One last movie list for 2008. This time I give a shout out to those films that I saw, loved but sadly did not get distributed in 2008 - so most people couldn’t see them.  If any of my Top 5 Undistributed Films of 2008 comes anywhere near you be sure to check them out - it may be your only chance and they are not to be missed.

Apparently, 24 City now was distribution for 2009(which is exciting news!) - but I am including it on the list anyways since I’ve been wanting to put it on a list since I started making them.

It is that good.

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1. 24 City (Jia Zhangke)

Here are my initial thoughts on 24 City after seeing it at the NYFF :

Jia Zhangke Tackles History, Memory and Workers

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2. Eat, For This is My Body (Michelange Quay)

Here is my earlier review of Eat, For This is My Body :

The Binary Images and Haunting Sounds of “Eat, For This is My Body”

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3.  The Headless Woman (Lucrecia Martel)

Here is my NYFF review of the The Headless Woman :

The Ideas in “The Headless Woman” : NYFF

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4. United Red Army (Wakamatsu Koji)

I didn’t write anything about United Red Army yet, but The Auteurs did.

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5.  RR (James Benning)

Here is my review of RR from the NYFF :

James Benning’s RR : TakePart at the NYFF

There are no clips of RR online (Benning doesn’t put his film online or on DVD)

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Also worth mentioning - Wolfsbergen, Chouga and The Northern Land

And takepart to learn more about Cinema Guild - the folks who are awesome and distributing Jia’s 24 City (along with other great films)

Also read on:

Top 10 Old Movies That Were New To Me in 2008

Life That is Anything But Still : Top 10 Movies of 2008

Top 10 Movie Performances of 2008