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Top 9 of 2009: The Year in Movies
12 hours ago | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Desson Thomson
1. Aarp actors. This year they showed that humans are like wine -- they only improve with age. What would this year have been without memorable performances from Meryl Streep (60) in “Julie and Julia” and “It’s Complicated,” Alec Baldwin (51) in “It’s Complicated,” Jeff Bridges (60) as the burned-out country singer in “Crazy Heart” and Clint Eastwood's direction of the moving “Invictus”? Topping this company -- and this whole list -- is film critic Roger Ebert, whose website boasts a staggering 92 mill »
- Lew Harris
Online Film Critics Society Snubs Avatar For Best Pic!
13 hours ago | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
So much for stereotyping all online critics as fanboys. Good set of nominees this year, veering from the usual suspects in a couple of key ways that are rather interesting.
Like Avatar for Director, but not Picture. No acting nominations that seem like completely lazy voting -- i.e. no one is getting nominated strictly because they were cast in a musical or a Clint Eastwood picture. Though I guess one could argue that three acting nods for Inglourious Basterds might be the online equivalent of those default kind of choices.
But most of all it's nice to see some critics group finally wising up about Tilda Swinton in Julia. I'm so proud of the Ofcs today that I'm wishing I was a member but I have sadly never applied. »
- NATHANIEL R
Morgan Freeman's long walk to Nelson Mandela
14 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Portraying Nelson Mandela has defeated many actors, but not Morgan Freeman. The star of Invictus tells Bill Keller about shadowing – and embodying – the South African leader
Morgan Freeman has been cast as God – twice – so he evidently has no trouble projecting moral authority. The challenge of portraying Nelson Mandela, then, was not the size of the halo, but knowing the performance would be measured against the real, familiar Mandela, and his myth. "If we can say any part of acting is hard, then playing someone who is living and everybody knows would be the hardest," Freeman says.
The role has defeated actors as varied as Danny Glover (in the 1987 TV film Mandela), Sidney Poitier (Mandela and de Klerk, 1997, also for TV) and Dennis Haysbert (Goodbye Bafana, 2007), in vehicles that were reverential and mostly forgettable. But as someone who studied Mandela over the course of three years while he replaced an »
- John Carlin
Top 10 Best Films of the Decade (2000-2009)! Did Your Favorite Movie Appear On My List?
15 hours ago | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
With 2010 on the horizon, we say goodbye to the decade. At the movies, crime and fantasy dominated the last 10 years. It was also the decade of Heath Ledger with his phenomenal turns in .The Dark Knight. and .Brokeback Mountain..
We also saw our favorite auteurs putting their creative stamps on filmmaking. From the Coen brothers to Quentin Tarantino, the cinema was alive and well thanks to their auteurship.
Even though it was hard to whittle it down to just 10 movies, here are my picks of the Top 10 Best Films of the Decade from No. 10 to the best of the best!
10. .Memento. (2000) . Memory is at the center of .Memento. from writer-director Christopher Nolan. Guy Pearce plays a man suffering from short-term memory loss who.s trying desperately to hunt for the man who killed his wife. Told in reverse, Nolan did not merely use the backwards narrative as a gimmick but »
- Manny
Julian Roman's Top 10 Films of 2009
30 December 2009 10:51 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
A new decade begins on a high note as we look back at an exceptional year in film. 3D and the IMAX format have finally taken hold. What was once gimmickry and the sole realm of documentaries are now exciting cinematic experiences for audiences of all ages. Leading the charge was James Cameron's visionary Avatar. The long awaited science fiction epic surpassed considerable expectations with its breathtaking special effects and scope. But while the colossus reins supreme, smaller films like Lee Daniels Precious and Jason Reitman's Up in the Air resonated with their captivating performances. I am optimistic for 2010, but wonder where the hell are the flying cars and hover boards?Top Ten Films of 2009#1 Avatar There are not enough superlatives to describe this film. Writer/Director James Cameron has once again taken us to a new frontier. Jake Sully's (Sam Worthington) odyssey on Pandora is akin to Dances with Wolves in space. »
Denzel Washington Interview The Book Of Eli
30 December 2009 6:33 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Six months ago or so, Collider enjoyed the rare opportunity to visit the set of The Book of Eli, Allen and Albert Hughes’ postapocalyptic thriller about a laconic hero (Denzel Washington) who battles a shrewd but ruthless mercenary (Gary Oldman) and picks up a plucky barkeep (played by Mila Kunis) while walking across country to deliver a mysterious book. The day we were on set, however, there wasn’t a lot of book-bringing; rather, a massive firefight erupted outside a rickety, dilapidated house as we huddled inside a wind-whipped tent, futilely attempting to shield ourselves from billowing, violent clouds of dust. In fact, the weather was so unhospitable that Eli himself, Denzel Washington, couldn’t get over to us to sit down (or even huddle) for a quick chat.
A few weeks later, the small group of attending journalists caught up with Washington via telephone, where he offered a few »
- Todd Gilchrist
Bryce Dallas Howard Interview The Loss Of A Teardrop Diamond
30 December 2009 5:39 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Legendary writer Tennessee Williams is widely considered the most important American playwright of the post-wwii era, with many of his classic plays, including A Streetcar Named Desire and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, adapted into classic films. The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond is a rediscovered original screenplay from the 1950s, that has been brought to life by first time director Jodie Markell and actress Bryce Dallas Howard.
The daughter of successful actor-turned-director Ron Howard, Bryce has already developed quite a name for herself, working in some of the biggest film franchises (The Twilight Saga, Terminator, Spider-Man) and with some of the most intriguing filmmakers (Sam Raimi, M. Night Shyamalan, Lars von Trier, Kenneth Branagh, McG and now Clint Eastwood).
During the press day for The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, Bryce Dallas Howard talked about the experience of adding Tennessee Williams heroine to her resume and a lot »
- Sara Wayland
The Top 10 Movie Moments of 2009
30 December 2009 12:57 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Every site you go to these days has a list of their top 10 best movies of the year. But how many time can you look at slight variations of the same lists you only semi-agree with?
Besides, ranking entire movies is a big job. After much debate on the subject, we here at Screen Rant have decided that, in the end, a year in movies is perhaps best defined by specific movie moments that are now and forever burned into our collective memory.
So, without further ado, here are our picks for those 2009 movie moments which audiences collectively remember as being unforgettably awesome, hilarious, moving, inspiring or are otherwise just plain enjoyable…
(By the way, there will be some spoilers in the items below since all the movies in this list have been out for a while.)
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10. The Kidnapping Scene in Taken
Taken is a movie that had many standout moments. »
- Kofi Outlaw
With 10 Best-Picture Slots, Oscar Delusions Abound
30 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
January is the month in which Hollywood girds itself for praise. Literally girds—in order to be red carpet ready by the Golden Globes, you pretty much need to stop eating solid food starting on December 26th. Since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences expanded the Oscars' best-picture category this year from five movies to ten, even more filmmakers than usual are entertaining hopes, and sometimes delusions, about making The Big List. "There's a bit more optimism associated with best picture this year because there's more opportunity," says Michele Robertson, awards consultant and president of Mrc. Sure, there are the best-picture category shoo-ins—critical darlings like The Hurt Locker, Precious, and Up in the Air. And there is expanded room for well-reviewed moneymakers in genres the Academy typically shuns, like science fiction (Avatar), animation (Up), and violent, farcical revisionist history (Inglourious Basterds). It's also important not to omit the biennial Clint Eastwood slot, »
Off-topic post: holiday movie report | Michael Tomasky
30 December 2009 8:07 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
How I spent my Christmas. Warning: Many spoiler alerts below.
An Education: This was a fine film. Not great, but quite good. Intelligent, as one would expect with Nick Hornby writing the screenplay. The zinger was a little weak. The pacing of the film and the build-up led me to expect more than simply that the guy was married. I thought Carrie Milligan was going to get drawn into his life of crime and things were going to get really ugly, or something like that. I also thought it could have used one more tender moment. Alfred Molina's confession to his daughter about his failings, delivered through the bedroom door, was really moving. It needed one more scene like that to achieve a better emotional balance.
Did any of you think Peter Sarsgaard looked uncannily like a young William Shatner? I could not get over it for a second. »
- Michael Tomasky
U.S. Film Registry Inducts Muppets and Spaghetti Western
30 December 2009 7:36 AM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The selections for this year's additions to the National Film Registry include some Muppets, a Sergio Leone classic, dancing zombies, and a Doris Day rom-com. In short, not a bad slice of U.S. film history.
Under the National Film Preservation Act, the Library of Congress chooses 25 films each year to add to the registry, picking titles that they consider "culturally, historically, or aesthetically" significant. The movies aren't preserved because they're the "best," but rather because of their cultural importance. This year's selections bring the number of films in the collection to 525.
The 2009 entries include 1979's The Muppet Movie, Sidney Lumet's Oscar-winning Dog Day Afternoon, 1957's The Incredible Shrinking Man, the William Wyler-directed Mrs. Miniver, and the Doris Day-Rock Hudson classic Pillow Talk. Also on the list are the animated 1911 adaptation of Windsor McKay's Little Nemo, and Mabel Normand's silent Mabel's Blunder, which the actress wrote and directed, »
- Dawn Taylor
2009 in Pictures
30 December 2009 7:33 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
From the start, the 2009 forecast seemed a little Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs, but when Amelia took us flying Up In The Air, past the blinding Whiteout, we could see A New Moon. A Bright Star rose above the horizon of the Red Cliff and we found ourselves on The Road to some Precious moments in film. Those Inglourious Basterds saved us from the claws of Wolverine…he even tried to Drag Me To Hell! The night Watchmen kept a close eye on us as we spent a second Night In The Museum, saw the Dawn Of The Dinosaurs, and another Ice Age. We became Astro Boy, rocketed off to Planet 51, and witnessed the epic Monsters vs. Aliens battle. Some were slyly introduced to The Fantastic Mr. Fox, many cheered as both Ponyo and Coraline attempted to save their families and the world, and we sailed with Max »
- Michelle
Best Pictures... "Play it Again, Clint"
29 December 2009 7:15 PM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Nathaniel: Once again we apologize for the long delays between episodes. This Best Picture From the Outside In series… it’s a helluva thing.
1928----1943------------------------1992-----2007
We continue to pull one movie from either end of Oscar’s chronology, working towards the center of their eighty-plus year history. This match up brings us two of Oscar’s most respected prize-winners: Casablanca (1943) and Unforgiven (1992). Both films essentially begin with a sudden eruption of violence (a shooting and a slashing, respectively) followed by the intervention of local law enforcement (embodied by Claude Rains and Gene Hackman, respectively). World War II era Morocco and Wild West era Wyoming are dangerous and morally ambiguous places. They're also fine places to escape from one's past and start anew. At least that's how Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart) and William Munny (Clint Eastwood) see it.
Casablanca and Unforgiven toss out key plot points and introduce multiple »
- NATHANIEL R
The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
29 December 2009 7:16 AM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Opens: 2010
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Summary: A tale of a mother and daughter, separated at birth, who struggle with the damage done by the most important person missing in their lives while a young African-Americn woman deals with an unwanted pregnancy and the adoption process.
Analysis: Scoring rave reviews in Toronto, the $7 million latest effort of Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her") once again shows off his skill at weaving multiple narratives together in clever and unexpected ways. At its heart it's an emotional family drama, but Garcia excels with his female characters which makes the involvement of Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and especially Annette Benning thrilling.
The few criticisms levelled at the film were toward some pacing and credibility issues in the last act, but otherwise praised it for not »
- Garth Franklin
Top 100 Tuesday: 100 Best Movies of the Decade
29 December 2009 4:43 AM, PST | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
We are leaving Kubrick behind and fast approaching Hyams. If you get that reference, go grab yourself a cookie. It is time for us to reflect back on the decade that was. On January 1st, 2000, Disney released Fantasia 2000. On Wednesday, December 30th, 2009, The White Ribbon is set to bow. Between the release of these two films, thousands of films came and went, and some of them were far more memorable than others. It was a long trek getting this list together, but here are our collective top 100 films of the past decade.
Quick Year-to-Year by the Numbers:
2009 – 11
2008 – 11
2007 – 7
2006 – 14
2005 – 12
2004 – 8
2003 – 7
2002 – 12
2001 – 10
2000 – 8
100. Million Dollar Baby (2004) – Clint Eastwood
99. Juno (2007) – Jason Reitman
98. An Education (2009) – Lone Scherfig
97. Spider-man 2 (2004) – Sam Raimi
96. Munich (2005) – Steven Spielberg
95. The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou (2004) – Wes Anderson
94. The King Of Kong (2007) – Seth Gordon
93. Harry Potter And The Sorcerer’S Stone (2001) – Chris Columbus
92. Clerks 2 (2006) – Kevin Smith
91. Femme Fatale (2002) – Brian De Palma
90. Tasogare Seibei »
- Movie Geeks
Oscars 2010: which runners and riders will last the race?
29 December 2009 3:52 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The nominees will only be announced on 2 February and the awards given out on 7 March, but the likely contenders can already be divined
As the end of 2009 approaches we're in the thick of the Us awards season and pretty much everyone from the critics groups and some of the guilds to the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (Hfpa), the American Film Institute and the local barman have publicised their nominees and winners. Top 10 lists for 2009 have been drawn up, the year's most admired actors and actresses have been proposed and anointed, and the merits of the best work in directing, screenwriting, editing and all the crafts have been debated. The only body that has yet to weigh in on the virtues of Gabourey Sidibe or George Clooney or Invictus is the guardian of the Oscars – the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
When the Academy's 4,000 or so members announce their nominees on 2 February, »
- Jeremy Kay
Best films of the noughties No 4: Team America: World Police
29 December 2009 12:00 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Matt Stone and Trey Parker's marionette action-musical took gleeful aim at sacred cows of every stripe, and scored
Team America arrived slap bang in the middle of the decade. It was released in the UK in January 2005, the same week as Million Dollar Baby. That film went on to dominate the Oscars; this has one lowly award to its credit (Empire's best comedy).
The two films couldn't be more different: Clint Eastwood's boxing drama was a long warm soak in a puddle of cliches wrung from cheap sports weepies – a drippy homage to cinema at its most conservative.
Team America is a wrecking ball. The most audacious slaughter of sacred cows seen on celluloid, it's a cackling, gleeful hail of precision-aimed bullets, full of brains and ambition. All this despite – or maybe because – it solely features puppets: jerky, wooden, Thunderbirds-esque dollies with all-too-visible strings attached.
Written and voiced »
- Catherine Shoard
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
tMF Top 50: Best Movies of the 2000s (30-21)
28 December 2009 11:57 PM, PST | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
We continue our look at the Top 50 best films of the decade.
#50-41
#40-31
Click through for the next installment.
30. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Helpless minds that stray in a direction far from its capable mass and souls that get eaten away by an urge that’s far more grateful than what it can handle: Four people, all dealing with these difficulties, plan to capture and secure the American Dream; fame and fortune. These four people – boyfriend and girlfriend (Jared Leto and Jennifer Connolly) who are drug addicts, their friend who’s both seller and addict (Marlon Wayans) and Leto’s mother (Ellen Burnstein) who’s losing her grip on reality – all have in mind that the American dream should be spoon-fed to them. Dreams that include being on television, owning a fashion shop and living like rock-stars are all bogged down by each of the dreamer’s economic situation or their appearance. »
- rlpolo04@aol.com (David DiMichele)
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