Well 2014 has come to an end and as always almost all the great adult dramas are sandwiched into the fall awards season. However this past year had a number of early surprises Boyhood and The Grand Budapest Hotel. They both were not only amazing, but have stood the test of time. The summer had the joy of Lucy and not much else. There was Von Trier's life altering Nymphomaniac part I and brick wall disappointment part II. Films at the end of the year that really struck a chord with me were Unbroken, Exodus Gods And Kings, Wild, Mr. Turner and The Homesman. My film of the year was Gone Girl!
Trivial Top 10 of Summit Cinema
1. Gone Girl
2. Boyhood
3. The Grand Budapest Hotel
4. The Homesman
5. Exodus Gods and Kings
6. Unbroken
7. Wild
8. Lucy
9. Mr. Turner
10. Nymphomaniac part I
Special award goes to Only Lovers Left Alive for the scope of Jarmusch's vampire saga set in Detroit.
Top Ten Oscar Contenders even though some are HORRIBLE!
1. Birdman- worst film of the year totally depressing
2. Selma -good but not great biopic of MLK
3. Wild- excellent acting by Reese Witherspoon
4. Imitation Game-unseen
5. Theory of Everything-unseen
6. Boyhood- 12 year opus
7. Whiplash-unseen
8. Foxcatcher- unseen
9. Inherent Vice- PTA's worst film
10. American Sniper-unseen
Happy New Year to Italy, France, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, China, Australia, Argentina, Mexico, and Canada!
Looking forward in 2015 to Michael Mann's The Black Hat
David Croneberg's Map to the Stars
Spike Lee's Da Sweet Blood of Jesus
Werner Herzog's Queen of the Desert
Fatih Akin's In The Cut
