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02-19-2001, 09:04 PM
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Edited list after finally seeing Pollock today.
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02-19-2001, 09:51 PM
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1. Gladiator (Screw all the negative views that make me feel stupid for picking this!  )
2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
3. Almost Famous
4. Wonder Boys
5. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
6. High Fidelity
7. Fantasia 2000 (minus Pomp and Circumstance)
8. Traffic
9. Pollock
10. Shadow of the Vampire
Most notable no-sees: Requiem, YCCOM, Best in Show, and Dancer in the Dark.
Evan
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02-20-2001, 12:43 PM
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Well, dammit.
I don't know why I take it so personally, but I'm just shattered that Dancer in the Dark fell off our list here. It's still the only movie I saw this year that really mattered to me...
But, on a brighter note, I finally saw O Brother, Where Art Thou, and have added it to the list!
The updated list:
1. Dancer in the Dark
2. Yi Yi
3. Quills
4. Croupier
5. You Can Count On Me
6. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
7. Chicken Run
8. Traffic
9. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
10. High Fidelity
(Sorry Tao of Steve - something had to give! Also, In the Mood for Love has yet to open in Boston, but if it's on-par with Chungking Express or Happy Together, I'm fairly sure I'll be updating that list once again...)
On a slightly different topic (but still Dancer in the Dark related), I've provided a link below to an article from today's Boston Globe about the Oscar best song category. Those who know me well will understand just how much Dancer in the Dark means to me when they find out I'm rooting for Bjork (who I love and respect dearly) over Bob Dylan (who I regard as nothing less than the greatest artist working in any medium in the latter half of the 20th Century). And I guess I'd have to admit that any awards show that nominates both Bjork and Dylan can't be all bad.
Oscar nod a big step for singer Bjork
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In all likelihood, Bob Dylan will win the best original song Academy Award next month for ''Things Have Changed'' from the film ''Wonder Boys'' because he's Bob Dylan, and that's just the way the world works.
But it would be absolutely delightful if when that envelope is opened March 25, the name announced belonged to Bjork...
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02-20-2001, 04:17 PM
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Al, bear in mind that Dancer is #5 in AVERAGE vote which was intended to show either films that haven't been seen or which really click with some people if not with all.
I'm not sure about Way of the Gun, but I am sure than just not enough people got to see Dancer, which includes me.
Of course it still might not make it, but you never know. The DVD might rearrange things on our lists.
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02-21-2001, 08:09 AM
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Edited 2/21/01 to add The Way Of The Gun and Me, Myself & Irene, neither of which posed a danger to my current tops list.
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02-21-2001, 05:41 PM
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I'd like to see Bjork win for best song as well. To me there's just something so sad about the fact that Bob Dylan was deemed a disenfranchised, dangerous miscreant in his younger days, but now that he's older, softer and more contemplative, people are lining up to praise him and give him awards. I like the song well enough, but it's the least memorable thing about Wonder Boys and it probably wouldn't make a top 100 list of Dylan songs for me. The practice of ignoring an artist at the top of their craft and condesceningly honouring those on the downward slope is just...I don't know. Blech. It leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
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02-22-2001, 01:23 AM
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Updated for a couple of movies, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Oh Brother,Where Art Thou?. Both of which pushed their way into my list , ranking #2 and #4, respectively.
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02-23-2001, 02:55 AM
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Updated list with Before Night Falls
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02-23-2001, 11:45 AM
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This is amazing. A lot of these movies are now finally opening in my area. Last week it was You Can Count On Me. This week, Quills. Next week, Before Night Falls is scheduled to open.
Anyway, Quills cracks into my Top Ten at #8. You will find my comments here .
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02-23-2001, 02:23 PM
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Updated my post to add You Can Count On Me but it doesn't crack my top ten.
This is a real shocker to me as I had much higher expectations for this one. The performances were terrific, especially Mark Ruffalo and Rory Culkin. Unfortunately, the story didn't quite work for me. Laura Linney's character, Samantha, seemed a lot smarter than some of the choices she made and that really kept me at arm's length.
In the interests of full disclosure/disclaimers, I'm an only child with both parents still living and together. With the orphaned brother/sister relationship so close to the heart of this story, I wonder if there's a key element or two I just can't relate to. 
Notes in the margins: with this, I've now seen all four of Paramount Classics releases for 2000: The Virgin Suicides, Sunshine, You Can Count On Me, and The Gift. That's a helluva roster and I, for one, would like to commend Paramount Classics for a great year in film!
Rob
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02-23-2001, 02:29 PM
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Added Chuck & Buck and Cast Away. I thought both were good, but enjoyed them less than anything currently on my list. Thought C&B suffered from average acting, and CA suffered from one of the most anti-climactic marketing campaigns ever.
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