Netflix suggestions?

[Lavender Brown]

I have to add to my queue and I don't know where to begin. I'm trying to resist the urge to get movies I love that I've already seen 5 trillion times. I'd really like to see some older movies... maybe a historical drama of some kind? Any ideas welcome. :hi:

[Ptah]

1. Here are three 'historical' recommendations

Festival Express (2003)
In the summer of 1970, a chartered train crossed the length and
breadth of Canada, carrying some of the world's greatest rock bands
as its passengers. Festival Express documents this historical journey.
Follow The Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Buddy Guy and
others as they live (and party) together for five days, stopping in
major cities along the way to play live concerts.


Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music (1970)
The director's cut of Michael Wadleigh's Oscar-winning documentary
restores 40 minutes of footage snipped from the original 1970 release.
With the help of a young editor named Martin Scorsese, Wadleigh not only
chronicles Woodstock's memorable music and legendary artists, he also
captures the festival's dauntless free spirit. The DVD features live performances
from, among others, Jimi Hendrix; the Who; Janis Joplin; and Crosby, Stills and Nash.


The Last Waltz (1978)
On Thanksgiving Day 1976, more than 5,000 cheering fans gathered for the historic f
arewell concert of The Band, a Canadian country-soul-R&B group formed in 1960.
Director Martin Scorsese was present at the big event and later edited the concert footage
to create this documentary, interspersing band interviews with performances by legends
such as Eric Clapton, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Bob Dylan and Emmylou Harris.


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[Lavender Brown]

2. Ooh...

That's what I'm talking about. Thanks Ptah!

[Ptah]

5. Here are three others you might enjoy:

A River Runs Through It (1992)
Director Robert Redford narrates this nostalgically American true story
of two Montana brothers whose fly-fishing symbolizes their lives.
The older brother (Craig Sheffer) makes plans and works hard,
while the younger (Brad Pitt) does as he pleases and follows his gut;
both struggle to live up to their father's high standards in fishing and morals.
This character drama clinched an Oscar for Best Cinematography and two other Academy nominations.


Chicago (2002)
Roxie Hart (Renee Zellweger) hungers for stardom, but instead ends up in the slammer
in 2002's Best Picture winner. Velma Kelly (Catherine Zeta-Jones) is a superstar whose fame flares
-- then dims -- when she shoots her cheating husband and lands in jail.
When Velma's lawyer, notorious Billy Flynn (Richard Gere), makes Roxie a tabloid sensation,
he sets up a singing, dancing catfight between the two ambitious women. Based on the Broadway musical.





Oklahoma! (1955)
During Oklahoma's freewheeling territorial days, coquettish Laurey Williams (Shirley Jones)
falls for good-natured cowboy Curly McLain (Gordon MacRae). Unfortunately,
she also provokes the unwanted affections of brooding hired hand Jud Fry (Rod Steiger).
Classic Rodgers and Hammerstein songs abound in this Academy Award-winning musical
from director Fred Zinnemann that was adapted for the big screen after a successful Broadway run.


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[Lavender Brown]

9. That first one -

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[Ptah]

12. Yes, that one does get the waterworks flowing.

:cry:

[seemunkee]

3. Battle of Algiers

Not a movie but a very interesting BBC TV series is Reilly Ace of Spies

[Lavender Brown]

6. I always forget that you can get TV shows from Netflix

I miss getting BBC America - I'll have to see if that show is available. Thanks!

[China_cat]

4. A lot of the old Hitchcock movies

are great choices if not 'historical drama'. Rear Window, Vertigo, North by Northwest. All good watching.

[Lavender Brown]

8. I've seen those...

but I know there are some Hitchcock movies I haven't gotten around to yet. Thank you. :)

[smtpgirl]

13. Hitchcock is great

Rope
Shadow of a Doubt,

Some Indies

200 Cigarettes
Go!
Requiem for a Dream
Eraserhead


Good Movies

Gattaca
THX1138
Bend it Like Beckham
TAPS
Crypt of the Vampire

[Beaverhausen]

7. Everything is Illuminated

great film from 2005. Quirky yet deep and intense. I highly recommend it.

[Lavender Brown]

10. I totally don't remember that being in the theaters

even though I remember reading a lot about it when it was still being made (and about the original book). I definitely want to check that one out. :thumbsup:

[ghostsofgiants]

11. I'll second that one.

[LoZoccolo]

14. /Style Wars/

It's a documentary that's mostly about grafitti, but fits it into the larger hip-hop culture, shot in 1982. Some really beautiful painted train cars are featured.

The web site is probably my favorite site done for a movie as well:

http://www.stylewars.com

[taterguy]

15. I really liked Stander

It's the true story of a South African cop in the 1970s that gets disgusted with what he's doing, realizes that the police are distracted and decides to become a bank robber.

Another must-see historical drama is Breaker Morant. It's about Aussie commandos during the Boer War but has all sorts of application to today and when following orders becomes a war crime.

[politicat]

16. Do you like Mysteries and can you handle BBC no budget productions?

The Harriet Vane and Lord Peter Whimseys are wonderful. Get the Edward Petherbridge versions; he's a much better Whimsey than Ian Carmichael, though those are good. The films are Strong Poison, Have his Carcase and Gaudy Night.

If you like documentaries, try Live Nude Girls Unite! It's about the sex worker union movement in San Francisco.

The Thin Man series from the 30s is great fun.

[RumpusCat]

20. Oh, you beat me to The Thin Man!

One of my favorite series ever. It cracks me up watching the main characters plowing thru the whiskey and rye. My favorite scenes is the one where the mob lackey tries to kill them (in their separate Lucy and Ricky-style beds) and they defeat him and immediately have drinks after! LOL

[Bossy Monkey]

17. Matewan

John Sayles on the unionization of the West Virginia coal miners in the early 20th century. Chris Cooper, Mary McDonnell, James Earl Jones, that guy who's been a heavy in everything since "Emergency" (ok, Kevin Tighe). Awesome. Electrifying. Unforgettable.

[CBHagman]

18. My NetFlix queue is just packed with John Sayles.

I'm making up for lost time!

One Sayles movie you mustn't miss is Silver City (2004). On the surface it's a ripped-from the headlines story of an inarticulate gubernatorial candidate (Chris Cooper again!) and what happens when a potential scandal erupts during the filming of a campaign commercial. On another, it's about all the things a good Sayles movie is about -- community, patching together an apparently wrecked life, etc. Don't miss the special features on the DVD.

And if you like British comedies, consider Coupling, at least the first three seasons. I understand it goes downhill a bit without Richard Coyle (Jeff).

[Lavender Brown]

28. I had to watch a lot of John Sayles for a high school film class

He's from my sort-of hometown - one of our few claims to fame. :)

[RumpusCat]

19. The original Manchurian Candidate

Angela Lansbury (yes, the lady from Murder, She Wrote) is sublime in that one. A billion times better than the remake.

If you haven't seen The Graduate I'd recommend it, it's a classic.

If you like detective movies/noir please rent The Thin Man, not enough people have seen that movie and it's amazingly funny. Try to keep track of how much the main characters drink in it!

I just watched the Enron documentary The Smartest Guys in the Room and was very entertained but I'm a nerd--it might be a bit economics-heavy for some. :hi:

[Corgigal]

21. The Lost Prince

Amazing movie. It was shown on PBS last year.
Here is some info on that movie,

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/lostprince/index.html

[Wally101]

22. 12 Angry Men

The original black and white version with Henry Fonda. Those boys sure could act back then.


Mark

[Dem2theMax]

23. Two films that don't fit your catagory, but -

they were wonderful.

Songcatcher

Dear Frankie

[jpgray]

24. -Lion in Winter-

Kicks all kinds of ass, probably one of the finest casts ever assembled.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. Everything Is Illuminated

This is a really good movie, from 2005, that I've seen twice in the past few months and it immediately became a favorite of mine. It's about a young Jewish guy (Elijah Wood) who is a "collector," is into family history, who goes to the Ukraine in search of the woman who saved his grandfather's life during WWII. It's very touching and sad, but also has many extremely funny parts. My favorite character is the dog, Sammy Davis Junior Junior, his guide's grandfather's "officious seeing eye bitch," a border collie with an attitude, LOL. Someone else here was asking for suggestions about a movie to rent a few months ago and three of us hijacked the thread, raving about this movie. I know that you'd like it. Here's the link to IMDb, and, after you've seen the movie, you will appreciate this video. The main character's guide/translator is funny and likable and in real life has a band of his own. This song has become my new favorite. It plays with the credits.:-)

movie: Everything Is Illuminated
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0404030/

video: Gogol Bordello - start wearing purple
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_81l4DXlwM

Rhiannon:hi:

[XemaSab]

26. You seen the Harry Potter movies?

:D

[China_cat]

27. I just thought of one that I loved

that is very little known. Windwalker. About the life of an old native American. You might enjoy it.

[Lavender Brown]

29. Thank you everyone!

I now have more movies to see than I have time to see them. :D

[NeoConsSuck]

30. The Last Picture Show