OT: Favorite movies that no one's heard of.

[LionJim]

Mine: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Here's what they say about it in Wiki:

The New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane wrote in his September, 2006 profile on Mizoguchi, "I have seen Sansho only once, a decade ago, emerging from the cinema a broken man but calm in my conviction that I had never seen anything better; I have not dared watch it again, reluctant to ruin the spell, but also because the human heart was not designed to weather such an ordeal."[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson extolled the movie: "I don't believe there's ever been a greater motion picture in any language. This one sees life and memory as a creek flowing into a lake out into a river and to the sea."

 

[psulongago]

Mine: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Here's what they say about it in Wiki:

The New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane wrote in his September, 2006 profile on Mizoguchi, "I have seen Sansho only once, a decade ago, emerging from the cinema a broken man but calm in my conviction that I had never seen anything better; I have not dared watch it again, reluctant to ruin the spell, but also because the human heart was not designed to weather such an ordeal."[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson extolled the movie: "I don't believe there's ever been a greater motion picture in any language. This one sees life and memory as a creek flowing into a lake out into a river and to the sea."

Heaven Help Us - 1985 -Andrew McCarthy, Kevin Dillon, Donald Sutherland.

 

[denniskembala]

A Fistful Of Dynamite

 

[LionDeNittany]

Mine: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Here's what they say about it in Wiki:

The New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane wrote in his September, 2006 profile on Mizoguchi, "I have seen Sansho only once, a decade ago, emerging from the cinema a broken man but calm in my conviction that I had never seen anything better; I have not dared watch it again, reluctant to ruin the spell, but also because the human heart was not designed to weather such an ordeal."[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson extolled the movie: "I don't believe there's ever been a greater motion picture in any language. This one sees life and memory as a creek flowing into a lake out into a river and to the sea."

The Brother From Another Planet

 

[fairgambit]

This movie may not fit the bill because it was well received in the late 50's, but few today are aware of it:
Some Came Running with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, and Martha Hyer.

Released to critical plaudits, Some Came Running was praised both nationally and internationally on release, with Sinatra garnering some of the strongest notices of his career. Variety noted that "Sinatra gives a top performance, sardonic and compassionate, full of touches both instinctive and technical. It is not easy, either, to play a man dying of a chronic illness and do it with grace and humor, and this Martin does without faltering."

Martin Scorsese included a clip from the film for his A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies; the film's final carnival scene remains for Scorsese one of the best and most expressive uses of CinemaScope.

 

[PS4814]

Hard to respond as I don't know how unknown the film needs to be to qualify. So I'll toss this out and ya'll can let me know if this is too well known or not.

 

[BBrown]

Mine: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Here's what they say about it in Wiki:

The New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane wrote in his September, 2006 profile on Mizoguchi, "I have seen Sansho only once, a decade ago, emerging from the cinema a broken man but calm in my conviction that I had never seen anything better; I have not dared watch it again, reluctant to ruin the spell, but also because the human heart was not designed to weather such an ordeal."[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson extolled the movie: "I don't believe there's ever been a greater motion picture in any language. This one sees life and memory as a creek flowing into a lake out into a river and to the sea."

Dark City. IMO one of the best SciFi films done and doesn't seem to be that famous but does get good critical reviews.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Mine: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Here's what they say about it in Wiki:

The New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane wrote in his September, 2006 profile on Mizoguchi, "I have seen Sansho only once, a decade ago, emerging from the cinema a broken man but calm in my conviction that I had never seen anything better; I have not dared watch it again, reluctant to ruin the spell, but also because the human heart was not designed to weather such an ordeal."[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson extolled the movie: "I don't believe there's ever been a greater motion picture in any language. This one sees life and memory as a creek flowing into a lake out into a river and to the sea."

'That no one's heard of,' is a tall order. Most casual movie fans will know the actors/directors for these movies, but probably haven't seen the films. They're the debut films of Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson respectively, which coincidentally, both came out in 1996:

Bottle Rocket



Hard Eight



Another, but more underappreciated than anything, is 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind', which paired George Clooney in his directorial debut with screenwriting genius Charlie Kaufman (2002).

 

[ivan brunetti]

Romper Stomper. One of Russell Crowe's earliest films about a neo Nazi gang in Australia.

Micmacs. By the director of Amelie. A sort of urban circus freak fantasy.

The L Shaped Room. The excruciatingly lovely Leslie Caron is a girl in trouble.

 

[anon_xdc8rmuek44eq]

Romper Stomper. One of Russell Crowe's earliest films about a neo Nazi gang in Australia.

Micmacs. By the director of Amelie. A sort of urban circus freak fantasy.

I was going to list 'A Very Long Engagement' (also by the Amelie director) but didn't; haven't seen Micmacs - will have to check it out.

 

[sluggo72]

Made in U.S.A. Any movie that starts out in Centralia, PA and then has a young naked Lori Singer in it cant be all bad, can it?

Two misfit best friends, Dar and Tuck, leave their dying coal mining town with only one goal in mind - to reach sunny California and hook up with some beach babes. On the road, they meet gun crazy outlaw Annie and she takes over.
Director:
Ken Friedman
Writers:
Zbigniew Kempinski (story), Nick Wechsler (story) |1 more credit »
Stars:
Judith Baldwin, Lori Singer, Marji Martin |See full cast & crew »

 

[kijanacat]

Katyn. Polish made movie regarding the Katyn massacre of Polish officers and intelligentsia during WW2. Perpetrated by the Soviets but blamed on the Germans (acknowledged by Gorbachev about 1989) it resulted in the murder of about 22,000 men. I showed this to my class (age 60 to 80) and when I turned the lights on after it was done, over half were in tears.

 

[cool1099]

The 1971 anti-Western: McCabe and Mrs. Miller. Starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, directed by Robert Altman, music by Leonard Cohen. Funny movie, great acting and cinematography, surprise ending.
What's not to like?

 

[Howie'81]

I'm a big fan of "The Cell."

 

[ClarkstonMark]

Donnie Darko ... jk, I know a BWI member's brother I think produced or directed this

 

[ivan brunetti]

The 1971 anti-Western: McCabe and Mrs. Miller. Starring Warren Beatty and Julie Christie, directed by Robert Altman, music by Leonard Cohen.
What's not to like?

One of the few western films in which the whores look like whores.

 

[psuro]

Looker (1981). Lori Partridge was naked.

 

[PSU Dave]

 

[BBrown]

Donnie Darko ... jk, I know a BWI member's brother I think produced or directed this

Really? I did not know that.
I like the movie.

 

[sluggo72]

Looker (1981). Lori Partridge was naked.

FLAG!

 

[BBrown]

LOL, Haven't seen that in a long time.

 

[RandyL]

My all-time favorite movie seems to be little-known even tho a band took its title for their name.

They Might Be Giants - to think windmills are giants is madness, but to think they might be...

 

[LionsandBear]

Courageous - Christian Based with humor, drama and tugs on the heart strings.

Kubo and The Two Strings - Entertaining animated movie good enough to watch with or without the kids.

 

[psuro]

FLAG!

I won't share the actual photo of her naked in film, but here is a photo of her from the movie.

 

[cool1099]

One of the few western films in which the whores look like whores.

Shelley Duvall, who also played the wife in The Shining, another great movie.

 

[AldenT]

Shallow Grave

 

[LionJim]

This movie may not fit the bill because it was well received in the late 50's, but few today are aware of it:
Some Came Running with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Shirley MacLaine, and Martha Hyer.

Released to critical plaudits, Some Came Running was praised both nationally and internationally on release, with Sinatra garnering some of the strongest notices of his career. Variety noted that "Sinatra gives a top performance, sardonic and compassionate, full of touches both instinctive and technical. It is not easy, either, to play a man dying of a chronic illness and do it with grace and humor, and this Martin does without faltering."

Martin Scorsese included a clip from the film for his A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies; the film's final carnival scene remains for Scorsese one of the best and most expressive uses of CinemaScope.

Love it, just great. Dean's best performance.

 

[cool1099]

A documentary...”Touching The Void”
Once you start, it grabs you. One of the most incredible stories I have ever heard.

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Thanks for the info, will watch.

 

[LionJim]

My all-time favorite movie seems to be little-known even tho a band took its title for their name.

They Might Be Giants - to think windmills are giants is madness, but to think they might be...

Yes, George C. Scott and Joanne Woodward. It's on TCM twice a year or so.

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

'That no one's heard of,' is a tall order. Most casual movie fans will know the actors/directors for these movies, but probably haven't seen the films. They're the debut films of Wes Anderson and Paul Thomas Anderson respectively, which coincidentally, both came out in 1996:

Bottle Rocket

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Hard Eight

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Another, but more underappreciated than anything, is 'Confessions of a Dangerous Mind', which paired George Clooney in his directorial debut with screenwriting genius Charlie Kaufman (2002).

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The guy on the left of the Bottle Rocket still is a very good friend of mine (Bob Musgrave)

 

[wex18]

Local Hero

 

[brupsu]

The naked and the dead

 

[LionJim]

One of the few western films in which the whores look like whores.

Yes, great last scene with Christie with the pipe and Beatty in the snow.

 

[LionJim]

Local Hero

"I'd be a great Gordon, Gordon."

 

[ericstratton-rushchairman]

This movie is Australian from 1980... had a profound affect on me when I was 14

 

[PSUMATT85]

Mine: Sansho the Bailiff (1954), directed by Kenji Mizoguchi.

Here's what they say about it in Wiki:

The New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane wrote in his September, 2006 profile on Mizoguchi, "I have seen Sansho only once, a decade ago, emerging from the cinema a broken man but calm in my conviction that I had never seen anything better; I have not dared watch it again, reluctant to ruin the spell, but also because the human heart was not designed to weather such an ordeal."[3] Writing for RogerEbert.com, Jim Emerson extolled the movie: "I don't believe there's ever been a greater motion picture in any language. This one sees life and memory as a creek flowing into a lake out into a river and to the sea."

Rochelle, Rochelle

 

[LionJim]

Fat City (1972), directed by John Huston.

 

[PSUSignore]

GNAR. Skiing movie, maybe my all time favorite.

 

[sluggo72]

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This movie is Australian from 1980... had a profound affect on me when I was 14

I loved that movie!! A slice off a cut loaf is never missed!

 

[sluggo72]

GNAR. Skiing movie, maybe my all time favorite.

I'd like to see that, but I cant find it in the data base.

https://www.imdb.com/find?ref_=nv_sr_fn&q=GNAR&s=all