2010
2010 TOP TEN
1. #> Archipelago (UK 2010) Joanna Hogg :25/28: (=9/10)
2. The Christening (Poland 2010) Marcin Wrona :[23/28]: (=8/10)
3. The Lord’s Ride (France 2010) Jean-Charles Hue :23:
4. Finisterrae (Spain 2010) Sergio Caballero :23:
5. # Involuntary (Sweden 2008) Ruben Östlund :22: (=8/10)
6. # Monsters (UK 2010) Gareth Edwards :22:
7. # The Disappearance of Alice Creed (UK 2009) J Blakeson :22:
8. # My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done (USA/Ger 2009) Werner Herzog :22:
9. In the Shadows (Germany 2010) Thomas Arslan :21: (=8/10)
10. #> Animal Kingdom (Australia 2010) David Michôd :22:
Comprising feature-length films which either had their world premiere in 2010, or else were released for the first time in the UK during 2010 (latter are marked with #; 2011 releases are marked with #>.)
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… top ten roundup (of UK new releases) for Tribune magazine (18.Dec.2010)
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Comprising feature-length films which either had their world premiere in 2010, or else were released for the first time in the UK during 2010 (latter are marked with #; 2011 releases are marked with #>.)
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2010 NEXT BEST
(after the top ten, ranked according to film’s rating out of 28)
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_____21 out of 28_____(= 8/10)
# The Bad Lieutenant – Port of Call: New Orleans (USA 2009) Werner Herzog
How I Filmed the War (Canada 2010) Yuval Sagiv
# I Am Love (Italy 2009) Luca Guadagnino
The Invisible Eye (Argentina 2010) Diego Lerman
#> Kaboom (US 2010) Gregg Araki
# Kick-Ass (UK 2010) Matthew Vaughn
A Stoker (aka The Stoker) (Russia 2010) Alexey Balabanov [UK 2013!]
Truce (Russia 2010) Svetlana Proskurina
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_____20+ out of 28_____(= 7+/10)
# Frownland (USA 2007) Ronnie Bronstein
# Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2010) Apichatpong Weerasethakul
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_____20 out of 28_____(= 7/10)
# Another Year (2010) Mike Leigh
# Catfish (2010) Joost & Schulman
# Crying With Laughter (2009) Justin Molotnikov
# Down Terrace (2009) Ben Wheatley
# Easier With Practice (2008) Kyle Patrick Alvarez
Foreign Parts (2010) Paravel & Sniadecki
# Inception (2010) Christopher Nolan
# The Illusionist (2010) Sylvain Chomet
# The Maid (2009) Sebastian Silva
# The Secret in their Eyes (2009) Juan José Campanella
Traces of a Diary (2010) Martins & Principe
Vapor Trail (Clark) (2010) John Gianvito
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_____19 out of 28_____ (= 7/10)
# Cherry Tree Lane (2010) Paul Andrew Williams
#> Cold Weather (2010) Aaron Katz
Dance to the Spirits (2010) Ricardo Iscar
Disfarmer – A Portrait of America (2010) Martin Lavut
Et in Terra Pax (2010) Botrugno & Coluccini
Fanny, Annie & Danny (2010) Chris Brown
The Four Times (2010) Michelangelo Frammartino {aka Le Quattro Volte}
# The Ghost aka The Ghost Writer (2010) Roman Polanski
# Greenberg (2010) Noah Baumbach
# The Hole (2009) Joe Dante
It’s Your Fault (2010) Anahi Berneri
The Man From Nowhere (2010) LEE Jeong-Beom
# Police, Adjective (2009) Corneliu Porumboiu
R (2010) Lindholm & Noer
Red Hill (2010) Patrick Hughes
Shelter (2010) Dragomir Sholev
#> Viva Riva! (2010) Djo Tunda wa Munga
Wild Grass (2010) YANG Lina
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_____18 out of 28_____ (= 7/10)
All the Night Long (2010 TVM) Isaki Lacuesta
The Autobiography of Nicolae Ceausescu (2010) Andrei Ujica
Blessed Events (2010) Isabelle Stever
# Breathless (2009) Yang Ik-June
Bummer Summer (2010) Zach Weintraub
Congo In Four Acts (2010) Hamadi, Wa Lusala, Kalala & Katembo Siku
Cleveland vs. Wall Street (2010) Jean-Stéphane Bron
# Crazy Heart (2009) Scott Cooper
# The Crazies (2010) Breck Eisner
# Father of My Children (2009) Mia Hansen-Løve
HIGH School (2010) John Stalberg
Incendies (2010) Denis Villeneuve
Majority (2010) Seren Yüce
Matchmaking Mayor (2010) Erika Hníková
Memory Lane (2010) Mikhaël Hers
9 Lives (2010) Maria Speth
# Piranha (2010) Alexandre Aja
Sailor (2010) Norman Leto
# Splice (2009) Vincenzo Natali
Tender Son: The Frankenstein Project (2010) Kornél Mundruczó
True Grit (2010) Ethan & Joel Coen
# Unstoppable (2010) Tony Scott
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_____18? out of 28_____ (= 7?/10)
Womb (2010) FLIEGAUF Benedek
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Comprising films which either had their world premiere in 2010, or else were released for the first time in the UK during 2010 (latter are marked with #.)
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(current total: 98. Latest addition – Tony, 1st May 2011 )
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8/10 [22 out of 28] The Disappearance of Alice Creed. Involuntary. Monsters. My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done.
8/10 [21] The Bad Lieutenant…. I Am Love. Kick-Ass.
7+/10 [20+] Frownland. Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
7/10 [20] Another Year. Catfish. Crying With Laughter. Down Terrace. Easier With Practice. The Illusionist. Inception. The Maid. The Secret in Their Eyes.
7/10 [19] Cherry Tree Lane. The Ghost (aka The Ghost Writer). The Hole. Police, Adjective.
7/10 [18] Breathless (Ddongpari). The Crazies. Crazy Heart. Father of My Children. Piranha. Splice. Unstoppable.
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6/10 [17] Red. Revanche. Exam. Lourdes. Robinson In Ruins. Undertow.
6/10 [16] The Arbor. Armored. La Danse. Eccentricities of a Blonde Haired Girl. The Happiest Girl in the World. The Hunter. Kicks. Of Gods and Men. Precious. Predators. A Prophet. Skyline. The Town. Up In the Air. Tony.
6/10 [15] The American. American – The Bill Hicks Story. Dog Pound. Exit Through the Gift Shop. Into Eternity. Jackass 3D. The Kids Are All Right. Knight and Day. The Last Station. Mother. The Road. The Social Network. Tron: Legacy. Winter’s Bone.
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5+/10 [14+] Our Beloved Month of August.
5/10 [14] Cemetery Junction. The Milk of Sorrow. Robin Hood. Shutter Island. A Single Man. Somewhere.
5/10 [13] Beeswax. The Expendables. Green Zone. Paradise.
5/10 [12] Valhalla Rising. The Way Back. When You’re Strange. White Material.
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4/10 [11] The Headless Woman. Leap Year (Mex.). Sex and the City 2. Wild Grass.
4/10 [10] Dogtooth. Four Lions. Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll.
4/10 [9] The Boys are Back. A Boy Called Dad. The Killer Inside Me. Vincere.
3/10 [8] Cop Out. Extraordinary Measures. The Other Guys. Salt. Secretariat.
3/10 [7] The Tourist.
3/10 [6] The Brothers Bloom.
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2/10 [3] Legion.
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9/10 [25 out of 28] Archipelago.
8/10 [23] The Christening . Finisterrae. The Lord’s Ride.
8/10 [21] How I Filmed the War. Kick-Ass. The Invisible Eye. Kaboom. Truce. The Lord’s Ride.
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Films shown at UK film-festivals for the first time in 2010, but which world-premiered in 2009 or earlier
9/10 [26 out of 28] Symbol (MATSUMOTO Hitoshi : Japan 2009) UK premiere at Raindance
8/10 [23] The Wolf’s Mouth (Pietro MARCELLO : Italy 2009) Edinburgh
8/10 [23] Green Waters (Mariano DE ROSA : Argentina 2009) Bradford
8/10 [22] Toto (Peter SCHREINER : Austria 2009) Bradford
8/10 [21] Home From Home (Sung-Hyung CHO : South Korea 2009) Bradford
8/10 [21] The Woman with the 5 Elephants (Vadim JENDREYKO : Switzerland 2009) Bradford
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