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Time to put a cap on it, my interminable leave-taking—ergo: a valedictory list of favorite films for 2008. And yes, I’ve reserved a place for There Will Be Blood, notwithstanding our occasionally rancorous back ‘n’ forth about it at this site, though my real reason/excuse for including it here (aside from not wanting to see it disappear in year-end limbo) is that it didn’t get to town till early last January (ditto 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days, which opened at the Music Box in February). And delight trumps niggling literalism, yes?—our definitions can always use a little strategic tweaking:
12. MY WINNIPEG, Guy Maddin, Canada 13. MILK, Gus Van Sant, USA 14. A GIRL CUT IN TWO, Claude Chabrol, France 15. PARADISE, Michael Almereyda, USA 16. CHOP SHOP, Ramin Bahrani, USA 17. TWO LOVERS, James Gray, USA 18. NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST, Peter Sollett, USA 19. RACHEL GETTING MARRIED, Jonathan Demme, USA 20. CHANGELING, Clint Eastwood, USA TOKYO SONATA, Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Japan
