Thursday, 1 January 2009

The Best Novels and Films of 2008

The Three Best Novels Read in 2008

1: Love & Sleep by John Crowley (1987)


2: The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell (2007)

3: Life During Wartime by Lucius Shepard (1987)





The Ten Best Films Released/Re-Issued on DVD in 2008
1: Eyes Without A Face (1959, France, Directed by Georges Franju)





2: The Elephant Man (1980, US/UK, Directed by David Lynch)



3: No Country For Old Men (2008, US, Directed by The Coen Brothers)




4: Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders (1970, Czech, Directed by Jaromil Jires)





5: Naked (1993, UK, Directed by Mike Leigh)

6: The Wayward Cloud (2005, Taiwan, Directed by Tsai Ming-Liang)



7: Vampyr (1932, Germany/France, Directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer)





8: The Orphanage (2008, Spain, Directed by J.A. Bayona)



9: The Phantom Carriage (1921, Sweden, Directed by Victor Sjostrom, New Film Score by KTL)





10: Cloverfield (2008, US, Directed by Matt Reeves)



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