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latest update : 21.Apr (added Unrelated and Cargo 200)
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2008 top ten ('2008 films' and UK new-releases)
1 Unrelated (J.Hogg, 07 > UK 08)
2 Somers Town (S.Meadows, UK 08) : 8/10
3 Funny Games U.S. (M.Haneke, US 07 > UK 08) : 8/10
4 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (C.Mungiu, Rom 07 > UK 08) : 8/10
5 Joy Division (G.Gee, 07 > UK 08) : 8/10
6 The Boss of It All (L.Von Trier, Den 06 > UK 08) : 7/10
7 The Violin (F.Vargas, Mex 05 > UK 08) : 7/10
8 Cloverfield (M.Reeves, US 08) : 7/10
9 There Will Be Blood (P.T.Anderson, US 07 > UK 08) : 7/10
10 Go With Peace, Jamil (O.Shargawi, Den 08) : 7/10
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2007 top ten (UK new-releases and '2007 films') 2007 ROUNDUP
1 casting a glance (J.Benning, US 07) : 10/10
2 Who Killed Cock Robin? (T.Wilkerson, US 05/06/07) 73m version : 9/10
3 The Call of the Wild (R.Lamothe, US 07) : 9/10
4 Satan (K.Chapiron, Fr 06 > UK 07) aka Sheitan : 9/10
5 Profit motive and the whispering wind (J.Gianvito, US 07) : 9/10
6 Control (A.Corbijn, UK/US 07) : 9/10
7 Blind Mountain (Y.Li Chi/Ger 07) : 9/10
8 Yella (C.Petzold, Ger 07) : 8/10
9 Zodiac (D.Fincher, US 07) : 8/10
10 Unrelated (J.Hogg, UK 07) : 8/10
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2006 top ten (new releases in UK and '2006 films')
1 United 93 (P.Greengrass, US/UK/Fr 06) 10/10
2 Who Killed Cock Robin? (T.Wilkerson, US 05/06/07) 73m version 9/10
3 Satan (K.Chapiron, Fr 06) aka Sheitan
4 Volver (P.Almodovar, Spn 06)
5 Fantasma (L.Alonso, Arg/Neth/Fr 06)
6 Children of Men (A.Cuaron. UK/US 06) 8/10
7 The Other Half (YING Liang, China 06)
8 How Is Your Fish Today? (X.Guo, China/UK 06)
9 Pan's Labyrinth (G.Del Toro, Spn/Mex/USA 06)
10 Shortbus (J.C.Mitchell, US 06)
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2005 top ten (new releases in UK and ‘2005 films')
1 A History of Violence (D.Cronenberg, USA 05) 10/10
2 Who Is Bozo Texino? (B.Daniel, USA 05) 9/10
3 The Intruder (C.Denis, France 04 > UK 05) aka L'intrus
4 King Kong (P.Jackson, USA 05)
5 Taking Father Home (YING Liang, China 05) 8/10
6 Mean Creek (J.A.Estes, USA 04 > UK 05)
7 Broken Flowers (J.Jarmusch, USA 05)
8 Good Night, and Good Luck. (G.Clooney, USA 05)
9 Process (C.S.Leigh, UK/France 04 > UK 05)
10 Murk (J.Johansen, Den/UK 05)
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2004 top ten (new releases in UK and '2004 films')
1 Elephant (G.Van Sant, USA 03 > UK 04) 10/10
2 Capturing the Friedmans (A.Jarecki, USA 03 > UK 04) 9/10
3 Dead Man's Shoes (S.Meadows, UK 04)
4 The Intruder (C.Denis, France 04 > UK 05) aka L'intrus
5 Los Angeles Plays Itself (T.Andersen, USA 03 > UK 04)
6 Tropic of Cancer (E.Polgovsky, Mexico 04) aka Tropico de Cancer
7 Ten Skies (J.Benning, USA 04)
8 13 Lakes (J.Benning, USA 04)
9 Gozu (T.Miike, Japan 03 > UK 04) 8/10
10 Since Otar Left (J.Bertucelli, France/Georgia 03 > UK 04)
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'2008 films' rated 7/10 or higher
8/10 Somers Town (Shane Meadows, UK)
7/10 Access Road (Nathalie Mansoux, Portugal)
7/10 Ballast (Lance Hammer, USA) copyright-dated 2007
7/10 Citizen Havel (Koutecky & Janek, Czech Rep)
7/10 Cloverfield (Matt Reeves, USA)
Films rated 8/10 or higher, listed by year of premiere
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:: 2007 ::
10/10 :
casting a glance
9/10
Blind Mountain
The Call of the Wild
Control
Profit motive and the whispering wind
Who Killed Cock Robin? (2005/06/07)
8/10
Alice's House
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Boxing Day
Cargo 200
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
Fish Kill Flea
Funny Games U.S.
Go Go Tales
Hot Fuzz
Import Export
Joy Division
Night Train
Unrelated
We Own the Night
Yella
Zodiac
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:: 2006 ::
10/10 : United 93 (Paul Greengrass, US/UK/Fra)
9/10 : Fantasma (Lisandro Alonso, Arg/Net/Fr)
Sheitan (Kim Chapiron, Fra) aka Satan
Volver (Pedro Almodovar, Spain)
Who Killed Cock Robin? (Travis Wilkerson, USA) [NB: 2006 re-edit]
8/10 : April in Love (Gerald Hustache-Mathieu, Fr)
Bellavista (Peter Schreiner, Austria)
Children of Men (Alfonso Cuaron, UK/US)
The History Boys (Nicholas Hytner, UK)
London To Brighton (Paul Andrew Williams, UK)
The Other Half (YING Liang, Chi)
Pan's Labyrinth (Guillermo Del Toro, Spn/Mex/US)
Requiem (Hans-Christian Schmidt, Ger)
The Queen (Stephen Frears, UK)
Shortbus (John Cameron Mitchell, USA)
12:08 East of Bucharest (Corneliu Porumboiu, Rom)
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:: 2005 ::
10/10 : A History of Violence (David Cronenberg, USA)
9/10 : King Kong (Peter Jackson, USA)
Who Is Bozo Texino? (Bill Daniel, USA)
8/10 : Broken Flowers (Jim Jarmusch, USA)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Tim Burton, USA)
Cold Showers (Antony Cordier, France)
Dangerous Men (John S Rad, USA)
Dave Chappelle's Block Party (Michel Gondry, USA)
Homecoming [TV] (Joe Dante, USA)
Murk (Jannik Johansen, Den)
Good Night, and Good Luck. (George Clooney, USA)
Taking Father Home (YING Liang, Chi)
Transamerica (Duncan Tucker, USA)
Working Man's Death (Michael Glawogger, Aut)
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:: 2004 ::
9/10 : Dead Man's Shoes (Shane Meadows, UK)
The Intruder (Claire Denis, Fra) aka L'intrus
13 Lakes (James Benning, USA)
Ten Skies (James Benning, USA)
Tropic of Cancer (Eugenio Polgovsky, Mex) aka Tropico de Cancer
8/10 : Aaltra (Delepin & K/vern, Bel)
Able Edwards (Graham Robertson, USA)
The Bourne Supremacy (Paul Greengrass, USA)
A Decent Factory (Thomas Balmes, Fin)
The District! (Aron Gauder, Hungary)
The Door in the Floor (Tod Williams, USA)
The Forgotten (Joseph Ruben, USA)
Hotel Rwanda (Terry George, SA/Ity/UK)
Kung Fu Hustle (Stephen Chow, Chi-HK) aka Gong fu
The Ladykillers (J & E Coen, USA)
Mean Creek (Jacob Aaron Estes, USA)
Process (C S Leigh, UK/Fr)
Somersault (Cate Shortland, Aus)
Survive Style 5+ (GEN Sekiguchi, Jpn)
Team America - World Police (Trey Parker, USA)
3-Iron (Kim Ki-Duk, S.K.) aka Bin-Jip
The Wedding (Wojciech Smarzowski, Pol) aka Wesele
Whisky (J P Rebella & P Stoll, Uru/Arg/Ger)
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D E C A D E (SO FAR)
1. Punch-Drunk Love (Anderson, 2002)
2. United 93 (Greengrass, 2006)
3. A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005)
4. casting a glance (Benning, 2007)
5. Elephant (Van Sant, 2003) 10/10
9/10
6. Who Killed Cock Robin? (Wilkerson, 2005/6/07) - 72m edit
7. Los (Benning, 2001)
8. Who Is Bozo Texino? (Daniel, 2005)
9. Dead Man's Shoes (Meadows, 2004)
10. The Call of the Wild (Lamothe, 2007)
11. Capturing the Friedmans (Jarecki, 2003)
12. Los Angeles Plays Itself (Andersen, 2003)
13. Satan (Chapiron, 2006) aka Sheitan
14. Tropic of Cancer (Polgovsky, 2004)
15. El Valley Centro (Benning, 2000)
16. Profit motive and the whispering wind (Gianvito, 2007)
17. Volver (Almodovar, 2006)
18. The Intruder (Denis, 2004)
19. Fantasma (Alonso, 2006)
20. Dancer in the Dark (Von Trier, 2000)
21. Far From Heaven (Haynes, 2002)
22. Gunnar Goes Comfortable (Jensen, 2003)
23. The State I Am In (Petzold, 2000)
24. Ten Skies (Benning, 2004)
25. Last Resort (Pawlikowski, 2000)
26. King Kong (Jackson, 2005)
27. Control (Corbijn, 2007)
28. 13 Lakes (Benning, 2004)
29. Memento (Nolan, 2000)
30. City of God (Meirelles & Lund, 2002)
documentaries are in bold (constitute 9 of the top 16)
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