Edward Copeland's Tangents

SWEET HEREAFTER, ICE STORM, BARBARIAN INVASIONS, TALK TO HER, etc. I admire your taste in films. Not sure if you have seen this one, but if not check out THE WAR ZONE (2000). A dark interesting film that runs in the same pack mentioned above. Directed by Tim Roth. Starring Ray Winstone and Colin Ferrel's film debut (his apperence is practially a cameo.)
 

I haven't seen The War Zone. I'll try to check that out. Thanks.
 

I'm getting close. There are still a few things I'd like to see before I finalize it.
 

2005
1. The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada directed by Tommy Lee Jones
2. A History of Violence directed by David Cronenberg
3. Murderball directed by Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro
4. Grizzly Man directed by Werner Herzog
5. Tell Them Who You Are directed by Mark Wexler
6. Thumbsucker directed by Mike Mills
7. Saraband directed by Ingmar Bergman
8. Crash directed by Paul Haggis
9. Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room directed by Alex Gibney
10. The Constant Gardener directed by Fernando Meirelles

you liked THE THREE BURIALS TOO...
THAT'S AWESOME

I was begining to think me and Kayla were the only ones in Oscar Diary that had seen it
 

May I suggest for your 2005 list two great films -
Capote
Good Night and Good Luck.

Just watched them both again and they are just brilliant.

Also, for 1997, Robert Duvall's The Apostle is one of the great American films. Such a beautifully realized film that takes on a dicey subject matter.

While I don't agree with all your picks, I sure enjoyed reading the lists. They remind of films I want to see or want to see again.
 

While I liked Capote, Good Night and Good Luck and The Apostle, I didn't like any of them quite enough to make the cut. In fact, I actually preferred Infamous to Capote for telling the same tale. I did love Duvall in The Apostle though and gave him my best actor award that year, which Oscar should have done as well.
 

You know, the person above had it absolutely right about The Man Who Wasn't There being one of the best, if not the best, film of 2001. Good Call. I was perusing your take on Oscar noms and picks, and thought it a mite strange that Laura Linney wouldn't even get a nom for You Can Count on Me. Ellen Burstyn was a fine choice, but Laura Linney was a revelation in that film. What gives? Also, your review of King Kong, I think, was way off. Other than that, great site--and great guide for any film lover's Netflix cue.
 

If you looked closer at my awards for 2000, I have a category for acting duo and Linney and Mark Ruffalo won it for You Can Count on Me.
 

Thats an impressive list you've made. I know its not possible to watch every single movie, but you missed some potential movies of the year like chungking express, eternal sunshine..., amores perros, oldboy, magnolia, run lola run, fargo, etc.
 

of the films you mentioned, Oldboy is the only one I haven't seen. I thought Magnolia and Fargo were overrated, but I liked all the others, just not enough to make tbe top 10 cut.
 

My top ten list is on my blog with further detail, but my top ten of 2008 were: The Dark Knight, The Wrestler, Gran Torino, Slumdog Millionaire, Let the Right One In, The Visitor, Rachel Getting Married, Doubt, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Changeling.
 

Good stuff Ed, I just rebooted my own lists from 1990-2009 on http://suspiciouskind.blogspot.com.we dont't really share similar choices but that's the beaut of cinema !

Jordan