Top 10 Project Updates + some other items on the horizon

New things are afoot over at The Cinematheque.

First: The Top 10 Project - that seemingly defunct little never-ending Film Poll - is back. Six new lists have been added (that's 131 total now) to the "Master List". As of right now, Citizen Kane is leading the Film portion (by 50+ points over 2001: A Space Odyssey) and Alfred Hitchcock is leading the Auteur portion (but by a much smaller margain of nineteen and a half points over Kubrick). You can view all the results (including Top 10 Films and Directors, as well as lists of every film/director voted for, and all the individual lists from all 131 of our contributors - including many a commentary) over on the site, on The Top 10 Project. And if you don't like the results, send in your own list, for the Top 10 Project shall never end. As long as there is Cinema, the Project will carry on.

Second: Speaking of polls - the first part of our Oscar Poll ("Who SHOULD win Best Supporting Actress?") is about to close to make room for part 2 (Supporting Actor), so get your votes in quick, for tomorrow, part 2 will be put up, and you will have lost your chance to participate from the beginning. All results (of all five parts) will be posted both here and on the Oscar Pages over at The Cinematheque. Currently Rachel and Michelle are battling it out for first, with 35% of the votes each, followed by Amy Adams at 20%, Catherine at 10% and poor Frances yet to garner a vote. You can change the course of history by participating, so do it dammit!!!

And don't forget my Oscar Predix will be posted later this month as well as those predix of others near and dear to me (such as my wife, Cinematheque corrospondant Albert H. Muth and Patriot-News Film Critic Li Wang). You can check out the before look HERE, but don't worry, things will be filled in before the Oscars are handed out on March 5th.

Stay tuned...