OT: The best movies most have never heard of...

[William]

Okay, not a movie but a show that was on long enough ago that many may not have seen or know of it...

The Bernie Mac Show

Excellent comedy! Currently on Prime.







W.

[notlance]

Not a trilogy, but the 3 films made by Andrei Tarkovsky in the 1970s are just beyond compare: Solaris (1972); Mirror (1975); Stalker (1979).

Meditative, philosophical, spiritual ...these are not action flicks.

[martl]

Originally Posted by gbcoupe

Do you mean "The Gods Must Be Crazy"? Early 80's South African movie? Coke bottle that fell from the sky?

If so, I loved it when it was 1st out. Haven't thought about it in years. I need to watch it again.

This one was a regular in an art house cinema in my hometown. They also showed "koyannisquaatsi" once a week. The leaflet said "the closest thing you can get to an LSD trip without breaking any laws"

[tomato coupe]

Originally Posted by TREEfool

Into the void - an insane true story about a team of ice climbers. One breaks his leg and the other doesnt want to die so he cuts the rope of his partner and let him fall but his partner survives

Touching the Void

[schwa86]

I like pretty much all bill forsyth films and the quirky characters in them. This ones Scotland coast setting, late career Burt Lancaster character, and mark knopfler soundtrack is a treat.

[paredown]

Originally Posted by schwa86

I like pretty much all bill forsyth films and the quirky characters in them. This ones Scotland coast setting, late career Burt Lancaster character, and mark knopfler soundtrack is a treat.

A classic!

[drewski]

I am a movie fananatic.
So these are 2 cultish film directors whose movies stick out.

Val Lewton who did the original Cat People did some off beat classic old horror movies which were unique for their time:

"I walked with the Zombie" is a unique and interesting 1940's flick


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMdhQfH0Rgs


Eliseo Subiela from Argentina did some really unique films as well. This guy is a serious auteur:

The Dark Side of the Heart came out in 1992. Very existential, though provoking and funny movie.

[rallizes]

Werckmeister Harmonies

stunning film

[drewski]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Haha. This is funny. Reminds me of the time I broke up with a girlfriend over "Buffalo 66." She was incensed that I didn't view it as a cinematic masterpiece.

Sounds like a Woody Allen character!!!

"...meanwhile back on earth!!!"

[marsh]

Didn't know this existed until I wandered across it on the Criterion Channel last night. Harvey Keitel and Harry Dean Stanton, can't go wrong.
Sometimes Sci-fi gets the future right on the nose:

[fiamme red]

Science-fiction is far from my favorite genre, but I enjoyed Colossus: The Forbin Project. It's about an evil supercomputer. I don't know if this movie is well-known or not, but I had never heard of it before I watched it.

I also enjoyed Je t'aime, je t'aime. It's about a man who made a suicide attempt and is recruited for a time-travel experiment. I'm usually not a great fan of Alain Resnais's art-house films, but I found this one compelling.

[Cdrake]

Originally Posted by Ozz

"Walker"

"An unconventional retelling of the life of William Walker, a 19th century American mercenary leader who became the president of Nicaragua."

A weird one....but kind of good.

Check out who did the music.....

Really like this poster too


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[Louis]

Originally Posted by XXtwindad

Haha. This is funny. Reminds me of the time I broke up with a girlfriend over "Buffalo 66." She was incensed that I didn't view it as a cinematic masterpiece.

Originally Posted by drewski

Sounds like a Woody Allen character!!!

Or a "Seinfeld" episode.

[Kingfisher]

Just found this one on YouTube and watched this evening. Incredibly powerful anti war film in Russian with subtitles. It was unlike anything I’ve ever seen on WWII.....all done from the Russian perspective.
Come and See

[B4_Ford]

Star Wars Holiday Special. A cinematic masterpiece. Triumphantly produced, with some of the finest actors from the era on full display. A post-modernist soundtrack that will leave you speechless. A storyline so delicately intertwined that you may well lose yourself in the adventure. It’s on YouTube. Find it, you must.