THE BEST OF THE LIST OF 9, 1997-2002:
I started writing the twice-monthly List of 9 in late 1997. In 2010, I decided to retire many of the older lists that I felt did not stand up to the test of time, in terms of the quality of the writing or the relevance of the content. The following, however, are all worthwhile reads: november 11, 2002:
NINE FORGOTTEN FIRST FEATURES BY MAJOR FILMMAKERS
august 8, 2002:
NINE TAXI EXPERIENCES IN NINE DIFFERENT CITIES
july 31, 2002:
NINE CELEBRITIES WHO HAVE KILLED PEOPLE
july 14, 2002:
NINE MOVIES THAT TAKE PLACE IN REAL TIME
february 11, 2002:
NINE HISTORICAL FIGURES BELIEVED TO HAVE DIED VIRGINS
january 23, 2002:
NINE INCREDIBLY CLICHED ACTION MOVIE COMEBACK LINES
january 7, 2002:
NINE THINGS I LEARNED ABOUT LIFE WHILE MAKING "FOREIGNCORRESPONDENTS"
december 4, 2001:
THE NINE MOST POPULAR SONGS OF THE LAST MILLENNIUM
november 14, 2001:
NINE PRETENTIOUS MOVIE TITLES
september 4, 2001:
NINE NOTABLE PEOPLE THAT CAME OUT OF SAN JOSE
june 27, 2001:
NINE PERSONAL MOVIE FIRSTS
may 17, 2001:
THE NINE MOST FAMOUS PAINTINGS IN THE WORLD
march 13, 2001:
NINE MOVIE STARS WHO WON OSCARS FOR DIRECTING - BUT NEVER FOR ACTING
january 22, 2001:
NINE UNUSUAL FILMS ABOUT THE END OF THE WORLD
december 5, 2000:
NINE CHANCE MEETINGS AND COINCIDENCES
november 1, 2000:
NINE ACTORS WHO BECAME STARS BECAUSE THEY LOOKED LIKESOMEONE ELSE
october 13, 2000:
NINE MOVIES THAT SOUND DIRTY, BUT AREN'T
september 25, 2000:
NINE BANDS THAT NERDS LIKE
august 21, 2000:
NINE FORGOTTEN FADS OF THE 1990s
july 10, 2000:
NINE TURKISH WORDS THAT MADE IT INTO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
june 30, 2000:
NINE ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS WHO TRIED THEIR HAND ATDIRECTING
may 26, 2000:
NINE COMPLETELY UNSELLABLE FILM TITLES
april 1, 2000:
NINE OF THE STUPIDEST THINGS I HAVE EVER DONE
november 15, 1999:
NINE OF THE WORST MOVIES I HAVE EVER SEEN
september 14, 1999:
NINE FAVORITE COP-OUTS OF DISTRIBUTORS
august 6, 1999:
NINE LITTLE-KNOWN FACTS ABOUT ANDY WARHOL
july 7, 1999:
NINE COMMON ENTRIES INTO HOLLYWOOD - MYTH AND REALITY
may 27, 1999:
NINE OF THE WEIRDEST EMAILS I HAVE RECEIVED
december 22, 1998:
NINE FILMS EVERY BUDDING FILMMAKER SHOULD WATCH
november 14, 1998:
NINE HOLLYWOOD SECRETS REVEALED!
october 29, 1998:
NINE GREAT SCREEN VILLAINS
august 11, 1998:
NINE ROCK & ROLL SUICIDES OF THE 1990s
july 13, 1998:
NINE BLACK AND WHITE CHILLERS FROM THE '50s AND '60s
january 4, 1998:
NINE SINGLE-DIRECTOR, MULTI-STORY FILMS
december 5, 1997:
NINE TIPS ON RAISING MONEY FOR INDEPENDENT FILMS