just saw AMERICAN SPLENDOR & loved it.
here's some more ...
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3 almodovar movies:
TALK TO HER
ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER
LIVE FLESH
& if you like almodovar, check out stuff by another spanish film maker called BIGAS LUNAS.
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some great british stuff:
WITHNAIL & I (starring Richard E. Grant) is classic!
the tv series PETER KAY'S PHOENIX NIGHTS is hilarious! the first season is out on dvd (at least in the u.k.). the 2nd season is even funnier.
mike leigh's ALL OR NOTHING is great.
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wim wenders' movies are great too:
WINGS OF DESIRE
PARIS, TEXAS
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a hilarious french film is MAN BITES DOG, which is about a documentary film crew following around a serial killer, & inevitably ending up abating & abetting the killer.
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the original japanese version of THE RING scared the sh*t out of me!
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JESCO WHITE: DANCING OUTLAW is probably the funniest documentary ever!
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a very exciting action flick is the norwegian(?) flick PATHFINDER.
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iranian films such as THE COLOR OF PARADISE & THE WIND WILL CARRY US are beautiful, heartfelt & deserve a much larger audience.
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anthony quinn:
LA STRADA
ZORBA THE GREEK
THE GUNS OF NAVARONE
VIVA ZAPATA
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& as far as obscure goes, one of my all time favorites is a film called THE CRAZY SAFARI. in this film, an ancient chinese vampire (don't ask) falls out of a plane & lands in the kalahari dessert (don't ask) eventually happening upon a village of kung san bushmen, of which the little fellow from THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY I & II is a member. the ending has that little fellow becoming an avatar of the spirit of bruce lee (don't ask) & beating up an entire army! this is the silliest & one of the most sublime pieces of cinema i've even seen. IF ANYONE EVER FINDS IT IN ENGLISH PLEASE LET ME KNOW!!!!
