TODAY'S BAUBLE:

The Best of 2008

Another mediocre year. The high water mark for movies has long past. Aside from the best three here, none of the other films will be remembered in four or five years.

1. Revolutionary Road

2. Milk

3. The Dark Knight

4. W

5. Slumdog Millionaire

6. Vicky Cristina Barcelona

7. JCVD

8. Iron Man

9. Redbelt

10. Before The Devil Knows You're Dead

Best Director

Sam Mendes (Revolutionary Road)

Best Screenplay

Oliver Stone (W)

Best Actor

Josh Brolin (W)

Best Actress

Kate Winslet (Revolutionary Road)

Best Supporting Actors

Penelope Cruz (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Michael Shannon (Revolutionary Road),
Heath Ledger (The Dark Knight), Tilda Swinton (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button)

Best Ensemble Cast

Synecdoche, New York

So-SO WOODY ALLEN FILM OF THE YEAR

Cassandra's Dream

Best phoned-in blockbuster

Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Outstandingly Creepy voyeur Award

Mister Foe

Worst Miscalculation of the year

The Spirit

Career Redemption Award

Jean-Claude Van Damme (JCVD)

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