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The Lives Of Others Director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck Stasi official sent to spy on dissidents and slowly comes to admire them and doubt the morality of his politics German language, English subtitles. Evocative and compelling film well worth seeing.
'Dead Mans shoes' '2001 a space odyssey' 'VideoDrome' 'Meantime' by mike leigh 'intersteller' 'Tony(london serial killer)' 'morvern callar' 'sideways'
i can watch all of these films in infinite combinations in infinite computations as they symbolise the elements that create truth and beauty . they wont let you down bri.
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Meantime is brilliant. “Better late than dead eh muppet?” I’d add in “Nuts in May” if you like Mike Leigh. Phenomenal film. Whole movie is on You Tube :)
i'd nominate 'open range', a modern 'traditional' western, simple good v bad and beautifully filmed; 'Master and commander' - derring-do on the high seas, the Patrick O'Brian novels are just fantastic and this doesn't disappoint; 'land and freedom' - romance, tragedy and politics in the spanish civil war; and on a lighter note, 'hunt for the wilder people' and 'the castle' show that our antipodean brothers can really, really do comedy
Raging Bull You can’t pigeon hole it into one genre Scorsese De Niro Pesce This alone brings me to tears ...
Jeez, you keep crying...
Two Stanley Kubricks: "Dr Strangelove" and "The Shining". More films about the lunacy of being human, films that explode with memorable images and lines like a firework display overtaken by a scrub fire. "Shining" is, imho, the best Stephen King adaptation by miles.
And two of Malcom McDowell's trilogy with Lindsay Anderson: "If..." and "O Lucky Man!". Royal Jelly for the brains of young iconoclasts in the early seventies.
Once Upon a Time in America Organised crime / Gangster Director: Sergio Leone Actors: Robert De Niro and James Woods Sergio Leone's piece de resistance plots the rise and fall of a gang of Jewish kids in New York during prohibition. Great acting, cinematography, soundtrack and above all else atmosphere. Right up there with The Godfather and I can give no higher praise than that.
Some great movies on this thread. Thought I'd go for something possibly off the radar a little, a 'proper' escapist, epic adventure yarn adapted from a Rudyard Kipling story.
The Man Who Would Be King
Director: John Huston Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey, Christopher Plummer
Great story, action, humour, twist in the tail, fabulous locations and photography.
Utterly glorious on as large a screen as possible on a darkening late November afternoon in front of the fire with a glass of something warming...
Some great movies on this thread. Thought I'd go for something possibly off the radar a little, a 'proper' escapist, epic adventure yarn adapted from a Rudyard Kipling story.
The Man Who Would Be King
Director: John Huston Starring: Sean Connery, Michael Caine, Saeed Jaffrey, Christopher Plummer
Great story, action, humour, twist in the tail, fabulous locations and photography.
Utterly glorious on as large a screen as possible on a darkening late November afternoon in front of the fire with a glass of something warming...
We should do this like a word association thread or a 'six degrees of separation' game.
You mentioned director John Huston, and I will pick him in "Chinatown" with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway (dir. Roman Polanski). Stands without shame alongside previously mentioned Godfather, Goodfellas, LA Confidential or any other crime thriller you want to mention.
We should do this like a word association thread or a 'six degrees of separation' game.
You mentioned director John Huston, and I will pick him in "Chinatown" with Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway (dir. Roman Polanski). Stands without shame alongside previously mentioned Godfather, Goodfellas, LA Confidential or any other crime thriller you want to mention.
ok. the score to chinatown was written by jerry goldsmith, who composed, among many, the score to papillion, a neglected great film starring steve mcqueen and dustin hoffman.
Hara-kiri (1962 version) Japanese Samurai film Masaki Kobayashi
I love a Samurai film and this is the best one I’ve ever seen. Totally gripping but very grim storyline about a down on his luck Samurai exposing the hypocrisy of the Samurai code and way of life. A completely unseen but brilliant twist in the tale takes it to even greater heights. All rounded off with a cracking sword fight.
After that Some like it hot, LA confidential and Filth are all great films.
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