December 12, 2008

Top 10 Films of 2008

1. "In Bruges" (Martin McDonagh, UK)

2. "Still Orangutans" (Gustavo Spolidoro, Brazil)

3. "Silent Wedding" (Horatiu Malaele, Romania)

4. "Hunger" (Steve McQueen, UK)

5. "The Bank Job" (Roger Donaldson, UK)

6. "The Reader" (Stephen Daldry, USA)

7. "The Wrestler" (Darren Aronofsky, USA)

8. "Waltz With Bahir" (Ari Folman, Israel)

9. "The Dark Knight" (Christopher Nolan, USA)

10. "Revolutionary Road" (Sam Mendes, USA)

Other great films:

The 4th Life (Canada)
Absurdistan (Azerbaijan)
Les Affluents (Canada)
À l'aventure (France)
Bathory (Slovakia)
Best Undressed (Australia)
The Blind Side (Philippines)
Borderline (Canada)
Cloud 9 (Germany)
Departures (Japan)
Le Déserteur (Canada)
Don't Look Down (Argentina)
Élève libre (Belgium)
Entre les murs (France)
Gomorra (Italy)
Un Lac (France)
Mesrine (France)
Miao Miao (Taiwan)
Ogrod Luizy (Poland)
Portrait Of A Beauty (South Korea)
La Rabia (Argentina)
Revanche (Austria)
Rezerwat (Poland)
Runaway Horse (Germany)
Rusalka (Russia)
Serbis (Philippines)
Un Souvenir (France)
This Night (Germany)
Three Monkeys (Turkey)

Short Top 3:

1. "Liminal" (Stephen Keep Mills, USA)

2. "Hydro-Levesque" (Matthew Rankin, Canada)

3. "Next Floor" (Denis Villeneuve, Canada)


Other great shorts:

Le Beau sexe (France)
Caporal Crevette (Canada)
Smafuglar (Iceland)
Soupir! (Canada)
Spielzeugland (Germany)
Synthétiseur (Canada)
Water In Milk Exists

Top 3 Music Videos:

1. "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" (Jake Nava, Beyonce)

2. "Flashing Lights" (Spike Jonze, Kanye West)

3. "Stress" (Romaine Gavras, Justice)


Other great music videos:

Poker Face

Top Commercial:

"I Love The World" (James Rouse, Discovery)


TV Top 3:

1. "Breaking Bad: Season 1" (AMC)

2. "Mad Men: Season 2" (AMC)

3. "The Wire: Season 5" (HBO)


Other great TV shows:

Californication: Season 2
Dexter: Season 3
Lost: Season 4
Weeds: Season 4

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "Oktapodi" (Julien Bocabeille, et al, France)

2. "This Way Up" (Adam Foulkes, Alan Smith, UK)

3. "Skhizein" (Jérémy Clapin, France)


Other great cartoons:

Les Anges déchets (Canada)
Cattle Call (Canada)
La Maison en petits cubes (Japan)
Pogo et ses amis (Canada)
Presto

Weak films of 2008:

1st Bite (Canada)
Australia (Australia)
Autumn (Turkey)
Le Banquet (Canada)
Blind Loves (Slovakia)
Cactus (Australia)
Le Cas Roberge (Canada)
Ce qu'il faut pour vivre (Canada)
Cobardes (Spain)
La Creme (France)
Délice Paloma (Algeria)
Die Welle (Germany)
Eldorado (Belgium)
Il Divo (Italy)
Lady Jane (France)
Leo (Sweden)
La Ligne brisée (Canada)
Los (Belgium)
La Maison jaune (Algeria)
Mala Moskwa (Poland))
May 18 (South Korea)
Milk
My Magic (Singapore)
Nollywood Babylon (Canada)
Paris (France)
Passe Passe (France)
Peaceful Times (Germany)
Perro come perro (Colombia)
Prom Wars (Canada)
Sagan (France)
Seraphine (France)
Shadows In The Palace (South Korea)
Special Escort (Germany)
Tokyo Sonata (Japan)
Truffe (Canada)
Tulpan (Kazakhstan)
Versailles (France)

Weak cartoons:

Lavatory – Lovestory

Top Musical of 2008

"Mamma Mia!" (Phyllida Lloyd, Universal)