Friday, December 28, 2007

The Films of 2007 (Dec 28)

An update of the Movie City News tally of critic's year-end lists, with local viewing details. The MCN meta-list is a terrific tip-off about what to see as this exceptional movie year draws to a close. My particular favourites are in boldface: can't wait to see JUNO!

1. No Country For Old Men (Fifth, Scotiabank, Silvercity, etc)
2. There Will Be Blood (in Vancouver theatres Jan 11)
3. The Diving Bell & The Butterfly (Fifth)
4. Once (DVD available)
5. Atonement (TT Park SC etc)
6. Into The Wild (DVD Feb 12)
7. Juno (TT Fifth SC etc)
8. Zodiac (DVD available)
9. Sweeney Todd (SC Scotiabank etc)
10. Michael Clayton (Granville 7 - may leave soon)
10. Away From Her (DVD available)

12. I'm Not There (Granville 7)
13. Ratatouille (DVD available)
14. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days (gone, don't know DVD release date)
15. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead (gone, don't know DVD release date)
16. Eastern Promises (DVD available)
17. Assassination of Jesse James (DVD Feb 5)
18. Persepolis (No sign of this one yet)
19. Lives Of Others (DVD available)
20. Bourne Ultimatum (DVD available)

21. Killer of Sheep (DVD available)
22. The Savages (Fifth, TInseltown)
23. Syndromes and a Century (No sign of this one)
24. The Host (DVD available)
25. Gone Baby Gone (DVD Feb 12)
26. Knocked Up (DVD available)
27. No End In Sight (DVD available)
28. Darjeeling Limited (DVD Feb 26)
29. Superbad (DVD available)
30. 3:10 To Yuma (DVD Jan 8)
30. American Gangster (Tinseltown, Station Square)

32. Black Book (DVD available)
33. King Of Kong (Gone)
34. Control (Gone)
35. Sicko (DVD available)
36. Margot At The Wedding (Granville 7)
37. 12:08 East Of Bucharest (DVD Feb 5)
38. Grindhouse (DVD available)
39. Hairspray (DVD available)
40. The Wind That Shakes The Barley (DVD available)

41. Lust, Caution (Station Square)
42. Across The Universe (Denman Sat 2:30, DVD Feb 5)
43. Offside (DVD available)
44. Enchanted (Tinseltown, Oakridge, SC, etc)
45. Lady Chatterly (been and gone?)
46. Rescue Dawn (DVD available)
47. 300 (DVD available)
48. Breach (DVD available)
49. Southland Tales (gone?)
50. This Is England (DVD available)
50. Charlie Wilson's War (SC Dunbar Scotiabank etc) [27]

52. Lars & The Real Girl (Granville 7) [25]
52. The Kite Runner (Ridge SC Scotiabank etc) [25]

54. Lake Of Fire [24]
54. Golden Door [24]
54. In The Valley Of Elah [24]
54. Paprika [24]

58. Hot Fuzz [23]
58. Private Fears In Public Places [23]

60. After The Wedding (DVD available) [21]
60. The Great Debaters (Tinseltown) [22]
60. Bug [21]

Starting Out The Evening (not here yet)
Paranoid Park (been and gone?)
Silent Light (hasn't come yet)

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And here's my own year-end list of personal favourites. Not an objective assessment, these are the films I've most enjoyed/appreciated in 2007. Amazingly strong roster, and so many yet to be seen. I think this is the strongest year for film since 1999.

My Faves of 2007
1. Adam's Apples
2. Into The Wild
3. Across The Universe
4. Assassination of Jesse James
5. I'm Not There
6. Gone Baby Gone
7. After The Wedding
8. The Lives Of Others
9. This Is England
10. Once
11. Michael Clayton
12. Amazing Grace
13. Lars & The Real Girl
14. Black Snake Moan
15. You Told Me, You Love Me
16. Ratatouille
17. Into Great Silence
18. No Country For Old Men
19. You, The Living
20. Jindabyne
21. Secret Sunshine
22. The Aura
23. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead
24. Away From Her

Eager To See
Atonement
Ben X
The Bothersome Man
Charlie Wilson's War
The Darjeeling Limited
The Diving Bell & The Butterfly
Dry Season (Daratt)
Hairspray
Juno
Kite Runner
Margot At The Wedding
Paranoid Park
Persepolis
Silent Light
Sweeney Todd
Syndromes & A Century
There Will Be Blood
Zodiac
4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days

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