Favorites ‘08

So far, these are my favorite films that I’ve seen in 2008 so far.

• Flight of the Red Balloon - dir. Hou Hsiao-hsien
• Syndromes and a Century - dir. Apichatpong Weerasethakul
• U2 3D - dir. Mark Pellington, Catherine Owens
• The Visitor - dir. Thomas McCarthy
• The Orphanage (2007) - dir. Juan Antonio Bayona

Recent DVDs I recommend for film-lovers’ personal collections:

• There Will Be Blood - dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - dir. Terry Gilliam
• Twin Peaks - the Definitive Gold Box edition - dir. David Lynch

And these are the albums that I’ve enjoyed most so far this year.

• Sam Phillips - Don’t Do Anything
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Dig, Lazarus, Dig!
• Portishead - Third
• Cat Power - Jukebox
• Lizz Wright - The Orchard
• Allison Moorer - Mockingbird
• Son Lux - At War With Walls and Mazes
• Drive-By Truckers - Brighter Than Creation’s Dark
• Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - Baby 81
• Marco Benevento - Invisible Baby