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Classic movies & documentries (in no particular order)
Point Blank [Region 2] [import]Point Blank [Region 2] [import]
Lee Marvin at his best as Boormans direction brings the flavour of the European new wave to Hollywood
The Wild Bunch [DVD] [1970]The Wild Bunch [DVD] [1970]
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Peckinpah brings us his magnus opus and one of the best westerns commited to celuloid
Memories Of Underdevelopment by Tomas Alea [DVD]Memories Of Underdevelopment by Tomas Alea [DVD]
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A classic of Cuban cinema, this movie reflects on one mans journey through post revolution Cuba, a film that explores many aspects of Fidels creation
Ghost In The Shell [DVD] [1995]Ghost In The Shell [DVD] [1995]
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An absolute stone cold sci fi classic
The Fog Of War [DVD] [2004]The Fog Of War [DVD] [2004]
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A documentry that takes a closer look at ones mans role in the Vietnam war, inquiring, revealing emotional and featuring a soundtrack that complements the tone of the documentry
King Of New York - Special Edition [1990] [DVD]King Of New York - Special Edition [1990] [DVD]
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Ferrara brings us a rather grim take on the gangster genre, Walken is exellent as he takes over the rival gangs while pursued by New Yorks finest, you know there aint going be a happy ending with this
The Long Good Friday [1981] [DVD] [1979]The Long Good Friday [1981] [DVD] [1979]
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Classic Brit gangster flick, Bob Hopkins is the London gangster that gets in over his head
Get Carter [1971] [DVD]Get Carter [1971] [DVD]
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London gangster Caine returns to his birth place to find out who killed his brother, a classic of the genre
The Ipcress File [DVD] [1965]The Ipcress File [DVD] [1965]
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Caine does his best spy impression and gives us a 60s classic that is gritier than any Bond flick
In The Loop [DVD] [2009]In The Loop [DVD] [2009]
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British comedy at its best, a political spoof that picks apart the rhetoric and motivations of those that take us to war
Seven Days in May [DVD] [1964] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Seven Days in May [DVD] [1964] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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This movie is another classing from Frankenheimer that nicely sums up the soviet paranoia that was present in American society while Lancaster and Douglas give us great performances as usual
Style Wars [DVD]Style Wars [DVD]
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New Yorks 70/80s graffiti scene is explored in detail
Bomb It [2008] [DVD] [2007]Bomb It [2008] [DVD] [2007]
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A good follow up to Style wars, it begins in New York but by the end we've been taken on a tour of the world. A unique look at graffiti that goes into the socio-political aspects of the scene
Freestyle - The Art Of Rhyme [2000] [DVD]Freestyle - The Art Of Rhyme [2000] [DVD]
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A closer look at the New York hip hop freestyle scene, if your only exsposure to the art of freestyling is 8 mile than this will be an eyeopener
Le Samourai [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Le Samourai [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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A classic from the French master Melville. In this ganster tale we see Deloin give a fine performance as the hitman in trouble, a stark moody piece with little dialouge but plenty of style
The Army In The Shadows (aka L'Armee Des Ombres) [1969] [DVD]The Army In The Shadows (aka L'Armee Des Ombres) [1969] [DVD]
Melvilles magnus opus, tells the stories of the French resistance, again Melville gives us a comple movie that is captures the mood and is a visual treat
Visitor Q [DVD] [2001] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Visitor Q [DVD] [2001] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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Is Mikke a genius or a madman, the evidenace here suggest that he is both, this is a movie that will leave you scrathing your head for most of it but by the end it all comes together, superb