Indie Films You Should See

[SlamShut]

I see a lot of discussion about major release films, but there's a wagonload of indies that have been out in the last year or two that have been like finding gold. Fried gold, in chocolate sauce, with crack sprinklins.

So here's a topic for indie film discussion.

Some faves of mine from recently... in no particular order:

The Chumscrubber - interesting story about high-school kids, perscription drugs, kidnapping, parental apathy, and weird post-apocalyptic cartoon shows. Dark, weird, and funny.

Dirty Pretty Things - Chiwetel Ejiofor, probably the best character actor to emerge in the last five years (you might have seen him as the villain in either "Serenity" or "Four Brothers") stars in this twisted mystery about immigrants in London. Very watchable. Oh, and it's got Audrey Tautou.

Mysterious Skin - a brutal look at child-molestation, its after-effects, and how different people cope with trauma. Very watchable, excellent performance by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who used to be the kid on 3rd Rock From The Sun, and is proving to be one of the most solid talents of recent years-- check out the trailer for "Brick" and start anticipating). *warning* If you're one of those people who can't stop giggling and sweating about "Brokeback Mountain's" subject matter, stay the fuck away from this one-- this will have you hiding behind the couch with your head in a sack. Absolutely unforgettable movie.

Igby Goes Down - sharp little Salinger-esque black comedy about a prep-school kid played by Kieran Culkin (Macauley's brother) who doesn't fit into the mold. Think "Catcher In The Rye" crossed with "The Graduate." Also features Ryan Phillipe in a role that doesn't make you want to kick the TV screen.

Love Liza - Phillip Seymour Hoffman stars in this wrenching film about what happens when your wife commits suicide, and leaves you alone to cope with the grief. Stellar film. Some of Hoffman's best work.

The Station Agent - Quiet little movie about a man born with dwarfism who moves into an abandoned train station, and begins to integrate himself into the local townsfolk's life. Watch for Bobby Cannavale's performance-- a real surprise. Great movie with real, breathing characters. One of my personal favorites.

Thumbsucker - Weird movie about a kid trying to stop sucking his thumb. Cast that will knock you for a loop-- Keanu Reeves, Vince Vaughan, Benjamin Bratt, Tilda Swinton, and Vincent D'Onofrio. Good soundtrack and good performances.

Primer - dense, quiet sci-fi film about two guys who start building something in their garage after work one day... and are shocked at what it can do. Don't let anyone ruin the surprises in this one-- they're subtle, but can make your jaw drop.

American Splendor - Paul Giamatti's best film work to date, playing Robert-Crumb-contemporary cartoonist Harvey Pekar. Very funny, very bleak, very Giamatti.

If you've seen any of these, throw me a comment. If you haven't, well... now you have a list for the video store.

Anyone else have suggestions? I'm always scouring the shelves for a great undiscovered gem.

[Deacon]

Not sure if I like "Primer" or not. I've watched it a few times, and it's certainly interesting, but I just find it unnecessarily obtuse towards the end. Even after multiple viewings, I still find the storytelling to be too confusing. It's quite an achievement for a low budget movie, though.

Most of the independent movies I see are foreign, so...

"Oldboy". Absolutely amazing film. Perverse, twisted, and totally engrossing. Not to mention featuring the most incredible fight sequence in recent years.

"Kontroll". Hungarian film set completely in the Budapest subway system about a group of offbeat ticket collectors. A mixture of black comedy, symbolism and thriller elements, and a nicely enigmatic ending.

"A Tale of Two Sisters". Korean movie that's either a dark ghost story, or a psychological drama about a messed-up family. The storytelling also gets (really) confusing towards the end, but there's so much going on that it rewards repeat viewings.

[SlamShut]

"Oldboy". Absolutely amazing film. Perverse, twisted, and totally engrossing. Not to mention featuring the most incredible fight sequence in recent years.

Ah, yes. The hallway. That's some truly sick-ass shit right there. Loved that.

Great film, but felt front-loaded to me. I was locked in for the first hour, thought the third fourth was draggy, but wow, quite the jawdropper provided in the last reel.

I'll be checking out those other two titles when I get a shot at them, though. Thanks for the heads up.

Good to hear from you, by the way, Deac-- been too long.

[KingVoyeur]

"A Tale of Two Sisters". Korean movie that's either a dark ghost story, or a psychological drama about a messed-up family. The storytelling also gets (really) confusing towards the end, but there's so much going on that it rewards repeat viewings.

I rented that one, but halfway through my DVD player started messing up, freezing, jumping frames, and the like, but if I skipped to about three-fourths of the way through it was ok to the end. That movie is confusing to begin with, try watching it when it skips!

Some of the ones I've seen recently-

Love Object- Twisted tale of a shy man who falls in love with a sex doll, then falls in love with a co-worker, then imagines the doll is jealous and telling him to do crazy things. Insanity, dismemberment and S&M ensue. Plus, Udo Kier!

Teknolust - Tilda Swinton plays not one, not two, but four parts in this quirky little sci-fi entry. She plays a doctor who creates 3 copies of herself, Ruby, Marine, and Olive. Since they're created from her DNA, they need nourishment from the male X-chromosome to survive. Ruby goes out and seduces men to get it and share it with her sisters, however, every man she "encounters" becomes impotent and develops a weird rash in the shape of a number on their forehead.

And how can anyone forget Donnie Darko?

[Jarl]

Yeah, Donnie Darko. Good one.
Technically the Star Wars films are independent, but that's neither here nor there.
Nothing So Strange- A documentary examining the December 2nd, 1999 assassination of Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Los Angeles, and the group of key players seeking to unravel the mystery of his alleged assassin as well as the circumstances surrounding his death.

-Really good, you should see it.

[Trazalca]

Bubba Ho-Tep
Has to be seen to be believed. You see, Elvis is still
alive, but living in an old folks home, and has a black man claiming to be
the real JFK for a buddy. Both face a soul sucking Mummy to the last.
And oh yeah. Mr. "Hail-to-the-King-Baby!" Bruce Campbell plays the King of RnR himself. Though I expected to watch a horror show, what I got
instead was a very well acted blend of comedy, horror, and humanity
that often enough was touching, if not a bit heartbreaking, with Elvis
looking on his past with touches of regret.
Bruce Campbell was nothing short of awesome in this one.
TCB Baby! :D

Swimming Pool
Yes, it is terribly slow at the start, until carefree teen girl comes up
in the plot, almost rudely at first, and shakes up an author's quiet paradise
getaway. It very well takes its time with itself, but by the end of the movie,
you will want to see this movie again right away. Why? Because the ending
will give you such a double-take, your neck might snap.
And before you know it, you'll find yourself looking for clues, which believe it
or not, you may begin to find within the first few frames, if not the first
two scenes. An intelligent thriller-mystery story.
And for the fun of it, here's your first clue, as provided by Roger Ebert's
review of the film: "After it is over, you will want to go back and think things through again, and I can help you by suggesting there is one, and only one, interpretation that resolves all of the difficulties, but if I told you, you would have to kill me." :smirk:

[kah]

Yeah, Donnie Darko. Good one.
Technically the Star Wars films are independent, but that's neither here nor there.
Nothing So Strange- A documentary examining the December 2nd, 1999 assassination of Microsoft CEO Bill Gates in Los Angeles, and the group of key players seeking to unravel the mystery of his alleged assassin as well as the circumstances surrounding his death.

-Really good, you should see it.


I just kept looking at this and saying- wtf? Bill Gates is not dead. And he certainly didn't die 6 years ago. Then, I looked up the website for Nothing So Strange, and saw that it was a Mock-umentary, not a Doc-umentary. Like Michael Moore's films.:wink:

[KingVoyeur]

Bubba Ho-Tep
Has to be seen to be believed. You see, Elvis is still
alive, but living in an old folks home, and has a black man claiming to be
the real JFK for a buddy. Both face a soul sucking Mummy to the last.
And oh yeah. Mr. "Hail-to-the-King-Baby!" Bruce Campbell plays the King of RnR himself. Though I expected to watch a horror show, what I got
instead was a very well acted blend of comedy, horror, and humanity
that often enough was touching, if not a bit heartbreaking, with Elvis
looking on his past with touches of regret.
Bruce Campbell was nothing short of awesome in this one.
TCB Baby!

That movie was great, I can't wait until the sequel comes out. I met one of the producers last year when he was here filming a Lucha movie (Mil Mascaras vs. The Aztec Mummy if you wanna look it up, PJ Soles and the guy who played Harpo in The Color Purple are in it!), and he says that the the sequel involves The King, Black JFK and some evil vampire babes. Groovy!

[DaForce]

That movie was great, I can't wait until the sequel comes out. I met one of the producers last year when he was here filming a Lucha movie (Mil Mascaras vs. The Aztec Mummy if you wanna look it up, PJ Soles and the guy who played Harpo in The Color Purple are in it!), and he says that the the sequel involves The King, Black JFK and some evil vampire babes. Groovy!



Um...without giving anything away from the first movie...this is a prequel right?

[tstone]

Free Enterprise-A geek anthem if there ever was one.

What the Bleep Do We Know?-Pop arty plunge into the world of quantum reality.

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavera-Humorous spoof of bad 50s pulp scifi.

[Garber]

four new indie films you should check out (no particular order):

1. Forty Shades of Blue
2. Squid and the Whale
3. Favela Rising
4. Junebug

[KingVoyeur]

Um...without giving anything away from the first movie...this is a prequel right?

Honestly, I'm not sure. I wouldn't put it past them to make it happen after the first one though, they could come up with something kooky.

[Jarl]

I remember reading that it's a prequel set sometime right after he made the movie set in Hawaii.

-To be honest, I never followed the King's hollywood career all that much, so I can't accurately date the film.

[SlamShut]

It's not really an indie, more of an 'under-the-radar' film, but we just got back from the videostore with a copy of "Mirrormask." Been wanting to see this one for a while. I will post impressions later.

SlamWife insists that we watch "Wallace & Gromit" first, though, and I also rented "Saw II." :eyebrow:

It's movie night at the SlamHouse.

[Natalie]

The Station Agent was very good, but of course, nearly anything with Patricia Clarkson is good....except for that unfortunate Simply Irresistable thing with Sean Patrick Flannery and Sarah Michelle Gellar, but no one can be perfect all the time.

[Quasar]

It's not really an indie, more of an 'under-the-radar' film, but we just got back from the videostore with a copy of "Mirrormask." Been wanting to see this one for a while. I will post impressions later.

I wanted to see that but never got around to it. Let me know what you thought of it.

[SlamShut]

Well, I made it through "Wallace & Gromit" (which was cute, I guess) and "Saw II" (which was better than I thought it would be, but had some incredibly silly shit in it), And fell asleep about halfway through "Mirrormask."

What I saw of it looked good, though, so I'll throw it in again tonight.

[Ronnie]

Howl's Moving Castle - From the director of Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, another magical story and amazing animation.

The plot is much too complicated to be easily summarized, let's just say there is a young girl turned into an old woman, a one-legged scarecrow, the mysterious Howl and his equally mysterious floating castle, warring kingdoms, an evil sorceress and schemes and counter-schemes. All-in-all, fun for everyone.

Official website (http://www.disney.com/castle)

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Wolf Creek.

A gem from Australia that has some mesmerizing performances in it, as well as just great locations. I mean, the Wolf Creek crater is just awesome.

[KingVoyeur]

Just watched Mirrormask. Pretty good movie. Some of the most stunning visuals I've seen in a while, definitely imaginative. The storyline itself is pretty typical of "stranded-in-magical-land-trying-to-find-magical-object-while-battling-evil-bent-on-conquering-land-before-finding-way-back-home" movies (i.e. Wizard of Oz), but it's done in such an imaginative way you don't care. Also, you'll never again be able to listen to the Carpenter song "(They Long to be) Close to You" without being slightly creeped out...

[SlamShut]

Yeah, I finished up "Mirrormask" the other day, finally. I decided something-- I didn't really dig Dave McKean's visual style back when he was doing the Sandman covers, and I don't really dig it now. I kept wishing for a different look to emerge in the movie-- it all just looked like a freshman-year art school collage to me.

For some people, McKean's style is pleasing. It's just not my bag.

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Free Enterprise-A geek anthem if there ever was one.

What the Bleep Do We Know?-Pop arty plunge into the world of quantum reality.

The Lost Skeleton of Cadavera-Humorous spoof of bad 50s pulp scifi.

I re-watched "Skeleton" the other night. It is more funny on the 2nd viewing.

[KingVoyeur]

Girls Will be Girls is pretty damn funny, about 3 women (men playing women, not drag queens), Edie, Coco and Varla (Edie is played by Jack Plotnik, who voices Drawn Together's Xandir, and Coco is played by Coco Peru) looking for love and fame in Hollywood. Packed full of great one-liners.

Examples:

Edie (to Varla): Yes, we were all devastated when your mother offed herself.
Coco: Edie!
Edie: Oh, I'm sorry. Passed herself away.

Coco (to Edie): What do you think about having a dog in the house?
Edie: I'm sorry, have I been staring?

Edie: I can drive just fine.
Coco: You mowed down a family of 4!
Edie: It was a family of 6! I only killed 4. Besides, who has picnics in their own backyard?

Check it out!

[Ronnie]

My Summer of Love - City girl meets country girl in this winner of the Best British Film of the year.

Mona (Nathalie Press) lives above the pub she and her brother inherited. Life in the Yorkshire valley is not very exciting, but her brother's religious conversion - and his subsequent religious conversion of the pub - is not the kind of excitement Mona seeks.

Tamsin (Emily Blunt), a rich girl, is spending the summer in the sumptuous country home with Dad and his "personal assistant". Horseback riding through the countryside does little to quell Tamsin's boredom.

These two lonely teenagers meet up and form a bond that lasts the summer. While they overcome their dreariness, they overlook the differences which will affect them in ways they didn't expect come the end of the summer.

Official website (http://www.mysummeroflovemovie.com)

[Adam54]

Y'know...you have to be in the right mood and have some time on your hands, but watching Before Sunrise and Before Sunset back to back can be one hell of an amazing movie experience. Downright spiritual, even.

[Ronnie]

Junebug - In case you missed it, you should see this charming little film about an "outsider" art dealer, Madeline (Embeth Davidtz), who marries into the middle-class southern family of George (Alessandro Nivola). When the family doesn't come and visit them in Chicago, the newlyweds decide to take a business trip to North Carolina so Madeline can meet the in-laws.

What could have easily turned into a one note hillbilly-fest turns out to be a sharply-written, splendidly-acted heartfelt observation about family quirks and loyalty.

In a time of deserving but overlooked films, Junebug (http://www.junebugmovie.com) is probably the most deserving. Give it a look...

[sickness]

Eldarion, Shaun of the Dead is the best zombie movie ever. I absolutely love that movie and I hate zombie movies. The best part is the humor is not distinctly British. It's got a dry wit, for sure, but it's mostly intelligent humor.

[Ronnie]

Capote - What with the Oscars and all, it doesn't really need additional hype but I can't recommend it enough... The always watchable Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Truman Capote during the writing of In Cold Blood.

Hoffman captures the young and hungry Capote who, coming off his success with Breakfast at Tiffany's, is onto the story of a lifetime as he befriends, and some suspect betrays, two young men on trial for a mass-murder in Kansas. Along for the ride, and to hold Truman's hand, is Harper Lee (Catherin Keener) who is working on To Kill a Mockingbird.

[DaForce]

Capote - What with the Oscars and all, it doesn't really need additional hype but I can't recommend it enough... The always watchable Philip Seymour Hoffman stars as Truman Capote during the writing of In Cold Blood.

Hoffman captures the young and hungry Capote who, coming off his success with Breakfast at Tiffany's, is onto the story of a lifetime as he befriends, and some suspect betrays, two young men on trial for a mass-murder in Kansas. Along for the ride, and to hold Truman's hand, is Harper Lee (Catherin Keener) who is working on To Kill a Mockingbird.

Is this really an indie pic? I thought it was a major studio release.

[Adam54]

It was Focus Features, wasn't it? I don't recall. Regardless, it'd probably fall under the age old debate of what constitutes an "indie" film.

Regardless, I agree with Ronnie. Very solid movie, and Hoffman was phenomenal as Capote. I wouldn't have given it the Best Picture nod that it got, but it definitely would fall into my ten best of last year.

[neglet]

Whether or not "Capote" is indie--it certainly isn't what I'd call mainstream--I'd also recommend seeing this very good flick, with an amazing turn by Hoffman as Capote and the always-excellent Catherine Keener. (Just watched her in 1996's "Walking and Talking." Yay for the Independent Film Channel on DirecTV, I see more "I always wanted to see that" indies that way.)

And speaking of older indies, if you never saw "Shadowlands," with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger as C.S. Lewis and his American wife, you should. What a wonderful movie that was. It may have been a major studio release (I don't recall), but it has a real indie spirit, full of discussions about life, death, God, and love. Plus you get to see Hopkins in a role before he became the "Sir Anthony Hopkins" who maybe will-maybe won't retire because this acting stuff is boring or beneath him.

[Rowanberry]

And speaking of older indies, if you never saw "Shadowlands," with Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger as C.S. Lewis and his American wife, you should. What a wonderful movie that was. It may have been a major studio release (I don't recall), but it has a real indie spirit, full of discussions about life, death, God, and love. Plus you get to see Hopkins in a role before he became the "Sir Anthony Hopkins" who maybe will-maybe won't retire because this acting stuff is boring or beneath him.

I second that recommendation. :cool: Shadowlands is one of my all time favourite movies.

[Ronnie]

Paradise Now - OK, so if Capote is too mainstream for you, how about Paradise Now? Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Language Film and Golden Globe winner for Best Foreign Film, Paradise Now is the story of two friends chosen to be suicide bombers. We follow the men for two days as they prepare themselves to cross into Israel and blow themselves up.

Told exclusively from the Palestinian point of view, we see not crazed bombers, but young men chosen for a duty they hesitantly embrace and fear. And, we see a movie calling for peace from all sides.

Shot on location in dangerous circumstances, Paradise Now (http://www.paradisenowthemovie.com) is sure to inspire much heated debate.

[Trazalca]

That movie was great, I can't wait until the sequel comes out. I met one of the producers last year when he was here filming a Lucha movie (Mil Mascaras vs. The Aztec Mummy if you wanna look it up, PJ Soles and the guy who played Harpo in The Color Purple are in it!), and he says that the the sequel involves The King, Black JFK and some evil vampire babes. Groovy!

Check this out:

From SciFi.com-

Bubba Nosferatu On Track

Director Don Coscarelli told SCI FI Wire that his once-scuttled plans for Bubba Nosferatu, a prequel to his monster-fighting Bubba Ho-tep movie, may be back on track after a series of major setbacks. First, the studio that owned the original title, MGM, was sold; then co-star Ossie Davis died last year. But what started off as a joke in the final frames of the 2002 cult hit may now be resurrected as a reality again, Coscarelli said in an interview.

"I'm putting a big effort into doing Bubba Nosferatu now," said Coscarelli, who wrote and directed the original dark comedy about an elderly Elvis (Bruce Campbell) and black John F. Kennedy (Davis) in a nursing home who fight an ancient Egyptian mummy curse.

"The project has a life of its own," said Coscarelli, who is working on the script in collaboration with writer Joe R. Lansdale, who came up with the original short story. "People seem to want it. We just have to get it finished. The whole idea of Bubba Nosferatu was a joke." The end of Bubba Ho-tep promised a sequel: Bubba Nosferatu: The Curse of the She-Vampire, starring Sebastian Haff, the fictional Elvis impersonator who supposedly switched places with the real Elvis and then wouldn't switch back.

The prequel will show the King in his 30s as he dabbles in the world of black magic and voodoo. "Bruce can't wait to put his Elvis jumpsuit back on again," Coscarelli said. "We hope to shoot this year."

Bubba Ho-tep got great buzz when it debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2002. Coscarelli started taking a follow-up movie seriously and turned the title into a prequel so that Campbell could play a younger Elvis without the prosthetics and hours of makeup required for Bubba Ho-tep.

Coscarelli said he was devastated by Davis' death and was sad he couldn't have the actor reprise his role. But, he promised, "Elvis will have a whole new set of companions as he battles these creatures." (BloodyDisgusting.com reported a rumor that Paul Giamatti is in line to play Elvis' legendary manager, Col. Tom Parker.) Coscarelli also teased that the potential franchise could continue on indefinitely. He's already throwing out a title for the third film, Bubba Sasquatch.

[KingVoyeur]

Apparently it takes place in New Orleans too. I can't wait for this one, loved the original. Could be a fun franchise for Bruce Campbell, he needs another campy horror series.

[Ronnie]

The White Countess - The very last film from Merchant/Ivory. Do mourning clothes come in white linen?

Shanghai, 1936. The world is heading for war, but inside Mr Jackson's bar, the world is kept away. The blind Mr Jackson (Ralph Fiennes) needs the perfect hostess for the perfect bar and the fallen countess Sofia (Natasha Richardson) fills the part perfectly.

Yet even the perfect little bar cannot keep the world away forever. As Japan prepares to invade Shanghai, we once again discover the problems of two people aren't worth a hill of beans in this world.

[StrangeBookLover]

Ginger Snaps is an amazing indie horror film about werewolves. The first sequel is also good, but the third...well I didn't like it anyway. It's a Canadian movie and I didn't want to watch it at first, but a friend got me to watch it and I really really liked it. I highly recommend it.

[Metuzalem]

Sorry If everyone has mentioned this already but I think you should all head out and see Brick . I caught it the other night and, not quite knowing what to expect, totally loved it. Sometimes it was too fast to follow for me though. Excellent performances and cast though.

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

"The Commitments." A great film, just one of the best. And when they get good, do they ever do some Motown!

[pokernut951]

Baadasssss! - Dir. Mario Van Peebles (2003)

Mario Van Peebles plays his father Melvin Van Peebles in the story about how he made Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song in 1971. The movie that started the whole so called Blaxploitation movement. Before Sweetback, Shaft was going to be a white man. This is a very interesting story. I was very surprised.

Check out the Title it has on IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367790/

[Asonokirk V 2.0]

Baadasssss! - Dir. Mario Van Peebles (2003)

Mario Van Peebles plays his father Melvin Van Peebles in the story about how he made Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song in 1971. The movie that started the whole so called Blaxploitation movement. Before Sweetback, Shaft was going to be a white man. This is a very interesting story. I was very surprised.

Check out the Title it has on IMDB

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0367790/

This was an EXCELLENT movie. And a very loving tribute by Mario for his dad. This was the best movie I've ever seen about MAKING movies. If you want to be a filmmaker, start by seeing this movie.

[autumnvercettia]

So i just went to the store and bought many movies mentioned here, and i haven't quite got to any of them yet but i'm really excited too!

but i have some to let you guys in on!

Look Both Ways - An australian movie about the things that bother people and how it affects the way they see the world... absolutely stunning.

Memento - About a guy who can't remember things, so he makes ways to remember... a story of his life.

Eternal Sunshine of the spotless mind - "In Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, a guy decides to have the memories of his ex-girlfriend erased after she's had him erased from her own memory--but midway through the procedure, he changes his mind and struggles to hang on to their experiences together."

I Heart Huckabees - "a flawed yet endearingly audacious screwball romp that dares to ponder life's biggest questions."

Mulholland Drive - "a love story in the city of dreams"

Awakenings - "a story of a neurologist who discovers that the drug L-Dopa can be used to "unlock" patients in a mental hospital from the mysterious sleeping sickness that has left them utterly immobilized"

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas - "an endless series of repetitive scenes involving rampant substance abuse and the hallucinogenic fallout of a road trip that's run crazily out of control"

Me and You and Everyone we know - A story about people experiencing life and connections

Transamerica - Story of a sex change and the effects...

Ghost World - "If you've ever felt alienated by the world around you, Ghost World will offer laughter, tears, and reassurance that you are definitely not alone."

What Dreams May Come - A story about a man who experiences after life, only his wasn't ready for him.

Elephant - "depicts students at a high school before and during a harrowing, Columbine-style shooting."

Pi - Made by the same people as Requiem for a dream, "Patterns exist everywhere: in nature, in science, in religion, in business. Max Cohen (played hauntingly by Sean Gullette) is a mathematician searching for these patterns in everything."

Loose Change:Second Edition - A documenatry about the truth based on evidence of 911, made by teens just looking for an answer. NOTHING LIKE MOORE.

Wicker Park - "a romance had an oddly abrupt end after Lisa left without a word, so when Matthew thinks he sees her upon returning to Chicago, he starts lying to his fiancée and practically stalking his old flame before becoming entangled in a strange tryst with a lovesick nurse"

Garden State - How has no one mentioned this one? One of the best indie films you'll ever see, about a guy who is living the oddities of life. The dialogue and acting in this movie is brilliant. wow.

French Kiss - About a girl who has his man leave him, so she ventures to get him back, but on her flight towards him she encounters a french thief.

All i can think of right now! hope i could bless your eyes :)

[autumnvercettia]

oh and i almost forgot one of my all time favorites!

The Squid and The Whale - A movie about two brothers going through their parents divorce, while one retains his fathers attributes the other exposes qualities like his mother. An intricate connection of contrasting feelings. I love this movie!

[Ronnie]

The Passenger - Sony rereleased this film back into theatres. I saw it back in May and thought it was really good. Shot during the Golden Age of Jack Nicholson (before winning an Academy Award), and directed by one of the most frustrating masters of cinema, Michelangelo Antonioni (Blow Up, Zabriskie Point), The Passenger seems to have everything going for it including Maria Schneider of Last Tango in Paris fame..

Jack plays a reporter who switches identities with a dead man, who turns out to be wanted by North African guerillas. He meets Maria, who has no name in the film, and they travel until they don't anymore. Sometimes they talk. Enjoy.