Listmania!
12 great movies (with more to follow)...
Chinatown [DVD] [1974]Chinatown [DVD] [1974]
Buy new: £11.98 / Used from: £3.17
there's no better place to start...everything about this picture is a joy...from the performances to the direction...and i could go on...
All About Eve [DVD] [1950]All About Eve [DVD] [1950]
Buy new: £4.08 / Used from: £3.40
an old black and white that has everything...i'm jealous if you haven't seen this and then one night you throw it up there on the screen...
North By Northwest [1959] [DVD]North By Northwest [1959] [DVD]
Buy new: £3.98 / Used from: £2.96
cary grant aside (if that's possible), check out the score, the tone of the writing, this is an example of cinema art and pleasure (a rare combination)
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown [DVD] [1985]Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown [DVD] [1985]
Buy new: £5.38 / Used from: £4.50
glorious, raunchy, kinky, painful, suspenseful, you name it, all the elements are here...thanks pedro (and jean cocteau)...
As Good As It Gets [DVD] [1998]As Good As It Gets [DVD] [1998]
Buy used from: £1.00
for my money the best romantic comedy around...maybe you don't agree it's a rom/com and you could be right...perhaps it's a picture that needs no labels
The Blues Brothers [DVD] [1980]The Blues Brothers [DVD] [1980]
Buy new: £2.88 / Used from: £2.19
for those with a weakness for the music of motown, soul, funk...this is the mainstream at it's best...as a kid i couldn't get enough and i still cherish the memory...
Billy Liar [DVD] [1963]Billy Liar [DVD] [1963]
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.94
britain in the time of drabness and misery, enter julie christie, say no more...
Bon Voyage [DVD] [2003]Bon Voyage [DVD] [2003]
Buy new: £6.88 / Used from: £4.15
absolutely superlative example of film as a craft...look at the way the scenes are shot...this is film school 101...also this pic has a very unusual tone...something that all screenwriter's dream of
Basic Instinct [DVD]Basic Instinct [DVD]
Buy new: £15.69 / Used from: £0.64
no secret this film, but the writing is super fantastic, check out the other works of screenwriter joe eszterhas...
Syriana [DVD] [2005]Syriana [DVD] [2005]
Buy new: £2.98 / Used from: £0.73
nobody can claim this is an easy pic to watch...multi plot structure is a trip for the imagination...and it's that voyage that draws you in...
Le Dîner De Cons [DVD]Le Dîner De Cons [DVD]
Buy new: £4.78 / Used from: £4.25
a lightweight comedy, too funny to watch without hiding behind your hands...you know that feeling!
The Sweet Smell Of Success [DVD] [1957]The Sweet Smell Of Success [DVD] [1957]
Buy new: £4.88 / Used from: £4.85
maybe it looks self conscious, maybe that's the point, here is style and wit turned on it's head...