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Jason Solomons

Film Weekly: Stephen Rea, plus the best films of 2008

This week, actor Stephen Rea tells Jason Solomons about his new film, Stuck, his longtime collaboration with Neil Jordan, and why he's not as miserable as he looks.

Then, Stephen Daldry reveals what drew him to the thorny issue of Holocaust guilt for his new film, The Reader.

And finally Xan Brooks joins Jason to round up the year's best films. Here are their picks:

Jason Solomons's top 10 of 2008
1. Couscous
2. Man On Wire
3. There Will Be Blood
4. Gomorrah
5. My Winnipeg
6. In Search of a Midnight Kiss
7. Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
8. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
9. Son of Rambow
10. Sweeney Todd

Xan Brooks's top 10 of 2008
1. Waltz With Bashir
2. No Country For Old Men
3. Gomorrah
4. 4 Months, 3 Weeks & 2 Days
5. Man On Wire
6. There Will Be Blood
7. Garage
8. Times and Winds
9. Of Time and the City
10. Sweeney Todd

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