Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen

Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen

Richard Crouse

Language: English

Pages: 304

ISBN: 1550228404

Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub


Fans of offbeat cinema, discriminating renters and collectors, and movie buffs will drool over this checklist of the best overlooked and underappreciated films of the last 100 years. In Son of the 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, Richard Crouse, Canada AM film critic and host of television’s award-winning Reel to Real, presents a follow-up to his 2003 book with another 100 of his favorite films. Titles range from the obscure, like 1912’s The Cameraman’s Revenge, to El Topo’s unusual existential remake of the classic western, and little-seen classics like The Killing. Each essay features a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers. Featured interviews include Billy Bob Thornton on an inspirational movie about a man with his head in the clouds, Francis Ford Coppola on One from the Heart, and Mario Van Peebles on playing his own father in Badasssss! Sidebars feature quirky details, including legal disclaimers and memorable quotes, along with movie picks from A-list actors and directors.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

their chart-busting string of singles and a little-seen 1974 film called Flame. 109 “We didn’t want to do A Hard Day’s Night sort of slapstick, speededup film thing,” says Holder, “because we thought that would be too obvious for Slade.” The original scenario for Flame was a goofy idea in line with previous films starring bands like the Monkees (Head) and the Beatles (Help!). It was a sci-fi spoof called Quite a Mess, based on the extremely successful Hammer Film The Quatermass Experiment.

slow-burn style of comedy are replaced with simple, but effectively staged slapstick routines (being chased around a hotel room and eating outrageous food at a restaurant) which seemed out of place 131 to audiences more comfortable with his familiar radio persona. Despite impeccable comic timing his image was so ingrained in the public consciousness that he was forever typecast. It killed his movie career; The Horn Blows at Midnight was the last film to feature him in a leading role. The Horn

Sikestown, Missouri. He hoped that by shooting in the mid-South he could avoid the hardcore racial attitudes of Alabama or Mississippi, but only he and star Shatner had the full script. Everyone else had a doctored version in the event it fell into the wrong hands. Corman would coach the actors on the spot, teaching them their real lines just before the cameras rolled. At first the strategy worked, but as word got out about the true nature of their film, death threats started coming in and the

of street cred to the story. It’s worth the price of the rental to see him carve the Christmas turkey at the end of the film — with a switchblade. Availability: On DVD 147 “You are not a child anymore. Soon you will be a goddamn man. Now start learning what life is about now, son.” — STAN (HENRY GAYLE SANDERS) TO HIS SON (JACK DRUMMOND) IN KILLER OF SHEEP KILLER OF SHEEP (1977) It’s been called one of the most striking debuts in movie history and proclaimed a treasure by the Library of

effect it has on those around him. Like life, Killer of Sheep is a series of random moments that add up to a whole. “I just wanted to do regular stories,” said Burnett. To achieve that he fills the movie with the minutia of real life: Stan’s wife’s (Kaycee Moore) frustration at the growing distance between them; two friends who try to recruit him into a criminal plan; a liquor store owner who comes on to him sexually and a failed attempt to buy an engine to fix up an old car. All unrelated

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