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Created on 6/28/2007, last active awhile ago.

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triangle4000
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6/28/2007 5:09 AM
posted awhile ago

suggestions?

So, I'm always on the search for some lovely interesting movies... and the mainstream ones just never get my attention.

Any suggestions of something that might hold my interest?

thanks

tmoney
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6/28/2007 9:42 AM
posted awhile ago

Re: suggestions?

this is bound to be a long board topic. here's my two cents:

just about anything by David Gordon Green. He is a great young director with two excellent films under his belt, one good film, and one that is circling festivals now. I would personally recommend All The Real Girls, then George Washington.

I would then recommend some of Terrence Malick's films even though they are not really indie. Especially The New World. This film absolutely blew me away and anybody who likes art film is bound to love. But Malick is the greatest ever, so anything in his catalogue. (don't pay attention to the reviews of the New World, people just don't have attention spans for slow moving films anymore).

To get more obscure than that, Jim Jarmusch has a couple decent films, my favorite being Stranger than Paradise. Very funny film. A similar type of film would be Vincent Gallo's Buffalo '66, which is one of my favorite indie comedies.

Getting very obscure yet accessible would be Gerry by Gus Van Sant (My own private idaho and goodwill hunting).

Those are some of my favorite "indie's" that I would personally recommend. There are plenty I would NOT recommend until I knew more about what the persona liked.

triangle4000
Posts 2

6/28/2007 6:39 PM
posted awhile ago

Re: suggestions?

aye, the kind that make you feel like a fuzzy ball of confusion are nice.

I love that feeling.

any specific ones like that?

joem18b
Posts 689

6/28/2007 6:47 PM
posted awhile ago

Re: suggestions?

FilmCouch podcast #24 discusses "mumblecore," which is an indie genre by, for, and about 20-somethings (but to be enjoyed by viewers of all ages). Some of the movies discussed are listed at http://www.spout.com/forums/11173/ShowPost.aspx. For confusion, I recommend Primer (2004). Best indie movie I've seen in the past 12 months: Nine Lives (2005).

tmoney
Posts 183

6/28/2007 7:39 PM
posted awhile ago

Re: suggestions?

triangle4000:
aye, the kind that make you feel like a fuzzy ball of confusion are nice.
I love that feeling.

any specific ones like that?

yes! both all the real girls and the new world have a warm fuzzy feeling. then very confusing. the a very warm fuzzy confusing ball. exactly. both.

joem18b
Posts 689

6/28/2007 9:52 PM
posted awhile ago

Re: suggestions?

"All the Real Girls" is a wonderful movie that I don't hear recommended enough - so a great suggestion by tmoney. Teenage romance in a small town in North Carolina, by a director named David Gordon Green. He did another one I liked called "George Washington." And then one that's more thriller called "Undertow."

lukasblu
Posts 172

6/30/2007 6:42 PM
posted awhile ago

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Wow!! I did not know k-pax is a remake of a foreign movie Man Facing Southeast: I loved k-pax but now i definitely want to check out the original ;I looked at blockbuster and netflix ,they did not have it;I will have to keep looking;maybe i will find it on tv by luck(ifc,sundance,etc..)

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Man Facing Southeast (1986)

lukasblu
Posts 172

6/30/2007 7:43 PM
posted awhile ago

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Any movie by director lars von trier;the ones i have seen and like are Breaking the Waves (1996),Dancer in the Dark (2000), Dogville (2003), Manderlay (2005)(both dogville and manderlay are part of a trilogy ;the third unreleleased one is Wasington (2009)which i would love to see as soon as it is available)these are all dark,drama and tragic.

Dear Wendy (2005)is a little bit lighter movie about outcasted teens and their pacifist view on guns

http://imdb.com/name/nm0001885/ imdb for lars von trier

i do not know if this is indie but it was an under the radar movie that deserves more credit(i think)called The Chumscrubber (2005)it stars billy elliot,same guy on dear wendy,and Undertow (2004)a joem18b recommendation

this one is australian(foreign), so i do not know if it counts, but i loved this movie: Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)(based on a true story);you did not mention if you like foreign

any movie by director greg araki:i saw and liked The Doom Generation (1995) and mysterious skin(2004):a lot of his movies are hard to find in rental except mysterious skin and splendor;Splendor is in my queue,i will let you know if i liked splendor after i have seen it;You can also see some of his movies in ifc or sundance channel;this 2 channels have a lot of good indie flicks

http://imdb.com/name/nm0000777/ imdb site for araki movies

Movies with Asia Argento :The ones i have seen and liked are B. Monkey (1998) and my ultimate fave by asia is The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things (2004)this is also one my recently-seen fave, indie flick ;asia is also in the movie splendor
http://imdb.com/name/nm0000782/ imdb for asia argento

movies with sarah polley;she stars in many indies as well as mainstream;my fave indie movie with her is:Go (1999) ,The Weight of Water (2000), My Life Without Me (2003);this one i just saw recently and it was just ok for me, but maybe you will like it better The Secret Life of Words (2005)executive produce by p.almodovar

my favorite from director darren aronofsky Requiem for a Dream (2000) this movie became a cult fave among many of my friends and family that saw it;this was my top fave around the yr. 2000-2001;this flick has awesome visuals and has a spellbinding soundtrack
http://imdb.com/name/nm0004716/ imdb d.aronofsky

thats about all i can think of ,for now

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