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RE: What are your favorite art/off-beat films?
September 13, 2015 at 10:34 am
Not art-house but definitely offbeat:
The Wicker Man
The original with Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland and Christopher Lee (who said it was the best script he'd ever read and would have happily worked on it for nothing). For best results, watch the extended 'true' version instead of the butchered theatrical release. And never watch the Nicholas Cage version - ever.
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RE: What are your favorite art/off-beat films?
September 13, 2015 at 11:44 am
I assume someone has already mentioned "Moonrise Kingdom" and "The Grand Budapest Hotel". I enjoyed them both.
"My Dinner With Andre" qualifies as off beat, as well as being pretentious as hell.
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RE: What are your favorite art/off-beat films?
September 18, 2015 at 12:11 am
Again offbeat, and bordering on arthouse:
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead
Shakespeare + Tom Stoppard + Tim Roth + Gary Oldman + Richard Dreyfuss + Pink Floyd = immortal classic
Part 1 of 12 (bloody youtube):
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RE: What are your favorite art/off-beat films?
September 18, 2015 at 12:23 am
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I just came back from "Grandma" tonight, with Lilly Tomlin. It's at my local theatre, which is mostly that kind of movie.
But other ones I like are Show Me Love (Fucking Åmål), Short Term 12, 65 Red Roses, First Position, Jiro Knows Sushi, and, well, Grandma was quite good (some of these are documentaries).
I'd like to see a movie on the life of Bobby Fischer, the chess champions. That would seem to make a good film.
ETA: Never Mind. Pawn Sacrafice will be out in San Diego tomorrow.
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RE: What are your favorite art/off-beat films?
September 18, 2015 at 5:37 pm
Just wanted to add "Upstream Color" from the director of "Primer", Shane Carruth. Just watched this last night and will probably spend a few years trying to figure out what I just saw. Great film from a really interesting director/writer.
