johnart said:

I was just about to mention my favorite Elizabeth Taylor movie.
'Cat on A Hot Tin Roof.'
This can be a painful movie to watch.


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The Bucket List. Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson.
Simple, sweeet and touching.

sextonseven said:

I haven't seen part one But I should...

SUPRMAN said:

That part where he caresses her nightgown behind the door is one of hottest moments in film.

flowers7 said:

Another great film with Paxton and Thornton is One False Move. It may have already been mentioned. Don't think it played in Cinemas but it's a good one.

johnart said:

You'll love it. Madonna could remake it today and basically play herself.

There's another Stanwyck pre-code film which is interesting, called The Miracle Woman. It's basically a rant against organised religion (specifically broadcasted evaqngelism) versus the power of faith. I think it was banned in loads of places at the time of its release. It co-stars the very handsome (and gay) David Manners.



It's only available as part of a UK box-set, but I'm sure that if you Google, you'll find a way to watch it.

Some clips, here:



"This isn't a 'House of God'! This is a meeting-place for hypocrites!"

SUPRMAN said:

Yes, the whole reason the Tony Leung's character is in a funk is because of what happened in the first film. Maggie Cheung from the first movie even makes a cameo in a flashback scene in 2046.

CalhounSq said:

It's beautifully understated. Kind of like a long Mad Men episode, but in 1962 Hong Kong. Are you sold?

There are so many I could recommend because I'm a bit of a movie snob, but for now I'll just post this one, one of my favorites of all time:


Brotherhood Of The Wolf

Imagine Queen Margot, Sleepy Hollow and Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon all rolled up into one film.

sextonseven said:

Oh yea, I'd love to see what came before

Lammastide said:

Note what I said about the subtitles. That makes a big difference to some people. This website goes into more detail about them: http://iconsoffright.com/...in_to.html

Lammastide said:

If you're both fans of Ridicule then I'd recommend this recent one:


Une Vieille Maitresse / The Last Mistress

sextonseven said:

sammij said:

I hope you like it when you see it and it isn't just me.

sextonseven said:

i love movies that you can't just go out and see in the theatre up the street, i'm more intrigued by obscure films
so i'm already awaiting it with positive expectations

muse87 said:

GREAT movie

I've always been a Harlem Renaissance enthusiast(and its so nice to see a film talking about that aspect of black culture, which you don't see getting portrayed that much), so that was right up my alley.

muse87 said:

Love, love, love this one.

Genesia said:

Yeah, this one got me. I thought it was predictable until it wasn't. I think I wanted to see a Hollywood ending.

One of my favorites. A Canadian film that's easily mistaken for American.

"A triad of tales unfolding over the Easter weekend in a stylized inner-city setting. The stories center around three young Black protagonists . . ."

GirlBrother said:

Yah definately the best ethnic gay themed movie I've seen...

SUPRMAN said:

Yah it's a priceless film I see Mark Read (Chopper) often through work. A few scenes from Chopper were filmed next door to my home it was an awesome time having the crew around.

2 of my fave old school Jamaican/British movies...

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sextonseven said:

Just saw it.

I viewed the movie tonight before I saw this last post of yours, and I say THANK GOODNESS I just happened to view the theatrical English subtitled version!!! The American DVD translations are just criminal!!

It's definitely a cool little film. And it really does bring light to certain excesses of the genre these days. All things being equal, the violent scenes were quite tame as compared to other current vamp projects... but because the film overall was so masterfully subtle, those moments of violence were all the more powerful, I thought. The final payoff scene was just perfect. ...And I think I'm in love with the girl who played Eli.

Joint Security Area
About guards at the border between North and South Korea.
Amazing film.


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Genesia said:

Genesia and I have talked about this movie countless times but I might not ever have posted here about it that I find the 1934 film much more progressive (for the times) than the remake in the 50's.
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johnart said:

I agree!

I too found the remake abit more politically correct, and the fact that they let a white woman play the role of a black woman

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O.K. So it's been a few weeks and I've had a chance to see some of the movies directly on this list, or in relation to this list, (same director/genre etc)...

For the record, my queue has about 100 or so movies in it right now, and most are still coming from this list, so this is still most definitely a work in progress. (The next two coming are "Nothing But A Man" and "Cat On A Hot Tin Roof).

Any way for brevity's sake, here are the one's I've seen thus far bucketed by my thoughts on them....

Liked but didn't love - Simple Plan, Harold and Maude, Killer of Sheep, Blood Simple, A Brief Encounter

Not my flavor - Martin, To Catch A Thief, Do The Right Thing

Very good - Let The Right One In, I've Loved You So Long, The Hustler

Absolutely Spectacular - Lars and the Real Girl, Network

I've got a few more thoughts on some of these I'd like to share.

On "A Brief Encounter", I thought the story in general was very well done, I just felt the voice overs were abit too soap opera-esque for my taste. Nevertheless, I am very glad I watched this movie. I always thought Bridges of Madison County was one of Clint Eastwoods few very well done movies, (and still do). But I can now see where the writer farmed a lot of the material from this one.

On "Lars and The Real Girl" I get how some of the criticism of this movie could be rooted in the unlikely nature of the townspeople really banding together the way in which they do. But I most definitely think that is part of the movie's charm. GREAT movie - Very well done.

I simply can not believe I had never heard of "Network" before. I believe someone in this thread already referred to it as prophetic. The way that movie ends is sadly what's next in line for reality TV today. Brillant movie.

Two more:

I had not watched "Do The Right Thing" in 20 years because I was so put off by it the first time. I tried it again thinking I must have missed the beauty in the ambiguity of the message. But it still just doesn't work for me at all. I would REALLY welcome some commentary on what I am missing, because most people who watch this movie think it is one of the best of its' genre. To me it is divisive and fails to make a point. (And I'm not squeamish about this subject. I love American History X).

I LOVED the characters in "The Visitor" but HATED the ending. I don't want to say much for those who may still want to see it, but I just felt like it introduced us to a beautiful story with beautiful character development and then turned the switch off before giving anyone a real chance to flesh out. Great movie, great characters, just not enough resolution for me.

If you're new to this thread, please feel free to add more movie suggestions. I'm trying to get to them all. If you've read my War and Peace post here and have some thoughts, please feel free to share.

Thanks

Fenwick said:

I loved The Visitor. And despite the ending it left me feeling really good about people in general and how they can come together regardless of their different backgrounds.


SPOLIER: In my mind if the movie continued, The teacher stays in touch with Mouna and eventually makes a trip to Syria with Tarek's gf to visit the two of them.

Spoiler edit
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