| Here are films and film books that we own and love with notes why they are important to both filmmakers and fans of cinema of all genres. Note that we are only listing films and books from our shelves - there are no listings here of anything we haven't watched or read, so there are major gaps in some of the directors pages. Please note this is a work in progress so forgive us if some pages aren't full or notated yet. And please send suggestions! | ||
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| John Cassavetes - Five Films (Shadows / Fac...
$87.99 The Big Dis got compared to Shadows, JC's first film, repeatedly in reviews, because of its un-self-conscious depiction of a m... | The Celebration
$13.49 The first and best Dogme film. Anybody who shoots anything on video must see this Hi8 feature for its superb perfomances and ... | Stray Dog - Criterion Collection
$35.99 A textbook in making a film with limited resources. Mostly shooting on sticks, and using simple lighting changes and costumes ... |
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| Days of Being Wild
$26.99 Wong Kar Wei's first masterwork with Leslie Cheung and Maggie Cheung. In my opinion he reinvigorated cinema with this one. If... | Solaris - Criterion Collection
$28.99 A great intro to Tarkovsky. Even though this movie cost a lot, it is basically very simple and no-budget indie directors can ... | Pedro Almodovar 4-pack (Bad Education / Flo...
Almadovar is a master of tone. He can make comedy play in a tightly dramatic narrative and serious moments play in slapstick... |
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| Cooley High
This used to play on TV constantly in the 70s. Michael Schmidt's first feature, its relaxed tone and liberal use of civilian ... | Babette's Feast
$8.49 The greatest food movie we've seen. |
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