now i'm wishing for my best impression...

The San Francisco Film Critics Circle has chosen Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation as the year's Best Picture, and the film's Bill Murray as Best Actor. Unsurprisingly, the Boston Society of Film Critics instead chose Clint Eastwood's Mystic River as its top film (it takes place in Boston), but the group still granted Lost in Translation wins for Best Director, Best Actor, and Best Actress (Scarlett Johansson).

Moreover, the New York Film Critics Online have named their top-10 films of the year. They are:

1. Lost in Translation
2. American Splendor
3. In America
4. 21 Grams
5. A Mighty Wind
6. Cold Mountain
7. Girl With a Pearl Earring
8. Lawless Heart
9. The Barbarian Invasions
10. The Station Agent

I must say this is probably one of the most pretentious top-10 lists I've seen in a while. I'd say that 7 out of the 10 films are "independent" films with little or no major publicity. If I didn't know any better, I'd say that the NY online critics are trying a little too hard to distinguish themselves...