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Best Movies 2016:

Behold, the dreaded list of favorite movies. The year came and went, and with it came a laundry list of movies seen. These were my favorites from 2016, released (and seen in a theater) within the calendar year. I couldn’t and didn’t see everything, either because I’m poor, or busy, or just not interested in seeing The Angry Birds Movie. But there were many, many notable films that I either saw on DVD instead of a theater (Green Room; Sing Street; Lo and Behold), or haven’t seen period (Moonlight; Silence; American Honey; Toni Erdmann; Elle; The Birth of a Nation; Tickled; Certain Women; Lion; The Love Witch; Hidden Figures; The Handmaiden; Hell or High Water; Paterson; I, Daniel Blake; Hunt for the Wilderpeople; 20th Century Women; Jackie; Loving; Nocturnal Animals; Fences; Voyage of Time; Manchester By the Sea; etc.) I wish I could’ve seen them all. Of course, I do. I probably will later on...

This list here is my own. Personally decided. It doesn’t hold any weight where it doesn’t belong, which is in any other person’s own list. It’s valuable to me, and maybe my opinions are valuable to you too. If you want to argue opinions, fuck yes, do it!

These are in alphabetical order. I only wrote a quick word on two of the ten films. This was because it is now 8pm on January 2nd, and the writing to be done is not yet done. So it will remain undone. I always say I will be better, and this time I mean it a bit more than I usually do.

Bring on 2017

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Every other film seen in 2016 / Honorable Mentions : Hail, Caesar! || The Witch || Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice || The Nice Guys || X-Men: Apocalypse || The Neon Demon || Finding Dory || Star Trek Beyond || Jason Bourne || Suicide Squad || Cafe Society || Sausage Party || Inferno || The Girl on the Train || Rogue One || Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them || Passengers ||

Arrival Director || Denis Villeneuve Writer || Eric Heisserer DP || Bradford Young

Quite a spectacular film that achieves the rare feat of being a pure science-fiction film. It is often the case to disguise a genre with sci-fi imagery for a fantastical effect. An action film with space ships is still an action film. Blade Runner is actually film noir. Alien is a horror film, as is The Terminator. 2001: A Space Odyssey is impossible to categorize as anything but science-fiction, and so is Arrival.

Amy Adams plays an accomplished linguist recruited to communicate with extra-terrestrials who’ve landed on Earth. Once they land, they do not attack. They do not even talk. But they’ve landed, and how we shake hands with these aliens in a first contact story is the focus of the film.

We expect each side to have their finger on a trigger, and for the film to be a slow build to an attack. Whichever side comes to the breaking point first will play out predictably. Except that’s not what happens in the film, and what I predicted never happened. Always good to feel surprised. Instead, we see a calm film that features fear, and paranoia, but also curiosity. What do the aliens want if they aren’t hostile? Do they need help? Are they on a mission? Were they looking for us?

Much has been said of the twist ending, and while I didn’t see it coming, I feel like Amy Adams’ performance was the main reason why. She wears pain in her body language throughout the film, and I’m not sure if that decision makes sense.

Captain America: Civil War Director || Joe Russo & Anthony Russo Writer || Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely DP || Trent Opalach

Great film. Yes, it is.

Deadpool Director || Tim Miller DP || Ken Seng

Deadpool himself directed this film. That should have legitimately been what the creatives did. They should have created a film that Deadpool himself directed. It’s never been done. But I forgive them.

Doctor Strange Director || Scott Derickson Writer || John Spaights DP || Ben Davis

Trippy. I enjoyed it very much.

Don’t Think Twice Director || Mike Birbiglia DP || Joe Anderson

I wish I wrote more about this one. I probably will on Letterboxd. But I love Mike Birbiglia, I loved this film, I laughed, and I felt my feelings. I hate/love movies that do that. I also saw it two months before it was released, because I’m awesome. Humblebrag.

Hacksaw Ridge Director || Mel Gibson DP || Simon Duggan

Intense. Inspiring. Make more movies, Mel...

Kubo and the Two Strings Director || Travis Knight A very pleasant film, with lots of creativity and fantastic imagery.

La La Land Director / Writer || Damien Chazelle DP || Linus Sandgren

Because I have two eyes and a heart, that’s why.

This is really just a beautiful, beautiful film. I do have one comment that I must share: There was a moment during the film when I completely forgot I was watching a musical. When you see this film, maybe you’ll feel the same. I didn’t realize the music had disappeared. Maybe it was because I was so engrossed in what I was seeing, and who I was watching. Right now, I can’t tell you if the music disappeared for one minute, or an hour. It feels like I lived a small lifetime with Mia and Sebastian. I wasn’t ready for the film to end. I’ll let you decide for yourselves if what I’ve shared is a complement or a criticism.

The ending is both heartbreaking and uplifting. It’s a very brave ending in my eyes, and it hits deep with me. I’m so happy this film exists.

Midnight Special Director || Jeff Nichols DP || Adam Stone

My kind of movie. Sci-fi. Original. Michael Shannon. More people, less special effects.

Swiss Army Man Director || Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert DP || Larkin Seiple

So amazingly, wonderfully, completely insane. In the best way. These filmmakers reject normality, sanity, conformity, reality, and are beautifully nuts. Please see this film. It begs to be seen. It’s the 1975 of movies. If you like that band then what I said just makes perfect sense. Maybe it doesn’t, whatever...

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Compositores

Giya Kancheli, Christopher Rouse, Michel Legrand, Hans Zender, Dominick Argento , Jacques Loussier, Joao Gilberto, Theo Verbey, Ivo Malec, Mario Davidovsky, Barrington Pheloung, Ben Johnston, Michael Colgrass, Schaeffer, Sven-David Sandström, Ami Maayani, John Joubert, Chou Wen-chung, Ib Norholm, René Samson, Jerry Herman, Jean Chatillon, Alfred Kunz, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Heinz Winbeck, Atli Sveinsson, Frantisek Thuri, Ivan Erob, Gagik Hovunts, Gerhson Kingsley, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Joan Guinjoan, Enrique Iturriaga.

Directores

Maris Janssons, Andre Previn, Raymond Leppard, Jerzy Semkow, Stephen Cleobury, Michael Gielen, Simon Streatfeild, Elio Boncompagni, Werner Andreas Albert, Ján Valach, John Curro, Colin Mawby, Jacques Grimbert, Jean Perisson, Radomil Eliska, Laszlo Heltay, Reto Parolari.

Pianistas: Jörg Demus, Paul Badura-Skoda. Dina Ugorskaja, Daniel Wayenberg, Alexander Tamir, Karen Shaw, Paola Bruni, Márta Kurtág, Dalton Baldwin, Abbey Simon, Ethella Chupryk,

Instrumentistas

Aaron Rosand, Elliot Golub, Marya Columbia, Christian Stadelmann, Jerry Horner, Yossi Gutmann, Uzi Wiesel, Vladimir Orloff, Vagram Saradjian, Anner Bylsma, Michael Grebanier, Susanne Beer, Jean Guillou, Peter Hurford, Peter Noy, Robert Kohnen, Gerd Seiffert, Richard Weiner, Norman Schweikert, Wolfgang Meyer, Alberto Ponce.

Cantantes

Jessye Norman, Hilde Zadek, Heather Harper, Rolando Panerai, Ekkehard Wlaschiha, Erika Sziklay, Margit Laszlo, Charity Sunshine Tillemann-Dick, Marcello Giordani, Felice Schiavi, Joseph Rouleau, Mira Zakai, Spiro Malas, Deborah Cook, Sanford Sylvan, Wilma Lipp, Francisco Casanova, Ann Crumb, Peter Schreier, Theo Adam, Ruth Margaret Putz, Gerald English, Grayston Burgess, Colette Lorand, Joseph Ward, Yang Yang, Helmut Froschauer, Rosemary Kuhlmann, Umberto Grilli, James Christiansen, Miguel Sierra, Art Sullivan, Alle Willis, Patxi Andión, Charlie Karp, Yann Fanch Kemener, Bob Wilber, Camilo Sesto, Eric Morena, Marie Laforet, Dick Rivers, Diahann Carroll, Alain Barriere, Marie Fredriksson.

Directores de escena, cineastas, coreografos, etc:

Jonathan Miller, Johannes Schaaf, Hal Prince, Franco Zeffirelli, Agnes Varda, Pieter Verhoeff, Alex Weil, Jean Claude Brisseau, Eva Kleinitz, Knut Andersen, Ennio Guarnieri, Sebastián Alarcón, Pierre Lhomme, Jukka Virtanen, Guido Levi, Alicia Alonso, Julia Farron, Stanley Donen.

Empresarios, Musicólogos,Críticos Musicales

Victor Hochhauser, Walter Homburger, Naomi Graffman, Peter Noy, Laura Liepins, Paul J Pelkonen, Claude Gingras, Robert Henderson, Roger Covell, Martin Bernheimer, Ferdinando Bologna, Peter Gammond, Vivian Perlis, Clive James, John Simon, Alejandro Planchart, Ferenc Bonis, Scott Timberg.

Cine y teatro

Bruno Ganz, Valentina Cortese, Bibi Andersson, Rutger Hauer, Peter Fonda, Sue Lyon, Anna Karina, Doris Day, Carol Channing, Albert Finney, Carol Lynley, Claudine Auger, Rip Torn, Valery Harper, Sylvia Miles, Tim Conway, Danny Aiello, Anemone, Lee Radziwill, Cameron Boyce, Katherine Helmond, Bruno Scipioni, Sylvia Kay, Peter Zander, Seymur Cassel, Muriel Pavlow, Julie Adams, John Rone, Mario Bernardo, Susan Harrison, Vladimir Etush, Wenche Kvamme, Richard Erdmann, Tom Hatten, Eduardo De Santis, Jospeh Pilato, Alessandra Panaro, Irene Sutcliffe, Barbara Perry, Jane Hayward, Lis Verhoeven, Nancy Holloway, Wendy Williams.

Artes Visuales, Letras, diseñadores, etc.

Carlos Cruz-Diez, Peter Larkin, Emily Mason, Imre Varga, Gerd Jaeger, Luca Alinari, Michael Lyons, Mavis Pusey, Rafael Coronel, Kate Nicholson, Armando Salas, Eduardo Meissner, Gloria Zea, Toni Morrison, I.M. Pei, Karl Lagerfeld, Gloria Vanderbilt, Emanuel Ungaro, Piero Tosi, Verena Wagner-Lafferentz, Christopher ‘Kiffer’ Finzi.

Argentina

Adelaida Negri, Jorge Pérez Tedesco, Cesar Pelli, Osvaldo Romberg, José Martínez Suarez, Eduardo Rovner, Alberto Cortez, Isabel Sarli, Andrew Graham-Yool, Mónica Galán, Ricardo Monti, Graciela Araujo, Leopoldo Brizuela, Analia Gade, Lorenzo Quinteros, Osvaldo Brandi, Santiago Bal, Thelma Tixou, Christian Bach, Beatriz Taibo, Amelita Vargas, Silvia Montanari, Patricia Shaw, Narciso Ibañez Serrador, Lucho Avilés, Beatriz Salomon, Rodolfo Zapata, Fabio Zerpa, Cacho Castaña, Hugo Gambini, Roberto Livi, Juan Martini, Silvina Bosco, Luz Kerz, Roberto Yanés, Guillermo Cervantes Luro, Max Berliner, Malena Marechal, Antonio Caride.

Los Adioses 2019 Compositores Giya Kancheli, Christopher Rouse, Michel Legrand, Hans Zender, Dominick Argento , Jacques Loussier, Joao Gilberto, Theo Verbey, Ivo Malec, Mario Davidovsky, Barrington Pheloung, Ben Johnston, Michael Colgrass, Schaeffer, Sven-David Sandström, Ami Maayani, John Joubert, Chou Wen-chung, Ib Norholm, René Samson, Jerry Herman, Jean Chatillon, Alfred Kunz, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Heinz Winbeck, Atli Sveinsson, Frantisek Thuri, Ivan Erob, Gagik Hovunts, Gerhson Kingsley, Thanos Mikroutsikos, Joan Guinjoan, Enrique Iturriaga.

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