Lists and awards, 12/18.

Let's start with an online listening tip. For WNYC, Nathan Lee talks with Time Out film editor Melissa Anderson and New York Times film critic AO Scott about the contrast between the magnitude of social, political and economical events in 2008 and the "micro" feel of the year's movies.

"When it comes to end of year top tens, I find the undistributed lists far more interesting (and useful) than the standard ones which, naturally, have a lot of overlap." Andrew Grant lists his top ten undistributed films of 2008. His #1: Roy Andersson's You, The Living.

Glenn Kenny posts a "conversation starter," 21 favorite films of 08 "in what I will call vague order of preference." His #1: Jacques Rivette's The Duchess of Langeaise.

At AMC News, James Rocchi puts Steven Soderbergh's Che at the top of his "10 American Fiction Films in Wide Release" list.

Anna Bak-Kvapil presents the second half of the Tisch Film Review's list of the "Top 10 Repertory Films of 2008." And once again, here's part 1.

At IFC, Matt Singer and Alison Willmore list "2008's Most Covetable DVD Box Sets."

Slumdog Millionaire scores six nominations from London's Critics' Circle. Archie Thomas, who's got the full list at Variety, notes that three films follow with five nominations each: Frost/Nixon, Happy-Go-Lucky and Hunger.

"I dropped out of the Chicago Film Critics Association last year, partly because I was so frustrated by the bovine timidity of its year-end awards," blogs the Reader's JR Jones. "Announced this morning, the 2008 awards are more of the same." At any rate, WALL•E wins best picture, best original screenplay, best animated feature and best original score.

As more ballots appear in indieWIRE's poll of critics, Tom Hall elaborates on his.

Cartoon Brew's Jerry Beck's working on a new book and needs your help selecting the "100 Greatest Looney Tunes."

An "alternative Top 10"? Marshall Fine explains.

Online eeek! The Smoking Gun collects its "2008 Mug Shots of the Year."

Online scrolling tip. The Big Picture's "2008 in photographs (part 2 of 3)." Earlier: Part 1.

Online listening tip. Fred Kaplan samples the "Top 10 Jazz Albums of 2008" at Slant. Meantime, the Music Club has convened: Ann Powers, Robert Christgau and Jody Rosen discuss the best of the best.

Posted by dwhudson at December 18, 2008 2:00 PM