January 1, 2004
Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) *
Michael Moore's worst film, a pathetic defence of Saddam Hussein's regime. And it's incoherent too: the first half denounces Saudi Arabia's influence on George W. Bush, and the second half denounces George W. Bush's decision to invade Iraq in 2003, but the film forgets to mention that Saudi Arabia opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003. Unlike "Bowling For Colombine", which won an Oscar for Best Documentary, and unlike "Sico", which was at least nominated for that award, "Fahrenheit 9/11" wasn't nominated for an Oscar at all, but instead received several Golden Raspberries awards.
December 12, 2003
Top 10 Films of 2003
1. ''City Of God'' (Fernando Meirelles, Brazil)
2. "The Brown Bunny" (Vincent Gallo, USA)
3. "Oldboy" (Park Chan-Wook, South Korea)
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6. "Dogville" (Lars von Trier, Denmark)
7. "Finding Nemo" (Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich, USA)
8. ''Swimming Pool'' (François Ozon, France)
10. "Russian Ark" (Aleksandr Sokurov, Russia)
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Other great films:
Top 10 Guilty Pleasures of 2003:
2. "Lawless Heart" (Tom Hunsinger, Neil Hunter, UK)
9. "The Favourite Game" (Bernar Hébert, Canada)
1. "Bager" (Tomi Grgicevic, Canada)
7:35 In The Morning (Spain)
Bonheur est dans les pres mais parfois c'est au fond d'un océan (Canada)
Corps etrangers (Canada)
Cartoon Top 3:
1. "Destino" (Dominique Monfery, Disney)
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3. "Gone Nutty" (Carlos Saldanha, USA)
Other great cartoons:
Encre noire sur fond d'azur (Canada)
Nibbles (Canada)
4. ''Alexandra's Project'' (Rolf De Heer, Australia)
5. "Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter And Spring" (Kim Ki-Duk, South Korea)
9. ''Crimson Gold" (Jafar Panahi, Iran)
Other great films:
A hauteur d'homme (Canada)
Calendar Girls (UK)
Comment ma mère accoucha de moi (Canada)
Los Debutantes (Chile)
Demi-tarif (France)
Down By Love (Hungary)
Eden (Poland)
Edge Of Madness (Canada)
Good Bye Lenin (Germany)
The Good Thief (Ireland)
Haute tension (France)
Ikki Tousen (Japan)
Les Invasions barbares (Canada)
Love Actually (UK)
Osama (Afghanistan)
Owning Mahowny (UK)
Pas sur la bouche (France)
Pornografia (Poland)
A Problem With Fear (Canada)
PTU (Hong Kong)
The Saddest Music In The World (Canada)
Sexo con amor (Chile)
Stupeur et tremblements (France)
Tan de repente (Argentina)
Les Triplettes de Belleville (France)
Untold Scandal (South Korea)
Whale Rider (New Zealand)
Zurek (Poland)
1. "Memories Of Murder" (Ho Bong Joon, South Korea)
7. "Bienvenue chez les Roses" (Francis Palluau, France)
8. "Les Sentiments" (Noémie Lvovsky, France)
Short Top 3:
1. "Bager" (Tomi Grgicevic, Canada)
2. "Selma And Sofie" (Mia Engberg, Sweden)
3. "Serguei et Tatiana" (Jean-Yves Guilleux, France)
Other great shorts:
7:35 In The Morning (Spain)
Bonheur est dans les pres mais parfois c'est au fond d'un océan (Canada)
Corps etrangers (Canada)
To The Happy Few
Top 3 Music Videos:
1. "The Hardest Button To Button" (Michel Gondry, The White Stripes)
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2. "Hey Ya" (Bryan Barber, Outkast)
3. "Crazy In Love" (Jake Nava, Jay-Z, Beyonce)
Other great music videos:
Seven Nation Army
Top Commercial:
"Cog" (Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Honda)
TV Top 3:
1. "Six Feet Under: Season 3" (HBO)
2. "The Wire: Season 2" (HBO)
Other great TV shows:
Top 3 Music Videos:
1. "The Hardest Button To Button" (Michel Gondry, The White Stripes)
Other great music videos:
Seven Nation Army
Top Commercial:
"Cog" (Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Honda)
TV Top 3:
1. "Six Feet Under: Season 3" (HBO)
3. "24: Season 3" (Fox)
Coming Up: Naked (UK)
Cartoon Top 3:
1. "Destino" (Dominique Monfery, Disney)
2. "Harvie Krumpet" (Adam Elliot, Australia)
Other great cartoons:
Encre noire sur fond d'azur (Canada)
Nibbles (Canada)
El Octavo día de la creación (Mexico)
Weak films of 2003:
20h17 rue Darling (Canada)
At Five In The Afternoon (Afghanistan)
Bad Boys II
Big Fish
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Chouchou (France)
Cold Mountain
Depuis qu'Otar est parti (Georgia)
Dirty Pretty Things (UK)
Girl With A Pearl Earring
La Grande séduction (Canada)
House Of Sand And Fog
In America
Jungle Book 2
The Last Samurai
Mambo Italiano (Canada)
Marion Bridge (Canada)
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix Revolutions
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (France)
My Life Without Me (Canada)
Nez rouge (Canada)
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Père et fils (France)
Pieces Of April
Le Piège d'Issoudun (Canada)
Piglet's Big Movie
Saved By The Belles (Canada)
Sur le seuil (Canada)
Weak films of 2003:
20h17 rue Darling (Canada)
At Five In The Afternoon (Afghanistan)
Bad Boys II
Big Fish
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
Chouchou (France)
Cold Mountain
Depuis qu'Otar est parti (Georgia)
Dirty Pretty Things (UK)
Girl With A Pearl Earring
La Grande séduction (Canada)
House Of Sand And Fog
In America
Jungle Book 2
The Last Samurai
Mambo Italiano (Canada)
Marion Bridge (Canada)
Matrix Reloaded
Matrix Revolutions
Monsieur Ibrahim et les fleurs du Coran (France)
My Life Without Me (Canada)
Nez rouge (Canada)
Once Upon A Time In Mexico
Père et fils (France)
Pieces Of April
Le Piège d'Issoudun (Canada)
Piglet's Big Movie
Saved By The Belles (Canada)
Sur le seuil (Canada)
Zelary (Czech Republic)
Weak shorts:
A-Torzija (Slovenia)
Most (Czech Republic)
Squash (France)
Two Soldiers
Weak cartoons:
Boundin'
Wrong Number Phone Message
Weak shorts:
A-Torzija (Slovenia)
Most (Czech Republic)
Squash (France)
Two Soldiers
Weak cartoons:
Boundin'
Wrong Number Phone Message
November 11, 2003
City Of God (2003) *****
October 10, 2003
Swimming Pool (2003) ****
This isn't exactly a lesbian film, but the erotic chemistry between Charlotte Rampling and Ludivine Saigner is palpable in this terrific movie directed by Francois Ozon ("8 Women", "5X2"). It actually comes as a surprise that these two actresses don't sleep together. Actually - and this is a spoiler, so don't read if you haven't yet seen "The Swimming Pool" - they cannot sleep together, because, if the final scene is to make any sense, Rampling and Saigner are playing the SAME character. Or - to be more precise - two different aspects of the same character - Saigner being Rampling's erotic id, a complete slut who will sleep with any man, no matter how ugly, old or unappealing. In other words, she is actually doing what Rampling is only fantasizing about doing - getting as much sex as possible, no matter from where. Needless to say, Ludivine Saigner gets naked often in this film. Is Rampling playing a sex addict ? Maybe not. Maybe it's just her upbringing and her cultural values that are at odds with her sexual urges. Therefore, to remain sane, she has to invent a different character (yes, it is a form of schizophrenia) and make her do everything she wants to do. But unlike the hero of "Fight Club", Rampling is actually fully aware of her fantasy life. This reading of the film is the only one that fully explains the final scene, when Rampling meets the real daughter of her publisher and doesn't react in any way - if you've seen the film you'll understand what it means.
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September 9, 2003
Freddy Vs Jason (2003) ***
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