still thinking: Film: 2008

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Film: 2008

Due to consistent 'public' demand, here is my 2008 favorite films list. I added in honorable mentions because I can't help it.

Revolutionary Road dir. by Sam Mendes
Entre Les Murs (The Class) dir. by Laurent Cantet
Rachel Getting Married dir. by Jonathan Demme
The Dark Knight dir by. Christopher Nolan
Encounters at the End of the World dir. by Werner Herzog
Låt den rätte komma in (Let the Right One In) dir. by Thomas Alfredson
Happy-go-lucky dir. by Mike Leigh
The Visitor dir. by Tom McCarthy
The Wrestler dir. Darren Aronofsky
In Bruges dir. by Martin McDonagh

Honorable mentions: Hunger dir. by Steven McQueen, Frozen River dir. by Courtney Hunt, Wendy and Lucy dir. Kelly Reichardt, Funny Games dir. Michael Haneke, Che dir. by Steven Soderbergh, Synecdoche New York dir. by Charlie Kaufman, Valkyrie dir. by Brian Singer, and Stop-Loss dir. by Kimberly Pierce. This is my 2007 list.

4 comments:

Visual Velocity said...: I have Che, but I haven't seen it yet. Usual story; I've been procrastinating, haha.

Making the '08 list was easy for me. I think 2009 would be a little bit difficult. Daming maganda! :D; Wednesday, February 03, 2010 8:28:00 PM
jayclops said...: 2007 was a tough one too. Also on 2009. sana lang marami akong mapanood.; Wednesday, February 03, 2010 9:11:00 PM
The Scud said...: i'm glad werner herzog's documentary made it on your list. thomas alfredson's too.; Thursday, February 04, 2010 7:13:00 AM
Adrian Mendizabal said...: woooh! haven't watched the class. revolutionary road is bleak, the dark knight is good, encounters is still a gem for me, i used it several times as a visual aid in class. let the right one is fine piece of narrative, the wrestler tells so much about aronofsky, synecdoche is still an mise-en-scene marvel, its good actually.. its my birthday movie last year...; Thursday, February 11, 2010 9:28:00 AM

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