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To finish off the year, I asked a number of folks here at the Walker to list their top three films of 2007. Enjoy. Happy New Year! Look for more blogging in 2008. Greg, Beckel, Pre-Press Production Specialist, Design 1. Day Night Day Night (Julia Loktev) 2. Once (John Carney) 3. No Country for Old [...]

To finish off the year, I asked a number of folks here at the Walker to list their top three films of 2007. Enjoy. Happy New Year! Look for more blogging in 2008.

Greg, Beckel, Pre-Press Production Specialist, Design

1. Day Night Day Night (Julia Loktev)

2. Once (John Carney)

3. No Country for Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen)

Joe Beres, Assistant, Film/Video

1. Sunshine (Danny Boyle)

2. Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (Douglas Gordon and Philippe Parreno)

3. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)

Emmet Byrne, Designer, Design

1. Bladerunner: Final Cut (Ridley Scott)

2. Hot Fuzz (Edgar Wright)

3. Mutual Appreciation (Andrew Bujalski)

Evan Drolet Cook, Intern, Film/Video

1. Red Road (Andrea Arnold)

2. Superbad (Greg Mottola)

3. I Think I Love My Wife (Chris Rock)

Justin Heideman, New Media Designer, New Media Initiatives

1. Sicko (Michael Moore)

2. Grindhouse (Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez)

3. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)

Mike Lyon, Ghost of Intern Past, Film/Video

1. No Country For Old Men (Joel and Ethan Coen)

2. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)

3. The Darjeeling Limited (Wes Anderson)

Verena Mund, Program Associate, Film/Video

1. Longing (Sehnsucht) (Valeska Grisebach)

2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik)

3. Zodiac (David Fincher)

Ryan Nelson, Fellow, Design

1. No Country for Old Men (Coen Brothers)

2. Hotel Chevalier (Wes Anderson)

3. Half Nelson (Ryan Fleck)

Dean Otto, Assistant Curator, Film/Video

1. 4 Months, 3 Weeks, and Two Days (Christian Mugiu)

2. Persepolis (Marjan Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud)

3. Silent Light (Carlos Reygadas)

Matt Reints, Mailroom Services Coordinator, Mailroom

1. No Country for Old Men (Ethan Coen, Joel Coen)

2. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (Andrew Dominik)

3. The Bourne Ultimatum (Paul Greengrass)

Reid Selisker, Public Relations Coordinator, Marketing & Public Relations Department

1. Zodiac (David Fincher)

2. Michael Clayton (Tony Gilroy)

3. No Country for Old Men (Ethan and Joel Coen)

Daniel Smith, Assistant Archivist, Library/Archives

1. Blade Runner – Final Cut (Ridley Scott) -Ridley Scott and Syd Mead imagined a future that grows ever more believable…

2. The Simpson’s Movie (David Silverman) -Oh, Spiderpig!

3. Superbad (Greg Mottola) -Jonah Hill’s performance is a rare thing in comedy, teen or otherwise: suffused with anger.

*Runner up: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (Dave Willis) -Why was this made, and why did it make me laugh?

Kathie Smith, blogger, Film/Video

Three films is just mean. Once I narrowed down to movies that start with “i” it became much easier.

1. Inland Empire – David Lynch

2. I Don’t Want to Sleep Alone – Tsai Ming Liang

3. I’m Not There – Todd Haynes

Morgan Wylie, Department Assistant, Education & Community Programs

1. Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg)

2. Lars and the Real Girl (Craig Gillespie)

3. Sicko (Michael Moore)

Frederick Wiseman on DVD!

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I honestly never thought I would see this happen. For the longest time, the only way to see the work of Frederick Wiseman was via a projected 16mm print. That was certainly the case when we presented a retrospective in conjunction with a Regis Dialogue back in 2003. Cinephiles knew they needed to get here [...]

I honestly never thought I would see this happen. For the longest time, the only way to see the work of Frederick Wiseman was via a projected 16mm print. That was certainly the case when we presented a retrospective in conjunction with a Regis Dialogue back in 2003. Cinephiles knew they needed to get here to see the films as catching up with them on video was not an option. Since then, Wiseman’s company, Zipporah Films, began to offer VHS copies of his work for sale to institutions. Even that seemed revolutionary given his long-standing stance on presenting his work on film, protecting himself from lost revenue from bootlegged video copies. I was really excited to see today, on Michael Tully’s blog, that Zipporah has now crossed over to DVDs, offering them for sale not only to institutions, but to individuals as well. Now so many more people will be able to catch up with some of the greatest documentaries ever produced. I count High School and Titicut Follies amongst my favorites, but all of his work is worth checking out.

2007 British Television Advertising Awards

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We’re just past the halfway point of our run of the 2007 British Television Advertising Awards having sold almost every single seat for each of the screenings thus far. Thanks to all that have and will join us for a screening. Last year people used the blog as a means to seek out and offer [...]

We’re just past the halfway point of our run of the 2007 British Television Advertising Awards having sold almost every single seat for each of the screenings thus far. Thanks to all that have and will join us for a screening.

Last year people used the blog as a means to seek out and offer tickets to the sold out screenings. Please comment on this post to do so again for upcoming screenings.

As of this writing, we have tickets remaining for the 9pm screening on Saturday, December 22 and the 1pm screening on Sunday, January 23. Those are selling quickly, and beyond that, all advance tickets are sold out for the screenings leading up to the Christmas holiday. There are currently still tickets available to most of the screenings occurring between Christmas and New Years’ Eve, but those are virtually guaranteed to sell out as well, and I encourage you to get your tickets soon. Good luck and thank you for your support.

Click here to go directly to the ticketing page to see what is available.