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Tom Waits - what members say
review by ThomasKus from Cardiff
A stylish version of the book 3 June 2004
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Patience 22 January 2005
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Jarmush Style 31 January 2005
Tom Waits - filmography
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Tom Waits - Second Hand Stories
on DVD
(2012)
Starring: Tom Waits
Certificate: 
A survey of Tom Waits' career since 1983. Interviews, photographs, rare concert and studio footage are included as well as comment and informed criticsm.
 
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from 4 members
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The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
on DVD
(2009)
Starring: Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell
Director: Terry Gilliam
Certificate: 
Watch now: Unavailable
Set in the present day, director Terry Gilliam's fantastical morality tale follows the traveling show of the mysterious Dr. Parnassus (Christopher Plummer) -- a man who once won a bet with the Devil himself, and possesses the unique ability to guide the imagination of others. Many centuries ago, Dr...read more »
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from 32,938 members
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Wristcutters - A Love Story
(2008)
Starring: Patrick Fugit, Shannyn Sossamon, Shea Whigham
Director: Goran Dukic
Certificate: 
From the moment Zia (Patrick Fugit) cuts his wrists he enters a bizarre afterlife where everything is the same, just a little bit worse. A quirky but mundane existence of menial jobs, dingy bars, bad transportation and old jukeboxes, with no sign of redemption and escape.
Determined to recapture ..read more »
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from 3,131 members
Not currently released
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Tom Waits - Burma Shave
on DVD
(2007)
Director: Tom Waits
Certificate:
Tracklist:
1. Medley: Summertime Blues/ Burma Shave
2. Medley: Annie's Back In Town/ I Wish I Was In New Orleans/ Ain't Gonna Rain
3. Bullets
4. On The Nickel
5. Romeo Is Bleeding
6. Medley: Silent Night/ Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis
7. Medley: Small Change/ Hey Big Spender/ Small ..read more »
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from 169 members
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The Tiger and the Snow
(2005)
Starring: Jean Reno, Roberto Benigni, Nicoletta Braschi
Director: Roberto Benigni
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In 1997's LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, Roberto Benigni found international success by accomplishing the seemingly impossible task of making a moving comedy set during the Holocaust. Nearly a decade later, he similarly uses Dante's INFERNO as a template to mold a romantic comedy around the early days of the ..read more »
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from 43 members
Currently unavailable
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Coffee And Cigarettes
on DVD
(2003)
Starring: Roberto Benigni, Steve Buscemi, Tom Waits
Director: Jim Jarmusch
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
A comic series of short vignettes built on one another to create a cumulative effect, as characters discuss things as diverse as caffeine popsicles, Paris in the '20s, and the use of nicotine as an insecticide - all the while sitting around sipping coffee and smoking cigarettes. As director Jim ..read more »
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from 13,841 members
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Short Cuts
on DVD
(1993)
Starring: Andie MacDowell, Tim Robbins, Madeline Stowe
Director: Robert Altman
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Based on stories by Raymond Carver, Short Cuts follows 22 Los Angeles residents whose lives intersect over the course of a few days. Ann and Howard Finnegan (Andie MacDowell and Bruce Davison) are preparing for their son Casey's birthday party when the boy is injured in an auto accident and falls ..read more »
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from 4,626 members
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
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Based on Bram Stoker's classic 1897 novel, this film from Francis Ford Coppola and screenwriter James Victor Hart offers a full-blooded portrait of the immortal Transylvanian vampire. The major departure from Stoker is one of motivation as Count Dracula (Gary Oldman) is motivated more by romance ..read more »
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from 12,751 members
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Fishing With John
(1992)
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Matt Dillon, Tom Waits
Director: John Lurie
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An offbeat and original series which pairs musician/actor John Lurie with friends Dennis Hopper (looking for giant squid in Thailand), Jim Jarmusch (seeking shark in Montauk), Tom Waits (in Jamaica), Matt Dillon (in Costa Rica), and Willem Dafoe (ice fishing in Maine). The plan? Travel to the world'..read more »
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from 130 members
Not currently released
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Mystery Train
on DVD
(1989)
Starring: Joe Strummer, Nicoletta Braschi, Cinque Lee
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch broadens his scope with this episodic tale of a night in the life of several Memphis, Tennessee, inhabitants who unknowingly find themselves lodging at the same hotel. The first episode, "Far from Yokohama," is about two Japanese teenagers (Youki Kudoh and Masatoshe Nagase) on a ..read more »
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from 3,218 members
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Roy Orbison - The Black And White Night
on DVD
(1987)
Starring: Roy Orbison, Elvis Costello, Tom Waits
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Originally produced as a television special for Showtime, this fantastic live special features the now-deceased rocker Roy Orbison with several equally legendary rock performers. Friends and colleagues including Jackson Browne, Bruce Springsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, and Tom Waits joined ..read more »
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from 537 members
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Down By Law
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Chris Parker, Tom Waits, Leila Gastil
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch follows his groundbreaking Stranger Than Paradise with another rambling, character-driven film with a twisted sense of humor. Set in a seedy New Orleans summer, Down By Law details the meeting of three unlikely convicts and their just as unlikely escape. Zack (Tom Waits) is an out-of-..read more »
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from 3,676 members
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Stranger Than Paradise
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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An award-winning film consisting of three thirty-minute vignettes which follow a young female immigrant who, together with her cousin and his sidekick, seeks the good life in sunny Florida. A series of hilarious coincidences leads to the unexpected conclusion.
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from 887 members
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The Cotton Club
on DVD
(1984)
Starring: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Bob Hoskins
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Certificate:
Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
Combining electric song and dance performances with drama (both on and off screen), Francis Ford Coppola's The Cotton Club (1984) looks back to the 1920s-1930s peak of the legendary Harlem nightclub where only blacks performed and only whites could sit in the audience. Mixing historical figures ..read more »
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from 977 members
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Permanent Vacation
on DVD
(1980)
Starring: Charlie Spademan, Jane Fire, Ruth Bolton
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Jim Jarmusch made his directorial debut with this episodic profile of one troubled hipster trying to make sense of his life. Aloysius Parker (Christopher Parker), known to his friends as Allie, is a young man with a damaged family background (his mother is in a mental institution and his father has ..read more »
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from 417 members
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Tom Waits - One Star Shining - The First...
on DVD
Starring: Tom Waits
Certificate:
An insightful documentary film revisiting the life and music career of Tom Waits featuring select, rare archive films, exclusive interviews, contributions from those who have known the man best and many other features.
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from 11 members
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Jim Jarmusch Box Set - Vol. 1
(3 discs)
on DVD
Starring: Chris Parker, Leila Gastil, John Lurie
Director: Jim Jarmusch
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Includes the following three films:
Permanent Vacation (1980): In downtown Manhattan, Allie, a twenty-something guy (Chris Parker) whose Father is not around and whose Mother is institutionalized, is a big Charlie Parker fan. He almost subconsciously searches for more meaning in his life and meets ..read more »
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from 717 members
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Tom Waits - Under Review - 1983-2006
on DVD
Starring: Tom Waits
Director: Tom Waits
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Feature-length documentary that traces the development of one of music's most intriguing and consistently innovative performers. Following on from his emergence as a piano-based singer-songwriter in the 1970's, this film explores Tom Waits' increasingly experimental work in the early 80's and his ..read more »
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from 138 members
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Tom Waits - Under Review 1971-1982
on DVD
Director: Tom Waits
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The 90-minute film covers Waits' career and hugely influential music from the period between 1971-1982, re-assessed by a panel of esteemed experts. The viewer will be able to follow his rise from bar-room crooner to extraordinary performer. Featured live and studio recordings include 'Closing Time',..read more »
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from 252 members
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Tom Waits facts
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... fine performance as Abraham van Helsing. There is also a notable side role for Tom Waits as Renfield. I am less sure about the choice of Keanu Reeves as Jonathan Harker...
