One of America's leading film magazine for those of us who 'really like movies' has named Martin Scorsese's gangster epic "The Departed" as the best film of the year. My friend Bilge Ebiri, who is a film critic, professional blogger and independent filmmaker, was one of the voters for the survey. Other participants included filmmaker Paul Schrader, Canadian film director Guy Maddin and historian/author Amy Taubin.
The top 10 are as follows:
1. "The Departed"
2. "The Death of Mr. Lazarescu" (Romania)
3. "Army of Shadows" (France- actually made some 30 years ago, but never released here)
4. L'Enfant (France)
5. The Queen
6. Borat- my favorite film of the year, so far.
7. Half Nelson
8. United 93
9. Volver (Spain)
10. Inland Empire (the latest film from David Lynch)
The Turkish film, "Climates," which I have yet to see ranked #22. Robert Altman's last film "A Prarie Home Companion" was #18. And, "Casino Royale" ( a James Bond film) actually made the list at #20. Am I alone in thinking Roger Moore was the best Bond?.................just kidding!
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