granted, i still haven't seen "somewhere," "the king's speech," "winter's bone," "the kids are all right," "the ghost writer," "carlos" or "a prophet" just yet, but the films & performances listed below are my favorites that i saw in the 2010 calendar year ... happy new year, everyone!
[update: i saw "somewhere" and LOVED IT! ... moved it up to #2 on my list here]
1. "the social network"
2. "somewhere"
2. "the fighter"
3. "the book of eli"
4. "the town"
5. "love and other drugs"
6. "machete"
7. "true grit"
8. "chloe"
9. "the next three days"
10. "grown ups"
favorite performances 2010
amy adams in "the fighter"
ben affleck in "the town"
christian bale in "the fighter"
stephen dorff in "somewhere"
jesse eisenberg in "the social network"
elle fanning in "somewhere"
john franco in "127 hours"
andrew garfield in "the social network"
greta gerwig in "greenberg"
rebecca hall in "the town"
armie hammer in "the social network"
anne hathaway in "love and other drugs"
mila kunis in "the book of eli" & "black swan"
melissa leo in "the fighter"
rooney mara in "the social network"
chloe moretz in "kick-ass"
chris pontius in "somewhere"
natalie portman in "black swan"
amanda seyfried in "chloe"
hailee steinfeld in "true grit"
justin timberlake in "the social network"
danny trejo in "machete"
mark wahlberg in "the fighter"
denzel washington in "the book of eli"
mia wasikowska in "alica in wonderland"
naomi ...