I prefer the more streamlined narrative of CURE, but someone needs to definitely resurrect CHARISMA—a highly overlooked horror film by philosophical implication.

I show this to my California History class every semester. Sucks the air right out of the classroom.

I was thinking of the introduction of WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP but this is a great example.

Historically speaking, there have been drifts between the city and the country as sites of social pathology in the popular culture since the 19th Century. I wouldn't be surprised if a trend is brewing here.

Oh Brother, Where Art Thou This Time.

If I had my way, my wedding rings would have been forged from the cannons that defended Stalingrad.

Czar—-As I remember the story, the periods for reloading were set during the planning stages, so I assumed that there wasn't an intention originally of including Waters in the film.  I could be wrong.

Forgot about her.  My bad.

The camera man on that shot was Lazlo Kovacs.  Although the sequencing of the film was exquisite from a thematic point, it kind of sticks in my craw that Waters' bit was considered expendable in the planning stage, and that its inclusion in the film was kind of a lucky accident.  For a concert that emphasized the…

In retrospect, you're right.  Not being the most accessible would probably be the word I was searching for.

I've actually had a similar experience happen to me on the comments board on this site.  I'm in the pro camp on this film, but it might not be the best introduction, or the most representative, film in his body of work.

I like your analysis, but in the spirit of the initial critique presented in this thread, the film's focus on patriarchal domination as the foundation of American myth has always struck me as excessively reductive  By marginalizing the feminine counterbalance to America's self image as a nation of explorers and…

Great call.  This would be on my short list ( and probably the most obscure entry) of all time best feature film directorial debuts.

Kitano's SONATINE would probably qualify.

he, he, stumbled.

I kind of wished that all of the action in JG stayed in the bar set.  The movie kind of loses my interest once it "opens up", but its still pretty good, and essential viewing.

Along with the above suggestions, the expressionist, dominatrix Western RANCHO NOTORIOUS is worth a look.

The perspectives of Spielburg and Lucas seem a bit myopic, and reflective of their elite status, and particular duration in the industry.  They seriously think, because they see movies on L.A.'s west side, that the average movie ticket will skyrocket to $25.  When they started making films Hollywood's blockbuster…

When I was wandering near the Hall H line last night a guy was doing a mime routine to one of the street side evangelist's ramblings.  It was the only time I've seen a mime get laughs.

Reportedly these tapes were not made with Welles' consent, and that he considered Jaglom's sereptitious bugging of their talks to be a  betrayal.  If so this is a really sleazy book.