{"id":57652,"date":"2008-12-23T12:50:15","date_gmt":"2008-12-23T20:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lookingcloser.org\/?p=57652"},"modified":"2008-12-23T12:50:15","modified_gmt":"2008-12-23T20:50:15","slug":"100-film-critics-polled-and-slumdog-millionaire-isnt-in-the-top-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/lookingcloser\/2008\/12\/100-film-critics-polled-and-slumdog-millionaire-isnt-in-the-top-10\/","title":{"rendered":"100 film critics polled… and “Slumdog Millionaire” isn’t in the top 10."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

indieWIRE\u2019s annual poll of 100 American film critics has resulted in a very exciting list<\/a>, one that\u2019s jam-packed with films I admired this year. I\u2019m not among the many fans of Slumdog Millionaire<\/em>, so I\u2019m pleased to see that so many other critics found other films more impressive than that flashy, stylish, but relatively shallow and manipulative pop-song of a movie. (I\u2019ll get around to posting what bothers me so much about Slumdog<\/em> soon\u2026)<\/p>\n

Hou Hsiao-hsien\u2019s \u201cThe Flight of the Red Balloon\u201d topped indieWIRE\u2019s annual survey of more than 100 North American film critics. It was named best film of the year and Hou was singled out as best director in a survey of 105 critics conducted this month by indieWIRE. Written by Hsiao-hsien Hou and Francois Margolin, the film was inspired by Albert Lamorisse\u2019s classic, \u201cThe Red Balloon.\u201d Released theatrically back in April and simultaneously on demand via cable TV, the IFC Films title debuted at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. James Marsh\u2019s \u201cMan on Wire\u201d was voted the best documentary of the year in the survey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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