Stephen R

Moderators Note: This is an invaluable and memorable post made at the height of Episode II's release, and will remain permanently on the 2002 Film List. -- JW

Updated with Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones, an awful mess of a movie, and by far the worst in a series that's gradually going down the tubes. Just as a point of reference, here's how I'd rate all of the films in the series (out of ****): A New Hope (****); The Empire Strikes Back (****); Return of the Jedi (***); The Phantom Menace (**½); Attack of the Clones (*½).

So what's so bad about the movie? Everything, basically, but more specifically, a consistently lifeless, dull, boring aesthetic and a sense that everything exists to provide a flimsy backbone for the CG to rest on. And the fact that Lucas seems to have completely done away with his own self-described notion that the movies should play like an homage to "Saturday Matinee's". Excuse me, but since when were Saturday Matinee's so concerned with dead-boring politics for 50-75% of their running time?

Just for a laugh, I'll bring up a thought that I had while trying to escape watching some of the clumsy dialogue-heavy scenes. The acting, at times, inadvertently evokes the extremely restrained, drained emotion of Robert Bresson's approach. Minus the ideological means to an end, the sense of a style bourne out of a filmmaker's need to create a specific vision, it's merely unpleasant to view. The stoic impassivity here is an accident (or a shortcoming of Lucas in the script and directing departments, as well as the falseness of the blue-screened environment), not a choice. At other times, the acting obesely tilts the scale in the other direction, wallowing in melodramatic excess not far removed from "Days of Our Lives" or "General Hospital" (the crisp video look doesn't help in dispelling connections to afternoon soap operas). There's just no balance here. This is NOT, as some fans will argue, the style of the entire Star Wars series. The original trilogy had the benefit of witty yet naturalistic performances -- energetic, compulsive, and entertaining.

I'm not going to bother talking about the story since the die-hard fans already know it and everyone else isn't going to give a crap about its hum-drum politics and portentous referential in-threads, so let's move on to the CGI. Is it good? Sure, mostly anyway (though it seems no one, even ILM, has figured out how to render a life-like looking human being tossed about on the back of a creature). But there's nothing new here like there was in The Phantom Menace, which was fairly revolutionary in this regard. Here, it's obvious that Lucas wants us to once again gawk at his extraordinary worlds, but I saw nothing here worthy of that. It's the same flying through asteroid fields, show-off of creature animation (which is good, of course), and windowed backdrops of sparkling futuristic cities drained of spectacle by having to watch the human cardboard occupying the frontal plane. I think we've finally come to the point that CG is novelty -- if you're not gonna back it up with a strong story, characters, etc., don't bother.

And the action scenes? Generally good, but nothing even close to the Pod Race sequence in The Phantom Menace.

What are you people who are rating this movie so high seeing in it? Couldn't be the acting, couldn't be the dialogue/script, couldn't be Lucas's entirely uninspiring directorial vision. Guess it could be the story, but I didn't find it that engaging personally. So is it just the 20 or so minutes of real action -- a CG Yoda doing kung-fu; yet another battle with some mean lookin' monsters in an enclosed area? Is that justification for a positive mark when everything else is so so insipid?

I see a movie that's a few dollars in production value and a couple of competently cut action scenes away from the likes of Battlefield Earth.

And that's sad.

(Edit: I kinda made it sound like I disliked the Yoda scene. I didn't -- really liked it. My fave scene in the movie. Not good enough to redeem the rest of it at all. )

My Journal

JohnS

Moderators Note: This is an invaluable post regarding John Steffens' experience at the 2002 CineVegas Film Festival, and will remain permanently on the 2002 Film List. -- JW

Starting tomorrow, for the next eight days, I will be attending the CineVegas Film Festival
I won't be attending everything, but I will see a majority of what's playing.
But for $150, I will be getting my money's worth.
I will be recieving a comp gift bag, with tons of movie goodies.
I will also be trying to get as many photos as possible.
Maybe even an autograph or two.
Some of these film are World Premieres and others are either shorts or docummentries.

I will be adding reviews day by day(at about 1 or 2 am PST), so check back here for my reviews.

Saturday June 8th

Sunshine State 141min *
Directed by: John Sayles(Limbo, Lone Star)
Starring: Angela Bassett, Edie Flaco, Timothy Hutton, Mary Steenburgen, Miguel Ferrer
Two women return to their hometown roots in costal northern Florida and must deal with family, business and encroaching real estate development.

Review- Story is very slow paced and doesn't say much.
none of the actors stand out, but, Angela Bassett has some incidences where she over expresses herself.

Happy Here and Now (World Premiere) 96min *
Directed by: Michael Almereyda(Hamlet 2000)
Starring: David Arquette, Ally Sheedy
A 16-year-old girl comes to New Orleans in search of her missing sister and with the aid of a retired, technically savvy private detective, she focuses her search on a strange man she met over the internet.

Review-It was really hard to tell if this movie is suppose to be taken serious or not.
The movie lost its main point in the very begining of the film.
The whole internet plot, seemed a little far fetched and silly.
It's too bad that the movie was a disappointment, because it did have a good idea...for a while.
Side Notes Michael Almereyda, the director presented the film, plus three of the actors were there.
It's funny how the director described his movie.
He said it was "Plan 9 From Outer Space, but without all the lavish special effects."

Sunday June 9th

Spun **** UNCUT-the only way you will be able to see it in its full version. (World Premiere) 96min
Directed by: Jonas Akerlund
Starring: Jason Schwartzman, Mena Suvari, John Leguizamo, Eric Roberts, Britney Murphy, Mickey Rourke, Patrick Fugit
Music by: Billy Corgan(Stigmata, Lost Highway)

An intense and riveting look at three days in the life of a group of speed-freaks.

Review-First of all, I would like to say that this movie will get murdered by the MPAA.
ALOT will be cut out of this movie! PREY for a UNCUT DVD release.
This is one awesome, riveting, intense drug induced movie.
The Gentleman who the story is based on, Will De Los Santos(who also wrote and produced the film) presented the film, and I must say has a little erie resemblence to Jason Schwartzman's performance.
All the performances are top notch, including John Leguizamo and Mickey Rourke, who really gives his best performance.
The Director, Jonas Åkerlund has a similar style to Jean-Pierre Junet. It's as if Jean-Pierre Junet took speed and directed this film.
There are alot of quick humorous camera movements, quick, trippy shocking, sexually induced edits.
The subwofer makes a great effect and hits hard everytime someone does a line.
Some of the camera's close-ups are also intense and shocking , sometimes gross, but it's fabulous.
Having seen both Trainspotting and Requim For a Dream, I will clearly say that Spun is on top.

Here are some spoilers. This is what didn't happen in real life.

Spoiler:

Dog wasn't green
'The Cook'(Mickey Rourke) doesn't die
'The Girl'(stripper) wasn't handcuffed to the bed for four days

Also the original title of the script was

Spoiler:

The Cook

Monday June 10th

Bubba Ho-tep ***1/2 (World Premiere) 90min
Directed by: Don Coscarelli(Beastmaster, Phantasm II)
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Ossie Davis

Elvis Presely and JFK are alive and not quite well in an East Texas rest home as the two valiant old codgers must sally forth to battle an evil Egyptian entity that has chosen their long-term care facility as his hunting grounds.

Review- A great mix of horror and comedy. Bruce Campbell gives a great performance as Elvis.
Sharp and witty dialogue and has great lines to quote.
There is also some great fast paced editing, especially showing the speed up time.
SPECIAL NOTE- those of you who, that do get to see this, make sure you stay till the very end of the credits, and making sure you carefully read the "Names have been changed" areas.

Tuesday June 11th

No News From God ****(North America Premiere) 113min
Directed by: Agustín Díaz Yanes
Starring: Penélope Cruz, Victoria Abril

Two Angels, one from heaven and one from hell, come to earth to save the soul of a boxer.

Review- A TERRIFIC film from Spain. A wonderfully told story, that has a great performance by Penélope Cruz. Her presense is sexy and evil, just the right combination.
The direction by Agustin, is nothing to lavish, just simple and to the point. All around a really fun movie.


TOP PICK!!!Sex and Lucia **** 128min TOP PICK!!!
Directed by: Julio Medem

A woman who flees to an island in search of refuge from her sadness and answers unfold

Review- Simply an amazing movie from Spain. A intelligent and sexually charged story, and when I say sexually charged, get ready. I met a guy, who I became friends with, while at the festival and I agree with him, when he says, "I've never been horny and sad at the same time." very moving, with symbolic meaning. You will be simply blown away by how good this film is.
The film may be a little complicated for some people, on what's truely going on, but it will all make sense at the end.

P.E.- Short Film **1/2
Directed by: M. Stark


Three junior high girls plot to overthrow their P.E. teacher.

Review- Comical movie, few laughs, but still funny. Think of Heathers in junior high, at a semi harsh level.

Draftdodging **1/2 (World Premiere) 99 min
Directed by: Wendall Adams

Twenty something New Yorkers leave city life behind to rediscover their roots in New Hampshire but discover that memory and reality is not the same.

Review- Film wasn't in it's complete stage, so we had to watch it in BETA SP form.
A decent movie, which has spurts of funny moments, but really needs more subtance to make it a solid film. Especially in the character areas, which need more development, so you really care about them.
The main actor is decent, but resembels James Van Der Beek a little too much.

West of Here (World Premiere) **1/2 91min
Directed by: Peter C.B. Masterson (Mary Stuart's brother)
Starring: Josh Hamilton, Mary Stuart Masterson, Carlin Glynn, Tate Donovan

The death of a young musician is a catalyst for a journey of self-discovery by those that he touched. (Peter C.B.'s personal accounts, of the actual musician he knew)

Review- Another film that we had to watch in BETA SP form.
First of all, it was really hard getting a full essement of the film, due to a guy making a big disturbance.
Which it turned out to be the director's best friend.
He was making a big disturbance, so I finally yelled at him, they had to escort him out by two security guards.

The director later apologized for the inturuption(Which he was highly upset at his friend), and I went up and met the director, and apologized back, for yelling through part of the film, to tell the guy to keep quiet.

My review, from what I concentrated on was decent.
A nice story. Mary Stuart is great as always.
The actor that stands out is Tate Donovan, very funny.



The Parlor- Short Film ****
Directed by: Geoffrey Haley

Idle chitchat takes a turn for the bizzare when a group of strangers passes the time in a waiting room.

Review-Funny and very smart on how it was set up and delievered.

Wednesday June 12th

24 Hour Party People **(North America Premiere) 113min
Directed By: Miachael Winterbottom( The Claim)
Starring: Steve Coogan

The true story of the riseof Factory Records in england that gave birth to such new wave icons as Joy Davidson, New Order, and the Happy Monday's, as well as today's dance/rave culture, begining in 1976 Manchester.

Review- Not a bad story. Quite a change from Winterbottom's last movie, "The Claim".
It had a few wacky parts to it, which seems out of place, but was still funny.
Steve Coogan was great when he was talking into the camera(at the audience).

Justice and the Generals **1/2 85min
Directed by: Gail Pellett

One man's twenty year effort to hold two Salvadoran military generals accountable for the death of his sister, an american nun, who along with three colleagues, was killed by security forces in El Salavdor in 1980

Review-A little hard to watch in some parts, but was informative.
The Documentary was a little misstructured.

Mental * 83min
Directed by: Tom Russell
Starring: Jay Powell, Bill Nelson

On a deserted island, five mental patients and a doctor form an anusual alliance in this surreal comedy.

Review- Shot in B&W and in 1.33:1
It's was way to long, for what it had to say.
Would have been so much better as a short film.
acting was average.
But overall, I was just bored by it, by the time it came to tell its message.

HIDDEN JEM Design HIDDEN JEM ***1/2 112min
Directed By: Davidson Cole
Starring: Daniel J. Travanti, Jennifer Morrison

Inspired by the philosophy that your life is totally beyond your control, the film explores the governing power of fate, humanity's struggle with destiny, and the impact strangers have on our everyday lives.

Review-This most certainly deserves a second viewing, in which case might make a leap to a four star rating.
It exceeded my expectations. A very interesting film that really has something to say.
This is a movie than can be broken down and analyzed just liked "Mulholland Drive" and "Donnie Darko".
Shot very gritty, grainy, dark and with great frameing.
During the film, I questioned the director's use of and choice of shots(ex. x-ray shots, window boxing, timecode/6 squares), but after talking with the director, I understood why.
Acting was top notch by Daniel J. Travanti.
Big credit should also go out to the fabulous tight editing.

This will be very sad, if this film doesn't see the light of day, and be given proper release.

I had the pleasure of having a "personal" conversation with the Director, editor and one of the main stars(Daniel J. Travanti)
In which I even loved the film more and understood it at the Director's level, which was just a real pleasure.

Friday June 14th

Skins *** 87min
Directed by: Chris Eyre(Smoke Signals)
Starring: Graham Greene

An insperational tale about the relationship between two Sioux Indian brothers living on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.

Review- This film really surprised me, as I thought it was going to be some sort of historical piece.
Graham Greene has a likeablr performance.
The story is really nice too.
But I would have maybe liked to see a tad bit more of the two brothers when they were younger.

Strange Hearts ZERO(World Premiere) 91min
Directed by: Michell Gallagher
Starring: Robert Forster, Rose McGowan

The story of a gambler who was a child star. He tries to capture the wealth that has always eluded him by latching onto an unsually lucky man.
Meanwhile, both are kept guessing by the girl of their dreams.

Review-
Before the feature, we were told that this movie was picked up by HBO.
Simply a terrible movie.
The story is weak, the acting is very sub par.
Rose McGowan's character has no real place in the story.
The biggest joke comes in the end with the lottery ticket.

Saturday June 15th-FINAL DAY

Face ***1/2 84min
Directed by: Bertha Bay-Sa Pan
Staring Bai Ling, Kristy Wu, Kieu Chinh

Three generations of chinese woman attempt to bridge the gap between conflicting cultural heritage and family dynamics.

Review- This film is in current negotiations with some studios, so we will see this in a theater hopefully soon.
Great directing and establishing the realtionships with the three generations.
Some dense people in the audience were confused about the mother character, and establishing her postion in the movie, but I thought it was just fine.
The grandmother, mother and daughter characters were really nice and you really cared about where all of them were going to end up.
A real pleasent surprise.

Heat Vision and Jack ***1/2 Short Film
Directed by: Ben Stiller
Starring: Jack Black, the voice of Owen Wilson, Christine Taylor and Ron Silver

Originally a Fox TV pilot, that wasn't picked up.
About an astronaut with a secret on the run with his talking motorcycle sidekick.
GO HERE, FOR ALL HEAT VISION INFO-http://www.altslashgo.com/hvaj/index.shtml

Review- A very funny TV pilot, that isn't to be taken seriously.
It uses cliches from Six Million Dollar Man, Knight Rider and The Hulk.
Special Effects are of B grade quality, but that's what makes it so funny.
Owen Wilson as the motorcycle gets bleeped(South Park fashion) for the cussing.
Jack Black is very funny, as always.
This could have been a really great TV show, if Fox only gave it a chance, and put some more money in into it.
The audience really took to it.

Brook K

Updated: Nov. 3rd, 2003
# Seen: 110

A
25th Hour
Spirited Away
Punch Drunk Love
Russian Ark
What Time Is It There?

A-
8 Women
Bloody Sunday
Catch Me If You Can
Far From Heaven
The Piano Teacher
Signs
Sunshine State
Talk To Her
Y Tu Mama Tambien

B+
About Schmidt
Adaptation
City Of God
Death To Smoochy
Femme Fatale
Frida
The Grey Zone
The Hours
Invincible
Italian For Beginners
The Kid Stays In The Picture
Last Orders
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
The Man Without A Past
Personal Velocity
Possession
Rabbit-Proof Fence
Read My Lips
Sex And Lucia
Tully
White Oleander

B
8 Mile
13 Conversations About One Thing
About A Boy
Antwone Fisher
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
The Bourne Identity
Chicago
Comedian
Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
Dagon
Drumline
Full Frontal
Gangs Of New York
Happy Times
Heaven
Insomnia
The Lady and The Duke
Lilo and Stitch
Moonlight Mile
Narc
Nine Queens
Nowhere In Africa
Reign Of Fire
The Ring
Rodger Dodger
The Salton Sea
Secretary
Spider
Spiderman
The Transporter
We Were Soldiers
Wendigo

B-
24 Hour Party People
Ararat
Beijing Bicycle
Dog Soldiers
Evelyn
Love Liza
The Man From Elysian Fields
Nicholas Nickleby
One Hour Photo
Real Women Have Curves
Red Dragon
The Rookie
Skins
Solaris
The Sum Of All Fears

C+
Autofocus
Brotherhood of the Wolf
The Dangerous Lives Of Altar Boys
The Good Girl
Hollywood Ending
Made In Manhattan
Minority Report
Monsoon Wedding
The Pianist
The Powerpuff Girls Movie
The Quiet American
The Rules Of Attraction

C
Attack of the Clones
Blade 2
The Cat's Meow
Changing Lanes
The Crime Of Padre Amaro
The Emperor's New Clothes
My Big Fat Greek Wedding
Panic Room
Road to Perdition

C-
Below
Undercover Brother

D+
Frailty
Goldmember
Jason X

D-
Igby Goes Down

F
Tadpole

Incomplete
Bowling For Columbine


Top 10 Academy
25th Hour
Spirited Away
What Time Is It There?
Punch Drunk Love
Talk To Her
Far From Heaven
The Piano Teacher
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Catch Me If You Can
Sunshine State

Top 10 World
25th Hour
Russian Ark
Punch Drunk Love
Talk To Her
Far From Heaven
Catch Me If You Can
Sunshine State
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
8 Women
Signs

Ruth_F

Ruth Ferguson

Kevin Leonard

(Special thanks to John Thomas, Dana Fillhart and Michael Perez for helping me iron out the table kinks)

ADDED: Bad Company (1), Below (TBA), Full Frontal (0.5), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (3), Unfaithful (3), Who Is Cletis Tout?
COMING SOON (1 - 2 weeks): Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner, Clockstoppers, Kikujiro, Never Again, Time Out
UP NEXT: The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course, Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood, Roger Dodger
Movies in RED indicates a film in my current Top 10; movies in GREEN indicate a film in my current Bottom 10.

Total Films Seen to Date (3/16): 141

Title	Director	Director of Photography	Rating(****)
About a Boy	Chris and Paul Weitz	Remi Adefarasin	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
About Schmidt	Alexander Payne	James Glennon	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Adaptation	Spike Jonze	Lance Acord	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Analyze That	Harold Ramis	Ellen Kuras	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Austin Powers in Goldmember	Jay Roach	Peter Deming	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Autofocus	Paul Schrader	Fred Murphy	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Bad Company	Joel Schumacher	Dariusz Wolski	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever	Kaos	Julio Macat	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The Banger Sisters	Bob Doleman	Karl Lindenlaub	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Barbershop	Tim Story	Tom Priestly	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Beijing Bicycle	Xiaoshuai Wang	Jie Liu	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Below	David Twohy	Ian Wilson	TBA
Big Fat Liar	Shawn Levy	Jonathan Brown	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Big Trouble	Barry Sonnenfeld	Greg Gardiner	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Birthday Girl	Jez Butterworth	Oliver Stapleton	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Blade 2	Guillermo Del Toro	Gabriel Beristain	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Blood Work	Clint Eastwood	Tom Stern	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
The Bourne Identity	Doug Liman	Oliver Wood, Dan Mindell, Don Burgess	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Bowling For Columbine	Michael Moore	Brian Danitz, Michael McDonough	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Brotherhood of the Wolf	Christophe Gans	Dan Laustsen	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Catch Me If You Can	Steven Spielberg	Janusz Kaminski	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
The Cat's Meow	Peter Bogdanovich	Bruno Delbonnel	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Changing Lanes	Roger Michell	Salvatore Totino	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Chelsea Walls	Ethan Hawke	Tom Richmond, Richard Rutowski	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Cherish	Finn Taylor	Barry Stone	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Chicago	Rob Marshall	Dion Beebe	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Collateral Damage	Andrew Davis	Adam Greenberg	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind	George Clooney	Newton Thomas Sigel	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The Count of Monte Cristo	Kevin Reynolds	Andrew Dunn, Tim Wooster	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Cowboy Bebop: Knockin' on Heaven's Door	Shinichiro Watanabe	--	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
CQ	Roman Coppola	Robert Yeoman	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys	Peter Care	Lance Acord	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Death to Smoochy	Danny Devito	Anastas Michos	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Die Another Day	Lee Tamahori	David Tattersall	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Dog Soldiers	Neil Marshall	Sam McCurdy	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Dogtown and Z-Boys	Stacy Peralta	Peter Pilafian, Pat Darrin	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Eight Legged Freaks	Ellory Elkayem	John S. Bartley	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
The Emperor's New Clothes	Alan Taylor	Alessio Gelsini	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Enigma	Michael Apted	Seamus McGarvey	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Eye See You	Jim Gillespie	Dean Semler	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The First $20 Million	Mick Jackson	Ron Garcia	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
40 Days and 40 Nights	Michael Lehmann	Elliot Davis	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Frailty	Bill Paxton	Bill Butler	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Frida	Julie Taymor	Rodrigo Prieto	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Full Frontal	Steven Soderbergh	Steven Soderbergh	[img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Gangs of New York	Martin Scorsese	Michael Ballhaus	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Gangster No. 1	Paul McGuigan	Peter Sova	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Chris Columbus	Roger Pratt	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Harvard Man	James Toback	David Ferrera	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
High Crimes	Carl Franklin	Theo van de Sande	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The Hours	Stephen Daldry	Seamus McGarvey	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Human Nature	Michael Gondry	Tim Maurice-Jones	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Igby Goes Down	Burr Steers	Wedigo von Schultzendorff	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Impostor	Gary Fleder	Robert Elswit	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Insomnia	Christopher Nolan	Wally Pfister	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
I Spy	Betty Thomas	Oliver Wood	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Italian For Beginners	Lone Scherfig	Jorgen Johansson	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Jason X	Jim Isaac	Derek Underschultz	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Jim Brown: All American	Spike Lee	Ellen Kuras	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
John Q.	Nick Cassavetes	Rogier Stoffers	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Kissing Jessica Stein	Charles Herman-Wurmfeld	Lawrence Sher	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Kung Pow: Enter the Fist	Oh hell, like it matters	John J. Connor	[img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
The Lady and the Duke	Eric Rohmer	Diane Baratier	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Lilo and Stitch	Dean Debois, Chris Sanders	--	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers	Peter Jackson	Andrew Lensie	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Lovely and Amazing	Nicole Holofcener	Harlan Bosmajin	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Max	Menno Meyjes	Lajos Koltai	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Men In Black II	Barry Sonnenfeld	Greg Gardiner	[img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Metropolis	Taro Rin	--	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Minority Report	Steven Spielberg	Janusz Kaminski	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Monsoon Wedding	Mira Nair	Declan Quinn	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Mothman Prophecies	Mark Pellington	Fred Murphy	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Mr. Deeds	Steven Brill	Peter Lyons Collister	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Murder By Numbers	Barbet Schroeder	Luciano Tovoli	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
My Big Fat Greek Wedding	Joel Zwick	Jeffrey Jur	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Narc	Joe Carnahan	Alex Nepomniaschy	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
National Lampoon's Van Wilder	Walt Becker	James Bagdonas	[img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
New Best Friend	Zoe Clarke-Williams	Tom Priestly	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The New Guy	Ed Decter	Michael O'Shea	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
No Such Thing	Hal Hartley	Michael Spiller	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Notorious C.H.O.	Lorene Machado	Kirk Miller	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
One Hour Photo	Mark Romanek	Jeff Cronenweth	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Orange County	Jake Kasdan	Greg Gardiner	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Panic Room	David Fincher	Conrad W. Hall, Darius Khondji	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
The Pianist	Roman Polanski	Pawel Edelman	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Powerpuff Girls Movie	Craig McCracken	--	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Pumpkin	Anthony Abrams, Adam Larson Border	Tim Suhrstedt	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Punch-Drunk Love	Paul Thomas Anderson	Robert Elswit	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Queen of the Damned	Michael Rymer	Ian Baker	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The Quiet American	Phillip Noyce	Christopher Doyle	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
Rare Birds	Sturla Gunnarsson	Jam Kiesser	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Real Women Have Curves	Patricia Cardoso	Jim Denault	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Red Dragon	Brett Ratner	Dante Spinotti	[img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Reign of Fire	Rob Bowman	Adrian Biddle	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Resident Evil	Paul Anderson	David Johnson	NONE
Das Ring	Gore Verbinski	Bojan Bazelli	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img]
The Road to Perdition	Sam Mendes	Conrad L. Hall	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
Rollerball	John McTiernan	Steve Mason	[img]images/smilies/half.gif[/img]
The Rookie	John Lee Hancock	John Schwartzman	[img]images/smilies/star.gif[/img][img]images/smilies/sta