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[Yaya]

I'm getting into good movies, not the Hollywood crap coming out nowadays, and want to know of any good movies users have seen. I'm into indie, foreign and award-winning films or quirky stuff (a la David Lynch or David Cronenberg).

I also like movies that can change someone's life or stays in one's head long after watching them (Ikiru by Akira Kurosawa and Donnie Darko, for example).

[Underwaterbob]

Primer is worth a watch. Two if you want to understand what's going on.

[Senior]

There are a million best of lists on the internets. Just type "best of the decade" into google. Imdb has an OK Top 200 list, it is hopelessly biased towards recent movies, though. Ironman 2 will likely go top for a while.

[Bloopity Bloop]

Conversely, I'm more into Hollywood garbage more than I ever have been before. I don't have the energy/time/focus to invest myself in a "quality" film anymore--however you want to qualify that. For the sole purpose of entertainment, I actually prefer a Hollywood blockbuster.

All that s*** said, I DID have these on my to-see list (I hear they're supposed to be good):
- Gomorra
- Ajami
- Afghan Star
- The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
- Okuribito

[Kurtz]

Watched a good German movie the other day set in East Germany in the 1980's about an artist getting monitored by the Stasi called "The Lives of Others"

[Senior]

[Steelrails]

Tampopo- Classic Japanese movie about the perfect noodle. Offbeat comedy/drama.

Fritz Lang's M- Search for a Child Molester in Inter-war Germany.

A Raisin in the Sun- The screen adaptation of Lorraine Hansberry's classic, starring Sidney Poitier.

Anything with a Hepburn, Bogart, Grant, or Kelly in it.

[dumpring]

Love exposure / 愛のむきだし is one of my more recent must-see's. Excellent movie.

[ThingsComeAround]

I think you need to go to 낙원아캐이드

http://www.cinematheque.seoul.kr/

[prideofidaho]

I second Tanpopo.

Afghan Star isn't as good as it could have been, but it's worth a watch I reckon.

As for my own rec's. Check out some of Michael Haneke's stuff. He's a director and I find myself REALLY liking everything I've seen of his. I've seen the following and can recommend them: Cache, Funny Games, The White Ribbon.

[World Traveler]

Check out the South Korean movie "Crossing". I promise you you won't be disappointed!

[seonsengnimble]

Let's see here.

-Foreign Language directors-

Herzog: I wouldn't recommend Bad Lieutenant, though. It was pretty good, but it was really unHerzog. Stroszek, Fitzcarraldo and Nosferatu were all great. Also, Grizzly Man was possibly the best documentary I've seen, though it's in English.

Felini: 8 1/2 is great. So is La Strada. I don't remember the other Felini movies I've seen very well.

Ingmar Bergman: The Seventh Seal is a classic, and if you liked Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey, you'll like this one. Smiles of a Summer Night is also pretty good.

There are tons of great Asian directors as well, but I'm sure there are plenty of enthusiasts with better recommendations than me on this board.

-Misc Directors-

Sam Peckinpah: Straw Dogs and Bring me the Head of Alfredo Garcia are must sees.

Walter Hill: Hard Times and of course The Warriors

John Carpenter: He's pretty hit and miss for me. I love his campy sci-fi stuff but I'm not too fond of his horror films.

George A. Romero: An all around great zombie movie director.

Sergio Leone: Amazing Westerns with the best soundtracks and Once Upon a Time in America, which is way better than The God Father in my opinion.

[detourne_me]

I, too have fallen in love with Hollywood films these days.
Already booked my tickets for the Kick-Ass premiere here, and I can't wait for Iron Man next week. Maybe I should get tickets now!

Pandorum was a recent movie that flew under a lot of people's radar.
It's a lot like Event Horizon, but with more of a science fiction twist.

umm, some foreign film suggestions... any film by Wong Kar Wai if you like Hong Kong drama/comedy.

The same could be said for Takashi Miike if you like Japanese weirdness.

Park Chan Wook is a great Korean director, or if you like mind-rippingly mad stuff, check out Kim Gi Duk's movies too.

[Caffeinated]

I'll second the recommendation for LOVE EXPOSURE, (some) Kim Ki-duk and Michael Haneke (watch THE PIANO TEACHER and you get to see the exquisite Isabelle Huppert). Kim Ki-duk elevated himself with films like SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER... AND SPRING, and maybe 3-IRON and TIME.

One recommendation per director which is really hurts but here goes. Don't bother reading anything about the movie or the back of the DVD case, just pop it in the player and immerse yourself in these:

Luis Bunuel - THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE

Shohei Imamura - THE PORNOGRAPHERS

Jiang Wen - DEVILS AT THE DOORSTEP

Francois Truffaut - JULES AND JIM

Jean-Luc Godard - CONTEMPT

Paolo Sorrentino - IL DIVO

Roy Andersson - SONGS FROM THE SECOND FLOOR

Gaspar Noe - I STAND ALONE

Emir Kusturica - UNDERGROUND

Tsai Ming-liang - THE HOLE

Claire Denis - 35 SHOTS OF RUM

Arnaud Desplechin - KINGS AND QUEEN

Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne - THE CHILD

Guy Maddin - MY WINNIPEG

Lars von Trier - BREAKING THE WAVES

Dennis Assayas - SUMMER HOURS

Mohsen Makhmalbaf - A MOMENT OF INNOCENCE

Abbas Kiarostami - CLOSE-UP

Alain Resnais - LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD

Hisroshi Teshigahara - WOMAN ON THE DUNES

[Murakano]

I enjoyed the full length version of Das Boot ,a classic award winning German movie. If you`re in to any war time movies then I`d recommend it.