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Here's a quick snapshot of my film tastes, which also constitute my highest recommendations.

From my personal film gods to favorite guilty pleasures to "best of" lists for each of the last nine years (and classic American cinema), these are my not-so-humble opinions.

Which are, of course, always subject to change on a whim. ;-)

(as of March)



Personal Film Gods...

Krzysztof Kieslowski :
TROIS COULEURS: BLEU (1993), BLANC (1994) et ROUGE (1994)
LA DOUBLE VIE DE VERONIQUE (The Double Life of Veronique, 1991)
DEKALOG (The Decalogue, 1987)
PRZYPADEK (Blind Chance, 1982)
...and many, many more.

Hayao Miyazaki :
SEN TO CHIHIRO NO KAMIKAKUSHI (Spirited Away, 2001)
MONONOKE HIME (Princess Mononoke, 1997)
KURENAI NO BUTA (Porco Rosso, 1992)
MAJO NO TAKKYUBIN (Kiki's Delivery Service, 1989)
TONARI NO TOTORO (My Neighbor Totoro, 1988)
TENKU NO SHIRO RAPYUTA (Laputa: Castle in the Sky, 1986)
...and many, many more.




Favorite guilty pleasures...

SUBWAY (1985)
Directed by Luc Besson

THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI: ACROSS THE EIGHTH DIMENSION (1984)
Directed by W. D. Richter




Favorite recent films...

2004 (so far) : ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST, ROBOT STORIES, THE LOST SKELETON OF CADAVRA

2003 : THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING
Runner-up: IN AMERICA
Rest of Top Five: LOST IN TRANSLATION, SEABISCUIT, FINDING NEMO
Honorable Mentions: WHALE RIDER, MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD, ROBOT STORIES, MILLENNIUM ACTRESS, DUMMY, 21 GRAMS, KILL BILL VOL. 1, X-MEN 2, GHOSTS OF THE ABYSS, LOST IN LA MANCHA
Special Mention: SECONDHAND LIONS
Guilty pleasures: 28 DAYS LATER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK PEARL, TERMINATOR 3: RISE OF THE MACHINES, BAD BOYS II
Most overrated: MYSTIC RIVER
Still need to see: AMERICAN SPLENDOR, MONSTER, CITY OF GOD, THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS, THE FOG OF WAR, THE TRIPLETS OF BELLVILLE, THE STATION AGENT

2002 : THE PIANIST
Runner-up: THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE TWO TOWERS
Rest of Top Five: TALK TO HER, ABOUT A BOY, SPIRITED AWAY
Honorable Mentions: Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN, FAR FROM HEAVEN, BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE, SOLARIS, CQ, ROAD TO PERDITION, ONE-HOUR PHOTO, INSOMNIA
Guilty pleasures: SIGNS, MINORITY REPORT, EIGHT-LEGGED FREAKS
Most overrated: CHICAGO, ADAPTATION
Still need to see: THE QUIET AMERICAN, THE HOURS, CATCH ME IF YOU CAN, GANGS OF NEW YORK, ABOUT SCHMIDT

2001 : THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING [DVD]
Runner-up: MOULIN ROUGE [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: LE FABULEUX DESTIN D' AMELIE POULAIN, EL ESPINAZO DEL DIABLO, THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE
Honorable Mentions: MULHOLLAND DRIVE, THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS, SUPERMAN: SPECIAL EDITION, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, TAPE, SHAOLIN SOCCER, THE OTHERS, GHOST WORLD, MEMENTO, BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, GOSFORD PARK
Still need to see: IN THE BEDROOM, MONSTER'S BALL, DARK BLUE WORLD, LES PACTE DES LOUPS, BLACKHAWK DOWN, ALI

2000 : CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON [DVD]
Runner-up: WONDER BOYS [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: CHICKEN RUN, ALMOST FAMOUS, GLADIATOR
Honorable Mentions: TRAFFIC, HIGH FIDELITY, GHOST DOG, O BROTHER WHERE ART THOU?, FINDING FORRESTER, LONG NIGHT'S JOURNEY INTO DAY, SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE
Still need to see: SUNSHINE, QUILLS, POLLOCK, BEFORE NIGHT FALLS, THE CONTENDER, REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, DANCER IN THE DARK, AMORES PERROS

1999 : MAGNOLIA [DVD]
Runner-up: THE IRON GIANT [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: THE INSIDER, TOY STORY 2, SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS
Honorable Mentions: ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER, THE LIMEY, THE SIXTH SENSE, UNDER SOLEN, AMERICAN BEAUTY, PRINCESS MONONOKE (dubbed), THE GREEN MILE, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH, THE STRAIGHT STORY, RUN LOLA RUN, THE EMPRESS AND THE ASSASSIN, ELECTION, SLEEPY HOLLOW, MAN OF THE CENTURY
Still need to see: THE RED VIOLIN, THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY, SWEET AND LOWDOWN, BOYS DON'T CRY, TITUS

1998 : SMOKE SIGNALS [DVD]
Runner-up: GODS AND MONSTERS [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: BABE: PIG IN THE CITY, THE PRINCE OF EGYPT, THE BUTCHER BOY
Honorable Mentions: PLEASANTVILLE, RUSHMORE, THE THIN RED LINE, OUT OF SIGHT, FEAR & LOATHING IN LAS VEGAS, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, WHAT DREAMS MAY COME (rough cut, with Morricone score), A SIMPLE PLAN, HANA-BI, THE MIGHTY, DANCER TX POP. 81, THE CELEBRATION, THE TRUMAN SHOW, GREAT EXPECTATIONS, SIX-STRING SAMURAI, LA VITA é BELLA, CENTRAL STATION, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, ELIZABETH, SHAKESPEARE IN LOVE, LITTLE VOICE
Still need to see: BULWORTH, PRIMARY COLORS, VELVET GOLDMINE

1997 : TITANIC [DVD]
Runner-up: KARAKTER [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: MONONOKE HIME, L.A. CONFIDENTIAL, THE SWEET HEREAFTER
Honorable Mentions: GATTACA, GOOD WILL HUNTING, MRS. BROWN, BOOGIE NIGHTS, CONTACT, JACKIE BROWN, THE FIFTH ELEMENT
Still need to see: DONNIE BRASCO, WAG THE DOG, KUNDUN, OSCAR AND LUCINDA, ULEE'S GOLD

1996 : THE ENGLISH PATIENT [DVD]
Runner-up: LE HUSSARD SUR LE TOIT [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: FARGO, KOLYA, TRAINSPOTTING
Honorable Mentions: HAMLET, EMMA, WHEN WE WERE KINGS, JERRY MAGUIRE, LONE STAR
Still need to see: SHINE, BREAKING THE WAVES, THE PEOPLE VS. LARRY FLYNT, SLING BLADE, ROMEO + JULIET

1995 : A LITTLE PRINCESS [DVD]
Runner-up: BABE [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: TOY STORY, RICHARD III, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
Honorable Mentions: THE USUAL SUSPECTS, IL POSTINO, ANTONIA, TWELVE MONKEYS, LEAVING LAS VEGAS, BRAVEHEART, APOLLO 13
Still need to see: DEAD MAN WALKING

1994 : TROIS COULEURS: ROUGE [DVD]
Runner-up: HEAVENLY CREATURES [DVD]
Rest of Top Five: THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, FORREST GUMP, PULP FICTION
Honorable Mentions: THE MADNESS OF KING GEORGE, ED WOOD, THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT, HOOP DREAMS, LITTLE WOMEN, QUIZ SHOW
Still need to see: QUEEN MARGOT




Greatest classic American (sound) films ever...
(IMHO - and until I happen to change my mind)

1.) : LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)
2.) : CITIZEN KANE (1941)
3.) : CASABLANCA (1942)
4.) : GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)
5.) : KING KONG (1933)
6.) : MR. DEEDS GOES TO TOWN (1936)
7.) : THE THIN MAN (1934)
8.) : VERTIGO (1958)
9.) : 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY (1968)
10.) : SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

Other Greats (not necessarily in order): METROPOLIS (1927), DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965), MY MAN GODFREY (1936), LOST HORIZON (1937), TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD (1962), THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI (1957), AN AMERICAN IN PARIS (1951), REAR WINDOW (1954), SPARTACUS (1960), SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941), MR. SMITH GOES TO WASHINGTON (1939), THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939), BEN-HUR (1959), CITY LIGHTS (1931), IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE (1946), HIGH NOON (1952), THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD (1938), NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959), THE MALTESE FALCON (1941), TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE (1948), GUNGA DIN (1939), RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981), THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL (1951), TOUCH OF EVIL (1958), THE SEARCHERS (1956), THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980), THE GODFATHER, PART II (1974), THE GODFATHER (1972), THE THIRD MAN (1949), THE BIG SLEEP (1946), SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS (1937), A NIGHT AT THE OPERA (1935), TOP HAT (1935), MR. ROBERTS (1955), HIS GIRL FRIDAY (1940)


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