December 7, 2007

Lists, 12/7.

Control As a sort of warmup, the Guardian's film critics - Xan Brooks, Cath Clarke, Andrew Pulver, David Thomson and Peter Bradshaw - each write up a hit, a miss and a surprise from the year in film. Then they've put their votes together and come up with this list, the top 20 films of 2007. And now, they're asking you.

"Lee 4ème Prix DVD des Cahiers du cinéma."

"With all the talk about 2007 as a singularly great year for movies, we at the AV Club have been discussing among ourselves what years we'd nominate as the best-of-the-best," writes Noel Murray. "For the next several weeks, the AV Club's regular film reviewers will offer our individual choices." And he's going for 1974.

Updated.

Jerry Lentz lists, "in no meaningful order," 19 favorites of the year.

The Shamus nominates some of this year's best non-original songs heard at the movies.

Matt at Drawn!: "Favorite Comics and Art Books of 2007."

Rex Sorgatz, Keeper of the Lists, has a list of his own: "Top 25 Albums of 2007."

"Pick of the bunch." The Economist's list of best books of 07.

Update: Sean Axmaker lists his top ten DVDs of the year at MSN - and adds a set of extras, so to speak, at his new site.



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Posted by dwhudson at December 7, 2007 11:40 AM

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what talk about 2007 being great? this year sucked. i dont know anyone who says it was great.

Posted by: John M. at December 7, 2007 2:05 PM

Oh, I'd bet that, whether or not you agree, you'll be hearing it quite a lot over the coming weeks.

Posted by: David Hudson at December 7, 2007 2:14 PM

John M., sounds like you're hanging around some negative folks. You might want to consider switching company.

Posted by: Maya at December 7, 2007 2:28 PM

Every year some critics and curmudgeon's deem the year the worst for film in a long while, while another group at least as large deem it the best in some time, and what you usually have, every year, is plenty of worthy films from which to choose a 10 Best, and plenty of dreadful ones, and so it goes.

Btw, wow, Xan Brooks on The Lives of Others was pretty harsh, but enjoyed the rest of that article.

Posted by: Craig P at December 7, 2007 4:05 PM

Actually I agree: 2007 hasn't yet lived up to the hype for me. Anyone wanna post their early top 5's?

Posted by: Steve at December 7, 2007 4:18 PM

i don't think anyone is going to be calling this the worst year for film in a while. Least of all me: I'm Not There, There Will Be Blood, and No Country for Old Men are 3 of my top 5 American films of this decade so far.

Posted by: charlie m. at December 8, 2007 2:41 PM

Someone should let The Guardian know that their #3 film of the year is called Silent Light, not Silent Night.

Posted by: Filmbrain at December 9, 2007 8:57 AM