5th Edition
12.29.01
ISHTAR [Chris]
opening credits
STOP MAKING SENSE [Anne]
"I've got a tape I want to play you"
MOULIN ROUGE [Harriet]
"Spectacular Spectacular"
THE THIN MAN [Aimee]
Six martinis
ANNIE HALL [Paul]
Childhood schoolroom
UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG [Brenda]
the garage
HOUSE OF GAMES [Perry]
pay me what you owe me
BRINGING UP BABY [Christa]
ripping the jacket, tearing the dress
MULHOLLAND DRIVE [Mike]
an encounter with a cowboy
BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA [Chris]
"with light coming out of his mouth"
BABE: PIG IN THE CITY [Jim]
running from the pit bull 
BAGDAD CAFE [Lisa/Phil]
sitting in the sun / the German woman arrives
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TITUS [Paul] Opening
RICHARD III (1995) [Christa]
"Now is the winter of our discontent..."
UNFORGIVEN [Matt]
"We've all got it coming, kid."
ALIEN [Sean]
Kane's final dinner
DUNE [Albert]
the unpleasant Baron Harkonnen
PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE [Chris]
Breakfast machine 
THE WIZARD OF LONELINESS [Emily]
Arriving at the station / The goddamned light
FIGHT CLUB [Sara]
Pulling the green wire
BAXTER [Jim]
studying the child
CITY LIGHTS [Deirdre]
the flower girl recognizes the Tramp
STATE AND MAIN [Tony]
convincing Claire to do the scene
NOWHERE TO HIDE [Mike]
murder on the steps
TRUE STORIES [Philip]
freeways
GOOD WILL HUNTING [Mary]
burning the proof
THE MUPPET MOVIE [Chris]
"Can You Picture That?"
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JAWS [Sean]
comparing scars
THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT [Mike]
"Hey Boy" 
DOUBLE INDEMNITY [Aimee]
Neff's first house call
BRIDGET JONES' DIARY [Warren]
introducing Mr. Fitzherbert
SPIKE OF BENSONHURST [Emily]
dancing and talking
BOTTLE ROCKET [Christa]
planning the heist
THE LION IN WINTER [Paul]
Henry and Eleanor smile and wave
MEETING PEOPLE IS EASY [Matt]
(umm... I'll ask Matt...)
AMORES PERROS [Jim]
Richie under the floorboards
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE [Anne]
Sinatra and Leigh meet on a train
JOHNNY GUITAR [Mike]
"play me a tune"
DO THE RIGHT THING [Paul]
Radio Raheem / Da Mayor asks for High Life / Da Mayor and Mother Sister
TOY STORY 2 [Christa]
"When She Loved Me" 
CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON [Chris]
rooftop chase
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AWARDS
Last year I started an award category for clips that managed to be emotionally affecting in the brief span of three minutes. I'm going to go ahead and call the award the Jessie, after Christa's clip from TOY STORY 2, charting Jessie the Cowgirl doll's transition from beloved playmate to Goodwill discard. The Jessie may not be handed out every year, but we've now got a clip that sets the standard.
Mike reclaims the award for What the Hell Was That? with the stark, black and white restroom musical number "Hey Boy" from THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT.
In the past I've recognized individuals for "Best Clip Selection", for those who displayed strong taste over two (or more) clips. We'll refine that this year, however, to recognize running themes in a person's clip choices. The Best Motif award goes to Jim, who brought three clips on the theme of trouble and dogs. Perhaps I'll call the award the "Baxter." And I'll be phasing out the BEST CLIP award, since that was based on my own, spurious tastes anyhow (although, okay, this year it would have gone to Paul for the opening of TITUS).
The Audience Award went to the "Breakfast Machine" from PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE, which, so what if it was I that brought it? The host can be eligible for the Audience Award too...