The following thread is a diary for noting all eligible films released in 2001. Please edit accordingly and note latest revision at the top of the thread. Questions? Feel free to drop me an email. Have fun! Jason Indexed Lists: Adrian C Matthew Chmiel Derek Faber Dana Fillhart Eric Howell Jehan Kristian Brook K Adam Lenhardt Joel Mack Bill McA Mitty Mark Palermo Seth Paxton Edwin Pereya Michael Perez Mark Pfeiffer Jason Quillen Doug R Stephen R Nick S Travis S JayLo Seaver Michael Shannon Adnan Sheikh John Spencer Justin Spike John Steffens John Thomas Gary Tooze Kirk Tsai Scott Weinberg Jason Whyte Rob Willey
2001 Film List Last Updated: March 2nd, 2002 Eligible To Date Count: 188 Ineligible To Date Count: 14 Awareness-Only To Date Count: 9 Total To Date Seen: 209 Blue color indicates film is one of the best films of 2001 Red color indicates a strong recommendation Green color indicates a positive recommendation Title/Rating (out of ****/theatrical aspect ratio/length/director) Venues: (A) - Avalon Cinemas, Nanaimo BC (C) - Capitol 6, Victoria BC (CV) - Capitol 6, Vancouver BC (G) - Granville 7, Vancouver BC (CT) - Cinemark Tinseltown, Vancouver BC (F) - Fifth Avenue Cinemas, Vancouver BC (O) - Odeon Cinemas, Victoria BC (P) - Park Theater, Vancouver BC (SIL) - Silvercity Tillicum, Victoria BC (S) - Star Cinema, Sidney BC (V) - Varsity Theater, Vancouver BC (VIC) - Vic Theater, Victoria BC (UVIC) - UVIC Cinecenta, Victoria BC (U4) - University Cinemas 4, Victoria BC ABCD **1/2 1.85:1 100 min. Krutin Patel (CT) Ali **1/2 2.40:1 156 min. Michael Mann (A) All Over The Guy **1/2 1.85:1 95 min. Julie Davis (CT) Along Came A Spider ** 2.40:1 104 min. Lee Tamahori (SIL) Ambush *** 2.40:1 8 min. John Frankenheimer Short Subject Amelie ***1/2 2.40:1 123 min. Jean-Pierre Jeunet (O) American Outlaws * 1.85:1 94 min. Les Mayfield (SIL) American Pie 2 *1/2 104 min. James B. Rogers (O) America's Sweethearts *** 2.40:1 104 min. Joe Roth (O) Animal, The ** 1.85:1 82 min. Luke Greenfield (SIL) Angel Eyes *1/2 1.85:1 103 min. Luis Mandoki (C) Anniversary Party, The ***1/2 1.85:1 115 min. Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh (U4) Antitrust *1/2 2.40:1 102 min. Peter Howitt (SIL) Artifical Intelligence: A.I. ***1/2 1.85:1 145 min. Steven Spielberg (SIL, C) Art of Woo, The * 1.85:1 95 min. Helen Lee (G) Asoka *** 2.40:1 176 min. Santosh Sivan(G) Atlantis: The Lost Empire ***1/2 2.40:1 95 min. Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise (SIL) Audition (Odishon) *** 1.85:1 115 min. Taashi Miike Baby Boy ***1/2 1.85:1 132 min. John Singelton (O) Bandits ** 2.40:1 123 min. Barry Levinson (C) Battle Royale **** 1.85:1 114 min. Kinji Fukasaku (Ineligible) Beautiful Mind, A *** 1.85:1 135 min. Ron Howard (O) Behind Enemy Lines *** 2.40:1 105 min. John Moore (O) Black Hawk Down **** 2.40:1 144 min. Ridley Scott (CT) Black Knight * 2.40:1 97 min. Gil Junger (O) Blow **1/2 2.40:1 124 min. Ted Demme (O) Bride Of The Wind * 1.85:1 98 min. Bruce Beresford (S) Bridget Jones's Diary ***1/2 2.40:1 98 min. Sharon Maguire (U4, S) Brothers, The **1/2 1.85:1 103 min. Gary Hardwick (O) Bubble Boy * 1.85:1 83 min. Blair Hayes (CT) Bully ***1/2 1.85:1 114 min. Larry Clark Business of Strangers, The *** 1.85:1 84 min. Patrick Stettner (CT) Captain Corelli's Mandolin **1/2 2.40:1 129 min. John Madden (O) Cats and Dogs *** 1.85:1 88 min. Lawrence Guterman (C) Center Of The World, The *** 1.85:1 88 min. Wayne Wang (UVIC) Century Hotel *** 1.85:1 98 min. David Weaver (C) Charlotte Gray ** 1.85:1 122 min. Gillian Armstrong (CT) Chosen *** 2.40:1 10 min. Ang Lee Short Subject Closet, The *1/2 2.40:1 85 min. Francis Veber (U4) Corky Romano ZERO 1.85:1 85 min. Rob Pritts (C) Crazy/Beautiful *** 1.85:1 98 min. John Stockwell (C) Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles *1/2 1.85:1 95 min. Simon Wincer (SIL) Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The *** 1.85:1 102 min. Woody Allen (O) Deep End, The ***1/2 2.40:1 102 min. Scott McGehee and David Siegel (CT, O, O) Deeply *1/2 1.85:1 102 min. Sheri Elwood (UVIC) Divided We Fall ***1/2 1.85:1 122 min. Jan Hrebejk (F) Donnie Darko **** 2.40:1 114 min. Richard Kelly Double Take * 2.40:1 88 min. George Gallo (SIL) Doctor Dolittle 2 **1/2 2.40:1 84 min. Steve Carr (S) Domestic Disturbance *1/2 2.40:1 88 min. Harold Becker (C) Don't Say A Word *1/2 2.40:1 112 min. Gary Fleder (O) Down To Earth * 1.85:1 86 min. Chris and Paul Weitz (C) Driven *1/2 2.40:1 117 min. Renny Harlin (C) Druids ZERO 2.40:1 124 min. Jacques Dorfmann (CT) Enemy At The Gates **1/2 2.40:1 131 min. Jean Jaques-Annaud (SIL) Evolution ** 1.85:1 102 min. Ivan Reitman (SIL) Exit Wounds ** 2.40:1 101 min. Andrej Bartkowiak (SIL) Fast And The Furious, The *** 2.40:1 106 min. Rob Cohen (SIL) Fat Girl * 1.85:1 87 min. Catherine Breillat (G) 15 Minutes *1/2 2.40:1 121 min. John Herzfeld (C) Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within *** 1.85:1 106 min. Hironobu Sakaguchi (O) Focus *** 1.85:1 107 min. Neal Slavin (G) Follow, The ***1/2 2.40:1 12 min. Short Subject Forsaken, The ** 1.85:1 91 min. J.S. Cardone (C) Freddy Got Fingered ZERO 1.85:1 86 min. Tom Green (O) From Hell ** 2.40:1 122 min. Albert and Allen Hughes (O) Get Over It * 2.40:1 85 min. Tommy O'Haver (SIL) Ghost World ***1/2 1.85:1 108 min. Terry Zwigoff (F, VIC) Ginger Snaps **1/2 1.85:1 109 min. John Fawcett (O) Glass House, The * 2.40:1 106 min. Daniel Sackheim (C) Gosford Park *** 2.40:1 137 min. Robert Altman (O) Greenfingers **1/2 1.85:1 92 min. Joel Hershman (VIC) Hannibal ** 1.85:1 132 min. Ridley Scott (C) Hardball **1/2 1.85:1 106 min. Brian Robbins (C) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ***1/2 2.40:1 149 min. Chris Columbus (S, C) Head Over Heels * 2.40:1 87 min. Mark S. Waters (O) Heartbreakers **1/2 2.40:1 124 min. David Mirkin (SIL) Hearts In Atlantis ** 2.40:1 101 min. Scott Hicks (U4) Hedwig And The Angry Inch ***1/2 1.85:1 92 min. John Cameron Mitchell (U4) Here's To Life! *** 1.85:1 95 min. Arne Olsen (CT) Heist *** 1.85:1 109 min. David Mamet (C) Hole, The *** 2.40:1 102 min. Nick Hamm (G) How High ZERO 1.85:1 94 min. Jesse Dylan (O) I Am Sam * 1.85:1 132 min. Jessie Nelson (O) In The Bedroom **** 2.40:1 132 min. Todd Field (CT) Invisible Circus, The *** 1.85:1 93 min. Adam Brooks (UVIC) Iris **1/2 1.85:1 92 min. Richard Eyre (VIC) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ***1/2 2.40:1 104 min. Kevin Smith (C) Jeepers Creepers ** 1.85:1 87 min. Victor Salva (C) Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius *** 1.85:1 82 min. John A. Davis (SIL) Joe Dirt * 1.85:1 91 min. Dennie Gordon (O) Joe Somebody *** 1.85:1 98 min. John Pasquin John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars ** 2.40:1 98 min. John Carpenter (O) Josie And The Pussycats *** 1.85:1 97 min. Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont (O) Joy Ride *** 2.40:1 97 min. John Dahl (O) Jurassic Park III ** 1.85:1 92 min. Joe Johnston (O) Just Visiting **1/2 2.40:1 88 min. Jean-Marie Poiré (C) Kandahar **1/2 1.85:1 84 min. Mohsen Makhmalbaf (P) Kate and Leopold *** 1.85:1 123 min. James Mangold Kiss of the Dragon *** 2.40:1 98 min. Chris Nahon Knight's Tale, A * 2.40:1 132 min. Brian Helgeland K-Pax **1/2 2.40:1 121 min. Iain Softley Last Castle, The **1/2 2.40:1 131 min. Rod Lurie Last Wedding *** 1.85:1 101 min. Bruce Sweeney Legally Blonde *** 2.40:1 95 min. Robert Luketic Life as a House ** 2.40:1 125 min. Irwin Winkler Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring ***1/2 2.40:1 178 min. Peter Jackson Lost and Delirious ***1/2 1.85:1 103 min. Lea' Pool Made *** 1.85:1 95 min. Jon Favreau Majestic, The *** 1.85:1 153 min. Frank Darabont Man Who Wasn't There, The *** 1.85:1 116 min. Joel Coen Max Keeble's Big Move ** 1.85:1 85 min. Tim Hill Maybe Baby ** 1.85:1 95 min. Ben Elton Mexican, The **1/2 2.40:1 124 min. Gore Verbinski Mile Zero *1/2 1.85:1 93 min. Andrew Currie Monkey Bone *1/2 1.85:1 93 min. Henry Selick Monster's Ball **** 2.40:1 113 min. Marc Forster Monsters Inc. *** 1.85:1 92 min. Pete Docter Moulin Rouge ***1/2 2.40:1 128 min. Baz Luhrmann Mulholland Drive **** 1.85:1 145 min. David Lynch Mummy Returns, The ** 2.40:1 129 min. Stephen Sommers Musketeer, The *1/2 2.40:1 104 min. Peter Hyams My First Mister *** 2.40:1 109 min. Christine Lahti No Man's Land ***1/2 2.40:1 98 min. Danis Tanovic Not Another Teen Movie **1/2 1.85:1 87 min. Joel Gallin Novocaine **1/2 1.85:1 95 min. David Atkins O ***1/2 1.85:1 95 min. Tim Blake Nelson Ocean's 11 *** 2.40:1 114 min. Steven Soderbergh One, The * 2.40:1 85 min. James Wong One Night At McCool's **1/2 1.85:1 94 min. Harold Zwart On The Line *1/2 1.85:1 85 min. Eric Bross Original Sin ** 2.40:1 116 min. Michael Cristofer Osmosis Jones ** 2.40:1 95 min. Peter Farelly, Bob Farelly, Piet Kroon and Tom Sito Others, The *** 1.85:1 106 min. Alejandro Amenabar Our Lady Of The Assassins **1/2 1.85:1 102 min. Barbet Schroeder Out Cold * 1.85:1 90 min. The Malloys Pearl Harbor * 2.40:1 182 min. Michael Bay Planet Of The Apes ** 2.40:1 120 min. Tim Burton Pledge, The ***1/2 2.40:1 124 min. Sean Penn Powder Keg ***1/2 1.85:1 14 min. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Short Subject Princess and the Warrior, The **** 2.40:1 133 min. Tom Tykwer Princess Diaries, The ** 1.85:1 115 min. Garry Marshall Rat Race **1/2 2.40:1 112 min. Jerry Zucker Recess: School's Out **1/2 1.85:1 83 min. Chuck Sheetz Riding In Cars With Boys * 1.85:1 128 min. Penny Marshall Rock Star **1/2 2.40:1 106 min. Stephen Herek Royal Tenenbaums, The **** 2.40:1 108 min. Wes Anderson Rush Hour 2 *** 2.40:1 90 min. Brett Ratner Save The Last Dance **1/2 1.85:1 112 min. Thomas Carter[/color] Saving Silverman ** 1.85:1 92 min. Dennis Dugan Scary Movie 2 * 1.85:1 82 min. Keenan Ivory Wayans Score, The *** 2.40:1 124 min. Frank Oz See Spot Run * 1.85:1 98 min. John Whitesell Serendipity ** 1.85:1 91 min. Peter Chelsom Series 7: The Contenders *** 1.85:1 87 min Daniel Minahan Session 9 *** 2.40:1 100 min. Brad Anderson Shipping News, The ** 2.40:1 118 min. Lasse Hallstrom Shrek ***1/2 1.85:1 90 min. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Sexy Beast *** 2.40:1 88 min. Jonathan Glazer Shallow Hal *** 1.85:1 114 min. Peter Farelly, Bobby Farelly Sidewalks of New York ***1/2 1.85:1 109 min. Edward Burns Someone Like You *1/2 1.85:1 96 min. Tony Goldwyn Songcatcher ** 1.85:1 107 min. Maggie Greenwald Spike and Mike's 2001 Festival Of Animation ***1/2 1.33:1 95 min + intermission. Various Directors Spike and Mike's 2001 Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation (Vol. 2) *1/2 1.33:1 75 min + intermission. Various Directors Spy Game ** 2.40:1 125 min. Tony Scott Spy Kids *** 1.85:1 88 min. Robert Rodrieguz Spy Kids: Special Edition *** 1.85:1 91 min. Robert Rodrieguz Star *** 2.40:1 Guy Ritchie Short Subject Startup.com ***1/2 1.85:1 108 min. Chris Hegedus and Jehane Noujaim Sugar and Spice **1/2 2.40:1 81 min. Francine McDougall Summer Catch ZERO 1.85:1 100 min. Mike Tollin Sweet November *1/2 1.85:1 119 min. Patrick O'Connor Swordfish *** 2.40:1 100 min. Dominic Sena Tailor of Panama, The *** 2.40:1 109 min. John Boorman Taste of Others, The ***1/2 2.40:1 114 min. Agnès Jaoui 3000 Miles To Graceland ZERO 2.40:1 127 min. Demian Lichtenstein Thirteen Ghosts * 1.85:1 90 min. Steve Beck Tomb Raider *1/2 2.40:1 100 min. Simon West Town and Country*1/2 1.85:1 106 min. Peter Chelsom Training Day *** 2.40:1 122 min. Antone Fuqua Treed Murray *** 1.85:1 90 min. William Phillips Two Can Play That Game ** 1.85:1 92 min. Mark Brown Valentine * 2.40:1 96 min. Jamie Blanks Vanilla Sky ***1/2 1.85:1 136 min. Cameron Crowe Waking Life ***1/2 1.85:1 98 min. Richard Linklater Wash, The * 1.85:1 95 min. D.J. Pooh Wedding Planner, The * 2.40:1 103 min. Adam Shenkman What's The Worst That Could Happen? ** 1.85:1 95 min. Sam Weisman Zoolander *** 2.40:1 89 min. Ben Stiller *USA/Canada Films ineligible for 2001 List (Most of these films have had releases previous to this year) Amores Perros (Love's A Bitch) **** 1.85:1 154 min. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu US/Canada release of a film release in Mexico in 2000 Calle 54 ***1/2 1.85:1 106 min. Fernando Trueba Summer 2001 Miramax/Alliance release of a film originally released in Spain in late 2000 Crimson Rivers, The **1/2 2.40:1 106 min. Mathieu Kassovitz Blackwatch/Alliance issue of a French film released September, 2000. Released in BC on March 23rd, 2001 Dish, The *** 1.85:1 103 min. Rob Sitch North American release of an Australian film originally released in late 2000 Golden Bowl, The **1/2 2.40:1 130 min. James Ivory Released overseas in European countries in fall, 2000. Released by Lions Gate in Canada in May, 2001 Innocence ***1/2 1.85:1 96 min. Paul Cox Released overseas in Australia and New Zealand in December, 2000. Released stateside by Odeon/Fireworks in August, 2001 In The Mood For Love **** 1.85:1 98 min. Wong Kar-Wai Released overseas in Autumn 2000 with a North American release in March, 2001. Iron Monkey *** 1.85:1 87 min. Yuen Woo-Ping North American release of the 1993 Hong Kong Film Memento **** 2.40:1 114 min. Christopher Nolan Released in foriegn countries (UK, France) in 2000. Released to North American cinemas in March, 2001 Snatch **1/2 1.85:1 103 min. Guy Ritchie Released in the U.K. in 2000. North American release on January 19th, 2001 There's Only One Jimmy Grimble **1/2 1.85:1 106 min. John Hay Release in the U.K. in 2000. Distributed by Seville Entertainment and released in BC on March 16th, 2001. Widow of Saint Pierre, The ***1/2 2.40:1 112 min. Patrice Leconte Released in France and UK in 2000. Alliance Vivafilm release in Canada in Spring 2001 With A Friend Like Harry ***1/2 2.40:1 117 min. Dominick Moll US/Canada release of a film originally released in France and other countries late 2000 For Awareness Purposes Only A section devoted to Victoria premieres, theatrical re-releases and Canadian films getting a 2001 US distribution: Apocalypse Now Redux **** 2.40:1 200 min. Francis Ford Coppola Reissue of the 1979 film, the greatest ever made, featuring new footage. Claim, The *** 2.40:1 121 min. Michael Winterbottom Victoria premiere of a NY/LA release in late December, 2000 Hard Day's Night, A **** 1.85:1 87 min. Richard Lester Victoria premiere of the restored Beatles classic. Himalaya **1/2 2.40:1 107 min. Eric Valli Released for Oscar Consideration in December 2000. Released in Vancouver August, 2001 Maelstrom **** 87 min. Denis Villenvenue Victoria Premiere in May, noted for awareness purposes. Marie-Josee' Croze is an amazing actress. Possible Worlds ** 1.85:1 92 min. Robert LePage A tricky one -- released in Toronto in fall, 2000, and to Vancouver in 2001. (Thanks to Bill McA for the heads up) Stardom *** 1.85:1 103 min. Denys Arcand Victoria premiere in April '01, released in NY/LA/Toronto in October 2000 waydowntown *** 1.85:1 83 min. Gary Burns Released in Canada late 2000, for awareness purposes of a limited US engagement from Lot 47 Films in September, 2001 Went To Coney Island On A Mission From God...Be Back By Five ** 1.85:1 95 min. Richard Shenkman Released to festivals and minor public screenings in 2000. Filmed in 1998. --- By Rating: **** Amelie Black Hawk Down Donnie Darko In The Bedroom The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Mulholland Drive The Princess And The Warrior (Der krieger und die Kaiserin) The Royal Tenenbaums ***1/2 Anniversary Party, The A.I.: Artifical Intelligence Atlantis: The Lost Empire Audition (Odishon) Bridget Jones' Diary Bully Divided We Fall The Follow (Short) Ghost World Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Hedwig and the Angry Inch Lost and Delirious (10) Monster's Ball Moulin Rouge No Man's Land O Powder Keg (Short) Shallow Hal Shrek Sidewalks of New York Spike and Mike's 2001 Festival of Animation The Taste of Others Vanilla Sky Waking Life *** Ambush (Short) Baby Boy Beautiful Mind, A Business of Strangers, The Cats and Dogs Center Of The World, The Chosen (Short) Crazy/Beautiful Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The The Deep End Fast and the Furious, The Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Focus Gosford Park Heist Here's To Life! Hole, The Invisible Circus, The Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Josie and the Pussycats Joy Ride Kate and Leopold Kiss of the Dragon Last Wedding Legally Blonde Made Majestic, The Man Who Wasn't There, The Monsters Inc. My First Mister Ocean's 11 Others, The The Pledge Score, The Series 7: The Contenders Session 9 Sexy Beast Spy Kids Spy Kids: Special Edition Star (Short) Startup.com Swordfish Training Day Treed Murray Zoolander **1/2 ABCD Ali All Over The Guy America's Sweethearts Asoka Behind Enemy Lines Blow Brothers, The Captain Corelli's Mandolin Doctor Dolittle 2 Enemy At The Gates Ginger Snaps Greenfingers Hardball Heartbreakers Iris Joe Somebody Just Visiting Kandahar K-Pax Last Castle, The Mexican, The Not Another Teen Movie Novocaine One Night At McCool's Our Lady Of The Assassins Rat Race Recess: School's Out Rock Star Save The Last Dance Sugar and Spice The Tailor of Panama ** Along Came A Spider Angel Eyes Animal, The Bandits Century Hotel Charlotte Gray Evolution Exit Wounds Forsaken, The From Hell Hannibal Hearts In Atlantis Jeepers Creepers John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars Jurassic Park III Life As A House Max Keeble's Big Move Maybe Baby Mummy Returns, The Original Sin Osmosis Jones Planet Of The Apes Princess Diaries, The Rush Hour 2 Saving Silverman Serendipity Shipping News, The Songcatcher Spy Game Two Can Play That Game What's The Worst That Could Happen? *1/2 American Pie 2 Angel Eyes Antitrust Closet, The Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles Deeply Domestic Disturbance Don't Say A Word Driven 15 Minutes Mile Zero Monkey Bone Musketeer, The On The Line Someone Like You Spike and Mike's 2001 Sick and Twisted Festival of Animation (Vol.2) Sweet November Tomb Raider Town and Country * American Outlaws Art of Woo, The Black Knight Bride Of The Wind Bubble Boy Double Take Down To Earth Fat Girl Get Over It Glass House, The Head Over Heels I Am Sam Joe Dirt Knight's Tale, A One, The Out Cold Pearl Harbor Riding In Cars With Boys Scary Movie 2 See Spot Run Thirteen Ghosts Valentine Wash, The Wedding Planner, The 1/2 How High Summer Catch 3000 Miles To Graceland ZERO Corky Romano Druids Freddy Got Fingered --- Past Quotes: "Clown college? You can't eat that!" Homer Simpson, The Simpsons "Are we gonna let the elevator bring us down? Oh no! Let's go...let's go crazy!" Prince, Purple Rain "After about five minutes of this movie, you're going to wish you had ten beers" Ghost World "Look, I'm Mrs. Hitler!" Rat Race "Enjoy the Ozzy and keep your mouth shut!" -- George Plimpton "Back Off, I'm beautiful." -- Ray Winstone, Sexy Beast "We're not after your money, all we want is some food!" -- Trailer Park Boys (On Showcase) "I always wanted to open a door and seeing people trained like in a James Bond movie" -- Wayne's World Other movies seen for the first time in 2001 (as of November 25th, 2001; full list will start on 2002 list) Airplane II: The Sequel **1/2 1.85:1 85 min. Ken Finkelman Another Woman **** 1.85:1 80 min. Woody Allen Blood Simple **** 1.85:1 94 min. Joel Coen Branded to Kill ***1/2 2.35:1 97 min. Seijun Suzuki Citizen Kane **** 1.33:1 119 min. Orson Welles Conversation, The **** 1.85:1 114 min. Francis Ford Coppola Decalogue Part I **** 1.33:1 52 min. Krystof Kielowski 8 1/2 **** 1.85:1 138 min. Federico Fellini Gimme Shelter **** 1.33:1 91 min. David Maysles, Albert Maysles, Charoltte Zerwin Grand Illusion **** 1.33:1 112 min. Jean Renoir Happiness **** 1.85:1 140 min. Todd Solondz Heathers *** 1.85:1 102 min. Michael Lehmann Insomnia ***1/2 1.85:1 97 min. Erik Skjoldbjærg Kentucky Fried Movie *** 1.85:1 85 min. John Landis Pet Semetary ***1/2 1.85:1 109 min. Mary Lambert Rear Window **** 1.85:1 114 min. Alfred Hitchcock Riffifi **** 1.33:1 115 min. Jules Dassin September ***1/2 1.85:1 81 min. Woody Allen Seventh Seal, The **** 1.33:1 98 min. Ingmar Bergman Shadows and Fog **1/2 1.85:1 85 min. Woody Allen Tora! Tora! Tora! *** 2.35:1 117 min. Richard Fleisher, Richard Fleischer,Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda Untitled **** 1.85:1 162 min. Cameron Crowe Waiting for Guffman **** 1.85:1 84 min. Christopher Guest Winter Sleepers *** 2.40:1 122 min. Tom Tykwer Zelig *** 1.85:1 79 min. Woody Allen
Continually Updated 2001 Film List Current Number of Films Seen Total: 146 Current Number of Eligible (First NY/LA Release) Films: 136 Last Updated: March 7th Added Ali, Va savoir, No Man's Land. Coming Next: Alphabetical Listing - All ratings out of **** Aberdeen - ***1/2 - Norway - Dir. Hans Peter Moland About Adam - *** - Ireland - Dir. Gerard Stembridge A.I. Artificial Intelligence - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Steven Spielberg Ali - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Michael Mann Along Came a Spider - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Lee Tamahori Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) - ***1/2 - France - Dir. Jean-Pierre Jeunet American Pie 2 - **1/2 - USA - Dir. J.B. Rogers American Rhapsody, An - *** - USA / Hungary - Dir. Éva Gárdos Amores Perros - *** - Mexico - Dir. Alejandro González Iñárritu Angels of the Universe (Englar alheimsins) - ***1/2 - Iceland - Dir. Friðrik Þór Friðriksson [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Animal, The - ** - USA - Dir. Luke Greenfield AntiTrust - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Peter Howitt Atlantis: The Lost Empire - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise Audition (Odishon) - **** - Japan - Dir. Takashi Miike Baise-moi - ** - France - Dir. Virginia Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi Battle Royale - ***1/2 - Japan - Dir. Kinji Fukasaku [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Behind Enemy Lines - ** - USA - Dir. John Moore Beautiful Mind, A - *** - USA - Dir. Ron Howard Black Hawk Down - *** - USA - Dir. Ridley Scott Blood: The Last Vampire - **1/2 - Japan - Dir. Hiroyuki Kitakubo Blow - *** - USA - Dir. Ted Demme Bread and Roses - ** - United Kingdom - Dir. Ken Loach Bridget Jones's Diary - **1/2 - United Kingdom - Dir. Sharon Maguire Bully - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Larry Clark Business of Strangers, The - *** - USA - Dir. Patrick Stettner Center of the World, The - ** - USA - Dir. Wayne Wang Charlotte Gray - ** - USA - Dir. Gillian Armstrong Chopper - *** - Australia - Dir. Andrew Dominik Circle, The (Dayereh) - *** - Iran - Dir. Jafar Panahi Curse of the Jade Scorpion - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Woody Allen Day I Became a Woman, The (Roozi khe zan shodam) - ***1/2 - Iran - Dir. Marzieh Meshkini Deep End, The - ** - USA - Dir. Scott McGehee and David Siegel Devil's Backbone, The (El espinazo del Diablo) - ***1/2 - Mexico - Dir. Guillermo del Toro Dish, The - **1/2 - Australia - Dir. Rob Sitch Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat) - *** - Czech Republic - Dir. Jan Hrebejk Donnie Darko - **** - USA - Dir. Richard Kelly Double Take - * - USA - Dir. George Gallo Driven - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Renny Harlin Endurance, The: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition - *** - USA, Germany - Dir. George Butler Enemy at the Gates - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Jean-Jacques Annaud Evolution - ** - USA - Dir. Ivan Reitman Faithless (Trolösa) - ***1/2 - Sweden - Dir. Liv Ullmann Fast and the Furious, The - ** - USA - Dir. Rob Cohen Fat Girl (À ma soeur!) - *** - France - Dir. Catherine Breillat Fifteen Minutes - **1/2 - USA - Dir. John Herzfeld Final Fantasy - **1/2 - USA/Japan - Dir. Hironobu Sakaguchi Focus - ** - USA - Dir. Roger Roth [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Forsaken, The - * - USA - Dir. J.S. Cardone Freddy Got Fingered - 1/2 - USA - Dir. Tom Green From Hell - **1/2 - USA - Dir. The Hughes Brothers Ghosts of Mars - * - USA - Dir. John Carpenter Ghost World - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Terry Zwigoff Ginger Snaps - *** - Canada - Dir. John Fawcett Glass House - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Daniel Sackheim Gleaners and I, The (Glaneurs et la glaneuse, Les) - *** - France - Dir. Agnes Varda Gosford Park - *** - USA - Dir. Robert Altman Hannibal - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Ridley Scott Happy Accidents - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Brad Anderson Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - *** - USA - Dir. Chris Columbus Head Over Heels - ** - USA - Dir. Mark S. Waters Hearts in Atlantis - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Scott Hicks Hedwig and the Angry Inch - *** - USA - Dir. John Cameron Mitchell Heist - *** - USA - Dir. David Mamet In the Bedroom - *** - USA - Dir. Todd Field In the Mood For Love (Hua yang nian hua) - **** - Hong Kong - Dir. Wong Kar-Wai Innocence - ***1/2 - Australia - Dir. Paul Cox Iris - **1/2 - Italy - Aurelio Grimaldi [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Iron Monkey - ***1/2 - Hong Kong - Dir. Woo-ping Yuen [Ineligible] Ivansxtc - *** - USA - Dir. Bernard Rose [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Kevin Smith Jeepers Creepers - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Victor Salva Joe Dirt - ** - USA - Dir. Dennie Gordon Joy Ride - *** - USA - Dir. John Dahl Jump Tomorrow - *** - USA - Dir. Joel Hopkins Jurassic Park 3 - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Joe Johnston Kandahar (Safar e Ghandehar) - ***1/2 - Iran - Dir. Mohsen Makhmalbaf Keep the River on Your Right - **1/2 - USA - Dir. David and Laurie Shapiro King is Alive, The - **1/2 - Denmark - Dir. Kristian Levring Kiss of the Dragon - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Chris Nahon K-PAX - ** - USA - Dir. Iain Softley Lantana - *1/2 - Australia - Dir. Ray Lawrence Last Castle, The - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Rob Lurie Life Without Death - ** - Canada - Dir. Frank Cole [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring - **** - USA - Dir. Peter Jackson Lost and Delirious - *** - Canada - Dir. Lea Pool Luzhin Defence, The - **1/2 - United Kingdom - Dir. Marleen Gorris Magic and Rose - *1/2 - New Zealand - Dir. Vanessa Alexander [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Majestic, The - ** - USA - Dir. Frank Darabont Man Who Wasn't There, The - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Joel Coen Maze - *** - USA - Dir. Rob Morrow Me, You, Them (Eu, Tu, Eles) - **1/2 - Brazil - Dir. Andrucha Waddington Memento - **** - USA - Dir. Christopher Nolan Monkey Bone - ** - USA - Dir. Henry Selick Monster's Ball - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Marc Forster Monsters, Inc. - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Peter Doctor, David Silverman, Lee Unkrich Moulin Rouge - *** - USA - Dir. Baz Luhrmann Mozart in Turkey - **1/2 - United Kingdom - Dir. Mick Csaky Mulholland Drive - **** - USA - Dir. David Lynch Mummy Returns, The - ** - USA - Dir. Stephen Sommers Musketeer, The - ** - USA - Dir. Peter Hyams No Man's Land - **1/2 - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Dir. Danis Tanovic Novocaine - *** - USA - Dir. David Atkins Ocean's 11 - *** - USA - Dir. Steven Soderbergh One, The - * - USA - Dir. James Wong One Night at McCool's - *1/2 - USA - Dir. Harald Zwart Others, The - ***1/2 - Spain / USA - Dir. Alejandro Amenábar Our Song - *** - USA - Dir. Jim McKay Pearl Harbor - ** - USA - Dir. Michael Bay Planet of the Apes - ** - USA - Dir. Tim Burton Pledge, The - *** - USA - Dir. Sean Penn Princess and the Warrior, The (Der krieger und die Kaiserin) - **** - Germany - Dir. Tom Tykwer Road Home, The - *** - China - Dir. Zhang Yimou Royal Tenenbaums, The - **** - USA - Dir. Wes Anderson Rush Hour 2 - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Brett Ratner Saving Silverman - ** - USA - Dir. Dennis Dugan Say It Isn't So! - * - USA - Dir. James B. Rogers Scary Movie 2 - ** - USA - Dir. Keenen Ivory Wayans Score, The - *** - USA - Dir. Frank Oz See Spot Run - ** - USA - Dir. John Whitesell Series 7: The Contenders - ** - USA - Dir. Daniel Minahan 75 Degrees in July - ** - USA - Dir. Hyatt Bass [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Sexy Beast - *** - United Kingdom - Dir. Jonathan Glazer Shallow Hal - *** - USA - Dir. Peter and Bobby Farrelly Shrek - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson Sidewalks of New York - *** - USA - Dir. Edward Burns Songs From the Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen) - **** - Sweden - Dir. Roy Andersson Speakers of the Truth (Diseurs de vérité, Les) - ***1/2 - Netherlands - Dir. Karim Traidia [Ineligible - Never released in USA] Spy Game - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Tony Scott Spy Kids - *** - USA - Dir. Robert Rodriguez Swordfish - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Dominic Sena Tailor of Panama, The - *** - USA - Dir. John Boorman Taste of Others, The (Goût des autres, Le) - *** - France - Dir. Agnes Jaoui 3000 Miles To Graceland - *1/2 - USA - Dir. Demian Lichtenstein Thirteen Ghosts - ** - USA - Dir. Steve Beck Thomas in Love (Thomas est amoureux) - ***1/2 - France - Dir. Pierre-Paul Renders Time and Tide - ** - Hong Kong - Dir. Tsui Hark Tomb Raider - * - USA - Dir. Simon West Tomcats - * - USA - Dir. Gregory Poirier Training Day - *** - USA - Dir. Antoine Fuqua Under the Sand - ***1/2 - France - Dir. François Ozon Va savoir (Who Knows?) - **** - France - Dir. Jacques Rivette Valentine - 1/2 - USA - Dir. Jamie Blanks Vanilla Sky - **1/2 - USA - Dir. Cameron Crowe Waking Life - ***1/2 - USA - Dir. Richard Linklater Widow of Saint-Pierre, The (Veuve de Saint-Pierre, La) - *** - France - Dir. Patrice Laconte With a Friend Like Harry... (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien) - *** - France - Dir. Dominik Moll Zoolander - *** - USA - Dir. Ben Stiller By Star Rating **** Audition (Odishon) Donnie Darko In The Mood For Love Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Memento Mulholland Drive The Princess and the Warrior The Royal Tenenbaums Songs From the Second Floor (Sånger från andra våningen) Va savoir (Who Knows?) ***1/2 Aberdeen A.I. Artificial Intelligence Amélie (Le fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain) Angels of the Universe (Englar alheimsins) Atlantis: The Lost Empire Battle Royale Bully The Day I Became a Woman The Devil's Backbone Faithless (Trolösa) Ghost World Innocence Iron Monkey The Man Who Wasn't There Monster's Ball Monsters, Inc. The Others Speakers of the Truth (Les diseurs de vérité) Thomas in Love (Thomas est amoureux) Under the Sand Waking Life *** About Adam An American Rhapsody Amores Perros A Beautiful Mind Black Hawk Down Blow The Business of Strangers Chopper The Circle Divided We Fall (Musíme si pomáhat) Endurance, The Fat Girl Ginger Snaps The Gleaners and I (Les glaneurs et la glaneuse) Gosford Park Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Hedwig and the Angry Inch Heist In the Bedroom Ivansxtc Joy Ride Jump Tomorrow Lost and Delirious Maze Moulin Rogue Novocaine Ocean's 11 Our Song The Pledge The Road Home The Score Sexy Beast Shallow Hal Sidewalks of New York Spy Kids The Tailor of Panama Taste of Others, The (Goût des autres, Le) Training Day With a Friend Like Harry... (Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien) Widow of Saint-Pierre, The (Veuve de Saint-Pierre, La) Zoolander **1/2 Ali Along Came a Spider American Pie 2 AntiTrust Blood: The Last Vampire Bridget Jones's Diary The Curse of the Jade Scorpion The Dish Driven Enemy at the Gates Fifteen Minutes Final Fantasy From Hell The Glass House Hannibal Happy Accidents Hearts in Atlantis Iris Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Jeepers Creepers Jurassic Park 3 Keep the River on Your Right The King is Alive Kiss of the Dragon The Last Castle The Luzhin Defence Me, You, Them (Eu, Tu, Eles) Mozart in Turkey No Man's Land Rush Hour 2 Shrek Spy Game Swordfish Vanilla Sky ** The Animal Baise-moi Behind Enemy Lines Bread and Roses The Center of the World Charlotte Gray The Deep End Evolution The Fast and the Furious Focus Head Over Heels Joe Dirt K-PAX Life Without Death The Majestic Monkey Bone The Mummy Returns The Musketeer Pearl Harbor Planet of the Apes Saving Silverman Scary Movie 2 See Spot Run Series 7: The Contenders 75 Degrees in July Time and Tide Thirteen Ghosts *1/2 Lantana Magic and Rose One Night at McCool's 3000 Miles to Graceland Tomcats Tomb Raider * Double Take The Forsaken Ghosts of Mars The One Say It Isn't So! Tomb Raider Tomcats 1/2 Freddy Got Fingered Valentine ZERO [None Yet - And hopefully there won't be any] [Top Ten Lists and Awards List have been omitted until a seperate thread is started for end-of-the-year lists.]
8/1/02 - Added Waking Life, Tape, Storytelling, Bully, Dark Blue World, Jeepers Creepers A A.I. Hedwig And The Angry Inch In The Mood For Love Mulholland Drive A- Amores Perros Divided We Fall The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring The Pledge The Man Who Wasn't There The Royal Tenenbaums Y Tu Mama Tambien B+ Amelie The Anniversary Party Brother In The Bedroom Memento The Others The Princess and the Warrior Sexy Beast The Son's Room Startup.com Storytelling Tape Va Savoir B Behind The Sun Black Hawk Down The Closet Hannibal Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Made Monster's Ball Monsters Inc Oceans 11 The Road Home The Score Snatch The Tailor of Panama Waking Life The Widow of St. Pierre B- Ali The Deep End Ghost World The Heist Jeepers Creepers Osmosis Jones C+ Blow Cats & Dogs The Caveman's Valentine Crazy/Beautiful Dark Blue World The Devil's Backbone From Hell Monkey Bone Rat Race Series 7: The Contenders With A Friend Like Harry C A Beautiful Mind Hearts In Atlantis Joy Ride Shrek Training Day D American Pie 2 Enemy at the Gates Our Lady of the Assassins F Bully Top 10 of 2001 Worldwide 1st Release 1. A.I. 2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 3. Mulholland Drive 4. The Pledge 5. Y Tu Mama Tambien 6. The Royal Tenenbaums 7. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 8. The Man Who Wasn't There 9. The Anniversary Party 10. Va Savoir Top 10 of 2001 Academy Rules 1. In The Mood For Love 2. A.I. 3. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 4. Mulholland Drive 5. The Pledge 6. The Royal Tenenbaums 7. Lord of the Rings 8. The Man Who Wasn't There 9. Divided We Fall 10. The Anniversary Party ------------------ "It's funny how the colors of the real world only seem really real when you viddy them on the screen" S&S Challenge: 72 ...37 DVD BEAVER My DVD Collection
Updates March 2002 - My Top 10 is in the "Time to throw down 2001" thread. June 2002 - added several films July 2002 - Jimmy Neutron, Shipping News August 2002 - Original Sin, Life as a House ALPHA LIST (118 total films) 0 - 10 and I use ALL values, 5 is meant to be average, not bad like at IMDb. Also, 10 means best of THIS year. It does not necessarily reflect an all-time status (meaning that I might have all 10's on my top 50 all-time using this method). Red = top 10 2001 Blue = top 30 2001 13 Ghosts 5 3000 Miles to Graceland 1 A.I. 8.5 Ali 7.5 Amelie 10 American Pie 2 5 America's Sweethearts 5.5 Amores Perros 7.5 Animal 3 The Anniversary Party 8 Atlantis 6 Baby Boy 6.5 Bandits 8 A Beautiful Mind 8 Behind Enemy Lines 6 Black Hawk Down 9.5 Black Knight 4 Blow 5 Bridget Jones's Diary 8 Bully Caveman's Valentine 6.5 Center of the World 5.5 Chopper 7.5 Corky Romano 4 Crazy/Beautiful 8 Curse of the Jade Scorpion 7.5 Dark Blue World 8 Deep End 8 Dish 7.5 Down from the Mountain 7 Dr. Dolittle 2 6 Driven 2 Enemy at the Gates 7 Evolution 3 Faat Kine 6.5 Fast and the Furious 5.5 Fellowship of the Ring 10 Final Fantasy 6 Freddy Got Fingered 0.5 From Hell 7.5 Ghost World 8 Ghosts of Mars 3 Gosford Park 8.5 Hannibal 3.5 Harry Potter 8 Heartbreakers 5 Hearts in Atlantis 6 Hedwig and the Angry Inch 10 Heist 6 In the Bedroom 8.5 In the Mood for Love 7.5 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 9.5 Jeepers Creepers 5 Jimmy Neutron 5.5 Joe Dirt 3 Josie and the Pussycats 5 Joy Ride 6 Jurassic Park III 7 K-Pax 6.5 Knight's Tale 7 Lagaan 6.5 Last Castle 7 Legally Blond 7 Life as a House 6.5 Luzhin Defence 7.5 Made 7.5 The Man Who Wasn't There 8.5 Memento 10 Mexican 6.5 Monster's Ball 9.5 Monsters Inc 8 Moulin Rouge 10 Mulholland Drive 9 Mummy Returns 4 No Man's Land 9.5 Not Another Teen Movie 2 Novocaine 5.5 O 7.5 Ocean's 11 7.5 Original Sin 5 Osmosis Jones 5.5 Others 9 Pearl Harbor 3.5 Planet of the Apes 7.5 Pledge 9 Princess and the Warrior 9 Rat Race 7.5 The Road Home 7.5 Rock Star 6.5 The Royal Tenenbaums 9.5 Rush Hour 2 7.5 Save the Last Dance 7 Saving Silverman 6 Say It Isn't So 3.5 The Score 7.5 Serendipity 6.5 Series 7: The Contenders 7.5 Sexy Beast 8.5 Shallow Hal 6.5 The Shipping News 3.5 Shrek 8 Sidewalks of New York 6.5 Spy Game 7.5 Spy Kids 6.5 Startup.com 7.5 Sugar and Spice 1.5 Swordfish 4.5 Tailor of Panama 7 Tomb Raider 1 Tomcats 1 Training Day 7 Vanilla Sky 8 Waking Life 9.5 Wet Hot American Summer 3.5 Widow of St. Pierre 7.5 With A Friend Like Harry 7.5 Zoolander 5
2001 FILM LIST: UPDATED July 11thth 2002 *Movies in purple signify it was a special release or a re-release in theaters. It will count towards my movie count, but won't count towards the best/worst lists. It must be seen in theaters, and not on DVD/video. MOVIE COUNT: 200 RATINGS OUT OF **** 15 Minutes ** 3000 Miles To Graceland ZERO Adventures of Joe Dirt,The ZERO The Affair of the Necklace **** A.I. Artificial Intelligence ***1/2 Ali *1/2 Along Came a Spider * Amelie **** American Outlaws *1/2 American Pie 2 ***1/2 America's Sweethearts **1/2 An American Rhapsody Angel Eyes **1/2 Animal, The ZERO Anniversary Party, The *** Antitrust **1/2 Atlantis:The Lost Empire *** Audition (Odishon) ***1/2 Baby Boy ***1/2 Bandits ** A Beautiful Mind ** Behind Enemy Lines *** Black Knight ZERO Blow ***1/2 Blow Dry *** Bones ZERO Bread & Tulips ***1/2 Brian's Song ** Bridget Jones's Diary ***1/2 Brothers ** Bubble Boy ZERO The Business of Strangers *** Captain Corelli's Mandolin *1/2 Cats & Dogs *** The Caveman's Valentine Charlotte Gray ** The Claim ** Closet, The (Placard, Le) ** Come Undone * Corky Romano ZERO Crazy/Beautiful *** Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ZERO Curse of the Jade Scorpion *** Dancing at the Blue Iguana Deep End, The *** Deeply ZERO The Devil's Backbone ** Divided We Fall **** Domestic Disturbance * Donnie Darko **** Don't Say A Word * Double Take ZERO Down To Earth ZERO Driven ZERO Dr. Dolittle 2 ** Druids ZERO Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition **** Enemy at the Gates **** Evolution * Exit Wounds *** Fast and the Furious, The *1/2 Fat Girl (À ma soeur!) ** Final Fantasy:The Spirit Within ***1/2 Focus **** Forsaken, The **1/2 Freddy Got Fingered ZERO From Hell **1/2 Get Over It * Ghosts of Mars *** Ghost World **** Ginger Snaps ZERO Glass House, The * Glitter ZERO Go Tigers! Gosford Park ***1/2 Grateful Dawg *1/2 Greenfingers ** Haiku Tunnel ZERO Hannibal ** Happenstance ** Happy Accidents ***1/2 Hardball *** Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone **** Head Over Heels ZERO Heartbreakers *** Hearts In Atlantis ** Hedwig and the Angry Inch ***1/2 Heist ***1/2 How High ZERO I Am Sam * In the Bedroom *** Independent, The ***1/2 Innocence *** Iris *** The Iron Ladies(Sa Tree Lex) ***1/2 Iron Monkey (Disney/Miramax Release) *** Jackpot * Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back ***1/2 Jeepers Creepers ** Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius *** Joe Somebody *1/2 Josie and the Pussycats *** Joyride *** Jurassic Park III *** Just Visiting *** K-PAX **1/2 Kate & Leopold *** Kingdom Come ** Kiss of the Dragon ** Knight's Tale, A *** Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India *** Lantana **1/2 The Last Castle ***1/2 Legally Blonde *** Liam ***1/2 L.I.E. Life as a House *** Life Without Dick * Lord of the Rings:The Fellowship of the Ring **** Lost and Delirious ***1/2 Made *** The Majestic ***1/2 Man Who Wasn't There, The **** Max Keeble's Big Move Memento **** The Mexican *1/2 Million Dollar Hotel * MonkeyBone ZERO Monsters, inc. ***1/2 Monster's Ball **** Moulin Rouge **** Mulholland Drive **** Mummy Returns, The * Musketeer ** No Man's Land ***1/2 Not Another Teen Movie * Novocaine *** O ***1/2 Ocean's Eleven *** On the Line ZERO One, The * One Night at McCool's *** Original Sin *1/2 Osmosis Jones *** The Others **** Our Lady of the Assassins *** Out Cold ZERO Pearl Harbor **1/2 Pinero * Planet of the Apes *** The Pledge ***1/2 Pootie Tang * The Princess and the Warrior ***1/2 Princess Diaries *1/2 Rat Race ZERO Recess:School's Out **1/2 Riding in Cars with Boys * Road Home, The ***1/2 Rock Star *** The Royal Tenenbaums **** Rush Hour 2 ***1/2 Save the Last Dance *** Saving Silverman ** Say It Isn't So ZERO Scary Movie 2 * Score, The ** See Spot Run ZERO Serendipity *** Series 7: The Contenders *** Sexy Beast **1/2 Shallow Hal **1/2 Shrek ***1/2 The Shipping News ***1/2 Sidewalks of New York ***1/2 Someone Like You * Soul Survivors *1/2 Spriggan *** Spy Game ** Spy Kids ***1/2 Startup.com *** Sugar & Spice ZERO Summer Catch ZERO Sweet November *1/2 Swordfish *** Tailor of Panama **1/2 Tape ***1/2 Taste of Others ** Texas Rangers * Thir13en Ghosts ZERO Tomb Raider **1/2 Tomcats ZERO Tortilla Soup *** Town and Country ** Training Day ***1/2 Trembling Before G-d ** Two Can Play at that Game * Va Savoir!(Who Knows?) ** Valentine ZERO Vampire Hunter D:Bloodlust Vanilla Sky * Vertical Ray of the Sun **1/2 Waking Life ***1/2 Wash, The * Wedding Planner * What's the Worst that Can Happen? * When Strangers Appear ZERO Zoolander *** Movie Shorts Ambush ***1/2 Bat Thumb ** Blair Thumb *** Chosen ***1/2 Follow, The *** Powder Keg **** Star *** ------------------------------------------------------------ MOVIES BY RATING **** (total=) Affair of the Necklace Amelie Donnie Darko Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition Focus Ghost World Harry Potter & the Sorcerer's Stone Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Man Who Wasn't There, The Memento Others, The Moulin Rouge Mulholland Drive Others, The Royal Tenenbaums, The ***1/2(total=) A.I. American Pie 2 Audition Blow Bread & Tulips Bridget Jones's Diary Divided We Fall Enemy at the Gates Final Fantasy Gosford Park Happy Accidents Hedwig and the Angry Inch Heist Independent, The Iron Ladies, The Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Last Castle, The Liam Lost and Delirious Majestic, The Monsters, inc. No Man's Land O Pledge, The Road Home Shipping News, The Shrek Sidewalks of New York Spy Kids Tape Training Day Waking Life ***(total=19) America's Sweethearts Anniversary Party Atlantis: Lost Empire Baby Boy Behind Enemy Lines Business of Strangers Cats & Dogs Crazy/Beautiful Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The Deep End Exit Wounds Ghosts of Mars Hardball Heartbreakers In the Bedroom Innocence Iris Iron Monkey Jimmy Neutron:Boy Genius Josie and the Pussycats Joyride Jurassic Park 3 Just Visiting Kate & Leopold Knight's Tale, A Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India Legally Blonde Life as a House Made Novocaine Ocean's Eleven One Night at McCool's Osmosis Jones Our Lady of the Assassins Planet of the Apes Princess and the Warrior Rock Star Rush Hour 2 Save the Last Dance Serendipity Series 7: The Contenders Spriggan Startup.com Swordfish Tortilla Soup Zoolander **1/2(total=) Angel Eyes Antitrust Claim, The From Hell K-PAX Kingdom Come Lantana Pearl Harbor Recess:School's Out Sexy Beast Shallow Hal Tomb Raider Va Savoir!(Who Knows?) Vertical Ray of the Sun, The **(total=) 15 Minutes Bandits Beautiful Mind, A Brian's Song Brothers Charlotte Grey Closet, The Devil's Backbone Dr. Dolittle 2 Fat Girl Forsaken Greenfingers Hannibal Happenstance Hearts in Atlantis Jeepers Creepers Kiss of the Dragon Saving Silverman Score Spy Game Taste of Others, The Town & Country *1/2(total=) Ali American Outlaws Captain Corelli's Mandolin Fast and the Furious Joe Somebody Musketeer Original Sin Soul Survivors Sweet November Tailor of Panama Trembling Before G-d *(total=) Along Came a Spider Come Undone Domestic Disturbance Don't Say a Word Evolution Get Over It Glass House, The Grateful Dawg I am Sam Jackpot Life Without Dick Mexican, The Million Dollar Hotel Mummy Returns Not Another Teen movie One, The Pinero Pootie Tang Princess Diaries Riding in Cars With Boys Scary Movie 2 Someone Like You Texas Rangers Two Can Play That Game Vanilla Sky Wash, The Wedding Planner What's the Worst That Can Happen? ZERO(total=27) 3000 Miles to Graceland Animal, The Black Knight Bones Bubble Boy Corky Romano Crocodille Dundee in Los Angeles Deeply Down to Earth Double Take Driven Druids Freddy Got Fingered Ginger Snaps Glitter Head Over Heels Haiku Tunnel How High Joe Dirt Monkeybone On the Line Out Cold Rat Race Say it Isn't So See Spot Run Sugar & Spice Summer Catch Thir13en Ghosts Tomcats Valentine When Strangers Appear ------------------------------------------------------------ MOVIES SEEN FOR THE FIRST TIME movies in green signify I saw it in a theater MOVIE COUNT: 39 Best in Show (2000) A- Big Trouble in Little China (1986) C- Cannonball Run (1981) C+ Can't Hardly Wait (1998) B+ Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) A- Conversation, The (1974) A Cure (1997) D Die Hard (1988) A- Die Hard 2: Die Harder (1990) A- Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995) B+ Drugstore Cowboy (1989) B Following (1999) A French Connection, The (1971) A Hamlet (2000) B Howling, The (1980) D- Jabberwocky (1977) C Jaws (1975) A Killer Klowns From Outer Space (1988) F Limey, The (1999) B+ Monty Python & the Holy Grail (1975) A+ Night Shift (1982) C Open Your Eyes(Abre Los Ojos) (1997) A Panic (2000) A- Princess Bride (1987) B+ Rear Window (1954) A Requiem for a Dream (2000) A+ Rumble in the Bronx (1996) B Skulls, The (2000) F Space Cowboys (2000) B- Star Trek: The Motion Picture(dir cut) (1979) C+ State & Main (2000) A Stuntman, The (1979) B- Suspiria (1977) B+ Terminator, The (1984) B That's the Way I Like It (1999)B Thirteen Days (2000) B+ Visitors, The (Visiteurs, Les) (1993) C Wonder Boys (2000) C You Can Count on Me (2000) A+ ------------------------------------------------------------ MOVIE FANATIC SINCE JANUARY 1973
1. The Royal Tenenbaums (10/10) viewed 1/5/2002 2. AmelieLe Fableaux Destin du Amelie Poulian (9/10) viewed 12/8/2001 3. A.I.:Artificial Intelligence (9/10) viewed 7/1/2001 4. *Memento (9/10) viewed April, 2001 5. Ghost World (9/10) viewed 8/19/2001 6. Mulholland Drive (8/10) viewed 10/27/2001 7. Donnie Darko (8/10) viewed 3/30/2002 8. Moulin Rouge (8/10) viewed 6/2/2001 9. Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring (8/10) viewed 12/26/2001 10. Hedwig And The Angry Inch (8/10) viewed 12/22/2001 *: blah blah blah....viewed in 2000 somewhere.....yadda yadda yadda Others: The Man Who Wasn't There (8/10) viewed 11/22/2001 *In The Mood For Love (8/10) viewed 3/24/2001 *Snatch (8/10) viewed January, 2001 *Wo de fu qin mu qin The Road Home (8/10) viewed 9/16/2001 A Beautiful Mind (8/10) viewed 1/13/2001 Final Fantsy: The Spirits Within (8/10) viewed 7/13/2001 Made (8/10) viewed 9/3/2001 The Mexican (8/10) viewed 3/2/2001 The Pledge (8/10) viewed 2/11/2001 Bridget Jones' Diary (8/10) viewed April, 2001 Monster's Ball (7/10) viewed 2/17/2002 In The Bedroom (7/10) viewed 2/4/2002 Monsters, Inc. (7/10) viewed 11/6/2001 Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back (7/10) viewed 8/23/2001 Vanilla Sky (7/10) viewed 12/30/2001 Baby Boy (7/10) viewed 12/22/2001 Sidewalks of New York (7/10) viewed 12/8/2001 Josie And The Pussycats (7/10) viewed 9/9/2001 The Others (7/10) viewed 8/18/2001 Ocean's Eleven viewed 12/2/2001 My First Mister (7/10) viewed 10/27/2001 Bubble Boy (7/10) viewed 2/12/2002 Brotherhood Of The Wolf (7/10) viewed 2/3/2002 The Caveman's Valentine (7/10) viewed April, 2001 The Deep End (7/10) viewed 8/24/2001 Shallow Hal (7/10) viewed 11/10/2001 Harry Potter And The Sorceror's Stone (7/10) viewed 12/1/2001 Shrek (7/10) viewed 5/18/2001 Training Day (7/10) viewed 2/16/2002 Heartbreakers (7/10) viewed 3/23/2001 Spy Kids (7/10) viewed 3/30/2001 The Tailor Of Panama (7/10) viewed 10/14/2001 Rat Race (6/10) viewed 2/4/2002 Atlantis: The Lost Empire (6/10) viewed 6/17/2001 Rush Hour 2 (6/10) viewed 8/10/2001 American Pie 2 (6/10) viewed 2/2/2002 Novocaine (6/10) viewed 11/17/2001 Series 7: The Contenders viewed 1/19/2002 The Luzhin Defense viewed 12/2/2001 From Hell (6/10) viewed 10/21/2001 Rock Star (6/10) viewed 2/5/2002 Curse Of The Jade Scorpion (6/10) viewed 8/24/2001 Saving Silverman (6/10) viewed 10/7/2001 Hearts In Atlantis (6/10) viewed 2/12/2002 The Mummy Returns (6/10) viewed 5/11/2001 Evolution (6/10) viewed 6/10/2001 Save The Last Dance (6/10) viewed 9/13/2001 Jeepers Creepers (6/10) viewed 2/2/2002 Just Visiting (5/10) viewed 10/14/2001 Cats & Dogs (5/10) viewed 7/8/2001 One Night At McCool's (5/10) viewed May, 2001 Sexy Beast (5/10) viewed 2/16/2002 Monkeybone (5/10) viewed 10/14/2001 Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (5/10) viewed 6/16/2001 Blow (5/10) viewed April, 2001 Not Another Teen Movie (5/10) viewed 12/25/2001 The Animal (5/10) viewed 12/13/2001 The Forsaken (5/10) viewed 12/14/2001 Planet of the Apes (5/10) viewed 2/2/2002 Osmosis Jones (4/10) viewed 2/13/2002 Ghosts Of Mars (4/10) viewed 12/5/2001 Antitrust (4/10) viewed June, 2001 Hannibal (4/10)viewed 2/10/01 Pearl Harbor (4/10) viewed May, 2001 Sugar & Spice (3/10) viewed 9/5/2001 Valentine (2/10) viewed 8/14/2001 Someone Like You (2/10) viewed under duress
***Updated: 2/24/2002*** 2/24/02 - Added: Under The Sand and O Alpha Listing Of Films Seen (out of 4 stars): A.I.: Artificial Intelligence **** Amelie (France) **** Amores Perros (Love’s A Bitch) (Mexico) ***1/2 Anniversary Party, The ** Baby Boy *** Beautiful Mind, A ** Black Hawk Down **** Bread and Tulips (Italy) **1/2 Bridget Jones Diary **1/2 Claim, The ** Closet, The (France) **1/2 Deep End, The ***1/2 Dish, The *** Divided We Fall (Czech Republic) ***1/2 Enemy At The Gates ***1/2 Ghost World *** Golden Bowl, The *** Gosford Park **1/2 Hannibal ** Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone *** Hearts In Atlantis ** Hedwig And The Angry Inch ***1/2 In The Bedroom ***1/2 In The Mood For Love *** Jurassic Park III **1/2 Lord Of The Rings *** Luzhin Defence, The *** Man Who Wasn't There **1/2 Memento ***1/2 Monster's Ball ***1/2 Monsters, Inc. *** Moulin Rouge ***1/2 Mulholland Drive ***1/2 O *** Ocean's Eleven ** Pearl Harbor **1/2 Pledge, The *** Road Home, The (China) ***1/2 Royal Tenenbaums, The *** Sexy Beast *** Shrek ***1/2 Tailor Of Panama, The **1/2 Together ***1/2 Under The Sand *** Veuve de Saint-Pierre, La (Widow Of St. Pierre, The) *** Waking Life ** With A Friend Like Harry (France) ***1/2 Films (out of four): • http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&postid=368035#post368035 Films: • Monster's Ball • In The Bedroom • Divided We Fall • Mulholland Drive: David Lynch unleashes his latest effort with little fanfare. And much like With A Friend Like Harry, how one interprets Lynch’s underlying narrative will determine one’s enjoyment of this film. The film is a critique of the Hollywood system and David Lynch is able to pull it off quite nicely with the tone, music, mood and camera shots that has now become his signature. With its fragmented narrative, it is one of this year’s most challenging films and will sure polarize audiences. Those who are patient and are willing to put the pieces of the puzzle together will be greatly rewarded. Naomi Watts is outstanding here. A truly remarkable and mesmerizing film. • Together: A battered wife with an alcoholic and abusive husband along with their 14-year old daughter and 10-year old son, a self-proclaimed lesbian, a pushover, a manipulative girlfriend, a gay man, a lonely old man who just wants a friend, a curious 14-year old boy with very conservative parents, a political radical and an unpredictable medical student – a collection of strange and offbeat characters whose lives interact with one another in Lukas Moodysson’s satirical look at communal life in the mid-1970’s. This is a funny, touching, thought provoking and well-acted film. Director Lukas Moodysson manages to create well-defined characters while juggling a huge ensemble cast. This was a very nice surprise and one of this year’s finest films and with its very frank and open approach towards sex both spoken and in visual images that could very well be this year’s boldest film. • Hedwig And The Angry Inch: This is a punk rock, neo-glam rock musical odyssey. What is very surprising about this film is that underneath all the outrageousness, make-up and over-the-top costumes is a deeply layered human drama about self-discovery, facing adversity and being true to yourself. John Cameron Mitchell gives a very compelling performance as Hedwig that is worthy of an Academy Award nomination. There are very few actors who could have pulled this one off. The musical numbers are filmed with Mitchell actually singing his songs live. The songs by composer/lyricist Stephen Trask are all well conceived and truly rock. The film is definitely not for everyone. I would have preferred it without some of the sexual situations/references contained in the film (even though most of them were only suggestive), but such as it was. The performances and the songs are the true standouts. It also contains some very funny moments. • The Deep End: Scott McGehee and David Siegel as co-writers, co-producers and co-directors are to be commended for revisiting and reworking a conventional storyline and turning it into an unpredictable, suspenseful and evocative thriller. At times, films by new directors are automatically discounted unless they deliver something truly fresh, shocking or a film with a big plot twist. This film manages to be an effective thriller and also about unspoken love. It’s nice to see films that also turn out to be something else. The film grabbed my attention from the very beginning and contains one of the best female performances so far this year, Tilda Swinton. She pretty much carried the entire film and it wouldn’t have worked well without her performance. • The Road Home (China) • With A Friend Like Harry: This film is a great character study about self-doubt and the struggles involved, the lost of individual freedom, the illusions of happiness, and the longing for lost opportunities. The film has been nominated at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival and the 2001 British Academy Awards. It has won several categories at the César Awards, the French equivalent of the Oscar Awards, including Best Director and Best Actor for Sergi López. Both López and co-star Laurent Lucas are outstanding in this movie. Lopez playing the very friendly but frightening Harry and Lucas as the quiet and introverted Michel. Dominik Moll stays away from clear-cut answers especially in explaining Harry’s motivations. And depending on how you interpret the underlying narrative that Moll dishes out with a certain degree of ambiguity, will determine your level of enjoyment of this film. Those looking for a conventional suspense thriller including the use of music or certain shots to create tension may just be disappointed. Certainly those elements are used here by Moll but at a different level. In addition, most of the violence here occurs offscreen and the film has in it some welcome dark humor. This film is more psychological than suspenseful, more mysterious than thrilling, and more surreal than menacing. It is definitely not what it appears on the surface. These days, it is rare to have a film in this genre released in the summer that at the same time have a totally different and deeper meaning. • Moulin Rouge: The Ziegfeld theater in Manhattan was the perfect setting for this film – a highly energetic film that has its own style and character and certainly demands attention. Ewan McGregor gives a very surprising solid performance from the dramatic to the comedic and musical sides required of his character. He and Nicole Kidman sing all of their songs. The musical numbers are well conceived and blows away any of the uninspired musical sequences featured in that musical wannabe from last year, Dancer In The Dark. While Ms. Kidman may have top billing in this film, this one truly showcases McGregor’s talents. Set in the early 1900’s, M.R. tells the story of a love triangle between a poor writer (McGregor) and a rich duke (Richard Roxburgh) who compete for the love of a courtesan (Kidman), while all three try and conceive a new stage musical. While the story may not be completely original, it is the journey, artistic interpretation and acting that make M.R. excel from all other musicals in recent memory. Director Baz Luhrmann’s visual style is so original that he transports you to another world and the quick cuts along with the exhilarating camera work definitely hold one’s attention. The summer movie season starts off with a bang. Only this time, the fireworks come from M.R.. What a spectacle. Luhrmann by his imagination and creativity shows how an entire film genre can be revived with much success. • Shrek: Very enjoyable. The jokes towards Disney (and Michael Eisner) were funny and, at times, hilarious. The various parodies on recent films such as The Matrix and Charlie’s Angels work with a high degree of amusement. While I still have to give Toy Story and Toy Story 2 (and Pixar, of course) the overall advantage in all around animation and storyline, this is one very fine effort from the folks over at DreamWorks. A sure crowd pleaser. • Amores Perros (Love's A Bitch): A film about people in extraordinary circumstances all yearning for love, redemption and the importance of family. The narrative is told in three different stories that intersect halfway through the film. This is a very fine effort from first time director Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu with the film getting a Best Foreign Film Oscar nomination. The acting performances are all very strong, especially that of Gael Garcia Bernal as Octavio, who wants a better life for himself and his sister-in-law. This is also a very difficult film to watch because of the dog fighting sequences featured in its first segment. The disclaimer on animal safety at the beginning of the film certainly helped in getting through some of these brutal scenes. The film is so down to earth stripped of any pretentiousness and manipulation involving true and honest emotions. • Memento: A clever piece of filmmaking as it tells the story of a man who vows to avenge the rape and murder of his wife. The story is told backwards so that the viewer experiences the same dilemma as that of the main protagonist who has short-term memory loss as a result of the incident. Creatively crafted with the use of flashbacks, flashforwards and everything else in between and features one of this year’s best actor performance by Guy Pearce. • Enemy At The Gates: This is a very intriguing, well-acted film with a lot of tension. The canvas that director Jean-Jacques Annaud uses to tell his story has a feeling of authenticity and believability. I also found the love story to be appealing and added another layer of depth to the entire story. Without it, the film is reduced to another cat-and-mouse game and might as well have been another hybrid of one of those early western films. With the love story, some of the characters’ weaknesses and insecurities were intimately explored. The film is quite entertaining and tells a lot about the choices we make in life. This is a very good effort from Jean-Jacques Annaud who also directed Seven Years In Tibet. Films: • The Royal Tenenbaums • Lord Of The Rings • In The Mood For Love • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone • Monsters, Inc. • Ghost World • The Dish • http://www.hometheaterforum.com/uub/Forum9/HTML/006872.html#18 Films: • Gosford Park • http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=31589 Films: • A Beautiful Mind • Waking Life • http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htforum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=30675 = Excellent = Very Good = Good = Fair or Average = Below Average. Not Recommended. = Worst. Avoid At All Cost. I'm only going to see those that are noteworthy including the independent and foreign films and the high profiled movies. I value my time and life is too short to waste on movies such as Joe Dirt and Freddie Got Fingered. So my list will be shorter than most of the others here. ~Edwin ------------------
Film List (2001) Eligibility Criteria: First US (non-festival) theatrical release in 2001. Films Seen: 81 **** A.I.: Artificial Intelligence Apocalypse Now: Redux A Beautiful Mind Ghost World In The Bedroom Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Memento (2000) Mulholland Drive ***1/2 Amélie (Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le) Amores Perros (Love's A Bitch) (2000) Blow The Dish (2000) Black Hawk Down Donnie Darko Enemy At The Gates In The Mood For Love (2000) The Majestic The Man Who Wasn't There Monster's Inc. The Others The Royal Tenenbaums Shrek Snatch (2000) Training Day Vanilla Sky *** Baby Boy Bridget Jones's Diary The Brothers Harry Potter & The Sorcerer's Stone Hannibal Hearts In Atlantis I Am Sam Iron Monkey K-PAX Joy Ride Life As A House The Last Castle Moulin Rouge Ocean's Eleven Planet Of The Apes The Pledge Rush Hour 2 The Score Sexy Beast Spy Game Swordfish The Tailor Of Panama **1/2 American Pie 2 Antitrust Atlantis: The Lost Empire Don't Say A Word Down To Earth Fast and the Furious Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within From Hell Heartbreakers Heist A Knight's Tale Monster's Ball The Mummy Returns Original Sin Pearl Harbor Shallow Hal ** 15 Minutes 13 Ghosts Bandits Charlotte Gray Domestic Disturbance Driven How High Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back The Musketeer Someone Like You Tomb Raider Tomcats *1/2 John Carpenter's Ghosts Of Mars Jurassic Park III The Mexican Zoolander * Along Came A Spider Scary Movie 2 Top 10 List (2001) Top 10 List (2000)
updated 04/11/02 Hannibal Down to Earth 3000 Miles to Graceland The Mexican Get Over It 15 Minutes Enemy At The Gates Exit Wounds Heartbreaker Memento Blow Spy Kids Along Came a Spider Driven Tailor of Panama Town & Country The Mummy Returns A Night at McCool’s Bridget Jones' Diary A Knight's Tale Shrek Angel Eyes Pearl Harbor Moulin Rouge Swordfish What's The Worse That Can Happen? Evolution Atlantis: The Lost Empire Tomb Raider Amores Perros (Mexico, ineligible) A.I.: Artificial Intellegence Kiss of the Dragon The Luzhin Defence Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within The Score Planet of the Apes crazy/beautiful The Fast and the Furious Legally Blonde Apocalypse Now Redux (ineligible) Songcatcher Sexy Beast Brother Rush Hour 2 Jurassic Park 3 The Deep End Made Captain Corelli's Mandolin American Pie 2 America's Sweethearts The Road Home (China, ineligible) Divided We Fall (Czech Republic, ineligible) The Princess and the Warrior (Germany) Rat Race Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back With A Friend Like Harry (France) Hedwig and the Angry Inch The Closet (France) O The Musketeer The Others Rock Star Hearts in Atlantis Don't Say A Word Zoolander Iron Monkey (Hong Kong, ineligible) Training Day The Last Castle Bandits K-Pax Monsters Inc. The One Mulholland Drive Amelie (France) Spy Game Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Heist The Man Who Wasn't There Ocean's Eleven Vanilla Sky Spirited Away (Japan, ineligible) Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Kate & Leopold A Beautiful Mind The Endurance Ali The Majestic The Royal Tenenbaums Gosford Park Black Hawk Down In The Bedroom Monster's Ball Ghost World I Am Sam Lantana
2001 Film List Last Update: November 10th, 2004: Shaolin Soccer Next 2001 Film: Criteria: US Release Total Films Seen: 98 Ratings: **** ***½ ***¼ *** **½ ** *½ * ½ ZERO Listing: Alphabetically: A.I. Artifical Intelligence (***½) (Director: Steven Spielberg) Ali (**) (Director: Michael Mann) Along Came a Spider (**) (Director: Lee Tamahori) Amelie (****) (Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet) American Pie 2 (**½) (Director: James B. Rogers) America's Sweethearts (**) (Director: Joe Roth) Atlantis: The Lost Empire (***) (Director: Gary Trousdale and Kirk Wise) Baby Boy (***) (Director: John Singelton) Bandits (**½) (Director: Barry Levinson) The Bank (***) (Director: Robert Connolly) A Beautiful Mind (**) (Director: Ron Howard) Behind Enemy Lines (**) (Director: John Moore) Black Hawk Down (****) (Director: Ridley Scott) Blow (**) (Director: Ted Demme) Bridget Jones's Diary (***) (Director: Sharon Maguire) Bully (***¼) (Director: Larry Clark) The Curse of the Jade Scorpion (***) (Director: Woody Allen) Crazy/Beautiful (**½) (Director: John Stockwell) Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles (½) (Director: Simon Wincer) Corky Romano (ZERO) (Director: Rob Pritts) The Deep End (***) (Director: Scott McGehee and David Siegel) Domestic Disturbance (*) (Director: Harold Becker) Donnie Darko (***½) (Director: Richard Kelly) Don't Say A Word (**) (Director: Gary Fleder) Druids (ZERO) (Director: Jacques Dorfmann) Enemy at the Gates (***) (Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud) Evolution (**) (Director: Ivan Reitman) Exit Wounds (*) (Director: Andrzej Bartkowiak) The Fast and the Furious (*) (Director: Rob Cohen) 15 Minutes (**) (Director: John Herzfeld) Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (**½) (Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi and Motonori Sakakibara) Freddy Got Fingered (½) (Director: Tom Green) From Hell (**) (Director: Albert and Allen Hughes) Ghosts of Mars (**½) (Director: John Carpenter) Ghost World (***½) (Director: Terry Zwigoff) Glitter (ZERO) (Director: Vondie Curtis-Hall) Hannibal (*) (Director: Ridley Scott) Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (***¼) (Director: Chris Columbus) Heartbreakers (**) (Director: David Mirkin) Hedwig and the Angry Inch (***½) (Director: John Cameron Mitchell) Heist (***) (Director: David Mamet) How High (ZERO) (Director: Jesse Dylan) I Am Sam (*) (Director: Jessie Nelson) Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (***¼) (Director: Kevin Smith) Jeepers Creepers (**½) (Director: Victor Salva) Joe Dirt (*) (Director: Dennie Gordon) Joe Somebody (**½) (Director: John Pasquin) Joy Ride (***) (Director: John Dahl) Jurassic Park III (**½) (Director: Joe Johnston) Lantana (***¼) (Director: Ray Lawrence) The Last Castle (**½) (Director: Rob Lurie) Legally Blonde (***) (Director: Robert Luketic) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (****) (Director: Peter Jackson) Made (***¼) (Director: Jon Favreau) The Man Who Wasn't There (***½) (Director: Joel & Ethan Coen) The Mexican (***) (Director: Gore Verbinski) Monsters Inc. (***¼) (Director: Peter Docter, David Silverman and Lee Unkrich) Moulin Rouge (****) (Director: Baz Luhrmann) Mulholland Drive (****) (Director: David Lynch) The Mummy Returns (*½) - Director: Stephen Sommers Not Another Teen Movie (*) (Director: Joel Gallin) Novocaine (**½) (Director: David Atkins) Ocean's Eleven (***½) (Director: Steven Soderbergh) The One (*½) (Director: James Wong) One Night At McCool's (**½) (Director: Harold Zwart) Original Sin (**) (Director: Michael Cristofer) Osmosis Jones (***) (Director: Peter & Bob Farelly, Piet Kroon and Tom Sito) The Others (***½) (Director: Alejandro Amenábar) Pearl Harbour (*) (Director: Michael Bay) Planet of the Apes (**) (Director: Tim Burton) The Pledge (***) (Director: Sean Penn) Rat Race (**) (Jerry Zucker) Rock Star (**) (Director: Stephen Herek) The Royal Tenenbaums (****) (Director: Wes Anderson) Rush Hour 2 (***) (Director: Brett Ratner) Saving Silverman (**½) (Director: Dennis Dugan) Scary Movie 2 (ZERO) (Director: Keenan Ivory Wayans) The Score (***) (Director: Frank Oz) See Spot Run (*) (Director: John Whitesell) Serendipity (***) (Director: Peter Chelsom) Series 7: The Contenders (**) (Director: Daniel Minahan) Session 9 (**) (Director: Brad Anderson) Shallow Hal (***) (Director: Peter and Bobby Farelly) Shaolin Soccer (Miramax Cut) (**½) (Director: Stephen Chow) Shrek (***) (Director: Andrew Adamson & Vicky Jenson) Someone Like You (**) (Director: Tony Goldwyn) Spy Kids (***) (Director: Robert Rodriguez) Spy Game (**½) (Director: Tony Scott) Swordfish (**) (Director: Dominic Sena) Tape (***½) (Director: Richard Linklater) The Taste of Others (***½) (Director: Agnès Jaoui) Texas Rangers (½) (Director: Steve Miner) Training Day (**½) (Director: Antoine Fuqua) Tomb Raider (**) (Director: Simon West) Valentine (½) (Director: Jamie Blanks) Vanilla Sky (***) (Director: Cameron Crowe) Waking Life (***½) (Director: Richard Linklater) Zoolander (***) (Director: Ben Stiller) By Rating: Amelie Black Hawk Down The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring Moulin Rouge Mulholland Drive The Royal Tenenbaums ½ A.I. Artifical Intelligence Donnie Darko Ghost World Hedwig and the Angry Inch The Man Who Wasn't There Ocean's Eleven The Others Tape The Taste of Others Waking Life ¼ Bully Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Lantana Made Monsters Inc. Atlantis: The Lost Empire Baby Boy The Bank Bridget Jones's Diary The Curse of the Jade Scorpion The Deep End Enemy at the Gates Heist Joy Ride Legally Blonde The Mexican Osmosis Jones The Pledge Rush Hour 2 The Score Shallow Hal Shrek Vanilla Sky Zoolander ½ American Pie 2 Bandits Crazy/Beautiful Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Ghosts of Mars Jeepers Creepers Joe Somebody Jurassic Park III The Last Castle Novocaine One Night At McCool's Saving Silverman Shaolin Soccer (Miramax Cut) Spy Game Training Day Ali Along Came a Spider America's Sweethearts A Beautiful Mind Behind Enemy Lines Blow Don’t Say a Word Evolution 15 Minutes From Hell Heartbreakers Original Sin Planet of the Apes Rat Race Rock Star Series 7: The Contenders Session 9 Swordfish Tombraider ½ The Mummy Returns The One Domestic Disturbance Exit Wounds The Fast and the Furious Hannibal I Am Sam Joe Dirt Not Another Teen Movie Pearl Harbour See Spot Run ½ Crocodile Dundee In Los Angeles Freddy Got Fingered Texas Rangers Valentine ZERO Corky Romano Druids Glitter How High Scary Movie 2 Short Films: Ineligable List: Apocalypse Now Redux (****) (Director: Francis Ford Coppola) Memento (****) (Director: Christopher Nolan) Amores Perros (****) (Director: Alejandro González Iñárritu) With A Friend Like Harry (**½) (Director: Dominik Moll)
Last Updated: 2/18/02 Running list: 1. Kaïro (Pulse) 9/10 2. Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie) 9/10 3. The Royal Tenenbaums 9/10 4. Ghost World 8/10 5. Memento* 8/10 6. Amores Perros 8/10 7. Bridget Jones Diary 8/10 8. In the Mood for Love* 8/10 9. A.I. 8/10 10. The Princess and the Warrior 8/10 The Man Who Wasn't There 7/10 Full Time Killer 7/10 Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 7/10 Tape 7/10 Sidewalks of New York 7/10 Hush! (2001 Ryosuke Hashiguchi )7/10 Hedwig And The Angry Inch 7/10 Mulholland Drive 7/10 Shrek 7/10 Made 7/10 The Road Home 7/10 In the Bedroom 7/10 Curse of the Jade Scorpion 7/10 Moulin Rouge 7/10 Picture Clair 7/10 Versus 7/10 Maya 7/10 James Ellroy’s Feast of Death 7/10 Joy Ride 7/10 Mexican 7/10 Startup.com 7/10 Vanilla Sky 7/10 The Deep End 7/10 The Pledge7/10 With A Friend Like Harry 7/10 Dish, The 7/10 Caveman's Valentine 7/10 American Astronaut 6/10 Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back 6/10 Josie And The Pussycats 6/10 Monsters Ball 6/10 Series 7: The Contenders 6/10 Who is Cletis Tout? 6/10 Brainstorm 6/10 Waking Life 6/10 Fiasco 6/10 Rush Hour 2 6/10 Blow 6/10 Ocean's 11 6/10 Final Fantsy: The Spirits Within 6/10 Spy Kids 6/10 Training Day 6/10 The Luzhin Defense 6/10 A Beautiful Mind 6/10 Brotherhood Of The Wolf 6/10 Shallow Hal 6/10 Clip Cult (Vol. 1)/Electric Dragon 80,000 v 6/10 Save The Last Dance 6/10 Buñel and King Solomon’s Table 6/10 From Hell 6/10 Models 6/10 The Score 6/10 Harry Potter 6/10 Sexy Beast 5/10 Pearl Harbor 5/10 Kiss of the Dragon 5/10 One Night at the McCool's 5/10 Hannibal 3 3 Digital Short Films –1 *Eligible by Academy standards, but not really a 2001 film because the first public release date was in 2000. ------------------ My: Hardware LDs DVDs Top Tens
Updated 28 April with Trouble Every Day, bringing the total to 128 Updated 12 March with Last Orders, bringing the total to 127 Films whose Oscar-qualifying year may not be 2001 are in gray Features A.I. - - 30 June 2001 (35) The Man Who Wasn't There - - 24 October 2001 (83) Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain (Amélie in the USA) - - 10 November 2001 (90) Happy Accidents - ½ - 26 August 2001 (62) Acts Of Worship - ½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (65) Lantana - ½ - 26 January 2002 (116) Moulin Rouge - ½ - 2 June 2001 (28) Vanilla Sky - ½ - 15 December 2001 (101) The Royal Tenenbaums - ½ - 30 December 2001 (106) Le Pact des Loups (Brotherhood Of The Wolf in the USA) - ½ - 15 September 2001 (BFF) (73) (Also on 2002 list) The Pledge - ½ - 17 February 2001 (2) Last Orders - ½ - 12 March 2002 (127) Memento - ½ - 1 April 2001 (12) Monster's Ball - ½ - 11 February 2002 (122) Black Hawk Down - ¼ - 27 January 2002 (117) Donnie Darko - ¼ - 27 January 2002 (118) Ghost World - ¼ - 25 August 2001 (59) The Fellowship Of The Ring - ¼ - 6 January 2002 (113) No Man's Land - ¼ - 22 December (104) In The Bedroom - ¼ - 30 December 2001 (105) Harry, un ami qui vous veut du bien (With A Friend Like Harry... in the USA) - ¼ - 1 July 2001 (37) The Tailor Of Panama - ¼ - 21 April 2001 (15) Baby Boy - ¼ - 30 June 2001 (36) Odishon (Audition in the U.S.) - ¼ - 1 December 2001 The Dish - ¼ - 7 April 2001 (14) Les Rivières Pourpres (The Crimson Rivers in the USA) - ¼ - 9 February 2002 (121) A Shot At Glory - - 14 September 2001 (BFF) (71) The Others - - 12 August 2001 (53) Ocean's 11 - - 9 December 2001 (99) Der Krieger und die Kaiserin (The Princess And The Warrior in the USA) - - 7 July 2001 (41) Jay And Silent Bob Strike Back - - 25 August 2001 (60) Say You'll Be Mine - - 13 September 2001 (BFF) (70) Serendipity - - 15 September 2001 (74) Series 7 - The Contenders - - 18 March 2001 (8) Enemy At The Gates - - 17 March 2001 (5) Shrek (animated) - - 19 May 2001 (24) Jump Tomorrow - - 9 August 2001 (50) Sexy Beast - - 23 June 2001 (31) Ali - - 1 January 2002 (109) Life As A House - - 12 September 2001 (BFF) (68) Spy Kids - - 1 April 2001 (13) Heist - - 10 November 2001 (91) Mulholland Drive - - 21 October 2001 (81) crazy/beautiful - - 1 July 2001 (38) The Independant - - 18 February 2002 (SF/27) (125) America's Sweetharts - - 29 July 2001 (46) An American Rhapsody - - 23 September 2001 (77) Panic - - 24 March 2001 (9) Gosford Park - - 5 January 2002 (111) A Beautiful Mind - - 5 January 2002 (112) Split Decision (documentary) - - 15 May 2001 (30) The Deep End - - 18 August 2001 (54) Monsters, Inc (animated) - - 3 November 2001 (88) Sidewalks Of New York - - 25 November 2001 (95) The Caveman's Valentine - - 17 March 2001 (6) The Business Of Strangers - - 15 December 2001 (100) Bubble Boy - ¾ - 9 February 2002 (120) Jurassic Park 3 - ¾ - 20 July 2001 (43) El Espinazo del Diablo (The Devil's Backbone in the U.S.) - ¾ - 1 January 2002 (108) Endurance (documentary) - ¾ - 24 November 2001 (93) Cats & Dogs - ¾ - 4 July 2001 (40) The Monkey's Mask - ¾ - 16 December 2001 (102) Zoolander - ¾ - 30 September 2001 (78) The Claim - ¾ - 22 April 2001 (16) Osmosis Jones (animated) - ¾ - 19 August 2001 (57) The Mexican - ¾ - 10 March 2001 (4) Novocaine - ¾ - 11 September 2001 (BFF) (67) Revolution O.S. (documentary) - ¾ - 16 September 2001 (BFF) (76) Josie And The Pussycats - ¾ - 22 April 2001 (17) Training Day - ¾ - 6 October 2001 (79) Kate & Leopold ¾ - 12 January 2002 (114) Otesánek (Little Otik in the U.S.) - ½ - 31 December 2001 (107) Shallow Hal - ½ - 11 November 2001 (92) The Golden Bowl - ½ - 19 May 2001 (23) Session 9 - ½ - 11 August 2001 (51) The Luzhin Defense - ½ - 25 April 2001 (18) From Hell - ½ - 26 October 2001 (85) Evolution - ½ - 9 June 2001 (29) Jin-Roh (The Wolf Brigade) (animated) - ½ - 2 August 2001 (48) A Knight's Tale - ½ - 12 May 2001 (22) 15 Minutes - ½ - 24 March 2001 (10) The Score - ½ - 21 July 2001 (45) Harry Potter And The Philospher's Stone (Sorceror's Stone in the US) - ½ - 24 November 2001 (94) Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (animated) - ½ - 25 February 2002 (126) Rat Race - ½ - 18 August 2001 (55) O - ½ - 2 September 2001 (63) Blow Dry - ½ - 17 March 2001 (7) Seunlau ngaklau (Time And Tide in the USA) - ½ - 26 May 2001 (27) One Eyed King - ½ - 7 September 2001 (BFF) (64) (Also on 2002 list) Charlotte Gray - ¼ - 13 January 2002 (115) Kiss Of The Dragon - ¼ - 7 July 2001 (42) Iris - ¼ - 16 February 2002 (123) Saving Silverman - ¼ - 10 February 2001 (1) American Pie 2 - ¼ - 19 August 2001 (56) The American Astronaut - ¼ - 31 January 2001 Tremors 3: Back To Perfection - ¼ - 4 January 2002 (110) Curse Of The Jade Scorpion - ¼ - 25 August 2001 (61) Spy Game - ¼ - 25 November 2001 (96) Behind Enemy Lines - ¼ - 1 December 2001 (97) Everything For A Reason - ¼ - 13 September 2001 (BFF) (69) Atlantis - The Lost Empire (animated) - ¼ - 16 June 2001 (32) The Anniversary Party - ¼ - 4 July 2001 (39) Joyride - : - 7 October 2001 (80) The Last Castle - - 21 October 2001 (82) Made - - 21 July 2001 (44) Rush Hour 2 - - 11 August 2001 (52) The Million Dollar Hotel - - 25 May 2001 (26) Startup.com (documentary) - - 20 May 2001 (25) Va Savoir - - 28 October 2001 (86) Final Fantasy - The Spirits Within (animated) - - 2 August 2001 (47) Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (animated) - - 28 October 2001 (87) Two Ninas - - 19 August 2001 (58) Tape - - 16 September 2001 (BFF) (75) The One - - 4 November 2001 (89) Town And Country - - 28 April 2001 (20) The Fast And The Furious - - 23 June 2001 (34) Heartbreakers - - 25 March 2001 (11) Trouble Every Day - - 28 April 2002 (128) Waking Life (animated) - - 27 October 2001 (84) Monkeybone - ¾ - 16 February 2002 (124) The Mummy Returns - ¾ - 5 May 2001 (21) Swordfish - ½ - 16 December 2001 (103) Sam The Man - ½ - 15 September 2001 (72) Edges Of The Lord - ½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (66) Tomb Raider - ½ - 16 June 2001 (33) One Night At McCool's - - 28 April 2001 (19) 3000 Miles To Graceland - ¼ - 25 February 2001 (3) Planet Of The Apes - ¼ - 2 August 2001 (49) Shorts - figuring out short distribution and Oscar eligibility is dicey at best, so figure all of these would likely be in gray. "Speak" (live-action) - - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (20) "Hitclown" (live-action) - - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (9) "Wait Til Your Father Gets Home" (live-action) - ¾ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (11) "Heart Of The World" (live-action) - ½ - August 2001 (3) "Horses On Mars" (animated) - ½ - 5 October 2001 (D) (26) "Metropopular" (animated) - ½ - May 2001 (SM) (1) "For The Birds" (animated) - ½ - May 2001 (SM) (2) "Offside" (live-action) - ¼ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (8) "Grandfather's Birthday" (live-action) - - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (6) "Audit" (live-action) - ¾ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (14) "Bullet In The Brain" (live-action) - ¾ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (18) "Heart Of Gold" (live-action) - ½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (17) "The Shadow Of Doubt" (animated) - ½ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (10) "Bound" (live-action) - :½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (25) "Keepintime: Taking Drums + Whispering Vinyl" (documentary) - ½ - 5 October 2001 (D) (30) "Gasline" (live-action) - ½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (21) "Patriotic" (live-action) - ½ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (4) "Artists & Orphans: A True Drama" (documentary) - ½ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (12) "Across The River" (live-action) - ½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (22) "Goulash" (live-action) - ½ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (16) "Eat" (animated) - ½ - 23 February 2002 (34) "Warplay" (live-action) - ¼ - 5 October 2001 (D) (28) "Betting The Game" - ¼ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (24) "Blood - The Last Vampire" (animated) - ¼ - 26 october 2001 (32) "Bad Light" (live-action) - ¼ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (13) "Harry Potter Parking Lot" (documentary) - ¼ - 5 October 2001 (D) (29) "Something or Nothing" (live-action) - ¼ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (15) "Here" (live-action) - - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (19) "Chuck Bozilu's Down-Home Ass-Kickin'" (live-action) - ¾ - 5 October 2001 (D) (27) "Wave Twisters" (animated) - ½ - 17 February 2002 (SF/27) (33) "The Holly Wood Project" (live-action) - ½ - 6 October 2001 (D) (31) "Cotillion '65" (live-action) - ¼ - 8 September 2001 (BFF) (7) "In Abstentia" (live-action/animated?) - - August 2001 (4) "And Now Happiness..." (live-action) - ½ - 9 September 2001 (BFF) (23) (BFF) indicates seen at the Boston Film Festival. (D) indicates seen at the DF1LM Digital Film Festival (SM) indicates Spike & Mike's Classic Animation Festival (SF/27) indicates the 27th Annual Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival/Marathon
Memento 9/10 A.I. 8.5/10 Snatch 8/10 Amores Perros 8.0/10 (2000) Ghost World 8.0/10 Behind Enemy Lines 7.5/10 The Mexican 7.5/10 Blackhawk Down 7.5 Bridget Jones Diary 7.5/10 The Score 7/10 Panic 7/10 (2000) The Pledge 6.5/10 Hannibal 6.5/10 Baby Boy 6.0/10 Enemy at the Gates 6.5/10 Rush Hour 2 6.5/10 Vanilla Sky 6/10 The Others 6/10 The Claim 5/10 Spy Kids 5/10 Jurassic Park III 4.5/10 Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back 4/10 Planet of the Apes 4/10 The Gift 3/10 (2000) [Edited last by Justin Spike on October 13, 2001 at 03:37 PM]
Started- 2/11/01 Hannibal - 2/24 - The Mexican - 3/3 - Memento - 4/22? Don't remember, and the theater didn't have dated tickets - The Tailor of Panama - 4/29 - The Mummy Returns - 5/5 - Shrek - 5/20 - Pearl Harbor - 5/28 - Moulin Rouge - 6/10 - --- Comments 5/20 Wow...I nearly forgot about this thread . Made a pretty big update. I hope I'm not forgetting anything (and if I am, what does that say about the movie? ). Added O Brother and then promptly removed it when I noticed that it was not considered a 2001 film. --- 6/10 Saw, loved, and added Moulin Rouge. Makes up for the Complete Waste of Time that was Pearl Harbor. Not sure if I will be catching Atlantis or Tomb Raider next weekend, neither of them look all that appealing. ------------------ Adnan Sheikh Resident abuser
Began: 2/11/01 Updated: 2/11/01 Movies that I've seen in 2001, and my rating... O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) * * * Thirteen Days * * * Shadow of the Vampire (2000) * * * * Hannibal * * Top Ten...(Only 2001 movies) 1. Hannibal 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Here's my List(s) of 2001 films: Most recently seen: Black Hawk Down - 1/18/01, In The Bedroom - 1/19/01, The Shipping News - 1/23/01, A Beautiful Mind Next Up: Done! (I think) Please see 2002 list. Rating Scale: ------------- A = Don't Miss! B = Above Average. C = Average (Catch a matinee or twilight show, or rent when it hits DVD). D = Don't bother, unless it's free. F = Don't bother, even if it IS free. Total films seen: 127 (includes 10 2000 releases) Alphabetically -------------- A Beautiful Mind - A A.I. - B A Knight's Tale - B Ali - B+ Along Came A Spider - B+ Amelie - A Atlantis: The Lost Empire - B+ American Outlaws - B American Pie 2 - B America's Sweethearts - B The Animal - B Baby Boy - B Bandits - B Behind Enemy Lines - C+ Black Hawk Down - A Blow - B+ Bridget Jones's Diary - B+ Bubble Boy - B+ Cats & Dogs - B Corky Romano - C crazy/beautiful - B Curse of The Jade Scorpion - B The Deep End - C Dr. Dolittle 2 - C+ Domestic Disturbance - C Don't Say A Word - C Double Take - C+ Down to Earth - B Driven - C Enemy At The Gates - B+ Evolution - C+ Exit Wounds - B Extreme Days - D The Fast and The Furious - B Fellowship of The Ring - B Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within - C+ The Forsaken - B Freddy Got Fingered - F From Hell - C+ 15 Minutes - C Get Over It - B Ghost World - B The Glass House - C+ Gosford Park - A Hannibal - A Hardball - C Harry Potter and The Sorceror's Stone - B+ Hearts in Atlantis - B Heartbreakers - B+ Heist - B How High - C+ In The Bedroom - A Iron Monkey - B Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back - A Jeepers Creepers - D+ Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius - B+ Joe Dirt - B Joe Somebody - B John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars - C Josie & The Pussycats - B+ Joy Ride - B+ Jurassic Park 3 - C Just Visiting - B K-PAX - B Kiss of The Dragon - B Legally Blonde - B Life as a House - B The Majestic - B The Man Who Wasn't There - A Memento - A The Mexican - B Monkeybone - C+ Monsters, Inc. - A Moulin Rouge - A+ Mulholland Drive - A The Mummy Returns - B+ The Musketeer - C+ Not Another Teen Movie - C+ O - B+ Ocean's Eleven - B+ The One - B One Night at McCool's - B+ Original Sin - C Osmosis Jones - B The Others - B+ Out Cold - D+ Pearl Harbor - B Planet of The Apes - B The Pledge - A Rat Race - B The Royal Tenenbaums - A Rush Hour 2 - B+ Saving Silverman - C+ Say It Isn't So - C Scary Movie 2 - C+ The Score - B Sexy Beast - B+ Shallow Hal - B+ The Shipping News - B+ Shrek - A Someone Like You - B Spy Game - B Spy Kids - A Sugar & Spice - B+ Swordfish - B The Tailor of Panama - C Texas Rangers - D Thir13en Ghosts - B 3000 Miles to Graceland - D Tomb Raider - C+ Tomcats - C Training Day - B Two Can Play That Game - B Valentine - D Vanilla Sky - B+ The Wash - C What's The Worst That Could Happen? - C Zoolander - B By Rating --------- A+ ---------- Moulin Rouge A ---------- A Beautiful Mind Amelie Black Hawk Down Gosford Park Hannibal In The Bedroom Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back The Man Who Wasn't There Memento Monsters, Inc. Mulholland Drive The Pledge The Royal Tenenbaums Shrek Spy Kids B+ ---------- Ali Along Came A Spider Atlantis: The Lost Empire Blow Bridget Jones's Diary Bubble Boy Enemy At The Gates Harry Potter and The Sorceror's Stone Heartbreakers Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Josie & The Pussycats Joy Ride The Mummy Returns O Ocean's Eleven One Night at McCool's The Others Rush Hour 2 Sexy Beast Shallow Hal The Shipping News Sugar & Spice Vanilla Sky B ---------- A.I. A Knight's Tale American Outlaws American Pie 2 America's Sweethearts The Animal Baby Boy Bandits Cats & Dogs crazy/beautiful Curse of The Jade Scorpion Down to Earth Exit Wounds The Fast and The Furious Fellowship of The Ring The Forsaken Get Over It Ghost World Hearts in Atlantis Heist Iron Monkey Joe Dirt Joe Somebody Just Visiting K-PAX Kiss of The Dragon Legally Blonde Life as a House The Majestic The Mexican The One Osmosis Jones Pearl Harbor Planet of The Apes Rat Race The Score Spy Game Swordfish Thir13en Ghosts Training Day Two Can Play That Game Zoolander C+ ---------- Behind Enemy Lines Dr. Dolittle 2 Double Take Evolution Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within From Hell The Glass House How High Monkeybone The Musketeer Not Another Teen Movie Saving Silverman Scary Movie 2 Someone Like You Tomb Raider C ---------- Corky Romano The Deep End Domestic Disturbance Don't Say A Word Driven 15 Minutes Hardball John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars Jurassic Park 3 Original Sin Say It Isn't So The Tailor of Panama Tomcats The Wash What's The Worst That Could Happen? D+ ---------- Jeepers Creepers Out Cold D ---------- Extreme Days Texas Rangers 3000 Miles to Graceland Valentine F ---------- Freddy Got Fingered Top 10 ------ 1. Moulin Rouge 2. Mulholland Drive 3. Memento 4. A Beautiful Mind 5. The Man Who Wasn't There 6. Black Hawk Down 7. The Royal Tenenbaums 8. The Pledge 9. In The Bedroom 10. Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back Bottom 10 --------- 10. Say It Isn't So 9. Tomcats 8. 15 Minutes 7. Out Cold 6. Jeepers Creepers 5. Extreme Days 4. 3000 Miles to Graceland 3. Texas Rangers 2. Valentine 1. Freddy Got Fingered 2000 films that didn't open in Omaha until 2001 ----------------------------------------------- Adrenaline Drive - B A Hard Day's Night (re-release) - A Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon - A+ Left Behind: The Movie - D O' Brother Where Art Thou? - A+ Pollock - A Shadow of The Vampire - A Snatch - B Thirteen Days - B+ You Can Count On Me - A ---------- Edited: 01/25/02
as of 02/23/2001 - Hannibal (**) 3000 Miles to Graceland (* 1/2) ------------------------------------------------------------ My Best Films of 1998 : Ronin (*** 1/2) & Elizabeth (*** 1/2) [Runners-up : Saving Private Ryan (*** 1/2), Life is Beautiful (*** 1/2), The Thin Red Line (*** 1/2)] My Best Film of 1999 : Being John Malkovich (****) [Runners-up & Special Grand Jury Award : Three Kings (****), The Dreamlife of Angels (****), Election (****), American Beauty (****), The Talented Mr. Ripley (****), Mansfield Park (****), Magnolia (****), The Iron Giant(****) Honorable Mentions : Princess Mononoke (*** 1/2), Toy Story 2 (*** 1/2), Topsy-turvy (*** 1/2), Tarzan (*** 1/2), The Winslow Boy (*** 1/2), All About My Mother (*** 1/2), Cookie's Fortune (*** 1/2), October Sky (*** 1/2), South Park : BB&U (*** 1/2), The Red Violin (*** 1/2), The Hurricane (*** 1/2), The Sixth Sense (*** 1/2), Dick (*** 1/2), The Insider (*** 1/2), The End of The Affair (*** 1/2), Boys Don't Cry (*** 1/2), Croupier (*** 1/2), The Matrix (*** 1/2), Sleepy Hollow (*** 1/2), Notting Hill (*** 1/2), Office Space (*** 1/2), The Blair Witch Project (*** 1/2)] My Best Films of 2000 : Wonder Boys (****), You Can Count on Me (****) & Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (****) [Runners-up & Special Grand Jury Award : Almost Famous (****), Traffic (****), Honorable Mentions : Thirteen Days (*** 1/2), High Fidelity (*** 1/2), Quills (*** 1/2)]
2001 Film List Last Updated Apr 3, 2008 2001 Films Seen: 416 Most Recent Additions: 25 Watts, Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack, Elling, The Navigators, Warm Water Under a Red Bridge, Light of My Eyes, Soft for Digging, Sorum, Bangkok Haunted, Morlang, Inch'Allah Dimanche, Trembling Before G-d, Bones, Stuff and Dough, The Doe Boy. Listing Criteria: First Worldwide Public Screening Title /Director /Rating (out of $$$$$ ) 15 Minutes John Herzfeld $ 25 Watts Juan Pablo Rebella, Pablo Stoll $ 51st State, The (Formula 51) Ronny Yu $$$ 3000 Miles to Graceland Demian Lichtenstein $$ À ma Soeur! (Fat Girl) Catherine Breillat $$$ Aau Chin 2 (Running Out of Time 2) Johnnie To, Law Wing-cheong $$$ Abril Despedaçado (Behind the Sun) Walter Salles $$$ Affair of the Necklace, The Charles Shyer $$$ A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg $$$$$ Ajnabee Abbas-Mustan $$ Akai Hashi no Shita no Nurui Mizu (Warm Water Under a Red Bridge) Shohei Imamura $$$ Alcatraz Is Not An Island James M.Fortier $$ Ali Michael Mann $$ All Over the Guy Julie Davis $$$ Along Came A Spider Lee Tamahori $$ American Outlaws Les Mayfield $$ American Pie 2 J.B.Rogers $ American Rhapsody, An Eva Gardos $$$$ America's Sweethearts Joe Roth $$$ L'Ange de Goudron (Tar Angel) Denis Chouinard $$ Angel Eyes Luis Mandoki $$$ Anglaise et le Duc, L' (The Lady and the Duke) Eric Rohmer $$$ Animal, The Luke Greenfield $$ Anniversary Party, The Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming $$$ Antitrust Peter Howitt $$$ Araburu Tamashii-tachi (Outlaw Souls: The Agitator) Takashi Miike $$ Art of Woo, The Helen Lee $ Asoka Santosh Sivan $$ Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Zacharias Kunuk $$$ Atlantis: The Lost Empire Gary Trousdale, Kirk Wise $$$ Avalon Mamoru Oshii $$$$ Baby Boy John Singleton $$$$ Bandits Barry Levinson $$$ Bangkok Haunted Oxide Pang Chun, Pisut Praesangeam $ Bank, The Robert Connolly $$$ Baran Majid Majidi $$$ Beautiful Mind, A Ron Howard $$ Behind Enemy Lines John Moore $$ Believer, The Henry Bean $$$ Bella Martha (Mostly Martha) Sandra Nettelbeck $$$$ Betty Fisher et Autres Histoires (Betty Fisher and Other Stories) Claude Miller $$$ Big Bad Love Arliss Howard $$$ Birthday Girl Jez Butterworth $$$ Black Hawk Down Ridley Scott $$$$ Black Knight Gil Junger $ Blow Ted Demme $$ Blow Dry Paddy Breathnach $$$ Bones Ernest R. Dickerson $$ Boys III, Les Louis Saïa $$ Bride of the Wind Bruce Beresford $$ Bridget Jones’s Diary Sharon Maguire $$$$ Brothers, The Gary Hardwick $$ Bubble Boy Blaire Hayes $$$ Buffalo Soldiers Gregor Jordan $$ Bully Larry Clark $$$ Bunker, The Rob Green $ Business of Strangers, The Patrick Stettner $$$ Captain Corelli's Mandolin John Madden $$$$ Carving Out Our Name Tony Zierra $$$ Cats & Dogs Lawrence Guterman $$$ Cat's Meow, The Peter Bogdanovich $$$ Caveman's Valentine, The Kasi Lemmons $$$ Center of the World, The Wayne Wang $$$ Century Hotel David Weaver $ Cet Amour-là Josée Dayan $$ Charlotte Gray Gillian Armstrong $$$ Château, The Jesse Peretz $$$ Chelsea Walls Ethan Hawke $$$ Children Underground Edet Belzberg $$$$$ Choh Luen Kwong Cha Min (Merry-Go-Round) Thomas Chow $$$$ Chuen Jik Sat Sau (Fulltime Killer) Johnny To, Ka-Fai Wai $$$ Chuet Sai Hiu Bra (La Brassiere) Patrick Leung, Chan Hing-ka $$$ Chuet Sik San Tau (Martial Angels) Clarence Ford $ Chung Chong Ging Chaat (Hit Team) Dante Lam $$ Ciénaga, La Lucrecia Martel $ Corky Romano Rob Pritts $$ CQ Roman Coppola $$$ Crabe dans la Tête, Un (Soft Shell Man) André Turpin $$$ Crazy/Beautiful John Stockwell $$$ Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Simon Wincer $$ Crush John McKay $$$ Curse of the Jade Scorpion, The Woody Allen $$$$ Da Wan (Big Shot's Funeral) Feng Xiaogang $$ Dak Miu Mai Shing (The Accidental Spy) Teddy Chan $$ Danny in the Sky Denis Langlois $ Deep End, The Scott McGehee, David Siegel $$$ Dei Gau Tin Cheung (Forever and Ever) Raymond To $$$$ Diaries of Vaslav Nijinsky, The Paul Cox $$ Disco Pigs Kirsten Sheridan $$$$ The Doe Boy Randy Redroad $$ Dogtown and Z-Boys Stacy Peralta $$ Domestic Disturbance Harold Becker $$ Domestic Violence Frederick Wiseman $$$ Donnie Darko Richard Kelly $$$ Don't Say a Word Gary Fleder $$$ Double Take George Gallo $$ Double Whammy Tom DiCillo $$$ Down to Earth Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz $$ Dr. Dolittle 2 Steve Carr $$ Driven Renny Harlin $ e-Dreams Wonsuk Chin 2 Electric Shades of Grey Stuart Merrill $$ Elling Petter Næss $$$$ Éloge de l'amour (In Praise of Love) Jean-Luc Godard $ Emperor's New Clothes, The Alan Taylor $$ Emploi du Temps, L' (Time Out) Laurent Cantet $$$$ En Kort en Lang (Shake It All About) Hella Joof $$$ Enemy at the Gates Jean-Jacques Annaud $$$ Enigma Michael Apted $$$ Espinazo del Diablo, El (The Devil's Backbone) Guillermo del Toro $$$ Evolution Ivan Reitman $ Exiles in Paradise Wesley Lowe $ Exit Wounds Andrzej Bartkowiak $ Experiment, Das Oliver Hirschbiegel 4 Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le Jean-Pierre Jeunet $$$ Fai Chaai Tung Mang (The Losers' Club) Patrick Yau $$ Fast and the Furious, The Rob Cohen $$$ Faust: Love of the Damned Brian Yuzna $$[/b] Femme Qui Boit, La (The Woman Who Drinks) Bernard Emond $ Festival in Cannes Henry Jaglom $$$ Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Hironobu Sakaguchi $$$ Finder's Fee Jeff Probst $$$$ Fluffer, The Richard Glatzer, Wash West $$ Focus Neal Slavin $$$ Forsaken, The J S Cardone $$ Fourth Angel, The John Irvin $$$ Frailty Bill Paxton $$$$ Freddy Got Fingered Tom Green $$$$ From Hell The Hughes Brothers $$$$ Galaxy Far, Far Away, A Tariq Jalil $ Gau Lung Bing Sat (Goodbye Mr.Cool) Jingle Ma $ Get Over It Tommy O'Haver $$$$ Ghost World Terry Zwigoff $$$$ Ghosts of Mars John Carpenter $$$ Glass House, The Daniel Sackheim $$ Glitter Vondie Curtis-Hall $$ Go Tigers! Kenneth A.Carlson $ Gojira, Mosura, Kingu Gidora: Daikaijû Soukougeki (Godzilla, Mothra and King Ghidorah: Giant Monsters All-Out Attack) Shusuke Kaneko $$$$ Gosford Park Robert Altman $$$$ Gospel According to Philip K. Dick, The Mark Steensland $ The Grey Zone Tim Blake Nelson $$$ Hannibal Ridley Scott $$$ Hard Ball Brian Robbins $ Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chris Columbus $$$ Harvard Man James Toback $$$ Hatuna Meuheret (Late Marriage) Dover Koshashvili $$$$$ He Died with a Felafel In His Hand Richard Lowenstein $$$$ Head Over Heels Mark Waters $$$ Heartbreakers David Mirkin $$$ Hearts in Atlantis Scott Hicks $$ Hedwig and the Angry Inch John Cameron Mitchell $$$$ Heftig og Begeistret (Cool & Crazy) Knut Erik Jensen $$$ Heist David Mamet $$ Hell House George Ratliff $$$ High Heels and Low Lifes Mel Smith $$$ Hijo de la Novia, El (Son of the Bride) Juan José Campanella $$$ Hole, The Nick Hamm $$$ Hollywood Sign, The Sönke Wortmann $$$ Hombres Felices (Happy Men) Roberto Santiago $$ Home Movie Chris Smith $$$$ House of Luk Derek Diorio $$$ How High Jesse Dylan $ Human Nature Michel Gondry $$$ Hung Biu Hyn Sin Ji Daai Tau Gwaai Ang (Horror Hotline...Big Head Monster) Soi Cheang $$$ Hundstage (Dog Days) Ulrich Seidl $$$ Hush! Ryosuke Hashiguchi $$ I Am Sam Jessie Nelson $$ If I Should Fall From Grace: The Shane MacGowan Story Sarah Share $$$$ Impossible Elephant, The Martin Wood $$ In the Bedroom Todd Field $$$ Inch'Allah Dimanche Yamina Benguigui $$$$ Inertia Sean Garrity $ Invincible Werner Herzog $$$ Invisible Circus, The Adam Brooks $$ Iris Richard Eyre $$$ James Ellroy's Feast of Death Vikram Jayanti $$ Jan Dara Nonzee Nimibutr $$$ Jason X Jim Isaac $$ Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Kevin Smith $$$ Je Rentre à la Maison (I'm Going Home) Manoel de Oliveira 3 Jeepers Creepers Victor Salva $$$ Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter Lee Gordon Demarbre $$ Jeune Fille à la Fenêtre, Une (The Girl at the Window) Francis Leclerc $$ Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius John A.Davis $$$ Joe Dirt Dennie Gordon $$ Joe Somebody John Pasquin $$$ Josie and the Pussycats Deborah Kaplan, Harry Elfont $$ Joy Ride John Dahl $$$ Juana la Loca (Madness of Joan) Vicente Aranda $$$ Jurassic Park III Joe Johnston $$ Just Visiting Jean-Marie Poiré $$ K-Pax Iain Softley $$$ Kairo (Pulse) Kiyoshi Kurosawa $$$$$ Karmina 2 Gabriel Pelletier $ Katakuri-ke No Kôfuku (The Happiness of the Katakuris) Takashi Miike $$$ Kate & Leopold James Mangold $ Kevin of the North Bob Spiers $$ Khaled Asghar Massombagi $$$ Kiss of the Dragon Chris Nahon $$$ Kissing Jessica Stein Charles Herman-Wurmfeld $$$$ Knight’s Tale, A Brian Helgeland $ Knockaround Guys Brian Koppelman, David Levien $$$ Koroshiya 1 (Ichi the Killer) Takashi Miike $$$$ Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi Rahul Rawail $$ Kurosawa Adam Low $$$$ Kwan Sau (The Replacement Suspect) Marco Makk $$$ Laam Goh Lui Cheung (Let's Sing Along) Matt Chow $$$ Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India Ashutosh Gowariker $$$$ Lakeboat Joe Mantegna $$ Lan Yu Stanley Kwan $$$$ Lantana Ray Lawrence $$$$ Lara Croft: Tomb Raider Simon West $ Last Castle, The Rod Lurie $$$ Last Orders Fred Schepisi $$$ Last Wedding Bruce Sweeney $$$ Legally Blonde Robert Luketic $$$ L.I.E. Michael Cuesta $$$ Life and Debt Stephanie Black $$$ Life as a House Irwin Winkler $$$ Life Without Dick Bix Skahill $$$ Lift Demane Davis, Khari Streeter $$ Loi du Cochon, La (Pig's Law) Erik Canuel $ Lola Carl Bessai $$$ Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Peter Jackson $$$$ Lost and Delirious Léa Pool $$$ Lovely & Amazing Nicole Holofcener $$$ Luce dei Miei Occhi (Light of My Eyes) Giuseppe Piccioni $$$ Lucía y el Sexo (Sex and Lucia) Julio Medem $$$$ Lucky Break Peter Cattaneo $$ Lunch With Charles Michael Parker $$ Ma Femme est une Actrice (My Wife Is an Actress) Yvan Attal $$ Maan Ung Fung Wan (Comic King) O Sing-Pui $$$ Made Jon Favreau $$ Majestic, The Frank Darabont $$ Man from Elysian Fields, The George Hickenlooper $$$$ Man Who Wasn't There, The Joel Coen $$$$ Manic Jordan Melamed $$$ Marfa si Banii (Stuff and Dough) Cristi Puiu $$$$ Max Keeble's Big Move Tim Hill $$$ Me Without You Sandra Goldbacher $$$ Mean Machine Barry Skolnick $$$ Metropolis Rintarô $$$$ Mexican, The Gore Verbinski $$$ Mockingbird Don't Sing Harry Bromley-Davenport $$$ Monsoon Wedding Mira Nair $$$$ Monster's Ball Marc Forster $$$$ Monsters, Inc. Pete Docter $$$ Morlang Tjebbo Penning $$$ Moulin Rouge Baz Luhrmann $$$$ Mulholland Dr. David Lynch $$$$$ Mummy Returns, The Stephen Sommers $$$ Murder on a Sunday Morning Jean-Xavier de Lestrade $$$$ Musketeer, The Peter Hyams $ Mutant Aliens Bill Plympton $$$$$ MVP: Most Vertical Primate Robert Vince $$ My First Mister Christine Lahti $$$ Mystic Masseur, The Ismail Merchant $$$ Navigators, The Ken Loach [/b]$$$[/b] Never Again Eric Schaeffer $$$ Ni Neibian Jidian (What Time Is It There?) Ming-liang Tsai $$$$$ Nirgendwo in Afrika (Nowhere in Africa) Caroline Link $$$$ No Man's Land Danis Tanovic $$$$ No Such Thing Hal Hartley $$$ Non ho Sonno (Sleepless) Dario Argento $$$ Not Another Teen Movie Joel Gallen $$$ Novocaine David Atkins $$$ Nuit de Noces (Wedding Night) Émile Gaudreault $$ O Tim Blake Nelson $$$ Obâchan's Garden Linda Ohama $$$ Ocean's Eleven Steven Soderbergh $$ Oi Gwan Yue Mung (Dance of a Dream) Andrew Lau $ On The Line Eric Bross $ On the Nose David Caffrey $$$ On the Q.T. Yale Strom $$$ On Their Knees Anais Granofsky $$ One, The James Wong $ One Night at McCools Harald Zwart $$ Order, The Sheldon Lettich $ Original Sin Michael Cristofer $$$ Osmosis Jones Peter & Bobby Farrelly, Piet Kroon, Tom Sito $$$ Others, The Alejandro Amenabar $$$$ Out Cold The Malloys $$$ Pacte des Loups, Le (Brotherhood of the Wolf) Christophe Gans $$$ Pan Goh Aau Yat Hau (Expect a Miracle) Jue Yin Ping $$$ Passage To Ottawa, A Gaurav Seth $$ Pauline & Paulette Lieven Debrauwer $$$$ Pavilion of Women Yim Ho $$ Pearl Harbor Michael Bay $ Peuple Migrateur, Le (Winged Migration) Jacques Perrin $$$$$ Pianiste, La (The Piano Teacher) Michael Haneke $$$$ Picture Claire Bruce McDonald $ Piñero Leon Ichaso $$$ Placard, Le (The Closet) Francis Veber $$$ Planet of the Apes Tim Burton $$ Pledge, The Sean Penn $$$$ Pocket Monster: Selebi - Toki o Koeta Deai (Pokemon 4Ever: Celebi - Voice of the Forest) Kunihiko Yuyama $$$ Pootie Tang Louis C.K. $ Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy Scott J. Gill $$$ Pornographe, Le Bertrand Bonello $$ Promises Justine Shapiro, B.Z. Goldberg $$$$ Prozac Nation Erik Skjoldbjærg $ Qianxi Manbo (Millennium Mambo) Hsiao-hsien Hou 4 Quickie, The Sergei Bodrov $ 'R Xmas Abel Ferrara $$ Race to Space Sean McNamara $$$ Rare Birds Sturla Gunnarsson $$$ Rat Race Jerry Zucker $$$ Raye Makhfi (Secret Ballot) Babak Payami $$ Répétition, La Catherine Corsini $$$ Rhino Brothers, The Dwayne Beaver $$$ Riding in Cars With Boys Penny Marshall $$$ Ripper John E.Eyres $$$ Riri Shushu no Subete (All About Lily Chou-Chou) Shunji Iwai $$$ Rivers and Tides Thomas Riedelsheimer $$$ Rock Star Stephen Herek $$ Royal Tenenbaums, The Wes Anderson $$$$ Rush Hour 2 Brett Ratner $ Safar e Ghandehar (Kandahar) Mohsen Makhmalbaf $$$ Safety of Objects, The Rose Troche $$$$ Samsara Nalin Pan $$$ Sång för Martin, En (A Song for Martin) Bille August 3 Save the Last Dance Thomas Carter $$ Saving Silverman Dennis Dugan $$ Say It Isn't So J.B. Rogers $$$ Scary Movie 2 Keenan Ivory Wayans $ Score, The Frank Oz $$$ Scout's Honor Tom Shepard $$$ See Spot Run John Whitesell $$$ Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) Hayao Miyazaki $$$$ Señorita Extraviada (Missing Young Woman) Lourdes Portillo $$$ Serendipity Peter Chelsom $$ Series 7: The Contenders Daniel Minahan $$$$ Session 9 Brad Anderson $$$ Seung Joi Ngo Sam (Funeral March) Joe Ma $$$ Shallow Hal Bobby & Peter Farrelly $$$$ Shipping News, The Lasse Hallstrom $$$ Shiqi Sui de Dan Che (Beijing Bicycle) Wang Xiaoshuai $$$$$ Shrek Andrew Adamson, Vicky Jenson $$$ Sidewalks of New York Edward Burns $$$$ Siu Lam Juk Kau (Shaolin Soccer) Stephen Chow $$$ Soft for Digging J.T. Petty $ Solitude Robin Schlaht $$ Sólo Mía Javier Balaguer $$$ Someone Like You Tony Goldwyn $ Son de Mar (Sound of the Sea) Bigas Luna $$ Sorum Jong-chan Yun $$$$ Soul Survivors Steve Carpenter $ Spirits of Havana Bay Weyman, Luis O.Garcia $$ Spy Game Tony Scott $$$$ Spy Kids Robert Rodriguez $$$ Stacy Naoyuki Tomomatsu $$$ Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Jan Harlan $$$$ Stanza del Figlio, La (The Son's Room) Nanni Moretti $$$ Startup.com Chris Hegedus, Jehane Noujaim $$ Storytelling Todd Solondz $$$$ Stranger Inside Cheryl Dunte $$$ Strictly Sinatra Peter Capaldi $$$ Stripped Jill Morley $$ Suddenly Naked Anne Wheeler $$$ Sugar & Spice Francine McDougall $$$ Summer Catch Mike Tollin $ Super Troopers Jay Chandrasekhar $$$ Sweet November Pat O'Connor $$ Sweetest Sound, The Alan Berliner $$ Swordfish Dominic Sena $$ Tailor of Panama, The John Boorman $$$ Tape Richard Linklater $$$$ Telets (Taurus) Aleksandr Sokurov $$$ Texas Rangers Steve Miner $ Thirteen Conversations About One Thing Jill Sprecher $$$$ Thir13en Ghosts Steve Beck $$$ Tmavomodrý Svet (Dark Blue World) Jan Sverák $$$ To End All Wars David L. Cunningham $$$ Tomcats Gregory Poirier $$ Tortilla Soup María Ripoll $$ Town & Country Peter Chelsom $$ Training Day Antoine Fuqua $$$$ Treed Murray William Phillips $$$ Trembling Before G-d Sandi Simcha Dubowski $$$ Triumph of Love, The Clare Peploe $$$ Trouble Every Day Claire Denis $$$$$ Trumpet of the Swan, The Richard Rich, Terry L. Noss $$$ Tung Gui Mat Yau (Fighting For Love) Joe Ma $$$ Tunnel, Der Roland Suso Richter $$$$ Turning Paige Robert Cuffley $$$ Two Can Play That Game Mark Brown $$ Universal Clock: The Resistance of Peter Watkins, The Geoff Bowie $$ Va Savoir Jacques Rivette $$$ Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise Danny Boyle $$ Valentine Jamie Blanks $$$ Vanilla Sky Cameron Crowe $$$$ Very Annie Mary Sara Sugarman (color=blue]$$$$[/color) Vidocq Pitof $$ Viktor Vogel: Commercial Man (Advertising Rules!) Lars Kraume $$ Waking Life Richard Linklater $$$ War Bride, The Lyndon Chubbuck $$$ War Photographer Christian Frei $$$ Wash, The D.J. Pooh $ Wedding Planner, The Adam Shankman $$$ West 47th Street Bill Lichtenstein, June Peoples $$$$ Westray Paul Cowan $$ Wet Hot American Summer David Wain $$$$ Whasango (Volcano High) Tae-gyun Kim $ What's the Worst That Could Happen? Sam Weisman $$ Who Is Cletis Tout? Chris Ver Wiel $$$ Wit Mike Nichols $$$ World Traveler Bart Freundlich $$$ Y Tu Mamá También Alfonso Cuarón $$$$$ Yat Goh Laan Diy Dik Chuen Suet (A Gambler's Story) Marco Mak $$$ Yau Ching Yam Shui Baau (Love Me, Love My Money) Jing Wong $$$ Yuen Mei Ching Yan (Every Dog Has His Date) James Yuen $$$ Yuet Moon Pau Sai Waan (Blue Moon) Chung Shu Kai $$$$ Yuk Lui Tim Ding (Dummy Mommy, Without a Baby) Joe Ma, Mak Kai-kwong $$$ Zir-e Poost-e Shahr (Under the Skin of the City) Rakhshan Bani Etemad $$ Zoolander Ben Stiller $$$ Zuotian (Quitting) Zhang Yang $$$ Zus & Zo Paula van der Oest $$$
A.I.: Artificial Intelligence - Amelie - Ghost World - In the Bedroom - In the Mood for Love - Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - Memento - Royal Tenenbaums, The - Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Black Hawk Down - Gosford Park - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - Hedwig and the Angry Inch - Joy Ride - Lost and Delirious - Man Who Wasn't There, The - Monster's Ball - Monsters Inc. - Moulin Rouge - Others, The - Pledge, The - Shrek - Bridget Jones's Diary - Beautiful Mind, A - Center of the World - crazy/beautiful - Enemy at the Gates - Final Fantasy: The Spirit Within - Legally Blonde - Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Jurassic Park III - Made - Mexican, The - Save the Last Dance - Shipping News, The - Swordfish - Vanilla Sky - Waking Life - American Pie 2 - America's Sweethearts - Heartbreakers - Osmosis Jones - Planet of the Apes - Princess Diaries, The - Tomb Raider - Hannibal - Blow - Pearl Harbor -