Hey you prudes, who the hell cares about the top 10 movies of 2003? Nobody gives a flying fucktard about your movie-knowledge prowess. Now HERE'S a truly useful and functional movie list for 2003... I am proud to now introduce you to THE TOP-15 BEST NUDE SCENES OF 2003!!!! And yes, Meg Ryan gets her dues of course.

fair enough Hirj. i sorta disagree with your choice of Capturing the Friedmans, though an excellent film, i think the weight of the subject matter wrongly grants the film more importance than a documentary more lighthearted like Spellbound. but admittedly some of that footage is pretty moving (like holy shit, those video diary entrees)

but if you want to be super technical the English subtitled City of God WAS actually released in 2003, the French one came out in 2002. but no need to split shits.

anyways, since in light of it being Hot Docs season, be sure to check out these schwickedly cool documentaries:

at the Metro Sat May 29
Stupidity: The Documentary
21:00, Sat May 29
Director: Albert Nerenberg
Canada 2003, 75 min, Betacam

"Only two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former" Albert Einstein. The biggest hit of last year’s Hot Docs Film Festival, Stupidity is an urgent exploration of the issue of willful stupidity in the modern world and the dumbing down of North American culture. Stupidity embarks on an exhaustive search into its origins and true meaning, careening at warp speed through sound bites from television news, reality TV shows, internet sites and popular films.

“What starts out as an entertaining romp through mass culture soon becomes ominous as cultural critics, authors, academics, entertainers and people on the street reveal the economics and politics behind the dumbing down of contemporary culture. Hilarious, smart and very scary.” Lynne Fernie, Hot Docs

(this fellow is also responsible for trailervision.com)

at the Garneau from 05/28/2004 06/28/2004
Super Size Me
Why are Americans so fat? Find out in Super Size Me, a tongue in-cheek - and burger in hand -- look at the legal, financial and physical costs of America's hunger for fast food.

Ominously, 37% of American children and adolescents are carrying too much fat and 2 out of every three adults are overweight or obese. Is it our fault for lacking self-control, or are the fast-food corporations to blame?

Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock hit the road and interviewed experts in 20 U.S. cities, including Houston, the "Fattest City" in America. From Surgeon Generals to gym teachers, cooks to kids, lawmakers to legislators, these authorities shared their research, opinions and "gut feelings" on our ever-expanding girth.

During the journey, Spurlock also put his own body on the line, living on nothing but McDonald's for an entire month with three simple rules:

1) No options: he could only eat what was available over the counter (water included!)
2) No supersizing unless offered
3) No excuses: he had to eat every item on the menu at least once

It all adds up to a fat food bill, harrowing visits to the doctor, and compelling viewing for anyone who's ever wondered if man could live on fast food alone.

The film explores the horror of school lunch programs, declining health and physical education classes, food addictions and the extreme measures people take to lose weight and regain their health.

Super Size Me is a satirical jab in the stomach, overstuffed with fat and facts about the billion-dollar industry besieged by doctors, lawyers and nutritionists alike. "Would you like fries with that?" will never sound the same!

http://supersizeme.com

percy, the program is called "pocket informant" made by webIS.

if you want I'll burn you a disk one of these days with all the software I've found useful

actually ngz, most of the films on the list are not major studio releases. not to mention studio release doesnt' mean a damn, since even so called "independent" studios are often subsidiaries of major studios. i didn't include spellbound cuz it was not important enough to warrant the title of a great film. City of God would have made the list, but it came out last year. and well i loved finding nemo, but i can't knock elephant out

an article in rebuttle of conservative punks:

http://www.knotmag.com/?article=1295

though it's kinda lame.

Hirj, are you padding up your list with major studio releases just out of convenience or simply to play up to the idea of being the everyman's film critic? heh heh
there's some flicks i think you should have made some mentioning, namely:

Spellbound, directed by Jeffrey Blitz
City of God, directed by Fernando Meirelles
hell, even Finding Nemo, cause everybody loved the movie so.

however, i did notice the distinct absence of "The School of Rock", which is a decision i fully concur with.

"Some people claim that the safest way to eat a mango is in the bathtub, or sitting naked on a deserted beach."

So close, and yet so far apart...

autorino = female author
autoradio = car radio

lovely... what's the point of having the Esperanto there??

how can there be 7.2 head explosion related deaths?
that just doesn't work. No one can be 0.2 dead, can they?
I dont' think that's humanly possible.

oh, funny piece of information:
instead of learning any useful languages while going to school,
other than the obvious English,
my dad learned Esperanto, the official language of the United Nations... in the 70's
whatever happened to it? ... uh, guess I should read the link then...