What strange things
A collection of titles stumbled upon or suggested by friends, acquaintances and a few total strangers.
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- DirectorBanjong PisanthanakunParkpoom WongpoomStarsAnanda EveringhamNatthaweeranuch ThongmeeAchita SikamanaA young photographer and his girlfriend discover mysterious shadows in their photographs after a tragic accident. They soon learn that you can not escape your past.Approached a beautiful young woman whose name I never knew simply on the basis that I overheard her at work talking about her film collection. I asked her what she thought was good, and she brought this in.
- DirectorDave SilverStarsJena MalonePamela GrayPeter McRobbieA woman returns home to have a baby and witnesses an environmental accident involving genetically modified crop of corn. Doubted by the community, she questions her own sanity as she tries to discover what's happening.One of my best friends handed this to me. Said something like don't let the cover give you the wrong idea, it is really pretty good. He was right. More of a political treatise than I was expecting, but very well done.
- DirectorAlexandre BustilloJulien MauryStarsAlysson ParadisJean-Baptiste TabourinClaude LuléFour months after the death of her husband, a woman on the brink of motherhood is tormented in her home by a strange woman who wants her unborn baby.When my son's pregnant girlfriend came into the room and asked what I was watching, I turned it off and told her, simply: No...maybe later. Presented to me by a good friend.
- DirectorPaul SoletStarsJordan LaddSamantha FerrisGabrielle RoseAfter losing her unborn child, Madeline Matheson insists on carrying the baby to term. Following the delivery, the child miraculously returns to life with an appetite for human blood. Madeline is faced with a mother's ultimate decision.Saw a trailer for it. Became obsessed as apparently no one had ever heard of it. Many don't like it, and I don't know why.
- DirectorDavid SladeStarsPatrick WilsonElliot PageSandra OhHayley's a smart, charming teenage girl. Jeff's a handsome, smooth fashion photographer. An Internet chat, a coffee shop meet-up, an impromptu fashion shoot back at Jeff's place. Jeff thinks it's his lucky night. He's in for a surprise.Holy.
Crap.
I don't recall who put this in my path. Whoever you are, I owe you one. - DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsHugh JackmanRachel WeiszSean Patrick ThomasAs a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.One my daughter suggested. Good call.
- DirectorJonas ÅkerlundStarsJason SchwartzmanJohn LeguizamoPatrick FugitA drug dealer introduces one of his customers, a 'speed freak', to the man who runs the meth lab. A crazy three-day adventure ensues.One my oldest son suggested. Good call.
- DirectorJames WongStarsDevon SawaAli LarterKerr SmithAfter getting a premonition about a plane crash on his school trip, Alex, a student saves a few of his classmates. However, their situation gets complicated when death starts chasing them.My youngest son and I saw the first at the theater, which we both enjoyed. Seeing Tony Todd made it worth the trouble. Saw the 2nd at the theater because he was in that one, too. Went to the theater for the 3rd because it was announced he would be in it (only as a voice, sadly, but what a magnificent voice it is) and it has now become a trend. Yes, we will see the 5th one, too.
- DirectorErle C. KentonStarsCharles LaughtonBela LugosiRichard ArlenA mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.Had heard of it throughout my youth via Famous Monsters Of Filmland and a good friend brought me his copy. Loved it, and still love it.
- DirectorAtaru OikawaStarsMiho KannoMami NakamuraYoriko DôguchiA traumatized young woman is trying to recover her memories with the help of a psychiatrist. During her hypnosis sessions, she repeats the name "Tomie" but is unable to recall where she knows it from.A happy stumbled upon moment.
- DirectorSoi CheangStarsNiki ChowBernard ChowChi Kui ChowThree people meet in a hospital to denote blood in an emergency, to save the lives of a couple who made a suicide pact because one of them was dying of cancer. Their blood has a 50% success rate, leaving the man in a coma but the girl dead.Looked interesting, and it is.
- DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia CardinaleA mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.A German foreign exchange student told me he thought it was the single greatest western he'd ever seen. Don't know if I'd agree 100%, but it was worth the time to sit through it, which I have done several times, and is one of the few westerns my youngest son has watched... also, several times.
- DirectorRobert HarmonStarsJim CaviezelRhona MitraFrankie FaisonRennie Cray (Caviezel) embarks on a bloodthirsty rampage to avenge the death of his wife who was struck down by a serial killer - a man who hunts and kills women using his '72 El Dorado.Saw the trailer in the theater. Started watching for it. Then it showed up in trailers Soon To Be On DVD, then Now On DVD... and it was nowhere to be found. It became an obsession, and worth the time to find. Made by the director of the original The Hitcher, this is a wild ride, bordering on existential angst, and a motorhead/gearhead delight.
- DirectorT. Hayes HunterStarsBoris KarloffCedric HardwickeErnest ThesigerAn Egyptologist returns from the dead to take revenge on those who have violated his tomb.The same friend that brought Island Of Lost Souls thought I would like this one. He was right.
- DirectorTakashi MiikeStarsRyo IshibashiEihi ShiinaTetsu SawakiA widower takes an offer to screen girls at a special audition, arranged for him by a friend to find him a new wife. The one he fancies is not who she appears to be after all.Director is a genius. A warped, twisted, sick genius, but a genius none the less. A stumble upon moment, I am on my second or third copy, as I keep giving it away because I find a "more complete" version.