Since you leave it so open ("American films") you leave the gate open for me to list my favorites. These all seem to me to take American culture as a main subject, and comment on it, usually in dark ways (my favorite way): Musts: Taxi Driver Blue Velvet Psycho Nashville Full Metal Jacket (yes, Kubrick is a Brit, but so what? Vietnam was an American War) Paris Is Burning Miller's Crossing The Godfather Part II Possibles: Glengarry Glen Ross The Player Lolita The Last Picture Show Night of the Hunter Roger & Me (funny/angry documentary about GM plant closings) Do the Right Thing The Manchurian Candidate I'd love to teach a course with this film list. John Hoppe On Thu, 6 Oct 1994, Mark Dryfoos wrote: > This spring I am teaching a course in American film. Each year I try to come > up with a listing of films which might be of interest to my class. If anyone > has a good list of films which they feel should (must) be shown, please let > me know. >