What are the best movies set at Christmas that aren't actually Christmas movies? [more inside]
posted by bonaldi on Nov 16, 2009 - 60 answers

What is the meaning of the opening scene in "A Serious Man"? (possible spoilers inside) [more inside]
posted by schrodycat on Oct 21, 2009 - 10 answers

What's a really good, intelligent movie that's guaranteed to make you feel good? Anything goes except anything with talking animals, animation or anything holiday related.
posted by watercarrier on Oct 8, 2009 - 115 answers

Which are the best movies to get on Blu-Ray? [more inside]
posted by bent back tulips on Sep 16, 2009 - 26 answers

How can I LEGALLY pay for or rent and download movies in the UK without using iTunes? [more inside]
posted by plechazunga on Sep 8, 2009 - 11 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 anyone help me track down a documentary series called "Living Famously"? [more inside]
posted by crossoverman on Sep 3, 2009 - 2 answers

Please name some sci- fi space movies that have a team of (at least) four characters, a team of heroes that eventually forms organically over the course of the film (ex: Star Wars.) [more inside]
posted by np312 on Sep 2, 2009 - 29 answers

Can you help me find more films like Marley and Me--i.e. films about dogs, but made for adults. [more inside]
posted by K.P. on Aug 26, 2009 - 26 answers

What happened to the US public performance rights for many Studio Ghibli (home of director Hayao Miyazaki) animated films? I'm trying to set up a film festival and no one seems to know who owns the rights.. is there any way to find out? [more inside]
posted by muscatlove on Aug 20, 2009 - 5 answers

Examples of movies about people collaborating on creative projects? [more inside]
posted by oulipian on Aug 18, 2009 - 30 answers

Looking for movies with similar monologues like the one Sigourney Weaver gives in Prayers for Bobby. [more inside]
posted by querty on Aug 12, 2009 - 0 answers

My father, a holocaust survivor, is interested in a Polish film called "Requiem dla 500,000" (Requiem for 500,000, directed by Waclaw Kazimierczak and Jerzy Bossak). I was entrusted with the task of getting a hold of it (purchase/download etc). Where should I start? I couldn't find it on Amazon, Google Video, etc.
posted by ovesh on Aug 4, 2009 - 4 answers

What brands are, and/or where can I find the notebooks used by Cate Blanchett's and Bill Murray's characters in The Life Aquatic? [more inside]
posted by punchdrunkhistory on Jul 24, 2009 - 5 answers

What are some films with scenes involving clapping/applause? [more inside]
posted by emflr on Jul 20, 2009 - 37 answers

What's the best WWII movies for air battle scenes (domestic or foreign)? [more inside]
posted by keith0718 on Jul 12, 2009 - 20 answers

Can you think of films with scenes in which a lock (or locker, safe, handcuffs, etc.) is prominent and integral to the plot? I am helping compile a montage of scenes involving locks (like Dial M for Murder key hiding, or Gaslight desk lock opening). Heist films, people getting out of handcuffs, locks being picked -- these things would all be helpful.
posted by emflr on Jul 9, 2009 - 43 answers

I'm looking for films in which someone knows something important but no one will listen to them. Sarah Conner in Terminator 2, Rosemary in Rosemary's Baby, Horton in Horton Hears a Who. Others? Obscure or famous; either is good.
posted by mammalian on Jun 24, 2009 - 44 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

Licensing foreign films for commercial use follow up... [more inside]
posted by octomato on Jun 18, 2009 - 1 answer

What animated movies star awesome female characters? Bonus points if it's appropriate for a younger children (a 3 year old and a 6 year old), extra special bonus points if it's not utterly irritating to adults. Scary bits may need a certain amount of skipping over.
posted by Artw on Jun 15, 2009 - 55 answers

What foreign film titles are there that involve remarkably realistic characters -and- settings as part of the plot and use a contemporary setting? [more inside]
posted by crapmatic on May 31, 2009 - 37 answers

I'm an aspiring screenwriter and I need help finding an agent or manager. Askme, please help! [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 14, 2009 - 6 answers

Help me understand tax credit incentives for filming movies in a particular city/state. How would the production company get enough taxable state income to make a credit worth it?
posted by smackfu on May 13, 2009 - 6 answers

What films are used in Mastodon's video backdrop for their Crack the Skye tour? [more inside]
posted by sciurus on May 3, 2009 - 1 answer

Could anyone help me to identify the source material this screenshot is from? [more inside]
posted by emperor.seamus on Apr 11, 2009 - 5 answers

Please suggest books and films in which the antagonists are consistently clever, creating complex and elegant (evil?) plots-within-plots to befuddle the protagonist and audience! [more inside]
posted by metaBugs on Apr 6, 2009 - 28 answers

What scary black-and-white movie, involving bleeding portraits and howling black dogs, did I see back in the '60s? [more inside]
posted by OolooKitty on Mar 23, 2009 - 12 answers

Movie quotes containing the phrase "ten years"? [more inside]
posted by cdavis on Mar 19, 2009 - 16 answers

Different ways to watch movies aside from unplugging and moving a rather large iMac around the house? [more inside]
posted by dance on Mar 19, 2009 - 14 answers

Movie Filter - 70's / early 80's, Disney-esque? intrepid kids getting caught up in some mischief. [more inside]
posted by Frasermoo on Mar 18, 2009 - 16 answers

There's a ridiculously adorable little black dog featured in a scene of the film The Nanny Diaries. What breed of dog is this? [more inside]
posted by Valuev on Mar 13, 2009 - 11 answers

We've already had a thread that covers films made in East Germany, but I'm looking for films about East Germany, in the same vein as The Lives of Others and Goodbye Lenin. Recommendations?
posted by matkline on Mar 10, 2009 - 7 answers

Are there any childfree-positive movies or TV shows, i.e., where the protagonists 1) do not have children, 2) explicitly do not want children, 3) are reasonably happy with their choice, and 4) do not change their minds by the end of the story? (Spoilers herein for Four Christmases and Sex and the City.) [more inside]
posted by korpios on Feb 7, 2009 - 26 answers

The greatest a-holes to ever strut in front of a documentary film maker's camera? [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Feb 4, 2009 - 70 answers

Ross Kemp on...... condoms and STDs? [more inside]
posted by pootler on Jan 9, 2009 - 1 answer

Where can I find lots of historical media? I'm looking for any kind of photos or film, newsreels, anything. [more inside]
posted by Hargrimm on Jan 6, 2009 - 10 answers

What were the movies that made you go WOW? [more inside]
posted by netbros on Jan 5, 2009 - 98 answers

Please suggest smart, dryly amusing dramas with great dialogue and characters, a la The Squid and the Whale... [more inside]
posted by beccyjoe on Jan 3, 2009 - 35 answers

I'm looking for good foreign films which are also suitable for family viewing (anything below or barely R-rated). Serious or troubling subject matter is quite fine, but not excessive violence or nudity.
posted by keith0718 on Dec 31, 2008 - 74 answers

I loved movies A, B and C and hated movies X, Y and Z. What tools are available out there which will use this information to recommend movies I might like?
posted by vizsla on Dec 27, 2008 - 12 answers

Help me remember the name of this acclaimed recent indie film. [more inside]
posted by overglow on Dec 3, 2008 - 4 answers

How can I find out when the movie Birth of a Nation premiered in Raleigh, NC? IMDB lists the movie's release date as 3/3/1915. I searched newspapers around that date and saw nothing. I believe the idea of movies opening nationwide on a single date is a relatively recent one, so it may be a different date than the one IMDB lists. [more inside]
posted by marxchivist on Nov 14, 2008 - 5 answers

What do you consider to be the best or most important movies of the past 20 years, whether Hollywood or international? I'm rebuilding much of my movie collection in 720p H.264 (approx 5GB each) or 1080p and want to be sure I don't miss anything. [more inside]
posted by thewalrus on Nov 12, 2008 - 42 answers

What are some of the best web & print resources to aid my exploration of Japanese film? [more inside]
posted by keith0718 on Nov 11, 2008 - 5 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

Please help me find films that depict heaven or the afterlife [more inside]
posted by cjets on Nov 5, 2008 - 42 answers

What are some classic, old sci-fi movies? [more inside]
posted by god particle on Oct 29, 2008 - 40 answers

Looking for good film depictions of the classic Victorian haunted house. [more inside]
posted by greenie2600 on Oct 20, 2008 - 10 answers

I'm looking for the best one man revenge against the world films ever. [more inside]
posted by fire&wings on Oct 19, 2008 - 50 answers