Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
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’…
Killer of Sheep (1977)- Dir. Charles Burnett
Feat. Henry Sanders - A recently exhumed landmark of African–American cinema, dir. Burnett’s long–lost thesis film observes the daily hardships of an…
Opening Night (1977)- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara - Intermittently fascinating, semi–improvised opus from Cassavetes (who also stars), about an aging actress (Gena Rowlands) who suffers a…
Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The (1976)
- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Ben Gazzara - Cassavetes' most personal film concerns a strip–club owner (Ben Gazzara) who becomes indebted to the mob. An acquired taste for this one as…
Welcome to L.A. (1976)- Dir. Alan Rudolph
Feat. Keith Carradine - A discouraged rock composer finds solace in a number of one–night stands. An arresting, provocative tale of life at the mercy of the…
Woman Under the Influence, A (1974)- Dir. John Cassavetes
Feat. Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands - Peter Falk and Gena Rowlands pull out the stops as a dysfunctional working– class couple. Though the drama (and running time) are left…
Heat (1972)- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Sylvia Miles, Joe Dallesandro - A great trash drama, this is the most polished production of all the Warhol–esqe features, with a bravura performance from Sylvia Miles. It's…
Private Road (1971)- Dir. Barney Platts-Mills
Feat. Susan Penhaligon, Bruce Robinson, Michael Feast… - The other lost gem from British independent film–maker Barney Platts–Mills, who follows up “Bronco Bullfrog” (1970) with a…
Trash (1970)- Dir. Paul Morrissey
Feat. Joe Dallesandro, Holly Woodlawn - Only the inimitable Joe Dallesandro could play a drug–addicted loser with a sex problem and still come off cool. Holly Woodlawn and other…
Wanda (1970)- Dir. Barbara Loden
Feat. Barbara Loden, Michael Higgins - The sole writing/directing credit of Barbara Loden, whose command of verite storytelling is matched by her own astonishing performance as a feckless…
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