Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
Down by Law (1988)
- Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Tom Waits, Roberto Benigni, John Lurie - Three disparate misfits become friends after sharing an escape from a crummy Southern jail. Art and humour rarely mix better than in this eccentric…
School Daze (1988)- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, Bill Nunn… - Spike Lee's black high–school musical is perhaps over–ambitious, but the disorder is compensated in sheer exuberance and…
Bad Taste (1987)
- Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Peter Jackson - New Zealand's entry into the splatter comedy genre, shot on consecutive Sundays over a four year period, is among the best ever made. Outrageously…
Someone to Love (1987)- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Orson Welles - Typically loose and naturalistic drama from independent stalwart Henry Jaglom, who pretty much plays himself – a jaded divorcee filmmaker in search…
Parting Glances (1986)- Dir. Bill Sherwood
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Richard Ganoung - A gay classic and pioneering film of the independent movement, this is widely enjoyed as a truthful picture of gay life and relationships and also as…
She's Gotta Have It (1986)- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Spike Lee - Spike Lee's stylish debut accounts the love–lives of Nola Darling, a black siren with three boyfriends all demanding her fidelity. A remarkably…
Always (Always...But Not Forever) (1985)- Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Henry Jaglom, Patrice Townsend, Joanna Frank… - One–man–movie–machine Henry Jaglom transforms his own divorce into one of his typically witty naturalistic comedies. The couple…
Dim Sum (A Little Bit of Heart) (1984)- Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Laureen Chew, Kim Chew, Victor Wong - Endearing, warm–hearted tale of Chinese–Americans living in San Fransisco. Distinctly Chinese but the themes and the humour are universal.
Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980)- Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre… - In his feature debut, writer–director John Sayles demonstrates a wisdom way beyond his years with this ‘do–it–yourself’…
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Seymour Cassel, Gena Rowlands, John Cassavetes… - John Cassavetes' most accessible film is an unlikely romance between a museum curator and a parking attendant set over four days and nights.…
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