|S.Y.L.| |The A-List|
|Part 2|
Critically acclaimed films leaving theatres.
Catch them while you can or watch for them on tape.





|Breaking the Waves| 1/26 |Leading Actor Oscar Nom|

Before Night Falls (R). Javier Bardem, Julian Schnabel, Johnny Depp, Sean Penn, Robert Downey Jr., Reynaldo Arenas, Cunningham O'Keefe, Lázaro Gómez Carriles. Reviews: A A- A A B D B- A- D+ C F

|Flight of the Valkyries| 12/22 |Foreign Language Film Oscar| |Best Picture Oscar Nom||Directing Oscar Nom|
|Adapted Screenplay Oscar Nom|

|Foreign Film Globe||Director Globe|
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (PG-13). Lee Ang, Wang Hui-Ling, James Schamus, Tsai Kuo Jung, Chow Yun-Fat, Michelle Yeoh, Zhang Ziyi, Du Lu Wang. Reviews: A+ A+ A A+ _ A+ A+ A+ A A A

|Dustbusting| 4/6
The Day I Became a Woman (Roozi khe zan shodam) (NR). Marzieh Meshkini, Mohsen Makhmalbaf. Reviews: A A- C+

|The Right Stuff| 3/9
The Dish (PG-13). Rob Sitch, Sam Neill, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Jane Kennedy. Reviews: A A _ B B A- A A A

|Body of Evidence| 1/26
Faithless (Trolösa) (R). Liv Ullmann, Ingmar Bergman. Reviews: A A- A A A

|Millet| 3/7
The Gleaners and I (Les glaneurs et la glaneuse) (NR). Agnès Varda. Reviews: A+ A- C

|Blur| 2/16 |Actor Palme|
|Technical Grand Prize|
In the Mood for Love (PG). Wong Kar-wai, Maggie Cheung. Reviews: C+ D B+ A+ B F A A A+

|10| 3/16 |Sundance Screenwriting|

Memento (R). Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Carrie-Anne Moss, Reviews: B- A A A+ A+ A- A A A A A+

|The Player| 1/12
State and Main (R). David Mamet, Philip Seymour Hoffman, William H. Macy, Rebecca Pidgeon, Alec Baldwin, Sarah Jessica Parker. Reviews: B- _ B B C+ A+ A A F A

|The Godfather| 1/5 |Directing Oscar||Adapted Screenplay Oscar||Supporting Actor Oscar|
|Best Picture Oscar Nom|
|Screenplay Globe||Supporting Actor Globe|
Traffic (R). Steven Soderbergh, Stephen Gaghan, Benicio Del Toro, Simon Moore, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Don Cheadle, Michael Douglas, Salma Hayek, Dennis Quaid. Reviews: A+ A- A _ A A+ B+ A+ A+ B A+ A+

|In the Line of Fire| 3/9
The Widow of St. Pierre (R). Patrice Leconte, Claude Faraldo, Juliette Binoche, Daniel Auteuil. Reviews: A+ A- _ B B C A- B A

|Before Sunrise| 9/15 |Original Screenplay Oscar Nom| |Supporting Actress Oscar Nom||Supporting Actress Oscar Nom|
|Comedy Globe||Supporting Actress Globe|
Almost Famous (R). Cameron Crowe, Kate Hudson, Frances McDormand, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Anna Paquin, Billy Crudup, Jason Lee. Reviews: A+ A A- B A+ A A B+ A- A+ A B A+

|Home for the Holidays| 12/22 |Leading Actor Oscar Nom|
|Drama Actor Globe|
Cast Away (PG-13). Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis, William Broyles Jr., Helen Hunt. Reviews: B- A- A _ A+ B B+ A A+ A+ B+ A

|The In Crowd| 10/13 |Leading Actress Oscar Nom||Supporting Actor Oscar Nom|
The Contender (R). Joan Allen, Jeff Bridges, Rod Lurie, Gary Oldman, Christian Slater, Philip Baker Hall, Mariel Hemingway. Reviews: A+ C B- _ B B A A- A- A+ A B+

|Coalminer's Daughter| 10/13 |Palme D'Or|
|Actress Palme|

Dancer in the Dark (R). Björk, Lars von Trier, Catherine Deneuve, Stellan Skarsgård. Reviews: A- D+ A _ _ A A+ A- B B F+ A B+

|Ghost| 11/5
George Washington (NR). David Gordon Green. Reviews: A+ _ A F A+

|Matewan| 9/29 |Sundance Grand Jury|
|Sundance Directing|
Girlfight (R). Karyn Kusama, John Sayles. Reviews: A- A- A- A B C C- B D+ B+

|The Cat in the Hat| 12/22
The House of Mirth (PG). Terence Davies, Laura Linney, Gillian Anderson, Dan Aykroyd, Edith Wharton. Reviews: A A A B A F B- C A

|Behind the Scenes| 9/8 |Screenplay Palme|
|Comedy Actress Globe|
Nurse Betty (R). John Richards, James Flamberg, Renée Zellweger, Neil LaBute, Morgan Freeman, Chris Rock, Aaron Eckhart, Greg Kinnear, Crispin Glover. Reviews: C+ A A D B A+ C C+ A- A A B+

|Cleopatra| 11/3 |Leading Actress Oscar Nom|
Requiem for a Dream (NR). Ellen Burstyn, Darren Aronofsky, Hubert Selby Jr., Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Wayans. Reviews: A A A+ A+ D B A- A+ B- C+

|Children of a Lesser God| 11/17 |Documentary Feature Oscar Nom|

Sound and Fury (NR). Josh Aronson. Reviews: A A+ B A+ B+

|Embrace| 12/1
Suzhou River (Suzhou he) (NR). Ye Lou. Reviews: A+ A B

|The Untouchables| 10/20 |Sundance Audience Drama|
Two Family House (R). Raymond De Felitta, Reviews: A- A- _ B A- C- A

|Forrest Gump| 11/10 |Original Screenplay Oscar Nom||Leading Actress Oscar Nom|
|Sundance Grand Jury Drama|
|Sundance Screenwriting|
You Can Count on Me (R). Ken Lonergan, Laura Linney, Matthew Broderick. Reviews: A+ A _ B A A A- A A C- A+






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