http://www.listsofbests.com/list/60839 In an ill-conceived departure from the traditional Top Ten, Roger Ebert has instead released a list of 26 films he liked from 2008 (and early 2009). This is his defense: In these hard times, you deserve two "best films" lists for the price of one. It is therefore with joy that I list the 20 best films of 2008, in alphabetical order. I am violating the age-old custom that film critics announce the year's 10 best films, but after years of such lists, I've had it. A best films list should be a celebration of wonderful films, not a chopping process. And 2008 was a great year for movies, even if many of them didn't receive wide distribution. Look at my 20 titles, and you tell me which 10 you would cut. Nor can I select one to stand above the others, or decide which should be No. 7 and which No. 8. I can't evaluate films that way. Nobody can, although we all pretend to. A "best films" list, certainly. But of exactly 10, in marching order? These 20 stood out for me, and I treasure them all. If it had been 19 or 21, that would have been OK. If you must have a Top 10 List, find a coin in your pocket. Heads, the odd-numbered movies are your 10. Tails, the even-numbered. I have composed a separate list of the year's five best documentaries. They also may be described as "one of the year's best." And this year's Special Jury Award goes to Guy Maddin's "My Winnipeg," which stands between truth and fiction, using the materials of the documentary to create a film completely preposterous and deeply true. Another of "the year's best." As stated by Ebert, these are in alphabetical order, with narrative followed by documentary, and the mixed-genre "My Winnipeg" between. Roger Ebert Top 10 Lists: 1967: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9070 1968: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9075 1969: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9076 1970: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9135 1971: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9570 1972: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/9595 1973: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/11566 1974: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17215 1975: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17218 1976: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17219 1977: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17236 1978: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17237 1979: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17238 1980: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17239 1981: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17240 1982: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17241 1983: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17242 1984: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17243 1985: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17244 1986: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17246 1987: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17247 1988: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17249 1989: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17250 1990: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/17251 1991: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59961 1992: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59962 1993: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59963 1994: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59964 1995: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59965 1996: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59966 1997: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59967 1998: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59969 1999: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/59970 2000: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/14120 2001: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/14119 2002: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/14118 2003: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/14117 2004: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/14115 2005: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/5221 2006: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/45104 2007: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/46436 2008: http://www.listsofbests.com/list/60839 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:01:19 GMT en-us 0 50 26 0 0 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