LAFCA Names David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. Film of Decade
This entry was posted on 1/15/2010 12:10 AM and is filed under Ephemera,Awards.
Old-ish news by just a couple days, but
the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, in a poll of its members, has tabbed David Lynch's Mulholland Dr. as the Film of the Decade. Carving out a Top 10 list in any given year is tough, but
picking from a decade's worth of cinematic masterpieces is an especially brutal
exercise. It's always interesting to see how past favorites rise and
fall in favor, and
the personal unit of measurement in undertaking such
an endeavor is invariably subjective: Are they the films whose craft
you most admire, or those you most revisit? Are they films with
powerfully moving closed-circuit narratives, or need they leave you
with much to ponder?
I think the breadth of
LAFCA's polling reflects the catholic tastes and
intellectual engagement of our membership, but in so many ways Lynch's
Mulholland Dr. is an especially appropriate choice as Film of
the Decade, and not only because it captures in elliptical fashion the polarizing extremes of life in Los Angeles.
A beautiful, woozy mystery for the id, portions of its
meaning are readily apparent, while others dance along its edges,
deliciously up for substantive argument and debate — which is part of
what we as film critics love, after all. For some interesting reading/skimming,
the full list of all 190 films receiving votes on 41 member ballots, as well as individual critic lists, is available
by clicking here. Happy perusing!
