My latin-themed picks: y tu mama tambien Atame Dancer upstairs El Mariachi Amores Perros Legally Blonde with spanish dub (it's funnier that way) French picks: Amelie City of Lost Children Metropolis (eye candy) Anything directed by Luc Besson (I don't care if it's in english-- they're french films) Japanese picks: Akira Spirited Away The kurosawa film about death (forgot the name) Anyone have picks for Indian films? --laz
Amores Perros was a ridiculously well done flick! Unfortunately I can't say I enjoyed his new effort "21-Grams" (w/ Del Toree and Penn) as much. It was still solid, but I was let down after Amores Perros. In regards to Kurosawa -- Are you referring to "Dreams", the one where Scorcesse plays Picasso?
Lagaan and Sholay are two good [east] indian flicks. The rest really suck. Most films that come out of "Bollywood" (Indian slang for movies from Bombay, the Hollywood of India) are love stories about the same shit, absolutely no plot, etc...
Oh man, I just remembered another great movie. Anyone seen "The Believer"? It's based on a real person who was a nazi skinhead who killed himself when a New York Times reporter revealed that he was Jewish. Very interesting story and a great performance by Ryan Gossling. I urge everyone to check it out.
Hey now! Do I sense a fellow Maggie Ghyllenhall (sp?) fan? I love those two flicks (and Maggie) too. Uni
Shampoo "Mercilessly exposing the essential vacuity of both the sexual revolution and conservative alarmism over cultural permissiveness, Shampoo remains the best movie ever made about Nixon's America, and one of the very best about the tragic and disappointing conclusion to the 1960s." http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/t...7738-3380755?v=glance&s=video#product-details
I had a great time watching "Lost in Translation". Two people lost in giant city, exotic culture, language, lost in their relationships and careers, who treat positions they're in with a bit of irony, fun and distance. Subtle erotic friendship between man and woman in lights and spirit of Tokyo backgrounded by delightful soundtrack. A joy for eyes, ears and soul.
Here's my import library in no particular order: happy times shaolin soccer infernal affairs beijing rocks fat choi spirit nude fear shanghai triad the eye july rhapsody sassy girl christmas in august lovers concerto crazy marriage il mare autumn in my heart (series) / autumn fairy tale musa guns and talks sex is zero oseam tale of two sisters foul king barking dogs never bite attack the gas station studio ghibli collection 4 dvd vampire hunter d bloodlust jubei chan 4 dvd series dark water paradise lost getting any? returner http://us.imdb.com if you need to look up something