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Horror Movies | Other Movies | TV DVDs
This is by no means a complete list of my favorite films,
but a few of them off the top of my head. Here goes…
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HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH (2001)
Directed by John Cameron Mitchell
Written by John Cameron Mitchell and Stephen Trask
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TOGETHER (2000)
Written and Directed by Lukas Moodysson
Starring Lisa Lindgren and Michael Nyqvist
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FUCKING AMAL (A.K.A. SHOW ME LOVE) (1998)
Written and Directed by Lukas Moodysson
Starring Alexandra Dahlstrom and Rebecca Liljeberg
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ONE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST (1968)
Directed by Sergio Leone
Written by Sergio Donati and Sergio Leone
Story by Sergio Donati, Bernardo Bergolucci, Dario Argento, and Sergio Leone
Starring Henry Fonda, Jason Robards, Claudia Cardinale, and Charles Bronson
As an enormous Leone fan this is, to my mind, his premiere work, far superior to THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY for one thing, they don't stop in the middle of the movie to fight the fucking civil war. In truth, I am as big a fan of westerns as I am of horror movies I'm just not as drawn to making them.
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FOR A FEW DOLLARS MORE (1965)
Directed by Sergio Leone
Written by Luciano Vincenzoni, Fulvio Morsella, and Sergio Leone
Starring Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef
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THE WILD BUNCH (1969)
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
Written by Walon Green, Sam Peckinpay and Roy N. Sickner
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OUT OF SIGHT (1998)
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
Screenplay by Scott Frank
Starring George Clooney and Jennifer Lopez
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SULLIVAN'S TRAVELS (1941)
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
Starring Joel McCrea and Veronica Lake
I have a real SOMEWHERE IN TIME buzz for Veronica Lake. Jesus.
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HAIL THE CONQUETING HERO (1944)
Written and Directed by Preston Sturges
Starring Eddie Bracken
Note: this links to a VHS. This is my favorite film by one of my favorite directors, sinfully not available on DVD.
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SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS (1957)
Directed by Alexander MacKendrick
Screenplay by Clifford Odets
Starring Tony Curtis and Burt Lancaster
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HAPPINESS OF THE KATAKURIS (KATAKURI-KE NO KOFUKU) (2001)
Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Kikumi Yamagishi
Starring Kenji Sawada
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VISITOR Q (2001)
Directed by Takashi Miike
Written by Era
Starring Kenichi Endo
As far as I'm concerned, you can forget the overrated ICHI THE KILLER. See AUDITION first, then VISITOR Q, and then KATAKURIS all the way.
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TURKISH DELIGHT (TURKS FRUIT) (1973)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Starring Monique van de Ven and Rutger Hauer
I'm a huge Verhoeven fan, and this is my favorite of his early stuff.
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ROBOCOP (1987)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner
Starring Peter Weller and Nancy Allen
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STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997)
Directed by Paul Verhoeven
Screenplay by Ed Neumeier
Starring Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, and Gary Busey's son
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BARRY LYNDON (1975)
Written and Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Starring Ryan O'Neal
I'm that rarity of cinema fans who counts Barry Lyndon as my favorite of Kubrick's work.
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CITY OF GOD (2002)
Directed by Fernando Meirelles with Katia Lund
Screenplay by Braulio Mantovani
Starring Alexandre Rodrigues
Probably the greatest film of the past five years. What the fuck went wrong when Meirelles went on to direct the interminably simple-minded and preachy CONSTANT GARDENER?
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THE APARTMENT (1960)
Directed by Billy Wilder
Written by I.A.L. Diamond and Billy Wilder
Starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine
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BOTTLE ROCKET (1996)
Directed by Wes Anderson
Written by Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson
Starring Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson
I saw this movie when it first came out on VHS. I liked it so much and laughed so hard I immediately rewound it and watched the whole thing again.
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NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
Directed by Charles Laughton
Screenplay by James Agee
Starring Robert Mitchum
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THE WANDERERS (1979)
Directed by Philip Kaufman
Written by Philip Kaufman and Rose Kaufman
Starring Ken Wahl and Karen Allen
By the director of the INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS remake. I like this movie just as much.
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THE GREAT SILENCE (GRANDE SILENZIO, II) (1969)
Directed by Sergio Corbucci
Starring Jean-Louis Trintignant and Klaus Kinski
Probably my favorite, non-Leone spaghetti western. It's hard to believe it's directed by the same guy who did SUPERFUZZ.
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MUDHONEY (1965)
Directed by Russ Meyer
Written by W.E. Sprague
Starring Hall Hopper
Although FASTER PUSSYCAT gets a lot more press, I think this is Meyer's best film.
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BEYOND THE VALLEY OF THE DOLLS (1970)
Directed by Russ Meyer
Written by Roger Ebert and Russ Meyer
Luckily, Roger Ebert gave something great to this world by writing this film, so he may not go to Hell for introducing the country to the simplistic Thumbs-up/Thumbs-down style of film criticism.
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THE NAKED KISS (1964)
Written and Directed by Sam Fuller
Starring Constance Towers
If I had to make a top ten films, I'd be forced to put this one in there. One of the best: sleazy and beautiful.
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JOHNNY GUITAR (1954)
Directed by Nicholas Ray
Screenplay by Philip Yordan
Starring Joan Crawford
I think I just ordered the last DVD copy of this on Amazon. I've been waiting for it to come out, I don't know what happened. A very campy but well done, fast moving, girl cowboy movie.
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FALLEN ANGELS (1995)
Written and Directed by Kar Wai Wong (Wong Kar Wai)
A sequel of sorts to CHUNGKING EXPRESS, which I also love. I really like everything Wong Kar Wai's ever done.
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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE (2005)
Directed by David Cronenberg
Written by John Wagner
Starring Viggo Mortensen
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MIAMI BLUES (1990)
Written and Directed by George Armitage
Starring Alec Baldwin and Jennifer Jason Leigh
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THE RAPTURE (1991)
Written and Directed by Michael Tolkin
Starring Mimi Rogers
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OLDBOY (2003)
Directed by Chan-Wook Park
Written by Chan-Wook Park, Jo-yun Hwang, Chun-hyeong Lim, Joon-hyung Lim, and Garon Tsuchiya
Starring Min-sik Choi
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ADAPTATION (2002)
Directed by Spike Jonze
Written by Charlie Kaufman
Starring Nicholas Cage
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ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004)
Directed by Michael Gondry
Written by Charlie Kaufman
Starring Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet
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THE HOSPITAL (1971)
Directed by Arthur Hiller
Written by Paddy Chayefsky
Starring George C. Scott
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GROUNDHOG DAY (1993)
Directed by Harold Ramis
Written by Danny Rubin and Harold Ramis
Starring Bill Murray and Andie McDowell
My favorite of the high-concept pop comedies.
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GALAXY QUEST (1999)
Directed by Dean Parisot
Written by David Howard and Robert Gordon
Starring Tim Allen and Sigourney Weaver
My second favorite of the high-concept pop comedies. The cast is incredible! Enrico Colantoni should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. It freaked me out when I learned he was the boring guy on JUST SHOOT ME (and it takes a lot to be the boring guy on that show).
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TAXI DRIVER (1976)
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Paul Schrader
Starring Robert DeNiro
Yes, I know, this is almost exactly like GALAXY QUEST. But I wanted to put it on the list anyway, since it's one of my favorite films.
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AFTER HOURS (1985)
Directed by Martin Scorsese
Written by Joseph Minion
Starring Griffin Dunne
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THE 400 BLOWS (1959)
Written and Directed by Francois Truffaut
Starring Jean-Pierre Leaud
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THIEF (1981)
Written and Directed by Michael Mann
Starring James Caan and Tuesday Weld
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HEAT (1995)
Written and Directed by Michael Mann
Starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro
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THE INSIDER (1999)
Directed by Michael Mann
Written by Michael Man and Eric Roth
Yes, I'm a big Michael Mann fan. I even love LAST OF THE MOHICANS.
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THE KILLER (1989)
Written and Directed by John Woo
Starring Chow Yun Fat
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HARD-BOILED (1992)
Directed by John Woo
Written by Barry Wong and John Woo
Starring Chow Yun Fat
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THE GUNFIGHTER (1950)
Directed by Henry King
Written by William Sellers, William Bowers, and Andre De Toth
Starring Gregory Peck
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JACKIE BROWN (1997)
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Pam Grier and Robert Forster
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KILL BILL VOLUME 1 (2003)
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Uma Thurman
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KILL BILL: VOL. 2 (2004)
Written and Directed by Quentin Tarantino
Starring Uma Thurman
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THE GODFATHER DVD COLLECTION (I: 1972, II: 1974)
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Al Pacino and Marlon Brando
Throw away the third movie, but this collection is worth having for all the extras.
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FONG SAI YUK (1993)
Directed by Corey Yuen
Written by Kung-Yung Chair, Kin Chung Chan, and Jay On
Starring Jet Li
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SAFE (1995)
Written and Directed by Todd Haynes
Starring Julianne Moore
Haynes is one of my favorite directors. Also track down a copy of the illegal SUPERSTAR if you can the Karen Carpenter story told with Barbie dolls.
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FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002)
Written and Directed by Todd Haynes
Starring Julianne Moore and Dennis Quaid
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CHOPPER (2000)
Written and Directed by Andrew Dominik
Starring Eric Bana
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CHUCK AND BUCK (2000)
Directed by Miquel Arteta
Written by Mike White
Starring Mike White and Chris Weitz
Those dudes who directed American Pie are awesome actors!
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POINT BLANK (1967)
Directed by John Boorman
Screenplay by Alexander Jacobs, David Newhouse, and Rafe Newhouse
Starring Lee Marvin and Angie Dickinson
The remake, PAYBACK, is pretty good too (especially Gregg Henry as the baddie).
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SALESMAN (1969)
Directed by David and Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin
A documentary about Bible salesmen.
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BOB & CAROL & TED & ALICE (1969)
Directed by Paul Mazursky
Written by Paul Mazursky and Larry Tucker
Starring Natalie wood, Robert Culp, Elliot Gould, and Dyan Cannon
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ROOM AT THE TOP (1959)
Directed by Jack Clayton
Screenplay by Neil Paterson
Starring Laurence Harvey
One of my favorite of the early British social realist films, a sub-genre of film I truly love.
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OBSESSION (1976)
Directed by Brian De Palma
Written by Paul Schrader and Brian De Palma
Starring Cliff Robertson and Genevieve Bujold
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Written and Directed by Brian Depalma
Starring John Travolta and Nancy Allen
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THE CONVERSATION (1974)
Written and Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Starring Gene Hackman
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THE DAYTRIPPERS (1996)
Written and Directed by Greg Mottola
Starring Stanley Tucci and Hope Davis
Sinfully out of print on DVD, you'll need to track down a used copy.
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LA STRADA (1954)
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, and Tullio Pinelli
Starring Anthony Quinn and Giulietta Masina
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LA DOLCE VITA (1960)
Directed by Federico Fellini
Written by Federico Fellini, Ennio Flaiano, Brunello Rondi, and Tullio Pinelli
Starring Marcello Mastroianni
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BREAKING THE WAVES (1996)
Directed by Lars Von Trier
Written by Lars Von Trier and Peter Asmussen
Starring Emily Watson and Stellan Skarsgard
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THE CELEBRATION (1998)
Directed by Thomas Vinterberg
Written by Thomas Vinterberg and Mogens Rukov
Starring Ulrich Thomsen
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HERO (2002)
Directed by Yimou Zhang
Written by Yimou Zhang, Bin Wang, and Feng Li
Starring Jet Li
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NAPOLEON DYNAMITE (2004)
Directed by Jared Hess
Written by Jerusha Hess and Jared Hess
Starring Jon Heder
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EXOTICA (1994)
Written and Directed by Atom Egoyan
Starring David Hemblen and Mia Kirshner
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