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It's a new decade and an opportunity to look back at the Noughties in
film. Here is a review of the best of the decade that I did for Video
Vista and a feature containing top ten lists from the DVD Times
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My Top 20 Films of 2009:
- Synecdoche,
New York
- Vicky
Cristina Barcelona
- Inglourious
Basterds
- Revolutionary Road
- The
Wrestler
- Watchmen
- Milk
- Frost/Nixon
- Bruno
- The
Curious Case of Benjamin Button
- The
Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
- The
Hurt Locker
- Fantastic
Mr. Fox
- The Young Victoria
- Public
Enemies
- Coco Before Chanel
- Sherlock
Holmes
- An
Education
- In
The Loop
- Bright
Star
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2009 was another eventful year in cinema, and here is my top ten,
together with those of my DVD Times colleagues, which taken together
show a broad and interesting spectrum of taste. In fact the year
was so good that a list of ten films isn't enough to do it justice, so
I've complied a further top twenty list on the right. |
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Ian Dury's distinctive musical style and witty and playful lyrics
were one the best things to come out of the punk/new wave era of the
late '70s, and Andy Serkis captures the man to perfection. However
the script, which focuses on Dury the wayward family man at the expense
of Dury the musician, should have been revised. |
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Having proved his box office credentials with the Iron Man
franchise, Robert Downey Jr. is a good choice with whom to re-vitalise
the most filmed character ever. Guy Ritchie's take is high on
action, fisticuffs and thrills and spills, but lower on seriousness,
credible plotting and a sense of true Conan Doyle-style detection.
But nevertheless the movie remains an enjoyable Steampunkish romp. |
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Charlie Kaufman has surprised us as a screenwriter, with
reality-bending pieces such as Being John
Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Now writing and directing, he comes up with a similarly intriguing tale
of art mirroring life mirroring art to the nth degree. Now out on
DVD.
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The Dirty Dozen
done Tarantino-style, with some exquisitely tense scenes mingling
with moments of knockabout comedy and a take on World War II you won't
find in any history book. As ever Tarantino blazes his own trail
down Pastiche Lane, and the results are constantly entertaining.
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A 25th Anniversary Edition 3 DVD set of the celebrated
rock-mockumentary, with a host of new extras to further compliment the
already burgeoning number from previous releases. What's great
about it all is that the legend continues 'in character', with the band
members now older but no less wacky—especially Nigel—and the
original movie seeming more ground-breaking than ever.
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