OA names best Southern Movie of 2010 (and lists a bunch of good ones). Follow the link if you want to see actual embedded clips of the movies.
http://www.oxfordamerican.org/articl...rn-movie-2010/
This past weekend, at the fourth annual LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL, we here at THE OXFORD AMERICAN had the honor of doling out THE OXFORD AMERICAN AWARD FOR BEST SOUTHERN FILM.
Below is the introduction OA editor Marc Smirnoff gave at the Film Festival Gala on Sunday, June 6 at the Clinton Presidential Library. Below the words you’ll find trailers for all the movies mentioned. We sincerely recommend that you watch the movies in question.
Here is what Smirnoff said:
“For my part, as one of the judges of THE OXFORD AMERICAN’s inaugural Best Southern Film Award, I would be happy with any of the different pictures winning:
WINTER’S BONE, which is artistic and riveting.
CITIZEN ARCHITECT, which challenges viewers to confront their belief systems.
PASSENGER PIGEONS, which is multilayered, original, and full of subtle surprises.
RACING DREAMS, which delves seamlessly into matters of class, family, obsession, love, and gender. Oh yeah—and racing.
AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY, which is the story of one man’s passionate and articulate struggle to find meaning and deliverance. The man in question, by the way, happened to be very, very, very funny.
I am used to being confident and making snap decisions. But this was a very hard choice for me as I think it was for the other judges. In fact, it was so hard that next year I will advise the Festival powers-that-be to select crappier Southern movies just to make our jobs easier.
That said, the winner of THE OXFORD AMERICAN’S BEST SOUTHERN FILM AWARD, which comes with a heavy rooster [see award] and $10,000, is AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY, directed by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas.”
By the way, the LITTLE ROCK FILM FESTIVAL was, in our estimation, a complete success. For film and culture buffs, the event must now be considered can’t-miss. We were honored to have a role in it.
—THE EDITORS