Dave - Comedy you might like: Hero starring Dustin Hoffman and Geena Davis. TV: all the Twilight Zone (original series) season 1-3, best sci-fi TV show ever. *It's a cookbook!* TV: My Name is Earl first season much better than second season TV: Prison Break season 1
belltown
· 2 years ago
The Devil and Daniel Johnston - documentary Half Nelson - drama Heart of the Game - doc Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch - drama The Last Waltz - doc A Love Song for Bobby Long - drama The Red Violiln - drama Russian Ark - remarkable single-camera, contiuous shot ode to the Hermitage Smoke Signals - comedy (?) The Station Agent - indie The Triplets of Belleville - hard to categorize Whale Rider - drama What Dreams May Come - drama
Joanmarie
· 2 years ago
I'm afraid my all-time favorite is admittedly Monty Python and the Holy Grail. ;-) But another of my favorites is Life is Beautiful -- the original with subtitles as the voice-overs don't do it justice. It's odd to laugh and cry at the same time....
rvanderblom
· 2 years ago
i presume you mean with life is beautiful, la vita e bella?
dave
· 2 years ago
I've seen and enjoyed both movies.
My mother however made me feel guilty for liking Life is Beautiful because it made the Nazis look kind of okay. She didn't think a comedy should take place in a concentration camp. She has a point, imho.
mikelevin
· 2 years ago
I really like Movietally as a movie portal. Admittedly, my account there has just a few entries (http://www.movietally.com/recentmovies.php?user...) but it's a clever and deceptively simple design. I wanted to interview "Hayden", the 15 year old guy who wrote the website, but his mother wouldn't give me permission.
Seth
· 2 years ago
Did you see 'The Lives of Others'? It's one of the most beautiful films made in years. It's German. I watched an interview with the director that was on the DVD, he really did his homework. Sad that the Europeans are kicking our asses on the film front.
Robert Blum
· 2 years ago
General warning: Others consider my tastes "strange". You might just discover that there are movies you don't like ;)
(And somebody please explain to me why I can't just zip up my queue and e-mail it to you from Netflix?Isn't that what OPML is for? Oh well - off to write some more greasemonkey scripts ;)
All time favorite: Blues Brothers. Can't see it often enough.
Others: * Helvetica * Strictly Ballroom * The Aviator * The Incredibles * Ratatouille
Warning: The following deal with "queer" content. If that offends you - I don't think it would, but who knows - stay away
* But I'm a cheerleader * Better than Chocolate * Imagine Me & You
Phil Wheat
· 2 years ago
Das Boot (subtitled, English is wrong.) Brazil(Director's cut of course) , Leap of Faith, Creator, Hopscotch, Dr Who (new series for the new guys - Pertwee and Troughton for the hardcore watchers.) , Baron Münchhausen, Cyrano (Ferrer and Depardeu versions, Depardeu is more true to Rostand, but the Ferrer changes make a nice flow.), Princess Bride, Ladyhawke, Serenity (Firefly Series is better, but still great film), Dead Like Me (Series again) and Rome (another Series)
Gerald Buckley
· 2 years ago
Easily the best movie I've seen recently, Fountainhead. Liked it. A LOT. Really like the ones that mess with you a bit... Terminator 1, Alien 1, Matrix 1. Maybe best movie I've seen... ever... the "silent" Dante's Inferno with music by Tangerine Dream. Superb for a movie of its vintage. (I'd be *shocked* if you've ever seen that one Mr. Winer)
TechPRGuy
· 2 years ago
One of my favorites is the 70's thriller with Donald Sutherland and Julie Christie, "Don't Look Now." And for something more recent, if you haven't seen it yet, "Reign Over Me" is good, and includes some nice shots of NYC.
Vinvin
· 2 years ago
My favorite movie is "The Good, The Bad, The uggly". I've seen it 167 times. And I really want to meet Clint. I'm not a 15 years old fan, I'm 37, married, with two kids, French, and I'll do it. I know someone who has just met W. So why not Clint? :-)
Daniel Sale
· 2 years ago
I don't know if you've seen it, but "Event Horizon" was great.
Marc Orchant
· 2 years ago
Hi Dave. My favorites include: The Usual Suspects Memento American Beauty Pulp Fiction Good Night and Good Luck Heat Goodfellas A Beautiful Mind Fight Club
Just to name a few...
Shayan
· 2 years ago
I like your movie picks Marc
dave
· 2 years ago
I actually have Lives of Others here now (I haven't watched it yet).
I love everything with Geena Davis in it. I'll take a look at Heros now.
Jim S
· 2 years ago
I just saw the movie "Murderball" and really liked it. A couple of lesser known, off beat recommendations are "How To Get Ahead in the World of Advertising" and "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown."
"The Philadelphia Story" with Katharine Hepburn. Why movies were made.
Nick Bradbury
· 2 years ago
A movie I really enjoyed that didn't get much press is "Monster Road," a documentary about animator Bruce Bickford (he did the weird clay animations for Zappa back in the 1970s). You can view the trailer at http://www.monsterroad.com/
Tom
· 2 years ago
two of my faves that i view as often as possible:
barry lyndon. paths of glory.
i think you will like them a lot.
aaronsw
· 2 years ago
Three movies I really loved recently: Brick, The TV Set, Gattaca. Also, I don't think it's out on DVD yet, but the TV show "Californication" is truly fantastic.
Why does this thing ask for my name and email when I'm already logged in?
Michael J.
· 2 years ago
Good flicks: “Better Than Sex,” “Besieged,” “Imagine (John Lennon),” “The Straight Story,” “Greendale (Neil Young),” “Neil Young: Heart of Gold.” Those should set you straight for a week or two….
Pioneer1
· 2 years ago
This is off-topic but I don't know where to post it. I have been reading Scripting News for years and I like your essays a lot. This article that I just posted http://globalpioneering.com/wp02/scholastic-pag... sounded to me that you may like to read it, and I would love if you could comment since you know so much about the web and how it works. In the article I compared the architecture of the web to the oldest knowledge network, scholasticism. Thanks, and sorry for the off-topic comment. By the way, I have been trying Disqus too, it seems to be a nice service.
Joseph Palmer
· 2 years ago
Great movie: "The Host" - A Korean monster flick that is one of the most absorbing movies I've seen in years.
Andrew Grumet
· 2 years ago
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
maxhansen
· 2 years ago
A couple you might not have seen: Murderball (about quadruplegic rugby, one of the best documentaries I've ever watched); Lost in La Mancha (about Terry Gilliam's first failed attempt to film Don Quixote). And I doubt it's possible to see O Brother Where Art Thou too many times.
If you do get "The Host" watch it in the original Lorean soundtrack. The english dub ruins the film... the Korean acting is mucjh more effective. It's unintentionally funny in english and it's supposed to be a disfunctional family and not a bad sitcom.
Gene Poole
· 2 years ago
Oops... i meant Korean soundtrack.
PS> There's an old Masterpiece Theater series called "Flickers" with Bob Hoskins and Frances De La Tour that I remember fondly... and "The Ascent of man" by Jacob Bronowski is work selling again, I think.
"Dead Like Me" is great fun... 2 seasons of episodes.
bjimba
· 2 years ago
Newsies - Christian Bale and Max Casella in a movie musical about the newsboys strike against Joe Pulitzer (Robert Duvall). I absolutely love this movie.
Citizen Kane - I know, I know, over-hyped "greatest movie ever". Except it is.
A Fish Called Wanda - Maybe the funniest movie ever.
A Hard Day's Night - if you haven't seen it in a while, it's worth dragging it out.
Any of the Hope/Crosby "Road to..." movies.
Don Jackson
· 2 years ago
Laurel Canyon
rahul
· 2 years ago
Before the Rain: Cyclic Movie about the cycle of violence between Albanians and Macedonians. Madagascar: King Julian! Into the Wild: Spiritually Nourishing
kevin
· 2 years ago
Spanish Prisoner...excellent; Memento...very different but again excellent; Miller's Crossing...Coen brothers early on and very good
dave
· 2 years ago
I've seen Memento and Miller's Crossing.
I liked both.
rvanderblom
· 2 years ago
That's an easy one:
- Babes in toyland of Laurel and Hardy - Die Hard 4.0 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail - La vitta e Bella - Le Grande Boeuf
Last two of course in original version with subtitles (actually beiing Dutch means I've only seen those all with subtitles)
Lars
· 1 year ago
Le Grand Boeuf and Die Hard 4.0?. . . are you mad!
LGB is one of the best films ever made, but please, not DH4.
And DH1 Is on my best list as well!
Here you go, eclectic at best:
The Fixer Le Grand Boeuf Born Free Garden State Bourne Identitiy Termintator 1 American Gangster Die Hard 1 Wonder Boys Gladiator
OK, let's be serious now: - My first emotion: "Monty Python and the Holly Grail" - Oldest souvenir: "Rio bravo" with my father, on TV, in 1976, I was 7. - My first tears: "Incompreso" - Luigi Comencini - The worst movie, but son funny: " Blades" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096936/ - The funniest: "Monty Python and the Holly Grail" / "Life of Brian" / "The meaning of life" - The best French movie: "La grande vadrouille" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060474/ - One that I like: "Pay it forward". I've met Mimi Leder, she's smart, and nice. and also: M.A.S.H. / American beauty / Usual suspects / Crash / The Good, the Bad... :-) / Little Big Man...
AND THE BEST OF THE BEST: "The deer hunter"
Thank you for asking.
tqwhite
· 2 years ago
I just watched 42nd Street, a Busby Berkly flick. It had many wonderful facets and was fun to watch. Ruby Keeler was the star.
In the teach a man to fish department... What I did when I found myself in your situation was put out the call for Netflix Friends. It shows the list of what they are watching and queuing. Lots of good ideas. One of my people is into esoteric films. Consequently, the Assassination of Richard Nixon is on my list. He says it's fabulous.
RichK
· 2 years ago
I like TV show DVDs in catch-up mode -- I think you do too (The Wire) -- I highly recommend Californication, despite the cliched title it's great -- funny, profane, dirty, adult, sad, wise....
Johnny Rocco
· 2 years ago
Key Largo - this time note the way Director John Huston treats the subject of native americans
Danny
· 2 years ago
"At Close Range" - Sean Penn and Christopher Walken both deliver amazing performances.
Ian McKirdy
· 2 years ago
Brilliant New Zealand movie from the 80s 'Goodbye Pork Pie'
Dan Hayes
· 2 years ago
GlenGarry Glen Ross - awesome
Anon
· 2 years ago
Gattaca - one of hte best sci-fi movies of the 90s
Other favorites: - Groundhog Day - The Others
I have many more of course, but I don't remember the titles...
Gordon
· 2 years ago
Not sure what you like, but The Year of Living Dangerously is a great, intense Peter Weir film, one of his best.
CubFan
· 2 years ago
Idiocracy. Hilarious social commentary movie directed by Mike Judge. "he awakes 500 years in the future. He discovers a society so incredibly dumbed-down that he's easily the most intelligent person alive."
nakedjen
· 2 years ago
two days in paris
Pat
· 2 years ago
Glad to see you've got The Lives of Others with you. Excellent movie, and very hard to believe that Ulrich Muehe (who starred in it) is no more.
You might also like Paul Verhoeven's 'Zwartboek' ('Black book'). It's a bit of a potboiler but was very enjoyable, and Carice van Houten is excellent in it.
Solo500
· 2 years ago
His Girl Friday-the greatest of the screwball comedies and shows how news has not changed. Everything by Wes Anderson-start with Bottle Rocket and go from there. Love or hate, he is worth checking out. Rushmore and Royal Tennenbaums are probably the most univerally appealing. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou seems to separate the hardcore devotees from dilletantes, but I found it moving, hilarious and beautiful.
Joe
· 2 years ago
saw babel last night - really liked it
Jill
· 2 years ago
Shopgirl.
moshe weitzman
· 2 years ago
My fav documentary: The weathermen. These pissed off Vietnam protesters had enough and were willing to make some noise in order to stop an unjust war. The movie interviews several members of the organization and their motivations. This is deep, philosophical stuff - these were not english soccer hooligans.
Tim Jarrett
· 2 years ago
"A Very Long Engagement," with Audrey Tatou (of "Amelie"). Great love story.
"Wings of Desire," always a superb film.
What about "Roadside Prophets"? I haven't seen it in forever, but John Doe of X, Adam Horovitz of the Beasties, in a hommage to "Easy Rider" with Timothy Leary, Arlo Guthrie, and David Carradine all doing cameos has to be worth a look.
Ted Mackay
· 2 years ago
see "My Architect",maybe twice so you can separate the family from the architecture. Amazing.
All Comments
TV: all the Twilight Zone (original series) season 1-3, best sci-fi TV show ever. *It's a cookbook!*
TV: My Name is Earl first season much better than second season
TV: Prison Break season 1
Half Nelson - drama
Heart of the Game - doc
Iris: A Memoir of Iris Murdoch - drama
The Last Waltz - doc
A Love Song for Bobby Long - drama
The Red Violiln - drama
Russian Ark - remarkable single-camera, contiuous shot ode to the Hermitage
Smoke Signals - comedy (?)
The Station Agent - indie
The Triplets of Belleville - hard to categorize
Whale Rider - drama
What Dreams May Come - drama
My mother however made me feel guilty for liking Life is Beautiful because it made the Nazis look kind of okay. She didn't think a comedy should take place in a concentration camp. She has a point, imho.
(And somebody please explain to me why I can't just zip up my queue and e-mail it to you from Netflix?Isn't that what OPML is for? Oh well - off to write some more greasemonkey scripts ;)
All time favorite: Blues Brothers. Can't see it often enough.
Others:
* Helvetica
* Strictly Ballroom
* The Aviator
* The Incredibles
* Ratatouille
Warning: The following deal with "queer" content. If that offends you - I don't think it would, but who knows - stay away
* But I'm a cheerleader
* Better than Chocolate
* Imagine Me & You
The Usual Suspects
Memento
American Beauty
Pulp Fiction
Good Night and Good Luck
Heat
Goodfellas
A Beautiful Mind
Fight Club
Just to name a few...
I love everything with Geena Davis in it. I'll take a look at Heros now.
Enjoy!
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0211915/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sECzJY07oK4
Great movie.
barry lyndon.
paths of glory.
i think you will like them a lot.
Why does this thing ask for my name and email when I'm already logged in?
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/videodvd/top_rent...
and
http://www.imdb.com/chart/top
If you do get "The Host" watch it in the original Lorean soundtrack. The english dub ruins the film... the Korean acting is mucjh more effective. It's unintentionally funny in english and it's supposed to be a disfunctional family and not a bad sitcom.
PS> There's an old Masterpiece Theater series called "Flickers" with Bob Hoskins and Frances De La Tour that I remember fondly... and "The Ascent of man" by Jacob Bronowski is work selling again, I think.
"Dead Like Me" is great fun... 2 seasons of episodes.
Citizen Kane - I know, I know, over-hyped "greatest movie ever". Except it is.
A Fish Called Wanda - Maybe the funniest movie ever.
A Hard Day's Night - if you haven't seen it in a while, it's worth dragging it out.
Any of the Hope/Crosby "Road to..." movies.
Madagascar: King Julian!
Into the Wild: Spiritually Nourishing
I liked both.
- Babes in toyland of Laurel and Hardy
- Die Hard 4.0
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- La vitta e Bella
- Le Grande Boeuf
Last two of course in original version with subtitles (actually beiing Dutch means I've only seen those all with subtitles)
LGB is one of the best films ever made, but please, not DH4.
And DH1 Is on my best list as well!
Here you go, eclectic at best:
The Fixer
Le Grand Boeuf
Born Free
Garden State
Bourne Identitiy
Termintator 1
American Gangster
Die Hard 1
Wonder Boys
Gladiator
Then this is for you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tampopo
A good year
(Le fabuleux destin d') Amelie (Poulain)
A scanner darkly
Deja Vu
E Winer
Citizen Caine
North by Northwest
Rear Window
Casablanca
- My first emotion: "Monty Python and the Holly Grail"
- Oldest souvenir: "Rio bravo" with my father, on TV, in 1976, I was 7.
- My first tears: "Incompreso" - Luigi Comencini
- The worst movie, but son funny: " Blades" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096936/
- The funniest: "Monty Python and the Holly Grail" / "Life of Brian" / "The meaning of life"
- The best French movie: "La grande vadrouille" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060474/
- One that I like: "Pay it forward". I've met Mimi Leder, she's smart, and nice.
and also: M.A.S.H. / American beauty / Usual suspects / Crash / The Good, the Bad... :-) / Little Big Man...
AND THE BEST OF THE BEST: "The deer hunter"
Thank you for asking.
In the teach a man to fish department... What I did when I found myself in your situation was put out the call for Netflix Friends. It shows the list of what they are watching and queuing. Lots of good ideas. One of my people is into esoteric films. Consequently, the Assassination of Richard Nixon is on my list. He says it's fabulous.
Other favorites:
- Groundhog Day
- The Others
I have many more of course, but I don't remember the titles...
You might also like Paul Verhoeven's 'Zwartboek' ('Black book'). It's a bit of a potboiler but was very enjoyable, and Carice van Houten is excellent in it.
Everything by Wes Anderson-start with Bottle Rocket and go from there. Love or hate, he is worth checking out. Rushmore and Royal Tennenbaums are probably the most univerally appealing. The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou seems to separate the hardcore devotees from dilletantes, but I found it moving, hilarious and beautiful.
"Wings of Desire," always a superb film.
What about "Roadside Prophets"? I haven't seen it in forever, but John Doe of X, Adam Horovitz of the Beasties, in a hommage to "Easy Rider" with Timothy Leary, Arlo Guthrie, and David Carradine all doing cameos has to be worth a look.