Spoiler filter - novels/scripts where the protagonist was in a coma/dead (etc) the whole time?
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posted by tzb
on Jan 18, 2013 -
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I'm especially interested in films about writers of color and writers from the global south. Any kind of film is fine - need not be a documentary. But a progressive/radical/critical outlook is appreciated! Particularly looking for films that will appeal to an intelligent but not super-theorized audience - ie, that documentary about Derrida is
not what we're looking for, and even the recent one about Zizek is an edge case.
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posted by Frowner
on Jan 9, 2013 -
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Please recommend stories about mental battles. Specifically, people overcoming deep-seated fears or beliefs.
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posted by fix
on May 3, 2012 -
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What are your favorite books (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, etc) and films about contemporary life in Paris, Munich, and/or Zurich (or their environs)? (Translated into English, of course).
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posted by tully_monster
on Feb 19, 2012 -
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Can you think of any examples of a famous character in a film (or book) who knew the future, or knew that a big event was definitely going to happen, and couldn't cope with that knowledge?
posted by Marzipan
on Dec 8, 2011 -
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What are the books and films that really get across the vibe of cities or regions in Southeast Asia?
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posted by phaedrus441
on Jun 1, 2011 -
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I'm looking for examples of charming but ultimately stoic and otherwise unflappable characters in print or film.
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posted by blahtsk
on Nov 2, 2010 -
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Are there small databases for music and (less importantly for me), books and movies that are available as sql dumps or flat txt files?
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posted by rainy
on May 28, 2010 -
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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?
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posted by keith0718
on Sep 3, 2009 -
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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!
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posted by metaBugs
on Apr 6, 2009 -
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I love stories about transformations and life changes, be they cheesy or serious. Recommend some to me!
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posted by different
on Nov 12, 2007 -
33 answers
Examples of movies, books, where the narrator lies to the audience as they tell their story?
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posted by scallion
on Sep 10, 2006 -
63 answers
I'm looking for books and\or films about the rise of Nazism and fascism. [+]
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posted by sanko
on Jan 23, 2005 -
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