2004
Below is a list of all the eligible independent films
for the year 2004. Many visitors to the site have e-mailed asking for
recommendations and/or reviews of independent movies. The members of
the
Chlotrudis Awards Nominating
Committee see lots of independent films and on the Chlotrudis Comments
page, we will share our thoughts or reviews of the year's movies. Underlined
films lead to Chlotrudis reviews. If you have a suggestion, or a film
you'd like to see commented on by Chlotrudis Members, send us an e-mail.
Now let's get on with the comments!
Take a look at the reviews for 2007, 2006, 2005, 2003, 2002,
and 2001
ELIGIBLE FILMS |
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| After
the Life |
Agronomist,
The (d) |
Aileen: The Life and Death of a Serial Killer (d) |
| AKA |
Amazing
Couple, An |
American Reunion |
| America's
Heart and Soul (d) |
Anatomy
of Hell |
Anonymous |
| Arna's Children |
Around the Bend |
As If Nothing Happened |
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| Baadasssss! |
Backyard,
The (d) |
Bad Education |
| Balseros (d) |
Bang Rajan |
Before
Sunset |
| Being
Julia |
Benji -- Off the Leash |
Beyond the Sea |
| Big Animal,
The |
Birth |
Blind
Shaft |
| Bon Voyage |
Bonjour Monsieur Shlomi |
Bright
Leaves (d) |
| Bright
Young Things |
Broadway:
The Golden Age (d) |
Broken Wings |
| Brown Bunny, The |
Bukowski:
Born Into This (d) |
Bulgarian Lovers |
| Burial Society, The |
Bush's
Brain (d) |
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| Callas Forever |
Carandiru |
Child I Never Was, The |
| City
of No Limits |
Clay Bird, The |
Clearing,
The |
| Close Your Eyes |
Code 46 |
Coffee
and Cigarettes |
| Company,
The |
Control
Room (d) |
Corporation,
The (d) |
| Criminal |
Crimson
Gold |
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| Danny Deckchair |
De-Lovely |
Dig! (d) |
| Dirty Shame, A |
Distant |
Divan (d) |
| Dogville |
Door
in the Floor, The |
Dreamers,
The |
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| End of
the Century: The Story of the Ramones (d) |
Enduring Love |
Evergreen |
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| Facing
Windows |
Fade to Black (d) |
Father & Son |
| Festival
Express (d) |
Final Cut, The |
Finding Neverland |
| Five
Obstructions, The (d) |
Flag
Wars (d) |
Fog of
War, The (d) |
| Frankie and Johnny are Married |
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| Games People Play: New York (d) |
Garden State |
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence |
| Girl
with a Pearl Earring |
Girlfriend (d) |
Going Upriver: the Long War Journey of John Kerry |
| Goldfish Memory |
Good
Bye, Dragon Inn |
Goodbye,
Lenin |
| Gospel of John, The |
Gozu |
Greendale |
| Guerilla: the Taking of Patty Hearst (d) |
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| Hard Goodbyes: My Father |
Head in the Clouds |
Hiding
and Seeking: Faith and Tolerance After the Holocaust (d) |
| Home
at the End of the World, A |
Hotel Rwanda |
House
of Flying Daggers |
| How to
Draw a Bunny (d) |
Howard
Zinn: You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train (d) |
Hukkle |
| Hunter and the Hunted, The |
Hunting of the President,The (d) |
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| I [Heart] Huckabees |
I'll Sing for You (d) |
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead |
| I'm Not
Scared |
Imelda (d) |
Incantato |
| Incident
at Loch Ness |
Infernal
Affairs |
Inheritance,
The |
| Intermission |
Intimate
Strangers |
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| James' Journey to Jerusalem |
Jandek on Corwood |
Japanese
Story |
| Ju-On: The Grudge |
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| Kaena: The Prophecy |
Kinsey |
Kitchen
Stories |
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| L.A. Twister |
Last
Life in the Universe |
Latter Days |
| Legend
of Leigh Bowery, The (d) |
Letter to True, A (d) |
Lightning
in a Bottle (d) |
| Lost Boys of Sudan |
Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, The |
Love
Me If You Dare |
| Love
Object |
Lucas Belvaux's Trilogy |
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| Machinist, The |
Made-Up |
Manson
Family, The |
| Maria
Full of Grace |
Martin & Orloff |
Mayor of Sunset Strip (d) |
| MC5: a True Testimonial (d) |
Mean Creek |
Men Suddenly in Black |
| Metallica:
Some Kind of Monster (d) |
Middle
of the World |
Millennium
Mambo |
| Monsieur Ibrahim |
Monster |
Moolaadé |
| Morlang |
Mother,
The |
Motorcycle
Diaries, The |
| Mudge
Boy, The |
My Architect:
a Son's Journey (d) |
My
Mother Likes Women |
| My Sister, Maria (d) |
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| Napoleon Dynamite |
Ned Kelly |
Nicotina |
| Nina Simone: Love Sorceress (d) |
Noel |
Noi Albinoi |
| Nosey
Parker |
Notre
Musique |
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| Oasis |
On the
Run |
Osama |
| Outfoxed:
Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (d) |
Overnight (d) |
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| P.S. |
Paper Clips (d) |
Power
Trip (d) |
| Primer |
Proteus |
Pursuit of Pleasure, The (d) |
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| Rage in Placid Lake, The |
Rana's Wedding |
Reckoning, The |
| Reconstruction |
Red Lights |
Red Trousers: The Life of the Hong Kong Stuntmen (d) |
| Return,
The |
Revolution Will Not Be Televised, The (d) |
Rick |
| Riding Giants (d) |
Road to Love, The |
Robot
Stories |
| Rosenstrasse |
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| S21: The Khmer Rouge Death Machine (d) |
Saddest
Music in the World, The
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Saved! |
| Screaming
Men (d) |
Sea Inside,
The |
Seagull's Laughter, The |
| Secret Things |
Seducing
Dr. Lewis |
September Tapes |
| Sex is
Comedy |
Shaolin
Soccer |
Shaun
of the Dead |
| She Hate
Me |
Short
Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela (d) |
Sideways |
| Silver
City |
Since Otar Left |
Slipping-Down
Life, A |
| Smoke and Mirrors: a Geisha Story (d) |
Spartan |
Spin |
| Spring,
Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring |
Stage Beauty |
Stander |
| Statement, The |
Still
We Believe: the Boston Red Sox Movie (d) |
Story
of the Weeping Camel, The |
| Strayed |
Super
Size Me (d) |
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| Tarnation (d) |
Testosterone |
This
So-Called Disaster (d) |
| Thousand
Clouds of Peace, A |
Time
of the Wolf, The |
To the Left of the Father |
| Tokyo
Godfathers |
Tom Dowd and the Language of Music (d) |
Touch
of Pink, A |
| Touching the Void |
Twentynine
Palms |
Twilight Samurai |
| Tying the Knot (d) |
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| Undertow |
Uncovered: the War on Iraq (d) |
United States of Leland, The |
| Untold Scandal |
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| Valentín |
Vera
Drake |
Very Long Engagement, A |
| Vie Promise, La |
Virgin |
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| Warriors of Heaven and Earth |
We Don't
Live Here Anymore |
What the #$*! Do We Know |
| When Will I Be Loved |
Wilbur
Wants to Kill Himself |
With All Deliberate Speed (d) |
| WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception (d) |
Woman Thou Art Loosed |
Woodsman,
The |
| Word
Wars (d) |
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| Yes Men,
The (d) |
Yossi & Jagger |
Young
Adam |
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| Zatoichi:
the Blind Swordsman |
Zelary |
Zhou Yu's Train |
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Festival Films |
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| Appleseed |
B-Happy |
Berlin
Blues |
| Big City
Dick: Richard Peterson's First Movie (d) |
Blind
Fight |
Brodeuses |
| Brothers |
Cavedweller |
Definition
of Insanity, The |
| Don't
Move |
Double
Dare |
Eager
Bodies |
| Forgiveness |
Gowanus,
Brooklyn |
A
Hole in One |
| I Like
Killing Flies (d) |
Ill Fated |
In the
Battlefields |
| Intrus,
L' |
Jimmywork |
Kings
and Queen |
| Limb
Salesman, The |
Male
Fantasy |
Mysterious
Skin |
| Nos
Enfants Chéris |
Or (My
Treasure) |
Past
Perfect |
| Raspberry
Reich, The |
Seven
Times Lucky |
Sexual
Dependency |
| She's
One of Us |
Silent
Waters |
Three
Step Dancing |
| Trilogy:
The Weeping Meadow |
Vodka
Lemon |
Wilby
Wonderful |
| Wondrous
Oblivion |
World,
The |
Z
Channel: A Magnificent Obsession (d) |
| Zulu
Love Letter |
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| Ineligible
Films |
| 13 Going
on 30 |
Angels in America |
Aviator, The |
| Bourne
Supremacy, The |
Bulgarian Lovers |
Casshern |
| Child
I Never Was, The |
Closer |
Collateral |
| Days
of Being Wild, The |
Eternal
Sunshine of the Spotless Mind |
Fahrenheit
9/11 (d) |
| Godzilla: Tokyo SOS |
Harry
Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban |
Hero |
| Incredibles,
The |
Infernal
Affairs 2 |
Infernal
Affairs 3 |
| Kill
Bill: Vol. 2 |
Killing
Hand, The |
Life
Aquatic with Steve Zissou, The |
| Manchurian
Candidate, The |
Mean
Girls |
Million
Dollar Baby |
| Open
Water |
Passion
of the Christ, The |
Ray |
| Saw |
Sky Captain
and the World of Tomorrow |
Spider-Man
2 |
| Stepford
Wives, The |
Sugar |
Team
America: World Police |
| Terminal,
The |
Twist |
Vanity
Fair |
| Village,
The |
Wimbledon |
Wrinkle
in Time, A |
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