Tag: USA
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THE LOBSTER
“The Lobster” is a 2015 dystopian romantic-comedy directed by Yorgos Lanthimos and stars Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and John C. Reilly. The film is set in a near-future society where single people are given 45 days to find a romantic partner, or they will be turned into an animal of their choice and released into…
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DOCTOR X
Doctor X is a horror/mystery film directed by Michael Curtiz in 1932. The film follows the investigation into a series of murders committed in a medical research facility run by Doctor Xavier (played by Lionel Atwill). The killings occur during the full moon, and the killer leaves behind a calling card reading “Moon Killer.” The…
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THX 1138
In honor of Star Wars Day, May the 4th, we look at George Lucus’s debut feature film THX1138. THX 1138 is a science fiction film directed by George Lucas in 1971. Set in a dystopian future, the film tells the story of THX 1138 (played by Robert Duvall), a worker in a highly controlled society…
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TWO-LANE BLACKTOP
“Two-Lane Blacktop,” a 1971 road movie directed by Monte Hellman and written by Rudy Wurlitzer. The film follows two drag racers, referred to only as The Driver and The Mechanic (played by musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson), traveling across the country in a souped-up 1955 Chevy racing car, looking for competition and avoiding any…
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GREETINGS
“Greetings” is a 1968 drama comedy directed by Brian De Palma. The film follows the lives of three young friends: Jon Rubin (played by Robert De Niro), Joey (played by Gerrit Graham), and Lloyd Clay (played by Allen Garfield), as they navigate their way through the various challenges of life in late 1960s New York…
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PUTNEY SWOPE
“Putney Swope” is a satirical comedy film directed by Robert Downey Sr. The film is set in advertising and centers around the fictional company, “Truth and Soul, Inc.” The story follows the unexpected rise of Putney Swope (played by Arnold Johnson), an African American executive appointed as the company’s new chairman following the previous chairman’s…
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3 WOMEN
“3 Women” is a psychological drama directed by Robert Altman in 1977. The film centers around the lives of three women who work at a health spa in the California desert. Pinky (Sissy Spacek) is a naive young woman who becomes infatuated with Millie (Shelley Duvall), a talkative and outgoing co-worker. As Pinky becomes more…
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COMING APART
“Coming Apart” is a 1969 American experimental drama film directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg and starring Rip Torn. The movie portrays the life of a psychiatrist named Dr. Hess, who records his thoughts and private interactions with his patients on a hidden camera, which he then watches obsessively in his private apartment. As the film…
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DIARY OF A MAD HOUSEWIFE
“Diary of a Mad Housewife” is a 1970s American drama-comedy film directed by Frank Perry, starring Carrie Snodgress, Richard Benjamin, and Frank Langella. The movie portrays the life of a woman named Tina Balser, a middle-class housewife in New York City, who is trapped in a loveless marriage with her self-absorbed husband, Jonathan. Tina’s life…
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ALTERED STATES
“Altered States” is a 1980 American science fiction-horror film directed by Ken Russell and starring William Hurt, Blair Brown, and Bob Balaban. The movie follows Eddie Jessup, a Harvard scientist obsessed with discovering the true nature of human consciousness. Using sensory deprivation and mind-altering drugs, he embarks on a series of experiments that lead him…
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