Film recommendations

[lithium]

I try to watch a couple of new films every week (new as in I haven't seen them before...) This thread is for you to recommend any interesting films you may have seen lately that you think others should know about, whether on TV, DVD, at the cinema, anything that's coming up on telly or coming out soon...

[lithium]

I'll start with "Dead Man's Shoes", a 2004 British drama from Warp Films. (The same people that are behind Warp records; Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada etc.) It's low key but incredibly well done, set in the North of England and about a soldier who returns home to get revenge on the bunch of mates who torment his mentally disabled brother. Lots of great druggy scenes and a fantastic soundtrack. I didn't expect this to be as good...

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[bokonon]

Aww man, 'Dead Man's Shoes' is brilliant isn't it? :D
Hmm, lemme think...

Did many of you see 'Amelie'? That's wonderful stuff.

And to throw another in for good measure, I watched 'The King of Comedy' recently, Scorsese and De Niro...What more do I need to say? :)

[bokonon]

Haha, there's a guy at work looks just like Richard from Dead Man's Shoes! It's weird, I kinda wanna talk to him as Richard seemed canny (you know, if he didn't have business to take care of), but the guy at work seems scarier for some reason. It's bizarre.

[lithium]

Paddy Considine's performance was just incredible ... but yeah, I'd stear clear if you're working with Richard...or at least hide any blunt axes that may be lying around...:confused:

[Peace-Phoenix]

Rabbit Proof Fence is an amazing and very touching film of the real life story of three half-Aborigine girls who are abducted following the Australian government's policy of repatriating 'half-caste' children to breed the Aborigine out of them. They escape the Australian repatriation centres and trek thousands of miles across the country to find their families....

[paulfreespirit]

dead mans shoes great film .........anyone twin towns think its set in swansea .........laugh a minute man

[Cerebus]

Twin Town and Dead Man's Shoes are both brilliant, yeah. If totally different. Love the small-town-ness of them both though. And the soundtracks..!

[paulfreespirit]

yeah man soundtracks .............one film with cool soundtracks is easyrider .

[Jim]

Stranger Than Paradise

[L.A.Matthews]

Zatoichi.

[paulfreespirit]

perfect world ......show him you love him dont cost nothing ..........great film

[Ambient Fraggle]

really good film, withnail and I!!!!!! watch it its great................

[bokonon]

"Waking Life"

Directed by Richard Linklater and uses the same animation style that was used in his latest film "A Scanner Darkly".

It's about this kid who arrives in a town and travels round listening to what people think about life, the universe and philosophy in general. Then in the second part of the film it's more about dreams as this kid feels he's stuck in a dream and can't wake up.

Looks amazing with the animation over live action. And obviously it's pretty thought-provoking!

[paulfreespirit]

watched a good british film on channell 4 last night called the business.

[phoenix_indigo]

the business is excellent! my father in law got me to watch that when it was on Film4.
i didn't watch it last night though, but saw it was on.

i just watched Casino Royale tonight ... definitely recommend that one. It was really good.

[feral]

Saw one a few months ago that was hidden away in Blockbuster somewhere so obviously wasn't very popular... but I liked it - Hard Candy

[fountains of nay]

Rabbit Proof Fence is an amazing and very touching film of the real life story of three half-Aborigine girls who are abducted following the Australian government's policy of repatriating 'half-caste' children to breed the Aborigine out of them. They escape the Australian repatriation centres and trek thousands of miles across the country to find their families....
If I were you, I'd read the book "Unna You Fullas". It's much better.

[fountains of nay]

I recommend "Lucky Number Slevin", pretty entertaining film :)

[lithium]

I watched Children of Men last week, I'd recommend it, a British film from last year with Clive Owen, Michael Caine, Julianne Moore set in a future Britain in 2027 where all women have become infertile (based on a PD James book). Some great startling moments of violence and some good ideas!

[paulfreespirit]

not really a film but it was a two parter bbc 1 other nights..........sea of souls ........ good stuff.

[mellowthyme]

Once - a low budget musical was featured on the cutting edge news channel that is the BBC. It looks like a classic show in the British sense, even though it's Irish. Has anyone seen this, and what's it really like?

[Lord Gay]

I have some films you must see.
The Long Good Friday
Monty Pythons Life of Brian
Monty Pythons The Holy Grail
The Godfather
Goodfellas
Edward Scissorhands
Tim Burtons: The Nightmare before Christmas
Romeo + Juliet (Yes, seriously, the best bit's when Leonardo di Caprio dies ha)

[Quoth the Raven]

Hmm, let's see:
The Matrix (but not the sequels, they suck)
La Haine (French film about racial tension in the suburbs of Marseille)
Sicko - Michael Moore's new film about the American health care system. We come off very favourably in it :D
Brazil - don't get the theatrical release, get the director's cut. The publisher basically changed the ending completely for the American release, pissed Terry Gilliam off no end.

[Roffa]

Once - a low budget musical was featured on the cutting edge news channel that is the BBC. It looks like a classic show in the British sense, even though it's Irish. Has anyone seen this, and what's it really like?Yes I've seen this. It's quite a charming little piece really, an unconsummated romance in the style of Brief Encounter/Lost in Translation. If you've seen the Commitments, the main character is seen busking in Dublin's Grafton Street at the end of that movie, and it seems he's still there 15 years on at the start of this one...

[yahweyhoo]

Highlander; avoid star wars but i would recommend return of the jedi for safekeeping (although in fact all of them are fab); Hercules the cartoon; Thor (v. rare); Lord of War, Last Samurai; Kingdom of Heaven; Pulp Fiction; Arahan; The Blade Trilogy...

...to name but a few of my particular favourites

[lithium]

New at the cinema, the new Coen Brothers film No Country for Old Men. If you get a chance to see this film jump at it it, or something. A return to "Blood Simple" straight drama type territory for the boys Coen. Absolutely brilliant:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WqpMp4cQnQ&feature=related

[J0hn]

Edward Scissorhands. Though this is an old film (1990). It features Johnny Depp at his best. Imagine having scissors for hands. How could you......

[Felly]

Dead Mans Shoe's is one of my favorites.


Watch "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!" It's an old one from 1965 and it's trippy as hell!

You have to see this movie!

[Peace-Phoenix]

Welcome to the forums Felly http://www.hipforums.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif

[ownholder]

Dead Man Shoes was really good, I enjoyed that.

for the Johnny Depp lovers - watch Dead Man

[Ratty303]

Dead mans shoes is great ("Are you the devil?"...). Really liked This is England. Shane Meadows certainly knows his dark corners of British small town culture. Anyone seen A rRoom for Romeo Brass?

[lithium]

Shane Meadows certainly knows his dark corners of British small town culture. Anyone seen A rRoom for Romeo Brass?Yes, I watched it after having seen Dead Man's Shoes and This is England, it's very different but also intriguing:) I'm a big fan of Paddy Considine too:) I still need to dig out Shane Meadows' earlier stuff and watch it.

[Moon_Beam]

Yes, I watched it after having seen Dead Man's Shoes and This is England, it's very different but also intriguing:) I'm a big fan of Paddy Considine too:) I still need to dig out Shane Meadows' earlier stuff and watch it.
For some reason I found this post very difficult to read!!

[ownholder]

a very funny one is "Walk Hard"... it's about this guys road to success in showbizz and it really cracked me up :) the beatles and elvis all make appearances in the film... I will say no more! anyway, here's the trailer :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlOAHoW-RBI

[nynysuts]

I recently saw Little Miss Sunshine, it was so good, very dark and satirical, but incredibly funy. Oh and Dwayne's cute ;)

[ownholder]

I recently saw Little Miss Sunshine, it was so good, very dark and satirical, but incredibly funy. Oh and Dwayne's cute ;)
I liked that one too :) adorable film, really.

[mysticblu21]

I recommend "Three Colours Blue", "Three Colours White" and "Three Colours Red"....This is an amazing french film trilogy...beautiful cinematography and profounding stories, also so witty and charming...i really admire the dir Krzysztof Kieslowski..RIP (Kieslowski is such a huge loss to th film world but at least he delivered audiences his greatest masterpieces) :D

[nynysuts]

Detour and Double Indemnity.

[mysticblu21]

:cool:Dead Man Shoes was really good, I enjoyed that.

for the Johnny Depp lovers - watch Dead Man

Dead Man is my most fav Johnny Depp film. I <3 th soundtrack to this film by Neil Young its wonderful. I think that this is one of Jim Jarmusch's best films he has directed. Some of his others film that i think r worth checkin out r "Stranger than Paradise" and "Down by Law"

[j700]

JOES PALACE
by Stephen Poliakoff
excellent story
related better here than I could state

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe%27s_Palace

one of the greatest telivision plays since the times of dennis potter

Cast
Sir Michael Gambon............................................ ......... Elliot
Rupert Penry-Jones............................................. ........ Richard
Kelly Reilly............................................ ...................... Charlotte
Rebecca Hall.............................................. ...................Tina
Danny Lee Wynter............................................ ............ Joe
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