I'd like to get some good mystery movie recommendations from the 80s on.
It's OK if they veer toward the thriller, like
Michael Clayton, ridiculous like
Ford Fairlaine, noirish like
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, or are a more standard outing with a strong, interesting, well developed detective lead like
Zero Effect. Drawing room mysteries totally A-OK too. Super bonus points if I can stream them now on Hulu plus or Netflix.
posted by jsturgill
on May 16, 2013 -
25 answers
Please help me find the names of three vaguely recalled movies from my past: a teen flick from the 80s, a dubbed (possibly Italian) horror film from the 70s, and a scifi adventure from the 60s (maybe)?
[more inside]
posted by coolxcool=rad
on Apr 29, 2012 -
13 answers
Hi - film and editorial buffs - I'm looking for examples of movie scenes that capture a feeling through a barrage of edits - lots of quick cuts strung together to add up to tell an exciting story. Like a great dinner scene, for example, that could capture the feeling of being there... This is to show as an example of how film and editing can convey mood and energy viscerally.
I don't have a great knowledge of films, so I'm coming up blank. Any help would be massively appreciated.
posted by gbeenyc
on Apr 17, 2012 -
23 answers
I'm thinking of putting my resources into a documentary on a small quirky themepark that went out of business a while ago. What I need are good examples of feature length documentaries on unusual places so I can see how one would be produced.
[more inside]
posted by rileyray3000
on Apr 14, 2011 -
8 answers
What are the most underappreciated (and/or critically-acclaimed but underwatched) movies of the last decade?
[more inside]
posted by killdevil
on Apr 4, 2011 -
120 answers
Short, live-action films that work with limited locations, effects, budget, and actors?
[more inside]
posted by jsturgill
on Nov 21, 2010 -
11 answers
What's this American movie? I only remember one scene - two guys, holding a third guy in between them (by his legs and arms); they bust in a door, run down a hallway yelling then dump the third guy into a bathtub full of shit. Aired on Australian TV as the Sunday night movie, c1985.
[more inside]
posted by goo
on Aug 10, 2010 -
6 answers
Looking for movies that evoke how it is to live in the time in which they are set.
[more inside]
posted by reenum
on May 24, 2010 -
35 answers
What resources (films, books, websites) can I share with my 13 y/o daughter who has expressed a recent keen admiration and care for the American soldier from the Vietnam War era to the present?
[more inside]
posted by keith0718
on Sep 3, 2009 -
22 answers
Can you think of any films that include a scene where the characters play Charades, or a similar party game?
[more inside]
posted by Beardman
on Jun 22, 2009 -
34 answers
Does a movie studio releasing many, many different video formats (multiple SDVDs, HD DVD, UMD, VOD) of a particular movie indicate that this movie performs well at retail? Or is it more likely a desperate attempt to recoup from a disastrous theatrical run?
posted by TheManChild2000
on Nov 11, 2008 -
4 answers
Windows Media Player and Center in Vista suck at subtitles for the old b&w foreign flicks I watch. Subtitles are white and get washed out when the picture is white. Is there a hack or some other media player which will render the subtitles better (outlined or in yellow). (FYI: subtitles for these films show up great on my Sony DVD player.)
posted by keith0718
on Sep 18, 2008 -
7 answers
Are We Done Yet? was the sequel to an original film, but was weirdly also a remake of the classic Cary Grant comedy Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House. Along the same lines, Ocean's Twelve was based on an unrelated script first intended as a John Woo project. Can we think of any other examples of a sequel to an original movie starting life as an unconnected film?
[more inside]
posted by Ian A.T.
on Apr 30, 2008 -
18 answers
Need help finding a movie recommendation site where the user enters several favorite movie titles, and the site returns results based on other users entering those same movie titles...
[more inside]
posted by MrBCID
on Nov 27, 2007 -
14 answers
Is there an easy-to-use site that lists all movies, theatres and showtimes in NYC. Please, God, PLEASE don't say citysearch!
[more inside]
posted by grumblebee
on May 27, 2007 -
14 answers
A few years ago I saw a movie that I now remember vaguely but vividly. It was sort of an arty drama, and it might have been European. The story concerned a man and a woman vacationing(?) in a house near a beach. The man was in some sort of psychological distress, eventually culminating in some bloody self-mutilation. The title may have referenced Salinger's "A Perfect Day for Bananafish" in some way, but I could be misremembering.
[more inside]
posted by bubukaba
on May 26, 2007 -
7 answers
Digital Distribution Filter: It seems that the video on the internet can be put in two groups - the DIY (low production value) and the "produced" (iTunes, etc.) content. I'm pretty sure DIY content producers don't make any $, whereis "produced" content always needs to recoup. What kind of deals do iTunes or AtomFilms make for independently "produced" short film content, e.g. how much of that $1.99 does Apple keep?
[more inside]
posted by andrewyakovlev
on Aug 18, 2006 -
1 answer
Which films by Alfred Hitchcock are his best?
posted by jimmy
on Apr 23, 2005 -
38 answers
Years ago on atomfilms.com, I watched a little movie that I'd like to find again online. I think it was claymation. It depicted a depressed factory worker who invented some physical, manufacturable form of Happiness. He was happy with his invention for a time, sharing it with friends, but eventually started his own factory making his new Happiness to become rich, at which point he became depressed again.
[more inside]
posted by odinsdream
on Mar 1, 2005 -
7 answers
HalloweenFilter: What are some good movies for a halloween party? Scary, Silly, you name it.
posted by hughbot
on Oct 31, 2004 -
17 answers
Does anyone have experience with promoting an independent documentary film? [no links to, or mention of the film itself... I'm not trying to be that guy -- more inside]
[more inside]
posted by cadastral
on Dec 18, 2003 -
10 answers
