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Lincoln - Fetching Pictures <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 13 May 1996 03:31:58 GMT
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On Sat, 11 May 1996 08:09:06 -0400, "Simone L. Fary"
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>My parents have a salon where people get together to watch and
>discuss a video.  None of these people are professionals in
>the field of film/video/television - they just like good movies.
>Does anybody have any ideas for videos that are easily
>accessible, and would inspire good conversation?  I can see
>from the discussion on this list that "12 Monkeys" would be a
>good candidate when it comes out on video.  Since I am new to
>the list, have there been other films that have been suitable
>discussed before?
 
i would recommend the following:
 
Oleanna - directed and written by david mamet
Carnal Knowledge - directed by mike nichols, wr by jules pfeiffer (sp)
Naked - directed by mike leigh wr by leigh (with help from actors)
Unforgiven - directed by clint eastwood and written by david peoples
Black Hunter White Heart - directed by eastwood, sorry, forget writer
(peter something, i think).
Spanking The Monkey - written and directed by David O. Russell
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf (dir mike nichols, adapted by ernest
lehmen (sp)
Who's That Knocking At My Door (dir & written by martin scorsese (and
maybe mardik martin, i can't remember))
The Hours And The Times (forget filmmaker's name, sorry)
Olivier Olivier (wr and dir by agnieszka holland)
 
 
that's all i can think of right now.
 
ciaoder,
 
L.
 
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