1995 IN FILM

My favourite films released in the U.S. in 1995. Top 30 and many honorables. 

(ballot)

Here's the countdown:








30.  TALES FROM THE CRYPT:

       DEMON KNIGHT

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29.         CLEAN, SHAVEN

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28.               JLG/JLG:
   SELF-PORTRAIT IN DECEMBER

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27.               EXOTICA

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26.THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN

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                   THEREMIN:
25.  AN ELECTRONIC ODYSSEY

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24.      THE GLASS SHIELD

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23.           I CAN'T SLEEP

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-tie- 23.    U.S. GO HOME

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22.      UP DOWN FRAGILE

21.            THE BLADE

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20.       A LITTLE PRINCESS

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19.                HYENAS

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18.      THE UNDERNEATH

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17.       SPIRITUAL VOICES

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16.             WILD REEDS

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15.             SHOWGIRLS

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14.         THE ADDICTION

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13.              MABOROSI

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12.         THE NEON BIBLE

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11.               LA HAINE

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10.                 CRUMB

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                 THE BRIDGES

9.OF MADISON COUNTY

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8. THE SECRET OF ROAN INISH

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7.     WHISPER OF THE HEART

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-tie- 7.        TOY STORY

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6. THROUGH THE OLIVE TREES

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5.                  CASINO

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4.                   NIXON

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3.         BEFORE SUNRISE

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2.                    HEAT

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1.                    SAFE

***** 

ALSO ESSENTIAL. NOT RANKED.

(the other titles of '95 I loved that could've placed)

PORTRAIT OF A YOUNG GIRL AT

  END OF THE 60's IN BRUSSELS

BABE

.

CLOCKERS

.

12 MONKEYS

.

THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER

[the Re-Cobbled cut]

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SILENCES OF THE PALACE

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A PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH MARTIN SCORSESE THROUGH AMERICAN MOVIES

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NADJA

A CLOSE SHAVE

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FRIDAY

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AUGUST IN THE WATER

TO DIE FOR

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DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS

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STRANGE DAYS

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JOY STREET

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GET SHORTY

.

IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS

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CUTTHROAT ISLAND

.

RIVER OF GRASS

.

LIVING IN OBLIVION

.

ODILON REDON

OR, THE EYE LIKE A STRANGE 

BALLOON MOUNTS TOWARD INFINITY

.

EVIDENCE

.

FAUST

.

LITTLE ODESSA

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GOD'S COMEDY

.

WAATI [TIME]

.

DESERET

.

SEVEN

.

MEMORIES

.

THE DOOM GENERATION

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DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE

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GETTING ANY?

.

SHALLOW GRAVE

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SALAAM CINEMA

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MURIEL'S WEDDING

.

BEYOND RANGOON

.

THE BATTLE

OVER CITIZEN KANE

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GOOD MEN, GOOD WOMEN

.

ONCE WERE WARRIORS

.

KICKING AND SCREAMING

.

PERSUASION

.

THE KINGDOM

[Roadshow version]

.

THE QUICK AND THE DEAD

.

PANTHER

.

CITIZEN X

.

GOLDENEYE

.

CLUELESS

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DRACULA: 
DEAD AND LOVING IT

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CHAGE & ASKA: ON YOUR MARK

.
SENSE AND SENSIBILITY

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TALES FROM THE HOOD

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APOLLO 13

.

NAKED KILLER

DEAD MAN WALKING

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SHANGHAI TRIAD

.

CRIMSON TIDE

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LES MISERABLES

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HEAVY

.

STALINGRAD

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OTHELLO

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MACROSS PLUS

[Theatrical version]

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WAX: CALIFORNIA

IL POSTINO

.

...AND THE EARTH
DID NOT SWALLOW HIM

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GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH

.

.

RUNAWAY BRAIN

CASTLE FREAK

.

JADE

.

MIGHTY APHRODITE

.

KIDS

.

DESPERADO

****

1995

TOP 30

1. SAFE (Haynes)
2. HEAT (Mann)
3. BEFORE SUNRISE (Linklater)
4. NIXON (Stone)
5. CASINO (Scorsese)
6. THROUGH OLIVE TREES (Kiarostami)
7. TOY STORY (Lasseter)                                                    -tie- WHISPER OF THE HEART (Yoshifumi Kondô)
8. SECRET OF ROAN INISH (Sayles)
9. BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY (Eastwood)
10. CRUMB (Zwigoff)
11. LA HAINE (Kassovitz)
12. NEON BIBLE (Davies)
13. MABOROSI (Hirokazu Koreeda)
14. THE ADDICTION (Ferrara)
15. SHOWGIRLS (Verhoeven)
16. WILD REEDS (Téchiné)
17. SPIRITUAL VOICES (Sokurov)
18. THE UNDERNEATH (Soderbergh)
19. HYENAS (Mambéty)
20. A LITTLE PRINCESS (Cuarón)
21. THE BLADE (Hark Tsui)
22. UP DOWN FRAGILE (Rivette)
23. U.S. GO HOME (Denis)                                                 -tie- I CAN'T SLEEP (Denis)
24. THE GLASS SHIELD (Burnett)
25. THEREMIN (Steven M. Martin)
26. CITY OF LOST CHILDREN (Jeunet)
27. EXOTICA (Egoyan)
28. JLG/JLG (Godard)
29. CLEAN, SHAVEN (Kerrigan)
30. DEMON KNIGHT (Dickerson)

RUNNER-UP
PORTRAIT OF YOUNG GIRL.. (Akerman), BABE (Noonan), CLOCKERS (Spike Lee), 12 MONKEYS (Gilliam), THIEF & THE COBBLER (Williams), SILENCES OF THE PALACE (Moufida Tlatli), PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH SCORSESE (Scorsese), NADJA (Almreyda), A CLOSE SHAVE (N.Park), FRIDAY (F. Gary Gray), AUGUST IN THE WATER (Ishii), TO DIE FOR (Van Sant), DEVIL IN A BLUE DRESS (Franklin), STRANGE DAYS (Bigelow), JOY STREET (Suzan Pitt), GET SHORTY (Sonnenfield), IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS (Carpenter), CUTTHROAT ISLAND (Harlin), RIVER OF GRASS (Reichardt), LIVING IN OBLIVION (DiCillo), ODILON REDON (Maddin), EVIDENCE (Reggio), FAUST (Svankmajer), LITTLE ODESSA (J.Gray), GOD'S COMEDY (J.C. Monteiro), WAATI (Cissé), DESERET (James Benning), SE7EN (Fincher), CANNON FODDER (Ōtomo), DOOM GENERATION (Araki), DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE (McTiernan), GETTING ANY? (Kitano), SHALLOW GRAVE (Boyle), SALAAM CINEMA (Makhmalbaf), MURIEL'S WEDDING (Hogan), BEYOND RANGOON (Boorman), BATTLE OVER CITIZEN KANE (Epstein/Lennon), GOOD MEN GOOD WOMEN (Hsiao-hsien), ONCE WERE WARRIORS (Tamahori), KICKING AND SCREAMING (Baumbach), PERSUASION (Michell), UP DOWN FRAGILE (Rivette), RIGET (Von Trier), QUICK & THE DEAD (Raimi), PANTHER (Mario Van Peebles), CITIZEN X (Gerolmo), GOLDENEYE (Campbell), CLUELESS (Amy Heckerling), DRACULA: DEAD & LOVING IT (Brooks), ON YOUR MARK (Miyazaki), SENSE & SENSIBILITY (Ang Lee), TALES FROM THE HOOD (Cundieff), APOLLO 13 (Ron Howard), NAKED KILLER (Fok), DEAD MAN WALKING (Tim Robbins), SHANGHAI TRIAD (Zhang Yimou), CRIMSON TIDE (T.Scott), LES MISERABLES (Lelouch), HEAVY (Mangold), STALINGRAD (Vilsmaier), OTHELLO (Oliver Parker), WAX: CALIFORNIA (Jonze), ACROSS PLUS (Shôji Kawamor), IL POSTINO (Radford), & EARTH DID NOT SWALLOW HIM (S.Pérez), GODZILLA VS. DESTOROYAH (Takao Okawara), RUNAWAY BRAIN (Bailey), CASTLE FREAK (Gordon), JADE (Friedkin), MIGHTY APHRODITE (Allen), KIDS (Clark), DESPERADO (Rodriguez)