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March 09 2010

Enigma424

Michael Moore´s Top 20 movies 2009

Michael Moore ist ein Mensch mit großem Mitteilungsbedürfnis. Wer sich auf seine Mailingliste eintragen lässt, weiß nicht, ob er in den nächsten 3 Wochen 8 eMail oder in den nächsten 6 Monaten keine einzige bekommt. Die Informationen reichen dabei von Nachrichten à la "Senator XY hat Dasunddas gemacht und das ist Mist. Tut was!" bis hin zu eher profanen Alltagsgeschichten. Die letzten beiden eMails bezogen sich auf die Oscar-Premiere. Obwohl er einige der typischen Hollywood-Streifen durchaus zu würdigen weiß, gibt es seiner Meinung nach durchaus eine Menge Filme, die aus welchen Gründen auch immer zu wenig Beachtung finden. Um dem Entgegenzuwirken, hat er seine persönliche Top 20 2009 gleich mit eingefügt. Ohne weitere Kommentierung: 

Here's Michael Moore´s list of 20 "best pictures" seen in 2009:
1. "Troubled Water" (see above)
2. "Everlasting Moments" - A wife in the early 20th century wins a camera and it changes her life (from Sweden).
3. "Captain Abu Raed" - This first feature from Jordan tells the story of an airport janitor who the neighborhood kids believe is a pilot. 
4. "Che" - A brilliant, unexpected mega-film about Che Guevara by Steven Soderbergh.
5. "Dead Snow" - The scariest film I've seen in a while about zombie Nazis abandoned after World War II in desolate Norway.
6. "The Great Buck Howard" - A tender look at the life of an illusionist, based on the life of The Amazing Kreskin starring John Malkovich.
7. "In the Loop" - A rare hilarious satire, this one about the collusion between the Brits and the Americans and their illegal war pursuits.
8. "My One and Only" - Who woulda thought that a biopic based on one year in the life of George Hamilton when he was a teenager would turn out to be one of the year's most engaging films.
9. "Whatever Works" - This was a VERY good Woody Allen film starring the great Larry David and it was completely overlooked.
10. "Big Fan" - A funny, dark film about an obsessive fan of the New York Giants with a great performance by the comedian Patton Oswalt.
11. "Eden Is West" - The legendary Costa-Gavras' latest gem, ignored like his last brilliant film 4 years ago, "The Axe".
12. "Entre Nos" - An mother and child are left to fend for themselves in New York City in this powerful drama.
13. "The Girlfriend Experience" - Steven Soderbergh's second genius film of the year, this one set in the the post-Wall Street Crash era, a call girl services the men who brought the country down.
14. "Humpday" - Two straight guys dare each other to enter a gay porn contest -- but will they go through with it?
15. "Lemon Tree" - A Palestinian woman has her lemon trees cut down by the Israeli army, but she decides that's the final straw.
16. "Mary and Max" - An Australian girl and and elderly Jewish man in New York become pen pals in this very moving animated film.
17. "O'Horten" - Another Norwegian winner, this one about the final trip made by a retiring train conductor.
18. "Salt of This Sea" - A Palestinian-American returns to her family's home in the West Bank, only to find herself caught up in the struggles between the two cultures.
19. "Sugar" - A Dominican baseball player gets his one chance to come to America and make it in the big leagues. 
20. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" - A smart, adult animated film from Wes Anderson that at least got two nominations from the Academy. 
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