back to the Black Table  Since high school, the day before the
Oscar nominations has been special for me and my oldest friend
Tim Grierson -- who moonlights as the co-editor of The Simon and
a bi-weekly "Believe the Hype" columnist for The Black Table. At
a very young age, Tim and I became obsessed with film, and
perhaps even more so with lists. We scoured through every top 10
list we could find, and we watched everything we could get our
hands on -- not easy at 14 -- so we could make our own lists.
At first, we tried to put together our lists when everyone else
did, at the end of the year. Problem was, the best movies
weren't likely to make it within 400 miles in Mattoon, Ill., by
the end of the year, not a chance. We were lucky if the Ernest
Saves Easter movie had finally left by Christmas Day.   -- Will
#10. The Incredibles, directed by Brad Bird  It's best not to
compare The Incredibles with such big-hearted Pixar hits of the
past like the Toy Story films; the film's takeaway doesn't have
the emotiona