S&V Entertainment Awards
2. Peter Gabriel Up(Geffen) Ten years after growing Us, he returns to the danger of his youth.
3. Bryan Ferry Frantic (Virgin) We haven't heard music this Roxy since Siren. Most unexpected comeback of the year.
4. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Nonesuch) Such a Tweedy place, with plenty of room in its moody corridors.
5. The Soft Boys Nextdoorland (Matador) A Hitchcock thriller. Robyn and his old New Wavers are back, with guitars and wits intact.
6. Steve Earle Jerusalem(E-Squared/Artemis) Country, rocked. And the country, reckoned. As topical and timeless as ever.
7. Bruce Springsteen The Rising (Columbia) That's Bruce and the E Street Band. And that's a revival meeting.
8. Norah Jones Come Away with Me(Blue Note) Jazz? Pop? It's music , pure and simple. No wonder so many have gone away with her.
9. Guided by Voices Universal Truths and Cycles (Matador) Will they ever run out of songs? Discuss. Enjoy.
10. TIE: The Hives Veni Vidi Vicious The Vines Highly Evolved (Sire; Capitol) The punks! Garage rock lives.
DVDs 1. Amélie ( Miramax) Liberty, whimsy, and originality make Amélie a joy, and the extras-laden DVD heightens the delight. 2. Moulin Rouge (20th Century Fox) Puts the theatrical back in home theater with a performance that leaves you thrilled.
3. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (New Line) The four-disc extended edition delivers on all promises.
4. TIE: Unforgiven; Mulholland Dr. (Warner; Universal) Thought-provoking "Westerns" on DVDs that stimulate the senses.
5. Children of Paradise (Criterion Collection) The all-time favorite French classic gets the treatment it deserves.
6. Memento (Columbia TriStar) The new edition's extras are as intriguingly puzzling as the movie, but image and sound are crystal clear.
7. Monsters, Inc.(Disney/Pixar) An acutely cute, funny creation that hops and pops. Bonuses will illuminate and educate.
8. Brotherhood of the Wolf (Universal) Simply the best kung-fu werewolf French-costume-drama action film ever, on a kick-derrière disc.
9. Singin' in the Rain (Warner) Far surpassing the fine first release, this Rain has an astonishingly rich picture and fan-pleasing extras.
10. 8 1/2 (Criterion Collection) A perfect presentation of Fellini's gorgeous and startling images, in a set that is truly revealing.
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