Top of 2009

So, it's April... and I still haven't caught up with all the flicks of 2009 I wanted to see. My schedule just didn't work out. So, here are a few films I still need to see (and maybe one day will replace some on my top 12 list):

A Serious Man; A Prophet [Opens in a few weeks]; The White Ribbon; Crazy Heart; The Last Station [May be able to see it next week]; 35 Shots of Rum; The Cove; Tulpan; Goodbye Solo; Antichrist; The Limits of Control; Sugar; Bad Lieutenant; Coraline [I know, I know...]; The Princess & the Frog; The Secret of Kells; Bright Star

Wow. I didn't realize how many films I missed from last year -- I knew it was bad, but holy cow! Luckily for me, this year I have a handy-dandy GOLD PASS for the Princess Cinemas: free movies! Yes, indeed. I'm so happy I won this. Unfortunately, I'll be in London for most of the year -- fortunately, for my Grad Studies! I-eeeeee!

TOP TWELVE of 2009

TOP SIXTEEN of 2009

[Updated May 7, 2010]

16. The Last Station (Michael Hoffman, UK-Russia-Germany)

15. Sin Nombre (Cary Fukunaga, Mexico-USA)

14. An Education (Lone Scherfig, UK)

13. (500) Days of Summer (Marc Webb, USA)

12. Fish Tank (Andrea Arnold, UK)

11. Up in the Air (Jason Reitman, USA)

10. District 9 (Neill Blomkamp/Simon Hansen, USA-New Zealand-South Africa)

9. Precious: Based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire (Lee Daniels, USA)

8. The Hurt Locker (Kathryn Bigelow, USA)

7. In the Loop (Armando Iannucci, UK)

6. A Single Man (Tom Ford, USA)

5. Up (Pete Docter/Bob Peterson, USA)

4. A Prophet (Jacques Audiard, France)

3. The Secret of Kells (Tomm Moore, Ireland-France-Belgium)

2. I Killed My Mother (Xavier Dolan, Canada)

1. Inglourious Basterds (Quentin Tarantino, USA-Germany)