Top 10 Films of the 1980's

1. "Brazil" (1985, Terry Gilliam, UK)

2. ''The Unbearable Lightness Of Being'' (1988, Philip Kaufman, USA)

3. ''The Terminator'' (1984, James Cameron, USA)

4. ''The Stunt Man'' (1980, Richard Rush, USA)

5. "Raiders Of The Lost Ark" (1981, Steven Spielberg, USA)

6. ''Blade Runner'' (1982, Ridley Scott, USA)

7. ''Dangerous Liaisons'' (1988, Stephen Frears, USA)

8. "Peking Opera Blues" (1986, Tsui Hark, Hong Kong)

9. ''Blue Velvet'' (1986, David Lynch, USA)

10. "Moscow Does Not Believe In Tears" (1980, Vladimir Menshov, Soviet Union)

Short Top 10:

1. "Seeing In The Rain" (1981, Chris Gallagher, Canada)

2. "Point de fuite" (1987, Olivier Smolders, Belgium)

3. "Whoregasm" (1988, Nick Zedd, USA)

4. "The Man Who Could Not See Far Enough" (1981, Peter Rose, USA)

5. "Bois ton cafe" (1986, Eric Rohmer, France)

6. "The Deadman" (1989, Peggy Ahwesh, USA)

7. "Les Photos d'Alix" (1981, Jean Eustache, France)

8. "Mirage" (1983, Chris Gallagher, Canada)

9. "Fall Line" (1980, Bob Carmichael, Greg Lowe, USA)

10. "Precious Images" (1986, Chuck Workman, USA)

Top 10 Music Videos:

1. "Thriller" (1983, John Landis, Michael Jackson)

2. "Take On Me" (1985, Steve Barron, A-Ha)

3. "Once In A Lifetime" (1981, Toni Basil, Talking Heads)

4. "Sledgehammer" (1986, Stephen R. Johnson, Peter Gabriel)

5. "Express Yourself" (1989, David Fincher, Madonna)

6. "You Might Think" (1984, Jeff Stein, The Cars)

7. "Straight Up" (1989, David Fincher, Paula Abdul)

8. "Beat It" (1983, Bob Giraldi, Michael Jackson)

9. "When We Was Fab" (1988, Godley and Creme, George Harrison)

10. "Total Eclipse Of The Heart" (1983, Russell Mulcahy, Bonnie Tyler)

Commercial Top 5:

1. "1984" (1984, Ridley Scott, Apple)

2. "Varför ska vi bry oss om varandra?" (1985, Roy Andersson, Social Democratic Party, Sweden)

3. "Morning In America" (1984, Reagan For President)

4. "Manhattan Landing" (1983, British Airways)

5. "Revolving Door" (1988, Bush For President)

TV Top 10:

1. "Dekalog" (1989, Krzysztof Kieslowski, Poland)

2. "Yes Prime Minister: The Key" (1986, Sydney Lotterby, BBC)

3. "Moonlighting: The Dream Sequence Always Rings Twice" (1985, Peter Werner, ABC)

4. "Yes Prime Minister: The Tangled Web" (1988, Sydney Lotterby, BBC, UK)

5. "The Singing Detective" (1986, Jon Amiel, BBC)

6. "Miami Vice: Out Where The Buses Don't Run" (1985, Jim Johnston, NBC)

7. "Taxi: Latka The Playboy" (1981, James Burrows, ABC)

8. "Miami Vice: Evan" (1985, Rob Cohen, NBC)

9. "Lonesome Dove" (1989, Simon Wincer, CBS)

10. "Cheers: Thanksgiving Orphans" (1985, James Burrows, NBC)

Cartoon Top 10

1. "The Man Who Planted Trees" (1987, Frederic Back, NFB, Canada)

2. "Jumping" (1984, Osamu Tezuka, Japan)

3. "One Of Those Days" (1988, Bill Plympton, USA)

4. "Vincent" (1982, Tim Burton, Disney)

5. "The Fly" (1980, Ferenc Rofusz, Hungary)

6. "Jack Mac And Rad Boy Go!" (1985, Wes Archer, USA)

7. "The Cat Came Back" (1988, Cordell Barker, NFB, Canada)

8. "The Big Snit" (1985, Richard Condie, NFB, Canada)

9. "The Frog The Dog And The Devil" (1986, Bob Stenhouse, New Zealand)

10. "Get A Job" (1985, Brad Caslor, NFB, Canada)

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Top 10 Films of 1989

1. ''Meet The Feebles'' (Peter Jackson, New Zealand)

2. "The Killer" (John Woo, Hong Kong)

3. "When Harry Met Sally" (Rob Reiner, USA)

4. ''The Cook, The Thief, His Wife And Her Lover'' (Peter Greenaway, UK)

5. "Time Of The Gypsies" (Emir Kusturica, Yugoslavia)

6. ''Valmont'' (Milos Forman, USA)

7. "My 20th Century" (Ildikó Enyedi, Hungary)

8. "Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade" (Steven Spielberg, USA)

9. "Un Monde sans pitié" (Eric Rochant, France)

10. "Heathers" (Michael Lehmann, USA)

Other great films:

84 Charlie MoPic

The Abyss

The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen

Ashik Kerib (Soviet Union)

Batman
A Better Tomorrow III (Hong Kong)
Black Rain (Japan)

Born On The Fourth Of July

City Of Sadness (Taiwan)
Crimes And Misdemeanors
The Cyclist (Iran)

Dead Poets Society

Do The Right Thing

Drugstore Cowboy

Earth Girls Are Easy

Enemies: A Love Story

Great Balls Of Fire

Honey, I Shrunk The Kids

The Icicle Thief (Italy)

In The Line Of Duty 4 (Hong Kong)
I Want To Go Home (France)

Jesus de Montreal (Canada)

Kiki's Delivery Service (Japan)

Kindergarten Jardin des Infantes (Argentina)

Leningrad Cowboys Go America (Finland)

Lethal Weapon 2

Licence To Kill

The Little Mermaid

My Left Foot (Ireland)

Noce blanche (France)

Ostatni prom (Poland)

Pedicab Driver (Hong Kong)

La Réception (Canada)
Roger & Me

Sea Of Love

Sex, Lies And Videotape

Shirley Valentine (UK)

Tango & Cash

Trop belle pour toi! (France)

The Unbelievable Truth

The War Of The Roses

Yaaba (Burkina Faso)

Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 1989:

1. "Scandal" (Michael Caton-Jones, UK)

2. "Atame" (Pedro Almodovar, Spain)

3. "Sweetie" (Jane Campion, Australia)

4. "Mystery Train" (Jim Jarmusch, USA)

5. "Santa Sangre" (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico)

6. "Kopytem sem kopytem tam" (Vera Chytilová, Czechoslovakia)

7. "La Fille de quinze ans" (Jacques Doillon, France)

8. "Helmut Newton: Frames From The Edge" (Adrian Maben, Germany)

9. "Mes nuits sont plus belles que vos jours" (Andrzej Zulawski, France)

10. "Night Trips" (Andrew Blake, USA)

Short Top 3:

1. "The Deadman" (Peggy Ahwesh, USA)

2. "Ce qui me meut" (Cédric Klapisch, France)

3. "Cycles" (Zeinabu irene Davis, USA)

Other great shorts:

Almanach (France)

Martina's Playhouse

You Take Care Now (Canada)

Top 3 Music Videos:

1. "Express Yourself" (David Fincher, Madonna)

2. "Straight Up" (David Fincher, Paula Abdul)

3. "She Drives Me Crazy" (Philippe Decouflé, Fine Young Cannibals)

Top Commercial:

"Soviet Union" (Pepsi)

TV Top 3:

1. "Dekalog" (Krzysztof Kieslowski, TVP, Poland)

2. "Lonesome Dove" (Simon Wincer, CBS)

3. "Miami Vice: Victims Of Circumstance" (Colin Bucksey, NBC)

 

Other great TV shows:

Jeux de societe (France)

Cartoon Top 3:

1. "25 Ways To Quit Smoking" (Bill Plympton, USA)

2. "Tummy Trouble" (Rob Minkoff, Disney)

3. "Balance" (Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein, Germany)

Other great cartoons:

How To Kiss
Juke-Bar (Canada)
Knick Knack

Korova (Soviet Union)
War Story (UK)

Weak films of 1989:

All Dogs Go To Heaven
Always
Back To The Future II
Black Rain
Blaze
Celia (Australia)
Cruising Bar (Canada)
Les Deux Fragonard (France)
Driving Miss Daisy
A Dry, White Season
Eat A Bowl Of Tea
Eight Taels Of Gold (Hong Kong)
Eric The Viking
Fields Of Dreams
Glory
God Of Gamblers (Hong Kong)
Gross Anatomy
Henry V (UK)
Internal Affairs
Look Who's Talking
Monsieur Hire (France)
Music Box
National Lampoo's Christmas Vacation
Palombella rossa (Italy)
Parenthood
Portion d'éternité (Canada)
Prancer
La Revolution Francaise (France)
Romero
The Scenes Of The Class Struggle In Beverly Hills
She-Devil
The Sleazy Uncle (Italy)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Steel Magnolias
La Vie et rien d'autre (France)
Waltzing Regitze (Denmark)
What Time Is It ? (Italy)
Young Einstein (Australia)

Weak shorts:

Diner avec M. Boy et la femme qui aime Jesus (France)
Picture Perfect (Canada)

Weak cartoons:

245 Days
L'Anniversaire (Canada)
La Boite (Canada)
Colporteur (Canada)
Felicité (Canada)
The Hill Farm (UK)
Ident (UK)
Nathael et la chasse aux phoques (Canada)
Next (UK)

Top Musical of 1989

"Great Balls Of Fire" (Jim McBride, Orion)