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THE BEST FILMS OF 2004
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Million Dollar Baby (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)Million Dollar Baby (Three-Disc Collector's Edition)
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Clint Eastwood's Oscar-winning masterpiece! Brilliant performances and filmmaking!
Bright Young ThingsBright Young Things
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Stephen Fry's adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's "Vile Bodies"--a great dramedy about having fun till someone gets hurt!
Closer (Superbit Edition)Closer (Superbit Edition)
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Mike Nichols' brilliant four-person story (from Patrick Marber's play) about truly rotten people who deserve each other!
Kill Bill - Volume TwoKill Bill - Volume Two
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Quentin Tarantino's epic samurai western comes to a close with the second half of this over four hour film!
The Aviator (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)The Aviator (Two-Disc Widescreen Edition)
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Martin Scorsese's brilliant tale of Howard Hughes before OCD got him!
Vera DrakeVera Drake
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Mike Leigh's heartbreaking story of a back-alley abortionist in England in the 50s(?)!
Sideways (Widescreen Edition)Sideways (Widescreen Edition)
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Alexander Payne's wonderful adaptation about wine snobs taking a weekend in the country and falling in love!
Bad Education (Original Uncut NC-17 Edition)Bad Education (Original Uncut NC-17 Edition)
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Pedro Almodovar's great Hitchcockian noir about a transvestite who accuses his former teacher of vile crimes.
Fahrenheit 9/11Fahrenheit 9/11
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Michael Moore's lascerating documentary about what Bush almost certainly knew leading up to 9/11 and the Iraq War!
Garden StateGarden State
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Writer/director/star Zach Braff's debut film about a young man in mourning who comes home to find love. Terrific soundtrack. "Graduate"-esque.
The Assassination of Richard NixonThe Assassination of Richard Nixon
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Sean Penn is brilliant as the man who wanted to assassinate Nixon (he blamed all his problems on him)!
Baadasssss!Baadasssss!
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A wonderful story (by the director's son) of how his father Melvin Van Peebles made one of the great blaxploitation flicks of all time!
BirthBirth
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Nicole Kidman is the widow of a man who seems to be reincarnated into the form of a creepy little boy. A great follow-up for Sexy Beast director Jonathan Glazer.
Cellular (New Line Platinum Series)Cellular (New Line Platinum Series)
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A thrill-a-minute Speed for the new millennium from Final Destination 2 and Snakes on a Plane director David R. Ellis.
Collateral (Two-Disc Special Edition)Collateral (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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Michael Mann's terrific crime drama about a hitman who forces a cab driver to transport him from murder scene to murder scene. Wonderful!
Hotel RwandaHotel Rwanda
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Terry George's heartbreaking story of the 1994 Rwandan massacres and the hotel owner who took in refugees.
IntermissionIntermission
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A great crime drama from England about a lot of people doing a lot of things.
Japanese Story (Special Edition)Japanese Story (Special Edition)
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A terrific drama about an Australian woman who escorts a Japanese client through the Outback.
Kinsey (Two-Disc Special Edition)Kinsey (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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The fascinating story of sex researcher Alfred Kinsey. Wonderful performances. Beautifully directed by Bill Condon (Chicago, Gods and Monsters, Dreamgirls).
A Love Song for Bobby LongA Love Song for Bobby Long
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A terrific ode to a drunken writer in New Orleans (pre-Katrina) with John Travolta and Scarlett Johansson giving great performances.
RickRick
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A twisted tale of a businessman, his new sidekick, and his daughter based on Rigoleto. From the author of Lemony Snicket!
Silver CitySilver City
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John Sayles' terrific Chinatown for the new millennium involves politics and Bush-bashing and that's just the tip of the iceberg!
TarnationTarnation
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Jonathan Caouette's wonderful culmination of collecting footage of his young life--the ultimate self-portrait!
UndertowUndertow
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David Gordon Green's haunting crime drama that reminds us of Night of the Hunter, with a homicidal uncle coming back to collect an inheritance when released from prison. A cross-country chase ensues!
A Very Long EngagementA Very Long Engagement
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet's brilliantly visual follow-up to Amelie is another odd romance, this one set during WWI.