Well, its that time of the year again, soooo here's ol' Father Geek's list of fave flicks seen in theaters in 2004. As is the usual with me these are my favorite new films that I saw with audiences during this calendar year, weather they were actually released in the USA this year, or not. Further down I'll give you some of my favorite DVD's I actually picked up this year, annnnnd still later a few of the most fun film events I attended this year....

My Fave Feature Film's of the year...

out of 300+ seen in theaters...

BEFORE SUNSET

MOTORCYCLE DIARIES

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND

THE AVIATOR

THE INCREDIBLES

KUNG FU HUSTLE

DREAMERS

HOUSE OF THE FLYING DAGGERS

SHAUN OF THE DEAD

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA

and a few close runners-up...

HERO

SKY CAPTAIN

RAY

KILL BILL #2

COLLATERAL

Father Geek's fave DVD's of 2004...

we've acquired close to 1000 DVDs at Geek Headquarters this year, sooooo...

BATTLE OF ALGIERS

OLDBOY (the steel encased Korean Super 4 disc Set)

RETURN OF THE KING (special extended super set)

CARNIVALE COMPLETE SEASON

VOL. 2 MICKEY MOUSE (B&W 1928-1935)

VICTORY THRU AIR POWER

LOVERS ON THE BRIDGE

SANTA SANGRE

STRAY DOG - KERBEROS PANZER

VINTAGE EROTICA 1930

that's really just the teenie tinyest tip of the iceberg

Annnnnd a few fave film events I attended in 04...

THE SEATTLE ART MUSEUM'S Screening of the great little film noir, SPLIT SECOND

BUTT-NUMB-A-THON #6

AICN's premiere of SHAUN OF THE DEAD in Austin with scores upon scores of Zombies (including me) in attendance

PEDAZO CHUNK'S 3rd B-Day party on their tree shrouded patio back in July

AICN'S premiere screening of SKY CAPTAIN at the ALAMO with real WWII era warplanes diving out of the sky with air raid sirens wailing in the background