please Recommend me some good Independent films

  On 7/12/2010 at 3:53 PM, Squee said:

  On 7/12/2010 at 3:21 PM, soundwave said:

The Final Cut

 

Dear, oh dear...

The Final Cut is one of the most disappointing movies I've ever watched. I remember watching the trailer thinking, "this looks like it might have some potential" but somewhere in process of making the movie the director decided to stab himself repeatedly in the head with a blunt knife.

Oops i meant 'Final Cut' not that shite with Robin Williams but the clever comedy take on the Dogma 95 manifesto from the same guys who did Love Honour and Obey www.imdb.com/title/tt0162958/

Speaking of Dogma 95 check out Man Bites Dog which predates the documentry genre by a couple of years yet is still the best example of this style imho.

  On 7/11/2010 at 6:08 PM, disparaissant said:

drop acid

watch jodorowsy

thread over

this

Did anyone else really want a pygmy hippo after watching Holy Mountain?

Last Night

Movie about how people spend their last night before Earth goes boom

Short Term 12.

Tearjerker about orphans.

Man bites dog

Scanners

Happiness

basically anything by john cassavetes. pretty much the king of independent film. my two favorites by him-

great film about a nightclub owner forced to do a hit for the mob because of gambling debts.

from imdb-

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Ben Gazzara was unhappy with the role initially, unable to find a way to connect to Cosmo Vitelli. That changed when shooting a scene, Cassavetes spoke to Gazzara about the gangsters in the film as a metaphor for the people who are constantly trying to steal or ruin people's dreams. Cassavetes started to cry and Gazzara saw that playing Cosmo was representing John Cassavetes and the movie was a metaphor for the director's struggles for his own dreams

i think it was made with studio money, but ill list this one anyway. from the director of 'performance'.. in some ways i like it better than that film. the end is insane.

the idiots

shadows by cassavettes. scored in part by mingus though his contributions are a little ambiguous as he reportedly failed to meet deadlines. i also want to re-emphasize the awesomeness of bad boy bubby! i just wish someone else has seen this to underline that it rules...

ah and one more...even dwarves started small by herzog

nuff said...

oops that posted image is supposed to be 'woman under the influence'.

crossroads? ..

:)

  On 7/11/2010 at 3:54 PM, BCM said:

 

The Quiet Earth

Shot in my hometown :)

Bad Boy Bubby

Brother From Another Planet, Lone Star, anything else by John Sayles

Love, Honour and Obey

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeRmYGNSvcs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnvHDSJBaDw

DONT MACK ME OFF LIKE A TWO BOB!

Beau Travail

The Long Good Friday

  On 7/15/2010 at 12:51 PM, analogue wings said:

Beau Travail

great film but probably the only one worth watching from claire denis. everything else ive seen from her has been a bit shitty... 'trouble every day' is worth it for the soundtrack and thats about it.

  On 7/15/2010 at 1:30 PM, Z_B_Z said:

  On 7/15/2010 at 12:51 PM, analogue wings said:

Beau Travail

 

great film but probably the only one worth watching from claire denis. everything else ive seen from her has been a bit shitty... 'trouble every day' is worth it for the soundtrack and thats about it.

I thought White Material was pretty good.

i mustve missed that one.. i sort of gave up after 'friday night'.

  On 7/11/2010 at 5:51 PM, Scrambled Ears said:

 

my favorite flick ever...seriously see this!

watched this yesterday/ i felt sickened and slightly uplifted, but it was good

gonna check out cassavetes next prob

continue thread please

  On 7/11/2010 at 6:57 PM, Macca said:

lol Holy Mountain perchance?!?!? that film is fucking mental brilliance...

Cheetah Tits!!!

Primer

sup

any other movies that are not all nerdy and scifi, i on't like dat mess!

Special (2006)