In lieu of a more traditional 2007 Top Ten, Variety has taken the conspicuously bloggy tactic of presenting the same information with a negative spin, publishing their picks for the - Above: Jim Emerson’s Top Ten of 2007, presented as a tribute to both the dearly departed Michelangelo Antonioni, and the striking writers.
- “After I saw Cabaret my life was never same. I wanted to move away from home, and become Sally Bowles.” AMC’s Future of Classic blog asks burlesque dancers to name their favorite classic films.
- Mike Jones at The Circuit has named Telluride the Best Film Festival of 2007. An example of the fest’s power: “Before it won Venice, Redacted was despised at Telluride. Before it was everyone’s sweetheart, Juno was loved at Telluride. Similar to the best of Telluride’s previous years, the early talk forecast the two films’ trajectories.”
- Click here to watch the entirety of last Friday’s episode of Charlie Rose featuring Paul Thomas Anderson and Daniel Day Lewis, which I mentioned near the end of this post. Via The Playlist.
- indieWIRE has posted the Top Ten lists of 20-something bloggers, filmmakers and industry types, including contributions from Matt Dentler, Aaron Katz, Michael Tully and yours truly. We’ll have more on the First Annual Boxing Helena Award in next week’s podcast.
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