Down By Law (1986), with Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, and John Lurie.
pulp fiction
Brotherhood of the Wolf (2002)
In America (2002)
Cinderella Man
The Blood of Heroes (1990)
Blade Runner
Saint Ralph was a pretty good flick. If you haven’t see any of the ones above, I would try them first.
[quote]odium wrote:
City of God[/quote]
I agree, City of God is an incredible movie. I’m going to put Oldboy in the same catagory.
[quote]skor wrote:
Clockwork Orange, by Kubrick[/quote]
Agreed.
The film deviates somewhat from the original novel but definitely is a classic.
[quote]gojira wrote:
Joe’s Apartment
O.K., so I’ve got a soft spot for talking cockroaches…
But funny as hell.[/quote]
Then you’d like Naked Lunch.
The Salton Sea
Awesome indy flick with Val Kilmer, Anthony LaPaglia, Meatloaf (!), Peter Saarsgard, and more.
At first, it looks like just a movie about tweekers and their BS and then evolves into so much more.
Vincent D’Onofrio chews the scenery as Pooh-Bear, a guy who had to have his nose chopped off from snorting too much crank. Don’t forget Bubba, the asian redneck — hilarious.
You must see this flick!
Speaking of Anthony LaPaglia, check out Lantana, a cool indie (or is it indy?) flick from Australia. Also stars Geoffrey Rush and Barbara Hershey.
Looks like a murder mystery, but there’s a lot more going on than that. It’s all about not jumping to conclusions or making pre-judgements.
[quote]crumungen wrote:
gojira wrote:
Joe’s Apartment
O.K., so I’ve got a soft spot for talking cockroaches…
But funny as hell.
Then you’d like Naked Lunch.[/quote]
I can think of at least two things wrong with that title… If you can find it, everyone here needs to check out “Thursday.” Also Miami blues with Alec Baldwin.
[quote]jonmb11 wrote:
memento, mulholland dr., requiem for a dream, chopper[/quote]
All classics, I didn’t think anyone else had seen Chopper. I think it was Eric Bana’s first movie, can definitely tell why he was picked for the Hulk from watching this movie.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
The Paper Chase (1973)
I still remember being one of the four people seeing Office Space (1999) on opening weekend.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
Also Miami blues with Alec Baldwin.
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If you like Alec, check out Thick as Thieves. It’s sort of like Get Shorty, with a cast of wacky characters.
Pointy Williams: “You can take the bitch out the ghetto, but you just can’t TAKE the bitch out the ghetto!”
“Happiness” (a bizarro story of a highly dysfunctional family and a biting exploration of the dark side of human nature, with Philip Seymour Hoffman – not for the squeamish).
City of God is awesome.
A Clockwork Orange is badass.
Tao of Steve is one of my favorites.
Boondock Saints is great.
Pacino in Scent of a Woman is unreal.
If you haven’t seen Heat watch it.
Legends of the Fall is alright.
Memento is a thing of beauty.
Fight Club better be in your have watched list.
I’ve always liked Gattica with Ethan Hawk.
Pootie Tang
Some you might not have seen, one per a director -
Eraserhead (Lynch)
Catch-22 (Nichols)
La Strada (Fellini)
Vertigo (Hitchcock)
The Seventh Seal (Bergman)
Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai (Jarmusch)
Dr. Strangelove, or: HIL2SW&LtB (Kubrick)
Network (Sidney Lumet)
The Mahabharata (Peter Brooks)
The Crying Game (Neil Jordan)
Now,
David Cronenberg section:
- The Fly
- Crash (NOT Haggis! NO!)
Akira Kursosawa (aka God of Film) section:
- Throne of Blood
- Dersu Uzula
- Rashomon
And for anyone who was ever into early '90s rap -
Check out “Fear of a Black Hat”!
“Go”
“Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrells”
“The Sting”
“The Great Escape”
March of the Penguins
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