Host Larry Mantle together with critics Jean Oppenheimer of Screen International, Lael Lowenstein of Variety, Andy Klein of the New Times L.A., F.X. Feeney of the L.A. Weekly, Charles Solomon, animation critic at Amazon.com, and Peter Rainer of the New York Magazine recap their top picks for the best films of 2001.
Jean's:
Behind the Sun
Amores Perros
No Man's Land
Shrek
Our Song
Donnie Darko
L.I.E.
Focus
The Deep End
The Road Home
Andy's:
Memento
Mullholland Drive
Amelie
Shrek
Audition
In the Mood for Love
Lord of the Rings
The Fighter
Gosford Park
Sexy Beast
Peter's:
Gosford Park
Amores Perros
In the Bedroom
Our Lady of Assassins
Shrek
Waking Life
Tailor of Panama
Sexy Beast
The Gleaners and I
The Circle
Charles':
Lord of the Rings
Shrek
Monster's Inc.
Jin-Roh
Kids
Card Captor Sakura
Princess Nine
F.X.'s
A.I.
Mullholland Drive
Simon Magus
In the Bedroom
Monsters, Inc.
Amores Perros
Faithless
The Anniversary Party
Memento
The Royal Tenenbaums
With a Friend Like Harry
In the Mood for Love
Lael's
Shrek
Memento
Apocalypse Now Redux
In the Bedroom
No Man's Land
Moulin Rouge
L.I.E.
Monster's Ball
Mullholland Drive
The Endurance