My top ten for 2010. Its a hard call as there are some great films that did not make it here to Kerry and I'm sure they are great, however below is based on what I got to see and what I can remember.

The Prophet, this is great cinema, so imaginative! We screened this in the Cinemobile at Dingle last March.

The Red Shoes, I saw this in Cannes when it was launched by Scorsese in 2009, it is simply a visual and emotional feast.

Inception, cracking good fun, I have enjoyed it again on DVD, Christopher Nolan is one of the greats out there.

Toy Story 3, this is a great story, so well told, no.3 in the series but just as good as the first installment.

The Town, may have been similar to Michael Mann's Heat, certainly not as good but a great film and again Ben Affleck proves himself as an excellent director.

Iron Man 2, whats not to like, real good fun and Mickey Rourke was a great villain.

A Single Man, Tom Fords first direction, the pace and look of the film were both exceptional and Colin Firth plays the part really well. Also some great use of saturating colour to tell a feeling and mood, very cool.

Crazy Heart, well one of my favorite actors Jeff Bridges, he will star in the Cohen's True Grit due here in January. Tron is not getting the best of reviews.

The Illusionist, looked sublime, it was wonderful to see London and Edinburgh depicted in such detailed animation.

Mugabe and the White African which we screened last March will always stay with me, a shocking story.

2 great Irish docs on the way from Sé Merry Doyle in 2011, Non-Alien & Dreaming The Quiet Man. Non-Alien will play in Dingle in March.

Great docs coming or just out which I saw at some festivals include: Brenda Belili, Catfish, Upside Down Story; The Story of Creation Records and Lemmy.

Lots of great films coming to the Festival in March - hope to see you there

Nollaig Shona agus Athbhliain faoi mhaise daoibh go léir

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all

Labels: Dingle Film Festival, Top ten films 2010, Top Ten Movies 2010