Popsurfing Radio Show Playlist: Thanks (11-27-09)

Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org.

You can download the episode on iTunes. Enjoy!

Wanna make a request? Here are some potential themes for upcoming shows. Feel free to email me with a request for one of your favorite songs that fits the theme and I'll try to fit it in.

POPSURFING -- THEMES FOR UPCOMING SHOWS

December 3 -- hard times
December 10 -- family (parents, kids, brothers and sisters, in-laws)
December 17 -- sleep, the night (because we'll be putting the year to rest soon)
December 24 -- holiday music
December 31 -- drinking

PLAYLIST FOR THANKS (airdate: 11-27-2009)

HOUR ONE

1. Solomon Burke “Thank You” from Like A Fire

2. Monologue -- Is it too late to say thanks? Quote from Edward Sandford Martin

3. Marion Williams “Lord I Thank You” from The Gospel Soul Of Marion Williams

4. Audio clip -- Car rental phone chat from Planes, Trains & Automobiles

5. The Beatles “Thank You Girl” from Mono Masters, Volume One

6. The Flatlanders “Thank God For The Road” from Hills and Valleys

7. Monologue -- How to say thanks in various languages

8. Peanut “Thank Goodness For The Rain” from One Kiss Can Lead To Another: Girl Group Sounds Lost & Found

9. Neil Diamond “Thank The Lord For The Night Time” from In My Lifetime

10. Angie Stone “I Wanna Thank Ya” from Stone Hits: The Very Best Of Angie Stone

11. Cadillac Sky “Thank You Esteban” from Gravity's Our Enemy

12. Monologue -- Public Service Announcement for Women In Transition

13. Alanis Morissette “Thank You” from Alanis Morissette -- The Collection

14. Buddy Jewell “I Wanna Thank Everyone” from Buddy Jewell

15. Janis Ian “Thankyous” from Best Of Janis Ian -- The Autobiography Collection

16. William DeVaughn “Be Thankful For What You Got” from Can You Dig It? The 70s Soul Experience

17. Monologue -- Buddy Jewel is one lucky son of a gun

18. Maysa “Grateful” from Metamorphosis

19. Teddy Thompson “Thanks A Lot” from Teddy Thompson

20. Audio clip -- picky eater at Thanksgiving dinner from Home For The Holidays

21. George Winston “Thanksgiving” from December

HOUR TWO

22. Bing Crosby “Thanks” from The Aviator Soundtrack

23. Monologue -- How to say thanks in more languages

24. Ray Davies “Thanksgiving Day” from Thanksgiving Day

25. John Denver “Thank God I'm A Country Boy” from Country Roads Collection

26. Audio clip -- Steve Martin says goodbye to John Candy in Planes, Trains & Automobiles

27. Maria McKee “Why Wasn't I More Grateful (When Life Was Sweet)” from You Gotta Sin To Be Saved

28. Ricky Nelson “Thank You Lord” from Ricky Nelson -- Legacy

29. John Hiatt “Thank You Girl” from Bring The Family

30. Audio clip -- Charles Durning gives Thanksgiving blessing in Home For The Holidays


31. Fairport Convention “Now Be Thankful” from Watching The Dark: The History Of Richard Thompson

32. Monologue -- Public Service Announcement for Homeless Shelter

33. Sinéad O'Connor “Thank You For Hearing Me” from Universal Mother

34. My Morning Jacket “Thank You Too!” from Evil Urges

35. Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart “Thanks For Sunday” from I Wonder What She's Doing Tonite: The Best Of Boyce & Hart

36. Monologue -- the brush off; reading of "No, Thank You John" by Christina Rossetti

37. Lizz Wright “Thank You” from The Orchard

38. Tito Puente “Lucky Dog” from The Best Of Tito Puente: El Rey de Timbal!

39. Sly & The Family Stone “Thankful N Thoughtful” from Fresh

40. Merle Haggard "Thanks To Uncle John" from If I Could Only Fly

HOUR THREE

41. Barbara Lewis “Thankful For What I Got” from Atlantic Unearthed: Soul Sisters

42. Monologue --

43. World Party “Thank You World” from Goodbye Jumbo\

44. Audio clip -- Gary Cooper as Lou Gehrig saying goodbye in Pride Of The Yankees

45. Mandy Patinkin “Sorry -- Grateful” from Dress Casual

46. Duke Ellington “I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So” from Black, Brown & Beige

47. Monologue -- have you thanked an animal yet? Plot description of scene from Lohengrin

48. Richard Wagner “Num Sei bedankt, mein lieber schwann” from Lohengrin

49. Monologue -- how to say thanks in still more languages

50. Jacqui Naylor “Thank You, Baby” from Smashed For The Holidays

51. Talking Heads “Thank You For Sending Me An Angel” from More Songs About Buildings And Food

52. Me'Shell Ndegeocello “Thankful” from Comfort Woman

53. Audio clip -- Charles Mingus calling himself lucky and blessed from Joni Mitchell's CD Mingus

54. Bob Hope & Shirley Ross “Thanks For The Memory” from Academy Award Winning Songs 1934-1993

55. Monologue -- what am I thankful for? A list

56. Candi Staton “The Thanks I Get For Loving You” from Candi Staton

57. The Swan Silvertones “Thank You Jesus And I Have A Friend” from When Gospel Was Gospel

58. The Hollow Men “Thanks To The Rolling Sea” from The Last Temptation Of Elvis

59. ABBA “Thank You For The Music” from ABBA Gold

60. Monologue -- show thanks by having fun; a reading of Ogden Nash's "No Doctors Today, Thank You"

61. John Mellencamp “Thank You” from Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits

62. Audio clip -- Nancy Lamott saying thanks at the end of her concert from the CD Live At Tavern On The Green

63. Kaiser Chiefs “Thank You Very Much” from Yours Truly, Angry Mob

North South East WEFT Playlist 11-27-09

Here is the playlist for the world music show I hosted for John on WEFT.

Buffy Saint-Marie -- “No No Keshagesh” from Running For The Drum

Cyril Pahinui -- “Hawaiian Cowboy” from Night Moon

Growling Tiger -- “Senorita Panchita” from Alan Lomax Collection Sampler

Cyprus Smith -- “Sambo Caesar (Caribbean)” from Alan Lomax Collection Sampler

Growling Tiger -- “War (Caribbean)” from Alan Lomax Collection Sampler

Augustus Pablo -- “Stop There Jah” from King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

The Gaylads -- “Africa” from Studio One Selector

Jackie Mittoo -- “Champion In The Arena” from Champion In The Arena 1976-1977

Forro In the Dark -- “Anao de Jardim” from Light a Candle

Bebel Gilberto -- “Ela (On My Way)” from All In One

Manu Chao -- “Me Gustas Tu” from Proxima Estacion: Esperanza

Caetano Veloso -- “Terra” from Beleza Tropical: Brazil Classics 1

Jorge Ben -- “Ponta De Lanca Africano” from Beleza Tropical: Brazil Classics 1

Nahini Doumbia & Les Espoirs du Mali -- “Djembeka” from Percussion and Songs From Mali

Baaba Maal -- “Dakar Moon” from Television

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba -- “I Speak Fula” from I Speak Fula

Udokotela Shange Namajaha -- “Awungilobolele” from Indestructible Beat Of Soweto Vol 1

Nelcy Sedibe -- “Holotelani” from The Indestructible Beat Of Soweto Volume One

Maitre Gazonga -- “Les Jaloux Saboteurs” from Golden Afrique Vol 1

Amadou & Mariam -- “M'bife (Balafon)” from Dimanche A Bamako

The Nigerian Police Force Band -- “Asiko Mi Ni” from Nigeria Special: 1970-1976

Bembeya Jazz National -- “Republique Guinee” from The Syliphone Years

Ragheb Alama -- “Ya Bo Ye” from Camelspotting

Amr Diab -- “Nour El Ain” from Camelspotting

Buffy Saint-Marie -- “America The Beautiful” from Running For The Drum

Popsurfing Radio Show Playlist: Rain (11-20-09)

Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org.

You can download the episode on iTunes. Enjoy!

Wanna make a request? Here are some potential themes for upcoming shows. Feel free to email me with a request for one of your favorite songs that fits the theme and I'll try to fit it in.

POPSURFING -- THEMES FOR UPCOMING SHOWS

November 26 -- songs about giving thanks (or songs that refuse to)
December 3 -- hard times
December 10 -- family (parents, kids, brothers and sisters, in-laws)
December 17 -- sleep, the night (because we'll be putting the year to rest soon)
December 24 -- holiday music
December 31 -- drinking

PLAYLIST FOR RAIN (airdate: 11-20-2009)


1. 12:00AM Ink Spots & Ella Fitzgerald “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” from The Singing Detective

2. 12:04AM Mayer Hawthorne “I Wish It Would Rain” from A Strange Arrangement

3. Monologue -- record rainfall in Champaign; wettest spot in the world

4. 12:07AM The Mavericks “Here Comes The Rain” from Music For All Occasions

5. audio clip from film "Rain Man" -- Tom Cruise discusses imaginary friend

6. 12:11AM Somi “If The Rains Come First” from If the Rains Come First

7. 12:14AM B.J. Thomas “Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head” from Burt Bacharach & Friends -- Gold

8. Monologue -- technical difficulties, ringing phone, origin of "raining cats and dogs"

9. 12:17AM Ron Sexsmith “Raindrops In My Coffee” from Sexsmith & Kerr: Destination Unknown

10. 12:20AM Alison Krauss & Union Station “Rain Please Go Away” from Lonely Runs Both Ways

11. audio clip from "Young Frenkenstein" - grave robbing is a dirty job

12. 12:24AM Big Maybelle “Rain Down Rain” from Big Maybelle The Complete OKeh Sessions

13. Monologue -- song cut off short so an MP3 must have been an MP2; upcoming shows

14. 12:28AM Brook Benton “Rainy Night In Georgia” from Can You Dig It? The 70s Soul Experience

13. Monologue naming cities all over the world where it's raining right now with music in background -- 12:31AM Peter, Paul and Mary “It's Raining” from Around The Campfire

13. 12:34AM Missy Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” from Supa Dupa Fly

14. 12:38AM Al Green “Standing In The Rain” from Lay It Down

15. 12:41AM Amy Lou Barnes, Sally Mueller “Little April Shower” from Bambi

16. 12:45AM Dinah Washington “Pennies From Heaven” from After Hours With Miss D

17. Monologue -- CCR songs about the rain, "Who'll Stop The Rain" -- PSA for local meetings for vets of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars

18. 12:50AM Ladysmith Black Mambazo “Rain, Rain, Beautiful Rain” from Shaka Zulu

19. 12:55AM Sondre Lerche “I Guess It's Gonna Rain Today” from Heartbeat Radio

20. Monologue -- pledge drive

21. 01:00AM Vashti Bunyan “Come Wind Come Rain” from Just Another Diamond Day

22. audio clip from "My Fair Lady"

23. 01:04AM Richard Robbins “The Storm” from A Room With A View

24. 01:07AM Mahalia Jackson “Didn't It Rain” from The World's Greatest Gospel Singer

25. 01:10AM The Beatles “Rain” from Abbey Road

26. Monologue -- story about my insisting George Harrison wrote "Rain" when in fact it was John Lennon

27. 01:12AM George Buck, Red-jacket & Group "Rain Dance (Canada)" from Alan Lomax Collection Sampler

28. 01:13AM Audra McDonald, Steve Kazee “The Rain Song” from 110 In The Shade

29. 01:17AM Duke Ellington “Raincheck” from Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band

30. audio clip from "Rain Man"

31. 01:20AM Jeffrey Foskett “Laughter in The Rain” from Stars In The Sand

32. Monologue -- drive more carefully when it's rainingl PSA about car repairs, insurance and your rights

33. 01:23AM Justin Currie “In The Rain” from What Is Love For

34. 01:26AM Sonny Terry, Brownie ^McGhee “Rainy Day” from Backwater Blues

35. 01:29AM Jimi Hendrix “Rainy Day, Dream Away” from Electric Ladyland

36. audio clip from "Hannah and Her Sisters" of ee cumming poem

37. 01:33AM Melody Gardot “The Rain” from My One And Only Thrill

38. Monologue -- leaky roof in my house; PSA about home improvement loans for Urbana residents; pledge drive

39. 01:37AM John Mellencamp “Rain On The Scarecrow” from Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits

40. 01:40AM The Flatlanders “After The Storm” from Hills and Valleys

41. 01:43AM Sterling Holloway “Little Black Rain Cloud” from The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh

42. 01:47AM Freddy Cole “Rain Is Such A Lonesome Sound” from Waiter, Ask The Man To Play The Blues

43. 01:51AM Tom Waits “Rain Dogs” from Rain Dogs

44. 01:54AM Alan Lomax “Ain't Gonna Rain No More” from Deep River Of Song: Alabama

45. 01:56AM Bing Crosby “Let A Smile Be Your Umbrella” from Bing With A Beat

46. 02:00AM The Serendipity Singers “Don't Let The Rain Come Down” from The Folk Years: Blowin' In The Wind

47. Monologue about leaky roof; PSA about help for homeless men

48. 02:03AM Gary Allan “Songs About Rain” from See If I Care

49. audio clip from "My Fair Lady"

50. 02:08AM Adele “Right As Rain” from 19

51. 02:12AM Kaiser Chiefs “Tomato In The Rain” from Off With Their Heads

52. Monologue -- a reading of Richard Brautigan's "It's Raining In Love"

53. 02:16AM Karen Dalton “Little Bit Of Rain” from It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best

54. 02:19AM Delois Barrett Campbell “The Storm Is Passing Over” from Say Amen Somebody

55. 02:24AM The Jayhawks “Save It For A Rainy Day” from Rainy Day Music

56. audio clip from "Psycho"

57. 02:27AM Eva Cassidy “Blues Eyes Crying In The Rain” from Somewhere

58. Monologue -- pledge drive

58. 02:30AM The Beta Band “Dry The Rain” from The Three E.P.s

59. 02:37AM Catherine Deneuve “Chez Tante Elise” from The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg

60. 02:40AM Paul Weller “Early Morning Rain” from Studio 150

61. 02:44AM Robert Wyatt “Raining In My Heart” from Cuckooland

62. Monologue -- a reading of "Souls and Rain Drops" by Sidney Lanier; PSA for downloading audio books from library

63. 02:49AM Everything But The Girl “My Head Is Only House Unless It Rains” from Like The Deserts Miss The Rain

64. audio clip from "Taxi Driver"

65. 02:55AM Randy Newman “I Think It's Going To Rain Today” from Guilty: 30 Years Of Randy Newman

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The Movies, Books, Theater, Concerts, CDs I've Seen So Far In 2009

Updated November 15, 2009

MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES MOVIES

1. The Counterfeiters ***
2. Tell No One ** 1/2
3. Holiday Affair (1949 w Robert Mitchum and Janet Leigh) ***
4. Frozen River (at MoMa) ***/
5. Revolutionary Road **
6. Drums (1938 w Sabu) *
7. The Wrestler ***/
8. Doubt *
9. I Loved You So Long **
10. Trouble The Waters **
11. The Complete Horatio Hornblower TV Series ****
12. The Complete Lord Peter Wimsey w Ian Carmichael from 1970s ** 1/2
13. Lord Peter Wimsey w Edward Petherbridge and Harriet Walter from 1980s *** 1/2
14. Billy The Kid (2007 docu) *** (extras zero stars for cluelessness)
15. Academy Award Shorts: Lavatory Love Story ***; Octopodi **; House Of Small Boxes *** 1/2 (the eventual winner); Undertaker **; Presto ** 1/2; German shoplift short ***; New Boy ***; Toyland Holocaust *; The Pig ***; French dying girl short **
16. Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian * 1/2
17. The Edge Of Heaven *** 1/2
18. Chris and Don: A Love Story ***
19. Leave Her To Heaven ** 1/2
20. Watchmen **
21. Bolt ***
22. Schoolhouse Rock: Earth ** 1/2
23. Follow That Bird * 1/2
24. Never Say Never Again * 1/2
25. Monsters Vs. Aliens (in 2-D) **
26. The Spirit -- no stars
27. Seven Pounds ** 1/2
28. Woodstock Director's Cut (1970 )(at EbertFest) ****
29. Chop Shop (at EbertFest) ***
30. Begging Naked ** (at EbertFest)
31. The Last Command (1928) (at EbertFest w new score performed by Alloy) *** 1/2
32. The Fall (at EbertFest) ** 1/2
33. Sita Sings The Blues (at EbertFest) ***
34. Nothing But The Truth (at EbertFest) ** 1/2
35. Let The Right One In (at EbertFest) *** 1/2
36. Mulligans *
37. Caprica (TV preview on DVD) **
38. Role Models ** 1/2
39. Observe And Report ** 1/2
40. Duplicity *** 1/2
41. The Inglorious Bastards (1978) ** 1/2
42. Star Trek ***/ (on second viewing *** 1/2)

AT CANNES:

43. Up *** 1/2
44. Fish Tank ***
45. My Neighbor My Killer ** 1/2
46. Thirst **
47. Precious ** 1/2
48. Bright Star **
49. Police, Adjective *** 1/2
50. Taking Woodstock ** 1/2
51. A Prophet ****
52. Jaffa **
53. Mother ** 1/2
54. Samson & Delilah ***
55. Kinatay * 1/2
56. Vengeance ** 1/2
57. The Army Of Crime **
58. Le Pere De Mes Enfants *
59. Anti-Christ *
60. Looking For Eric ***
61. Irene * 1/2
62. Daniel Y Ana ** 1/2
63. Vincere * 1/2
64. Broken Embraces **
65. Les Herbes Folles * 1/2
66. I Love You, Phillip Morris **
67. Inglourius Basterds *** 1/2
68. Eyes Wide Open ***
69. Sister Smile (in market; biopic of Singing Nun) **
70. The White Ribbon * 1/2
71. I Killed My Mother ***/
72. The Time That Remains *** 1/2
73. A Town Called Panic **
74. The Imaginarium Of Dr. Parnassus * 1/2
75. The Silent Army *
76. Enter The Void * 1/2
77. Map Of The Sounds Of Tokyo -- no stars
78. To Die Like A Man *
79. Montparnasse *
80. The King Of Escape **
81. Spring Fever **
82. in The Beginning **
83. Visages **
84. Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky * 1/2

END OF CANNES FILMS

85. Moon (w Sam Rockwell) **
86. Dodge City (1939) ***
87. Zenobia (1939 Laurel & Hardy) no stars
88. The Hangover ** 1/2
89. Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen *
90. The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 (2009 version) **
91. Public Enemies **
92. Bruno no stars
93. For All Mankind *** 1/2
94. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ** 1/2
95. Remember The Night (1940) ***
96. The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn (1939) ** 1/2
97. Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939) **
98. The Hurt Locker ***/
99. Funny People **/
100. Firefly: The Complete Series ****
101. G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra *
102. The Undercover Man (1949) ** 1/2
103. The Rounders (1965) **
104. Watch On The Rhine (1943) * 1/2
105. Ride With The Devil: Director's Cut ***
106. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ****
107. Julie & Julia ** 1/2
108. (500) Days Of Summer ****
109. The Goods -- no stars
110. The Time-Traveler's Wife * 1/2
111. I Love You, Man ** 1/2
112. District 9 ***
113. Ponyo ***/
114. Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940) ***
115. Dragonball: Evolution *
116. Richard Pryor: Live and Smokin' ** 1/2 but final third ****
117. X-Games 3-D **
118. Katyn ***
119. Tezuka Osamu Collection on DVD *** 1/2
120. Newcastle * 1/2
121. I'm Still Waiting (1957) Japanese noir *** 1/2
122. Rusty Knife (1958) Japanese noir ***
123. 17 Again *
124. Hannah Montana: The Movie **
125. Bandslam ***
126. The Clock (1945) ***
127. The Window ***
128. The Last Days Of Disco ***
129. Post-Grad * 1/2
130. The Final Destination 3-D *
131. Gamer no stars
132. It Might Get Loud *** 1/2
133. Extract ***/
134. Taken ** 1/2

AT TORONTO INTL FILM FESTIVAL:

135. Huacho ** 1/2
136. Dogtooth ***
137. A Serious Man *** 1/2
138. Up In The Air *** 1/2
139. Vahalla Rising **
140. Waking Sleeping Beauty ***
141. Dorian Gray *
142. Capitalism: A Love Story ** 1/2
143. The Trotsky **
144. A Brand New Life ***
145. Phantom Pain * 1/2
146. Youth In Revolt * 1/2
147. The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee ** 1/2
148. Soul Kitchen ***
149. Bitch Slap *
150. Life During Wartime ** 1/2
151. A Simple Man ***\
152. Max Manus ** 1/2
153. Lebanon **
154. Northless ***
155. I Am Love ** 1/2
156. Solomon Kane **
157. Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel ** 1/2
158. Cole **

END OF TORONTO FILM FESTIVAL

159. 35 Shots Of Rum **
160. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs 3-D ***/
161. The Informant *** (great score)
162. 9 (animated film) ** 1/2
163. Surrogates (Bruce Willis sci-fier) * 1/2
164. Fame (2009) *
165. My One and Only (Renee Zellwegger) ** 1/2
166. I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell * 1/2
167. Zombieland ***
168. Whip It (Drew Barrymore roller derby) **
169. Toy Story and Toy Story 2 in 3-D ****
170. Where The Wild Things Are *** 1/2
171. Amelia *
171. Bronson * 1/2
172. This Is It **
173. The Maid ***
174. Paranormal Activity **
175. A Christmas Carol 3-D (2009) **
176. 2012 **
177. Pirate Radio * 1/2


BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS

1. Gone With The Wind by Margaret Mitchell *** for story/* for ugliness
2. Gaudy Nights (Lord Peter Wimsey) by Dorothy L. Sayers ****
3. Busman's Honeymoon (Lord Peter Wimsey) by Dorothy L. Sayers ****
4. Lincoln by James M McPherson ** 1/2
5. Ackroyd's Brief Lives: Newton by Peter Ackroyd ** 1/2
6. Anne Of The Island by L.M. Montgomery ** 1/2
7. The Torre Years by Joe Torre and Tom Verducci ** 1/2
8. Anne Of Windy Poplars by L.M. Montgomery ** 1/2
9. Anne's House Of Dreams by L.M. Montgomery ** 1/2
10. Anne Of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery ***
11. No. 1 Ladies Detctive Agency by Alexander McCall Smih ***
12. Dreadnought by Robert K. Massie ****
13. The Vast Fields Of Ordinary by Nck Burd (teen gay) **
14. The First Wave (Billy Boyle WW II mystery) by James R Benn ** 1/2
15. Dangerous Laughter by Stephen Millhauser ****
16. The Siege by Ismail Kadare ***
17. Drown by Junot Diaz *** 1/2
18. The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela *** 1/2
19. Death Of A Red Heroine (Inspector Chen mystery) by Qiu Xialong ***
20. The Forever War by Joe Haldeman **
21. The Shooting Party by Isabel Colegate ***
22. We Wish To Inform You... by Philip Gourevitch ****
23. Push by Sapphire ** 1/2
24. Taking Woodstock by Eliot Tiber with Tom Monte ** 1/2
25. Hypatia of Alexandria by Maria Dzielska ** 1/2
26. Mussolini by Denis Mack Smith ***
27. Keats by Andrew Motion ***
28. Seven Rivers West by Edward Hoagland ***
29. My Family And Other Animals by Gerald Durrell ****
30. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov ****
31. West With The Night by Beryl Markham *** 1/2
32. Farm Boy by Michael Morpurgo * 1/2
33. The Assassination Of Jesse James by The Coward Robert Ford by Ron Hansen *** 1/2
34. The French Admiral (Alan Lewrie series) by Dewey Lambdin ***
35. A-Rod: The Many Lives Of Alex Rodriguez by Selena Roberts **
36. The Awakening by Kate Chopin *** 1/2
37. Rainbow Valley by L.M. Montgomery *** 1/2
38. Rilla Of Ingleside by L.M. Montgomery ***
39. The Member Of The Wedding by Carson McCullers *** 1/2
40. Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ****
41. From The Mixed-Up Files Of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg ***
42. Hans Brinker, Or The Silver Skates by Mary Mapes Dodge ***\
43. A Passionate Prodigality by Guy Chapman *** 1/2
44. The King's Privateer by Dewey Lambdin, an Alan Lewrie adventure ***
45. Night Flight by Antoine de Saint-Exupery ****
46. The Ground Truth by John Farmer ** 1/2
47. Sag Harbor by Colson Whitehead *** 1/2
48. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins ***
49. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins ***
50. The Vampire Diaries: Awakening by L.J. Smith *
51. Up In The Air by Walter Kirn ** 1/2
52. A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood ***
53. The Deep Blue Goodby by John D. MacDonald *** 1/2
54. The Virginian by Owen Wister ****
55. The Interrogative Mood by Padgett Powell *** 1/2
56. The Plain Janes by Cecil Castellucci and Jim Rugg ** 1/2
57. Blood Alone by James Benn ***
58. The Complete Bone by Jeff Smith *** 1/2
59. The Siege Of Krishnapur by JG Farrell *** 1/2
60. Ragtime by EL Doctorow ****
61. Born Standing Up by Steve Martin *** 1/2
62. Butcher's Crossing by John Williams *** 1/2
62. Go Saddle The Sea by Joan Aiken ** 1/2
63. Bridle The Wind by Joan Aiken **
64. The Teeth Of The Gale by Joan Aiken ***
65. Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb *** 1/2
66. No Tomorrow by Vivant Denon ***
67. The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti *** 1/2
68. Stupid, Stupid Rat Tales by Jeff Smith et al **
69. 21 by Patrick O'Brian ***


THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS THEATER CONCERTS

1. Pal Joey at Roundabout w Stockard Channing **
2. England (two-hander in art museum) ** 1/2
3. Shipment *** (great cast)
4. The Cherry Orchard at BAM ***
5. The Third Story (w Kathleen Turner and Charles Busch) ** 1/2
6. Disfarmer at St. Ann's Warehouse **
7. Othello (off Bway on 42md St. -- solid, but convincing which it rarely is) ***
8. A Winter's Tale at BAM *** 1/2 (nearly perfect)
9. Hedda Gabler with Mary Stuart Masterson and Michael Cerveris -- no stars
10. Joe Turner's Come and Gone (Bway revival) ** (but Roger Robinson ****)
11. Hamlet (w Christian Camargo; TFANA off bway) ***
12. The Norman Conquests *** (sterling cast)
13. Ruined (at City Center) *** 1/2
14. The Good Negro (at Public) ***
15. Mary Stuart (w Janet McTeer and Harriet Walter/Vane) ***
16. Next To Normal (at Booth) **
17. The Singing Forest (Craig Lucas at Public) * 1/2
18. West Side Story (Bway revival) ***
19. The Who's Tommy (at Gallery Players) *
20. War Horse (in the West End) ***
21. A Little Night Music (Chocolate Factory revival on West End Garrick) *** 1/2
22. Peter Pan (outdoor under tent in Kensington Gardens) * 1/2
23. England People Very Nice (at National) ***
24. On The Beach (one of two-part The Contingency Plan at Bush on global warming) ***
25. Death and the King's Horseman (revival at National) *** 1/2
26. Goran Bregovic and His Weddings & Funerals Orchestra in Prospect Park in Brookly with thousands of Serbs and Croats ****
27. Things With Dry Hours ** 1/2 (but strong cast incl Delroy Lindo)
28. Othello w Philip Seymour Hoffman, directed by Peter Sellars *
29. Hamlet with Jude Law ** 1/2
30. The New Electric Ballroom ***
31. Finian's Rainbow (Bway revival) *
32. Emperor Jones (Off bway revival) ***
33. BBQ In Kansas City: Arthur Bryant's *** (great decor, burnt tips, fries); Gates (poor decor but solid food all around) *** 1/2; Oklahoma Joe's (funky gas station but food unremarkable) **; LC's (best all-around, funky space, great food)
34. Negro League Baseball Museum *** (great stories but mostly just a lot of text); Jazz Museum ** 1/2 (poorly set-up and not nearly as fun as it should be
35. Ragtime ** 1/2 (Bway revival; liked everything but the score)
36. Kronos Quartet Wu Man at Zankel Hall of Carnegie *** (lots of technical problems)



CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS CDS (Only the Cds I've listened to thoroughly and with a strong emphasis on the ones I like, so don't think I love everything I listen to -- I just don't bother really listening to the ones I don't like more than once and don't think it's fair to rate on a cursory listen)

1. Fleet Foxes -- Fleet Foxes ****
2. Elvin Bishop -- The Blues Rolls On ** 1/2
3. David Vandervelde -- Waiting For The Sunrise **
4. Lindsey Buckingham -- Gift Of Screws ** 1/2
5. Adele -- 19 ** 1/2
6. Various Artists -- The Baseball Project ** 1/2
7. King Wilkie -- Low Country Suite **
8. Mercury Rev -- Snowflake Midnight **
9. Various Artists -- New Orleans Funk Vol. 2 *** 1/2
10. The Wood Brothers -- Loaded **
11. British Sea Power -- Do You Like Rock Music? **
12. Brendan James -- The Day Is Brave *** (especially song "Green")
13. Sigur Ros -- Med Sud I Eyrum Vid Spilum Endaluast ** 1/2
14. Wynton Marsalis and Willie Nelson -- Two Men With The Blues ****
15. Corey Chisel -- Cabin Ghosts EP ***
16. Bill Henderson -- Beautiful Memory: Live At The Vic *** 1/2
17. The Hush Sound -- Goodbye Blues ** 1/2
18. Catfish Haven -- Devastator **
19. Sierra Hull -- Secrets ** 1/2
20. Rhonda Vincent -- Good Thing Going ***
21. 10cc -- Sheet Music ** 1/2
22. Lizz Wright -- The Orchard ***
23. Rodney Crowell -- Sex and Gasoline *** 1/2
24. Van Dyke Parks -- Discover America ***
25. Bob Dylan -- New Morning ** 1/2
26. Bob Dylan -- Before The Flood *** 1/2
27. Bob Dylan -- Through This Life ***
28. Nanci Griffith -- The Loving Kind **
29. Charles Mingus -- Tijuana Moods ***
30. Neil Young -- After The Goldrush (remastered) ****
31. Regina Spektor -- Far *** 1/2
32. Rosanne Cash -- The List ***/
33. Ben Kweller -- Changing Horses ***
34. Neil Young-- Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere *** 1/2
35. Willie Nelson -- Naked ** 1/2
36. Willie Nelson -- Willie and The Wheel ***
37. Willie Nelson -- American Classic *** 1/2
38. Whiskeytown -- Strangers Almanac *** 1/2
39. Madeleine Peyroux -- Bare Bones *** 1/2
40. Joni Mitchell -- The Hissing Of Summer Lawns *** 1/2
41. Pearl Jam -- Ten remastered ***
42. Kelly Clarkson -- All I Ever Wanted **
43. M. Ward -- Hold Time *** 1/2
44. Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs -- Under The Covers Vol. 2 *** 1/2
45. Randy Travis -- Ultimate Hits ** 1/2
46. Conor Oberst -- Conor Oberst ***/
47. Diana Jones -- Better Times Will Come ** 1/2
48. Dean Martin -- Country Style/Rides Again two-fer **
49. Neil Young -- Neil Young (remastered) *** 1/2
50. The Beatles Mono Boxed Set **** out of **** (but really *************!!)
51. Bobby Long -- Dirty Pond Songs **
52. The Dells Sing Dionne Warwick **
53. Prefab Sprout -- Let's Change The World With Music *** 1/2
54. Peggy Lee -- The Man I Love ***
55. The Duke and the King -- Duke and the King *
56. Elvis Costello -- Sugar Cane ***
57. Assembly Of Dust -- Some Assembly Required ** 1/2
58. Bobby Long -- Dirty Pond Songs *
59. Sondra Lerche -- Heartbeat Radio ** 1/2
60. M'shell Ndegeocello -- Devil's Halo ***
61. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band -- Speed Of Life ** 1/2
62. Paolo Nutini -- Sunny Side Up **
63. Patrick Watson -- Wooden Arms **
64. Pentangle -- Basket Of Light ***/
65. Phoenix -- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix ***
66. Steep Canyon Rangers -- Deep In The Shade ***
67. 7 Worlds Collide -- The Sun Came Out ***
68. Willis Alan Ramsey -- Willis Alan Ramsey *** 1/2
69. Vicki Emerson -- Long Ride **
70. Black Hollies -- Softly Towards The Light ***/
71. Frankie Negron -- Independence Day * 1/2


Updated November 15, 2009.

Popsurfing Radio Show Playlist: Colors (11-12-09)

Here's the playlist for my latest Popsurfing radio show. It airs weekly on WEFT Champaign 90.1 fm on Thursday night/Friday morning from 1 am to 3 am. You can stream it live online at weft.org.

You can download the episode on iTunes. Enjoy!

PLAYLIST FOR COLORS (airdate: 11-12-2009)

01. The Wellingtons -- "Wonderful World Of Color"
02. Opener -- fall leaves; lipstick color monologue
03. 7 Worlds Collide -- "Too Blue"
04. Joni Mitchell -- "Big Yellow Taxi"
05. Madness -- "Rainbows"
06. Mayer Hawthorne -- "Green Eyed Love"
07. Monologue -- Paint Chips
08. Ray Davies -- "Village Green Medley"
09. Rosanne Cash -- "Long Black Veil"
10. audio clip from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
11. Monsters Of Folk -- "Magic Marker"
12. Monologue -- cream; Ol Dirty Bastard
13. Wu Tang Clan -- "C.R.E.A.M."
14. Grandmaster Flash -- "White Lines"
15. Ann Sexton -- "Color My World Blue"
16. Mildred Bailey -- "I Used To Be Color Blind"
17. Monologue -- color blindness; John Dalton and his pickled eyeball
18. Dolly Parton -- "God's Coloring Book"
19. audio clip from "Casablanca"
20. Nat King Cole -- "Orange Colored Sky"
21. Monologue -- donate now
17. 7 Worlds Collide -- "Hazel Black"
18. Loretta Lynn -- "Mrs. Leroy Brown"
19. Monologue -- Why is Johnny Cash the Man In Black?
20. Linda Lewis -- "Red Light Ladies"
21. Maxwell -- "Love You"
22. Leonard Cohen -- "Famous Blue Raincoat"
23. Jamey Johnson -- "In Color"
24. Monologue -- white; Goethe's Theory Of Color
25. Black Hollies -- "Run With Me Run"
26. audio clip from "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"
27. Arctic Monkeys -- "Old Yellow Bricks"
28. Gene Autry -- "Yellow Rose Of Texas"
29. Monologue -- red gold and green
30. Brian Eno -- "Another Green World"
31. Eric Dolphy -- "On Green Dolphin Street"
32. Tom Waits -- "All The World Is Green"
33. Monologue -- Isaac Newton, prisms, Marvel comics villain Prism
34. Charles Mingus -- "Self Portrait In 3 Colors"
35. Kermit The Frog -- "Being Green"
36. Monologue -- color montage
37. Sun Ra -- "Pink Elephants On Parade"/Harry Nilsson -- "Zip A Dee Doo Dah"
38. Suzanne Vega -- "Song In Red And Gray"
39. Monologue -- black and white
40. The Flatlanders -- "Wishing For A Rainbow"
41. Kings Of Leon -- "Red Morning Light"
42. Monologue -- "The Jumblies" by Edward Lear
43. The Soul Of John Black -- "Black John"
44. Monologue -- color montage fade out

An Interview With Padgett Powell

My latest HuffPo feature is an interview with author Padgett Powell, whose new book is composed entirely of a series of questions.

Also the latest episode of Showbiz Sandbox -- my weekly pop culture podcast with Sperling Reich and Karen Woodward -- is up now.

Latest HuffPo DVD Column Is Up

I cover Il Divo, The Prisoner, Chinatown, Fawlty Towers, Tinker Bell and more. Enjoy!

Nellie McKay Podcast is Up

I turned my interview with the very fun Nellie McKay into a podcast. Enjoy.

Cory Chisel and Nellie McKay Profiles Up Now

Check out two new stories I've posted on Huffington. One is a profile of major label debut artist Cory Chisel. The other is a chat with Nellie McKay, who just released a charming tribute album to Doris Day. Both are among the best CDs of the year.

Popsurfing Radio Show Playlist #1: Born Again

Just did my first radio show from 1 to 3 am EST. Since I was just figuring things out, I failed to properly record the show, so my debut will have to remain legendary rather than actually heard by anyone other than the lucky few who listened in live. Here's the playlist from that electrifying first show:

The theme of the show was "Born Again"

1. Richard and Linda Thompson -- "Dimming Of The Day/Dargai"
2. Beatles -- "Rocky Racoon"
3. Cory Chisel -- "Born Again"
4. A reading from Billy Graham's book "The Journey"
5. Wilco -- "Airline To Heaven"
6. The The -- "I Saw The Light"
7. Hank Williams -- "I'll Have A New Body"
8. Talking Heads -- "Take Me To The River"
9. A reading from the nonfiction book "Waking Giants" by David S Reynolds on the Great Awakening
10. Ray Charles -- "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
11. The Staples Singers -- "I'll Take You There"
12. Rebirth Brass Band -- "Just A Little While To Stay Here"
13. monologue on being reborn again artistically
14. David Bowie -- "It Ain't Easy"
15. Cat Stevens -- "If You Wanna Sing Out, Sing Out"
16. Phoenix -- "Lisztomania"
17. A stanza from William Butler Yeats' "His Phoenix"
18. Cassandra Wilson -- "Resurrection Blues (Tutu)"
19. Bruce Springsteen -- "Thunder Road (live)"
20. U2 -- "Gloria"
21. monologue about Johnny Cash's burst of music at the end of his life
22. Johnny Cash -- "You Are My Sunshine"
23. Paul Simon -- "Born At The Right Time"
24. Ben Lee -- "Surrender"
25. Monologue about proposed film in which lovers are reincarnated and meet again, and cue the song that will play...
26. Frank Sinatra -- "Where Or When"
27. Jimmie Dale Gilmore -- "Just A Wave"
28. Steely Dan -- "Bodhisatva"
29. monologue on the meaning of Bodhisatva, then another selection from "Waking Giant" about revival meetings
30. Rev. Benny Canpbell -- "You Must Be Born Again"
31. Patty Loveless -- "Rise Up, Lazarus"
32. Nick Cave -- "Dig! Lazarus, Dig!"
33. monologue about Lazarus, reincarnation and the most famous reincarnated hero in history, the Doctor
34. Theme from "Doctor Who"
35. John Coltrane -- "Acknowledgement"
36. Jimi Hendrix -- "The Star Spangled Banner"

Rosanne Cash Profile on Huffington Post

Read my latest Huffington Post piece, a profile of Grammy-winning artist Rosanne Cash talking about her new album The List.

You can listen to my podcast of the entire interview on iTunes via my Popsurfing podcast. (Note: there are two gaps of about 20 seconds during the 34 minute piece because I'm a fool and just learning how to do the technical stuff. My apologies, but happily none of the missing moments involve quotes from Cash.

Cory Chisel on MPR

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The Latest Showbiz Sandbox Podcast is Up!

Check it out. Guests include top Hollywood producers Ted Hope and Christine Vachon, as well as lawyer Jonathan Handel to give us the skinny on the latest SAG elections.

Toronto Finale!

Here's my coverage of Days 7 & 8 of the Toronto International Film Festival.

And here is my wrap-up of the fest, including capsule reviews of 24 films.

Toronto Film Fest Day 4: Two Documentaries and a Little Girl

Here's Day 4 of my Toronto International Film Festival coverage on Huffington Post. Enjoy!

Toronto Film Fest Day 3: Cartoons, Cads and Commies (post- and pre-)

My complete coverage is up on Huffington Post.

Toronto Film Fest Day 1: Peasants, Cats, Goats, Nymphs and War

Here's my complete coverage of Day One for Huffington Post.

Japanese Noir? Hai!

My latest Huffington Post DVD column is up. Check it out.

My Very First Solo Podcast Is Now Up! Interview With Matthew Sweet

My very first solo podcast is now up on iTunes. This link takes you right to iTunes where you can download the podcast for free. I chat with Matthew Sweet, the acclaimed musician who has just put out his second album of duets with Susanna Hoffs of The Bangles. They perform hits from the Seventies by the likes of Fleetwood Mac, Mott The Hoople, Todd Rundgren, Big Star and Yes. It's a lot of fun and Sweet was great to talk with. Don't forget to subscribe and rate it.

And here's a link to my in-depth interview with Richard Thompson.

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Richard Thompson Is God

My latest interview is up on Huffington Post. It's a profile of legendary guitarist, singer and songwriter Richard Thompson, one of my favorite musical artists of all time. Check it out.

Don't Get Conned: Check Out "Duplicity"

My latest Huffington Post DVD column is out and includes a lead review raving about the smart caper film Duplicity, starring Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Check it out.

Willie Nelson's New Album Of Standards

My full review of Willie Nelson's American Classic -- his "official" follow-up to Stardust - is up now on Huffington Post. Check it out.

New Showbiz Sandbox Episode Is Now Up!

Check out the free weekly podcast I co-host. Called Showbiz Sandbox, it's a pop culture show hosted by industry insiders Sperling Reich, Karen Woodward and myself. The show features Anne Thompson of indiewire.com as our guest and covers everything from Twitter's (over-stated) effect on the box office of Inglorious Basterds to the Beatles. Go directly to Showbiz Sandbox on iTunes here.

Also, here are some recent columns I've posted on Huffington:

My DVD column pegged to the release of the UK Life On Mars.

My DVD column on the new Miss Marple and the heated debate it inspired.

My DVD column on beloved cult hit Firefly.

My DVD column on an imaginary battle between Hannah Montana and Dragonball: Evolution.

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Tilda Swinton's Film Festival

Tilda Swinton is one of my favorite actresses -- I still remember being stunned by how lovely she looked when I interviewed her at Cannes, with the seashore in the background and Swinton and her red hair and bewitching looks just inches away. Always intriguing on camera, she's a beauty in person. And of course she has bold, unconventional taste as borne out by film after film...and now by a film festival she's begun.

Peter Knegt has the sweet story on indiewire. Check it out.

1939 -- The Greatest Year For Movies

1939 is often mentioned as the greatest year for movies in history. And no wonder -- the ten movies nominated for Best Picture at that year's Oscars are enough to quicken the pulse of any filmgoer. So I've decided that if 1939 is the greatest year for movies that I should watch ANY movie made in 1939. I've listed below the movies I've seen repeatedly in the past and now keep track of any new film I watch that's made in that year. I've undoubtedly failed to include some movies I saw years ago because they weren't memorable and I wasn't paying attention to when they were made. Since I've seen at least 100 movies released each year for the past 20 years, it will be a while before I can definitively say I've seen as many from 1939. But I'm getting there: I scan TCM every week and DVR anything from that year I come across. Below I list the movies alphabetically and by star rating, so the absolute classics come first. How many movies from 1939 have you seen?

1939

Gone With The Wind ****
Gunga Din ****
The Hound Of The Baskervilles ****
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame ****
The Lady Vanishes ****
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington ****
Ninotchka ****
Rules of the Game ****
Stagecoach ****
The Wizard Of Oz ****
The Women ****

The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes *** ½
Love Affair *** ½
Of Mice and Men *** ½
The Roaring Twenties *** ½
Wuthering Heights *** ½

Bachelor Mother (Ginger Rogers w baby and David Niven) ***
Beau Geste ***
Charlie Chan in City In Darkness ***
Destry Rides Again ***
Dodge City ***
Drums Along The Mohawk ***
Five Came Back (Lucille Ball – plane crash in jungle) ***
Goodbye, Mr. Chips ***
Intermezzo: A Love Story ***
Invisible Stripes (Geroge Raft, William Holden, Bogie, ex-cons) ***
The Oklahoma Kid ***
Only Angels Have Wings ***
The Saint Strikes Back ***
The Story Of Vernon and Irene Castle ***
Union Pacific ***
Young Mr. Lincoln ***

The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn ** 1/2
Calling Dr. Kildare ** ½
Captain Fury ** ½
Charlie Chan at Treasure Island ** ½
In Name Only ** 1/2
The Lone Wolf Spy Hunt ** ½
Night Nurse ** 1/2
The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex ** ½
The Real Glory (Gary Cooper, Phillipines, Moro rebellion) ** ½
The Saint in London ** ½
The Secret of Dr. Kildare ** ½
Stanley and Livingstone ** ½

Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever **
Babes In Arms **
Charlie Chan in Reno **
The Falcon’s Brother **
Made For Each Other **
Maisie (Ann Southern) **
Sylvia Scarlett **

Espionage Agent * 1/2
Fast and Loose * ½
The Great Man Votes (scenery chewing John Barrymore) * ½
The Ice Follies of 1939 (Jimmy Stewart and Joan Crawford) * ½
It’s A Wonderful World (Jimmy Stewart and Claudette Colbert) * ½
Nancy Drew, Reporter * ½
They Made Her A Spy * ½

Jamaica Inn *
Naughty But Nice *
Nancy Drew, Trouble Shooter *
Nick Carter, Master Detective *
Rhythm Romance aka Some Like It Hot *
Topper Takes A Trip *
Way Down South *

Charley’s Big-Hearted Aunt (tired farce) no stars
Zenobia )Laurel & Hardy) no stars


67 movies

Updated as of 7/25/2009

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Best Movies Of The Year -- The Master List

After much prodding from Pete, who felt I SHOULD have a list of my favorite movies from every year and if I did have a list I could put it on Netflix, here is my rundown of the best movies of the year. For every year. For people who always ask "What are your favorite movies," here's the answer. Yes, I know you can argue about which year certain movies belong to (especially films from other countries), but the point is not to make an historical record but just to list some great movies you might want to check out. I start with my top pick from each year as a sort of uber list. No, it's not "the most important movies" period, just the movie that meant the most to me from each year. Some years the choice was easy, other times a few battled it out or I didn't feel strongly enough about one particular film to make a statement. But you could do worse as a film buff than making sure you see all of them.

BEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME (MY #1 PICK FROM EACH YEAR 1924 -- PRESENT)

The Class (2008)
The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Pan's Labyrinth (2006)
The Best Of Youth (2005)
The Incredibles (2004)
To Be and To Have (2003)
Y Tu Mamá También (2002)
In the Mood for Love (2001)
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Topsy-Turvy (1999)
Rushmore (1998)
L.A. Confidential (1997)
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Babe (1995)
Quiz Show (1994)
The Long Day Closes (1993)
Raise the Red Lantern (1992)
The Double Life Of Veronique (1991)
GoodFellas (1990)
Do the Right Thing (1989)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988)
Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
A Room With A View (1986)
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1983)
Blade Runner (1982)
Arthur (1981)
Raging Bull (1980)
Being There (1979)
Days Of Heaven (1978)
Star Wars (1977)
All the President's Men (1976)
Nashville (1975)
Young Frankenstein (1974)
The Sting (1973)
The Godfather (1972)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? (1966)
The Sound Of Music (1965)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
The Great Escape (1963)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
La Dolce Vita (1961)
Jazz On A Summer’s Day (1960)
Wild Strawberries (1959)
The Cranes Are Flying (1958)
Sweet Smell Of Success (1957)
Seven Samurai (1956)
Pather Panchali (1955)
Rear Window (1954)
The Naked Spur (1953)
The Quiet Man (1952)
Ace In The Hole aka The Big Carnival (1951)
The Third Man (1950)
Adam’s Rib (1949)
Red River (1948)
Ivan The Terrible (1947)
It’s A Wonderful Life (1946)
To Have And Have Not (1945)
The Miracle Of Morgan’s Creek (1944)
Casablanca (1943)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Philadelphia Story (1940)
The Rules Of The Game (1939)
The Adventures Of Robin Hood (1938)
Pepe Le Moko (1937)
My Man Godfrey (1936)
Top Hat (1935)
The Thin Man (1934)
Duck Soup (1933)
Trouble In Paradise (1932)
M (1931)
The Last Command (1930)
Pandora's Box (1929)
Sadie Thompson (1928)
Sunrise (1927)
The General (1926)
Battleship Potemkin (1925)
Greed (1924)

2009 (work in progress)

A Prophet
Up
Politist, Adjectiv
Star Trek
The Country Teacher
Duplicity
The Time That Remains
Goodbye, Solo
Inglourious Basterds
Samson and Delilah
I Killed My Mother
Hunger



2008

Entre Les Murs/The Class
The Edge of Heaven
My Winnipeg
WALL-E
XXY
Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired
Shotgun Stories
Let the Right One In
Ballast
Encounters at the End of the World
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Water Lilies
Azur and Asmar: The Princes' Quest
Last Chance Harvey
Happy-Go-Lucky
Frozen River
Kung Fu Panda


2007

The Assassination of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Zodiac
The Other Side Of The Mirror: Bob Dylan At The Newport Folk Festival
Lars and the Real Girl
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
There Will Be Blood
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
L'iceberg
Michael Clayton
Ratatouille
The Band’s Visit
Once
The Host
This Is England
Superbad
Control
The Bourne Ultimatum

2006

Pan's Labyrinth
Brick
Volver
Borat
Half Nelson
The Child
United 93
Time to Leave
Fateless
The Real Dirt On Farmer John
The Pursuit of Happyness

2005

The Best of Youth (2-Disc Series)
Brokeback Mountain
Mysterious Skin
Good Night, and Good Luck
The New World
The Squid and the Whale
Capote
Look at Me
The Constant Gardener
The Aristocrats
The Beat That My Heart Skipped
2046
A History of Violence
Howl's Moving Castle
Downfall
The 40-Year-Old Virgin
The Warrior
Grizzly Man
Yes
Tony Takitani


2004

The Incredibles
Spider-Man 2
Vera Drake
Head-On
The Bourne Supremacy
The Woodsman
Friday Night Lights
House of Flying Daggers
Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle
Kinsey
The Motorcycle Diaries
Million Dollar Baby
Mean Creek
Maria Full of Grace
The Sea Inside
Napoleon Dynamite

2003

To Be and To Have
LOTR: The Return of the King
The Son
Decasia: The State of Decay
Master and Commander
Capturing the Friedmans
The Fog of War
Spellbound
The Man Without a Past
The Barbarian Invasions
28 Days Later
Whale Rider
The Station Agent
The Triplets of Belleville
City of God
The Dancer Upstairs
A Mighty Wind
Sweet Sixteen
Seabiscuit
Yossi & Jagger
Dirty Pretty Things
Goodbye, Dragon Inn
Irreversible


2002

Y Tu Mamá También
The Piano Teacher
Sunshine State
The Fast Runner
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
All or Nothing
Spirited Away
Bloody Sunday
Punch-Drunk Love
The Bourne Identity
Far from Heaven
Devils on the Doorstep
Songs from the Second Floor
The Hours
The Son's Room
Russian Ark
Chicago
8 Women
Barbershop
What Time Is It There?

2001

In the Mood for Love
Werckmeister Harmonies
Last Resort
Amelie
Gosford Park
Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring
Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Together
Memento
The Royal Tenenbaums
Under the Sand
Monster's Ball
Fat Girl
Made
The Circle


2000

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Yi Yi
You Can Count on Me
Humanite
Wonder Boys
Devils On The Doorstep
Chuck & Buck
The Wind Will Carry Us
The Filth and the Fury: A Sex Pistols Film
Erin Brockovich
Not One Less
Almost Famous
High Fidelity
Treasure Island
Meet the Parents
Before Night Falls
Divided We Fall
Chunhyang

1999

Topsy-Turvy
Toy Story 2
Three Kings
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut
Rosetta
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall Of Fred A. Leuchter Jr.
Boys Don't Cry
Office Space
The Winslow Boy
Tarzan
Limbo
All About My Mother
The Insider
Election
Eyes Wide Shut
The End of the Affair
Being John Malkovich
Mumford
October Sky
The Straight Story
Magnolia
The Thomas Crown Affair


1998

Rushmore
The Thin Red Line
Happiness
Babe: Pig in the City
Out of Sight
Velvet Goldmine
Elizabeth
Men with Guns
Shakespeare in Love
Your Friends & Neighbors
The Celebration
There's Something About Mary
Saving Private Ryan
Tango
Behind the Lines aka Regeneration
Gods and Monsters
The Truman Show
Run Lola Run
A Bug's Life


1997

L.A. Confidential
4 Little Girls
Boogie Nights
Crash
The Ice Storm
Taste of Cherry
Gattaca
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Apostle
My Best Friend's Wedding
Ulee's Gold
Mrs. Brown
George of the Jungle
Oscar & Lucinda
Tomorrow Never Dies
The Sweet Hereafter
Waiting for Guffman
In The Company Of Men
Jackie Brown
The Wings Of The Dove
Starship Troopers

1996

Breaking the Waves
Jerry Maguire
La Promesse
The Crucible
Hard Eight
Trainspotting
James and the Giant Peach
Big Night
Secrets & Lies
Lone Star
When We Were Kings
Fargo
Prisoner Of The Mountain
Bottle Rocket
Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Beautiful Thing
Citizen Ruth
That Thing You Do!
Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day
Bound
Paradise Lost: Child Murders at Robin Hood
Primal Fear
Angels & Insects
Bulletproof


1995

Babe
Toy Story
Persuasion
Flamenco
Crumb
Underground
Sense and Sensibility
Clueless
Devil in a Blue Dress
The Secret Of Roan Inish
Safe
Exotica
Dead Man Walking
A Little Princess
Apollo 13
Leaving Las Vegas
To Die For
The Usual Suspects
Welcome to the Dollhouse
Friday
Georgia
Shanghai Triad
Don Juan DeMarco
The Incredibly True Adventures Of Two Girls In Love
Showgirls


1994

Quiz Show
Red
Hoop Dreams
The Last Seduction
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Eat Drink Man Woman
Little Women
Burnt by the Sun
32 Short Films About Glenn Gould
The Madness of King George
I Like It Like That
Ed Wood
Wild Reeds
Nobody's Fool
Little Odessa
Barcelona
Priest
Pulp Fiction
Speed
The Shawshank Redemption: Special Edition
Heavenly Creatures
Dumb and Dumber: Unrated
What Happened Was…
Spanking The Monkey

1993

The Long Day Closes
Dazed and Confused
The Piano
Flesh and Bone
Groundhog Day
The Fugitive
The Nightmare Before Christmas
In the Name of the Father
Menace II Society
The Remains of the Day
Orlando
Blue
Rudy
Schindler's List
Sleepless in Seattle
What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Fearless
Dave
King Of The Hill
The Age of Innocence
The Story of Qiu Ju


1992

Raise the Red Lantern
Howards End
Husbands and Wives
Hard Boiled
The Best Intentions
A Midnight Clear
Malcolm X
Aladdin: Platinum Edition
Unforgiven
Reservoir Dogs
Lorenzo's Oil
The Waterdance
The Crying Game: Collector's Edition
Leolo
The Player
Enchanted April
For a Lost Soldier
Housesitter
Edward II
A River Runs Through It
Swoon

1991

The Double Life Of Veronique
The Silence of the Lambs
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition
The Rapture
Bugsy: Extended Edition
Barton Fink
Rambling Rose
Life Is Sweet
Thelma & Louise: Special Edition
Delicatessen
JFK: Special Edition
Mississippi Masala
Ju Dou
The Indian Runner
My Own Private Idaho
Poison
Point Break
Once a Thief
Days of Being Wild
L.A. Story
City of Hope
Toto Le Heros
Boyz N the Hood
The Man in the Moon
The Adjuster
The Hours and Times
White Fang


1990

GoodFellas: Special Edition
Miller's Crossing
The Grifters
Mr. and Mrs. Bridge
Metropolitan
Men Don’t Leave
The Match Factory Girl
Miami Blues
Dances With Wolves
Cyrano de Bergerac
The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover
Mountains Of The Moon
Reversal of Fortune
Europa Europa
Joe Versus the Volcano
Dick Tracy
Q & A
Tremors
Vincent & Theo
Cry-Baby
Wild at Heart
The Hunt for Red October
Longtime Companion
The Freshman
Quick Change

1989

Do the Right Thing
Sex, lies and videotape
Drugstore Cowboy
Born on the Fourth of July
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Crimes and Misdemeanors
For All Mankind
Enemies, A Love Story
Say Anything
Field of Dreams
The Little Mermaid
The War of the Roses
Apartment Zero
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Casualties of War
Dead Poets Society
Henry V
Heathers
My Left Foot: Special Edition
Parenthood
Scandal

1988

The Unbearable Lightness of Being: SE
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
Distant Voices, Still Lives
The Thin Blue Line
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
Eight Men Out
Big
A Fish Called Wanda
Dangerous Liaisons
Bull Durham
Babette’s Feast
Hairspray
My Neighbor Totoro
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Biloxi Blues
Rain Man
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
A Cry in the Dark
Die Hard
High Hopes
The Last Temptation of Christ
U2: Rattle and Hum
Things Change
As Tears Go By
Matador
Bagdad Café
Let’s Get Lost


1987

Au Revoir Les Enfants
Wings of Desire
The Dead
Broadcast News
Empire of the Sun
Withnail & I
Full Metal Jacket
My Life as a Dog
Hope and Glory
River's Edge
Swimming To Cambodia
The Last Emperor
The Princess Bride
Sammy & Rosie Get Laid
Moonstruck
Dark Eyes
Roxanne
Prick Up Your Ears
Wall Street
Tin Men
Radio Days
Law Of Desire
Matewan
The Big Easy
Raising Arizona
Maurice
Housekeeping
House Of Games
Evil Dead II
Three O'Clock High

1986

A Room With A View
Hannah and Her Sisters
Blue Velvet
Aliens: Collector's Edition
Jean de Florette / Manon of the Spring
Platoon
Manhunter
The Mosquito Coast
The Fly
My Beautiful Laundrette
'Round Midnight
The Decline Of The American Empire
Hoosiers
Something Wild
Sid & Nancy
Ruthless People
Stand by Me
At Close Range
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Highlander
The Hitcher
Mona Lisa
Peggy Sue Got Married
Labyrinth
Children Of A Lesser God
Back to School
The Boy Who Could Fly


1985

The Purple Rose of Cairo
Ran
Brazil
Back to the Future
Another Country
Lost In America
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Trouble In Mind
The Breakfast Club
Witness
After Hours
Prizzi's Honor
Pee-Wee's Big Adventure
The Sure Thing: Special Edition
The Trip to Bountiful
Silverado
Twice In A Lifetime
Runaway Train



1984

This Is Spinal Tap
Amadeus
Blood Simple
The Killing Fields
Ghostbusters
The Cotton Club
The Terminator
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai
Once Upon a Time in America
Broadway Danny Rose
All of Me
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
A Passage to India
Romancing the Stone
Purple Rain
Red Dawn
The Natural
Gremlins
Moscow on the Hudson
The Flamingo Kid
Birdy
The Times Of Harvey Milk
Bachelor Party
Places in the Heart
Repo Man

1983

Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance
The Right Stuff
Fanny and Alexander
Tender Mercies
Terms of Endearment
Risky Business
Zelig
The Big Chill
The King of Comedy
Never Cry Wolf
Educating Rita
Cross Creek
The Dead Zone
The Meaning of Life: Special Edition
Silkwood
WarGames
Yentl
Valley Girl: Special Edition
Local Hero
The Year Of Living Dangerously
A Christmas Story


1982

Blade Runner: The Final Cut
Victor / Victoria
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Tootsie
Das Boot
The Road Warrior
Sophie's Choice
Honkytonk Man
My Favorite Year
An Officer and a Gentleman
The Verdict
Diner
The World According to Garp
Best Friends
Tex
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
The Return of Martin Guerre
48 Hours
Poltergeist
Tron

1981

Arthur
Gallipoli
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Chariots of Fire
My Dinner with Andre
Vernon, Florida
Modern Romance
Atlantic City
Body Heat
The Four Seasons
On Golden Pond
Pennies from Heaven
Prince of the City
Reds
Time Bandits
Superman II
Stripes
Taps
Escape from New York

1980

Raging Bull
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Ordinary People
Airplane!
Kagemusha
Melvin and Howard
The Shining
Mad Max
My Brilliant Career
The Long Riders
My Bodyguard
The Big Red One
Nine to Five
Fame
Hopscotch

1979

Being There
Breaking Away
Apocalypse Now
Alien: Collector's Edition
The Black Stallion
Manhattan
The Muppet Movie
Kramer vs. Kramer
Escape From Alcatraz
The Rose
Time After Time
The Warriors
A Little Romance

1978

Days of Heaven
The Last Waltz
Superman: The Movie
Gates Of Heaven
The Deer Hunter
National Lampoon's Animal House
Midnight Express
Grease
Halloween

1977

Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope
Annie Hall
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Stroszek
Saturday Night Fever
Slap Shot
1900
Smokey and the Bandit
That Obscure Object Of Desire
Killer Of Sheep
Oh God

1976

All the President's Men
Rocky
Taxi Driver
Network: Special Edition
The Bad News Bears
Assault on Precinct 13
The Man Who Fell to Earth
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Robin and Marian


1975

Nashville
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
The Man Who Would Be King
Dog Day Afternoon
Grey Gardens
Jaws
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Shampoo
Three Days of the Condor
The Four Musketeers
Picnic at Hanging Rock
Love and Death
The Return of The Pink Panther
Lucky Lady
Rooster Cogburn
Barry Lyndon
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1974

Young Frankenstein
The Godfather: Part II
Lacombe Lucien
Chinatown
The Three Musketeers
Amarcord
The Conversation
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
A Woman Under the Influence
Murder on the Orient Express
The Longest Yard
Hearts and Minds
The Sugarland Express
Day for Night
The Towering Inferno
Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry

1973

The Sting
Badlands
Paper Moon
The Last Detail
Scarecrow
Enter the Dragon: Special Edition
Cries and Whispers
Mean Streets
The Harder They Come
Live and Let Die
Papillon
American Graffiti: Collector's Edition
Last Tango in Paris


1972

The Godfather
Cabaret
What's Up, Doc?
Murmur Of The Heart
Aguirre: The Wrath of God
The Candidate
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Solaris
Sounder

1971

The Last Picture Show
A Clockwork Orange
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
The Conformist
Harold and Maude
The French Connection
Carnal Knowledge
The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
Shaft
The Panic in Needle Park
Gimme Shelter
Dirty Harry
Death in Venice
Billy Jack
Walkabout
Fiddler On The Roof
Duel
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory


1970

Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music
MASH
Patton
Hospital
Airport / Airport 1975
The Out-of-Towners
Tora! Tora! Tora!

1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
The Wild Bunch: Special Edition
Midnight Cowboy
Once Upon a Time in the West
If...
Take the Money and Run
The Italian Job
True Grit
Salesman
Army of Shadows

1968

2001: A Space Odyssey
Yellow Submarine
Romeo & Juliet
The Complete Monterey Pop Festival (3-Disc Series)
The Lion in Winter
Rosemary's Baby
Oliver!
Funny Girl
Planet of the Apes
The Producers
High School
The Odd Couple
The Young Girls Of Rochefort
Night of the Living Dead


1967

Bonnie and Clyde
Don’t Look Back
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Le Samourai
Cool Hand Luke
The Battle of Algiers
In Cold Blood
The Graduate
The Jungle Book
Playtime
You Only Live Twice

1966

Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
Alfie
A Man For All Seasons
Young Torless
A Big Hand For The Little Lady
Fantastic Voyage

1965

The Sound Of Music
The Umbrellas Of Cherbourg
The Spy Who Came In From The Cold
Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!
Von Ryan’s Express
The Cincinnati Kid
Thunderball
For A Few Dollars More

1964

A Hard Day’s Night
Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
Mary Poppins
A Shot In The Dark
Goldfinger
Fail-Safe
Robinson Crusoe On Mars
Becket
The Pink Panther
Viva Las Vegas
Zulu
Godzilla Vs Mothra
A Fistful of Dollars

1963

The Great Escape
8 ½
Charade
This Sporting Life
The Nutty Professor
Dr. No
From Russia With Love
The Birds
Jason and the Argonauts


1962

Lawrence Of Arabia
The Manchurian Candidate
Lolita
The Trial Of Joan of Arc
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Peeping Tom
Cape Fear
The Longest Day
Ride The High Country
Birdman Of Alcatraz
To Kill A Mockingbird
Jules and Jim
Last Year At Marienbad

1961

La Dolce Vita
The Hustler
West Side Story
Breathless
Yojimbo
The Guns Of Navarone
The Devil At Four O’Clock


1960

Jazz On A Summer’s Day
The Apartment
The Magnificent Seven
The Entertainer
When A Woman Ascends The Stairs
Psycho
The World Of Apu
Elmer Gantry
Inherit The Wind
Spartacus
Hiroshima, Mon Amour
The Alamo
Swiss Family Robinson
The Time Machine

1959

Wild Strawberries
The 400 Blows
North By Northwest
Anatomy Of A Murder
Pork Chop Hill
Ben-Hur
Some Like It Hot
Flame Over India
The FBI Story
On The Beach
Last Train From Gun Hill
Pillow Talk


1958

The Cranes Are Flying
Touch Of Evil
The Seventh Seal
Vertigo
Auntie Mame
The 7th Voyge Of Sinbad
The Big Country
Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Mon Oncle

1957

Sweet Smell Of Success
3:10 To Yuma
The Bridge On The River Kwai
The Nights Of Cabiria
12 Angry Men
The Tall T
Old Yeller
Gunfight At The OK Corral
The Spirit Of St. Louis

1956

Seven Samurai
The Searchers
Invasion Of The Body Snatchers
The Red Balloon
The Ladykillers
The King and I
Aparajito
Forbidden Planet
Written On The Wind
The Ten Commandments
The Silent World
All That Heaven Allows
Anastasia


1955

Pather Panchali
The Night Of The Hunter
Mister Roberts
Rebel Without A Cause
Mr. Hulot’s Holiday
Lady and the Tramp
The Far Country
The Wages Of Fear
Bad Day At Black Rock

1954

Rear Window
On The Waterfront
A Star Is Born
Hobson’s Choice
The Earrings Of Madame De…
Godzilla
The Belles Of St. Trinian’s
The Caine Mutiny
The High and the Mighty
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea

1953

The Naked Spur
From Here To Eternity
Stalag 17
Pickup On South Street
Shane
The Little Fugitive
How To Marry A Millionaire
Titanic
House Of Wax


1952

The Quiet Man
Umberto D.
The Lavender Hill Mob
Bend Of The River
Rashomon
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Man In The White Suit
The Narrow Margin

1951

Ace In The Hole aka The Big Carnival
A Place In The Sun
A Streetcar Named Desire
The African Queen
A Christmas Carol aka Scrooge
The Thing
Detective Story
The Day The Earth Stood Still
Strangers On A Train

1950

The Third Man
All About Eve
Winchester ‘73
Sunset Boulevard
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Broken Arrow
Father Of The Bride
The Gunfighter
Treasure Island
Born Yesterday
Harvey
Cheaper By The Dozen

1949

Adam’s Rib
The Heiress
On The Town
The Bicycle Thief
The Fallen Idol
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
White Heat
Passport To Pimlico
They Live By Night
It Happens Every Spring
12 O’Clock High
The Window
A Letter To Three Wives
Border Incident
Gun Crazy

1948

Red River
The Naked City
Fort Apache
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein
Oliver Twist
I Remember Mama
Call Northside 777
The Paleface
Joan Of Arc
Sitting Pretty
The Winslow Boy
Key Largo
Macbeth
Letter From An Unknown Woman
The Lady From Shanghai
Treasure Of Sierra Madre
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
The Snake Pit

1947

Ivan The Terrible
Odd Man Out
Out Of The Past
Miracle On 34th St.
They Made Me A Fugitive
Life With Father
The Ghost And Mrs. Muir
T-Men
Road To Rio
The Egg And I

1946

It’s A Wonderful Life
Great Expectations
Notorious
La Belle Et La Bete
The Big Sleep
The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Best Years Of Our Lives
The Yearling
My Darling Clementine
The Killers
Brief Encounter
The Harvey Girls

1945

To Have And Have Not
Children Of Paradise
They Were Expendable
Rome, Open City
National Velvet
Murder, My Sweet
Anchors Aweigh
The Bells Of St. Marys
The House On 92nd St.
A Tree Grows In Brooklyn
Mildred Pierce

1944

The Miracle Of Morgan’s Creek
Double Indemnity
Hail The Conquering Hero
Going My Way
Laura
Meet Me In St. Louis
Arsenic and Old Lace
Passage To Marseille
A Guy Named Joe


1943

Casablanca
Shadow Of A Doubt
The Ox-Bow Incident
The Human Comedy
Lassie Come Home
In Which We Serve
Five Graves To Cairo
Millions Like Us
The Song Of Bernadette

1942

The Magnificent Ambersons
Mrs. Miniver
Woman Of The Year
The Palm Beach Story
Bambi
Cat People
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Road To Morocco
The Pride Of The Yankees
Saboteur
For Me And My Gal

1941

Citizen Kane
Meet John Doe
The Lady Eve
The Maltese Falcon
How Green Was My Valley
The Little Foxes
Here Comes Mr. Jordan
Sergeant York
Never Give A Sucker An Even Break

1940

The Philadelphia Story
The Shop Around The Corner
His Girl Friday
The Bank Dick
The Grapes Of Wrath
Pinocchio
Rebecca
Boom Town
Night Train To Munich
The Sea Hawk
They Drive By Night
Fantasia
My Favorite Wife
The Thief Of Baghdad

1939

Rules of The Game
Stagecoach
Mr. Smith Goes To Washington
The Women
Gone With The Wind
The Wizard Of Oz
Ninotchka
Alexander Nevsky
Gunga Din
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
The Little Princess
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame
The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes
Love Affair
Of Mice and Men
The Roaring Twenties
Wuthering Heights
Only Angels Have Wings
Drums Along The Mohawk
Young Mr. Lincoln
Goodbye Mr. Chips

1938

The Adventures Of Robin Hood
The Lady Vanishes
Olympia
Angels With Dirty Faces
Holiday
Test Pilot
Boys Town
Bringing Up Baby

1937

Pepe Le Moko
The Awful Truth
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
A Day At The Races
Captains Courageous
Dead End
Topper
A Star Is Born
The Prisoner Of Zenda
Shall We Dance

1936

My Man Godfrey
Swing Time
Dodsworth
Fury
Libeled Lady
Secret Agent
A Tale Of Two Cities
Modern Times
Follow The Fleet

1935

Top Hat
A Night At The Opera
The Bride Of Frankenstein
The 39 Steps
Captain Blood
Lives Of A Bengal Lancer
Alice Adams
Mutiny On The Bounty
David Copperfield
The Informer
Triumph Of The Will

1934

The Thin Man
L’Atalante
It Happened One Night
It’s A Gift
Tarzan And His Mate
The Gay Divorcee
Twentieth Century
Treasure Island
The Count Of Monte Cristo

1933

Duck Soup
King Kong
I’m No Angel
The Testament Of Dr. Mabuse
Bed of Roses
Little Women
Bombshell
The Invisible Man
42nd Street
Wild Boys Of The Road

1932

Trouble In Paradise
Horse Feathers
Scarface
Grand Hotel
Tarzan The Ape Man
Freaks

1931

M
Monkey Business
City Lights
Frankenstein
Public Enemy
The Front Page
Little Caesar
Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde
The Champ


1930

The Last Command
The Circus
Animal Crackers

1929

Pandora’s Box
In Old Arizona


1928

Sadie Thompson


1927

Sunrise
Metropolis
Underworld
Wings
The Beloved Rogue

1926

The General
The Adventures Of Prince Achmed
Beau Geste

1925

Battleship Potemkin
The Gold Rush
The Freshman

1924

Greed
Sherlock Jr.
The Navigator

Check Out Aaron's Blog

My friend Aaron sees even more movies than me and since he has good if eclectic taste, he's worth checking out.

His blog, quite accurately named "All The Movies I Watch" is here.

Namechecked In Variety

If I can't write for Variety, at least I can get quoted in Variety. A new article in Variety about the success of Pixar's Up quotes my Huffington Post article, which dissed the Wall Street critics who questioned the film's potential and dissed the New York Times for factual errors and letting the analysts mouth patent untruths when making their case. (Not to mention ignoring how analysts have been wrong about Pixar films time and time again.) All good.

Two minor problems. The Variety article implies that I chided analysts and the New York Times AFTER the movie Up opened to glorious reviews and excellent box office. But I deserved a little more credit than that. In fact, I wrote my detailed critique six weeks ago, the very day the New York Times article appeared. And I didn't intend to write "mockingly;" I was highlighting mistakes that should have been corrected by the Times as well as numerous instances where the analysts quoted were shortsighted, misleading or just plain demonstrated a lack of knowledge about the business they're supposed to be talking about. Still, it was fun to see myself quoted in Variety, a trade paper I've been reading since I was a little kid growing up in South Florida.

But the other problem really hurt: they spelled my name Glitz instead of Giltz. I suppose it's my fault for not changing it to "Michael Gannon" the way I wanted to when I was twelve years old. (NOTE: And now it's been corrected! Thanks Mr. Lowry.)

P.S. By the way, the article gives one of the analysts (Pali Research's Richard Greenfield) a chance to redeem himself...and he falls flat on his face. First, rather than acknowledge that Up got off to an excellent start, he pettily says "It's hard to call success/failure for the film after one weekend...especially given the fact that 5% fewer people saw the film opening weekend than 'WALL-E."

Huh. Where to begin. First, it's actually very EASY to declare some films a flop after their opening weekend: Land of the Lost certainly bellyflopped. Maybe it will do exponentially better overseas (where the title has no resonance, unlike in the US). But it's pretty easy to call it a disappointment. At best, a huge overseas success would make it not a disaster unless it behaves unbelievably better around the world. However, the point that a movie's success or failure isn't inherently determined on opening weekend is a truism. But what you can say is boy, Up sure got off to a terrific start: it's the third-highest opening weekend for Pixar in their history. By failing to do so, he's just refusing to admit he's got egg on his face. Surely, the starting point should not be, yeah, well it could still stumble but "Yes, I made a mistake and the film has launched very well indeed."

Next, his cheap shot that "5% fewer people saw the film opening weekend than 'WALL-E'" ignores that this is the trend for virtually every film and every franchise you can name over the past decade -- Hollywood has been raising prices and selling the same or fewer tickets for many years. Why wouldn't Pixar reflect that industry-wide trend? Besides, the audience for Up was notably older and included a lot of adults without children. More adults means higher ticket prices and a higher box office gross despite having sold fewer tickets. That's a plus. Pixar films appeal to everyone, not just families and the more their audience broadens, the better it is.

Finally, Greenfield says "We continue to focus on whether this film will be more or less profitable than WALL-E." Really? Why is "Wall-E" suddenly the standard for success? It grossed $534 million at the box office worldwide. However, only 63 films in HISTORY have grossed more than $500 million at the box office worldwide. Some 600+ movies are released theatrically a year. Is he really saying that if "Up" doesn't become one of the 60 biggest hits of all time that it's going to be a disaster?

Only an idiot would expect every new film to gross more money than the one that came before it. But that's the stupid standard that analysts sometimes expect from Hollywood. What they should really do is take a deep breath and wait for all the money to come in: US, overseas, TV, cable, pay per view, downloads, rentals, DVD sales and so on. Add it all up. Plus merchandising and spin-offs and other revenue. Add it up again. Did you make more money than you spent? Good. Did you make a lot more (which is the case with virtually every single Pixar film so far)? Then great! Expecting every James Cameron film to gross as much as Titanic would be dumb. Expecting every musical to make more than The Sound Of Music is stupid. Arbitrarily stating that Up must make more than WALL-E -- as if box office grosses build upon one another -- is dumb. Pixar films have proven remarkably consistent -- with the last eight looking like they'll all gross more than $200 million, with foreign a huge upside and merchandising even bigger. So they never lose money, often make a lot of money and sometimes make a LOT of money.

That list of the top-grossing movies of all time worldwide? 63 of which have made more than $500 million? Pixar has FIVE of them: Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, WALL-E and Monsters Inc. (When Toy Story 2 gets re-released in 3-D, it will jump from $485 million into the same rarified ranks, making Pixar six for nine. And Up might very well join them, making them 7 for 10. But even if it "only" grosses $400 million worldwide, only a fool would label that a failure or some sign of a stumble by Pixar. Not every film can gross half a billion worldwide. But as long as they can make a profit, get great reviews, add to the company's jewel-like reputation and keep product in the pipeline, that's a success in my book...and should be in the book of any analyst too.

All The Links That Are Fit To Print: Cannes, American Idol, et al

What? You mean you don't google my name every day to make sure you find the latest articles I've written? Here are some links organized by topic. First Cannes.

CANNES 2009

Here is my Cannes wrapup, a sort of scrapbook which contains a star rating for every one of the 42 films I saw, plus all sorts of anecdotes and odds and ends -- perfect for the casual reader.


Here's my video interview with documentary filmmaker Anne Aghion, who brought her latest work on Rwanda and their gacaca trials to Cannes:

Here's a sneak preview of my interview with director Xavier Dolan. This clip is on Huffington but my full profle will be at The Advocate. I'll link here as soon as it's up.

Here's a silly bit on Mariah Carey and how she fooled the paparrazzi:

Here's a brief bit on how the power went out briefly (because of a strike, of course. This is France). I'm inordinately proud of the headline:

Here's an even sillier piece on the relaunching of the softcore Emmanuelle franchise:

Here are my daily reviews from the 12 days of the fest, with the last day covering the awards ceremony as well:

Cannes preview:

Day One

Day Two

Day Three

Day Four

Day Five

Day Six

Day Seven


Day Eight

Day Nine

Day Ten

Day Eleven

Day Twelve


AMERICAN IDOL

Top 5

Top 4

Top 3

Finale

Analysis of Idol winner


FEATURES

Roger Ebert's Return To EbertFest

West Side Story; profile of Matt Cavenaugh

Andy Richter interview on returning to late night

Wall Street's dumb take on Pixar

Kindle 2.0 review

Battlestar Galactica finale alert

Publishing innovation -- giving away audio and e-book to hardback buyers


DVD REVIEWS

Clint Is King

Pinocchio Looks Better Than Ever

Just A Tiny Bit Of Comfort, 007

Get Ready For "Star Trek"

The IRA's 2009: Spreading The Wealth Around

In 2008, the IRA movie awards were swept to an unprecedented degree by the terrific, acclaimed but generally overlooked film The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford. In 2009, a strong lineup of well-regarded movies and a desire to avoid another sweep guaranteed that the IRA awards were spread among a range of films from blockbusters like The Dark Knight to tiny flicks like Ballast and Shotgun Stories.

The IRAs is an annual get-together of movie buffs that was launched by college friends 33 years ago as a counter to the more mundane Oscars. These are film fanatics who go to Film Forum and Anthology Archives and film festivals throughout America and around the world. Members have won major Oscars and worked on Oscar-winning Best Picture winners, they've written acclaimed and best-selling Hollywood biographies like Ed Sikov's Dark Victory: The Life Of Bette Davis, the definitive Oscar book (indeed the definitive awards book) Inside Oscar, by Mason Wiley & Damien Bona; worked at major magazines and newspapers covering the industry; worked at major studios and in the independent film industry or in my case just schlepped around as a freelancer and watched a lot of movies year in and year out. In other words, IRA members range from major players to avid fans.

So here are this year's winners followed by the balloting as it happened with all the top vote-getters listed and the Bronx cheers at the end of Sominex and Dramamine movies (those that put us to sleep or made us sick) and Mechanical Actor and Actress. Watch the Best Picture honorees or the winners from past years (listed at the bottom) and you'll have a great overview of cinema in the past three decades.

BEST PICTURE: The Edge Of Heaven
BEST DIRECTOR: Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven
BEST ACTOR: Michael Shannon - Shotgun Stories
BEST ACTRESS: Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Emile Hirsch - Milk
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Hanna Schygulla - The Edge Of Heaven
BEST SCREENPLAY: Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jody Shapiro - My Winnipeg
BEST SCORE: Carter Burwell for In Bruges and Burn After Reading
BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN: Rejean Labrie - My Winnipeg
BEST COSTUMES: Danny Glicker - Milk

AND HERE'S THE FULL VOTING RECORD:

BEST COSTUMES:

1. Danny Glicker - Milk 38 points
2. Maira Ramedhan Lévy - The Duchess Of Langeais 17 points
3. Gabriela Salaverri - Savage Grace 11 points
4. Jacqueline West - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button 10 points
5. (tie) Lindy Hemming - The Dark Knight 9 points
5. (tie) Michael O'Connor - The Duchess 9 points

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN:

1. Rejean Labrie - My Winnipeg 15 points
2. (tie) Nathan Crowley - The Dark Knight 13 points
2. (tie) Emmanuel de Chauvigny - The Duchess Of Langeais 13 points
4. Jerel Levanway - Ballast 12 points
5. (tie) Donald Graham Burt - The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button 9 points
5. (tie) James J. Murakami - Gran Torino and Changeling 9 points

BEST SCORE:

1. Carter Burwell for In Bruges and Burn After Reading 23 points
2. Ry Cooder - My Blueberry Nights 21 points
3. A.R. Rahman - Slumdog Millionaire 18 points
4. Thomas Newman - WALL-E 13 points
5. James Newton Howard and Hans Zimmer -- The Dark Knight 10 points

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY:

1. Jody Shapiro - My Winnipeg 27 points
2. Lol Crawley - Ballast 24 points
3. Christopher Doyle and Rain Kathy Li - Paranoid Park 14 points
4. Adam Stone - Shotgun Stories 13 points
5. Nelson Yu Lik-wai - Still Life 12 points


BEST SCREENPLAY:

1. Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven 36 points
2. Cristian Mungiu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 19 points
3. François Bégaudeau Robin Campillo and Laurent Cantet - The Class 15 points
4. (tie) David Volach - My Father, My Lord 11 points
4. (tie) Martin McDonagh - In Bruges 11 points


BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS:

1. Hanna Schygulla - The Edge Of Heaven 40 points
2. Anne Savage - My Winnipeg 26 points
3. Hiam Abbass - The Visitor 16 points
4. Nursel Köse - The Edge Of Heaven 11 points
5. (tie) Penelope Cruz - Vicky Cristina Barcelona 9 points
5. (tie) Debra Winger - Rachel Getting Married 9 points

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR:

1. Emile Hirsch - Milk 23 points
2. (tie) Josh Brolin - Milk 18 points
2. (tie) Eamonn Walker - Cadillac Records 18 points
4. Vlad Ivanov - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 17 points
5. (tie) Heath Ledger - The Dark Knight 13 points
5. (tie) Brad Pitt - Burn After Reading 13 points

BEST ACTRESS:

1. Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 32 points
2. Melissa Leo - Frozen River 24 points
3. Ines Efron - XXY 22 points
4. Kristin Scott Thomas - I Loved You So Long 20 points
5. Michelle Williams - Wendy and Lucy 13 points

BEST ACTOR:

1. Michael Shannon - Shotgun Stories 28 points
2. Sean Penn - Milk 27 points
3. Brendan Gleeson - In Bruges 14 points
4. (tie) Andrew Garland - Boy A 13 points
4. (tie) Richard Jenkins - The Visitor 13 points

BEST DIRECTOR:

1. Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven 32 points
2. Gus Van Sant - Milk 27 points
3. Guy Maddin - My Winnipeg 19 points
4. Cristian Mungiu - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 18 points
5. Hsiao-hsien Hou - Flight Of The Red Balloon 16 points

BEST PICTURE:

1. The Edge Of Heaven 32 points
2. My Winnipeg 19 points
3. 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days 18 points
4. (tie) Ballast 15 points
4. (tie) Flight Of The Red Balloon 15 points

SOMINEX AWARD (MOVIES THAT PUT US TO SLEEP):

1. The Happening 18 points
2. Synecdoche, New York 16 points
3. Che Part 2 11 points
4. Mister Lonely 9 points
5. Cassandra's Dream 8 points

DRAMAMINE AWARD (MOVIES THAT MADE US SICK):

1. The Reader 22 points
2. Mamma Mia 15 points
3. (tie) Towelhead 8 points
3. (tie) A Christmas Tale 8 points
5. (tie) Sex and the City: The Movie 7 points
5. (tie) Love Songs 7 points

MECHANICAL ACTRESS AWARD:

1. Meryl Streep - Doubt 22 points
2. Scarlett Johansson - Vicky Cristina Barcelona; The Other Boleyn Girl 21 points
3. The entire female cast - Sex and the City: The Movie 15 points
4. Kate Winslet - The Reader 12 points
5. (tie) Angelina Jolie - Changeling 10 points
5. (tie) Ellen Page - Smart People 10 points

MECHANICAL ACTOR:

1. Mark Wahlberg - The Happening 18 points
2. Harrison Ford - Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull 13 points
3. (tie) John Malcovich - Changeling 10 points
3. (tie) Chris Noth - Sex and the City: The Movie 10 points
5. (tie) Mike Myers - The Love Guru 9 points
5. (tie) Ben Stiller - Tropic Thunder 9 points


THE COMPLETE IRA MOVIE AWARD WINNERS:

1975
Best Picture: Barry Lyndon
Best Director: Claude Chabrol for La Rupture and Just Before Nightfall
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Best Actress: Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore
Best Supporting Actor: François Perrier in Just Before Nightfall
Best Supporting Actress: Blythe Danner in Hearts Of The West
Best Screenplay: Tom Stoppard and Thomas Wiseman for The Romantic Englishwoman
Best Cinematography: John Alcott for Barry Lyndon



1976
Best Picture: (tie) Lipstick, and The Marquise Of O
Best Director: Eric Rohmer for The Marquise Of O
Best Actor: Sean Connery in Robin And Marian
Best Actress: Sissy Spacek in Carrie
Best Supporting Actor: Jason Robards in All The President’s Men
Best Supporting Actress: Anne Bancroft in Lipstick
Best Screenplay: Alain Tanner and John Berger for Jonah Who Will Be 25 In The Year 2000
Best Cinematography: Nestor Almendros for The Marquise Of O



1977
Best Picture: Annie Hall
Best Director: Wim Wenders for The American Friend
Best Actor: John Gielgud in Providence
Best Actress: Dianne Keaton in Annie Hall and Looking For Mr. Goodbar
Best Supporting Actor: G. D. Spradlin in One On One
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave in Julia
Best Screenplay: Woody Allen and Marshall Brickman for Annie Hall
Best Cinematography: Robby Müller for The American Friend


1978
Best Picture: Days Of Heaven
Best Director: Terence Malick for Days Of Heaven
Best Actor: Jon Voight in Coming Home
Best Actress: Jane Fonda in Coming Home
Best Supporting Actor: Dom DeLuise in The End
Best Supporting Actress: Stephane Audran in Violette
Best Screenplay: Eric Rohmer for Perceval
Best Cinematography: Nestor Almendros for Days Of Heaven


1979
Best Picture: Fedora
Best Director: Blake Edwards for 10
Best Actor: Clint Eastwood in Escape From Alcatraz
Best Actress: Hanna Schygulla in The Marriage Of Maria Braun
Best Supporting Actor: Denholm Elliott in Cuba and Saint Jack
Best Supporting Actress: Frances Sternhagen in Fedora and Starting Over
Best Screenplay: Billy Wilder and I. A. L. Diamond for Fedora
Best Cinematography: Tak Fujimoto for Last Embrace and Remember My Name
Best Music: Miklos Rozsa for Fedora and Last Embrace
Best Production Design: Dean Edward Mitzner for 1941


1980
Best Picture: The Big Red One
Best Director: Sam Fuller for The Big Red One
Best Actor: Lee Marvin for The Big Red One
Best Actress: Jodie Foster for Carny and Foxes
Best Supporting Actor: (tie) Joe Pesci in Raging Bull and Harry Dean Stanton in The Black Marble, The Long Riders, Private Benjamin and Wise Blood
Best Supporting Actress: Pamela Reed in The Long Riders and Melvin And Howard
Best Screenplay: Sam Fuller for The Big Red One
Best Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth for Altered States
Best Music: Dana Kaproff for The Big Red One
Best Production Design: Tambi Larsen for Heaven’s Gate


1981
Best Picture: Cutter’s Way
Best Director: Ivan Passer for Cutter’s Way
Best Actor: Jeff Bridges in Cutter’s Way
Best Actress: Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Nicholson in Reds
Best Supporting Actress: Mona Washbouurne in Stevie
Best Screenplay: John Guare for Atlantic City
Best Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth for Cutter’s Way
Best Music: Georges DeLerue for The Last Metro, Rich and Famous, True Confessions and The Woman Next Door
Best Production Design: Ken Adam for Pennies From Heaven
Best Costume Design: Shirley Russell for Reds


1982
Best Picture: Victor/Victoria
Best Director: Blake Edwards for Victor/Victoria
Best Actor: Jack Lemmon in Missing
Best Actress: (tie) Julie Andrews in Victor/Victoria and Jessica Lange in Frances
Best Supporting Actor: Robert Preston in Victor/Victoria
Best Supporting Actress: Lesley Ann Warren in Victor/Victoria
Best Screenplay: Blake Edwards for Victor/Victoria
Best Cinematography: Xaver Schwartzenberger for Lola and Veronika Voss
Best Music: Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse for Victor/Victoria
Best Production Design: Rodger Maus for Victor/Victoria
Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris for Victor/Victoria

1983
Best Picture: Berlin Alexanderplatz
Best Director: Andrzej Wajda for Danton
Best Actor: Eric Roberts for Star ’80
Best Actress: Shirley MacLaine for Terms Of Endearment
Best Supporting Actor: Jerry Lewis for The King Of Comedy
Best Supporting Actress: Jamie Lee Curtis for Trading Places
Best Screenplay: Bill Forsyth for Local Hero
Best Cinematography: Sven Nykvist for Star ’80
Best Music: Peer Raben for Berlin Alexanderplatz
Best Production Design: Fernando Scarfiotti for Scarface
Best Costume Design: Yvonne Sassinot DeNestle for Danton


1984
Best Picture: (tie) L’Argent and Once Upon A Time In America
Best Director: Sergio Leone for Once Upon A Time In America
Best Actor: Clint Eastwood in Tightrope
Best Actress: Helen Mirren in Cal
Best Supporting Actor: Jean-Luc Godard in First Name: Carmen
Best Supporting Actress: Christine Lahti in Swing Shift
Best Screenplay: Franco Arcalli, Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone, Enrico Medioli for Once Upon A Time In America
Best Cinematography: Robby Müller for Paris Texas and Repo Man
Best Music: Ennio Morricone for Once Upon A Time In America
Best Production Design: James Singelis for Once Upon A Time In America
Best Costume Design: Mic Cheminal for Entre Nous


1985
Best Picture: Prizzi’s Honor
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for After Hours
Best Actor: Jack Nicholson in Prizzi’s Honor
Best Actress: Mia Farrow in The Purple Rose Of Cairo
Best Supporting Actor: William Hickey in Prizzi’s Honor
Best Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston in Prizzi’s Honor
Best Screenplay: Joseph Minion for After Hours
Best Cinematography: Andrzej Bartkowiak for Prizzi’s Honor
Best Music: Brian Gascoigne and Junior Hamrich for The Emerald Forest
Best Production Design: Jeffrey Townsend for After Hours
Best Costume Design: Ann Roth for The Jagged Edge and Sweet Dreams


1986
Best Picture: Eyes On The Prize
Best Director: David Lynch for Blue Velvet
Best Actor: (tie) Daniel Day-Lewis in My Beautiful Laundrette and Jeff Goldblum in The Fly
Best Actress: Laura Dern in Smooth Talk
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi in Parting Glances
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Stuart Masterson in At Close Range
Best Screenplay: Hanif Kureishi for My Beautiful Laundrette
Best Cinematography: Frederick Elmes for Blue Velvet
Best Music: (tie) George Delerue for Platoon and Herbie Hancock for Round Midnight
Best Production Design: Patricia Norris for Blue Velvet
Best Costume Design: Jenny Beaven and John Bright for A Room With A View



1987
Best Picture: Housekeeping
Best Director: Bill Forsyth for Housekeeping
Best Actor: Gary Oldman in Prick Up Your Ears
Best Actress: Christine Lahti in Housekeeping
Best Supporting Actor: John Mahoney in Moonstruck and Tin Men
Best Supporting Actress: Vanessa Redgrave in Prick Up Your Ears
Best Screenplay: Bill Forsyth for Housekeeping
Best Cinematography: Phillippe Rousselot for Hope And Glory
Best Music: David Byrne, Ryuichi Sakamoto and Cong Su for The Last Emperor
Best Production Design: Santo Loquasto for Radio Days
Best Costume Design: Mary-Jane Reyner for Housekeeping


1988
Best Picture: Dead Ringers
Best Director: David Cronenberg for Dead Ringers
Best Actor: Jeremy Irons in Dead Ringers
Best Actress: Jodie Foster in The Accused
Best Supporting Actor: Divine in Hairspray
Best Supporting Actress: Claudia Karvan in High Tide
Best Screenplay: Christopher Hampton for Dangerous Liaisons
Best Cinematography: Vittorio Storaro for Tucker: The Man And His Dream
Best Music: George Fenton for Dangerous Liaisons
Best Production Design: Dean Tavoularis for Tucker: The Man And His Dream
Best Costume Design: Van Smith for Hairspray


1989
Best Picture: Story Of Women
Best Director: Claude Chabrol for Story
Of Women
Best Actor: John Hurt in Scandal
Best Actress: Isabelle Huppert in Story Of Women
Best Supporting Actor: Ethan Hawke in Dad and Dead Poets Society
Best Supporting Actress: Anjelica Huston in Enemies: A Love Story
Best Screenplay: Blake Edwards for Skin Deep
Best Cinematography: Jeff Preiss for Let’s Get Lost
Best Music: Michael Kamen for The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
Best Costume Design: Jane Robinson for Scandal


1990
Best Picture: GoodFellas
Best Director: Martin Scorsese for GoodFellas
Best Actor: Michel Blanc in Monsieur Hire
Best Actress: Anjelica Huston in The Grifters
Best Supporting Actor: Joe Pesci in GoodFellas
Best Supporting Actress: Lorraine Bracco in GoodFellas
Best Screenplay: Craig Lucas for Longtime Companion
Best Cinematography: Oliver Stapleton for The Grifters
Best Music: Elmer Bernstein for The Grifters
Best Production Design: Dennis Gassner for The Grifters
Best Costume Design: Richard Bruno for The Grifters


1991
Best Picture: The Man In The Moon
Best Director: Robert Mulligan for The Man In The Moon
Best Actor: River Phoenix in Dogfight and My Own Private Idaho
Best Actress: Judy Davis in Barton Fink, Impromptu, and Naked Lunch
Best Supporting Actor: Harvey Keitel in Bugsy, Mortal Thoughts, and Thelma & Louise
Best Supporting Actress: Juliette Lewis in Cape Fear
Best Screenplay: Michael Tolkin for The Rapture
Best Cinematography: Freddie Francis for Cape Fear and The Man In The Moon
Best Music: Ennio Morricone for Bugsy
Best Production Design: Dennis Gassner for Barton Fink and Bugsy
Best Costume Design: Albert Wolsky for Bugsy


1992
Best Picture: Raise The Red Lantern
Best Director: Robert Altman for The Player
Best Actor: Tim Robbins in Bob Roberts and The Player
Best Actress: Emma Thompson in Howards End
Best Supporting Actor: Jaye Davidson in The Crying Game
Best Supporting Actress: Judy Davis in Husbands And Wives
Best Screenplay: Michael Tolkin for The Player
Best Cinematography: Zhao Fei and Lun Yang for Raise The Red Lantern
Best Music: Lenny Niehaus for Unforgiven
Best Production Design: Marc Caro for Delicatessen
Best Costume Design: Alexander Julien for The Player
Sominex Award: A Few Good Men
Dramamine Award: Basic Instinct
Mechanical Actor: Michael Douglas in Basic Instinct
Mechanical Actress: ****


1993
Best Picture: Six Degrees Of Separation
Best Director: Nancy Savoca for Household Saints
Best Actor: Dennis Quaid in Flesh And Bone
Best Actress: Stockard Channing in Six Degrees Of Separation
Best Supporting Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio in A Boy’s Life and What’s Eating Gilbert Grape?
Best Supporting Actress: Regina Tourney in Like Water For Chocolate
Best Screenplay: Mike Leigh for Naked
Best Cinematography: Michael Balhaus for The Age Of Innocence
Best Music: Elmer Bernstein for The Age Of Innocence and The Cemetery Club
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for The Age Of Innocence
Best Costume Design: Gabriella Pescucci for The Age Of Innocence
Sominex Award: Heaven And Earth
Dramamine Award: Falling Down
Mechanical Actor: Richard Gere in Sommersby
Mechanical Actress: Madonna in Body Of Evidence

1994
Best Picture: Red
Best Director: Krzyzstof Kieslowski for Red and White
Best Actor: Terence Stamp in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Best Actress: Linda Fiorentino in The Last Seduction
Best Supporting Actor: Christian Bale in Little Women
Best Supporting Actress: Kristin Scott Thomas in Four Weddings and a Funeral
Best Screenplay: Steve Baranczek for The Last Seduction
Best Cinematography: Stephen Czapsky for Ed Wood
Best Music: Zbigniew Preissner for Red and White
Best Production Design: Dennis Gastner for The Hudsucker Proxy
Best Costume Design: Lizzie Gardiner and Tim Chappel for Priscilla, Queen of The Desert
Sominex Award: Wyatt Earp

1995
Best Picture: Exotica
Best Director: Terry Zwigoff for Crumb
Best Actor: John Travolta in Get Shorty
Best Actress: (A three-way tie) Mia Kershner in Exotica; Alicia Silverstone in Clueless; Nicole Kidman in To Die For
Best Supporting Actor: Tim Roth in Rob Roy
Best Supporting Actress: Mare Winningham in Georgia
Best Screenplay: (tie) Atom Egoyan for Exotica and Buck Henry for To Die For
Best Cinematography: Newton Thomas Sigel for The Usual Suspects
Best Music: John Ottman for The Usual Suspects
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for Casino
Best Costumes: Mona May for Clueless
Sominex Award: The Brothers McMullen
Dramamine Award: Braveheart
Mechanical Actor: Dennis Miller in The Net and the cast of The Brothers McMullen
Mechanical Actress: Annette Bening in The American President


1996
Best Picture: La Ceremonie
Best Director: Claude Chabrol for La Ceremonie
Best Actor: Ewen McGregor in Trainspotting
Best Actress: (tie) Kristin Scott Thomas in The English Patient and Emily Watson in Breaking The Waves
Best Supporting Actor: Ian Holm in Big Night
Best Supporting Actress: Mary Kay Place in Citizen Ruth and Manny & Lo
Best Screenplay: John Sayles for Lone Star
Best Cinematography: (tie) Darius Khondji for Stealing Beauty and Oliver Stapleton for Kansas City
Best Music: Tiffany Anders, Burt Bacharach, David Baerwald, Carole Bayer Sager, Ed Berghoff, Elvis Costello, Gerry Goffin, Louise Goffin, Tonio K, Larry Klein, J. Mascis, Joni Mitchell, Boyd Rice, David A. Stewart, and J. Mayo Williams for Grace Of My Heart
Best Production Design: Harley Jessup for James And The Giant Peach
Best Costume Design: Dona Granata for Kansas City
Sominex Award: The English Patient
Dramamine Award: A Time To Kill
Mechanical Actor: All the men in She’s The One
Mechanical Actress: Maxine Bahns in She’s The One


1997
Best Picture: (tie) Crash and Grosse Pointe Blank
Best Director: David Cronenberg for Crash
Best Actor: John Cusack for Grosse Pointe Blank
Best Actress: Julie Christie in Afterglow
Best Supporting Actor: Kevin Spacey in L. A. Confidential
Best Supporting Actress: Christina Ricci in The Ice Storm
Best Screenplay: Neil LaBute for In The Company Of Men
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins for Kundun
Best Music: (tie) Eleni Karaindrou for Ulysses’ Gaze and Michael Nyman for Gattaca
Best Production Design: (tie) Dan Weil for The Fifth Element and Jan Roelfs for Gattaca
Best Costume Design: Denise Cronenberg for Crash
Sominex Award: The Pillow Book
Dramamine Award: Con Air
Mechanical Actor: Billy Zane in Titanic
Mechanical Actress: Elisabeth Shue in Deconstructing Harry and The Saint


1998
Best Picture: Gods And Monsters
Best Director: (tie) Bill Condon for Gods And Monsters and Todd Solondz for Happiness
Best Actor: Ian McKellen in Gods And Monsters
Best Actress: Christina Ricci in The Opposite Of Sex
Best Supporting Actor: Dylan Baker in Happiness
Best Supporting Actress: Lisa Kudrow in The Opposite Of Sex
Best Screenplay: Bill Condon for Gods And Monsters
Best Cinematography: Maryse Alberti for Happiness and Velvet Goldmine
Best Music: Carter Burwell for Gods And Monsters
Best Production Design: Thérèse DePrez for Happiness
Best Costume Design: Bruce Finlayson for Gods And Monsters
Sominex Award: Dangerous Beauty
Dramamine Award: Stepmom
Mechanical Actor: Bruce Willis in Armageddon, The Siege and Mercury Rising
Mechanical Actress: Jena Malone in Stepmom

1999
Best Picture: Fight Club
Best Director: (tie) David Fincher for Fight Club and Spike Jonze for Being John Malkovich
Best Actor: Terence Stamp in The Limey
Best Actress: (tie) Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut and Hillary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry
Best Supporting Actor: Philip Seymour Hoffman in Magnolia and The Talented Mr. Ripley
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener in Being John Malkovich
Best Screenplay: Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor for Election
Best Cinematography: Robert Richardson for Bringing Out The Dead and Snow Falling On Cedars
Best Music: Trey Parker and Marc Shaiman for South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
Best Production Design: Owen Paterson for The Matrix
Best Costume Design: Michael Kaplan for Fight Club
Sominex Award: The World Is Not Enough
Dramamine Award: The Green Mile
Mechanical Actor: Kevin Spacey in American Beauty
Mechanical Actress: Annette Bening in American Beauty

2000
Best Picture: L’ Humanite
Best Director: (tie) Terence Davies for The House Of Mirth and Jim Jarmusch for Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai
Best Actor: Forrest Whitaker in Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai
Best Actress: (tie) Severine Caneele in L’ Humanite and Michelle Yeoh in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Black in High Fidelity and Jesus’s Son
Best Supporting Actress: Lupe Ontiveros in Chuck And Buck
Best Screenplay: Kenneth Lonnergan for You Can Count On Me
Best Cinematography: Remi Adefarasin for The House Of Mirth
Best Music: RZA for Ghost Dog: Way Of The Samurai
Best Production Design: Gideon Ponte for American Psycho and Hamlet
Best Costume Design: Monica Howe for The House Of Mirth
Sominex Award: Mission Impossible 2
Dramamine Award: The Replacements (aka The Scabs)
Mechanical Actor: Ian Holm in Joe Gould’s Secret
Mechanical Actress: Charlize Theron in Reindeer Games

2001
Best Picture: The Werckmeister Harmonies
Best Director: Bela Tarr for The Werckmeister Harmonies
Best Actor: John Cameron Mitchell for Hedwig And The Angry Inch
Best Actress: Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive
Best Supporting Actor: Steve Buscemi in Ghost World
Best Supporting Actress: Scarlett Johansson in Ghost World and The Man Who Wasn’t There
Best Screenplay: Daniel Clowes and Terry Zwigoff for Ghost World
Best Cinematography: (tie) Peter Deming for From Hell and Mulholland Drive and Christopher Doyle and Mark Lee Ping-bin for In The Mood For Love
Best Music: Mihály Vig for The Werckmeister Harmonies
Best Production Design: Edward T. McAvoy for Ghost World
Best Costume Design: Mary Zophres for Ghost World
Sominex Award:
Dramamine Award:
Mechanical Actor:
Mechanical Actress:


2002
Best Picture: (tie) Far From Heaven and The Son’s Room
Best Director: (tie) Todd Haynes for Far From Heaven and Aleksandr Sokurov for Russian Ark
Best Actor: Greg Kinnear in Auto Focus
Best Actress: (tie) Emmanuelle Devos in Read My Lips and Julianne Moore in Far From Heaven and Samantha Morton in Minority Report and Morvern Callar
Best Supporting Actor: Eddie Izzard in The Cat’s Meow
Best Supporting Actress: Patricia Clarkson in Far From Heaven
Best Screenplay: Bill Condon for Chicago
Best Cinematography: Tilman Büttner for Russian Ark
Best Music: Elmer Bernstein for Far From Heaven
Best Production Design: Mark Friedberg for Far From Heaven
Best Costume Design: Sandy Powell for Far From Heaven and Gangs Of New York
Sominex Award: Naqoyqatsi
Dramamine Award: Bowling For Dollars
Mechanical Actor: Anthony Hopkins in Red Dragon
Mechanical Actress: Catherine Keener in Lovely And Amazing


2003
Best Picture: Decasia
Best Director: Bill Morrison for Decasia
Best Actor: Johnny Depp in Pirates Of The Caribbean
Best Actress: Hope Davis in American Splendor and The Secret Lives Of Dentists
Best Supporting Actor: Max Pirkis in Master and Commander: The Far Side Of The World
Best Supporting Actress: Ludivine Sagnier in Swimming Pool
Best Screenplay: Shari Springer Bergman and Robert Pulcini for American Splendor
Best Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky for Spider
Best Music: Michael Gordon for Decasia
Best Production Design: Andrew Laws for Down With Love
Best Costume Design: Daniel Orlandi for Down With Love
Sominex Award:
Dramamine Award: In My Skin
Mechanical Actor: Anthony Hopkins in The Human Stain
Mechanical Actress: Nicole Kidman in The Human Stain


2004
Best Picture: Kinsey
Best Director: Bill Condon for Kinsey
Best Actor: Ethan Hawke in Before Sunset
Best Actress: Laura Linney in Kinsey and P.S.
Best Supporting Actor: Peter Sarsgaard in Kinsey
Best Supporting Actress: Kirsten Dunst in Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind
Best Screenplay: Bill Condon for Kinsey
Best Cinematography: Christopher Doyle for Hero, Last Life In The Universe and Days Of Being Wild
Best Music: Alberto Iglesias for Bad Education
Best Production Design: Dante Ferretti for The Aviator
Best Costume Design: Emi Wada for Hero and House Of The Flying Daggers
Sominex Award: The Village
Dramamine Award: The Passion Of The Christ
Mechanical Actor: Cate Blanchett in The Aviator
Mechanical Actress: Anthony Hopkins in Alexander


2005
Best Picture: Mysterious Skin
Best Director: Gregg Araki for Mysterious Skin
Best Actor: Joseph Gordon-Leavitt in Mysterious Skin
Best Actress: Maria Bello in A History Of Violence
Best Supporting Actor: Paddy Constantine in My Summer Of Love
Best Supporting Actress: Catherine Keener in Capote
Best Screenplay: Gregg Araki for Mysterious Skin
Best Cinematography: Robert Elswit for Good Night And Good Luck and Syriana
Best Music: Howard Shore for A History Of Violence
Best Production Design: William Chang Suk Ping for 2046
Best Costume Design: William Chang Suk Ping for 2046
Sominex Award:
Dramamine Award:
Mechanical Actor:
Mechanical Actress:

2006
Best Picture: L’Enfant
Best Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for L’Enfant
Best Actor: Ryan Gosling in Half Nelson
Best Actress: Maggie Cheung in Clean
Best Supporting Actor: Anthony Mackie in Half Nelson
Best Supporting Actress: Carmen Maura in Volver
Best Screenplay: (tie) Guillermo Del Toro for Pan’s Labyrinth and Jean- Pierre Dardenne and Luc Dardenne for L’Enfant
Best Cinematography: Emmanuel Lubezki for Children Of Men
Best Production Design: Eugenio Caballero for Pan’s Labyrinth
Best Music: Philip Glass for Notes On A Scandal and The Illusionist
Best Costume Design: Sharon Davis for Dreamgirls
Sominex Award: The Da Vinci Code
Dramamine Award: Babel
Mechanical Actor: Robert Downey, Jr. in Fur and A Scanner Darkly
Mechanical Actress: Julianne Moore in Children Of Men

2007
Best Picture: The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Best Director: Andrew Dominik for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Best Actor: Casey Affleck in The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford and Gone Baby Gone
Best Actress: Marina Hands in Lady Chatterley
Best Supporting Actor: Paul Schneider in The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford and Lars And The Real Girl
Best Supporting Actress: Amy Ryan in Gone Baby Gone
Best Screenplay: Corneliu Porumboiu for 12:08 East Of Bucharest
Best Cinematography: Roger Deakins for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford, In The Valley Of Elah and No Country For Old Men
Best Production Design: Patricia Norris for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Best Music: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Best Costume Design: Patricia Norris for The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford
Sominex Award: Youth Without Youth
Dramamine Award: Before The Devil Knows You’re Dead
Mechanical Actor: John Travolta in Hairspray
Mechanical Actress: Meryl Streep in Lions For Lambs and Rendition

2008

Best Picture: The Edge Of Heaven
Best Director: Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven
Best Actor: Michael Shannon - Shotgun Stories
Best Actress: Anamaria Marinca - 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Best Supporting Actor: Emile Hirsch - Milk
Best Supporting Actress: Hanna Schygulla - The Edge Of Heaven
Best Screenplay: Fatih Akin - The Edge Of Heaven
Best Cinematography: Jody Shapiro - My Winnipeg
Best Production Design: Rejean Labrie - My Winnipeg
Best Music: Carter Burwell for In Bruges and Burn After Reading
Best Costumes: Danny Glicker - Milk
Sominex: The Happening
Dramamine: The Reader
Mechanical Actor: Mark Wahlberg for The Happening
Mechanical Actress: Meryl Streep for Doubt