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Look Back in Anger  Critic Stephen Hunter reviews the films of 2004, the year when Hollywood crashed and burned. Bully Pulpit Films Does it say something about the state of contemporary cinema that, for one critic, 2004 will be best remembered as the year she finally learned how to spell "Fahrenheit"? The Best DVDs of 2004 The best releases of last year and a look ahead to what's coming in 2005. Television Auld Lang Resigned You can't "in with the new" if you don't "out with the old." We therefore herewith submit a list of things and personalities that we could so easily do without in 2005. TV Let Things Slide It's too early to say how many slopes we started, or continued, slipping down in 2004, but it was definitely a slopeful year. Music A Year of Comings And Goings In a busy and eventful year for classical music in the capital area, the Washington National Opera had a standout season. Busy B's Held Sway in Pop From Beyonce to Bono to Bruce, Pop Music 2004 was the Year of the B. Putting a Spin on Pop That Rose to the Top You won't find Franz Ferdinand in this Top Pop Albums of 2004 extravaganza. The hands-down darlings of critics this year sounded to these ears like a bunch of same-sounding B-sides from Rod Stewart's "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" days. Transcript Best Music 2004 washingtonpost.com music critic Joe Heim revealed his best picks for music and performances of the year. Post yours and read others. 'Glory' and Greatness Theater critic Peter Marks reviews the highlights -- and lowlights -- of the year onstage. Dance Anniversaries, Memorably Observed As they have done throughout the dance world for the past many decades, Balanchine, Cunningham and Taylor dominated the local dance front this year. Art Masters, Old and New There is a lot of griping about Washington's cultural deprivation compared with the world's other famous cities; but in 2004 alone, the exhibitions on view in Washington would have done any megalopolis proud. Picking Up Around the House In the world of design, 2004 was a year of polar opposites. But the richness of the human spirit proved astounding. Dining Bites to Remember Over the past 12 months Washington Post restaurant critic Tom Sietsema experienced plenty of mouthwatering meals. Books Book World Raves Another year's harvest of wonderful books! The following are excerpts from reviews that ran during this calendar year. The Top 100 National Bestsellers of 2004 A look at Nielsen BookScan's top sellers for the entire year reveals a fascinating list, from "One Hundred Years of Solitude" to "Who Moved My Cheese?," and represents sales of about 450 million books throughout the country. Critics' Top 10 Lists
Desson Thomson's Top 10 Films (Post, Dec. 31, 2004)
Michael O'Sullivan's Top 10 Exhibits (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) The Best Bites of 2004 (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) Looking Back: Bugs, Bars, Poker and More (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) The Year in Music (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) Richard Harrington's Top 10 (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) Mark Jenkins's Top 10 (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) Geoffrey Himes's Top 10 (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) Mike Joyce's Top 10 (Post, Dec. 31, 2004) © 2002-2005 The Washington Post Company |
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