The Piano – Blackboards – Harlan County, U.S.A. – Daughters of the Dust – Diary of a Country Priest – Velvet Goldmine – When Harry Met Sally...


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Nick Davis

Associate Professor

Department of English,

Program in Gender and

    Sexuality Studies,

Northwestern University


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123 world, 134 U.S. premieres

All That's Left of YouB
2,000 Meters to AndriivkaA
The Chronology of WaterB+
Apocalypse in the TropicsB+
My Undesirable FriendsA
Marty SupremeB

Fully updated list, at last!

100 Nights of HeroC+
MénilmontantA
Song Sung BlueB
The GeneralA–
A Nice Indian BoyC+

New pages in fewer words

The Indian RunnerB
The BaltimoronsB
The Wayward CloudB+
AnnieB
Cléo from 5 to 7A–
KoyaanisqatsiA–

I've seen 40 of 41 nominees!

A PoetB+
The PlagueB
She's the He!C+
Endless CookieB+

Films with big anniversaries

25: Save the Last DanceC+
100: Adv. of Prince AchmedA
50: Black MoonD+
30: The White BalloonA–

Among my favorite pieces

The PianoA+
Before SunsetA–
The Black DahliaC+
The NestA–

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