"CINEMA" MAGAZINE (Greece)

NOTE: Incredible as it may sound, there is no summer-movie season in Greece. Theatres are old (i.e., not air-conditioned) and close down in the summer heat. Hence "Cinema" magazine - the best-by-default Greek movie mag - publishes its Top Ten lists in September, i.e. just before the start of the new "season", which explains why each of the following lists covers two years instead of one (*). Just thought you'd like to know.

(*) This practice was discontinued in 2007, and they now publish lists at the end of the year like everybody else. Blame globalisation, the ironing-out of regional character and everything becoming more uniform in my opinion.

1990-91

1. GOODFELLAS (Martin Scorsese)
2. WILD AT HEART (David Lynch)
3. GREEN CARD (Peter Weir)
4. THE GRIFTERS (Stephen Frears)
5. DANCES WITH WOLVES (Kevin Costner)
6. MILLER'S CROSSING (Joel Coen)
7. SANTA SANGRE (Alejandro Jodorowsky)
8. AN ANGEL AT MY TABLE (Jane Campion)
9. EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (Tim Burton)
10. THE SHELTERING SKY (Bernardo Bertolucci)

1991-92

1. BARTON FINK (Joel Coen)
2. HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER (John McNaughton)
3. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (Jonathan Demme)
4. TOTO LE HEROS (Jaco van Dormael)
5. THELMA AND LOUISE (Ridley Scott)
6. THE REFLECTING SKIN (Philip Ridley)
7. CAPE FEAR (Martin Scorsese)
8. DELICATESSEN (Jean-Pierre Jeunet / Marc Caro)
9. EUROPA / ZENTROPA (Lars von Trier)
10. THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE (Krysztof Kieslowski)

1992-93

1. UNFORGIVEN (Clint Eastwood)
2. HOWARDS END (James Ivory)
3. THE CRYING GAME (Neil Jordan)
4. THE PLAYER (Robert Altman)
5. HERO (Stephen Frears)
6. RAISE THE RED LANTERN (Zhang Yimou)
7. HUSBANDS AND WIVES (Woody Allen)
8. DRACULA (Francis Ford Coppola)
9. ORLANDO (Sally Potter)
10. BATMAN RETURNS (Tim Burton)

1993-94

1. THE PIANO (Jane Campion)
2. THE REMAINS OF THE DAY (James Ivory)
3. SHORT CUTS (Robert Altman)
4. UN COEUR EN HIVER (Claude Sautet)
5. THE AGE OF INNOCENCE (Martin Scorsese)
6. FAREWELL MY CONCUBINE (Chen Kaige)
7. THE HAIRDRESSER'S HUSBAND (Patrice Leconte)
8. THREE COLOURS: BLUE (Krysztof Kieslowski)
9. ALADDIN (John Musker / Ron Clements)
10. SCHINDLER'S LIST (Steven Spielberg)

1994-95

1. THREE COLOURS: RED (Krysztof Kieslowski)
2. EXOTICA (Atom Egoyan)
3. CARO DIARIO / DEAR DIARY (Nanni Moretti)
4. BULLETS OVER BROADWAY (Woody Allen)
5. FORREST GUMP (Robert Zemeckis)
6. THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Henry Selick)
7. INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (Neil Jordan)
8. PULP FICTION (Quentin Tarantino)
9. CARLITO'S WAY (Brian de Palma)
10. TRUST (Hal Hartley)

1995-96

1. UNDERGROUND (Emir Kusturica)
2. SEVEN (David Fincher)
3. SMOKE (Wayne Wang)
4. THE USUAL SUSPECTS (Bryan Singer)
5. LEAVING LAS VEGAS (Mike Figgis)
6. LA HAINE / HATE (Mathieu Kassovitz)
7. KIDS (Larry Clark)
8. IL POSTINO (Michael Radford)
9. DEAD MAN (Jim Jarmusch)
10. HEAT (Michael Mann)

1996-97

1. TWELVE MONKEYS (Terry Gilliam)
2. BREAKING THE WAVES (Lars von Trier)
3. SECRETS AND LIES (Mike Leigh)
4. TRAINSPOTTING (Danny Boyle)
5. FARGO (Joel Coen)
6. SHINE (Scott Hicks)
7. PROOF (Jocelyn Moorhouse)
8. CRASH (David Cronenberg)
9. JUDE (Michael Winterbottom)
10. LOST HIGHWAY (David Lynch)

1997-98

1. TITANIC (James Cameron)
2. FUNNY GAMES (Michael Haneke)
3. JACKIE BROWN (Quentin Tarantino)
4. CONTACT (Robert Zemeckis)
5. SCREAM (Wes Craven)
6. BOOGIE NIGHTS (Paul Thomas Anderson)
7. THE ICE STORM (Ang Lee)
8. THE SWEET HEREAFTER (Atom Egoyan)
9. LONE STAR (John Sayles)
10. LIVE FLESH (Pedro Almodovar)

1998-99

1. THE TRUMAN SHOW (Peter Weir)
2. HAPPINESS (Todd Solondz)
3. THE THIN RED LINE (Terrence Malick)
4. THE BIG LEBOWSKI (Joel Coen)
5. THE CELEBRATION (Thomas Vinterberg)
6. HANA-BI (Takeshi Kitano)
7. LAWN DOGS (John Duigan)
8. THE IDIOTS (Lars Von Trier)
9. VELVET GOLDMINE (Todd Haynes)
10. GODS AND MONSTERS (Bill Condon)

1999-2000

1. EYES WIDE SHUT (Stanley Kubrick)
2. THE INSIDER (Michael Mann)
3. FIGHT CLUB (David Fincher)
4. THE STRAIGHT STORY (David Lynch)
5. THE END OF THE AFFAIR (Neil Jordan)
6. ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER (Pedro Almodovar)
7. GHOST DOG (Jim Jarmusch)
8. AMERICAN BEAUTY (Sam Mendes)
9. THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (Daniel Myrick / Eduardo Sanchez)
10. BRINGING OUT THE DEAD (Martin Scorsese)

2000-01

1. CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON (Ang Lee)
2. MEMENTO (Christopher Nolan)
3. THE CIRCLE (Jafar Panahi)
4. LOVERS OF THE ARCTIC CIRCLE (Julio Medem)
5. DANCER IN THE DARK (Lars von Trier)
6. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Wong Kar-Wei)
7. FAITHLESS (Liv Ullmann)
8. GLADIATOR (Ridley Scott)
9. TRAFFIC (Steven Soderbergh)
10. THE WIDOW OF SAINT-PIERRE (Patrice Leconte)

2001-02

1. MULHOLLAND DR. (David Lynch)
2. TALK TO HER (Pedro Almodovar)
3. LA PIANISTE (Michael Haneke)
4. THE MAN WHO WASN'T THERE (Joel Coen)
5. GOSFORD PARK (Robert Altman)
6. THE OTHERS (Alejandro Amenabar)
7. HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (John Cameron Mitchell)
8. THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING (Peter Jackson)
9. IN THE BEDROOM (Todd Field)
10. AMELIE (Jean-Pierre Jeunet)

2002-03

    1. 25th HOUR (Spike Lee)

    2. (tie) BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE (Michael Moore)

    2. (tie) DOLLS (Takeshi Kitano)

    4. THE HOURS (Stephen Daldry)

    5. THE MAN WITHOUT A PAST (Aki Kaurismaki)

    6. TIME OUT (Laurent Cantet)

    7. IRREVERSIBLE (Gaspar Noé)

    8. FAR FROM HEAVEN (Todd Haynes)

    9. ROAD TO PERDITION (Sam Mendes)

  10. MONDAYS IN THE SUN (Fernando Leon de Aranoa)

2003-04

    1. DOGVILLE (Lars Von Trier)

    2. LOST IN TRANSLATION (Sofia Coppola)

    3. MYSTIC RIVER (Clint Eastwood)

    4. THE RETURN (Andrei Zvyagintsev)

    5. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry)

    6. FINDING NEMO (Andrew Stanton)

    7. 21 GRAMS (Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu)

    8. MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (Peter Weir)

    9. THE BARBARIAN INVASIONS (Denys Arcand)

  10. CAPTURING THE FRIEDMANS (Andrew Jarecki)

2004-05

    1. MILLION DOLLAR BABY (Clint Eastwood)

    2. BEFORE SUNSET (Richard Linklater)

    3. BAD EDUCATION (Pedro Almodovar)

    4. OLDBOY (Park Chan-wook)

    5. SIDEWAYS (Alexander Payne)

    6. THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES (Walter Salles)

    7. BIRTH (Jonathan Glazer)

    8. NOBODY KNOWS (Hirokazu Kore-eda)

    9. DOWNFALL (Oliver Hirschbiegel)

  10. 5 x 2 (Francois Ozon)

2005-06

1. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee)

2. HIDDEN (Michael Haneke)

3. GOOD NIGHT AND GOOD LUCK (George Clooney)

4. THE THREE BURIALS OF MELQUIADES ESTRADA (Tommy Lee Jones)

5. BROKEN FLOWERS (Jim Jarmusch)

6. THE CHILD (Luc & Jean-Pierre Dardenne)

7. KEANE (Lodge Kerrigan)

8. MATCH POINT (Woody Allen)

9. 3-IRON (Kim Ki-Duk)

10. ME AND YOU AND EVERYONE WE KNOW (Miranda July)

2007

1. ZODIAC (David Fincher)

2. PAN'S LABYRINTH (Guillermo del Toro)

3. INLAND EMPIRE (David Lynch)

4. 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS (Christian Mungiu)

5. HALF NELSON (Ryan Fleck)

6. PRIVATE FEARS IN PUBLIC PLACES (Alain Resnais)

7. LETTERS FROM IWO JIMA (Clint Eastwood)

8. LUST, CAUTION (Ang Lee)

9. GOLDEN DOOR (Emanuele Crialese)

10. EASTERN PROMISES (David Cronenberg)

2008

1. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel & Ethan Coen)

2. THE CLASS (Laurent Cantet)

3. SWEENEY TODD (Tim Burton)

4. THE SECRET OF THE GRAIN (Abdellatif Kechiche)

5. THE DARK KNIGHT (Christopher Nolan)

6. FOUR NIGHTS WITH ANNA (Jerzy Skolimowski)

7. IL DIVO (Paolo Sorrentino)

8. I'M NOT THERE (Todd Haynes)

9. THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD (Andrew Dominik)

10. GOMORRA (Matteo Garrone)

Best of the 00s

1. HIDDEN (Michael Haneke)

2. PAN'S LABYRINTH (Guillermo del Toro)

3. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (Ang Lee)

4. ZODIAC (David Fincher)

5. ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (Michel Gondry)

6. IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE (Wong Kar-wai)

7. MULHOLLAND DR. (David Lynch)

8. SYNECDOCHE, NEW YORK (Charlie Kaufman)

9. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN (Joel & Ethan Coen)

10. THE RETURN (Andrei Zvyagintsev)