5 lesser known movies you want people to see.
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UPDATED: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 07:54
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1) Slingblade- Billy Bob Thornton and John Ritter.
2) Oh Brother where Art Thou- The Cohn Brothers, nuff said.
3) Real Genius- someone mentioned it before. Check out Van Wilder. Very similar
4) *61 - Excellent baseball flic. Thomas Jane.
5) Memphis Belle- once again an echo of someone else's pick.
Kids in the Hall... Squish your head, squish squish 
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"Got a headful of lightning
And a heart full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
Oh and I love you sweet baby but I always take the long way home."
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The Red Violin - In present day Montreal, a famous Nicolo Bussotti violin, known as "the red violin," is being auctioned off. During the auction, we flash back to the creation of the violin in 17th century Italy, and follow the violin as it makes its way through an 18th century Austrian monastery, a violinist in 19th century Oxford, China during the Cultural Revolution, and back to Montreal, where a collector tries to establish the identity and the secrets of "the red violin."
Sahara
Blackbird fly into the light of the dark, black night.
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4. Open Range- The only good western to come out since Tombstone and the only great one since Unforgiven. It did halfway decent box office so obviously some people saw it, but not anyone I've ever met. It's slow burn, but oh how it pays off!
5. The Proposition- An Australian/UK co-production. From a script by Nick Cave, you can almost smell the disgust, blood, sweat and hardship out in Australia's colonial outback. It's brutal, almost to a fault, but it all serves a purpose. Then there's the storyline..won't spoil it for anyone.
well i think i have to say i share your taste in western's, and the proposition was fighting to get onto my five, as far as night watch with subtitle's goes, i'll have to start playing around with my version again, couldn't find any before (on the whole i much prefer them to dubbing)
and porco rosso, i must confess, is one miyazaki i've not yet seen :$ very nearly bought it the other week, but spared a thought for my rent at the last minute
The Night Watch subtitles rock, you should definetly give them a go. Timur Bekmambetov (the director) seamlessly weaves them into the action, sometimes having them whisp on and off the screen in smoky italics, sometimes blasting them out in capitals, or in different colours. They become part of the movie, so you're not just reading it.
As for Porco Rosso, don't worry, as I haven't seen My Neighbor Totoro yet, so I guess we're even. I wanna work for Studio Ghibli something fierce.
Just like to second (third, tenth, whatever) all the positive comments about Equilibrium. It's a highly under rateed sci-fi actioner, and contains some truly inspired ideas (gun-kata anyone?), set within a framework laid down by Ray Bradbury in Fahrenheit 451 and George Orwell in Nineteen Eighty-Four, as well as in some regards Aldous Huxley's Brave New World, it's full of great acting, clever action and awesome (if not wholly original) concepts. Watch it.
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I like this idea! Some movies to check out - I'd be open for some good book referrals, too. Anyway,
here are a few of my movie picks:
1) The Secret of Roan Inish -Irish film made early 90's (I think). It's a fairy tale but told as if it were true (and very believable) set in post-WWII Ireland. Based on a Scottish story. Acting is exceptional, scenery is gorgeous and music is delightful! This is one of my very favorites, I had it on VHS and then bought DVD.
2) Waking Ned Devine - another irish film - one of the characters (selkie woman) from Roan Inish is in it. Small Irish town - dead guy wins the lottery and townsfolks trying to figure out how to collect the money. Fun and clever.
3) Goddess Remembered - Documentary on Goddess Culture by Canadian Donna Read - lot os interviews and again loved the scenery, music and quite interesting account of history (herstory?) rewritten for the winner.
4) The Burning Times - Another Donna Read documentary following up Goddess Remembered with Matthew Fox, Starhawk and others recounting the inquisition as told from another perspective. Grim and moving. Donna does a great job incorporating historical imagines, interviews and again - the music is incredible.
5) Billie Elliot - loved the dancing and the story.
Siri
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OddBodskins , thank you for pointing that out . I have a terrible time with names of actors .Come to thnk of it I'm laughing picturing Alec Baldwin as Obi-Wan Kenobi. .Too funny !
And you know the movie which earns you many bonus points in my book ! I applaud your good taste !
Bryce
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I swallowed a bug.
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Ok late into the fray again!! But just wanted to include a few, apologies if I repeat any already mentioned.
1. WAGES OF FEAR - the original version starring Yves Montand, based on a group of luckless men finding themselves with a life of zero prospects in a backwater, dead-end French colonial town in south America.
2. TRON - Jeff Bridges takes a brave move and expands the fantasy genre by starring in the first ever computer animated/live action film. Full with Light Cycles, Pelota with neon rings and Frisbees from a circuit board. Insightful, way, way ahead of it's time and still impressive for visual realisation and synthesizer score. Beautiful to look at and as far as I know first and only back-lit film.
3. RIFIFI - Brilliant stark heist movie with a much celebrated 20 minute silent robbery with gang members perfectly co-ordinated through-out. Stylish, dark and engaging.
4. AMERICANA - Quiet gentle tale of a vietnam vet wondering through a quiet American town, taking time to renovate a kids merry-go round.
5. PASSPORT TO PIMLICO - Delightfully odd British comedy, about a borough in London [Pimlico] finding out, through recently discovered treasure, that it is under Burgundian[French] rule and decides to declare its independnce from the British Crown. Clever and witty all the way through.
Man I could go on. There are so many but these spring to mind first.
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1) The Chronicles of Riddick - not really all that lesser-known sci-fi action, and quite an attempt by its producers at something grand, but I think this movie was really dismissed my many too quickly. Sure it has its flaws, but very interesting characters overall.
2) Serenity - excellent movie although I vastly preferred the series. Please support it anyways to keep Firefly going!
3) The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen - again, not all that lesser-known, but did not gain a lot of popularity although it is an interesting premise, and fun to watch.
4) Star Trek: Insurrection - did not receive all that much attention for a Star Trek film. Even though it seems boring to some, I found it very interesting, especially the subtle character traits and message.
5) Pitch Black - prequel to Riddick, sort of like the Hobbit to LOTR, although the Riddick sequels apparently aren't being made.
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You may have seen some or all:
1. The Emperor and the Assassin
Chinese but not kung fu; an epic drama with Gong Li; this is how historical epics should be
2. The Heroic Trio
best described as Hong Kong hokum; the trio are women; in short, when the going gets tough, the girls get going
3. The Quiet Earth
an end of the world fim from New Zealand - total cast three people; the final image is terrific.
4. My First Mister
no idea if this is well known or not; humane and humourous story of an adolescent girl growing up and getting to grips with the world.
5. Central Station
a Brazilian drama about an orphaned boy and a cynical middle aged single woman seeking his remaining relatives
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Ooooooh....lesser known movies...here goes!
1)Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead - Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are hilarious!
2)Space Explorers - I lived on this movie as a kid. Now everytime I see a Tilt-a-Whirl at a carnival I think of this movie (some kids turn one into a space craft).
3)Time Bandits - words cannot describe, you simply must see it.
4)Permanent Record - one of Keanu Reeves first movies (and IMHO, his best acting). Please see this movie!
5)The Last Starfighter - you'll never look at video games the same!
You're never too old to have a happy childhood!
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3000 Miles to Graceland
The Maxx
Savior
Tender Mercies
September Tapes 
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