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Jump, Little Children, Thursday
at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro, N.C.
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"Since it is a joy to have the benefit of tured on ?
what is good, it is a greater one to ex- Were Kir
perience what is good, and in art the ment of t
best is good enough.* - Goethe nickname
gle" becai
For some reason, people love lists, picks up v
whether it be "best or or "worst of." ' fight. But
Personally, I don't like them. But ing. It's al
they're like car accidents for me ? I he meant
know I shouldn't look, but my curios- Africans
ity always wins out in the end. So I Ali and se
was asked to put together my own car people in
accident: a list of the 10 best movies of at home,
the 1990s. mentary ]
Let me remind you, though, this
list is based on movies I have seen. If
there's a glaring mainstream omission ^
or some foreign or independent gem I
you know of that's not on the list, I P
probably didn't see it. Anyway, to cov- |
er all the bases, I also included my
10 honorable mentions: "Dances with
Wolves" (1990), "Hearts of Darkness:
A Filmmaker's Apocalypse" (1991),
"Chaplin" (1992), "Malcolm X" (1992),
"Lone Star" (1996), "Titanic" (1997),
"The Sweet Hereafter" (1997), "Life Is
Beautiful" (1998), "Shakespeare in
Love" (1998) and "Saving Private Ryan"
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10. Ed Wood (1994) ? "King of the
Odd" Tim Burton directed this tribute
to the worst director of all time. Johnny
Depp turns in an exuberant performance
as the angora-sweater-wearing,
cross-dressing auteur. It seemed
silly to me at first to make a movie
about Wood, but after watching it a Lee and G
couple of times, I realized how much ers. This (
he loved to make movies and that he shows Mu
was an eternal optimist (a quality you than just;
just can't hate), feurton surrounds Depp Ky.
with a strong supporting cast, including
Martin Landau in an Oscar- GoodF
winning performance as the heroin- a clown? I
addicted Bela Lugosi and George "The L's Joe Pe
Animal" Steele as Tor Johnson. De- tin Scorse
spite the film's cartoonish atmosphere, starring
Burton is never condescending to Wood and Pesci.
and treats him as if he belonged be- Godfathei
hind the camera. It's a fitting tribute how a ne
to a director who deserved it. ranks of tl
terpiece,'
9. Babe (1995) ? Yes, I know it's a touches a1
kids movie. I know it's about a talking made pos
pig. But I also know it's one the best heart of t
of the decade. "Babe" is one of those that P?we
kids movies adults will enjoy just as come too
much or even more than their children. own 8??^
It treats its viewers as an audience money an
that wants to see a cute, intelligent ese direct
fairy tale, not a sugary sweet, poorly sentially a
written film about talking animals. It rent boo
was nominated for Best Picture and "GoodFel
won an Oscar for special effects. James come of th
Cromwell is perfect as the stoic Farmer ^ they ha
Hoggett, who rarely says anything more better fin;
than "That'll do, pig." As a cat-hater,
one of my favorite parts is when Farmer 6- Fargo i
Hoggett, alone at home, puts his wife's a dementi
cat out in the rain and lets Babe inside he Radio's
the house. And if the movie's off-key i?n" he
rendition of "Jingle Bells" doesn't tug ny accent
at your heart, you probably don't have an(t both
one. That's wh<
go" tells t
8. When We Were Kings (1996) ? McDonna
Muhammad Ali is just a shell of the 8ets hwol
man he once was. Articulate, power- scheme th
ful and intelligent, Ali was perhaps the an origins
greatest athlete/performer in the his- m hhns di
toiy of sports. Luckily, he has been cap- William E
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ilm in Leon Gast's "When We band who gets in way over hi
igs." It's an amazing docu- and Steve Buscemi is creepie
he 1974 Ali-Foreman fight, that old woman at the end of you
;d "The Rumble in the Jun- with all the cats. The film won
lse it took place in Zaire. It for Best Actress and Original i
diere Ali is preparing for the play. At one screening, the lat
the film isn't just about box- Siskel walked over to Roger Eb
Dout Ali's presence and what said, "This is why I go to the n
to both black Americans and That's certainly good enough:
. The viewer gets to know
e how he interacted with the 5. Reservoir Dogs/Pulp F
Africa, almost as if he were (1992/1994) ? The Quentin C
It features insightful com- cles. Fm not a big fan of Quentin
from Norman Mailer, Spike tino, but I was completely overw
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reorge Plimpton, among oth- by the raw violence and langi
Dscar-winning documentary "Reservoir Dogs." It was like r
hammad Ali was much more I had ever seen. It was stylish a
a prizefighter from Louisville, It jumped around in time w
the use of the traditional flas
And that damn ear. Now my blo<
Bellas (1990) ? "Funny like sure and heart rate shoot up
'm here to f**kin' amuse you?" rocket when my barber pulls i
isci as only Pesci can be. Mar- straight razor. "Pulp Fiction" li
se directed this gangster opus changed the way movies were
Robert DeNiro, Ray Liotta It made studios actively seek 01
. It's not the family saga "The er stories and younger talent,
r" is, rather a film that shows unfortunately spawned man}
ighborhood kid climbed the imitators. An ensemble piece,
le local mob. A technical mas- urrected John Travolta's dea
'GoodFellas" has odd editing doornail career and showcase*
ad expertly filmed long takes lesser-known talents like Ving I
isible by a stedicam. At the and Samuel L. Jackson. Perh<
he film, though, is the idea best thing about "Pulp Fict
r corrupts. The gangsters be- Tarantino's "quoting" films of tl
rich and too strong for their It makes you realize original!
I, indulging in drugs, easy always the key to a great film; i
d even easier women. Scors- times takes a back seat to pre
3d 1973 s Mean Streets, es- tion.
tbout a bunch of low-life, lowds.
The things we see in 4. Hoop Dreams (1994) ? Ur
las" are what would've be- weekend's Holyfield-Lewis fias
ie "Mean Streets" characters of the biggest head-scratchers
d been a little smarter and decade for me was why "Hoop D
anced. wasn't even nominated for an
Steve James' film follows Arthi
(1996) ? For me, this is like and William Gates as they li
?d, psychotic version of Pub- pursue their hoop dreams. Bott
> "A Prairie Home Compan- men are talented players given
ith, the characters have fun- portunity to play at an elite CI
;s and tell unusual stories, area school. Agee is forced t<
revolve around Minnesota, after his family falls behind in i
sre the similarities end. "Far- Gates stays. Agee finds basketb
he story of Margie (Francis cess at an inner-city high sch
ind), a sheriffs deputy who finds failure in various forms
ved in a kidnapping/ransom classroom and at home. Gat
at goes terribly wrong. It has greater success, but life still
il, quirky style often found smooth ride. Agee's school gets
rected by the Coen brothers, in the city tournament, eventu*
[. Macy is perfect as the hus- ing to a strong team led by Ri
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Griffith. But this film is less about hasketball
than about life. It's an incred^
ible story about the fives of two young
r men who begin in similar places but
>take very different paths. As a side
note, both played Division-I basketball,
Agee at Arkansas State and Gates
at Marquette.
3. Unforgiven (1992) ? "Deserve's
got nothin' to do with it." Those are
some of the last words William Munny r . ,*? jr
(Clint Eastwood) says to Little Bill
(Gene Hackman). It also says a lot
about the western as a genre. Like jazz,
it is one of the few purely American
art forms. It certainly doesn't deserve
to die out, but it looks like it will.
"Unforgiven" is probably the last great
one well see. It stars Eastwood as an
ex-gunslinger who was reformed by
his now-dead wife. After finding out
about a prostitute who has been "cut
lage of UP>" decides to roirnd up his partLOthing
ner> Ned> and after the reward.
nd hip. Things don't ?? as planned, though, T J7IV
ithout and Munny is forced to revert back to J *
hback his old ways. It's a dark film, and Eastxl
pres- wood isn'tan avenging angel, he's a
> like a tough-as-nails killer. The prostitutes
Dut the want revenge on the men who violatiterally
ed their "co-worker" but are unpre- Hra If
made pared for a man like Munny. The film
atedgi- won Oscars for Best Picture and Diwhich
rector. I don't think this is a film for
awful everyone's tastes, however. I do
j. reg_ know if the western has to die, this is
d-as-a- one hell ?f a way to go out. ?
d some
lhames 2. JFK (1992) ? You don't have to buy SfSp-llikt
ips the int? Oliver Stone's politics to appreion"
is ciate a movie like this. Granted, he's
le past a little ?ff the wall, and he never shies
ty isn't away from controversy. "JFK" isn't the oid
tsome- story of Kennedy, or even the assassi- lo?/ervolce.
isenta- nation. It s really about Jim Garnson
(Kevin Costner), the New Orleans D.A. j Schindle
who believed the assassination was " u f tu
itil last Parttof a ?reater df gn perpetrated de
:co, one by the government planted on the Steve Zaillia]
. nfrL0 shoulders of a scapegoat, Lee Harvey v
.oltne t i, u Thomas Ken
Broome" Oswald (Gary Oldman). Much of the T,
reams r-T- n name. It was
Oscar him is fiction. Jim Garnson was not ? ? fi1
rrAgee the white knight that Stone depicts, 'JJ
fovoiiw but an alcoholic and womanizer. A re- , ,
terally ... , m documentary i
tvoung veahng scene with a mysteiy man (Don- , '
ti..nn aid Sutherland) never even took place. c , .
toe op- mi. t-i j i s.- 4.1, Schindler, a
hicago- The film made people quest,on the ownedafact<
, leave truth as told by the U S. government, terrealjzin ,
tuition, forcing the government to address ques- h(
all sue- fons't haddodged for; nearly three have^fo/Jev
v...,. decades. JFK was nommated for Best ~u _ m
ool out of how one m
in the Picture and won awards for its edit- ofthousands
es has mg. Itwasntmtendedasalustoryles- ucdmoretha
isn't a son. It was meant to create a dialogue seven 0scars
further about one of the most tragic events and Direct0|
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