Unlike my other ''Best Of In Film'' posts (those from 1993 onwards at least), this one wasn't made within the next calendar year (or at the end of the year it reviewed) - it was instead concocted in mid-1996, so I had the benefit and disadvantage of retrospect - I got to see some films that may have been overlooked at the time of their release, but I also had to sit through films that just hadn't aged well - or others that did, such as The Seventh Sign. You win some, you lose some.
Also, in retrospect, certain actors had terrific performances in more than one film (Michael Keaton, Kiefer Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis and Barbara Hershey come to mind) and may have deserved to make the list for both instead of others, though I'm sure my reasoning was sound at the time and in keeping with my opinion of celebrating the current work and not making up for past performances...
Should you wish to look back at some of my previous lists, look no further: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2003, and 2005.
Top 25 Films:
25. THE DEAD POOL, Buddy Van Horn (USA)
24. SHOOT TO KILL, Roger Spottiswoode (USA/Canada)
23. RAMBO III, Peter MacDonald (USA)
22. MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO, Hayao Miyazaki (Japan)
21. COP, James B. Harris (USA)
20. DEAD RINGERS, David Cronenberg (Canada/USA)
19. LE GRAND BLEU (THE BIG BLUE), Luc Besson (France/USA/Italia)
18. DROWNING BY NUMBERS, Peter Greenaway (UK/Netherlands)
17. DANGEROUS LIAISONS, Stephen Frears (USA/France)
16. BEETLEJUICE, Tim Burton (USA)
15. A SHORT FILM ABOUT LOVE, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
14. WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?, Robert Zemeckis (USA)
13. TALK RADIO, Oliver Stone (USA)
12. THE DECLINE OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION PART 2: THE METAL YEARS, Penelope Spheeris (USA)
11. AKIRA, Katsuhiro Otomo (Japan)
10. THE SEVENTH SIGN, Carl Schultz (USA)
9. BABETTES GAESTEBUD (BABETTE'S FEAST), Gabriel Axel (Denmark)
8. DIE HARD, John McTiernan (USA)
7. RAIN MAN, Barry Levinson (USA)
6. MALENKAYA VERA (LITTLE VERA), Vasili Pichul (Soviet Union)
5. FRANTIC, Roman Polanski (USA/France)
4. A SHORT FILM ABOUT KILLING, Krzysztof Kieslowski (Poland)
3. THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, Martin Scorsese (USA/Canada)
2. THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING, Philip Kaufman (USA/France)
1. LE PETIT AMOUR (KUNG FU MASTER), Agnès Varda (France)
Top 25 Directors:
25. JONATHAN DEMME, Married To The Mob
24. SIDNEY LUMET, Running On Empty
23. ZHANG YIMOU, Red Sorghum
22. FERNANDO E. SOLANAS, Sur (South)
21. ROBERT TOWNE, Tequila Sunrise
20. JAMES B. HARRIS, Cop
19. CARL SCHULTZ, The Seventh Sign
18. MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA, Os Canibais (The Cannibals)
17. FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
16. GUY MADDIN, Tales From The Gimli Hospital
15. BILLE AUGUST, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
14. DAVID CRONENBERG, Dead Ringers
13. PETER GREENAWAY, Drowning By Numbers
12. PHILIP KAUFMAN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
11. TIM BURTON, Beetlejuice
10. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
9. LUC BESSON, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
8. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI, A Short Film About Killing
7. COSTA-GAVRAS, Betrayed
6. BERNARD ROSE, Paperhouse
5. ROBERT ZEMECKIS, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
4. ROMAN POLANSKI, Frantic
3. OLIVER STONE, Talk Radio
2. AGNÈS VARDA, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
1. MARTIN SCORSESE, The Last Temptation Of Christ
Top 30 Lead Actors:
30. MICHAEL J. FOX, Bright Lights, Big City
29. JOE MANTEGNA, Things Change
28. ROBERT DE NIRO, Midnight Run
27. LAURENCE FISHBURNE, School Daze
26. VING RHAMES, Patty Hearst
25. MIROSLAW BAKA, A Short Film About Killing
24. TOM HANKS, Punchline
23. MEL GIBSON, Tequila Sunrise
22. RUTGER HAUER, The Legend Of The Holy Drinker
21. MICHAEL KEATON, Beetlejuice
20. JÜRGEN PROCHNOW, The Seventh Sign
19. JEREMY IRONS, A Chorus Of Disapproval
18. JEFF BRIDGES, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
17. GABRIEL ARCAND, Les Portes Tournantes (The Revolving Doors)
16. SEAN PENN, Colors
15. BILL MURRAY, Scrooged
14. HARRISON FORD, Frantic
13. KEVIN COSTNER, Bull Durham
12. FOREST WHITAKER, Bird
11. JOHN MALKOVICH, Dangerous Liaisons
10. JAMES WOODS, Cop
9. TIMOTHY DALTON, Hawks
8. GARY OLDMAN, Track 29
7. MAX VON SYDOW, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
6. CLINT EASTWOOD, The Dead Pool
5. EDWARD JAMES OLMOS, Stand And Deliver
4. ERIC BOGOSIAN, Talk Radio
3. DANIEL DAY-LEWIS, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
2. WILLEM DAFOE, The Last Temptation Of Christ
1. DUSTIN HOFFMAN, Rain Man
Top 35 Lead Actresses:
35 - TIE. AMY IRVING, Crossing Delancey
SUSAN SARANDON, Sweet Hearts Dance
34. KELLY MCGILLIS, The House On Carroll Street
33. GENEVIÈVE BUJOLD, Dead Ringers
32. KATHLEEN TURNER, The Accidental Tourist
31. MERYL STREEP, Evil Angels
30. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Gorillas In The Mist
29. JANE SEYMOUR, The Woman He Loved
28. DEBRA WINGER, Betrayed
27. CHRISTINE LAHTI, Running On Empty
26. FANNY ARDANT, Paura E Amore (Love And Fear)
25. ANITA MUI, Rouge
24. ANNABETH GISH, Mystic Pizza
23. SHIRLEY MACLAINE, Madame Sousatzka
22. MONIQUE VAN DE VEN, Amsterdamned
21. ANNE ROUSSEL, Le Maître De Musique (The Music Teacher)
20. RICKI LAKE, Hairspray
19. MAGGIE CHEUNG, As Tears Go By
18. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Tequila Sunrise
17. WHOOPI GOLDBERG, Clara's Heart
16. STEPHANE AUDRAN, Babettes Gaestebud (Babette's Feast)
15. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Married To The Mob
14. GONG LI, Red Sorghum
13. ISABELLE ADJANI, Camille Claudel
12. GLENN CLOSE, Dangerous Liaisons
11. MELANIE GRIFFITH, Working Girl
10. DEMI MOORE, The Seventh Sign
9. JENNIFER JASON LEIGH, Heart Of Midnight
8. ISABELLE HUPPERT, Une Affaire De Femmes (Story Of Women)
7. GRAZYNA SZAPOLOWSKA, A Short Film About Love
6. JAMIE LEE CURTIS, A Fish Called Wanda
5. JANE BIRKIN, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
4. NATALYA NEGODA, Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera)
3. EMMANUELLE SEIGNER, Frantic
2. JODIE FOSTER, The Accused
1. JULIETTE BINOCHE, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
Top 25 Supporting Actors:
25 - TIE. STEVE MARTIN, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
MANDY PATINKIN, Alien Nation
24. CHRISTOPHER WALKEN, Biloxi Blues
23. RAUL JULIA, Moon Over Parador
22. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Track 29
21. RÉMY GIRARD, Les Portes Tournantes (The Revolving Doors)
20. ROBERT DUVALL, Colors
19. KRZYSTOF GLOBISZ, A Short Film About Killing
18. PELLE HVENEGAARD, Pelle Erobreren (Pelle The Conqueror)
17. DAVID STRATHAIRN, Eight Men Out
16. D.B. SWEENEY, Eight Men Out
15. MORGAN FREEMAN, Clean And Sober
14. CHARLES GRODIN, Midnight Run
13. KIEFER SUTHERLAND, 1969
12. JERRY STILLER, Hairspray
11. TOM CRUISE, Rain Man
10. ANTHONY EDWARDS, Hawks
9. ALAN KING, Memories Of Me
8. TOM WILKINSON, The Woman He Loved
7. DANA CARVEY, Moving
6. WILLEM DAFOE, Mississippi Burning
5. MARTIN LANDAU, Tucker: The Man And His Dream
4. KURT RUSSELL, Tequila Sunrise
3. HARVEY KEITEL, The Last Temptation Of Christ
2. MICHAEL PALIN, A Fish Called Wanda
1. LOU DIAMOND PHILLIPS, Stand And Deliver
Top 25 Supporting Actresses:
25. LYSETTE ANTHONY, Without A Clue
24. GINA GERSHON, Cocktail
23. PENELOPE ANN MILLER, Miles From Home
22. RANDI BROOKS, Cop
21. JUDITH GODRÈCHE, La Méridienne (Lounge Chair)
20. SHEILA KELLY, Some Girls
19. ROSANNA DESOTO, Stand And Deliver
18. JOAN CUSACK, Working Girl
17. DANA DELANEY, Masquerade
16. JOELY RICHARDSON, Drowning By Numbers
15. GEENA DAVIS, The Accidental Tourist
14. SANDRINE BONNAIRE, Quelques Jours Avec Moi
13. ELIZABETH PERKINS, Sweet Hearts Dance
12. FRANCES MCDORMAND, Mississippi Burning
11. KATHY BATES, Clean And Sober
10. KELLY MCGILLIS, The Accused
9. CLÉMENTINE CÉLARIÉ, De Sang Et De Sable (Sand And Blood)
8. CATHERINE O'HARA, Beetlejuice
7. MICHELLE PFEIFFER, Dangerous Liaisons
6. BARNARA HERSHEY, The Last Temptation Of Christ
5. KRYSTYNA JANDA, A Short Film About Killing
4. SIGOURNEY WEAVER, Working Girl
3. LENA OLIN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
2. STEFANIA IWINSKA, A Short Film About Love
1. CHARLOTTE GAINSBOURG, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
Top 25 Screenplays:
25. CHRISTOPHER HAMPTON, Dangerous Liaisons
24. SUSAN SANDLER, Crossing Delancey
23. GIUSEPPE TORTNATORE, Cinema Paradiso
22. TERRY GILLIAM & CHARLES MCKEOWN, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
21. ROBERT TOWNE, Tequila Sunrise
20. CHEN JIANYU & ZHU WEI, Red Sorghum
19. JEFFREY PRICE & PETER S. SEAMAN, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
18. JEAN-CLAUDE CARRIÈRE & PHILLIP KAUFMAN, The Unbearable Lightness Of Being
17. PETER GREENAWAY, Drowning By Numbers
16. PEDRO ALMODOVAR, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
15. JOHN CLEESE & CHARLES CRICHTON, A Fish Called Wanda
14. ELEONORE ADLON & PERCY ADLON, Bagdad Café
13. DAVID CRONENBERG & NORMAN SNIDER, Dead Ringers
12. BARRY STRUGATZ & MARK R. BURNS, Married To The Mob
11. MICHAEL MCDOWELL & WARREN SKAAREN, Beetlejuice
10. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI & KRZYSZTOF PIESIEWICZ, A Short Film About Killing
9. CLIFFORD GREEN & ELLEN GREEN, The Seventh Sign
8. GABRIEL AXEL, Babettes Gaestebud (Babette's Feast)
7. KRZYSZTOF KIESLOWSKI & KRZYSZTOF PIESIEWICZ, A Short Film About Love
6. JANE BIRKIN & AGNÈS VARDA, Le Petit Amour (Kung Fu Master)
5. JAMES B. HARRIS, Cop
4. ROY CLARKE, Hawks
3. PAUL SCHRADER, The Last Temptation Of Christ
2. MARIYA KHMELIK, Malenkaya Vera (Little Vera)
1. ERIC BOGOSIAN & OLIVER STONE, Talk Radio
Top 25 Cinematographers:
25. THOMAS E. ACKERMAN, Beetlejuice
24. ROGER DEAKINS, Pascali's Island
23. MICHAEL CHAPMAN, Shoot To Kill
22. JOSÉ LUIS ALCAINE, Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown
21. GERRY FEENY, Veronica Cruz
20. BOJAN BAZELLI, Patty Hearst
19. ANDREW LAU, As Tears Go By
18. GEOFFREY SIMPSON, The Navigator: A Medieval Odyssey
17. SACHA VIERNY, Drowning By Numbers
16. GIUSEPPE ROTUNNO, The Adventures Of Baron Munchausen
15. WITOLD ADAMEK, A Short Film About Love
14. GU CHANGWEI, Red Sorghum
13. PETER BIZIOU, Mississippi Burning
12. MARIO BARROSO, Os Canibais (The Cannibals)
11. CONRAD L. HALL, Tequila Sunrise
10. DICK BUSH, The Lair Of The White Worm
9. SLAWOMIR IDZIAK, A Short Film About Killing
8. JUAN RUIZ ANCHIA, The Seventh Sign
7. JAN DE BONT, Die Hard
6. PETER SUSCHITSZKY, Dead Ringers
5. DEAN CUNDEY, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
4. GUY MADDIN, Tales From The Gimli Hospital
3. PHILIPPE ROUSSELOT, Dangerous Liaisons
2. MICHAEL BALLHAUS, The Last Temptation Of Christ
1. CARLO VARINI, Le Grand Bleu (The Big Blue)
Top 15 Villains:
15 - TIE. CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Eight Men Out
CHRISTOPHER LLOYD, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
14. TIM CURRY, Pass The Ammo
13. DEAN STOCKWELL, Married To The Mob
12. RAUL JULIA, Tequila Sunrise
11. TED LEVINE, Betrayed
10. VING RHAMES, Patty Hearst
9. CLANCY BROWN, Shoot To Kill
8. RICHARD LYNCH, Bad Dreams
7. LEO ROSSI, The Accused
6. GIANCARLO ESPOSITO, School Daze
5. DAVID STRATHAIRN, Dominick And Eugene
4. BILL MURRAY, Scrooged
3. ALAN RICKMAN, Die Hard
2. CHRIS HOLMES, The Decline Of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
1. JAMES WOODS, Cop
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