My Favorite Movies
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995, R)
This is my ABSOLUTE favorite film OF ALL TIME!!! #1...#1. |
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Tony Takitani (2005, Unrated)
just like Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue" album is the soundtrack to my life...this film is the cinematic equivalent |
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Brother to Brother (2004, Unrated)
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Clockers (1995, R)
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Three Colors: Blue (Trois couleurs: Bleu) (1993, R)
one of the greatest director in film history making one of the deepest films ever and Juliette Binoche giving one of the greatest performances by an actress in film history. |
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Another Woman (1988, PG)
film that changed & altered my intellectual life FOREVER; one of my favorites of all time: writing, directing, cinematography, acting, and score were all superb...Woody Allen is an auteur |
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Secrets & Lies (1997, R)
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The Deep End (2001, R)
one of the smartest, most thoughtful flims i've ever seen & Tilda Swinton giving the best performance by an actress that year (2001). |
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The Color Purple (1985, PG-13)
i mean, what can i say??? if you "really" black...you get it. nuff said. |
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The Silence of the Lambs (1991, R)
CLASSIC!!! My sister Erica & I saw this film @ the movies when i was in 9th grade!!! still scares the shyt outta me... |
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951, PG)
FOR THE RECORD: Marlon Brando gives "the single GREATEST film performance by a male actor of the 20th century." yes! the ENTIRE 20th century. |
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Breaking the Waves (1996, R)
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Eve's Bayou (1996, R)
In a perfect world the 1997 ACADEMY AWARDS would have went something like this: |
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Darwin's Nightmare (2005, Unrated)
a documentary film ALL morally conscious black people "have" to watch in their lifetime. |
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Cidade de Deus, (City of God) (2003, R)
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Death and the Maiden (1995, R)
superb directing and acting from Roman Polanki and Sigourney Weaver... |
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Hard Eight (Sydney) (1996, R)
great writing, directing, acting (even Gwenyth Paltrow who SUCKS as an actress), and music. |
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She Hate Me (2004, R)
directing and acting are great; but the screenplay could have been tighter... |
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Interiors (1978, PG)
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Unbreakable (2000, PG-13)
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Before Night Falls (2000, R)
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Match Point (2005, R)
all I will say is this: the film "Match Point" is to Woody Allen's what "The Emancipation of Mimi" was to Mariah Carey...lettin' everybody know he ain't one to sleep on!!! a master at the TOP of his game at 70. |
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| 23 |
Ultimo Tango a Parigi (Last Tango in Paris) (1972, NC-17)
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No Country for Old Men (2007, R)
this might not be one of my "Top 10" films of all-time, but i have only seem two "flawless" films in my lifetime...and "No Country.." is one of the two. (the other is "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon") |
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Central do Brasil (Central Station) (1998, R)
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My Favorite Season (1993, Unrated)
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The Double Life of Veronique (1991, R)
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Vera Drake (2004, R)
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The Royal Tenenbaums (2001, R)
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Parenthood (1989, PG-13)
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