Weekend lists and awards.

"[I]t's as biased as possible." Miljenko Skoknic qualifies his list of "Top Four Chilean Films" at SF360, where editor Susan Gerhard explains that it "nurtures... his individual ideas about Chile's unique film language, and his apprehension of what Chilean cinema has been." His #1: Raúl Ruiz's Palomita Blanca.

Adam Hartzell sends a top ten to Brian at Hell on Frisco Bay, and it's an eclectic and inviting one, topped by Syndromes and a Century.

Fine choices, beautifully presented: At the top of Sam Smith's annotated list is Children of Men.

Drew Morton, posting his list at Dr Mabuse's Kaleido-Scope, agrees: "Quite simply, the best film of the year."

So a slew of organizations have been spewing more nominations and awards. To make any sense of it all, you'd best check in with "Awards Watch" at Movie City News.

Salon staffers submit a last minute Oscar wishlist.

As part of its bulging Oscar package, Entertainment Weekly hosts a royal roundtable. Clark Collis moderates a discussion with Judi Dench, Helen Mirren and Meryl Streep.

Need to assuage the pain or share the gain of Monday evening's Golden Globes broadcast? Log in to the live chat at Modern Fabulosity.

Jeffrey Overstreet: "You can vote now for the best movies of 2006 at Christianity Today Movies."

"Over the years, one of the most common complaints I've heard about Korean films are their English titles," writes Darcy Paquet at Koreanfilm.org. "Probably the most frequently-cited example of a bad title is Bungee Jumping of Their Own, but there are many other titles that have attracted derision. In an effort to recognize good titles when they come - and to provide a friendly admonishment to poorly-chosen titles - I am holding this poll for the best and worst English titles for Korean films in 2006."

Posted by dwhudson at January 13, 2007 2:23 PM