The New York Times 2010
Intro
The following films appeared on The New York Times best of 2010 lists from Manohla Dargis and A.O Scott. These are abridged lists not including all entries.
Sources: The Revolution Is Being Shot on Digital Video, The Cinematic State of Things
Films
Manohla Dargis
127 Hours
USA, UK
Danny Boyle
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2011) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2010)
Aubade
USA
Nathaniel Dorsky
Festivals: Rotterdam (Nathaniel Dorsky, 2011) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2010)
Black Swan
USA
Darren Aronofsky
Festivals: Rotterdam (Out of Fashion, 2011) | Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2010) | Venice (In Competition - Opening Film, 2010)
Boxing Gym
USA
Frederick Wiseman
Festivals: Cannes (Directors' Fortnight, 2010) | New York (Special Events, 2010) | Toronto (Real to Reel, 2010)
Carlos
France, Germany
Olivier Assayas
Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2010) | Film Comment (1, 2010) | Sight & Sound (4, 2010)
Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition, 2010) | New York (Main Slate, 2010) | Telluride (2010)
Compline
USA
Nathaniel Dorsky
Festivals: Rotterdam (Nathaniel Dorsky, 2011) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2010)
Enter the Void
France
Gaspar Noé
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2009) | Sundance (Spotlight, 2010) | Toronto (Vanguard, 2009)
Everyone Else
Alle anderen
Germany
Maren Ade
Lists: Cinema Scope (2, 2009) | Film Comment (9, 2010 / 3 - Undistributed, 2009)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2009) | New York (Main Slate, 2009)
The Fighter
USA
David O. Russell
A Film Unfinished
Shtikat haarchion
Germany, Israel
Yael Hersonski
Festivals: Berlin (Panorama, 2010) | Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Competition, 2010)
Get Out of the Car
USA
Thom Andersen
Festivals: Locarno (Out of Competition, 2010) | New York (Views from the Avant-Garde, 2010) | Rotterdam (Spectrum Shorts, 2011) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2010)
The Ghost Writer
France, Germany, UK
Roman Polanski
Lists: Cinema Scope (10, 2010) | Film Comment (4, 2010)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2010)
Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench
USA
Damien Chazelle
Lists: Film Comment (20 - Undistributed, 2009)
Inception
USA, UK
Christopher Nolan
Inside Job
USA
Charles Ferguson
Lists: Film Comment (7, 2010)
Festivals: Cannes (Special Screenings, 2010) | New York (Main Slate, 2010) | Telluride (2010) | Toronto (Real to Reel, 2010)
Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work
USA
Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg
Festivals: Sundance (US Documentary Competition, 2010)
The Kids Are All Right
USA
Lisa Cholodenko
Lists: Film Comment (16, 2010)
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2010) | Sundance (Premieres, 2010)
Last Train Home
Gui tu lie che
Canada, China
Lixin Fan
Festivals: Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Competition, 2010)
A Loft
USA
Ken Jacobs
Festivals: New York (Views from the Avant-Garde, 2010) | Venice (Horizons, 2010)
Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1
L'ennemi public n°1
France
Jean-François Richet
Festivals: Toronto (Gala Presentations, 2008)
Pastourelle
USA
Nathaniel Dorsky
Festivals: New York (Views from the Avant-Garde, 2010) | Rotterdam (Tiger Awards Shorts Competition, 2011) | Toronto (Wavelengths, 2010)
A Prophet
Un prophète
France
Jacques Audiard
Lists: Film Comment (5, 2010 / 2 - Undistributed, 2009) | Sight & Sound (1, 2009 / 8, 2010)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2009) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2010) | Sundance (Spotlight, 2010) | Telluride (2009) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2009)
Secret Sunshine
Milyang
South Korea
Lee Chang-dong
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2007) | New York (Main Slate, 2007) | Telluride (2007) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2007)
Shutter Island
USA
Martin Scorsese
Lists: Film Comment (17, 2010)
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2010)
The Social Network
USA
David Fincher
Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2010) | Film Comment (2, 2010) | Sight & Sound (1, 2010)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2010)
The Strange Case of Angelica
O estranho caso de Angélica
Portugal, Spain, France, Brazil
Manoel de Oliveira
Lists: Cinema Scope (6, 2010) | Film Comment (15, 2010)
Festivals: Cannes (Un Certain Regard, 2010) | New York (Main Slate, 2010) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2011) | Toronto (Masters, 2010)
Sweetgrass
USA
Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor
Lists: Cinema Scope (5, 2009) | Film Comment (17 - Undistributed, 2009)
Festivals: Berlin (Forum, 2009) | New York (Main Slate, 2009)
The Tillman Story
USA
Amir Bar-Lev
Festivals: Sundance (US Documentary Competition, 2010)
Tiny Furniture
USA
Lena Dunham
True Grit
USA
Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2011)
Vincere
Italy
Marco Bellocchio
Lists: Cinema Scope (9, 2009) | Film Comment (8 - Undistributed, 2009)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2009) | New York (Main Slate, 2009) | Telluride (2009) | Toronto (Masters, 2009)
White Material
France
Claire Denis
Lists: Film Comment (3, 2010 / 4 - Undistributed, 2009) | Sight & Sound (6, 2009)
Festivals: New York (Main Slate, 2009) | Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2010) | Toronto (Masters, 2009) | Venice (In Competition, 2009)
Wild Grass
Les herbes folles
France
Alain Resnais
Lists: Film Comment (8, 2010 / 1 - Undistributed, 2009)
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2009) | New York (Main Slate - Opening Night, 2009) | Toronto (Masters, 2009)
A.O. Scott
1. Inside Job
USA
Charles Ferguson
Lists: Film Comment (7, 2010)
Festivals: Cannes (Special Screenings, 2010) | New York (Main Slate, 2010) | Telluride (2010) | Toronto (Real to Reel, 2010)
2. Toy Story 3
USA
Lee Unkrich
Lists: Film Comment (12, 2010)
3. Carlos
France, Germany
Olivier Assayas
Lists: Cinema Scope (Special Mention, 2010) | Film Comment (1, 2010) | Sight & Sound (4, 2010)
Festivals: Cannes (Out of Competition, 2010) | New York (Main Slate, 2010) | Telluride (2010)
4. Somewhere
USA
Sofia Coppola
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2011) | Venice (In Competition, 2010)
5. The Kids Are All Right
USA
Lisa Cholodenko
Lists: Film Comment (16, 2010)
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2010) | Sundance (Premieres, 2010)
6. Greenberg
USA
Noah Baumbach
Lists: Film Comment (10, 2010)
Festivals: Berlin (Competition, 2010)
7. 127 Hours
USA, UK
Danny Boyle
Festivals: Rotterdam (Spectrum, 2011) | Toronto (Special Presentations, 2010)
8. Last Train Home
Gui tu lie che
Canada, China
Lixin Fan
Festivals: Sundance (World Cinema Documentary Competition, 2010)
9. Secret Sunshine
Milyang
South Korea
Lee Chang-dong
Festivals: Cannes (Competition, 2007) | New York (Main Slate, 2007) | Telluride (2007) | Toronto (Contemporary World Cinema, 2007)
10. Exit Through the Gift Shop
UK, USA
Banksy
Festivals: Berlin (Out of Competition, 2010) | Sundance (Spotlight, 2010)