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The Best Films of the Decade (aka "The Naughties")
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Best Films Of The Decade (aka The Naughties) From Alex & Terry
List # 1
By Alex Simon
When Terry and I initially discussed writing these lists, I had a tough time thinking back on 20 films over the past decade which I was really taken with, thinking that movies have sunk so low over the past ten years, that even choosing a dozen would be a short-order job. Thirty minutes into it, my list had nearly 60 titles! After much cutting, pasting, and re-cutting and pasting, here are my top 20 films (in no particular order) of the first decade of the 21st century, dubbed by many as “the naughties.” --A.S.
1.No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers, 2007) An elegiac blend of stark beauty and full-throttle despair from two of our finest filmmakers, set in the contemporary American West. Every frame is damn near flawless, and would have been an even more perfect vehicle for the late Sam Peckinpah.
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IMDb, RottenTomatoes: Movies of the Decade
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At the end of the year, and especially the decade, you’re inundated with enough top lists that they themselves should be ranked. Plenty of other websites and other media outlets have been counting down basically the same best movies, which is partially the reason I spared you the numbered trips down memory lane. (But before I write myself into a hypocritical corner, I’ll still be doing my traditional top movies of the year list. Hint: New Moon isn’t on it)
That being said, here are two definitive lists of note that highlight what was critically lauded this decade on RottenTomatoes.com and what the movie fans and voters on IMDb.com felt were the best the aughts had to offer. Slashfilm compiled the top 20 from Rt and they snatched up the top 25 off IMDb for your look at how the decade fared in movies.
There are a few surprises on both lists,
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- Jeff Leins
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Review: Collapse
17 December 2009 6:58 AM, PST
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Documentary filmmaker Chris Smith and investigative reporter Michael Ruppert have a story to tell. The truth here is as far beyond inconvenient as a modern BMW is beyond the pony express. If there is ever a film that makes you want to bunker down with gallons of fresh water and a million cans of baked beans it is not The Day After, or even The Day After Tomorrow, it is Collapse.
Taking a more than a cue from Errol Morris and his Robert McNamara doc, The Fog Of War, Smith plants Ruppert in a chair and has him draw out the map of the world going to hell in a hand basket over the next decade, give or take a few years. His picture is not a pretty one. But it is compelling due to Ruppert's level-headed fanaticism on the subject (some might call it passion). Peak Oil, economic derivatives,
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Another Year, another Jaw-Dropping Documentary
16 December 2009 2:00 PM, PST
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Robert here, looking back at 2004. This past decade really was a documentary renaissance, and if Errol Morris' The Fog of War from 2003 was the best of the decade (in the opinion of this humble writer) the most original documentary arrived a year later. Jonathan Caouette's Tarnation is a portrait of the director's mother, grandparents and self with arms that stretch wide and utilize a palate of home videos, photographs, television and movie clips combining to make a tapestry of life and mental illness like none you've seen before.
Filmmakers are often told that they have ten minutes to grab and keep the audience. This montage which falls in the films first few minutes (and is set to one of the best bands of the decade Iron & Wine) should have you reacting the same as me.... willing to give Caouette my full attention for as long as he want's it.
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Biggest Wow Moment of 2003
11 December 2009 5:25 PM, PST
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Robert here with some thoughts on 2003. This past decade was a fantastic one for documentaries. Truly great. But the best documentary of the decade was released in 2003 and comes courtesy Errol Morris. The Fog of War.
Morris is a successful documentarian because he knows how to get his point across in a wide variety of ways. Here it's not just the speech of former Defense Secretary Robert McNamara (who's both candid and slippery) but an endless sequence comparing fire-bombed Japanese cities and their American equivalents that had my mouth breathlessly agape in shock. Powerful film making indeed.
My apologies for the unnecessary subtitles.
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Documentarians to Honor Errol Morris
29 October 2009 1:05 PM, PDT
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By Wrap Staff
The International Documentary Association has chosen "The Fog of War" director Errol Morris to receive its annual Career Achievement Award.
The laurel will be presented as part of the Ida's annual awards gala on Dec. 4 at the Directors Guild of America theater in Hollywood.
Morris fulfills the Ida's description of the award recipient: "a filmmaker who has made a major impact on the documentary genre through a long and distinguished body of work." In addition to the Oscar-winning "Fog of War," his documentary features include "The Thin Bl
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Tiff Picks 09: Chris Smith's Collapse
2 September 2009
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- #15. Collapse
Director: Chris Smith Distributor: Rights Available.
Buzz: Chris Smith has picked one hell of a subject to interview - the whistleblower of all whistleblowers. Tiff's Thom Powers says the style "recalls the work of Errol Morris and Spalding Gray" and let me tell you, a one-on-one interview with an unpopular person as was the case with Morris' The Fog of War resulted in one hell of a fascinating watch.
The Gist: It's an awfully lonely world when the people around you don't want the bad news. From the acclaimed director of American Movie, this portrait of radical thinker Michael Ruppert explores his apocalyptic vision of the future, spanning the crises in economics, energy, environment and more.
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