I have followed other collections and 'discovered' some great films. To get a feel for the 'Collector' I think knowing what he thinks are bad films will help.
The 40 Year-Old Virgin
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd Director:Judd Apatow Certificate:
Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) rides his bike to his stockperson job at Smart Tech, has a nice apartment filled with collectable toys (in their original packages), and plays videogames every night before bed. He's also a 40-year-old virgin. During a poker game with his coworkers David (Paul Rudd), Jay ..read more »
Brazil
on DVD
(1985) Starring:Jonathan Pryce, Robert De Niro, Katherine Helmond Director:Terry Gilliam Certificate:
BRAZIL is Terry Gilliam's masterpiece. The film, cowritten by Gilliam, playwright Tom Stoppard, and Charles McKeown, is set in a futuristic society laden with red tape and bureaucracy. When a bug (literally) gets in the system, an innocent man is killed, leading mild-mannered Sam Lowry (an ..read more »
Broken Flowers
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone Director:Jim Jarmusch Certificate:
Winner of the 2005 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the film tells the story of Don Johnston (Bill Murray), a man overflowing with wealth but void of emotion. On the day that his most recent girlfriend (Julie Delpy) has given up on him for good, he learns, through an anonymous letter, that ..read more »
Cinderella Man
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Russell Crowe, Renee Zellweger, Paul Giamatti Director:Ron Howard Certificate:
Director Ron Howard and star Russell Crowe re-team after their Oscar-winning collaboration, A Beautiful Mind, for this rousing biopic. It's the true story of boxer James J. Braddock (Russell Crowe), a heavyweight contender from New Jersey nicknamed the Bulldog of Bergen, who lost his fame and ..read more »
Coach Carter
on DVD
(2004) Starring:Samuel L. Jackson, Rob Brown, Robert Ri'chard Director:Thomas Carter Certificate:
In the tradition of LEAN ON ME and DANGEROUS MINDS comes COACH CARTER, an inspirational drama starring Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson portrays real-life figure Ken Carter, who graduated from California's Richmond High only to return there year later, in 1999, and take over as head coach of the boys' ..read more »
Crash
on DVD
(2005) Starring:Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillon Director:Paul Haggis Certificate:
Crash is a powerful, moving and provocative drama following the intersecting lives of a diverse group of people in Los Angeles. Using a sophisticated, layered structure to tell the stories of a multi-racial group of characters as their lives inter-connect through a sequence of events around a car ..read more »
The Darjeeling Limited
on DVD
(2007) Starring:Jason Schwartzman, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson Director:Wes Anderson Certificate:
Three American brothers who have not spoken to each other in a year set off on a train voyage across India with a plan to find themselves and bond with each other -- to become brothers again like they used to be. Their "spiritual quest", however, veers rapidly off-course (due to events involving ..read more »
Daybreak
on DVD
(2003) Starring:Leif Andree, Pernilla August, Jacob Eklund Director:Bjorn Runge Certificate: Watch now:Subscribe and watch this as part of an unlimited package.
People change. This is something unavoidable, inescapable, inevitable. Each morning's daybreak brings that change in many forms. Here, four different lives entwine on a single day where challenges defy triumphs, hopes defeat heartaches and love proves greater than hate...