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. DENNIS KIMBRO
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Page 6 • Wednesday, January 20, 1999
Tie Battalio
Not all good movies found at local cinea
Independent films offer
alternative to mainstream in ’98
BY JEFF SCHMIDT
The Battalion
F rom the ridiculous {Armaged
don) to the overrated {Saving
Private Ryan), 1998 was not a
good year for films at your local
multiplex. If looking for thoughtful,
original fare, move from College
Station. Driving to Houston, Austin
or Dallas or renting the following
movies at the video store might be
the only way to view these films.
And without further delay, the top-
10 minimally distributed films of
1998:
1. 7t (directed by Darren
Aronofsky)— Without a doubt,
the best film of the year. This
stark black and white film was
made for roughly $60,000, yet
received a large amount of criti
cal praise. Aronofsky took home
the directing prize at last year’s
Sundance Film Festival and is
the real star of this film, creating
a maddening and claustrophobic
mood, k is about a genius
named Max who is obsessed
with finding meaning in a world
of apparently random events. He
locks himself in his apartment
looking to crack the numbers of
the stock market but slowly be
gins to lose his grasp on sanity.
Think Good Will Hunting meets
Eraserhead.
2. A Simple Plan (directed by
Sam Raimi) — Although this
movie was produced by a studio,
it has not been released widely.
This chilling thriller works on
every level: as entertainment, as
a morality tale and also
metaphorically. Two brothers
(Bill Paxton and Billy Bob
Thornton) find $4.4 million in a
downed airplane. When they de
cide to keep the money, their re
lationships begin to deteriorate.
Easily the most well-directed
movie this season, this maturely
paced character study could gain
a nomination for Best Picture at
the upcoming Oscars.
3. Buffalo ’66 (directed by Vin
cent Gallo) — This bravura debut
from a former Calvin Klein model
features some of the most striking
visual moments of any film in ’98.
It’s the story of an ex-con (played
by Gallo) who kidnaps a tap-
dancer (Christina Ricci) and forces
her to pretend she’s his wife. The
power of the film comes when you
realize it’s semi-autobiographical.
4. Gods and Monsters (directed
by Bill Condon) — This fictional
ized drama about Frankenstein di
rector James Whale follows the gay
director’s last days. Whale, played
superbly by British actor Ian McK
ellen, becomes enticed by a young
gardener named Boone (Brendan
Fraser) and uses Boone as his
muse.
5. The Spanish Prisoner (direct
ed by David Mamet) — Mamet is
known for his rapid-fire dialogue
and his stage plays, but he returns
to the big screen with a Hitchcock
ian film. A young businessman
(Campbell Scott) invents a money
making scheme known as “The
Process.” He feels like he is not ap
preciated by management and be
comes involved with a shady busi
nessman (Steve Martin). The trick
of the film is that nothing is what it
seems.
6. Your Friends and Neigh
bors (directed by Neil LaBute) —
LaBute’s follow up to the criti
cally acclaimed In the Company
of Men is a scathing look at six
people’s relationships. The film
combines black humor with a
serious dramatic tone, making it
one of the most unique and un
der appreciated movie of the
year.
7. Life is Beautiful (directed
by Roberto Benigni) — This im
port by Italy’s version of Jim
Carrey is a beautiful fable about
love and life. Set in a concentra
tion camp, Guido (Benigni) con
vinces his little boy that the in
carceration is one big game and
the winner gets a new tank. Be
nigni pulls off the combination
of comedy and drama and cre
ates a film that should be nomi
nated for Best Picture.
8. The Celebration (directed by
Thomas Vinterberg) — Another
auspicious debut, this film is a rare
visual treat. Vinterberg eschews
typical film making techniques and
uses only handheld cameras, nat
ural lighting and no soundtrack to
create a schizophrenic masterpiece.
The story — about a young man’s
revelation to his family that he was
abused by his father as a child — is
secondary to the new style of film
making ushered in by this film.
9. Hurlyburiy (directed by An
thony Drazan) — Based on a 1984
play by David Rabe, this cocaine
fest has been described as too
talky, but it captures the essence of
the play. Three men (Sean Penn,
Kevin Spacey and Chazz
Palminteri) ingest drugs and talk
about the meaning of life. Penn
gives one of the best performances
of the year and Spacey is icy cold,
as always. This intense film is a re
ward to anybody who can sit
through it.
10. Ponette (directed by Jacques
Doillon) — Technically, this film
did not come out last year. It came
out in 1997, but did not get a wide
release and was relatively difficult
to find on video until recently. It’s
the story of a four-year-old (Vic-
toire Thivisol) and how she copes
with her mother’s recent death.
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