Watched Coppola's 'Megalopolis' last week. I was the only viewer @ theater # 7 lol. Reminiscent of the European art movies from the past by Fellini, Tarkovsky, etc., but less subtle. Coppola put his own $100 mil into it. Not surprised it's box-office fiasco. Locals came thinking "Gladiator" not to watch the travails of an artist:-)
'We Need to Talk About Kevin', 'The Tree of Life', Donnie Darko', 'Detachment, , 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)', 'Being John Malkovich', 'Upstream Colour', 'The Savages', 'Cloud Atlas', 'The Sunset Limited', 'Requiem for a Dream', Primer' etc. And I haven't gotten to foreign movies such as 'Petrov's Flu' and 'Dogtooth'. We live in our world where a lot of people don't even understand 'Fight Club'.
One of my absolutely favorites
Comedy wise, second to ‘Cuckoo’ for me.
Watched Coppola's 'Megalopolis' last week. I was the only viewer @ theater # 7 lol. Reminiscent of the European art movies from the past by Fellini, Tarkovsky, etc., but less subtle. Coppola put his own $100 mil into it. Not surprised it's box-office fiasco. Locals came thinking "Gladiator" not to watch the travails of an artist:-)
You're making me look more forward to it.
No one I know would enjoy, for example, 'Synecdoche, New York', yet it is a masterpiece.
'We Need to Talk About Kevin', 'The Tree of Life', Donnie Darko', 'Detachment, , 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)', 'Being John Malkovich', 'Upstream Colour', 'The Savages', 'Cloud Atlas', 'The Sunset Limited', 'Requiem for a Dream', Primer' etc. And I haven't gotten to foreign movies such as 'Petrov's Flu' and 'Dogtooth'. We live in our world where a lot of people don't even understand 'Fight Club'.
I second Mike's opinion about "Petrov's Flu"!
I started to watch the movie ... thanks a lot for the link, I didnt know about it.
It’s bizarre that it’s so obscure, which makes watching it more fun.
I am not very knowledgable in film, but I go to a film club tomorrow and will ask my friends who knows it.
Going to a film club is a positive attitude, and I'm envious. I don't know anyone in the flesh whose into foreign movies,
I haven't updated it but have a look at https://www.mikehampton.co.uk/p/hello-russian-ukrainian-movies-documentaries - you'll find the fiction movies halfway down.
And here's the best of Palestinian and Israeli movies - https://www.mikehampton.co.uk/p/guide-palestinian-israeli-movies-documentaries
We have a full year of Italian movies.
Consider me giving you side projects - he he.
I haven't watched enough Mediterranean movies, and none of the classics. Nevertheless, here's my Italian top 10:
01. Perfect Strangers (Italy dialogue dramedy 2016_Dir Paolo Genovese)
02. Dogman (Italy crime drama 2018_Dir Matteo Garrone)
03. Happy as Lazzaro (Italy fantasy drama 2018_Dir Alice Rohrwacher)
04. The Place (Italy mystery 2017_Dir Paolo Genovese)
05. Small Body (Italy family drama 2022_Dir Laura Samani)
06. Life is Beautiful (Italy WW2 war drama 1997_Dir Roberto Benigni)
07. I Am Love (Italy drama 2009_Dir Luca Guadagnino)
08. Nostalgia (Italy drama 2022_Dir Mario Martone)
09. Call Me by Your Name (Italy gay coming of age romance_Dir Luca Guadagnino)
10. La Chimera (Italy adventure fantasy 2023_Dir Alice Rohrwacher)
Sounds like a good movie, Mike.
It looks like a good film, Mike. I have it up in a new tab. Hopefully, I'll find the time to watch it.