This list (thus far) consists almost entirely of 2007 films getting a 2008 release. It is tentative in the extreme. It has virtually no informational or nutritional value. It's for incorrigible list-queens only. Also note: strikethrough titles are Tartan USA "releases" that may well never see the light of day. They nevertheless hold their ranked place in the list, just in case the worm turns.

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2008 TOP TEN (including earlier films which have been or will be commercially released in 2008)

1. Flight of the Red Balloon (Hou Hsiao-hsien, France, 2007)

2. Still Life (Jia Zhang-ke, China / Hong Kong, 2006)

X. Import Export (Ulrich Seidl, Austria, 2007)

3. The Duchess of Langeais [Ne touchez pas la hache] (Jacques Rivette, France / Italy, 2007)

4. Mock Up on Mu (Craig Baldwin, U.S., 2008) [v]

5. The Last Mistress [Une vieille maîtresse] (Catherine Breillat, France / Italy, 2007)

X. You, The Living (Roy Andersson, Sweden / France / Germany / Denmark / Norway, 2007)

6. My Winnipeg (Guy Maddin, Canada, 2007)

7. Ballast (Lance Hammer, U.S., 2008)

8. Sita Sings the Blues (Nina Paley, U.S., 2008)

9. Prosperity for 2008 (Apichatpong Weerasethakul, Thailand, 2008) [v/s]

10. XXY (Lucía Puenzo, Argentina / France / Spain, 2007)