Continuing on a theme I started two weeks ago, I'm publishing lists I'd compiled to celebrate achievements in film. For some reason, I decided to start with 1996. Here is the prequel to that, 1995, a year with sad and intense performances, and with dark, hard films:
Top 20 Films:
20. LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Mike Figgis (USA)
19. THE CROSSING GUARD, Sean Penn (USA)
18. BAD BOYS, Michael Bay (USA)
17. UNDERGROUND, Emir Kustarica (France/Hungary/Yougoslavia/Germany/Bulgaria)
16. DESPERADO, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
15. GHOST ON THE SHELL, Mamoru Oshii (Japan)
14. TOY STORY, John Lasseter (USA)
13. KIDS, Larry Clark (USA)
12. THE USUAL SUSPECTS, Bryan Singer (USA)
11. ANTONIA'S LINE, Marleen Gorris (The Netherlands)
10. FALLEN ANGELS, Wong Kar-wai (Hong Kong)
9. DEAD PRESIDENTS, The Hughes Brothers (USA)
8. STRANGE DAYS, Kathryn Bigelow (USA)
7. THE LAST SUPPER, Stacy Title (USA)
6. SE7EN, David Fincher (USA)
5. THE BASKETBALL DIARIES, Scott Kalvert (USA)
4. LE CONFESSIONAL, Robert Lepage (Québec)
3. LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS, Jean-Pierre Jeunet & Marc Caro (France)
2. LA HAINE, Mathieu Kassovitz (France)
1. 12 MONKEYS, Terry Gilliam (USA)
Top 20 Directors:
20. MAMORU OSHII, Ghost In The Shell
19. MICHAEL MANN, Heat
18. SEAN PENN, The Crossing Guard
17. SCOTT KALVERT, The Basketball Diaries
16. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, Desperado
15. ROB EPSTEIN & JEFFREY FRIEDMAN , The Celluloid Closet
14. AGNÈS VARDA, Les Cent Et Une Nuits De Simon Cinéma
13. JOHN SINGLETON, Higher Learning
12. JOHN LASSETER, Toy Story
11. WONG KAR-WAI, Fallen Angels
10. ALBERT HUGHES & ALLEN HUGHES, Dead Presidents
9. MARLEEN GORRIS, Antonia's Line
8. LARRY CLARK, Kids
7. EMIR KUSTARICA, Underground
6. DAVID FINCHER, Se7en
5. JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET & MARC CARO, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
4. KATHRYN BIGELOW, Strange Days
3. ROBERT LEPAGE, Le Confessional
2. MATHIEU KASSOVITZ, La Haine
1. TERRY GILLIAM, 12 Monkeys
Top 15 Lead Actors:
15. RON ELDARD, The Last Supper
14. BRUCE WILLIS, 12 Monkeys
13. AL PACINO, Heat
12. RALPH FIENNES, Strange Days
11. MASSIMO TROISI, Il Postino (The Postman)
10. LOTHAIRE BLUTEAU, Le Confessional
9. JACK NICHOLSON, The Crossing Guard
8. GARY SINISE, Truman
7. STEVE BUSCEMI, Living In Oblivion
6. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, Total Eclipse
5. VINCENT CASSSEL, La Haine
4. ROBERT DOWNEY JR., Home For The Holidays
3. LEONARDO DICAPRIO, The Basketball Diaries
2. SEAN PENN, Dead Man Walking
1. NICOLAS CAGE, Leaving Las Vegas
Top 15 Lead Actresses:
15. SALMA HAYEK, Desperado
14. JUDITH VITTET, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
13. N'BUSHE WRIGHT, Dead Presidents
12. MERYL STREEP, The Bridges Of Madison County
11. MADELEINE STOWE, 12 Monkeys
10. WILLEKE VAN AMMELROOY, Antonia's Line
9. ROBIN WRIGHT, The Crossing Guard
8. ROSE McGOWAN, The Doom Generation
7. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Kids
6. CATHERINE KEENER, Living In Oblivion
5. SUSAN SARANDON, Dead Man Walking
4. DEMI MOORE, The Scarlett Letter
3. ANGELA BASSETT, Strange Days
2. JULIANNE MOORE, Safe
1. CAMERON DIAZ, The Last Supper
Top 15 Supporting Actors:
15. SAID TAGHMAOUI, La Haine
14. PHILIPPE NOIRET, Il Postino (The Postman)
13. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, Die Hard With A Vengeance
12. ROBERT DE NIRO, Heat
11. MORGAN FREEMAN, Se7en
10. JOE PESCI, Casino
9. DOMINIQUE PINON, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
8. CHRIS TUCKER, Dead Presidents
7. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, Higher Learning
6. GUILLERMO DIAZ Stonewall
5. STEVE BUSCEMI, Desperado
4. BILL PAXTON, The Last Supper
3. BRUNO KIRBY, The Basketball Diaries
2. BRAD PITT, 12 Monkeys
1. KEVIN SPACEY, The Usual Suspects
Top 15 Supporting Actresses:
15. GINA GERSHON, Showgirls
14. MIRA SORVINO, Mighty Aphrodite
13. JOAN ALLEN, Nixon
12. KATHLEEN QUINLAN, Apollo 13
11. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Higher Learning
10. HOLLY HUNTER, Copycat
9. TÉA LEONI, Bad Boys
8. SOPHIE MARCEAU, Braveheart
7. SHARON STONE, Casino
6. ROSARIO DAWSON, Kids
5. MARIA GRAZIA CUCINOTTA, Il Postino (The Postman)
4. KAREN MOK, Fallen Angels
3. ANNABETH GISH, The Last Supper
2. ANJELICA HUSTON, The Crossing Guard
1. ELS DOTTERMANS, Antonia's Line
Top 20 Screenplays:
20. LES CENT ET UNE NUITS DE SIMON CINÉMA, Agnès Varda
19. THE CROSSING GUARD, Sean Penn
18. HEAT, Michael Mann
17. DEAD PRESIDENTS, The Hughes Brothers & Michael Henry Brown
16. LEAVING LAS VEGAS, Mike Figgis
15. THE BASKETBALL DIARIES, Jim Carroll & Bryan Goluboff
14. SAFE, Todd Haynes
13. LE CONFESSIONAL, Robert Lepage
12. STONEWALL, Rikki Beadle-Blair & Martin Duberman
11. HEAVY, James Mangold
10. ANTONIA'S LINE, Marleen Gorris
9. SE7EN, Andrew Kevin Walker
8. STRANGE DAYS, James Cameron & Jay Cocks
7. KIDS, Harmony Korine
6. THE DOOM GENERATION, Gregg Araki
5. LA HAINE, Mathieu Kassovitz
4. LA CITÉ DES ENFANTS PERDUS, Gilles Adrien & Jean-Pierre Jeunet
3. THE LAST SUPPER, Dan Rosen
2. 12 MONKEYS, David Peoples & Janet Peoples
1. THE USUAL SUSPECTS, Christopher McQuarrie
Top 10 Cinematographers:
10. JIM FEALY, The Doom Generation
9. RALF BODE, Don Juan De Marco
8. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, Desperado
7. ALEX NEPOMNIASCHY, Safe
6. ALAIN DOSTIE, Le Confessional
5. DARIUS KHONDJI, Se7en
4. MATTHEW F. LEONETTI, Strange Days
3. CHRISTOPHER DOYLE, Fallen Angels
2. DARIUS KHONDJI & ERIC CARO & PHILIPPE LeSOURD, La Cité Des Enfants Perdus
1. PIERRE AIM, La Haine
Top 10 Villains:
10. QUENTIN TARANTINO, Four Rooms
9. VIGGO MORTENSEN, The Prophecy
8. TOMMY LISTER JR., Friday
7. TCHÉKY KARYO, Bad Boys
6. MICHAEL WINCOTT, Strange Days
5. GINA GERSHON, Showgirls
4. ROBERT DUVALL, The Scarlett Letter
3. JOE PESCI, Casino
2. CHRIS PENN, To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar
1. BRUNO KIRBY, The Basketball Diaries
Showing posts with label 1996. Show all posts
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
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1996 In Film
When I was in film school (1995-96, then 1998-01), I kept lists of the best films, performances, cinematography, direction and screenplays in journals, next to bits of screenplays. The idea was to have certain characters or types in mind - usually more underground or independent fare - to inspire me, and a side of creating a comprehensive critical ''dictionary'' of films complete with yearly awards (this was before IMDB, mind you, when paper still mattered).
It didn't materialize, but the lists remain. Here's the first:
Top 15 Films:
15. SLEEPERS, Barry Levinson (USA)
14. BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier (Denmark/Scotland)
13. MARS ATTACKS!, Tim Burton (USA)
12. BASQUIAT, Julian Schnabel (USA)
11. LE POLYGRAPHE, Robert Lepage (Québec)
10. CRASH, David Cronenberg (Canada)
9. BOUND, The Wachowski Brothers (USA)
8. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
7. TREES LOUNGE, Steve Buscemi (USA)
6. RIDICULE, Patrice Leconte (France)
5. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, Milos Forman (USA)
4. FARGO, Joel & Ethan Coen (USA)
3. SLING BLADE, Billy BobThornton (USA)
2. DEAD MAN, Jim Jarmusch (USA/France)
1. TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle (UK)
Top 20 Directors:
20. BARRY LEVINSON, Sleepers
19. DOUG PRAY, Hype!
18. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Sling Blade
17. STEVE BUSCEMI, Trees Lounge
16. THE WACHOSWKI BROTHERS, Bound
15. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. PETER JACKSON, The Frighteners
13. LARS VON TRIER, Breaking The Waves
12. JULIAN SCHNABEL, Basquiat
11. ANG LEE, Sense And Sensibility
10. TIM BURTON, Mars Attacks!
9. PATRICE LECONTE, Ridicule
8. NEIL JORDAN, Michael Collins
7. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, Fargo
6. MILOS FORMAN, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
5. GILLES MIMOUNI, L'Appartement
4. DAVID CRONENBERG, Crash
3. ROBERT LEPAGE, Le Polygraphe
2. JIM JARMUSCH, Dead Man
1. DANNY BOYLE, Trainspotting
Top 10 Lead Actors:
10. RON ELDARD, Bastard Out Of Carolina
9. EWAN McGREGOR, Trainspotting
8. WILLIAM HUTT, Long Day's Journey Into Night
7. JOHN TURTURRO, Box Of Moonlight
6. JOHNNY DEPP, Dead Man
5. STEVE BUSCEMI, Trees Lounge
4. GEOFFREY RUSH, Shine
3. WOODY HARRELSON, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
2. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Sling Blade
1. JEFFREY WRIGHT, Basquiat
Top 10 Lead Actresses:
10. HELEN HUNT, Twister
9. KATHY BATES, The War At Home
8. OYANKA CABEZAS, Carla's Song
7. GINA GERSHON, Bound
6. VIVIAN WU, The Pillow Book
5. MARTHA HENRY, Long Day's Journey Into Night
4. MARIE BRASSARD, Le Polygraphe
3. CATHERINE KEENER, Walking And Talking
2. EMILY WATSON, Breaking The Waves
1. FRANCES McDORMAND, Fargo
Top 15 Supporting Actors:
15. CHEECH MARIN, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. CALLUM KEITH RENNIE, Hard Core Logo
13. STELLAN SKARSGARD, Breaking The Waves
12. PETE POSTLETHWAITE, Romeo + Juliet
11. JOHN LEGUIZAMO, Romeo + Juliet
10. WILLIAM H. MACY, Fargo
9. ALAN RICKMAN, Sense And Sensibility
8. JOHN RITTER, Sling Blade
7. TONY SHALHOUB, Big Night
6. EDWARD NORTON Primal Fear
5. ROBERT CARLYLE, Trainspotting
4. GARY FARMER, Dead Man
3. KEVIN BACON, Sleepers
2. JON FAVREAU, Swingers
1. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, A Time To Kill
Top 15 Supporting Actresses:
15. SALMA HAYEK, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. KELLY MACDONALD, Trainspotting
13. DIANE VENORA, Romeo + Juliet
12. TÉA LEONI, Flirting With Disaster
11. ASHLEY JUDD, A Time To Kill
10. ANNE HECHE, Walking And Talking
9. KATE WINSLET, Sense And Sensibility
8. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, Ridicule
7. FANNY ARDANT, Ridicule
6. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Mulholland Falls
5. JENNIFER TILLY, Bound
4. HOLLY HUNTER, Crash
3. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Trees Lounge
2. MARTHA BURNS, Long Day's Journey Into Night
1. COURTNEY LOVE, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
Top 15 Screenplays:
15. SWINGERS, Jon Favreau
14. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Emma Thompson
13. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Quentin Tarantino
12. SECRETS & LIES, Mike Leigh
11. BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier & Peter Asmussen
10. THE FIGHTENERS, Fran Walsh & Peter Jackson
9. SLEEPERS, Barry Levinson
8. CRASH, David Cronenberg
7. BOUND, Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski
6. FARGO, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
5. TREES LOUNGE, Steve Buscemi
4. TRAINSPOTTING, John Hodge
3. DEAD MAN, Jim Jarmusch
2. LE POLYGRAPHE, Robert Lepage & Marie Brassard
1. SLING BLADE, Billy Bob Thornton
Top 10 Cinematographers:
10. BILL POPE, Bound
9. LLOYD AHERN, Last Man Standing
8. PETER SUSCHITZKY, Mars Attacks!
7. ROGER DEAKINS, Fargo
6. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, From Dusk Till Dawn
5. JOHN BLICK & ALUN BOLINGER, The Frighteners
4. ROBBY MULLER, Dead Man
3. BRIAN TUFANO, Trainspotting
2. DONALD M. McALPINE, Romeo + Juliet
1. CLAUDE NURIDSANY & MARIE PÉRENNOU, Microcosmos
Top 10 Villains:
10. QUENTIN TARANTINO, From Dusk Till Dawn
9. JAMES SPADER, Crash
8. WILLIAM H. MACY, Fargo
7. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Last Man Standing
6. IGGY POP, Dead Man
5. ROBERT CARLYLE, Trainspotting
4. WOODY HARRELSON, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
3. VINCE VAUGHN, Swingers
2. KEVIN BACON, Sleepers
1. RON ELDARD, Bastard Out Of Carolina
It didn't materialize, but the lists remain. Here's the first:
Top 15 Films:
15. SLEEPERS, Barry Levinson (USA)
14. BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier (Denmark/Scotland)
13. MARS ATTACKS!, Tim Burton (USA)
12. BASQUIAT, Julian Schnabel (USA)
11. LE POLYGRAPHE, Robert Lepage (Québec)
10. CRASH, David Cronenberg (Canada)
9. BOUND, The Wachowski Brothers (USA)
8. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Robert Rodriguez (USA)
7. TREES LOUNGE, Steve Buscemi (USA)
6. RIDICULE, Patrice Leconte (France)
5. THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, Milos Forman (USA)
4. FARGO, Joel & Ethan Coen (USA)
3. SLING BLADE, Billy BobThornton (USA)
2. DEAD MAN, Jim Jarmusch (USA/France)
1. TRAINSPOTTING, Danny Boyle (UK)
Top 20 Directors:
20. BARRY LEVINSON, Sleepers
19. DOUG PRAY, Hype!
18. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Sling Blade
17. STEVE BUSCEMI, Trees Lounge
16. THE WACHOSWKI BROTHERS, Bound
15. ROBERT RODRIGUEZ, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. PETER JACKSON, The Frighteners
13. LARS VON TRIER, Breaking The Waves
12. JULIAN SCHNABEL, Basquiat
11. ANG LEE, Sense And Sensibility
10. TIM BURTON, Mars Attacks!
9. PATRICE LECONTE, Ridicule
8. NEIL JORDAN, Michael Collins
7. JOEL COEN & ETHAN COEN, Fargo
6. MILOS FORMAN, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
5. GILLES MIMOUNI, L'Appartement
4. DAVID CRONENBERG, Crash
3. ROBERT LEPAGE, Le Polygraphe
2. JIM JARMUSCH, Dead Man
1. DANNY BOYLE, Trainspotting
Top 10 Lead Actors:
10. RON ELDARD, Bastard Out Of Carolina
9. EWAN McGREGOR, Trainspotting
8. WILLIAM HUTT, Long Day's Journey Into Night
7. JOHN TURTURRO, Box Of Moonlight
6. JOHNNY DEPP, Dead Man
5. STEVE BUSCEMI, Trees Lounge
4. GEOFFREY RUSH, Shine
3. WOODY HARRELSON, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
2. BILLY BOB THORNTON, Sling Blade
1. JEFFREY WRIGHT, Basquiat
Top 10 Lead Actresses:
10. HELEN HUNT, Twister
9. KATHY BATES, The War At Home
8. OYANKA CABEZAS, Carla's Song
7. GINA GERSHON, Bound
6. VIVIAN WU, The Pillow Book
5. MARTHA HENRY, Long Day's Journey Into Night
4. MARIE BRASSARD, Le Polygraphe
3. CATHERINE KEENER, Walking And Talking
2. EMILY WATSON, Breaking The Waves
1. FRANCES McDORMAND, Fargo
Top 15 Supporting Actors:
15. CHEECH MARIN, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. CALLUM KEITH RENNIE, Hard Core Logo
13. STELLAN SKARSGARD, Breaking The Waves
12. PETE POSTLETHWAITE, Romeo + Juliet
11. JOHN LEGUIZAMO, Romeo + Juliet
10. WILLIAM H. MACY, Fargo
9. ALAN RICKMAN, Sense And Sensibility
8. JOHN RITTER, Sling Blade
7. TONY SHALHOUB, Big Night
6. EDWARD NORTON Primal Fear
5. ROBERT CARLYLE, Trainspotting
4. GARY FARMER, Dead Man
3. KEVIN BACON, Sleepers
2. JON FAVREAU, Swingers
1. SAMUEL L. JACKSON, A Time To Kill
Top 15 Supporting Actresses:
15. SALMA HAYEK, From Dusk Till Dawn
14. KELLY MACDONALD, Trainspotting
13. DIANE VENORA, Romeo + Juliet
12. TÉA LEONI, Flirting With Disaster
11. ASHLEY JUDD, A Time To Kill
10. ANNE HECHE, Walking And Talking
9. KATE WINSLET, Sense And Sensibility
8. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, Ridicule
7. FANNY ARDANT, Ridicule
6. JENNIFER CONNELLY, Mulholland Falls
5. JENNIFER TILLY, Bound
4. HOLLY HUNTER, Crash
3. CHLOË SEVIGNY, Trees Lounge
2. MARTHA BURNS, Long Day's Journey Into Night
1. COURTNEY LOVE, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
Top 15 Screenplays:
15. SWINGERS, Jon Favreau
14. SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, Emma Thompson
13. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN, Quentin Tarantino
12. SECRETS & LIES, Mike Leigh
11. BREAKING THE WAVES, Lars Von Trier & Peter Asmussen
10. THE FIGHTENERS, Fran Walsh & Peter Jackson
9. SLEEPERS, Barry Levinson
8. CRASH, David Cronenberg
7. BOUND, Andy Wachowski & Larry Wachowski
6. FARGO, Joel Coen & Ethan Coen
5. TREES LOUNGE, Steve Buscemi
4. TRAINSPOTTING, John Hodge
3. DEAD MAN, Jim Jarmusch
2. LE POLYGRAPHE, Robert Lepage & Marie Brassard
1. SLING BLADE, Billy Bob Thornton
Top 10 Cinematographers:
10. BILL POPE, Bound
9. LLOYD AHERN, Last Man Standing
8. PETER SUSCHITZKY, Mars Attacks!
7. ROGER DEAKINS, Fargo
6. GUILLERMO NAVARRO, From Dusk Till Dawn
5. JOHN BLICK & ALUN BOLINGER, The Frighteners
4. ROBBY MULLER, Dead Man
3. BRIAN TUFANO, Trainspotting
2. DONALD M. McALPINE, Romeo + Juliet
1. CLAUDE NURIDSANY & MARIE PÉRENNOU, Microcosmos
Top 10 Villains:
10. QUENTIN TARANTINO, From Dusk Till Dawn
9. JAMES SPADER, Crash
8. WILLIAM H. MACY, Fargo
7. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Last Man Standing
6. IGGY POP, Dead Man
5. ROBERT CARLYLE, Trainspotting
4. WOODY HARRELSON, The People Vs. Larry Flynt
3. VINCE VAUGHN, Swingers
2. KEVIN BACON, Sleepers
1. RON ELDARD, Bastard Out Of Carolina
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