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laurabot · 2Y ago

Part I: Top Films of the Decade

1. Mulholland Dr. (2001) 2. Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) 3. The Hurt Locker (2009) 4. Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004) 5. Rubber Johnny (2005) – Best Short rubberjohnny.tv 6. Van Sant’s Death Trilogy – Elephant (2003), Last Days (2005), Paranoid Park (2007) 7. Wall*E (2008) 8. The Fog of War: Eleven Less
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laurabot · 2Y ago

Part II: Top Films of the Decade

11. An Inconvenient Truth (2006) 12. Mar adentro/ The Sea Inside (2004) 13. Antichrist (2009) 14. Das Leben der Anderen/ The Lives of Others (2006) 15. United 93 (2006) 16. Chats perchés/ The Case of the Grinning Cat (2004) 17. Inland Empire (2006) 18. La mala educación/ Bad Education (2004)
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laurabot · 2Y ago

Part III: Top Films of the Decade

tenacity meets obsession 21. Bubble (2005) Simultaneous release on DVD and in theaters was groundbreaking. The choice of location and unknown actors echoed independent film’s expansion into new territory. 22. My Winnipeg (2007) The live narration by Guy Maddin at Tribeca Film Fest was a real treat
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laurabot · 2Y ago

Part IV: Top Films of the Decade

Part IV theme: No Regrets 31. Persepolis (2007) 32. The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006) 33. Vals Im Bashir/ Waltz with Bashir (2008) 34. Milk (2008) Perhaps my favorite trailer of the decade; the trailer alone garnered boisterous cheers from the audience when I first saw it. This film also spar
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laurabot · 2Y ago

Part V: Top Films of the Decade

Part V theme: The Party’s Over Now… but don’t worry…its all pointless…we’ll throw some fantasy your way. 41. Spider-Man (2002) This is no doubt one of the best comic to screen successes.  We needed a hero in 2002 and who better than the web slinging Queens boy.  When racking my brain for New York on
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laurabot · 2Y ago

laurabot picks: Top 50 Films of the Decade

This list is very personal to me.  It is comprised of films which I feel exemplify the decade in regards to film, art and political history.  They are also the films that will continue to impact my own creations.  I will provide more explanation in an upcoming five part series. Thanks for reading. A
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laurabot · 2Y ago

Trying to embed Wave to my blog...

A work in progress.  Any help is much appreciated.
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laurabot · 2Y ago

AFI Fest: a short report

I attended AFI Fest in Hollywood and Santa Monica. This year the fest gave tickets away in a new campaign “See a Film on Us.” At first disappointed at the disappearance of the 3-day flex pass, I was revived when I easily obtained tickets to the specific screenings I desired. In fact, [...]
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