The New York Times has weighed in on “The 100 best movies of the 21st Century,” and the results include a couple of strong Alabama connections – including a Top 10 selection filmed in the state.
It’s an eclectic slate, including independent projects, Hollywood blockbusters, foreign films and even a couple of documentaries. That makes for some interesting juxtapositions. For example, iconoclastic Danish director Lars Von Trier’s artsy 2011 sci-fi drama “Melancholia” comes in at No. 84, one spot ahead of 2004’s “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” Director Christopher Nolan arguably dominates the list, with five entries.
Alabama is represented by “Get Out,” the 2017 horror flick and social satire that Jordan Peele filmed primarily in Fairhope and Mobile. It’s listed at No. 8, right between Michel Gondry’s “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind” (No. 7) and Hayao Miyazaki’s “Spirited Away” (No. 9)…