Viewing Journal: 4/30/2014

200) TRANSCENDENCE
(2014 dir. Wally Pfister) Date Seen: April 30 2014

199) FUTURE WAR
(1997 dir. Anthony Doublin) Date Seen: April 30 2014

Viewing Journal: 4/29/2014

198) HATESHIP LOVESHIP
(2014 dir. Liza Johnson) Date Seen: April 29 2014

197) DEATHSTALKER
(1983 dir. James Sbardellati) Date Seen: April 29 2014

Viewing Journal: 4/28/2014

196) 

THE CRATER LAKE MONSTER

(1977 dir. William R. Stromberg) Date Seen: April 28 2014

195) 

MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN

(1992 dir. John Carpenter) Date Seen: April 28 2014

Viewing Journal: 4/27/2014

194) BRICK MANSIONS
(2014 dir. Camille Delamarre) Date Seen: April 27 2014

193) ZEBRAHEAD
(1992 dir. Anthony Drazan) Date Seen: April 27 2014

Viewing Journal: 4/26/2014

192) ENEMY
(2014 dir. Denis Villeneuve) Date Seen: April 26 2014

1989 FILM BALLOT

the point of this exercise isn't merely to stand in contrast to industry awards shows but to shine light on other works/achievements/performances that might've not gotten enough consideration during their initial releases 

Another one of my old "Best in Film" ballots. 

Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image:   1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991,1992,
 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014

Also, if you wish to view my favorite 30 films of 1989, go here

Note: "Animated Short" and "Animated Feature" categories have been merged into one Animation category, regardless of runtime length. Also "Sound Editing" and "Sound Mixing" have been combined into one "Sound Design" category. Focusing on both overall mix and sound creation.




 

1989

*DO THE RIGHT THING
THE DEKALOG 

BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY
MYSTERY TRAIN

THE 'BURBS

MY LEFT FOOT

SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE

DRUGSTORE COWBOY

YEELEN [BRIGHTNESS]

THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
CASUALTIES OF WAR

CASTLE IN THE SKY
CITY OF SADNESS
ZU WARRIORS FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN
CHOCOLAT
VIOLENT COP
THE SEVENTH CONTINENT

KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE

YAABA

ELEPHANT

actual oscar nominees:
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
DEAD POETS SOCIETY
DRIVING MISS DAISY  (won)
FIELD OF DREAMS
MY LEFT FOOT

actual oscar nominees:
CAMILLE CLAUDEL
CINEMA PARADISO (won)
JESUS OF MONTREAL
WALTZING REGITZE
WHAT HAPPENED TO SANTIAGO












1989

*Spike Lee 

        for DO THE RIGHT THING
Krzysztof Kieślowski for THE DECALOGUE
Hou Hsiao-hsien for CITY OF SADNESS
Oliver Stone for BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
Alan Clarke for ELEPHANT

actual oscar nominees:
Woody Allen for CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
Oliver Stone for BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (won)
Peter Weir for DEAD POET'S SOCIETY
Kenneth Branagh for HENRY V
Jim Sheridan for MY LEFT FOOT











1989

*Michelle Pfeiffer 

         in FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
Isabelle Adjani in CAMILLE CLAUDEL
Andie MacDowell in SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio in THE ABYSS
Youki Kudoh in MYSTERY TRAIN

actual oscar nominees:
Isabelle Adjanji in CAMILLE CLAUDEL
Pauline Collins in SHIRLEY VALENTINE
Jessica Lange in MUSIC BOX
Michelle Pfeiffer in THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
Jessica Tandy in DRIVING MISS DAISY (won)






 



1989

*Kenneth Branagh in HENRY V
Tom Cruise in BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
Daniel Day-Lewis & Hugh O'Conor in MY LEFT FOOT
Gary Oldman in THE FIRM
Matt Dillon in DRUGSTORE COWBOY

actual oscar nominees:
Kenneth Branagh in HENRY V
Morgan Freeman in DRIVING MISS DAISY
Robin Williams in DEAD POETS SOCIETY
Daniel Day-Lewis in MY LEFT FOOT (won)
Tom Cruise in BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY








 


1989

*Brenda Fricker 

                   in MY LEFT FOOT
Carrie Fisher in WHEN HARRY MET SALLY
Kelly Lynch in DRUGSTORE COWBOY
Mare Winningham in MIRACLE MILE
Laura San Giacomo in SEX, LIES & VIDEOTAPE
Dianne Wiest in PARENTHOOD

actual oscar nominees:
Brenda Fricker in MY LEFT FOOT (won)
Anjelica Huston in ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY
Lena Olin in ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY
Julia Roberts in STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Dianne Wiest in PARENTHOOD







 


1989

*Danny Aiello 

          in DO THE RIGHT THING
Gary Farmer in POWWOW HIGHWAY
Martin Landau in CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
Jack Nicholson in BATMAN
Sean Penn in CASUALTIES OF WAR

actual oscar nominees:
Danny Aiello in DO THE RIGHT THING
Dan Aykroyd in DRIVING MISS DAISY
Marlon Brando in A DRY WHITE SEASON
Martin Landau in CRIMES & MISDEMEANORS
Denzel Washington in GLORY  (won)






 

1989

*HEATHERS - Daniel Waters
DO THE RIGHT THING - Spike Lee
SEX, LIES, & VIDEOTAPE - Steven Soderbergh
MIRACLE MILE - Steve De Jarnatt

MYSTERY TRAIN - Jim Jarmusch

actual oscar nominees:
CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
DEAD POETS SOCIETY (won)
DO THE RIGHT THING
SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY











1989

*BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY 

              - Oliver Stone, Ron Kovic
DRUGSTORE COWBOY - Gus Van Sant, Daniel Yost
MY LEFT FOOT - Jim Sheridan, Shane Connaughton
CASUALTIES OF WAR - David Rabe
JOHNNY HANDSOME - Ken Friedman 

actual oscar nominees:
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
DRIVING MISS DAISY (won)
ENEMIES, A LOVE STORY
FIELD OF DREAMS
MY LEFT FOOT










1989

*FOR ALL MANKIND
NEAR DEATH
ROGER AND ME
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD
COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT 

actual oscar nominees doc feature:
ADAM CLAYTON POWELL
COMMON THREADS: STORIES FROM THE QUILT (won)
CRACK USA
FOR ALL MANKIND
SUPER CHIEF: LIFE & LEGACY OF EARL WARREN

actual oscar nominees doc short:
FINE FOOD, FINE PASTRIES, OPEN 6 TO 9
THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD (won)
YAD VASHEM: PRESERVING THE PAST TO ENSURE THE FUTURE












1989

*CASTLE IN THE SKY [LAPUTA]
KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE
BALANCE
THE COW [KOROVA]
MEET THE FEEBLES

THE BUTTON [SEHMAKOTCHAK]

MIND THE STEPS!

Ivan Maksimov's FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
KNICK KNACK

WAR STORY by Peter Lord

THE BFG

THE BUTTER BATTLE BOOK

actual oscar nominees animated short:
BALANCE  (won)
THE COW
THE HILL FARM

1989

*BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY 

                           - John Williams >
CINEMA PARADISO - Ennio Morricone >
CASUALTIES OF WAR - Ennio Morricone >
FIELD OF DREAMS - James Horner >
THE 'BURBS - Jerry Goldsmith >

actual oscar nominees:
BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY
FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
FIELD OF DREAMS
INDIANA JONES LAST CRUSADE
THE LITTLE MERMAID  (won)

1989

*MADONNA:

            EXPRESS YOURSELF
LIFE LESSONS [NEW YORK STORIES]
ISLAND OF FLOWERS
KITCHEN SINK

OEDIPUS WRECKS [NEW YORK STORIES]

CHRIS ISAAK: WICKED GAME

MADONNA: LIKE A PRAYER
FOUTAISES [THINGS I LIKE, THINGS I DON'T LIKE]

actual oscar nominees:
WORK EXPERIENCE  (won)
THE CHILDEATER 
AMAZON DIARY

categories below this point are

↓for you technical craft lovers↓

1989

*THE ABYSS 

              - Mikael Salomon, ASC
MYSTERY TRAIN - Robby Müller, ASC, BVK
GLORY - Freddie Francis, BSC, ASC
DO THE RIGHT THING - Ernest R. Dickerson, ASC
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY - Robert Richardson, ASC

actual oscar nominees:
THE ABYSS
BLAZE
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
GLORY (won)












1989

*DO THE RIGHT THING 

             - Barry Alexander Brown

BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY - David Brenner; Hutshing

THE BEAR - Noëlle Boisson 

BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II - Keramidas; Arthur Schmidt

THE ABYSS - Conrad Buff, Howard Smith, Joel Goodman

actual oscar nominees:
THE BEAR
BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (won)
DRIVING MISS DAISY
THE FABULOUS BAKER BOYS
GLORY

1989 - production design + set decor

*THE ADVENTURES 

    OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN 

              - Ferretti; Lo Schiavo
BATMAN - Anton Furst; Peter Young
THE ABYSS - Leslie Dilley; Anne Kuljian
PAPERHOUSE - Gemma Jackson, Hedges Bros.
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II - Rick Carter; De Scenna

actual oscar nominees:
THE ABYSS
BATMAN  (won)
ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
GLORY
DRIVING MRS. DAISY










1989

*THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN - Gabriella Pescucci
HENRY V - Phyllis Dalton
INDIANA JONES: LAST CRUSADE  

                                    - Joanna Johnston, Anthony Powell
BATMAN - Bob Ringwood
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II - Joanna Johnston
VALMONT - Theodor Pistek

actual oscar nominees:
HENRY V  (won)
ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
HARLEM NIGHTS
DRIVING MRS. DAISY
VALMONT











1989

*THE ADVENTURES 

OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN 

       - Maggie Weston, Fabrizio Sforza
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II - Ken Chase, Nancy Hvasta
DAD - Dick Smith

LITTLE MONSTERS - Robert Short

DRIVING MISS DAISY - Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, Kevin Haney
BATMAN - Paul Engelen, Nick Dudman

JOHNNY HANDSOME - Michael Westmore, Zoltan

THE FLY II - Chris Walas Inc.

actual oscar nominees:
DRIVING MRS. DAISY (won)
DAD
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN










1989

*THE ABYSS
BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II
HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS
INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE
ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN

GHOSTBUSTERS 2

NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 5: THE DREAM CHILD

ZU WARRIORS FROM THE MAGIC MOUNTAIN

THE FLY II

LEVIATHAN

GODZILLA VS BIOLLANTE

GUNHED

actual oscar nominees:
THE ABYSS  (won)
THE ADVENTURES OF BARON MUNCHAUSEN
BACK TO THE FUTURE II

↓the following are Muriel Awards categories:

1989

*1) Missing kiss reel the church deemed sinful

      - CINEMA PARADISO finale
2) 1972 RNC demonstration & clash with police

------------------------------------ BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY
3) the climax of the "Though Shalt Not Kill" chapter

----------------------------------------------------- THE DECALOGUE
4) Smiley discovers pic of Dr. King & X in rubble 

--------------------------------------------------- DO THE RIGHT THING
5) Young Christy Brown writes for the first time on floor 

----------------------------------------------- MY LEFT FOOT
6) Giant soldier robot's rampage 

----------------------------------------- LAPUTA: CASTLE IN THE SKY
7) Virgil resuscitates his drowned ex-wife - THE ABYSS
8) Indiana Jones on horseback vs Nazi tanks 

------------------------------- INDIANA JONES & LAST CRUSADE

9) Courage to knock on neighbor's door. 

**Sergio Leone sequence** --------------------- THE 'BURBS

10) Boombox blasts Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" 

-------------------------------------------------------- SAY ANYTHING
11) King Henry delivers "St. Crispin's Day" speech to his 

troops ---------------------------------------------------- HENRY V
12) Batman via Batwing rains on Joker's balloon parade 

------------------------------------------------------------- BATMAN
13) the 2015 hoverboard chase mirrors the 1955 chase 

-------------------------------------------- BACK TO THE FUTURE II
-tie- Bumble attack & ride - HONEY I SHRUNK THE KIDS
14) Bear cub's bad mushroom trip - THE BEAR [L'OURS]
15) Dark figure appears with hammer in hand 

-------------------------------------------------------- PAPERHOUSE

also this: 









1989

*DO THE RIGHT THING
THE 'BURBS
SEX, LIES, AND VIDEOTAPE
MY LEFT FOOT
LONESOME DOVE  
  






Other year-end ballots posted at The Wandering Image: 1980, 1981, 
1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990,1991, 1992,  
1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003,
 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014...