Post #51488 by martiki on Tue, Sep 16, 2003 10:22 AM

Gotta echo reccomendations for Sexy Beast and Once Were Warriors. Great stuff.

Also:

Heavenly Creatures - very interesting & powerful true story about two girls growing up in NZ in the 50s. Bad things happen. Directed by pre-Lord Of The Rings Peter Jackson and starring pre-Titanic Kate Winslet.

Velvet Goldmine - Directed by pre-Far From Heaven Todd Haynes and starring Ewan MacGregor, Christian Bale, Toni Collette, and Eddie Izzard- story of the UK glam rock scene of the seventies. Suffers from having to use fake characters as Iggy Pop and David Bowie, and it slows a little in the middle, but it's still great, with a killer soundtrack. Had an Oscar nomination for costuming.

Titus - phenominal adaptation of Titus Andronicus with Anthony Hopkins and Jessica Lange. If watching it once doesn't blow you away, then watch it again with the director's commentary track on to really get a deeper feel for the visual symbolism and stylistic choices.

more when I think of 'em....