1. Babel
2. Volver
3. The Departed
4. United 93
5. Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
6. The Queen
7. Dreamgirls
8. Shortbus
9. Notes on a Scandal
10. For Your Consideration
The 6th PETER TRAVERS TOP TEN LIST contest - (Well, 6th attempt, anyway)
After finishing joint first in 2004 and second last in 2005, I fully expect to be comfortably in the middle somewhere this time around. I actually bothered reading a few of this fella's reviews this time to get the jist of his likes. Here goes...
1. Borat
2. The Departed
3. Babel
4. Volver
5. Children of Men
6. The Queen
7. The Good German
8. For Your Consideration
9. Casino Royale
10. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
1. Borat
2. The Departed
3. Babel
4. Volver
5. Children of Men
6. The Queen
7. The Good German
8. For Your Consideration
9. Casino Royale
10. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
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Tripp, you did win last year's contest, and with thirteen points. The year before, the co-winners scored only 10 points, so it was quite the accomplishment. Eric was the runner-up. And I came in last. You can relive that wonderful experience here.
You don't REMEMBER?? Isn't your crown laying around someplace?
2004 is gone, but I saved the scores - and the entire text - of that contest. Sabin and rudeboy tied for first place that year... and Sabin STILL found something to bitch about. Eric, dws1982 and Okri tied for runner-up. And Damien and Tripp came in last. Tripp also came in last in that year's Roger Ebert contest, but the 13 point victory the following year more than redeemed him.
I think you're all on to something with your Flags/Letters tie. Don't go by me. Again, I lost my own contest last year. But I'm going that route, too.
Careful with your ties, people. Every one you get wrong is a deduction of a point.
You don't REMEMBER?? Isn't your crown laying around someplace?
2004 is gone, but I saved the scores - and the entire text - of that contest. Sabin and rudeboy tied for first place that year... and Sabin STILL found something to bitch about. Eric, dws1982 and Okri tied for runner-up. And Damien and Tripp came in last. Tripp also came in last in that year's Roger Ebert contest, but the 13 point victory the following year more than redeemed him.
I think you're all on to something with your Flags/Letters tie. Don't go by me. Again, I lost my own contest last year. But I'm going that route, too.
Careful with your ties, people. Every one you get wrong is a deduction of a point.
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1. Children Of Men
2. Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
3. The Departed
4. Volver
5. Blabbel
6. Dreamgirls
7. Little Miss Sunshine
8. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
9. The Queen
10. An Inconvenient Truth
2. Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
3. The Departed
4. Volver
5. Blabbel
6. Dreamgirls
7. Little Miss Sunshine
8. Flags of Our Fathers/Letters From Iwo Jima
9. The Queen
10. An Inconvenient Truth
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I hope I'm not shooting all blanks...
[01] Letters From Iwo Jima
[02] The Departed
[03] Dreamgirls
[04] Babel
[05] The Queen
[06] Flags Of Our Fathers
[07] Volver
[08] Borat
[09] For Your Consideration
[10] Little Miss Sunshine
[01] Letters From Iwo Jima
[02] The Departed
[03] Dreamgirls
[04] Babel
[05] The Queen
[06] Flags Of Our Fathers
[07] Volver
[08] Borat
[09] For Your Consideration
[10] Little Miss Sunshine
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"You threaten my congeniality, you threaten me!"
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Sonic, do you have a winner's list? I have a feeling that I won this one year, but don't remember?
Anyways, here is my guess. This is always a crapshoot, though.
1. Borat
2. Babel
3. The Departed
4. Volver
5. Children of Men
6. Dreamgirls
7. United 93
8. Inland Empire
9. TIE: Bubble/The Good German
10. Casino Royale
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Anyways, here is my guess. This is always a crapshoot, though.
1. Borat
2. Babel
3. The Departed
4. Volver
5. Children of Men
6. Dreamgirls
7. United 93
8. Inland Empire
9. TIE: Bubble/The Good German
10. Casino Royale
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I never do these things but i'll spend a little time thinking about this. I have a kinda guilty pleasure fixation with peter travers...i love rolling stone in general and a i actually agree with most of peter travers reviews. But heres a crazy go at this.
1. Tie Departed and Borat.
2. Babel
3. Dreamgirls
4. The Queen
5. Volver
6. United 93
7. TIE Flags of Our Fathers/Letters....
8. A Prarie Home Companion
9. TIE Good German/Bubble
10. Miami Vice
I don't know, he's gotta include some films he hasn't reviewed yet and i don't have any here. I remember reading an enthusiastic review for miami vice from him but i don't know if that was just because it was the middle of the summer and there was nothing else to be enthusiastic about....I also remember an enthusiatic response to bubble and i know he likes good german so thats where that came from.....but i'll probably get two points taken away for 3 ties that won't happen. And i almost did a forth tie between casino royale and miami vice at the end but held off....but i think that could happen too. And could easily see marie antonette, little children or thank you for smoking being here....i'm probably completely off.
1. Tie Departed and Borat.
2. Babel
3. Dreamgirls
4. The Queen
5. Volver
6. United 93
7. TIE Flags of Our Fathers/Letters....
8. A Prarie Home Companion
9. TIE Good German/Bubble
10. Miami Vice
I don't know, he's gotta include some films he hasn't reviewed yet and i don't have any here. I remember reading an enthusiastic review for miami vice from him but i don't know if that was just because it was the middle of the summer and there was nothing else to be enthusiastic about....I also remember an enthusiatic response to bubble and i know he likes good german so thats where that came from.....but i'll probably get two points taken away for 3 ties that won't happen. And i almost did a forth tie between casino royale and miami vice at the end but held off....but i think that could happen too. And could easily see marie antonette, little children or thank you for smoking being here....i'm probably completely off.
Yeah, it's about time, isn't it. I already know I'm going to screw this up. How many four star films won't even make the list in favor of a vanilla three-and-a-half-er? I think 'Borat' will crack the top five, whereas 'United 93' will float closer to 7.
Good thing Roger Ebert's up and about, but there's a Christmas ritual we can forget about this year.
PETER TRAVERS:
1. 'Babel'
2. 'The Departed'
3. 'Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'
4. 'Flags of Our Fathers'
5. 'Volver'
6. 'Dreamgirls'
7. 'United 93'
8. 'The Queen'
9. 'A Prairie Home Companion'
10. 'For Your Consideration'
Good thing Roger Ebert's up and about, but there's a Christmas ritual we can forget about this year.
PETER TRAVERS:
1. 'Babel'
2. 'The Departed'
3. 'Borat: Cultural Learnings for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan'
4. 'Flags of Our Fathers'
5. 'Volver'
6. 'Dreamgirls'
7. 'United 93'
8. 'The Queen'
9. 'A Prairie Home Companion'
10. 'For Your Consideration'
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What's the earliest date he has posted his list? Dec 1st? Will try to come up with my list before that but I'm guessing that these 3 will most likely make it: Dreamgirls, The Departed & The Queen.
Btw, Wedding Crashers is directed by David Dobkin who previously directed Shanghai Knights. His next is Fred Claus also starring Vince Vaughn with Rachel Weisz & Paul Giamatti.
Btw, Wedding Crashers is directed by David Dobkin who previously directed Shanghai Knights. His next is Fred Claus also starring Vince Vaughn with Rachel Weisz & Paul Giamatti.
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"Don't you dare lie to me!" and...
"You threaten my congeniality, you threaten me!"
-------
"You shouldn't be doing what you're doing. The truth is enough!"
"Are you and Perry?" ... "Please, Nelle."
"Don't you dare lie to me!" and...
"You threaten my congeniality, you threaten me!"
-------
"You shouldn't be doing what you're doing. The truth is enough!"
"Are you and Perry?" ... "Please, Nelle."
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Oscars, shmoscars!
Have you the mettle to take on Travers?
Can you believe I've been plugging away at this contest for six years now, since 2000? Along with its companion, the Roger Ebert Top Ten List Contest? They haven't always worked out - announcing the contest the day before Travers' Top Ten was my usual tendency - but it's been great fun having them with you guys. I'm not going to be online very much for the remainder of the year, but I'll keep checking in to keep track of the contest.
For you newcomers reading this, the PETER TRAVERS (and Roger Ebert) TOP TEN LIST contest is a time honored tradition here. This contest was devised because a). the Rolling Stone movie reviewer used to be the first high-profile critic to release his list, including films that haven't been released or reviewed by anyone else; and b). he's a waaaay predictable judge of character. Point a. has been undermimed for the past two years. Travers used to get his list out in the first week of December. Lately, he's made us wait until the mid-month. I've no idea what will happen this year. Regardless, I'm starting very early this year.
And I've no idea what's going to happen with the Ebert contest. Will Ebert even have a list this year? Has he seen enough movies? I'll set up contest just in case, and in a few days from now because - in opposition of Travers' list - Ebert's list has been released EARLIER than it used to be, sometimes through leakers on Oscar Watch.
But enough preliminaries. On to the game!
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The Tony Orlando of film criticism (compare mustaches) is also the most principled critic in America today. Meaning, he never wavers from his aesthetic, which is: campus bourgeousie, or testosterone with a hair-cut. He's big on the violent, if trite, metaphors. ("It's a shot to the heart" (he's also big on hearts), "You won't know what hit you", "It's a knockout", "Doesn't pull its punches", etc.) And his tastes are exceedingly predictable. The suspense is never what the films are going to be - every year, it's agreed there's generally a pool of twelve or thirteen to choose from - but where they're going to place. Surprises are rare, and looking over his history of top tens reveals a pattern that's easy to suss out. Which is why it's a great contest. It's easier than you think!
**THE RULES**
Object: guess which films Travers will have on his list, and in what order.
a). One (1) point is awarded for correctly guessing which films will be on his top ten list.
b). One (1) additional point is awarded for accurately guessing precisely where a film will end up in the list. (Total: two points.)
c). One (1) more additional point is awarded for accurately gussing the number one film of the year. (Total: three points)
d). Three (3) bonus points for accurately predicting which movies will result in a tie, if any. (See his 1995, 2000, and 2005 lists below.) Remember, there may or may not be a tie this year. Accurately predicting that there will be no tie gets you zero (0) points. Nice try.
e). One sneaky method of increasing your score is to predict an inordinate amount of ties. If a contestant puts six tie predictions on the ballot, he has essentially predicted a total of sixteen films, thus raising the likelihood of having more films individually placing on the final list. To avoid such excesses, you will be penalized one (1) point for every inaccurately predicted tie.
f). Accurately predicting any coy stunt Peter pulls this year (note the placement for the non-theatrical Angels in America in 2003 or the dual lists in 2001) earns you three (3) points
g). The poll is officially closed when his list is released, and it's authenticity has been verified to my satisfaction.
h). Anyone caught revising his or her list after Travis releases his list will be disqualified.
i). In the event of a first place tie, the completely arbitrary solution is: whoever has guessed more higher-ranking movies on the list wins. If there is still a tie, then the winners will agree to share the honor with grace and humility. However, a fight to the death is not out of bounds.
j). Sonic Youth is not prohibited from winning his own contest. And for the record, I came in last place a year ago.
Some hints:
Rolling Stone has a helpful, if not very user-friendly, database you can browse through to see which movies he particularly liked this year. But a substantial amount of the list will be for films he hasn't written reviews for yet. If you don't see a review or a star grade, don't think he isn't considering it. The Top Ten list may be his first mention of a particular film.
And be flexible! Don't assume four star films get preferential treatment. Travers tends to place three-and-a-half star films over four star films on his list, and sometimes he omits them altogether. Two years ago, the four star Bad Education was nowhere to be found (although, Travers is not usually foreign-film friendly). Last year, the four star King Kong tied for last place beneath several three-and-a-half star films.
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For reference:
2005
1. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
2. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee)
3. Syriana (Stephen Gaghen)
4. Good Night, Good Luck (George Clooney)
5. Munich (Steven Spielberg)
6. Capote (Bennett Miller)
7. The Squid & The Whale (Noah Baumbach)
8. The Constant Gardener (Fernando Mierelles)
9. Crash (Paul Haggis)
10. The Wedding Crashers/King Kong (This was directed?/Peter Jackson)
2004
01. Sideways (Alexander Payne)
02. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
03. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
04. The Aviator (Martin Scorsese)
05. The Incredibles (Brad Bird)
06. Kinsey (Bill Condon)
07. Closer (Mike Nichols)
08. Finding Neverland (Marc Forster)
09. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Fahrenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore)
2003
01. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood)
02. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson)
03. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)
04. Master and Commander (Peter Weir)
05. Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella)
06. American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini)
07. Big Fish (Tim Burton)
08. A Mighty Wind (Christopher Guest)
09. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Angels in America (Mike Nichols)
2002
01. Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese)
02. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes)
03. Adaptation. (Spike Jonze)
04. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)
05. Y tu mamá también (Alfonso Cuarón)
06. Chicago (Rob Marshall)
07. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar)
08. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes)
09. About Schmidt (Alexander Payne)
10. 8 Mile (Curtis Hanson)
2001
Hollywood List
01. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Peter Jackson)
02. Ali (Michael Mann)
03. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)
04. Shrek (Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson)
05. Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe)
06. Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann)
07. Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott)
08. A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard)
09. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg)
10. Ocean's Eleven (Steven Soderbergh)
Indie List
01. Memento (Christopher Nolan)
02. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch)
03. Waking Life (Richard Linklater)
04. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff)
05. Hedwig And The Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell)
06. Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer)
07. In The Bedroom (Todd Field)
08. The Man Who Wasn't There (Joel Coen)
09. Gosford Park (Robert Altman)
10. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
2000
01a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee)
01b. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
02. Gladiator (Ridley Scott)
03. Traffic (Steven Soderbergh)
04. Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry)
05. Croupier (Mike Hodges)
06. You Can Count on Me (Kenneth Lonegran)
07. The House of Mirth (Terence Davies)
08. State and Main (David Mamet)
09. Best in Show (Christopher Guest)
10. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky)
1999
01. American Beauty (Sam Mendes)
02. Topsy-Turvy (Mike Leigh)
03. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
04. The Insider (Michael Mann)
05. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson)
06. Three Kings (David O. Russell)
07. Boys Don't Cry (Kimberly Peirce)
08. The Straight Story (David Lynch)
09. The Winslow Boy (David Mamet)
10. The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan)
1998
01. The Truman Show (Peter Weir)
02. Rushmore (Wes Anderson)
03. Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon)
04. Happiness (Todd Solondz)
05. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick)
06. Beloved (Jonathan Demme)
07. A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi)
08. The Opposite of Sex (Don Roos)
09. Smoke Signals (Chrise Eyre)
10. There's Something About Mary (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
1997
01. Titanic (James Cameron)
02. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
03. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)
04. The Ice Storm (Ang Lee)
05. The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan)
06. Donnie Brasco (Mike Newell)
07. In the Company of Men (Neil LaBute)
08. Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith)
09. Amistad (Steven Spielberg)
10. The Full Monty (Peter Cattaneo)
1996
01. The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman)
02. Fargo (Joel Coen)
03. The English Patient (Anthony Minghella)
04. Lone Star (John Sayles)
05. Shine (Scott Hicks)
06. Big Night (Stanley Tucci/Campbell Scott)
07. Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh)
08. Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz)
09. The Crucible (Nicholas Hytner)
10. When We Were Kings (Leon Gast)
1995
01. Get Shorty (Barry Sonnenfeld)
02. Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis)
03. Crumb (Terry Zwigoff)
04. Kids (Larry Clark)
05a. Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
05b. Persuasion (Roger Michell)
05c. Clueless (Amy Heckerling)
06. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer)
07. Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin)
08. Dead Man Walking (Tim Robbins)
09. Priest (Antonia Bird)
10. To Die For (Gus Van Sant)
And his number one choices from 1990-1994 were: Goodfellas, The Silence of the Lambs, The Player, Short Cuts and Pulp Fiction.
Get the idea?
Good luck, everyone!
And again, don't look to my submission as guidance. I'm terrible at this game.
Have you the mettle to take on Travers?
Can you believe I've been plugging away at this contest for six years now, since 2000? Along with its companion, the Roger Ebert Top Ten List Contest? They haven't always worked out - announcing the contest the day before Travers' Top Ten was my usual tendency - but it's been great fun having them with you guys. I'm not going to be online very much for the remainder of the year, but I'll keep checking in to keep track of the contest.
For you newcomers reading this, the PETER TRAVERS (and Roger Ebert) TOP TEN LIST contest is a time honored tradition here. This contest was devised because a). the Rolling Stone movie reviewer used to be the first high-profile critic to release his list, including films that haven't been released or reviewed by anyone else; and b). he's a waaaay predictable judge of character. Point a. has been undermimed for the past two years. Travers used to get his list out in the first week of December. Lately, he's made us wait until the mid-month. I've no idea what will happen this year. Regardless, I'm starting very early this year.
And I've no idea what's going to happen with the Ebert contest. Will Ebert even have a list this year? Has he seen enough movies? I'll set up contest just in case, and in a few days from now because - in opposition of Travers' list - Ebert's list has been released EARLIER than it used to be, sometimes through leakers on Oscar Watch.
But enough preliminaries. On to the game!
----------------------------------------------------
The Tony Orlando of film criticism (compare mustaches) is also the most principled critic in America today. Meaning, he never wavers from his aesthetic, which is: campus bourgeousie, or testosterone with a hair-cut. He's big on the violent, if trite, metaphors. ("It's a shot to the heart" (he's also big on hearts), "You won't know what hit you", "It's a knockout", "Doesn't pull its punches", etc.) And his tastes are exceedingly predictable. The suspense is never what the films are going to be - every year, it's agreed there's generally a pool of twelve or thirteen to choose from - but where they're going to place. Surprises are rare, and looking over his history of top tens reveals a pattern that's easy to suss out. Which is why it's a great contest. It's easier than you think!
**THE RULES**
Object: guess which films Travers will have on his list, and in what order.
a). One (1) point is awarded for correctly guessing which films will be on his top ten list.
b). One (1) additional point is awarded for accurately guessing precisely where a film will end up in the list. (Total: two points.)
c). One (1) more additional point is awarded for accurately gussing the number one film of the year. (Total: three points)
d). Three (3) bonus points for accurately predicting which movies will result in a tie, if any. (See his 1995, 2000, and 2005 lists below.) Remember, there may or may not be a tie this year. Accurately predicting that there will be no tie gets you zero (0) points. Nice try.
e). One sneaky method of increasing your score is to predict an inordinate amount of ties. If a contestant puts six tie predictions on the ballot, he has essentially predicted a total of sixteen films, thus raising the likelihood of having more films individually placing on the final list. To avoid such excesses, you will be penalized one (1) point for every inaccurately predicted tie.
f). Accurately predicting any coy stunt Peter pulls this year (note the placement for the non-theatrical Angels in America in 2003 or the dual lists in 2001) earns you three (3) points
g). The poll is officially closed when his list is released, and it's authenticity has been verified to my satisfaction.
h). Anyone caught revising his or her list after Travis releases his list will be disqualified.
i). In the event of a first place tie, the completely arbitrary solution is: whoever has guessed more higher-ranking movies on the list wins. If there is still a tie, then the winners will agree to share the honor with grace and humility. However, a fight to the death is not out of bounds.
j). Sonic Youth is not prohibited from winning his own contest. And for the record, I came in last place a year ago.
Some hints:
Rolling Stone has a helpful, if not very user-friendly, database you can browse through to see which movies he particularly liked this year. But a substantial amount of the list will be for films he hasn't written reviews for yet. If you don't see a review or a star grade, don't think he isn't considering it. The Top Ten list may be his first mention of a particular film.
And be flexible! Don't assume four star films get preferential treatment. Travers tends to place three-and-a-half star films over four star films on his list, and sometimes he omits them altogether. Two years ago, the four star Bad Education was nowhere to be found (although, Travers is not usually foreign-film friendly). Last year, the four star King Kong tied for last place beneath several three-and-a-half star films.
-----------------------------------
For reference:
2005
1. A History of Violence (David Cronenberg)
2. Brokeback Mountain (Ang Lee)
3. Syriana (Stephen Gaghen)
4. Good Night, Good Luck (George Clooney)
5. Munich (Steven Spielberg)
6. Capote (Bennett Miller)
7. The Squid & The Whale (Noah Baumbach)
8. The Constant Gardener (Fernando Mierelles)
9. Crash (Paul Haggis)
10. The Wedding Crashers/King Kong (This was directed?/Peter Jackson)
2004
01. Sideways (Alexander Payne)
02. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Michel Gondry)
03. Million Dollar Baby (Clint Eastwood)
04. The Aviator (Martin Scorsese)
05. The Incredibles (Brad Bird)
06. Kinsey (Bill Condon)
07. Closer (Mike Nichols)
08. Finding Neverland (Marc Forster)
09. Kill Bill Vol. 2 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Fahrenheit 9/11 (Michael Moore)
2003
01. Mystic River (Clint Eastwood)
02. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Peter Jackson)
03. Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola)
04. Master and Commander (Peter Weir)
05. Cold Mountain (Anthony Minghella)
06. American Splendor (Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini)
07. Big Fish (Tim Burton)
08. A Mighty Wind (Christopher Guest)
09. Kill Bill, Vol. 1 (Quentin Tarantino)
10. Angels in America (Mike Nichols)
2002
01. Gangs of New York (Martin Scorsese)
02. Far From Heaven (Todd Haynes)
03. Adaptation. (Spike Jonze)
04. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Peter Jackson)
05. Y tu mamá también (Alfonso Cuarón)
06. Chicago (Rob Marshall)
07. Talk to Her (Pedro Almodóvar)
08. Road to Perdition (Sam Mendes)
09. About Schmidt (Alexander Payne)
10. 8 Mile (Curtis Hanson)
2001
Hollywood List
01. The Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (Peter Jackson)
02. Ali (Michael Mann)
03. The Royal Tenenbaums (Wes Anderson)
04. Shrek (Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson)
05. Vanilla Sky (Cameron Crowe)
06. Moulin Rouge (Baz Luhrmann)
07. Black Hawk Down (Ridley Scott)
08. A Beautiful Mind (Ron Howard)
09. A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Steven Spielberg)
10. Ocean's Eleven (Steven Soderbergh)
Indie List
01. Memento (Christopher Nolan)
02. Mulholland Dr. (David Lynch)
03. Waking Life (Richard Linklater)
04. Ghost World (Terry Zwigoff)
05. Hedwig And The Angry Inch (John Cameron Mitchell)
06. Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer)
07. In The Bedroom (Todd Field)
08. The Man Who Wasn't There (Joel Coen)
09. Gosford Park (Robert Altman)
10. Amélie (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)
2000
01a. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (Ang Lee)
01b. Almost Famous (Cameron Crowe)
02. Gladiator (Ridley Scott)
03. Traffic (Steven Soderbergh)
04. Billy Elliot (Stephen Daldry)
05. Croupier (Mike Hodges)
06. You Can Count on Me (Kenneth Lonegran)
07. The House of Mirth (Terence Davies)
08. State and Main (David Mamet)
09. Best in Show (Christopher Guest)
10. Requiem for a Dream (Darren Aronofsky)
1999
01. American Beauty (Sam Mendes)
02. Topsy-Turvy (Mike Leigh)
03. Being John Malkovich (Spike Jonze)
04. The Insider (Michael Mann)
05. Magnolia (Paul Thomas Anderson)
06. Three Kings (David O. Russell)
07. Boys Don't Cry (Kimberly Peirce)
08. The Straight Story (David Lynch)
09. The Winslow Boy (David Mamet)
10. The Sixth Sense (M. Night Shyamalan)
1998
01. The Truman Show (Peter Weir)
02. Rushmore (Wes Anderson)
03. Gods and Monsters (Bill Condon)
04. Happiness (Todd Solondz)
05. The Thin Red Line (Terrence Malick)
06. Beloved (Jonathan Demme)
07. A Simple Plan (Sam Raimi)
08. The Opposite of Sex (Don Roos)
09. Smoke Signals (Chrise Eyre)
10. There's Something About Mary (Bobby Farrelly/Peter Farrelly)
1997
01. Titanic (James Cameron)
02. Boogie Nights (Paul Thomas Anderson)
03. L.A. Confidential (Curtis Hanson)
04. The Ice Storm (Ang Lee)
05. The Sweet Hereafter (Atom Egoyan)
06. Donnie Brasco (Mike Newell)
07. In the Company of Men (Neil LaBute)
08. Chasing Amy (Kevin Smith)
09. Amistad (Steven Spielberg)
10. The Full Monty (Peter Cattaneo)
1996
01. The People vs. Larry Flynt (Milos Forman)
02. Fargo (Joel Coen)
03. The English Patient (Anthony Minghella)
04. Lone Star (John Sayles)
05. Shine (Scott Hicks)
06. Big Night (Stanley Tucci/Campbell Scott)
07. Secrets and Lies (Mike Leigh)
08. Welcome to the Dollhouse (Todd Solondz)
09. The Crucible (Nicholas Hytner)
10. When We Were Kings (Leon Gast)
1995
01. Get Shorty (Barry Sonnenfeld)
02. Leaving Las Vegas (Mike Figgis)
03. Crumb (Terry Zwigoff)
04. Kids (Larry Clark)
05a. Sense and Sensibility (Ang Lee)
05b. Persuasion (Roger Michell)
05c. Clueless (Amy Heckerling)
06. The Usual Suspects (Bryan Singer)
07. Devil in a Blue Dress (Carl Franklin)
08. Dead Man Walking (Tim Robbins)
09. Priest (Antonia Bird)
10. To Die For (Gus Van Sant)
And his number one choices from 1990-1994 were: Goodfellas, The Silence of the Lambs, The Player, Short Cuts and Pulp Fiction.
Get the idea?
Good luck, everyone!
And again, don't look to my submission as guidance. I'm terrible at this game.
"What the hell?"
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