on 8/4/03 12:05 PM, Perfect Sound Forever at perfect@furious.com wrote:
Though I'm sure it will take up my next few weeks to catch up on recommendations I get from y'all here, I was wondering if anyone wanted to share some titles of favorite foreign / cult movies. I'd be glad to start.
FASTER PUSSYCAT, KILL KILL -- one of the most original suspense movies ever made. It's movies like this that make me believe that nobody gets it right like a Hollywood film maker, no matter how low the budget. 8 1/2 or AMARCORD -- When Fellini allows himself to show some soul (and not just a platform for eye-popping visuals), he can make you laugh and tear your heart out, even at the same time. ROCK'N'ROLL HIGH SCHOOL -- Essential. People who don't like this movie are to be avoided. The KILLING -- I don't know if you'd call this cult, but it's nowhere near as famous as it should be. Early Kubrick, full of all kinds of ways to make an inexpensive movie that's not cheap. Great plot, great dialog, great visuals. Damn near perfect. sh NP: Bob Dylan, complete Basement Tapes bootleg (four discs)