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Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa sing hosannas to a preferred religious devotion than the Big 3 of Judaism, Christianity, or Islam. This is part of a series that overlaps with, and extends, Brian Raftery’s 2020 book “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen”. Screenings include: “Following” (Christopher Nolan, 1998), “Varsity Blues” (Brian Robbins, 1999), “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999), “The Matrix” (The Wachowskis, 1999), “Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999), “South Park - Bigger, Longer and Uncut” (Trey Parker, 1999), “Free Enterprise” (Robert Meyer Burnett, 1999), “Eyes Wide Shut” (Stanely Kubrick, 1999), “Twin Falls Idaho” (Michael Polish, 1999), “American Beauty” (Sam Mendes, 1999), “Three Kings” (David O. Russell, 1999), “Boys Don't Cry” (Kimberly Peirce, 1999), “Topsy-Turvy” (Mike Leigh, 1999), “Magnolia” (Paul Thomas Anderson, 1999), and “Wadd: The Life & Times of John C. Holmes” (Cass Paley, 1998). *** Referenced media: “Best. Movie. Year. Ever.: How 1999 Blew Up the Big Screen” (2020) by Brian Raftery “Star Trek” (Gene Roddenberry, 1966-1969) “A Boy and His Dog” (L.Q. Jones, 1975) “Wizards” (Ralph Bakshi, 1977) “Damnation Alley” (Jack Smight, 1977) “The Blair Witch Project” (Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, 1999) “Galaxy Quest” (Dean Parisot, 1999) “The Player” (Robert Altman, 1992) “Swimming with Sharks” (George Huang, 1994) “Se7en” (David Fincher, 1995) “Manhunter” (Michael Mann, 1986) “The Silence of the Lambs” (Jonathan Demme, 1991) “The Brady Bunch” (Sherwood Schwartz, 1969-1974) “Logan’s Run” (Michael Anderson, 1976) “Will & Grace” (David Kohan and Max Mutchnick, 1998-2006, 2017-2020) “Star Wars” (George Lucas, 1977) “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (George Lucas, 1999) “The Sandman” (1989-1996) by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, and Mike Dringenberg “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” (Robert Wise, 1979) “Cheers” (Glen and Les Charles, and James Burrows, 1982-1993)







