Newer Post Older PostSATURDAY, MARCH 14, 2020 THE IRA AWARDS -- THE TOP 100 FILMS OF THE 1980s The IRAs gathered together in the midst of a pandemic.</p><p> Now that's devotion to cinema! Eight were present and two more wisely skipped the hugs and kisses and buffet line by taking part via the internet. (Using Zoom if you're interested in the details.) Aaron positioned himself behind two classic movie posters while Greg went high-tech with an ever-changing backdrop of his choice (which paid dividends during his tribute to "E.T.: The Extra- Terrestrial") Our host Alex provided a lovely buffet dinner and alcohol in copious amounts.</p><p> For those attending digitally, the exclamations of pleasure over the banana pudding procured by Andy was especially hard to bear.</p><p> Like all group votes, the list is inherently compromised.</p><p> Not one group of movies from the bottom ten even to the top ten was immune from someone disparaging a film and wondering why it was on the list at all.</p><p> Despite having four films on the list, Woody Allen suffered repeated blows...as a director! The even number of voters meant some ties could not be broken on the big night, so certain films share a slot and are presented alphabetically.</p><p> Months of debate, along with watching and re-watching of films led to the Master List, which was then voted on to come up with the final 100, locked into groups of ten (91-100, 81-90 and so on up to the Top Ten.) On the big night, we voted on each group of ten.</p><p> Some scandalously wondered why we bother -- the movies don't move around that much and most remain almost exactly where they were.</p><p> But the final vote led to a new movie at the top, a new movie at the bottom, and in seven out of the ten groups a new film took over the top spot for that section.</p><p> Each member would quickly steer you away from this entry and urge you to see that entry (which should have been higher!).</p><p> But anyone looking to see a significant chunk of 1980s films can rest assured the one hundred films listed here are worth your time.</p><p> And so the IRAs are pleased to present: THE TOP 100 FILMS OF THE 1980S 1.</p><p> DEKALOG 2.</p><p> SHOAH 3.</p><p> HOUSEKEEPING 4.</p><p> BERLIN ALEXANDERPLATZ 5.</p><p> RAGING BULL 6.</p><p> FANNY AND ALEXANDER 7.</p><p> ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA 8.</p><p> EYES ON THE PRIZE 9.</p><p> DANTON 10.</p><p> CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS 11.</p><p> VICTOR/VICTORIA 12.</p><p> FULL METAL JACKET 13.</p><p> BLUE VELVET and RAN (tie) 14. -- 15.</p><p> THE KING OF COMEDY 16.</p><p> WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 17.</p><p> REDS 18.</p><p> DISTANT VOICES, STILL LIVES 19.</p><p> E.T.</p><p> THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL 20.</p><p> THE DEAD 21.</p><p> THE THIN BLUE LINE 22.</p><p> DO THE RIGHT THING 23.</p><p> THE BIG RED ONE 24.</p><p> THE FLY 25.</p><p> ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY 26.</p><p> PARTING GLANCES 27.</p><p> EMPIRE OF THE SUN 28.</p><p> AU REVOIR, LES ENFANTS 29.</p><p> HANNAH AND HER SISTERS 30.</p><p> AFTER HOURS 31.</p><p> CUTTER’S WAY AKA CUTTER AND BONE 32.</p><p> ANOTHER COUNTRY and THE YEAR OF LIVING DANGEROUSLY (tie) 33. -- 34.</p><p> DEAD RINGERS 35.</p><p> THE RIGHT STUFF 36.</p><p> TAMPOPO 37.</p><p> THE SHINING 38.</p><p> BLADE RUNNER 39.</p><p> L’ARGENT 40.</p><p> A ROOM WITH A VIEW 41.</p><p> ALIENS 42.</p><p> GALLIPOLI 43.</p><p> HIGH HOPES 44.</p><p> THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK 45.</p><p> SANS SOLEIL and WHERE IS THE FRIEND’S HOUSE? (tie) 46. -- 47.</p><p> BABETTE’S FEAST 48.</p><p> MATEWAN 49.</p><p> MAD MAX 2: THE ROAD WARRIOR 50.</p><p> WINGS OF DESIRE 51.</p><p> KOYAANISQATSI: LIFE OUT OF BALANCE 52.</p><p> THIS IS SPINAL TAP 53.</p><p> HOPE AND GLORY 54.</p><p> BRAZIL 55.</p><p> EIGHT MEN OUT 56.</p><p> STORY OF WOMEN 57.</p><p> FITZCARRALDO 58.</p><p> MAURICE 59.</p><p> MOONSTRUCK 60.</p><p> MY BEAUTIFUL LAUNDRETTE 61.</p><p> LOST IN AMERICA 62.</p><p> MY FAVORITE YEAR 63.</p><p> RIVER’S EDGE 64.</p><p> PRIZZI’S HONOR 65.</p><p> A FISH CALLED WANDA 66.</p><p> LAW OF DESIRE 67.</p><p> BACK TO THE FUTURE 68.</p><p> THE PURPLE ROSE OF CAIRO 69.</p><p> THE NIGHT OF SHOOTING STARS 70.</p><p> ZELIG 71.</p><p> VIDEODROME 72.</p><p> FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH 73.</p><p> THE VANISHING 74.</p><p> RISKY BUSINESS 75.</p><p> TOOTSIE 76.</p><p> DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS and GREMLINS (tie) 77. -- 78.</p><p> A PASSAGE TO INDIA 79.</p><p> RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK 80.</p><p> HAIRSPRAY 81. sex, lies and videotape 82.</p><p> RAISING ARIZONA 83.</p><p> MATADOR 84.</p><p> THE LAST METRO AKA LE DERNIER METRO 85.</p><p> PRICK UP YOUR EARS 86.</p><p> WITNESS 87.</p><p> LOCAL HERO 88.</p><p> DANGEROUS LIAISONS and LOLA (tie) 89. -- 90.</p><p> THEY ALL LAUGHED 91.</p><p> BLOOD SIMPLE 92.</p><p> HEATHERS 93.</p><p> ATLANTIC CITY 94.</p><p> SECRET HONOR 95.</p><p> MON ONCLE D’AMERIQUE aka MY AMERICAN UNCLE 96.</p><p> TAXI ZUM KLO 97.</p><p> THE ELEPHANT MAN 98.</p><p> THE BREAKFAST CLUB 99.</p><p> S.O.B. 100.</p><p> BEETLEJUICE POSTED BY MICHAEL GILTZ AT 11:34 AM NO COMMENTS: Post a Comment Home Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)MICHAEL GILTZ AT WORK Michael Giltz is a freelance writer based in NYC and can be reached at mgiltz@pipeline.com FAVORITE LINKS Americablog Five O'Clock Lightning baseball blog Deep Pop -- Lori Lakin's Blog The Back Page -- Jason Page on ESPN Radio Cine-Blog -- George Robinson's Blog Documents On Art & Cinema - Daryl Chin's Blog Brucie G's Wondrous Blog Of Adventure and Mystery -- Bruce Greenspan's Blog BLOG ARCHIVE ► 2021 (10) ▼ 2020 (15) ► December (1) ► November (2) ► July (1) ► June (3) ► April (5) ▼ March (2) The 45th Annual IRAs -- Argentine film "End Of The...</p><p> THE IRA AWARDS -- THE TOP 100 FILMS OF THE 1980s ► February (1) ► 2019 (93) ► 2018 (34) ► 2017 (6) ► 2016 (2) ► 2015 (19) ► 2014 (2) ► 2013 (5) ► 2012 (17) ► 2011 (15) ► 2010 (10) ► 2009 (43) ► 2008 (86) ► 2007 (781) ► 2006 (2412) ► 2005 (5)
