Yesterday I revealed my top 10 films of 1999 and I thought it would be nice to release my choices for my favorites in the category breakdowns. Since this year is so ripe, no one film dominated the wins although The Matrix did rack up an impressive 11 nomintations. Dig into my choices after the jump!
Today’s Top 10 finds me looking back on the film year of 1999 along with my colleagues at the Awards Circuit. (BTW have you voted in our ACCA 1999 awards? Go do it!) Being on the most formative years of my existence, I was shocked to realize that despite the broad slate of films I’ve seen almost as many films this year so far (31) than I saw in all of 1999 (36)! But 1999 was such a good year for film, incredibly diverse and the films of that year are so representative of that time period. Enough of my blathering, here are the top 10 films of 1999!
Oscar Sunday is finally upon us! It’s been a long drawn out awards season which is mercifully coming to and end. I made my final predictions over at the Awards Circuit, but I’m posting them here in case you don’t want to read through the lengthy commentary.
Originally published at Awards Circuit Raucously entertaining and yet incredibly earnest, Christina Voros’ documentary kink is a fascinating film about the inner workings of the porn studio kink.com. Certainly not for the faint of heart or prude of mind, Voros spares us nothing in her examination of BDSM porn by way of the most profitable
Sometimes movies are incredibly clear in their intentions from the outset. Other films take their time, sneaking up on you and subtly creeping into your consciousness. and there are those films that sneak up on you, creeping into your consciousness. Pit Stop, an eloquent look at gay men living in Texas and the crossroads they
We’re coming to the end of the 2012 superlatives! Normally I would try and make these into a fancy smancy chart but life sometimes tells you less is more and so, no pictures. I will be releasing my top 10 next week but since voting for the Circuit Awards at the site I write for, Awards Circuit, opens up today, I figured I share with everyone my nominees in all categories except Best Picture. So here you go!