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Classics that any self-respecting film buff must see! (9 titles)

This list contains mostly off-mainstream classics that I rate as my favourite ever.

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Mulholland Drive

A work of art that demands repeat viewing.

Mulholland Drive on DVD (2001)
Starring: Robert Forster, Justin Theroux, Dan Hedaya
Director: David Lynch
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Along Mulholland Drive nothing is what it seems. In the unreal universe of Los Angeles, the city bares its schizophrenic nature, an uneasy blend of innocence and corruption, love and loneliness, beauty and depravity. A woman is left with amnesia following a car accident. An aspiring young actress ..read more »
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Roger Dodger

Sharp and brilliantly funny.

Roger Dodger on DVD (2003)
Starring: Isabella Rossellini, Elizabeth Berkley, Jennifer Beals
Director: Dylan Kidd
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After cynical New York advertising copywriter Roger Swanson (Campbell Scott) is dumped by his on-again/off-again girlfriend Joyce (Isabella Rossellini), who is also his boss, his painful work day is further complicated by the unexpected arrival of his 16 year-old nephew Nick (Jesse Eisenberg). ..read more »
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After Hours

One of the funniest, cleverest films ever. Well underated Scorsese.

After Hours (1985)
Starring: Cheech Marin, Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette
Director: Martin Scorsese
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An ordinary word processor has the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit a girl in Soho whom he met that evening at a coffee shop.
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Talk Radio

Oliver Stone's best. Completely driven by awesome dialogue.

Talk Radio (1988)
Starring: Ellen Greene, Eric Bogosian, Alec Baldwin
Director: Oliver Stone
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Oliver Stone directs this adaptation from a one act play by Eric Bogosian, and the book 'The Life and Death of Alan Berg' by Stephen Singular. Most of the action of the film takes place in a radio studio, where a late night radio DJ is rude and abrasive to his listeners and callers. His attention-..read more »
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Stalker

A film for thinkers. An existential journey through a supernatural zone in Russia.

Stalker on DVD (1979)
Starring: Alissa Freindlich, Alexander Kaidanovsky, Anatoli Solonitsyn
Director: Andrei Tarkovsky
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Russian director Andrei Tarkovsky's Stalker, an allegorical science fiction film like his earlier Solaris, was adapted from the novel Picnic by the Roadside by brothers Boris Strugatsky and Arkady Strugatsky. The film follows three men -- the Scientist (Nikolai Grinko), the Writer (Anatoliy ..read more »
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Maybe my favourite film. You need to be patient with this one - it all centres around one conversation and it doesn't really come together until about halfway through. It's worth the effort! The dialogue in this film gives me goosebumps every time I watch it - it could change your life.

My Dinner with Andre on DVD (1981)
Starring: Wallace Shawn, Andre Gregory, Jean Lenauer
Director: Louis Malle
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A film that takes the form of a filmed conversation between theatre director Andre Gregory and actor-playwright Wallace Shawn, two friends who are catching up with each other after 6 years without contact. A multi-level film which explores the dramatics of conversation and discussion as much as it ..read more »
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The Music Of Chance

Weird one this. A totally original story of two men who are made to build a wall for two millionaires to repay them a gambling debt. Brilliantly acted by Spader and Patinkin. Inspiring and makes you want to keep working for your goals and accepting what you can't control in life.

The Music Of Chance on DVD (1993)
Starring: M. Emmet Walsh, James Spader, Samantha Mathis
Director: Philip Haas
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Professional gambler Jack Pozzi (James Spader) hitches a lift with a retired fireman (Mandy Patinkin) after being kicked out of a poker game. Desperate to raise $10,000 for another game, scheduled for the following day with two retired millionaires, Pozzi persuades the fireman to front up the money ..read more »
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The Dead Zone

The Dead Zone (1983)
Starring: Martin Sheen, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe
Director: David Cronenberg
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Christopher Walken plays a schoolteacher, Johnny Smith, who awakens from a five-year coma. He discovers that he has acquired the ability to foretell a person's future simply by touching his or her hand. After seeing several examples, Smith's doctor (Herbert Lom) becomes convinced that Smith can not ..read more »
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Welcome To The Dollhouse

Welcome To The Dollhouse on DVD (1995)
Starring: Brendan Sexton III, Siri Howard, Eric Mabius
Director: Todd Solondz
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Twelve-year-old Dawn Wiener (Heather Matarazzo) is perhaps the most put-upon adolescent in film history in Todd Solondz's bitterly hilarious black comedy Welcome to the Dollhouse. Dawn is bright but awkward, both physically and socially, and is appallingly unpopular among her peers, to whom she's ..read more »
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