To finish off the year, I asked a number of folks here at the Walker to list their top three films of 2007. Enjoy. Happy New Year! Look for more blogging in 2008.
Greg, Beckel, Pre-Press Production Specialist, Design
1. Day Night Day Night (Julia Loktev)
2. Once (John Carney)
3. No Country for Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen)
Joe Beres, Assistant, Film/Video
1. Sunshine (Danny Boyle)
2. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno)
3. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)
Emmet Byrne, Designer, Design
1. Bladerunner: Final Cut (Ridley Scott)
2. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright)
3. Mutual Appreciation (Andrew Bujalski)
Evan Drolet Cook, Intern, Film/Video
1. Red Road (Andrea Arnold)
2. Superbad (Greg Mottola)
3. I Think I Love My Wife (Chris Rock)
Justin Heideman, New Media Designer, New Media Initiatives
1. Sicko (Michael Moore)
2. Grindhouse (Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez)
3. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)
Mike Lyon, Ghost of Intern Past, Film/Video
1. No Country For Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen)
2. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)
3. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson)
Verena Mund, Program Associate, Film/Video
1. Longing (Sehnsucht) (Valeska Grisebach)
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik)
3. Zodiac (David Fincher)
Ryan Nelson, Fellow, Design
1. No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers)
2. Hotel Chevalier (Wes Anderson)
3. Half Nelson (Ryan Fleck)
Dean Otto, Assistant Curator, Film/Video
1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and Two Days (Christian Mugiu)
2. Persepolis (Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud)
3. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas)
Matt Reints, Mailroom Services Coordinator, Mailroom
1. No Country for Old Men (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)
2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik)
3. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)
Reid Selisker, Public Relations Coordinator, Marketing & Public Relations Department
1. Zodiac (David Fincher)
2. Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy)
3. No Country for Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen)
Daniel Smith, Assistant Archivist, Library/Archives
1. Blade Runner – Final Cut (Ridley Scott) -Ridley Scott and Syd Mead imagined a future that grows ever more believable…
2. The Simpson’s Movie (David Silverman) -Oh, Spiderpig!
3. Superbad (Greg Mottola) -Jonah Hill’s performance is a rare thing in comedy, teen or otherwise: suffused with anger.
*Runner up: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (Dave Willis) -Why was this made, and why did it make me laugh?
Kathie Smith, blogger, Film/Video
Three films is just mean. Once I narrowed down to movies that start with “i” it became much easier.
1. Inland Empire – David Lynch
2. I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone – Tsai Ming Liang
3. I’m Not There – Todd Haynes
Morgan Wylie, Department Assistant, Education & Community Programs
1. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)
2. Lars and the Real Girl (Craig Gillespie)
3. Sicko (Michael Moore)
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