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Paranoid American Cinema...
The Manchurian Candidate [DVD] [1962]The Manchurian Candidate [DVD] [1962]
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One for the Cold War that predicts Robert Kennedy's assassination? Withdrawn by Frank Sinatra for sometime...
Rock HudsonRock Hudson by David Bret
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Rock Hudson was in Frankenheimer's sadly unavailable paranoia classic Seconds, which I hope no one remakes soon....
North By Northwest [VHS] [1959]North By Northwest [VHS] [1959]
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My favourite Hitchcock film & one where our innocent everyman Cary Grant can't trust anyone! A joy to watch....
Klute [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]Klute [DVD] [1971] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
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The first part in Pakula's loose so-called "Paranoia trilogy"
Parallax View, The [1974] [DVD]Parallax View, The [1974] [DVD]
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& here's the second part- Arlington Road owes this a debt!
All The President's Men [DVD] [1976]All The President's Men [DVD] [1976]
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& the final part- based on a factual (unsued) book and an actual history....
The Conversation [DVD] [1974]The Conversation [DVD] [1974]
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Coppola's great twist on Blow Up- Walter Murch's editing is a dream here....
Chinatown [DVD] [1974]Chinatown [DVD] [1974]
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Polanski's classic from the 70s with a great screenplay from Robert Towne, great performances & a great feel. See Baudrillard's Simulacra & Similcrum....
Blow Out [DVD] [1980]Blow Out [DVD] [1980]
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De Palma's fun-twist on Blow Up- probably his best film!
Tightrope [VHS] [1984]Tightrope [VHS] [1984]
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A dark twist on Dirty Harry territory that predicts the feel of Se7en....
Homicide [DVD] [1991]Homicide [DVD] [1991]
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Mamet's best film explores Jewish identities in relation to a mysterous murder and the word "Grofatz"
JFK [1992] [DVD]JFK [1992] [DVD]
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Stone's Rashomon-like interpretation of the greatest conspiracy of all time...
Seven - 2 Disc Set [DVD] [1995]Seven - 2 Disc Set [DVD] [1995]
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Dark take on serial-killer-thriller....
Lost Highway [DVD] [1997]Lost Highway [DVD] [1997]
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Lynch's paranoia-classic with a killer soundtrack-
Bulworth [DVD] [1999]Bulworth [DVD] [1999]
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Another cabal behind the politics....
The Player [VHS] [1991]The Player [VHS] [1991]
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Almost forgot this- Robbins' filmman not sure of who is friend or foe....
The Usual Suspects [VHS] [1995]The Usual Suspects [VHS] [1995]
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This is basicaly a rip off of Rashomon, little more than film school trickery that isn't worth watching more than once....
The Matrix [1999] [DVD]The Matrix [1999] [DVD]
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Great fun- if a complete rip-off of Videodrome, Ubik, The Invisibles & Neuromancer....
Nixon [DVD] [1996]Nixon [DVD] [1996]
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Stone's greatest film on the greatest paranoid....
Fight Club - 2-disc Special Edition [DVD] [1999]Fight Club - 2-disc Special Edition [DVD] [1999]
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Fincher's best film is a Jekyl & Hyde for the modern world- surprised no one thought of its denoument in September 2001....
Arlington Road [DVD] [1999]Arlington Road [DVD] [1999]
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Enjoyable paranoid thriller, between The Parallax View and 24....
The Pledge [2001] [DVD]The Pledge [2001] [DVD]
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Sean Penn's crime thriller has Nicholson chasing paper-serial killers....
Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] [2000]Memento (Special Edition) [DVD] [2000]
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Excellent film from Christopher Nolan- who can you trust?
Mystic River [2003] [DVD]Mystic River [2003] [DVD]
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Again, who can you trust and who is responsible for the dead body?
The Manchurian Candidate (Film Tie-In)The Manchurian Candidate (Film Tie-In) by Richard Condon
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& now there's another film of The Manchurian Candidate, "for the Halliburton generation..."