Anyone got any ideas for a great movie to review for a magazine project?

Question

any genre, any country.

I am aiming for a two page spread in world Cinema,
films that to you are mindblowing, thought provoking, philosophical or filmed in with cinematographic flamboyance and beauty.....

Answer 1

I think Crash is a wonderful movie, much meaning, very visually stimulating, not sure what you're doing, but it would be very attractive and still have major impact.

Answer 2

Children of Heaven - Iranian movie about a boy who accidentally loses his sister's shoes and must share his own sneakers with her in a sort of relay while each attends school at different times during the day.

Running With Scissors - A woman decides her son should be raised by her psychiatrist. Adaptation of a memoir by Augusten Burroughs. Was a best-seller.

Answer 3

Here are a few suggestions, depending on what style of movie you enjoy. I chose mvoeis that may not be as well-known in America. These movies are among the most influential in cinema history:

-Federico Fellini's "La Dolce Vita" about Italy in the 50s and wild life there;
-Akira Kurosawa's "Rashomon" about one story and different points of view,
-Mathieu Kassovitz's "La Haine" about racism, boredom and violence in French suburbs,
-Wolfgang Petersen's "Das Boot" about war and life aboard a WWII submarine,

If you want to go into more "alternative" (i.e. more interesting movies):

-David Lynch's "Lost Highway"
-Wong Kar Wai's "Chungking Express"
-Ingmar Bergman's "Seventh Seal"

The list is obviously non-exhaustive, but should give you ideas on classics that are great to review.

Answer 4

21 Grams - Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro

Heat - DeNiro, Pacino, Val Kilmer, Tom Sizemore

The New World - Colin Farrel as Christopher Columbus

Answer 5

The German cult classic "Der Schuh des Manitu" is absolutely hilarious. It has Michael Bully Herbig and his comedy crew, and is a parody of American and German western movies... Absolutely the funniest movie of all time. I'm not sure you can get it in anything but region 2 DVD though.

Answer 6

Maybe something that's good and relevant - especially something with layers of meaning... How about Children or Men or Pan's Labyrinth?

Answer 7

Man Bites Dog (France)