckis (USA)
13. TALK RADIO, Oliver Stone (USA)
12. THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART 2: THE METAL YEARS, Penelope Spheeris (USA)
11. AKIRA, Katsuhiro Otomo (Japan)
10. THE SEVENTH SIGN, Carl Schultz (USA)
9. BABETTES GAESTEBUD (BABETTE'S FEAST), Gabriel Axel (Denmark)
8. DIE HARD, John McTiernan (USA)
7. RAIN MAN, Barry Levinson (USA)
6. MALENKAYA VERA (LITTLE VERA), Vasili Pichul (Soviet Union)
5. FRANTIC, Roman Polanski (USA/France)
4. A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
3. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, Martin Scorsese (USA/Canada)
2. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, Philip Kaufman (USA/France)
1. LE PETIT AMOUR (KUNG FU MASTER), Agnès Varda (France)
Top 25 Directors:
25. JONATHAN DEMME, Married To The Mob
24. SIDNEY LUMET, Running On Empty
23. ZHANG YIMOU, Red Sorghum
22. FERNANDO E. SOLANAS, Sur (South)
21. ROBERT TOWNE, Tequila Sunrise
20. JAMES B. HARRIS, Cop
19. CARL SCHULTZ, The Seventh Sign
18. MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA, Os Canibais (The Cannibals)
17. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
16. GUY MADDIN, Tales From The Gimli Hospital
15. BILLE AUGUST, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
14. DAVID CRONENBERG, Dead Ringers
13. PETER GREENAWAY, Drowning By Numbers
12. PHILIP KAUFMAN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
11. TIM BURTON, Beetlejuice
10. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
9. LUC BESSON, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
8. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, A Short Film About Killing
7. COSTA-GAVRAS, Betrayed
6. BERNARD ROSE, Paperhouse
5. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
4. ROMAN POLANSKI, Frantic
3. OLIVER STONE, Talk Radio
2. AGNÈS VARDA, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
1. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Last Temptation Of Christ
Top 30 Lead Actors:
30. MICHAEL J. FOX, Bright Lights, Big City
29. JOE MANTEGNA, Things Change
28. ROBERT DE NIRO, Midnight Run
27. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, School Daze
26. VING RHAMES, Patty Hearst
25. MIROSLAW BAKA, A Short Film About Killing
24. TOM HANKS, Punchline
23. MEL GIBSON, Tequila Sunrise
22. RUTGER HAUER, The Legend Of The Holy Drinker
21. MICHAEL KEATON, Beetlejuice
20. JÜRGEN PROCHNOW, The Seventh Sign
19. JEREMY IRONS, A Chorus Of Disapproval
18. JEFF BRIDGES, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
17. GABRIEL ARCAND, Les Portes Tournantes (The Revolving Doors)
16. SEAN PENN, Colors
15. BILL MURRAY, Scrooged
14. HARRISON FORD, Frantic
13. KEVIN COSTNER, Bull Durham
12. FOREST WHITAKER, Bird
11. JOHN MALKOVICH, Dangerous Liaisons
10. JAMES WOODS, Cop
9. TIMOTHY DALTON, Hawks
8. GARY OLDMAN, Track 29
7. MAX VON SYDOW, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
6. CLINT EASTWOOD, The Dead Pool
5. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, Stand And Deliver
4. ERIC BOGOSIAN, Talk Radio
3. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
2. WILLEM DAFOE, The Last Temptation Of Christ
1. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, Rain Man
Top 35 Lead Actresses:
35 - TIE. AMY IRVING, Crossing Delancey
SUSAN SARANDON, Sweet Hearts Dance
34. KELLY MCGILLIS, The House On Carroll Street
33. GENEVIÈVE BUJOLD, Dead Ringers
32. KATHLEEN TURNER, The Accidental Tourist
31. MERYL STREEP, Evil Angels
30. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Gorillas In The Mist
29. JANE SEYMOUR, The Woman He Loved
28. DEBRA WINGER, Betrayed
27. CHRISTINE LAHTI, Running On Empty
26. FANNY ARDANT, Paura E Amore (Love And Fear)
25. ANITA MUI, Rouge
24. ANNABETH GISH, Mystic Pizza
23. SHIRLEY MACLAINE, Madame Sousatzka
22. MONIQUE VAN DE VEN, Amsterdamned
21. ANNE ROUSSEL, Le Maître De Musique (The Music Teacher)
20. RICKI LAKE, Hairspray
19. MAGGIE CHEUNG, As Tears Go By
18. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Tequila Sunrise
17. WHOOPI GOLDBERG, Clara's Heart
16. STEPHANE AUDRAN, Babettes Gaestebud (Babette's Feast)
15. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Married To The Mob
14. GONG LI, Red Sorghum
13. ISABELLE ADJANI, Camille Claudel
12. GLENN CLOSE, Dangerous Liaisons
11. MELANIE GRIFFITH, Working Girl
10. DEMI MOORE, The Seventh Sign
9. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Heart Of Midnight
8. ISABELLE HUPPERT, Une Affaire De Femmes (Story Of Women)
7. GRAZYNA SZAPOLOWSKA, A Short Film About Love
6. JAMIE LEE CURTIS, A Fish Called Wanda
5. JANE BIRKIN, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
4. NATALYA NEGODA, Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera)
3. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Frantic
2. JODIE FOSTER, The Accused
1. JULIETTE BINOCHE, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25 - TIE. STEVE MARTIN, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
MANDY PATINKIN, Alien Nation
24. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Biloxi Blues
23. RAUL JULIA, Moon Over Parador
22. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Track 29
21. RÉMY GIRARD, Les Portes Tournantes (The Revolving Doors)
20. ROBERT DUVALL, Colors
19. KRZYSTOF GLOBISZ, A Short Film About Killing
18. PELLE HVENEGAARD, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
17. DAVID STRATHAIRN, Eight Men Out
16. D.B. SWEENEY, Eight Men Out
15. MORGAN FREEMAN, Clean And Sober
14. CHARLES GRODIN, Midnight Run
13. KIEFER SUTHERLAND, 1969
12. JERRY STILLER, Hairspray
11. TOM CRUISE, Rain Man
10. ANTHONY EDWARDS, Hawks
9. ALAN KING, Memories Of Me
8. TOM WILKINSON, The Woman He Loved
7. DANA CARVEY, Moving
6. WILLEM DAFOE, Mississippi Burning
5. MARTIN LANDAU, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
4. KURT RUSSELL, Tequila Sunrise
3. HARVEY KEITEL, The Last Temptation Of Christ
2. MICHAEL PALIN, A Fish Called Wanda
1. LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, Stand And Deliver
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. LYSETTE ANTHONY, Without A Clue
24. GINA GERSHON, Cocktail
23. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Miles From Home
22. RANDI BROOKS, Cop
21. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, La Méridienne (Lounge Chair)
20. SHEILA KELLY, Some Girls
19. ROSANNA DESOTO, Stand And Deliver
18. JOAN CUSACK, Working Girl
17. DANA DELANEY, Masquerade
16. JOELY RICHARDSON, Drowning By Numbers
15. GEENA DAVIS, The Accidental Tourist
14. SANDRINE BONNAIRE, Quelques Jours Avec Moi
13. ELIZABETH PERKINS, Sweet Hearts Dance
12. FRANCES MCDORMAND, Mississippi Burning
11. KATHY BATES, Clean And Sober
10. KELLY MCGILLIS, The Accused
9. CLÉMENTINE CÉLARIÉ, De Sang Et De Sable (Sand And Blood)
8. CATHERINE O'HARA, Beetlejuice
7. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Dangerous Liaisons
6. BARNARA HERSHEY, The Last Temptation Of Christ
5. KRYSTYNA JANDA, A Short Film About Killing
4. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Working Girl
3. LENA OLIN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
2. STEFANIA IWINSKA, A Short Film About Love
1. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON, Dangerous Liaisons
24. SUSAN SANDLER, Crossing Delancey
23. GIUSEPPE TORTNATORE, Cinema Paradiso
22. TERRY GILLIAM & CHARLES MCKEOWN, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
21. ROBERT TOWNE, Tequila Sunrise
20. CHEN JIANYU & ZHU WEI, Red Sorghum
19. JEFFREY PRICE & PETER S. SEAMAN, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
18. JEAN-CLAUDE CARRIÈRE & PHILLIP KAUFMAN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
17. PETER GREENAWAY, Drowning By Numbers
16. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
15. JOHN CLEESE & CHARLES CRICHTON, A Fish Called Wanda
14. ELEONORE ADLON & PERCY ADLON, Bagdad Café
13. DAVID CRONENBERG & NORMAN SNIDER, Dead Ringers
12. BARRY STRUGATZ & MARK R. BURNS, Married To The Mob
11. MICHAEL MCDOWELL & WARREN SKAAREN, Beetlejuice
10. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI & KRZYSZTOF PIESIEWICZ, A Short Film About Killing
9. CLIFFORD GREEN & ELLEN GREEN, The Seventh Sign
8. GABRIEL AXEL, Babettes Gaestebud (Babette's Feast)
7. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI & KRZYSZTOF PIESIEWICZ, A Short Film About Love
6. JANE BIRKIN & AGNÈS VARDA, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
5. JAMES B. HARRIS, Cop
4. ROY CLARKE, Hawks
3. PAUL SCHRADER, The Last Temptation Of Christ
2. MARIYA KHMELIK, Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera)
1. ERIC BOGOSIAN & OLIVER STONE, Talk Radio
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. THOMAS E. ACKERMAN, Beetlejuice
24. ROGER DEAKINS, Pascali's Island
23. MICHAEL CHAPMAN, Shoot To Kill
22. JOSÉ LUIS ALCAINE, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
21. GERRY FEENY, Veronica Cruz
20. BOJAN BAZELLI, Patty Hearst
19. ANDREW LAU, As Tears Go By
18. GEOFFREY SIMPSON, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
17. SACHA VIERNY, Drowning By Numbers
16. GIUSEPPE ROTUNNO, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
15. WITOLD ADAMEK, A Short Film About Love
14. GU CHANGWEI, Red Sorghum
13. PETER BIZIOU, Mississippi Burning
12. MARIO BARROSO, Os Canibais (The Cannibals)
11. CONRAD L. HALL, Tequila Sunrise
10. DICK BUSH, The Lair Of The White Worm
9. SLAWOMIR IDZIAK, A Short Film About Killing
8. JUAN RUIZ ANCHIA, The Seventh Sign
7. JAN DE BONT, Die Hard
6. PETER SUSCHITSZKY, Dead Ringers
5. DEAN CUNDEY, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
4. GUY MADDIN, Tales From The Gimli Hospital
3. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Dangerous Liaisons
2. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, The Last Temptation Of Christ
1. CARLO VARINI, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
Top 15 Villains:
15 - TIE. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Eight Men Out
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
14. TIM CURRY, Pass The Ammo
13. DEAN STOCKWELL, Married To The Mob
12. RAUL JULIA, Tequila Sunrise
11. TED LEVINE, Betrayed
10. VING RHAMES, Patty Hearst
9. CLANCY BROWN, Shoot To Kill
8. RICHARD LYNCH, Bad Dreams
7. LEO ROSSI, The Accused
6. GIANCARLO ESPOSITO, School Daze
5. DAVID STRATHAIRN, Dominick And Eugene
4. BILL MURRAY, Scrooged
3. ALAN RICKMAN, Die Hard
2. CHRIS HOLMES, The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1. JAMES WOODS, Cop
Monday, January 27, 2014
1997 In Film
Until I looked back at my notes (and these lists) about a month ago, I was under the impression that 1997 was a bad year for great movies, but a fine one for better-than-average films, I guess because that piece of shit Titanic won all the Oscars and Boogie Nights got all the magazine covers. It was the year in which so many films of the turn-your-brain-off-and-enjoy, rainy Sunday variety were released (think Men In Black and Jackie Brown, which I have grown to appreciate more since)...
But it turns out there actually were real gems, including three of my all time favourites (Chasing Amy, The Ice Storm, and Lost Highway).
Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. BOOGIE NIGHTS, Paul Thomas Anderson (USA)
24. PRIVATE PARTS, Betty Thomas (USA)
23. EVE'S BAYOU, Kasi Lemmons (USA)
22. TASTE OF CHERRY, Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
21. MONONOKE HIME (PRINCESS MONONOKE), Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
20. THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, Steven Spielberg (USA)
19. THE GAME, David Fincher (USA)
18. THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan (Ireland/USA)
17. THE BOXER, Jim Sheridan (Ireland)
16. MEIN HERZ - NIEMANDEM! (MY HEART IS MINE ALONE), Helma Sanders-Brahms (Germany)
15. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, Curtis Hanson (USA)
14. DONNIE BRASCO, Mike Newell (USA)
13. THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Atom Egoyan (Canada)
12. KARAKTER, Mike Van Diem (The Netherlands/Belgique)
11. AS GOOD AS IT GETS, James L. Brooks (USA)
10. COP LAND, James Mangold (USA)
9. ABSOLUTE POWER, Clint Eastwood (USA)
8. JACKIE BROWN, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
7. WAG THE DOG, Barry Levinson (USA)
6. CUBE, Vincenzo Vitali (Canada)
5. THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (France)
4. DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, Woody Allen (USA)
3. LOST HIGHWAY, David Lynch (USA/France)
2. THE ICE STORM, Ang Lee (USA)
1. CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. GREGG ARAKI, Nowhere
24. MIKE LEIGH, Career Girls
23. STEVEN SPIELBERG, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
22. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, Boogie Nights
21. JOHN WOO, Face/Off
20. JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD, Seven Years In Tibet
19. HELMA SANDERS-BRAHMS, Mei Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
18. CURTIS HANSON, L.A. Confidential
17. MIKE VAN DIEM, Karakter
16. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, The Rainmaker
15. CLINT EASTWOOD, Absolute Power
14. DAVID FINCHER, The Game
13. BARRY LEVINSON, Wag The Dog
12. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Contact
11. NEIL JORDAN, The Butcher Boy
10. OLIVER STONE, U Turn
9. MARTIN SCORSESE, Kundun
8. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Jackie Brown
7. VINCENZO NATALI, Cube
6. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
5. ABBAS KIAROSTAMI, Taste Of Cherry
4. ATOM EGOYAN, The Sweet Hereafter
3. ANG LEE, The Ice Storm
2. LUC BESSON, The Fifth Element
1. DAVID LYNCH, Lost Highway
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. DENNIS FARINA, That Old Feeling
24. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
23. TUPAC SHAKUR, Gridlock'd
22. ROBERT FORSTER, Jackie Brown
21. ROBERT DUVALL, The Apostle
20. MORGAN FREEMAN, Amistad
19. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, The Game
18. JEREMY PIVEN, Just Write
17. EAMONN OWENS, The Butcher Boy
16. BILL PULLMAN, Lost Highway
15. VING RHAMES, Rosewood
14. SEAN PENN, She's So Lovely
13. PETER FONDA, Ulee's Gold
12. LARENZ TATE, Love Jones
11. KEVIN KLINE, The Ice Storm
10. HOMAYON ERSHADI, Taste Of Cherry
9. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Eve's Bayou
8. KEVIN SPACEY, Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
7. JARED LETO, Prefontaine
6. IAN HOLM, The Sweet Hereafter
5. GUY PEARCE, L.A. Confidential
4. AL PACINO, Donnie Brasco
3. JACK NICHOLSON, As Good As It Gets
2. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, Wag The Dog
1. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Boxer
Top 30 Lead Actresses:
30. TIE. KATRIN CARTLIDGE, Career Girls
CATHERINE O'HARA, Waiting For Guffman
29. KATE NECKINSALE, Shooting Fish
28. BAI LING, Red Corner
27. SHERILYN FENN, Just Write
26. MILLA JOVOVICH, The Fifth Element
25. RACHEL TRUE, Nowhere
24. TONI COLLETTE, Clockwatchers
23. NIA LONG, Love Jones
22. JOEY LAUREN ADAMS, Chasing Amy
21. MARY MCCORMACK, Private Parts
20. KATE WINSLET, Titanic
19. LIV TYLER, Inventing The Abbotts
18. JULIA ROBERTS, My Best Friend's Wedding
17. MISCHA BARTON, Lawn Dogs
16. LENA STOLZE, Mei Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
15. PATRICIA ARQUETTE, Lost Highway
14. ALISON FOLLAND, All Over Me
13. JUDI DENCH, Mrs. Brown
12. FARRAH FAWCETT, The Apostle
11. HELENA BONHAM CARTER, The Wings Of The Dove
10. JENNIFER LOPEZ, Selena
9. ASHLEY JUDD, Kiss The Girls
8. PATRICIA RICHARDSON, Ulee's Gold
7. JODIE FOSTER, Contact
6. PAM GRIER, Jackie Brown
5. DOMINIQUE SWAIN, Lolita
4. SARAH POLLEY, The Sweet Hereafter
3. JOAN ALLEN, The Ice Storm
2. EMILY WATSON, The Boxer
1. HELEN HUNT, As Good As It Gets
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25 - TIE. SAM ROCKWELL, Lawn Dogs
ERIC STOLTZ, Highball
24. WOODY HARRELSON, Welcome To Sarajevo
23. GARY OLDMAN, Air Force One
22. GARY SINISE, Albino Alligator
21. TIM ROTH, Gridlock'd
20. JÜRGEN PROCHNOW, Air Force One
19. STUART TOWNSEND, Shooting Fish
18. GARY OLDMAN, The Fifth Element
17. STANLEY TUCCI, Deconstructing Harry
16. DENIS LEARY, Wag The Dog
15. ROBIN WILLIAMS, Good Will Hunting
14. PETE POSTLETHWAITE, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
13. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Suicide Kings
12. DANNY DEVITO, The Rainmaker
11. RUSSELL CROWE, L.A. Confidential
10. JOHN MALKOVICH, Con Air
9. AL PACINO, The Devil's Advocate
8. DON CHEADLE, Rosewood
7. BILLY CONNOLLY, Mrs. Brown
6. JASON LEE, Chasing Amy
5. JOHNNY DEPP, Donnie Brasco
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, Wag The Dog
3. SEAN PENN, The Game
2. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Jackie Brown
1. BILLY BOB THORNTON, The Apostle
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. CAMERON DIAZ, My Best Friend's Wedding
24. PARKER POSEY, Clockwatchers
23. KAREN BLACK, Dogtown
22. AISLING O'SULLIVAN, The Butcher Boy
21. LAURA LINNEY, Absolute Power
20. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, The Apostle
19. KATHLEEN ROBERTSON, Nowhere
18. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Little City
17. JULIANNE MOORE, Boogie Nights
16. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Inventing The Abbotts
15. EMILY LLOYD, Welcome To Sarajevo
14. ELISE NEAL, Rosewood
13. DEMI MOORE, Deconstructing Harry
12. SINÉAD O'CONNOR, The Butcher Boy
11. ANNE HECHE, Wag The Dog
10. JENNIFER TILLY, Liar Liar
9. ALISON ELLIOTT, The Wings Of The Dove
8. JOAN CUSACK, In & Out
7. DEBORAH KARA UNGER, The Game
6. DEBBI MORGAN, Eve's Bayou
5. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Breakdown
4. TARA SUBKOFF, All Over Me
3. KIM BASINGER, L.A. Confidential
2. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Lawn Dogs
1. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, The Ice Storm
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. VONDIE CURTIS-HALL, Gridlock'd
24. ED SOLOMON, Men In Black
23. CURTIS HANSON & BRIAN HELGELAND, L.A. Confidential
22. MELISSA MATHESON, Kundun
21. JOHN HODGE, A Life Less Ordinary
20. DAVE FOLEY & DAVID ANTHONY HIGGINS & JAY KOGEN, The Wrong Guy
19. JAMES MANGOLD, Cop Land
18. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, Boogie Nights
17. PAUL ATTANASIO, Donnie Brasco
16. GREGG ARAKI, Nowhere
15. LUC BESSON & ROBERT MARK KAMEN, The Fifth Element
14. BEN AFFLECK & MATT DAMON, Good Will Hunting
13. TERRY GEORGE & JIM SHERIDAN, The Boxer
12. ATOM EGOYAN, The Sweet Hereafter
11. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Jackie Brown
10. MIKE LEIGH, Career Girls
9. NAOMI WALLACE, Lawn Dogs
8. PATRICK MCCABE & NEIL JORDAN, The Butcher Boy
7. ANDRÉ BIJELIC & GRAEME MANSON & VINCENZO NATALI, Cube
6. JILL SPRECHER & KAREN SPRECHER, Clockwatchers
5. HILARY HENKIN & DAVID MAMET, Wag The Dog
4. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
3. JAMES SCHAMUS, The Ice Storm
2. KEVIN SMITH, Chasing Amy
1. DAVID LYNCH & BARRY GIFFORD, Lost Highway
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, Air Force One
24. ROLAND DRESSEL, Mein Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
23. DON BURGESS, Contact
22. JACK N. GREEN, Absolute Power
21. EDUARDO SERRA, The Wings Of the Dove
20. JOSEPH MONTGOMERY, Hugo Pool
19. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Spawn
18. PAUL SAROSSY, The Sweet Hereafter
17. BILL POPE, Gridlock'd
16. BRIAN TUFANO, A Life Less Ordinary
15. DANTE SPINOTTI, L.A. Confidential
14. ROBERT ELSWIT, Boogie Nights
13. DONALD PETERMAN, Men In Black
12. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Amistad
11. ADRIAN BIDDLE, The Butcher Boy
10. AMY VINCENT, Eve's Bayou
9. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Jackie Brown
8. DEREK ROGERS, Cube
7. FREDERICK ELMES, The Ice Storm
6. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
5. ROBERT FRAISSE, Seven Years In Tibet
4. ANDRZEJ BARTKOWIAK, The Devil's Advocate
3. ROGER DEAKINS, Kundun
2. PETER DEMING, Lost Highway
1. THIERRY ARBOGAST, The Fifth Element
Top 15 Villains:
15. JIM CARREY, Liar Liar
14. BENICIO DEL TORO, Excess Baggage
13. JACK NICHOLSON, As Good As It Gets
12. TIMOTHY HUTTON, Playing God
11. JON FAVREAU, Dogtown
10. SINÉAD O'CONNOR, The Butcher Boy
9. ALEKSANDR BALUEV, The Peacemaker
8. BILLY CRUDUP, Inventing The Abbotts
7. PAUL GIAMATTI, Private Parts
6. ROBERT BLAKE, Lost Highway
5. DEBRA JO RUPP, Clockwatchers
4. JOHN MALKOVICH, Con Air
3. AL PACINO, The Devil's Advocate
2. GARY OLDMAN, The Fifth Element
1. GARY OLDMAN, Air Force One
But it turns out there actually were real gems, including three of my all time favourites (Chasing Amy, The Ice Storm, and Lost Highway).
Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. BOOGIE NIGHTS, Paul Thomas Anderson (USA)
24. PRIVATE PARTS, Betty Thomas (USA)
23. EVE'S BAYOU, Kasi Lemmons (USA)
22. TASTE OF CHERRY, Abbas Kiarostami (Iran)
21. MONONOKE HIME (PRINCESS MONONOKE), Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
20. THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK, Steven Spielberg (USA)
19. THE GAME, David Fincher (USA)
18. THE BUTCHER BOY, Neil Jordan (Ireland/USA)
17. THE BOXER, Jim Sheridan (Ireland)
16. MEIN HERZ - NIEMANDEM! (MY HEART IS MINE ALONE), Helma Sanders-Brahms (Germany)
15. L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, Curtis Hanson (USA)
14. DONNIE BRASCO, Mike Newell (USA)
13. THE SWEET HEREAFTER, Atom Egoyan (Canada)
12. KARAKTER, Mike Van Diem (The Netherlands/Belgique)
11. AS GOOD AS IT GETS, James L. Brooks (USA)
10. COP LAND, James Mangold (USA)
9. ABSOLUTE POWER, Clint Eastwood (USA)
8. JACKIE BROWN, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
7. WAG THE DOG, Barry Levinson (USA)
6. CUBE, Vincenzo Vitali (Canada)
5. THE FIFTH ELEMENT, Luc Besson (France)
4. DECONSTRUCTING HARRY, Woody Allen (USA)
3. LOST HIGHWAY, David Lynch (USA/France)
2. THE ICE STORM, Ang Lee (USA)
1. CHASING AMY, Kevin Smith (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. GREGG ARAKI, Nowhere
24. MIKE LEIGH, Career Girls
23. STEVEN SPIELBERG, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
22. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, Boogie Nights
21. JOHN WOO, Face/Off
20. JEAN-JACQUES ANNAUD, Seven Years In Tibet
19. HELMA SANDERS-BRAHMS, Mei Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
18. CURTIS HANSON, L.A. Confidential
17. MIKE VAN DIEM, Karakter
16. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, The Rainmaker
15. CLINT EASTWOOD, Absolute Power
14. DAVID FINCHER, The Game
13. BARRY LEVINSON, Wag The Dog
12. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Contact
11. NEIL JORDAN, The Butcher Boy
10. OLIVER STONE, U Turn
9. MARTIN SCORSESE, Kundun
8. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Jackie Brown
7. VINCENZO NATALI, Cube
6. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
5. ABBAS KIAROSTAMI, Taste Of Cherry
4. ATOM EGOYAN, The Sweet Hereafter
3. ANG LEE, The Ice Storm
2. LUC BESSON, The Fifth Element
1. DAVID LYNCH, Lost Highway
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. DENNIS FARINA, That Old Feeling
24. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
23. TUPAC SHAKUR, Gridlock'd
22. ROBERT FORSTER, Jackie Brown
21. ROBERT DUVALL, The Apostle
20. MORGAN FREEMAN, Amistad
19. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, The Game
18. JEREMY PIVEN, Just Write
17. EAMONN OWENS, The Butcher Boy
16. BILL PULLMAN, Lost Highway
15. VING RHAMES, Rosewood
14. SEAN PENN, She's So Lovely
13. PETER FONDA, Ulee's Gold
12. LARENZ TATE, Love Jones
11. KEVIN KLINE, The Ice Storm
10. HOMAYON ERSHADI, Taste Of Cherry
9. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Eve's Bayou
8. KEVIN SPACEY, Midnight In The Garden Of Good And Evil
7. JARED LETO, Prefontaine
6. IAN HOLM, The Sweet Hereafter
5. GUY PEARCE, L.A. Confidential
4. AL PACINO, Donnie Brasco
3. JACK NICHOLSON, As Good As It Gets
2. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, Wag The Dog
1. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Boxer
Top 30 Lead Actresses:
30. TIE. KATRIN CARTLIDGE, Career Girls
CATHERINE O'HARA, Waiting For Guffman
29. KATE NECKINSALE, Shooting Fish
28. BAI LING, Red Corner
27. SHERILYN FENN, Just Write
26. MILLA JOVOVICH, The Fifth Element
25. RACHEL TRUE, Nowhere
24. TONI COLLETTE, Clockwatchers
23. NIA LONG, Love Jones
22. JOEY LAUREN ADAMS, Chasing Amy
21. MARY MCCORMACK, Private Parts
20. KATE WINSLET, Titanic
19. LIV TYLER, Inventing The Abbotts
18. JULIA ROBERTS, My Best Friend's Wedding
17. MISCHA BARTON, Lawn Dogs
16. LENA STOLZE, Mei Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
15. PATRICIA ARQUETTE, Lost Highway
14. ALISON FOLLAND, All Over Me
13. JUDI DENCH, Mrs. Brown
12. FARRAH FAWCETT, The Apostle
11. HELENA BONHAM CARTER, The Wings Of The Dove
10. JENNIFER LOPEZ, Selena
9. ASHLEY JUDD, Kiss The Girls
8. PATRICIA RICHARDSON, Ulee's Gold
7. JODIE FOSTER, Contact
6. PAM GRIER, Jackie Brown
5. DOMINIQUE SWAIN, Lolita
4. SARAH POLLEY, The Sweet Hereafter
3. JOAN ALLEN, The Ice Storm
2. EMILY WATSON, The Boxer
1. HELEN HUNT, As Good As It Gets
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25 - TIE. SAM ROCKWELL, Lawn Dogs
ERIC STOLTZ, Highball
24. WOODY HARRELSON, Welcome To Sarajevo
23. GARY OLDMAN, Air Force One
22. GARY SINISE, Albino Alligator
21. TIM ROTH, Gridlock'd
20. JÜRGEN PROCHNOW, Air Force One
19. STUART TOWNSEND, Shooting Fish
18. GARY OLDMAN, The Fifth Element
17. STANLEY TUCCI, Deconstructing Harry
16. DENIS LEARY, Wag The Dog
15. ROBIN WILLIAMS, Good Will Hunting
14. PETE POSTLETHWAITE, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
13. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Suicide Kings
12. DANNY DEVITO, The Rainmaker
11. RUSSELL CROWE, L.A. Confidential
10. JOHN MALKOVICH, Con Air
9. AL PACINO, The Devil's Advocate
8. DON CHEADLE, Rosewood
7. BILLY CONNOLLY, Mrs. Brown
6. JASON LEE, Chasing Amy
5. JOHNNY DEPP, Donnie Brasco
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, Wag The Dog
3. SEAN PENN, The Game
2. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Jackie Brown
1. BILLY BOB THORNTON, The Apostle
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. CAMERON DIAZ, My Best Friend's Wedding
24. PARKER POSEY, Clockwatchers
23. KAREN BLACK, Dogtown
22. AISLING O'SULLIVAN, The Butcher Boy
21. LAURA LINNEY, Absolute Power
20. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, The Apostle
19. KATHLEEN ROBERTSON, Nowhere
18. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Little City
17. JULIANNE MOORE, Boogie Nights
16. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Inventing The Abbotts
15. EMILY LLOYD, Welcome To Sarajevo
14. ELISE NEAL, Rosewood
13. DEMI MOORE, Deconstructing Harry
12. SINÉAD O'CONNOR, The Butcher Boy
11. ANNE HECHE, Wag The Dog
10. JENNIFER TILLY, Liar Liar
9. ALISON ELLIOTT, The Wings Of The Dove
8. JOAN CUSACK, In & Out
7. DEBORAH KARA UNGER, The Game
6. DEBBI MORGAN, Eve's Bayou
5. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Breakdown
4. TARA SUBKOFF, All Over Me
3. KIM BASINGER, L.A. Confidential
2. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Lawn Dogs
1. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, The Ice Storm
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. VONDIE CURTIS-HALL, Gridlock'd
24. ED SOLOMON, Men In Black
23. CURTIS HANSON & BRIAN HELGELAND, L.A. Confidential
22. MELISSA MATHESON, Kundun
21. JOHN HODGE, A Life Less Ordinary
20. DAVE FOLEY & DAVID ANTHONY HIGGINS & JAY KOGEN, The Wrong Guy
19. JAMES MANGOLD, Cop Land
18. PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON, Boogie Nights
17. PAUL ATTANASIO, Donnie Brasco
16. GREGG ARAKI, Nowhere
15. LUC BESSON & ROBERT MARK KAMEN, The Fifth Element
14. BEN AFFLECK & MATT DAMON, Good Will Hunting
13. TERRY GEORGE & JIM SHERIDAN, The Boxer
12. ATOM EGOYAN, The Sweet Hereafter
11. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Jackie Brown
10. MIKE LEIGH, Career Girls
9. NAOMI WALLACE, Lawn Dogs
8. PATRICK MCCABE & NEIL JORDAN, The Butcher Boy
7. ANDRÉ BIJELIC & GRAEME MANSON & VINCENZO NATALI, Cube
6. JILL SPRECHER & KAREN SPRECHER, Clockwatchers
5. HILARY HENKIN & DAVID MAMET, Wag The Dog
4. WOODY ALLEN, Deconstructing Harry
3. JAMES SCHAMUS, The Ice Storm
2. KEVIN SMITH, Chasing Amy
1. DAVID LYNCH & BARRY GIFFORD, Lost Highway
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, Air Force One
24. ROLAND DRESSEL, Mein Herz - Niemandem! (My Heart Is Mine Alone)
23. DON BURGESS, Contact
22. JACK N. GREEN, Absolute Power
21. EDUARDO SERRA, The Wings Of the Dove
20. JOSEPH MONTGOMERY, Hugo Pool
19. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Spawn
18. PAUL SAROSSY, The Sweet Hereafter
17. BILL POPE, Gridlock'd
16. BRIAN TUFANO, A Life Less Ordinary
15. DANTE SPINOTTI, L.A. Confidential
14. ROBERT ELSWIT, Boogie Nights
13. DONALD PETERMAN, Men In Black
12. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Amistad
11. ADRIAN BIDDLE, The Butcher Boy
10. AMY VINCENT, Eve's Bayou
9. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Jackie Brown
8. DEREK ROGERS, Cube
7. FREDERICK ELMES, The Ice Storm
6. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, The Lost World: Jurassic Park
5. ROBERT FRAISSE, Seven Years In Tibet
4. ANDRZEJ BARTKOWIAK, The Devil's Advocate
3. ROGER DEAKINS, Kundun
2. PETER DEMING, Lost Highway
1. THIERRY ARBOGAST, The Fifth Element
Top 15 Villains:
15. JIM CARREY, Liar Liar
14. BENICIO DEL TORO, Excess Baggage
13. JACK NICHOLSON, As Good As It Gets
12. TIMOTHY HUTTON, Playing God
11. JON FAVREAU, Dogtown
10. SINÉAD O'CONNOR, The Butcher Boy
9. ALEKSANDR BALUEV, The Peacemaker
8. BILLY CRUDUP, Inventing The Abbotts
7. PAUL GIAMATTI, Private Parts
6. ROBERT BLAKE, Lost Highway
5. DEBRA JO RUPP, Clockwatchers
4. JOHN MALKOVICH, Con Air
3. AL PACINO, The Devil's Advocate
2. GARY OLDMAN, The Fifth Element
1. GARY OLDMAN, Air Force One
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
2003 In Film
Again, 2003 was a year in which I disagreed with most awards ceremonies, most of which decided in 2001 that they would not give the Lord Of The Rings trilogy any awards until its final chapter, then gave The Return Of The King everything it was nominated for despite its visual effects already being a tad outdated and there having been better direction, writing, cinematography and acting from all sides of the specter that year. Which all could have been easily predicted, and contributed to the Oscars' never-ending pattern of compensating for past works instead of current-day achievements.
I did, however, agree with most critics on how awful the bad movies were, from The Haunted Mansion to Gigli (though I'd rate that one 4/10, not 1/10 as many have, and it probably would narrowly escape my Worst 10 Films Of The Decade list) to Foolproof to The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Just Married to My Boss' Daughter to Hollywood Homicide...
It was also such a strong year in female performance that I wanted to acknowledge that by expanding the number of finalists in those categories without doing so for their male counterparts.
Feel free to look up any of my previous best-of film lists: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25 - TIE. NORMAL, Jane Anderson (USA)
ELF, Jon Favreau (USA)
24. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, Robert Rodriguez (Mexico)
23. OLDBOY, Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
22. X2: X-MEN UNITED, Bryan Singer (USA/Canada)
21. CITY OF GOD, Fernando Leirelles & Katia Lund (Brazil)
20. GOOD BYE, LENIN!, Wolfgang Becker (Germany)
19. 21 GRAMS, Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu (USA)
18. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, Peter Jackson (New Zealand/UK/USA)
17. THE RETURN, Andrey Zvyaginstev (Russia)
16. ZATOICHI, Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
15. WILLARD, Glen Morgan (USA/Canada)
14. KILL BILL, VOL. 1, Quentin Tarantino (USA/Japan)
13. CRIME SPREE, Brad Mirman (Canada/UK/France)
12. COWARDS BEND THE KNEE, Guy Maddin (Canada)
11. AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (USA)
10. A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE, Im Sang-soo (South Korea)
9. THIRTEEN, Catherine Hardwicke (USA)
8. HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, Vadim Perelman (USA)
7. BAD SANTA, Terry Zwigoff (USA)
6. OLD SCHOOL, Todd Phillips (USA)
5. LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE, Sylvain Chomet (France/Belgique/Québec/UK)
4. MYSTIC RIVER, Clint Eastwood (USA)
3. THE CORPORATION, Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
2. LES INVASIONS BARBARES (THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS), Denys Arcand (Québec)
1. BIG FISH, Tim Burton (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. FERNANDO PEREZ, Suite Habana
24. BRYAN SINGER, X2: X-Men United
23. FRANÇOIS OZON, Swimming Pool
22. JANE ANDERSON, Normal
21. ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ, Les Égarés (Strayed)
20. PARK CHAN-WOOK, Oldboy
19. LARS VON TRIER, Dogville
18. NIKI CARO, Whale Rider
17. ANNE FONTAINE, Nathalie
16. FERNANDO LEIRELLES & KATIA LUND, City Of God
15. JACQUES RIVETTE, Histoire Marie et Julien
14. ROBERT LEPAGE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
13. ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU, 21 Grams
12. ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV, The Return
11. GUY MADDIN, The Saddest Music In The World
10. WOLFGANG BECKER, Good Bye, Lenin!
9. TAKESHI KITANO, Zatoichi
8. SYLVAIN CHOMET, Les Triplettes De Belleville
7. DENYS ARCAND, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
6. PETER JACKSON, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
5. CLINT EASTWOOD, Mystic River
4. TERRY ZWIGOFF, Bad Santa
3. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
2. GUY MADDIN, Cowards Bend The Knee
1. TIM BURTON, Big Fish
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. MARIO VAN PEEBLES, Baadasssss!
24. MACAULAY CULKIN, Party Monster
23. ANTONIO BANDERAS, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
22. JOHNNY DEPP, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of the Black Pearl
21. KOJI YAKUSHO, Doppelganger
20. CRISPIN GLOVER, Willard
19. GUILLAUME CANET, Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
18. TADANOBU ASANO, Last Life In The Universe
17. GASPARD ULLIEL, Les Égarés (Strayed)
16. MUZAFFER OZDEMIR, Uzak
15. BEN KIGSLEY, House Of Sand And Fog
14. SEAN PENN, 21 Grams
13. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, Owning Malony
12. WILLIAM H. MACY, The Cooler
11. CHIWETEL EJOFOR, Dirty Pretty Things
10. BILL MURRAY, Lost In Translation
9. CHOI MIN-SIK, Oldboy
8. EWAN MCGREGOR, Young Adam
7. EWAN MCGREGOR, Big Fish
6. NICOLAS CAGE, Matchstick Men
5. SEAN PENN, Mystic River
4. RÉMY GIRARD, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
3. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Bad Santa
2. TOM WILKINSON, Normal
1. PAUL GIAMATTI, American Splendor
Top 40 Lead Actresses:
40. HELEN MIRREN, Calendar Girls
39. DIANE KEATON, Something's Gotta Give
38. DIANE LANE, Under The Tuscan Sun
37. NICOLE KIDMAN, Dogville
36. CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, Swimming Pool
35. CATE BLANCHETT, Veronica Guerin
34. EVA GREEN, The Dreamers
33. KEISHA CASTLE-HUGHES, Whale Rider
32. ANA GEISLEROVÀ, Zelary
31. KATRIN SAß, Good Bye, Lenin!
30. JULIETTE MARQUIS, This Girl's Life
29. ZOOEY DESCHANEL, All The Real Girls
28. HELEN BUDAY, Alexandra's Project
27. KATJA SCHUURMAN, Interview
26. SIGRID ALEGRIA, Sexo Con Amor (Sex With Love)
25. HOPE DAVIS, American Splendor
24. KELLY MCDONALD, Intermission
23. AUDREY TAUTOU, Dirty Pretty Things
22. GINA GERSHON, Prey For Rock & Roll
21. SAMANTHA MORTON, In America
20. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Girl With A Pearl Earring
19. MARION COTILLARD, Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
18. RACHEL WEISZ, Confidence
17. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Lost In Translation
16. STEFANIA MONTORSI, Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger And Cinnamon)
15. ISABELLE ADJANI, Bon Voyage
14. NAOMI WATTS, 21 Grams
13. SARAH POLLEY, My Life Without Me
12. ELSE ZYLBERSTEIN, Ce Jour-Là (That Day)
11. CHARLIZE THERON, Monster
10. ANNE REID, The Mother
9. CHLOË SEVIGNY, The Brown Bunny
8. JENNIFER CONNELLY, House Of Sand And Fog
7. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Les Égarés (Strayed)
6. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Nathalie
5. MOON SO-RI, A Good Lawyer's Wife
4. JESSICA LANGE, Normal
3. EVAN RACHEL WOOD, Thirteen
2. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Histoire De Marie et Julien
1. SYLVIE TESTUD, Stupeur Et Tremblements (Fear And Trembling)
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. KEN WATANABE, The Last Samurai
24. STEVE BUSCEMI, Coffee And Cigarettes
23. CHRIS COOPER, Seabiscuit
22. RON LIVINGSTON, The Cooler
21. SAM ELLIOTT, Hulk
20. RON ELDARD, House Of Sand And Fog
19. PAUL BETTANY, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
18. STELLAN SKARSGARD, Dogville
17. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Intolerable Cruelty
16. WILL FERRELL, Old School
15. TIM ROBBINS, Mystic River
14. LOUIS GARREL, The Dreamers
13. TONY COX, Bad Santa
12. COLM FEORE, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
11. BENICIO DEL TORO, 21 Grams
10. PETER SARSGAARD, Shattered Glass
9. GARY SINISE, The Human Stain
8. BILL NIGHY, Love Actually
7. MEHMET EMIN TOPAT, Uzak
6. RENAUD SÉCHAN, Crime Spree
5. JOHNNY DEPP, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
4. DJIMON HOUNSOU, In America
3. PAUL GIAMATTI, Confidence
2. EDWARD NORTON, The Italian Job
1. ALBERT FINNEY, Big Fish
Top 30 Supporting Actresses:
30. MARIA BELLO, The Cooler
29. VICKY HAUGHTON, Whale Rider
28. ELISHA CUTHBERT, Old School
27. LAURA ELENA HARRING, Willard
26. JUDY PARFITT, Girl With A Pearl Earring
25. MARIA SIMON, Good Bye, Lenin!
24. FENELLA WOOLGAR, Bright Young Things
23. CHULPAN KHAMATOVA, Good Bye, Lenin!
22. SHOREH AGHDASHLOO, House Of Sand And Fog
21. LAURA LINNEY, Mystic River
20. CHRISTINA RICCI, Monster
19. LUDIVINE SAGNIER, Swimming Pool
18. LAUREN BACALL, Dogville
17. MARTINA MELINO, Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger And Cinnamon)
16. ANNE BROCHET, Histoire De Marie Et Julien
15. ALISON LOHMAN, Matchstick Men
14. FANNY ARDANT, Nathalie
13. EMILY MORTIMER, Young Adam
12. JESSICA LANGE, Big Fish
11. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Party Monster
10. JOY BRYANT, Baadasssss!
9. RACHEL WEISZ, Runaway Jury
8. DEIRDRE O'KANE, Intermission
7. AMY STEWART, Cowards Bend The Knee
6. YOON YEO-JEONG, A Good Lawyer's Wife
5. MARCIA GAY HARDEN, Mystic River
4. HOLLY HUNTER, Thirteen
3. LAUREN GRAHAM, Bad Santa
2. PATRICIA CLARKSON, The Station Agent
1. PATRICIA CLARKSON, Pieces Of April
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. NIKI CARO, Whale Rider
24. FRANK HANNAH & WAYNE KRAMER, The Cooler
23. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
22. HANIF KUREICHI, The Mother
21. THOMAS MCCARTHY, The Station Agent
20. GILLES TAURAND & ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ, Les Égarés (Strayed)
19. SYLVAIN CHOMET, Les Triplettes De Belleville
18. WOLFGANG BECKER & BERND LICHTENBERG, Good Bye, Lenin!
17. BRAD MIRMAN, Crime Spree
16. DAVID BERENBAUM, Elf
15. MARK O'ROWE, Intermission
14. STEVEN KNIGHT, Dirty Pretty Things
13. ROBERT LEPAGE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
12. LARS VON TRIER, Dogville
11. SHAWN LAWRENCE OTTO & VADIM PERELMAN, House Of Sand And Fog
10. BRAULIO MANTOVANI, City Of God
9. BRIAN HELGELAND, Mystic River
8. GUILLERMO ARRIAGA, 21 Grams
7. JANE ANDERSON, Normal
6. ROLF DE HEER, Alexandra's Project
5. CATHERINE HARDWICKE & NIKKI REED, Thirteen
4. JOHN AUGUST, Big Fish
3. ALAIN CORNEAU, Stupeur Et Tremblements (Fear And Trembling)
2. GLENN FICARA & JOHN REQUA, Bad Santa
1. DENYS ARCAND, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. EDUARDO SERRA, Girl With A Pearl Earring
24. MANDY WALKER, Shattered Glass
23. MARTIN KUKULA, Good Bye, Lenin!
22. PETER JAMES, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
21. WOO-HYUNG KIM, A Good Lawyer's Wife
20. ROBERT MCLACHLAN, Willard
19. AGNÈS GODARD, Les Égarés (Strayed)
18. TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS, Underworld
17. ROGER DEAKINS, Intolerable Cruelty
16. TOM STERN, Mystic River
15. RONALD PLANTE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
14. TERRY STACEY, American Splendor
13. DOUGLAS KOCH, La Grande Séduction (Seducing Dr. Lewis)
12. RUSSELL BOYD, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
11. AARON MORTON, Nemesis Game
10. YORICK LE SAUX, Swimming Pool
9. ANTHONY DOD MANTLE, Dogville
8. ANDREW LESNIE, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
7. CÉSAR CHARLONE, City Of God
6. KATSUMI YANAGISHIMA, Zatoichi
5. ROGER DEAKINS, House Of Sand And Fog
4. GUY MADDIN, Cowards Bend The Knee
3. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
2. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Big Fish
1. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Top 10 Villains:
10. BRIAN COX, X2: X-Men United
9. HARVEY KEITEL, Crime Spree
8. ROBERT ENGLUND & KEN KIRZINGER, Freddy Vs. Jason
7. CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, Intolerable Cruelty
6. CHARLIZE THERON, Monster
5. HELEN BUDAY, Alexandra's Project
4. ALEX FROST, Elephant
3. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Bad Santa
2. IAIN GLEN, Song For A Raggy Boy
1. CORPORATIONS, The Corporation
I did, however, agree with most critics on how awful the bad movies were, from The Haunted Mansion to Gigli (though I'd rate that one 4/10, not 1/10 as many have, and it probably would narrowly escape my Worst 10 Films Of The Decade list) to Foolproof to The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen to Just Married to My Boss' Daughter to Hollywood Homicide...
It was also such a strong year in female performance that I wanted to acknowledge that by expanding the number of finalists in those categories without doing so for their male counterparts.
Feel free to look up any of my previous best-of film lists: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25 - TIE. NORMAL, Jane Anderson (USA)
ELF, Jon Favreau (USA)
24. ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO, Robert Rodriguez (Mexico)
23. OLDBOY, Park Chan-wook (South Korea)
22. X2: X-MEN UNITED, Bryan Singer (USA/Canada)
21. CITY OF GOD, Fernando Leirelles & Katia Lund (Brazil)
20. GOOD BYE, LENIN!, Wolfgang Becker (Germany)
19. 21 GRAMS, Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu (USA)
18. LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING, Peter Jackson (New Zealand/UK/USA)
17. THE RETURN, Andrey Zvyaginstev (Russia)
16. ZATOICHI, Takeshi Kitano (Japan)
15. WILLARD, Glen Morgan (USA/Canada)
14. KILL BILL, VOL. 1, Quentin Tarantino (USA/Japan)
13. CRIME SPREE, Brad Mirman (Canada/UK/France)
12. COWARDS BEND THE KNEE, Guy Maddin (Canada)
11. AMERICAN SPLENDOR, Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini (USA)
10. A GOOD LAWYER'S WIFE, Im Sang-soo (South Korea)
9. THIRTEEN, Catherine Hardwicke (USA)
8. HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG, Vadim Perelman (USA)
7. BAD SANTA, Terry Zwigoff (USA)
6. OLD SCHOOL, Todd Phillips (USA)
5. LES TRIPLETTES DE BELLEVILLE, Sylvain Chomet (France/Belgique/Québec/UK)
4. MYSTIC RIVER, Clint Eastwood (USA)
3. THE CORPORATION, Mark Achbar & Jennifer Abbott (Canada)
2. LES INVASIONS BARBARES (THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS), Denys Arcand (Québec)
1. BIG FISH, Tim Burton (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. FERNANDO PEREZ, Suite Habana
24. BRYAN SINGER, X2: X-Men United
23. FRANÇOIS OZON, Swimming Pool
22. JANE ANDERSON, Normal
21. ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ, Les Égarés (Strayed)
20. PARK CHAN-WOOK, Oldboy
19. LARS VON TRIER, Dogville
18. NIKI CARO, Whale Rider
17. ANNE FONTAINE, Nathalie
16. FERNANDO LEIRELLES & KATIA LUND, City Of God
15. JACQUES RIVETTE, Histoire Marie et Julien
14. ROBERT LEPAGE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
13. ALEJANDRO GONZALEZ INARRITU, 21 Grams
12. ANDREY ZVYAGINTSEV, The Return
11. GUY MADDIN, The Saddest Music In The World
10. WOLFGANG BECKER, Good Bye, Lenin!
9. TAKESHI KITANO, Zatoichi
8. SYLVAIN CHOMET, Les Triplettes De Belleville
7. DENYS ARCAND, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
6. PETER JACKSON, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
5. CLINT EASTWOOD, Mystic River
4. TERRY ZWIGOFF, Bad Santa
3. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
2. GUY MADDIN, Cowards Bend The Knee
1. TIM BURTON, Big Fish
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. MARIO VAN PEEBLES, Baadasssss!
24. MACAULAY CULKIN, Party Monster
23. ANTONIO BANDERAS, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
22. JOHNNY DEPP, Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of the Black Pearl
21. KOJI YAKUSHO, Doppelganger
20. CRISPIN GLOVER, Willard
19. GUILLAUME CANET, Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
18. TADANOBU ASANO, Last Life In The Universe
17. GASPARD ULLIEL, Les Égarés (Strayed)
16. MUZAFFER OZDEMIR, Uzak
15. BEN KIGSLEY, House Of Sand And Fog
14. SEAN PENN, 21 Grams
13. PHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, Owning Malony
12. WILLIAM H. MACY, The Cooler
11. CHIWETEL EJOFOR, Dirty Pretty Things
10. BILL MURRAY, Lost In Translation
9. CHOI MIN-SIK, Oldboy
8. EWAN MCGREGOR, Young Adam
7. EWAN MCGREGOR, Big Fish
6. NICOLAS CAGE, Matchstick Men
5. SEAN PENN, Mystic River
4. RÉMY GIRARD, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
3. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Bad Santa
2. TOM WILKINSON, Normal
1. PAUL GIAMATTI, American Splendor
Top 40 Lead Actresses:
40. HELEN MIRREN, Calendar Girls
39. DIANE KEATON, Something's Gotta Give
38. DIANE LANE, Under The Tuscan Sun
37. NICOLE KIDMAN, Dogville
36. CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, Swimming Pool
35. CATE BLANCHETT, Veronica Guerin
34. EVA GREEN, The Dreamers
33. KEISHA CASTLE-HUGHES, Whale Rider
32. ANA GEISLEROVÀ, Zelary
31. KATRIN SAß, Good Bye, Lenin!
30. JULIETTE MARQUIS, This Girl's Life
29. ZOOEY DESCHANEL, All The Real Girls
28. HELEN BUDAY, Alexandra's Project
27. KATJA SCHUURMAN, Interview
26. SIGRID ALEGRIA, Sexo Con Amor (Sex With Love)
25. HOPE DAVIS, American Splendor
24. KELLY MCDONALD, Intermission
23. AUDREY TAUTOU, Dirty Pretty Things
22. GINA GERSHON, Prey For Rock & Roll
21. SAMANTHA MORTON, In America
20. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Girl With A Pearl Earring
19. MARION COTILLARD, Jeux D'Enfants (Love Me If You Dare)
18. RACHEL WEISZ, Confidence
17. SCARLETT JOHANSSON, Lost In Translation
16. STEFANIA MONTORSI, Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger And Cinnamon)
15. ISABELLE ADJANI, Bon Voyage
14. NAOMI WATTS, 21 Grams
13. SARAH POLLEY, My Life Without Me
12. ELSE ZYLBERSTEIN, Ce Jour-Là (That Day)
11. CHARLIZE THERON, Monster
10. ANNE REID, The Mother
9. CHLOË SEVIGNY, The Brown Bunny
8. JENNIFER CONNELLY, House Of Sand And Fog
7. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Les Égarés (Strayed)
6. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Nathalie
5. MOON SO-RI, A Good Lawyer's Wife
4. JESSICA LANGE, Normal
3. EVAN RACHEL WOOD, Thirteen
2. EMMANUELLE BÉART, Histoire De Marie et Julien
1. SYLVIE TESTUD, Stupeur Et Tremblements (Fear And Trembling)
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. KEN WATANABE, The Last Samurai
24. STEVE BUSCEMI, Coffee And Cigarettes
23. CHRIS COOPER, Seabiscuit
22. RON LIVINGSTON, The Cooler
21. SAM ELLIOTT, Hulk
20. RON ELDARD, House Of Sand And Fog
19. PAUL BETTANY, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
18. STELLAN SKARSGARD, Dogville
17. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Intolerable Cruelty
16. WILL FERRELL, Old School
15. TIM ROBBINS, Mystic River
14. LOUIS GARREL, The Dreamers
13. TONY COX, Bad Santa
12. COLM FEORE, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
11. BENICIO DEL TORO, 21 Grams
10. PETER SARSGAARD, Shattered Glass
9. GARY SINISE, The Human Stain
8. BILL NIGHY, Love Actually
7. MEHMET EMIN TOPAT, Uzak
6. RENAUD SÉCHAN, Crime Spree
5. JOHNNY DEPP, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
4. DJIMON HOUNSOU, In America
3. PAUL GIAMATTI, Confidence
2. EDWARD NORTON, The Italian Job
1. ALBERT FINNEY, Big Fish
Top 30 Supporting Actresses:
30. MARIA BELLO, The Cooler
29. VICKY HAUGHTON, Whale Rider
28. ELISHA CUTHBERT, Old School
27. LAURA ELENA HARRING, Willard
26. JUDY PARFITT, Girl With A Pearl Earring
25. MARIA SIMON, Good Bye, Lenin!
24. FENELLA WOOLGAR, Bright Young Things
23. CHULPAN KHAMATOVA, Good Bye, Lenin!
22. SHOREH AGHDASHLOO, House Of Sand And Fog
21. LAURA LINNEY, Mystic River
20. CHRISTINA RICCI, Monster
19. LUDIVINE SAGNIER, Swimming Pool
18. LAUREN BACALL, Dogville
17. MARTINA MELINO, Dillo Con Parole Mie (Ginger And Cinnamon)
16. ANNE BROCHET, Histoire De Marie Et Julien
15. ALISON LOHMAN, Matchstick Men
14. FANNY ARDANT, Nathalie
13. EMILY MORTIMER, Young Adam
12. JESSICA LANGE, Big Fish
11. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Party Monster
10. JOY BRYANT, Baadasssss!
9. RACHEL WEISZ, Runaway Jury
8. DEIRDRE O'KANE, Intermission
7. AMY STEWART, Cowards Bend The Knee
6. YOON YEO-JEONG, A Good Lawyer's Wife
5. MARCIA GAY HARDEN, Mystic River
4. HOLLY HUNTER, Thirteen
3. LAUREN GRAHAM, Bad Santa
2. PATRICIA CLARKSON, The Station Agent
1. PATRICIA CLARKSON, Pieces Of April
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. NIKI CARO, Whale Rider
24. FRANK HANNAH & WAYNE KRAMER, The Cooler
23. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
22. HANIF KUREICHI, The Mother
21. THOMAS MCCARTHY, The Station Agent
20. GILLES TAURAND & ANDRÉ TÉCHINÉ, Les Égarés (Strayed)
19. SYLVAIN CHOMET, Les Triplettes De Belleville
18. WOLFGANG BECKER & BERND LICHTENBERG, Good Bye, Lenin!
17. BRAD MIRMAN, Crime Spree
16. DAVID BERENBAUM, Elf
15. MARK O'ROWE, Intermission
14. STEVEN KNIGHT, Dirty Pretty Things
13. ROBERT LEPAGE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
12. LARS VON TRIER, Dogville
11. SHAWN LAWRENCE OTTO & VADIM PERELMAN, House Of Sand And Fog
10. BRAULIO MANTOVANI, City Of God
9. BRIAN HELGELAND, Mystic River
8. GUILLERMO ARRIAGA, 21 Grams
7. JANE ANDERSON, Normal
6. ROLF DE HEER, Alexandra's Project
5. CATHERINE HARDWICKE & NIKKI REED, Thirteen
4. JOHN AUGUST, Big Fish
3. ALAIN CORNEAU, Stupeur Et Tremblements (Fear And Trembling)
2. GLENN FICARA & JOHN REQUA, Bad Santa
1. DENYS ARCAND, Les Invasions Barbares (The Barbarian Invasions)
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. EDUARDO SERRA, Girl With A Pearl Earring
24. MANDY WALKER, Shattered Glass
23. MARTIN KUKULA, Good Bye, Lenin!
22. PETER JAMES, And Starring Pancho Villa As Himself
21. WOO-HYUNG KIM, A Good Lawyer's Wife
20. ROBERT MCLACHLAN, Willard
19. AGNÈS GODARD, Les Égarés (Strayed)
18. TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS, Underworld
17. ROGER DEAKINS, Intolerable Cruelty
16. TOM STERN, Mystic River
15. RONALD PLANTE, La Face Cachée De La Lune (Dark Side Of The Moon)
14. TERRY STACEY, American Splendor
13. DOUGLAS KOCH, La Grande Séduction (Seducing Dr. Lewis)
12. RUSSELL BOYD, Master And Commander: The Far Side Of The World
11. AARON MORTON, Nemesis Game
10. YORICK LE SAUX, Swimming Pool
9. ANTHONY DOD MANTLE, Dogville
8. ANDREW LESNIE, Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King
7. CÉSAR CHARLONE, City Of God
6. KATSUMI YANAGISHIMA, Zatoichi
5. ROGER DEAKINS, House Of Sand And Fog
4. GUY MADDIN, Cowards Bend The Knee
3. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, Once Upon A Time In Mexico
2. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Big Fish
1. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Kill Bill, Vol. 1
Top 10 Villains:
10. BRIAN COX, X2: X-Men United
9. HARVEY KEITEL, Crime Spree
8. ROBERT ENGLUND & KEN KIRZINGER, Freddy Vs. Jason
7. CATHERINE ZETA-JONES, Intolerable Cruelty
6. CHARLIZE THERON, Monster
5. HELEN BUDAY, Alexandra's Project
4. ALEX FROST, Elephant
3. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Bad Santa
2. IAIN GLEN, Song For A Raggy Boy
1. CORPORATIONS, The Corporation
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
1998 In Film
As I'm about to take two hours out of my life to watch Sharknado, I figured I'd knock another ''Best Of'' list off my bucket list with one of my favourite movie years of all time, 1998.
Don't let the ''official'' award ceremonies fool you, 1998 was amazing. To hell with Shakespeare In Love, Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan (well, almost) and Pleasantville; it was a year of unbelievable performances, incredible storytelling and stuff that was out of the ordinary. On the other hand, it was also the year of god-awful Bruce Willis movies (The Siege and Mercury Rising, both on the heels of the end-of-1997 flop The Jackal), a dozen dog movies, and the heyday of direct-to-video films - not all of which were terrible, believe it or not.
Again, I have so far published my tops of 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, and 2005. Feel free to look them up.
Top 25 Films:
25. LA VITA È BELLA, Roberto Benigni (Italia)
24. BUFFALO 66, Vincent Gallo (USA)
23. A SIMPLE PLAN, Sam Raimi (France/USA)
22. A BUG'S LIFE, John Lasseter (USA)
21. CENTRAL STATION, Walter Salles (Brazil/France)
20. FOLLOWING, Christopher Nolan (UK)
19. AMERICAN HISTORY X, Tony Kaye (USA)
18. LAST NIGHT, Don McKellar (Canada)
17. HIGH ART, Lisa Chodolenko (Canada/USA)
16. THE QUIET FAMILY, Kim Ji-woon (South Korea)
15. THE TRUMAN SHOW, Peter Weir (USA)
14. APT PUPIL, Bryan Singer (USA)
13. LE DÎNER DE CONS, Francis Veber (France)
12. BULWORTH, Warren Beatty (USA)
11. GODS AND MONSTERS, Bill Condon (UK/USA)
10. RUN LOLA RUN, Tom Tykwer (Germany)
9. PI, Darren Aronosky (USA)
8. LE VIOLON ROUGE (THE RED VIOLIN), François Girard (Québec/Italia/UK/Austria)
7. THE THIN RED LINE, Terrence Malick (USA/Australia)
6. UNAGI (THE EEL), Shohei Imamura (Japan)
5. LE NAIN ROUGE (THE RED DWARF), Yvan Le Moine (Belgique)
4. THE BIG LEBOWSKI, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (USA/UK)
3. YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS, Neil LaBute (USA)
2. HAPPINESS, Todd Solondz (USA)
1. FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Terry Gilliam (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. VINCENT GALLO, Buffalo 66
24. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, Following
23. WARREN BEATTY, Bulworth
22. SAM RAIMI, A Simple Plan
21. ROBERTO BENIGNI, La Vita È Bella
20. ROBERT MORIN, Quiconque Meurt, Meurt À Douleur
19. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Carne Trémula
18. EMIR KUSTARICA, Black Cat, White Cat
17. CLAUDE LELOUCH, Hasards Ou Coïncidences
16. BILL CONDON, Gods And Monsters
15. FRANÇOIS GIRARD, Le Violon Rouge (The Red Violin)
14. NEIL LABUTE, Your Friends & Neighbors
13. GUY RITCHIE, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
12. SHOHEI IMAMURA, Unagi (The Eel)
11. BRYAN SINGER, Apt Pupil
10. TOM TYKWER, Run Lola Run
9. STEVEN SPIELBERG, Saving Private Ryan
8. GASPAR NOÉ, Seul Contre Tous (I Stand Alone)
7. LARS VON TRIER, Idioterne (The Idiots)
6. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, The Big Lebowski
5. DARREN ARONOFSKY, Pi
4. YVAN LE MOINE, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
3. TODD SOLONDZ, Happiness
2. TERRENCE MALICK, The Thin Red Line
1. TERRY GILLIAM, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. JOHN TRAVOLTA, Primary Colors
24. DENZEL WASHINGTON, He Got Game
23. ROBERTO BENIGNI, La Vita È Bella
22. JAVIER BARDEM, Carne Trémula
21. PARK IN-HWAN, The Quiet Family
20. DON MCKELLAR, Last Night
19. GEORGE CLOONEY, Out Of Sight
18. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, The Negotiator
17. WARREN BEATTY, Bulworth
16. LARENZ TATE, Why Do Fools Fall In Love
15. JEAN-YVES THUAL, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
14. IAN MCKELLEN, Gods And Monsters
13. NICK NOLTE, Affliction
12. DANNY GLOVER, Beloved
11. KOJI YAKUSHO, Unagi (The Eel)
10. VINCENT GALLO, Buffalo 66
9. JONATHAN RHYS MYERS, Velvet Goldmine
8. JOHNNY DEPP, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
7. JACQUES VILLERET, Le Dîner De Cons
6. JEFF BRIDGES, The Big Lebowski
5. IAN MCKELLEN, Apt Pupil
4. AARON ECKHART, Your Friends & Neighbors
3. JIM CARREY, The Truman Show
2. DYLAN BAKER, Happiness
1. EDWARD NORTON, American History X
Top 25 Lead Actresses:
25. MIRA SORVINO, Lulu On The Bridge
24. ROXANA ZAL, Broken Vessels
23. ROBIN TUNNEY, Niagara, Niagara
22. ALFRE WOODARD, Down In the Delta
21. INGRID RUBIO, El Faro (The Lighthouse)
20. ALESSANDRA MARTINES, Hasards Ou Coïncidences
19. ELIZABETH GONDEK, Dead Leaves
18. MISA SHIMIZU, Unagi (The Eel)
17. KATE WINSLET, Hideous Kinky
16. CHLOË SEVIGNY, The Last Days Of Disco
15. FANNY ARDANT, La Cena
14. ALEX KINGSTON, Croupier
13. BODIL JORGENSEN, Idioterne (The Idiots)
12. CATE BLANCHETT, Elizabeth
11. CHRISTINA RICCI, Buffalo 66
10. FERNANDA MONTENEGRO, Central Station
9. RADHA MITCHELL, High Art
8. FRANKA POTENTE, Run Lola Run
7. MONIC HENDRICKX, The Polish Bride
6. CATHERINE DENEUVE, Place Vendôme
5. ANITA EKBERG, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
4. SANDRA OH, Last Night
3. EMILY WATSON, Hilary And Jackie
2. JANE ADAMS, Happiness
1. CATHERINE KEENER, Your Friends & Neighbors
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. OLIVER PLATT, Bulworth
24. DON CHEADLE, Out Of Sight
23. ROBERT DUVALL, A Civil Action
22. BRENDAN FRASER, Gods And Monsters
21. CHARLES S. DUTTON, Blind Faith
20. STEVE BUSCEMI, Armageddon
19. ED HARRIS, The Truman Show
18. WILLIAM H. MACY, Pleasantville
17. BILLY BOB THORNTON, A Simple Plan
16. BILL MURRAY, Rushmore
15. DONALD SUTHERLAND, Without Limits
14. BRAD RENFRO, Apt Pupil
13. CALLUM KEITH RENNIE, Last Night
12. JAMES COBURN, Affliction
11. BILLY CONNOLLY, Still Crazy
10. KEVIN SPACEY, The Negotiator
9. ETHAN SUPLEE, American History X
8. JOHN TURTURRO, The Big Lebowski
7. THIERRY LHERMITTE, Le Dîner De Cons
6. BENICIO DEL TORO, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
5. JASON PATRIC, Your Friends & Neighbors
4. JON LOVITZ, Happiness
3. JOHN GOODMAN, The Big Lebowski
2. BEN STILLER, Your Friends & Neighbors
1. PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, Happiness
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. LIV TYLER, Armageddon
24. ALEXANDRA VANDERNOOT, Le Dîner De Cons
23. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Dark City
22. ANNABELLA SCIORRA, What Dreams May Come
21. CARLA GUGINO, Judas Kiss
20. MAURA TIERNEY, Primary Colors
19. STEFANIA SANDRELLI, La Cena
18. GINA MCKEE, Croupier
17. JEMMA REDGRAVE, The Acid House
16. CATHERINE KEENER, Out Of Sight
15. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, The Man In The Iron Mask
14. JEMIMA ROOPER, Owd Bob
13. AMY MADIGAN, A Bright Shining Lie
12. ANGELA MOLINA, Carne Trémula
11. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Place Vendôme
10. AMY BRENNEMAN, Your Friends & Neighbors
9. MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY, The General
8. NASTASSJA KINSKI, Your Friends & Neighbors
7. KATHY BATES, Primary Colors
6. KATE BECKINSALE, The Last Days Of Disco
5. ALLY SHEEDY, High Art
4. JULIANNE MOORE, The Big Lebowski
3. LYNN REDGRAVE, Gods And Monsters
2. RACHEL GRIFFITHS, Hilary And Jackie
1. LARA FLYNN BOYLE, Happiness
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. ROBERTO BENIGNI & VINCENZO CERAMI, La Vita È Bella
24. FRANK MILITARY, Blind Faith
23. TAMARA JENKINS, Slums Of Beverly Hills
22. SCOTT FRANK, Out Of Sight
21. PETER BERG, Very Bad Things
20. DON MCKELLAR, Last Night
19. DEE SNIDER, Strangeland
18. THOMAS VINTERBERG & MOGENS RUKOV, Festen (The Celebration)
17. LISA CHODOLENKO, High Art
16. DON MCKELLAR & FRANÇOIS GIRARD, Le Violon Rouge (The Red Violin)
15. DARREN ARONOFSKY, Pi
14. TERRENCE MALICK, The Thin Red Line
13. ANDREW NICOL, The Truman Show
12. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, Following
11. KIM JI-WOON, The Quiet Family
10. BILL CONDON, Gods And Monsters
9. BRANDON BOYCE, Apt Pupil
8. TERRY GILLIAM & TONY GRISONI, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
7. CONSTANTIN WERNER, Dead Leaves
6. WARREN BEATTY & JEREMY PIKSER, Bulworth
5. YVAN LE MOINE, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
4. NEIL LABUTE, Your Friends & Neighbors
3. FRANCIS VEBER, Le Dîner De Cons
2. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, The Big Lebowski
1. TODD SOLONDZ, Happiness
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. JOHN SCHWARTZMAN, Armageddon
24. CHRISTOPHER DOYLE, Psycho
23. PETER SUSCHITZKY, The Man In The Iron Mask
22. VITTORIO STORARO, Bulworth
21. ROBBIE KONDOR, Happiness
20. NANCY SCHREIBER, Your Friends & Neighbors
19. JUN'CHIRO HAYASHI, Ringu (The Ring)
18. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, Following
17. PETER LYONS COLLISTER, The Replacement Killers
16. NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL, Apt Pupil
15. PAUL SAROSSY, Affliction
14. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Saving Private Ryan
13. TAMI REIKE, High Art
12. ALFONSO BEATO, Carne Trémula
11. DANNY ELSEN, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
10. DARIUSZ WOLSKI, Dark City
9. MATTHEW LIBATIQUE, Pi
8. ALAR KIVILO, A Simple Plan
7. MARYSE ALBERTI, Velvet Goldmine
6. JOHN TOLL, The Thin Red Line
5. ALAIN DOSTIE, Le Violon Rouge (The Red Violin)
4. ROGER DEAKINS, The Big Lebowski
3. TIM MAURICE-JONES, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
2. NICOLA PECORINI, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
1. EDUARDO SERRA, What Dreams May Come
Top 10 Villains:
10. VINCENT GALLO, Buffalo 66
9. PETER STORMARE, The Big Lebowski
8. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Man In The Iron Mask
7. ED HARRIS, The Truman Show
6. RICHARD O'BRIEN, Dark City
5. DEE SNIDER, Strangeland
4. CHRISTIAN SLATER, Very Bad Things
3. IAN MCKELLEN, Apt Pupil
2. JASON PATRIC, Your Friends & Neighbors
1. DYLAN BAKER, Happiness
Don't let the ''official'' award ceremonies fool you, 1998 was amazing. To hell with Shakespeare In Love, Elizabeth, Saving Private Ryan (well, almost) and Pleasantville; it was a year of unbelievable performances, incredible storytelling and stuff that was out of the ordinary. On the other hand, it was also the year of god-awful Bruce Willis movies (The Siege and Mercury Rising, both on the heels of the end-of-1997 flop The Jackal), a dozen dog movies, and the heyday of direct-to-video films - not all of which were terrible, believe it or not.
Again, I have so far published my tops of 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, and 2005. Feel free to look them up.
Top 25 Films:
25. LA VITA È BELLA, Roberto Benigni (Italia)
24. BUFFALO 66, Vincent Gallo (USA)
23. A SIMPLE PLAN, Sam Raimi (France/USA)
22. A BUG'S LIFE, John Lasseter (USA)
21. CENTRAL STATION, Walter Salles (Brazil/France)
20. FOLLOWING, Christopher Nolan (UK)
19. AMERICAN HISTORY X, Tony Kaye (USA)
18. LAST NIGHT, Don McKellar (Canada)
17. HIGH ART, Lisa Chodolenko (Canada/USA)
16. THE QUIET FAMILY, Kim Ji-woon (South Korea)
15. THE TRUMAN SHOW, Peter Weir (USA)
14. APT PUPIL, Bryan Singer (USA)
13. LE DÎNER DE CONS, Francis Veber (France)
12. BULWORTH, Warren Beatty (USA)
11. GODS AND MONSTERS, Bill Condon (UK/USA)
10. RUN LOLA RUN, Tom Tykwer (Germany)
9. PI, Darren Aronosky (USA)
8. LE VIOLON ROUGE (THE RED VIOLIN), François Girard (Québec/Italia/UK/Austria)
7. THE THIN RED LINE, Terrence Malick (USA/Australia)
6. UNAGI (THE EEL), Shohei Imamura (Japan)
5. LE NAIN ROUGE (THE RED DWARF), Yvan Le Moine (Belgique)
4. THE BIG LEBOWSKI, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (USA/UK)
3. YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS, Neil LaBute (USA)
2. HAPPINESS, Todd Solondz (USA)
1. FEAR AND LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, Terry Gilliam (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. VINCENT GALLO, Buffalo 66
24. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, Following
23. WARREN BEATTY, Bulworth
22. SAM RAIMI, A Simple Plan
21. ROBERTO BENIGNI, La Vita È Bella
20. ROBERT MORIN, Quiconque Meurt, Meurt À Douleur
19. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Carne Trémula
18. EMIR KUSTARICA, Black Cat, White Cat
17. CLAUDE LELOUCH, Hasards Ou Coïncidences
16. BILL CONDON, Gods And Monsters
15. FRANÇOIS GIRARD, Le Violon Rouge (The Red Violin)
14. NEIL LABUTE, Your Friends & Neighbors
13. GUY RITCHIE, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
12. SHOHEI IMAMURA, Unagi (The Eel)
11. BRYAN SINGER, Apt Pupil
10. TOM TYKWER, Run Lola Run
9. STEVEN SPIELBERG, Saving Private Ryan
8. GASPAR NOÉ, Seul Contre Tous (I Stand Alone)
7. LARS VON TRIER, Idioterne (The Idiots)
6. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, The Big Lebowski
5. DARREN ARONOFSKY, Pi
4. YVAN LE MOINE, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
3. TODD SOLONDZ, Happiness
2. TERRENCE MALICK, The Thin Red Line
1. TERRY GILLIAM, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. JOHN TRAVOLTA, Primary Colors
24. DENZEL WASHINGTON, He Got Game
23. ROBERTO BENIGNI, La Vita È Bella
22. JAVIER BARDEM, Carne Trémula
21. PARK IN-HWAN, The Quiet Family
20. DON MCKELLAR, Last Night
19. GEORGE CLOONEY, Out Of Sight
18. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, The Negotiator
17. WARREN BEATTY, Bulworth
16. LARENZ TATE, Why Do Fools Fall In Love
15. JEAN-YVES THUAL, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
14. IAN MCKELLEN, Gods And Monsters
13. NICK NOLTE, Affliction
12. DANNY GLOVER, Beloved
11. KOJI YAKUSHO, Unagi (The Eel)
10. VINCENT GALLO, Buffalo 66
9. JONATHAN RHYS MYERS, Velvet Goldmine
8. JOHNNY DEPP, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
7. JACQUES VILLERET, Le Dîner De Cons
6. JEFF BRIDGES, The Big Lebowski
5. IAN MCKELLEN, Apt Pupil
4. AARON ECKHART, Your Friends & Neighbors
3. JIM CARREY, The Truman Show
2. DYLAN BAKER, Happiness
1. EDWARD NORTON, American History X
Top 25 Lead Actresses:
25. MIRA SORVINO, Lulu On The Bridge
24. ROXANA ZAL, Broken Vessels
23. ROBIN TUNNEY, Niagara, Niagara
22. ALFRE WOODARD, Down In the Delta
21. INGRID RUBIO, El Faro (The Lighthouse)
20. ALESSANDRA MARTINES, Hasards Ou Coïncidences
19. ELIZABETH GONDEK, Dead Leaves
18. MISA SHIMIZU, Unagi (The Eel)
17. KATE WINSLET, Hideous Kinky
16. CHLOË SEVIGNY, The Last Days Of Disco
15. FANNY ARDANT, La Cena
14. ALEX KINGSTON, Croupier
13. BODIL JORGENSEN, Idioterne (The Idiots)
12. CATE BLANCHETT, Elizabeth
11. CHRISTINA RICCI, Buffalo 66
10. FERNANDA MONTENEGRO, Central Station
9. RADHA MITCHELL, High Art
8. FRANKA POTENTE, Run Lola Run
7. MONIC HENDRICKX, The Polish Bride
6. CATHERINE DENEUVE, Place Vendôme
5. ANITA EKBERG, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
4. SANDRA OH, Last Night
3. EMILY WATSON, Hilary And Jackie
2. JANE ADAMS, Happiness
1. CATHERINE KEENER, Your Friends & Neighbors
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25. OLIVER PLATT, Bulworth
24. DON CHEADLE, Out Of Sight
23. ROBERT DUVALL, A Civil Action
22. BRENDAN FRASER, Gods And Monsters
21. CHARLES S. DUTTON, Blind Faith
20. STEVE BUSCEMI, Armageddon
19. ED HARRIS, The Truman Show
18. WILLIAM H. MACY, Pleasantville
17. BILLY BOB THORNTON, A Simple Plan
16. BILL MURRAY, Rushmore
15. DONALD SUTHERLAND, Without Limits
14. BRAD RENFRO, Apt Pupil
13. CALLUM KEITH RENNIE, Last Night
12. JAMES COBURN, Affliction
11. BILLY CONNOLLY, Still Crazy
10. KEVIN SPACEY, The Negotiator
9. ETHAN SUPLEE, American History X
8. JOHN TURTURRO, The Big Lebowski
7. THIERRY LHERMITTE, Le Dîner De Cons
6. BENICIO DEL TORO, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
5. JASON PATRIC, Your Friends & Neighbors
4. JON LOVITZ, Happiness
3. JOHN GOODMAN, The Big Lebowski
2. BEN STILLER, Your Friends & Neighbors
1. PHILLIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN, Happiness
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. LIV TYLER, Armageddon
24. ALEXANDRA VANDERNOOT, Le Dîner De Cons
23. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Dark City
22. ANNABELLA SCIORRA, What Dreams May Come
21. CARLA GUGINO, Judas Kiss
20. MAURA TIERNEY, Primary Colors
19. STEFANIA SANDRELLI, La Cena
18. GINA MCKEE, Croupier
17. JEMMA REDGRAVE, The Acid House
16. CATHERINE KEENER, Out Of Sight
15. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, The Man In The Iron Mask
14. JEMIMA ROOPER, Owd Bob
13. AMY MADIGAN, A Bright Shining Lie
12. ANGELA MOLINA, Carne Trémula
11. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Place Vendôme
10. AMY BRENNEMAN, Your Friends & Neighbors
9. MARIA DOYLE KENNEDY, The General
8. NASTASSJA KINSKI, Your Friends & Neighbors
7. KATHY BATES, Primary Colors
6. KATE BECKINSALE, The Last Days Of Disco
5. ALLY SHEEDY, High Art
4. JULIANNE MOORE, The Big Lebowski
3. LYNN REDGRAVE, Gods And Monsters
2. RACHEL GRIFFITHS, Hilary And Jackie
1. LARA FLYNN BOYLE, Happiness
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. ROBERTO BENIGNI & VINCENZO CERAMI, La Vita È Bella
24. FRANK MILITARY, Blind Faith
23. TAMARA JENKINS, Slums Of Beverly Hills
22. SCOTT FRANK, Out Of Sight
21. PETER BERG, Very Bad Things
20. DON MCKELLAR, Last Night
19. DEE SNIDER, Strangeland
18. THOMAS VINTERBERG & MOGENS RUKOV, Festen (The Celebration)
17. LISA CHODOLENKO, High Art
16. DON MCKELLAR & FRANÇOIS GIRARD, Le Violon Rouge (The Red Violin)
15. DARREN ARONOFSKY, Pi
14. TERRENCE MALICK, The Thin Red Line
13. ANDREW NICOL, The Truman Show
12. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, Following
11. KIM JI-WOON, The Quiet Family
10. BILL CONDON, Gods And Monsters
9. BRANDON BOYCE, Apt Pupil
8. TERRY GILLIAM & TONY GRISONI, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
7. CONSTANTIN WERNER, Dead Leaves
6. WARREN BEATTY & JEREMY PIKSER, Bulworth
5. YVAN LE MOINE, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
4. NEIL LABUTE, Your Friends & Neighbors
3. FRANCIS VEBER, Le Dîner De Cons
2. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, The Big Lebowski
1. TODD SOLONDZ, Happiness
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. JOHN SCHWARTZMAN, Armageddon
24. CHRISTOPHER DOYLE, Psycho
23. PETER SUSCHITZKY, The Man In The Iron Mask
22. VITTORIO STORARO, Bulworth
21. ROBBIE KONDOR, Happiness
20. NANCY SCHREIBER, Your Friends & Neighbors
19. JUN'CHIRO HAYASHI, Ringu (The Ring)
18. CHRISTOPHER NOLAN, Following
17. PETER LYONS COLLISTER, The Replacement Killers
16. NEWTON THOMAS SIGEL, Apt Pupil
15. PAUL SAROSSY, Affliction
14. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Saving Private Ryan
13. TAMI REIKE, High Art
12. ALFONSO BEATO, Carne Trémula
11. DANNY ELSEN, Le Nain Rouge (The Red Dwarf)
10. DARIUSZ WOLSKI, Dark City
9. MATTHEW LIBATIQUE, Pi
8. ALAR KIVILO, A Simple Plan
7. MARYSE ALBERTI, Velvet Goldmine
6. JOHN TOLL, The Thin Red Line
5. ALAIN DOSTIE, Le Violon Rouge (The Red Violin)
4. ROGER DEAKINS, The Big Lebowski
3. TIM MAURICE-JONES, Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrels
2. NICOLA PECORINI, Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
1. EDUARDO SERRA, What Dreams May Come
Top 10 Villains:
10. VINCENT GALLO, Buffalo 66
9. PETER STORMARE, The Big Lebowski
8. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Man In The Iron Mask
7. ED HARRIS, The Truman Show
6. RICHARD O'BRIEN, Dark City
5. DEE SNIDER, Strangeland
4. CHRISTIAN SLATER, Very Bad Things
3. IAN MCKELLEN, Apt Pupil
2. JASON PATRIC, Your Friends & Neighbors
1. DYLAN BAKER, Happiness
Friday, January 3, 2014
1993 In Film
With 2013 coming to a close, many critics have released their 'Best of 2013' film lists, but I've been unable to do so this year because I have seen very few films in theaters this past year, in part due to today's prohibitive cost of movie-going, and partly because of lack of time. Also, in the past 5 years, I've enjoyed TV shows a lot more than actual films...
That being said, I plan on making up for lost time in the next month and a half or so, so I can eventually make up a comprehensive list.
And so, I once again look at my past notes to pass judgement on a previous year, 1993.
Already featured: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. GROUNDHOG DAY, Harold Ramis (USA)
24. THIRTY-TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD, François Girard (Canada/France)
23. NAKED, Mike Leigh (UK)
22. THIS BOY'S LIFE, Michael Caton-Jones (USA)
21. MALICE, Harold Becker (USA/Canada)
20. GERMINAL, Claude Berri (France)
19. ARIZONA DREAM, Emir Kustarica (USA)
18. SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, Fred Schepisi (USA)
17. A BRONX TALE, Robert De Niro (USA)
16. TROIS COULEURS: BLEU, Krysztof Kieslowski (France/Poland/Switzerland)
15. WOMAN SESAME OIL MAKER, Xie Fei (China)
14. FARAWAY, SO CLOSE, Win Wenders (Germany)
13. A PERFECT WORLD, Clint Eastwood (USA)
12. FALLING DOWN, Joel Schumacher (USA/France/UK)
11. IN THE LINE OF FIRE, Wolfgang Petersen (USA)
10. DAZED AND CONFUSED, Richard Linklater (USA)
9. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, Martin Scorsese (USA)
8. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Henry Selick (USA)
7. FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, Chen Kaige (China)
6. SHORT CUTS, Robert Altman (USA)
5. TRUE ROMANCE, Tony Scott (USA)
4. CARLITO'S WAY, Brian De Palma (USA)
3. STALINGRAD, Joseph Vilsmaier (Germany)
2. SCHINDLER'S LIST, Steven Spielberg (USA)
1. MENACE II SOCIETY, The Hughes Brothers (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. JOHN MCTIERNAN, Last Action Hero
24. PIERRE FALARDEAU, Le Temps Des Bouffons
23. JANE CAMPION, The Piano
22. JONATHAN DEMME, Philadelphia
21. MIKE LEIGH, Naked
20. GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Cronos
19. CLAUDE BERRI, Germinal
18. HENRY SELICK, The Nightmare Before Christmas
17. RICHARD LINKLATER, Dazed And Confused
16. JOEL SCHUMACHER, Falling Down
15. CLINT EASTWOOD, A Perfect World
14. EMIR KUSTARICA, Arizona Dream
13. XIE FEI, Woman Sesame Oil Maker
12. ROBERT DE NIRO, A Bronx Tale
11. KRYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, Trois Couleurs: Bleu
10. WIM WENDERS, Faraway, So Close
9. CHEN KAIGE, Farewell, My Concubine
8. TONY SCOTT, True Romance
7. WOLFGANG PETERSON, In The Line Of Fire
6. ROBERT ALTMAN, Short Cuts
5. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Age Of Innocence
4. BRIAN DE PALMA, Carlito's Way
3. JOSEPH VILSMAIER, Stalingrad
2. THE HUGHES BROTHERS, Menace II Society
1. STEVEN SPIELBERG, Schindler's List
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. SEAN ASTIN, Rudy
24. LIAM NEESON, Schindler's List
23. DAVID THEWLIS, Naked
22. LESLIE CHEUNG, Farewell, My Concubine
21. STEVE BUSCEMI, Ed And His Dead Mother
20. NICOLAS CAGE, Red Rock West
19. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, This Boy's Life
18. GARY OLDMAN, Romeo Is Bleeding
17. JEFF BRIDGES, American Heart
16. COLM FEORE, Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
15. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, What's Love Got To Do With It
14. GÉRARD DEPARDIEU, Germinal
13. THOMAS KRETSCHMANN, Stalingrad
12. JEFF BRIDGES, Fearless
11. DANNY GLOVER, Bopha!
10. VINCENT D'ONOFRIO, Household Saints
9. TYRIN TURNER, Menace II Society
8. TOM HANKS, Philadelphia
7. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Age Of Innocence
6. ANTHONY HOPKINS, The Remains Of The Day
5. CLINT EASTWOOD, In The Line Of Fire
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, A Bronx Tale
3. AL PACINO, Carlito's Way
2. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Falling Down
1. WILL SMITH, Six Degrees Of Separation
Top 25 Lead Actresses:
25. MEG RYAN, Sleepless In Seattle
24. MARISA TOMEI, Untamed Heart
23. ELLEN BARKIN, This Boy's Life
22. ASHLEY JUDD, Ruby In Paradise
21. JULIET STEVENSON, The Secret Rapture
20. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, The Cement Garden
19. LINDA FIORENTINO, Acting On Impulse
18. EMMA THOMPSON, The Remains Of The Day
17. LORI LOUGHLIN, Empty Cradle
16. SHERILYN FENN, Boxing Helena
15. SIQIN GAOWA, Woman Sesame Oil Maker
14. PHOEBE CATES, Bodies, Rest & Motion
13. GONG LI, Farewell, My Concubine
12. VANESSA REDGRAVE, Un Muro De Silencio
11. SOPHIE MARCEAU, Fanfan
10. JULIANNE MOORE, Short Cuts
9. JULIETTE BINOCHE, Trois Couleurs: Bleu
8. MARY STUART MASTERSON, Benny & Joon
7. CATHERINE DENEUVE, Ma Saison Préférée
6. REBECCA DE MORNAY, Guilty As Sin
5. PATRICIA ARQUETTE, True Romance
4. JODIE FOSTER, Sommersby
3. HOLLY HUNTER, The Piano
2. NICOLE KIDMAN, Malice
1. ANGELA BASSETT, What's Love Got To Do With It
Top 20 Supporting Actors:
20. OLIVER PLATT, The Three Musketeers
19. JOHN MALKOVICH, In The Line Of Fire
18. GABRIEL BYRNE, A Dangerous Woman
17. JEFF GOLDBLUM, Jurassic Park
16. TOMMY LEE JONES, The Fugitive
15. WILLEM DAFOE, Faraway, So Close
14. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, Dazed And Confused
13. VAL KILMER, Tombstone
12. ROBERT DE NIRO, This Boy's Life
11. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Short Cuts
10. CLINT EASTWOOD, A Perfect World
9. CHRISTOPHER REEVE, The Remains Of The Day
8. CHAZZ PALMINTERI, A Bronx Tale
7. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Twenty Bucks
6. CHRIS PENN, Short Cuts
5. COURTNEY B. VANCE, The Adventures Of Huck Finn
4. HARVEY KEITEL, The Piano
3. RENAUD SÉCHAN, Germinal
2. SEAN PENN, Carlito's Way
1. LARENZ TATE, Menace II Society
Top 20 Supporting Actresses:
20. HOLLY HUNTER, The Firm
19. KATE JACKSON, Empty Cradle
18. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Short Cuts
17. MEG TILLY, Body Snatchers
16. ROSIE PEREZ, Fearless
15. VALÉRIE LEMERCIER, Les Visiteurs
14. FAYE DUNAWAY, Arizona Dream
13. JOANNE WHALLEY-KILMER, The Secret Rapture
12. ALLY SHEEDY, Chantilly Lace
11. LAURA LINNEY, Dave
10. DANA DELANY, Tombstone
9. CLAUDIA KARVAN, Broken Highway
8. TARAL HICKS, A Bronx Tale
7. LILI TAYLOR, Household Saints
6. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Carlito's Way
5. LARA FLYNN BOYLE, Red Rock West
4. LAURA DERN, A Perfect World
3. WINONA RYDER, The Age Of Innocence
2. MARTHE VILLALONGA, Ma Saison Préférée
1. JADA PINKETT, Menace II Society
Top 20 Screenplays:
20. THE PIANO, Jane Campion
19. INDECENT PROPOSAL, Amy Holden Jones
18. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, Kate Lanier
17. RED ROCK WEST, John Dahl & Rick Dahl
16. MENACE II SOCIETY, Tyger Williams
15. UN MURO DE SILENCIO, Graciela Maglie & Gabriela Massuh
14. DAVE, Gary Ross
13. GROUNDHOG DAY, Danny Rubin & Harold Ramis
12. MI VIDA LOCA, Allison Anders
11. NAKED, Mike Leigh
10. SMOKING/NO SMOKING, Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri
9. SHORT CUTS, Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt
8. DAZED AND CONFUSED, Richard Linklater
7. WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE, Peter Hedges
6. THE SECRET RAPTURE, David Hare
5. CARLITO'S WAY, David Koepp
4. A BRONX TALE, Chazz Palminteri
3. ARIZONA DREAM, David Atkins & Emir Kustarica
2. MALICE, Aaron Sorkin & Scott Frank
1. TRUE ROMANCE, Quentin Tarantino
Top 20 Cinematographers:
20. DONALD PETERMAN, Addams Family Values
19. VIKO FILAC, Arizona Dream
18. DICK POPE, Naked
17. WALT LLOYD, Short Cuts
16. STUART DRYBURGH, The Piano
15. JEFFREY L. KIMBALL, True Romance
14. RENATO BERTA, Smoking/No Smoking
13. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Heaven & Earth
12. GU CHANGWEI, Farewell My Concubine
11. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, The Adventures Of Huck Finn
10. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Cronos
9. FÉLIX MONTI, Un Muro De Silencio
8. KEES VAN OOSTRUM, Gettysburg
7. BOJAN BAZELLI, Body Snatchers
6. BAO XIAORAN, Woman Sesame Oil Maker
5. DARIUSZ WOLSKI, Romeo Is Bleeding
4. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Schindler's List
3. SLAWOMI IDZIAK, Trois Couleurs: Bleu
2. YVES ANGELO, Germinal
1. PETE KOZACHIK, The Nightmare Before Christmas
Top 10 Villains:
10. RON PERLMAN, Cronos
9. TOBIN BELL, Malice
8. PARKER POSEY, Dazed And Confused
7. ROBERT DE NIRO, This Boy's Life
6. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Falling Down
5. LARENZ TATE, Menace II Society
4. SEAN PENN, Carlito's Way
3. DENNIS HOPPER, Red Rock West
2. GARY OLDMAN, True Romance
1. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, What's Love Got To Do With It
That being said, I plan on making up for lost time in the next month and a half or so, so I can eventually make up a comprehensive list.
And so, I once again look at my past notes to pass judgement on a previous year, 1993.
Already featured: 1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. GROUNDHOG DAY, Harold Ramis (USA)
24. THIRTY-TWO SHORT FILMS ABOUT GLENN GOULD, François Girard (Canada/France)
23. NAKED, Mike Leigh (UK)
22. THIS BOY'S LIFE, Michael Caton-Jones (USA)
21. MALICE, Harold Becker (USA/Canada)
20. GERMINAL, Claude Berri (France)
19. ARIZONA DREAM, Emir Kustarica (USA)
18. SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION, Fred Schepisi (USA)
17. A BRONX TALE, Robert De Niro (USA)
16. TROIS COULEURS: BLEU, Krysztof Kieslowski (France/Poland/Switzerland)
15. WOMAN SESAME OIL MAKER, Xie Fei (China)
14. FARAWAY, SO CLOSE, Win Wenders (Germany)
13. A PERFECT WORLD, Clint Eastwood (USA)
12. FALLING DOWN, Joel Schumacher (USA/France/UK)
11. IN THE LINE OF FIRE, Wolfgang Petersen (USA)
10. DAZED AND CONFUSED, Richard Linklater (USA)
9. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE, Martin Scorsese (USA)
8. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS, Henry Selick (USA)
7. FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE, Chen Kaige (China)
6. SHORT CUTS, Robert Altman (USA)
5. TRUE ROMANCE, Tony Scott (USA)
4. CARLITO'S WAY, Brian De Palma (USA)
3. STALINGRAD, Joseph Vilsmaier (Germany)
2. SCHINDLER'S LIST, Steven Spielberg (USA)
1. MENACE II SOCIETY, The Hughes Brothers (USA)
Top 25 Directors:
25. JOHN MCTIERNAN, Last Action Hero
24. PIERRE FALARDEAU, Le Temps Des Bouffons
23. JANE CAMPION, The Piano
22. JONATHAN DEMME, Philadelphia
21. MIKE LEIGH, Naked
20. GUILLERMO DEL TORO, Cronos
19. CLAUDE BERRI, Germinal
18. HENRY SELICK, The Nightmare Before Christmas
17. RICHARD LINKLATER, Dazed And Confused
16. JOEL SCHUMACHER, Falling Down
15. CLINT EASTWOOD, A Perfect World
14. EMIR KUSTARICA, Arizona Dream
13. XIE FEI, Woman Sesame Oil Maker
12. ROBERT DE NIRO, A Bronx Tale
11. KRYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, Trois Couleurs: Bleu
10. WIM WENDERS, Faraway, So Close
9. CHEN KAIGE, Farewell, My Concubine
8. TONY SCOTT, True Romance
7. WOLFGANG PETERSON, In The Line Of Fire
6. ROBERT ALTMAN, Short Cuts
5. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Age Of Innocence
4. BRIAN DE PALMA, Carlito's Way
3. JOSEPH VILSMAIER, Stalingrad
2. THE HUGHES BROTHERS, Menace II Society
1. STEVEN SPIELBERG, Schindler's List
Top 25 Lead Actors:
25. SEAN ASTIN, Rudy
24. LIAM NEESON, Schindler's List
23. DAVID THEWLIS, Naked
22. LESLIE CHEUNG, Farewell, My Concubine
21. STEVE BUSCEMI, Ed And His Dead Mother
20. NICOLAS CAGE, Red Rock West
19. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, This Boy's Life
18. GARY OLDMAN, Romeo Is Bleeding
17. JEFF BRIDGES, American Heart
16. COLM FEORE, Thirty-Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
15. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, What's Love Got To Do With It
14. GÉRARD DEPARDIEU, Germinal
13. THOMAS KRETSCHMANN, Stalingrad
12. JEFF BRIDGES, Fearless
11. DANNY GLOVER, Bopha!
10. VINCENT D'ONOFRIO, Household Saints
9. TYRIN TURNER, Menace II Society
8. TOM HANKS, Philadelphia
7. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Age Of Innocence
6. ANTHONY HOPKINS, The Remains Of The Day
5. CLINT EASTWOOD, In The Line Of Fire
4. ROBERT DE NIRO, A Bronx Tale
3. AL PACINO, Carlito's Way
2. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Falling Down
1. WILL SMITH, Six Degrees Of Separation
Top 25 Lead Actresses:
25. MEG RYAN, Sleepless In Seattle
24. MARISA TOMEI, Untamed Heart
23. ELLEN BARKIN, This Boy's Life
22. ASHLEY JUDD, Ruby In Paradise
21. JULIET STEVENSON, The Secret Rapture
20. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, The Cement Garden
19. LINDA FIORENTINO, Acting On Impulse
18. EMMA THOMPSON, The Remains Of The Day
17. LORI LOUGHLIN, Empty Cradle
16. SHERILYN FENN, Boxing Helena
15. SIQIN GAOWA, Woman Sesame Oil Maker
14. PHOEBE CATES, Bodies, Rest & Motion
13. GONG LI, Farewell, My Concubine
12. VANESSA REDGRAVE, Un Muro De Silencio
11. SOPHIE MARCEAU, Fanfan
10. JULIANNE MOORE, Short Cuts
9. JULIETTE BINOCHE, Trois Couleurs: Bleu
8. MARY STUART MASTERSON, Benny & Joon
7. CATHERINE DENEUVE, Ma Saison Préférée
6. REBECCA DE MORNAY, Guilty As Sin
5. PATRICIA ARQUETTE, True Romance
4. JODIE FOSTER, Sommersby
3. HOLLY HUNTER, The Piano
2. NICOLE KIDMAN, Malice
1. ANGELA BASSETT, What's Love Got To Do With It
Top 20 Supporting Actors:
20. OLIVER PLATT, The Three Musketeers
19. JOHN MALKOVICH, In The Line Of Fire
18. GABRIEL BYRNE, A Dangerous Woman
17. JEFF GOLDBLUM, Jurassic Park
16. TOMMY LEE JONES, The Fugitive
15. WILLEM DAFOE, Faraway, So Close
14. MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY, Dazed And Confused
13. VAL KILMER, Tombstone
12. ROBERT DE NIRO, This Boy's Life
11. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Short Cuts
10. CLINT EASTWOOD, A Perfect World
9. CHRISTOPHER REEVE, The Remains Of The Day
8. CHAZZ PALMINTERI, A Bronx Tale
7. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Twenty Bucks
6. CHRIS PENN, Short Cuts
5. COURTNEY B. VANCE, The Adventures Of Huck Finn
4. HARVEY KEITEL, The Piano
3. RENAUD SÉCHAN, Germinal
2. SEAN PENN, Carlito's Way
1. LARENZ TATE, Menace II Society
Top 20 Supporting Actresses:
20. HOLLY HUNTER, The Firm
19. KATE JACKSON, Empty Cradle
18. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Short Cuts
17. MEG TILLY, Body Snatchers
16. ROSIE PEREZ, Fearless
15. VALÉRIE LEMERCIER, Les Visiteurs
14. FAYE DUNAWAY, Arizona Dream
13. JOANNE WHALLEY-KILMER, The Secret Rapture
12. ALLY SHEEDY, Chantilly Lace
11. LAURA LINNEY, Dave
10. DANA DELANY, Tombstone
9. CLAUDIA KARVAN, Broken Highway
8. TARAL HICKS, A Bronx Tale
7. LILI TAYLOR, Household Saints
6. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Carlito's Way
5. LARA FLYNN BOYLE, Red Rock West
4. LAURA DERN, A Perfect World
3. WINONA RYDER, The Age Of Innocence
2. MARTHE VILLALONGA, Ma Saison Préférée
1. JADA PINKETT, Menace II Society
Top 20 Screenplays:
20. THE PIANO, Jane Campion
19. INDECENT PROPOSAL, Amy Holden Jones
18. WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT, Kate Lanier
17. RED ROCK WEST, John Dahl & Rick Dahl
16. MENACE II SOCIETY, Tyger Williams
15. UN MURO DE SILENCIO, Graciela Maglie & Gabriela Massuh
14. DAVE, Gary Ross
13. GROUNDHOG DAY, Danny Rubin & Harold Ramis
12. MI VIDA LOCA, Allison Anders
11. NAKED, Mike Leigh
10. SMOKING/NO SMOKING, Agnès Jaoui & Jean-Pierre Bacri
9. SHORT CUTS, Robert Altman & Frank Barhydt
8. DAZED AND CONFUSED, Richard Linklater
7. WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE, Peter Hedges
6. THE SECRET RAPTURE, David Hare
5. CARLITO'S WAY, David Koepp
4. A BRONX TALE, Chazz Palminteri
3. ARIZONA DREAM, David Atkins & Emir Kustarica
2. MALICE, Aaron Sorkin & Scott Frank
1. TRUE ROMANCE, Quentin Tarantino
Top 20 Cinematographers:
20. DONALD PETERMAN, Addams Family Values
19. VIKO FILAC, Arizona Dream
18. DICK POPE, Naked
17. WALT LLOYD, Short Cuts
16. STUART DRYBURGH, The Piano
15. JEFFREY L. KIMBALL, True Romance
14. RENATO BERTA, Smoking/No Smoking
13. ROBERT RICHARDSON, Heaven & Earth
12. GU CHANGWEI, Farewell My Concubine
11. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, The Adventures Of Huck Finn
10. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Cronos
9. FÉLIX MONTI, Un Muro De Silencio
8. KEES VAN OOSTRUM, Gettysburg
7. BOJAN BAZELLI, Body Snatchers
6. BAO XIAORAN, Woman Sesame Oil Maker
5. DARIUSZ WOLSKI, Romeo Is Bleeding
4. JANUSZ KAMINSKI, Schindler's List
3. SLAWOMI IDZIAK, Trois Couleurs: Bleu
2. YVES ANGELO, Germinal
1. PETE KOZACHIK, The Nightmare Before Christmas
Top 10 Villains:
10. RON PERLMAN, Cronos
9. TOBIN BELL, Malice
8. PARKER POSEY, Dazed And Confused
7. ROBERT DE NIRO, This Boy's Life
6. MICHAEL DOUGLAS, Falling Down
5. LARENZ TATE, Menace II Society
4. SEAN PENN, Carlito's Way
3. DENNIS HOPPER, Red Rock West
2. GARY OLDMAN, True Romance
1. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, What's Love Got To Do With It
Monday, December 30, 2013
1992 In Film
While everybody else is busy making their ''Best of 2013'' lists, I decided to go way back to 1992 for my year in film. Sign of the times (grunge rock, the final year of a long run of Conservatives in power in the U.S., Canada and England), a lot of them are of the depressing variety, though, so not films you'd want to watch over and over again.
Previous posts: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. STAY TUNED, Peter Hyams (USA)
24. DEATH BECOMES HER, Robert Zemeckis (USA)
23. GAS FOOD LODGING, Allison Anders (USA)
22. TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, David Lynch (USA/France)
21. RAISE THE RED LANTERN, Zhang Yimou (China/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
20. C'EST ARRIVÉ PRÈS DE CHEZ VOUS, Rémy Belvaux & André Bonzel & Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgique)
19. EL MARIACHI, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
18. CHAPLIN, Richard Attenborough (USA/Japan/Italy/France)
17. ALADDIN, Ron Clements & John Musker (USA)
16. HARD BOILED, John Woo (Hong Kong)
15. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Francis Ford Coppola (USA)
14. BARAKA, Ron Fricke (USA)
13. BATMAN RETURNS, Tim Burton (USA)
12. HOFFA, Danny DeVito (France/USA)
11. EL VIAJE, Fernando Solanas (Argentina)
10. THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, Curtis Hanson (USA)
9. OF MICE AND MEN, Gary Sinise (USA)
8. LÉOLO, Jean-Claude Lauzon (Québec)
7. MALCOLM X, Spike Lee (USA)
6. THE CRYING GAME, Neil Jordan (UK)
5. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, James Foley (USA)
4. UNFORGIVEN, Clint Eastwood (USA/Canada)
3. NAKED KILLER, Clarence Fok Yiu-leung (Hong Kong)
2. RESERVOIR DOGS, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
1. RAISING CAIN, Brian De Palma (USA)
Top 20 Directors:
20. ERNEST R. DICKERSON, Juice
19. ROBERT ALTMAN, The Player
18. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, El Mariachi
17. DAVID LYNCH, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
16. FERNANDO SOLANAS, El Viaje
15. LOUIS MALLE, Damage
14. JOHN WOO, Hard Boiled
13. GARY SINISE, Of Mice And Men
12. NEIL JORDAN, The Crying Game
11. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. RON FRICKE, Baraka
9. TIM BURTON, Batman Returns
8. SPIKE LEE, Malcolm X
7. DANNY DEVITO, Hoffa
6. CLINT EASTWOOD, Unforgiven
5. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Death Becomes Her
4. CLARENCE FOK YIU-LEUNG, Naked Killer
3. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Reservoir Dogs
2. BRIAN DE PALMA, Raising Cain
1. ZHANG YIMOU, Raise The Red Lantern
Top 20 Lead Actors:
20. WESLEY SNIPES, White Men Can't Jump
19. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, Deep Cover
18. CHOW YUN-FAT, Hard Boiled
17. JAMES WOODS, Straight Talk
16. JOHN RITTER, Stay Tuned
15. GARY OLDMAN, Bram Stoker's Dracula
14. WILLEM DAFOE, Light Sleeper
13. JEREMY IRONS, Damage
12. JOE PESCI, My Cousin Vinny
11. CLINT EASTWOOD, Unforgiven
10. STEPHEN REA, The Crying Game
9. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, American Me
8. HARVEY KEITEL, Bad Lieutenant
7. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Last Of The Mohicans
6. JACK NICHOLSON, Hoffa
5. AL PACINO, Glengarry Glen Ross
4. GARY SINISE, Of Mice And Men
3. JOHN LITHGOW, Raising Cain
2. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Chaplin
1. DENZEL WASHINGTON, Malcolm X
Top 20 Lead Actresses:
20. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag
19. ANÉMONE, Le Petit Prince A Dit
18. DOLLY PARTON, Straight Talk
17. LOLITA DAVIDOVITCH, Raising Cain
16. EDIE FALCO, Laws Of Gravity
15. MARIE TRINTIGNANT, Betty
14. DEMI MOORE, A Few Good Men
13. SHARON STONE, Basic Instinct
12. JANE MARCH, L'Amant
11. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, The Crying Game
10. ROMANE BOHRINGER, Les Nuits Fauves
9. CYNDA WILLIAMS, One False Move
8. CHINGMY YAU, Naked Killer
7. JENNIFER RUBIN, A Woman, Her Men, And Her Futon
6. CATHERINE DENEUVE, Indochine
5. JOHANNA TER STEEGE, Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe
4. ANGELA BASSETT, Malcolm X
3. SHIRLEY MACLAINE, Used People
2. VANESSA REDGRAVE, Howards End
1. SUSAN SARANDON, Lorenzo's Oil
Top 20 Supporting Actors:
20. ERIC ROBERTS, Final Analysis
19. ALAN KING, Night And The City
18. JEFF GOLDBLUM, Deep Cover
17. WOODY HARRELSON, White Men Can't Jump
16. MICKEY ROURKE, White Sands
15. ROBERTO BENIGNI, Night On Earth
14. GÉRARD DEPARDIEU, Tous Les Matins Du Monde
13. DELROY LINDO, Malcolm X
12. DANNY DEVITO, Hoffa
11. MORGAN FREEMAN, Unforgiven
10. CHRIS PENN, Reservoir Dogs
9. STEVE BUSCEMI, Reservoir Dogs
8. JAYE DAVIDSON, The Crying Game
7. JACK LEMMON, Glengarry Glen Ross
6. WILL SMITH, Where The Day Takes You
5. ALAN ARKIN, Glengarry Glen Ross
4. MICHAEL MADSEN, Reservoir Dogs
3. JACK NICHOLSON, A Few Good Men
2. FOREST WHITAKER, The Crying Game
1. JOHN MALKOVICH, Of Mice And Men
Top 20 Supporting Actresses:
20. JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN, Basic Instinct
19. WINONA RYDER, Bram Stoker's Dracula
18. ROSIE PEREZ, White Men Can't Jump
17. RICKI LAKE, Inside Monkey Zetterland
16. MADELEINE STOWE, The Last Of The Mohicans
15. RICKI LAKE, Where The Day Takes You
14. GERALDINE CHAPLIN, Chaplin
13. FRANKIE THORN, Bad Lieutenant
12. IONE SKYE, Gas Food Lodging
11. FAIRUZA BALK, Gas Food Lodging
10. CARRIE NG, Naked Killer
9. JULIANNE MOORE, The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag
8. BÉATRICE DALLE, Night On Earth
7. MARISA TOMEI, My Cousin Vinny
6. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, Damage
5. HELENA BONHAM CARTER, Howards End
4. ELSA ZYLBERSTEIN, Beau Fixe
3. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Bitter Moon
2. SHERILYN FENN, Of Mice And Men
1. REBECCA DE MORNAY, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Top 20 Screenplays:
20. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, Ron Shelton
19. REQUIEM POUR UN BEAU SANS-COEUR, Robert Morin
18. HOFFA, David Mamet
17. NAKED KILLER, Wong Jing
16. LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, Laura Esquivel
15. NIGHT ON EARTH, Jim Jarmusch
14. EL VIAJE, Fernando Solanas
13. UNFORGIVEN, David Webb Peoples
12. GAS FOOD LODGING, Allison Anders
11. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, David Mamet
10. A FEW GOOD MEN, Aaron Sorkin
9. THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, Amanda Silver
8. HUSBANDS AND WIVES, Woody Allen
7. C'EST ARRIVÉ PRÈS DE CHEZ VOUS, Rémy Belvaux & André Bonzel & Benoît Poelvoorde
6. ONE FALSE MOVE, Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson
5. THE LAST DAYS OF CHEZ NOUS, Helen Garner
4. LÉOLO, Jean-Claude Lauzon
3. THE CRYING GAME, Neil Jordan
2. RAISING CAIN, Brian De Palma
1. RESERVOIR DOGS, Quentin Tarantino
Top 20 Cinematographers:
20. WANG WING-HENG, Hard Boiled
19. ANDRZEJ SEKULA, Reservoir Dogs
18. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, El Mariachi
17. IAN WILSON, The Crying Game
16. ERNEST R. DICKERSON, Malcolm X
15. STEPHEN H. BURUM, Raising Cain
14. TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS, Howards End
13. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, Bram Stoker's Dracula
12. DONALD MCALPINE, Patriot Games
11. PETER PAU & WILLIAM YIM, Naked Killer
10. ZHAO FEI, Raise The Red Lantern
9. STEPHEN H. BURUM, Hoffa
8. JAN DE BONT, Basic Instinct
7. STEFAN CZAPSKY, Batman Returns
6. JACK N. GREEN, Unforgiven
5. ARTHUR WONG, Once Upon A Time In China II
4. KENNETH MACMILLAN, Of Mice And Men
3. STEVEN BERNSTEIN & EMMANUEL LUBEZKI, Like Water For Chocolate
2. ANDRÉ BONZEL, C'est Arrivé Près De Chez Vous
1. RON FRICKE, Baraka
Top 10 Villains:
10. DANNY DEVITO, Batman Returns
9. PETER MARQUARDT, El Mariachi
8. TONY TODD, Candyman
7. TOMMY LEE JONES, Under Siege
6. MERYL STREEP, Death Becomes Her
5. HARVEY KEITEL, Bad Lieutenant
4. GILDOR ROY, Requiem Pour Un Beau Sans-Coeur
3. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Single White Female
2. MICHAEL MADSEN, Reservoir Dogs
1. JOHN LITHGOW, Raising Cain
Previous posts: 1994, 1995, 1996, 2001, 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. STAY TUNED, Peter Hyams (USA)
24. DEATH BECOMES HER, Robert Zemeckis (USA)
23. GAS FOOD LODGING, Allison Anders (USA)
22. TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME, David Lynch (USA/France)
21. RAISE THE RED LANTERN, Zhang Yimou (China/Hong Kong/Taiwan)
20. C'EST ARRIVÉ PRÈS DE CHEZ VOUS, Rémy Belvaux & André Bonzel & Benoît Poelvoorde (Belgique)
19. EL MARIACHI, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
18. CHAPLIN, Richard Attenborough (USA/Japan/Italy/France)
17. ALADDIN, Ron Clements & John Musker (USA)
16. HARD BOILED, John Woo (Hong Kong)
15. BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA, Francis Ford Coppola (USA)
14. BARAKA, Ron Fricke (USA)
13. BATMAN RETURNS, Tim Burton (USA)
12. HOFFA, Danny DeVito (France/USA)
11. EL VIAJE, Fernando Solanas (Argentina)
10. THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, Curtis Hanson (USA)
9. OF MICE AND MEN, Gary Sinise (USA)
8. LÉOLO, Jean-Claude Lauzon (Québec)
7. MALCOLM X, Spike Lee (USA)
6. THE CRYING GAME, Neil Jordan (UK)
5. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, James Foley (USA)
4. UNFORGIVEN, Clint Eastwood (USA/Canada)
3. NAKED KILLER, Clarence Fok Yiu-leung (Hong Kong)
2. RESERVOIR DOGS, Quentin Tarantino (USA)
1. RAISING CAIN, Brian De Palma (USA)
Top 20 Directors:
20. ERNEST R. DICKERSON, Juice
19. ROBERT ALTMAN, The Player
18. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, El Mariachi
17. DAVID LYNCH, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me
16. FERNANDO SOLANAS, El Viaje
15. LOUIS MALLE, Damage
14. JOHN WOO, Hard Boiled
13. GARY SINISE, Of Mice And Men
12. NEIL JORDAN, The Crying Game
11. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, Bram Stoker's Dracula
10. RON FRICKE, Baraka
9. TIM BURTON, Batman Returns
8. SPIKE LEE, Malcolm X
7. DANNY DEVITO, Hoffa
6. CLINT EASTWOOD, Unforgiven
5. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Death Becomes Her
4. CLARENCE FOK YIU-LEUNG, Naked Killer
3. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Reservoir Dogs
2. BRIAN DE PALMA, Raising Cain
1. ZHANG YIMOU, Raise The Red Lantern
Top 20 Lead Actors:
20. WESLEY SNIPES, White Men Can't Jump
19. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, Deep Cover
18. CHOW YUN-FAT, Hard Boiled
17. JAMES WOODS, Straight Talk
16. JOHN RITTER, Stay Tuned
15. GARY OLDMAN, Bram Stoker's Dracula
14. WILLEM DAFOE, Light Sleeper
13. JEREMY IRONS, Damage
12. JOE PESCI, My Cousin Vinny
11. CLINT EASTWOOD, Unforgiven
10. STEPHEN REA, The Crying Game
9. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, American Me
8. HARVEY KEITEL, Bad Lieutenant
7. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Last Of The Mohicans
6. JACK NICHOLSON, Hoffa
5. AL PACINO, Glengarry Glen Ross
4. GARY SINISE, Of Mice And Men
3. JOHN LITHGOW, Raising Cain
2. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Chaplin
1. DENZEL WASHINGTON, Malcolm X
Top 20 Lead Actresses:
20. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag
19. ANÉMONE, Le Petit Prince A Dit
18. DOLLY PARTON, Straight Talk
17. LOLITA DAVIDOVITCH, Raising Cain
16. EDIE FALCO, Laws Of Gravity
15. MARIE TRINTIGNANT, Betty
14. DEMI MOORE, A Few Good Men
13. SHARON STONE, Basic Instinct
12. JANE MARCH, L'Amant
11. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, The Crying Game
10. ROMANE BOHRINGER, Les Nuits Fauves
9. CYNDA WILLIAMS, One False Move
8. CHINGMY YAU, Naked Killer
7. JENNIFER RUBIN, A Woman, Her Men, And Her Futon
6. CATHERINE DENEUVE, Indochine
5. JOHANNA TER STEEGE, Sweet Emma, Dear Bobe
4. ANGELA BASSETT, Malcolm X
3. SHIRLEY MACLAINE, Used People
2. VANESSA REDGRAVE, Howards End
1. SUSAN SARANDON, Lorenzo's Oil
Top 20 Supporting Actors:
20. ERIC ROBERTS, Final Analysis
19. ALAN KING, Night And The City
18. JEFF GOLDBLUM, Deep Cover
17. WOODY HARRELSON, White Men Can't Jump
16. MICKEY ROURKE, White Sands
15. ROBERTO BENIGNI, Night On Earth
14. GÉRARD DEPARDIEU, Tous Les Matins Du Monde
13. DELROY LINDO, Malcolm X
12. DANNY DEVITO, Hoffa
11. MORGAN FREEMAN, Unforgiven
10. CHRIS PENN, Reservoir Dogs
9. STEVE BUSCEMI, Reservoir Dogs
8. JAYE DAVIDSON, The Crying Game
7. JACK LEMMON, Glengarry Glen Ross
6. WILL SMITH, Where The Day Takes You
5. ALAN ARKIN, Glengarry Glen Ross
4. MICHAEL MADSEN, Reservoir Dogs
3. JACK NICHOLSON, A Few Good Men
2. FOREST WHITAKER, The Crying Game
1. JOHN MALKOVICH, Of Mice And Men
Top 20 Supporting Actresses:
20. JEANNE TRIPPLEHORN, Basic Instinct
19. WINONA RYDER, Bram Stoker's Dracula
18. ROSIE PEREZ, White Men Can't Jump
17. RICKI LAKE, Inside Monkey Zetterland
16. MADELEINE STOWE, The Last Of The Mohicans
15. RICKI LAKE, Where The Day Takes You
14. GERALDINE CHAPLIN, Chaplin
13. FRANKIE THORN, Bad Lieutenant
12. IONE SKYE, Gas Food Lodging
11. FAIRUZA BALK, Gas Food Lodging
10. CARRIE NG, Naked Killer
9. JULIANNE MOORE, The Gun In Betty Lou's Handbag
8. BÉATRICE DALLE, Night On Earth
7. MARISA TOMEI, My Cousin Vinny
6. MIRANDA RICHARDSON, Damage
5. HELENA BONHAM CARTER, Howards End
4. ELSA ZYLBERSTEIN, Beau Fixe
3. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Bitter Moon
2. SHERILYN FENN, Of Mice And Men
1. REBECCA DE MORNAY, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle
Top 20 Screenplays:
20. WHITE MEN CAN'T JUMP, Ron Shelton
19. REQUIEM POUR UN BEAU SANS-COEUR, Robert Morin
18. HOFFA, David Mamet
17. NAKED KILLER, Wong Jing
16. LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE, Laura Esquivel
15. NIGHT ON EARTH, Jim Jarmusch
14. EL VIAJE, Fernando Solanas
13. UNFORGIVEN, David Webb Peoples
12. GAS FOOD LODGING, Allison Anders
11. GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, David Mamet
10. A FEW GOOD MEN, Aaron Sorkin
9. THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, Amanda Silver
8. HUSBANDS AND WIVES, Woody Allen
7. C'EST ARRIVÉ PRÈS DE CHEZ VOUS, Rémy Belvaux & André Bonzel & Benoît Poelvoorde
6. ONE FALSE MOVE, Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson
5. THE LAST DAYS OF CHEZ NOUS, Helen Garner
4. LÉOLO, Jean-Claude Lauzon
3. THE CRYING GAME, Neil Jordan
2. RAISING CAIN, Brian De Palma
1. RESERVOIR DOGS, Quentin Tarantino
Top 20 Cinematographers:
20. WANG WING-HENG, Hard Boiled
19. ANDRZEJ SEKULA, Reservoir Dogs
18. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, El Mariachi
17. IAN WILSON, The Crying Game
16. ERNEST R. DICKERSON, Malcolm X
15. STEPHEN H. BURUM, Raising Cain
14. TONY PIERCE-ROBERTS, Howards End
13. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, Bram Stoker's Dracula
12. DONALD MCALPINE, Patriot Games
11. PETER PAU & WILLIAM YIM, Naked Killer
10. ZHAO FEI, Raise The Red Lantern
9. STEPHEN H. BURUM, Hoffa
8. JAN DE BONT, Basic Instinct
7. STEFAN CZAPSKY, Batman Returns
6. JACK N. GREEN, Unforgiven
5. ARTHUR WONG, Once Upon A Time In China II
4. KENNETH MACMILLAN, Of Mice And Men
3. STEVEN BERNSTEIN & EMMANUEL LUBEZKI, Like Water For Chocolate
2. ANDRÉ BONZEL, C'est Arrivé Près De Chez Vous
1. RON FRICKE, Baraka
Top 10 Villains:
10. DANNY DEVITO, Batman Returns
9. PETER MARQUARDT, El Mariachi
8. TONY TODD, Candyman
7. TOMMY LEE JONES, Under Siege
6. MERYL STREEP, Death Becomes Her
5. HARVEY KEITEL, Bad Lieutenant
4. GILDOR ROY, Requiem Pour Un Beau Sans-Coeur
3. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Single White Female
2. MICHAEL MADSEN, Reservoir Dogs
1. JOHN LITHGOW, Raising Cain
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