So, I wouldn't call myself a movie buff, because I think that phrase implies a certain standard for film and almost a pretension around it. I would call myself a person who used movies to escape as a child and continues to do so throughout her adulthood. That being said, I have hundreds of movies. Hundreds and hundreds of movies. Sometimes I find myself drawn to movies purely by the actors in them. I figured once a week I'd share with you a list of films that I wouldn't have normally noticed unless a certain actor's filmography brought me to them. So here's ten for you now...
10. Garden State. Great lost in your 20s movie with a soundtrack too big for its size. Natalie Portman brought me to that film and I've loved it unconditionally from the moment I saw it.
9. Scotland, PA. A very, very strange modernish take on MacBeth. Very intriguing and funny. Maura Tierney brought me to that bad boy. Took it from Blockbuster as part of my severance package way back when.
8. Red Dragon/Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal. The Hannibal Lecter series. I was always a fan of the books, but Anthony Hopkins brought me to the films. In particular Hannibal -- such a beautifully shot film. Florence. Need I say more?
7. Meet Joe Black. Another Tony Hopkins vehicle. I stayed for Marcia Gay Harden though. But we'll get to that one in a minute. Such an interesting story and pulls at whatever heartstrings are.
6. STAR!. I cannot praise this movie enough. The acting. The visuals. The musical numbers. A biopic of Gertrude Lawrence and a damn good one. The film that made me fall in love with (the real) Noel Coward. Julie Andrews brought me to that one -- and she's fucking BRILLIANT in it. It's like three hours long, but give it a go if you can find it.
5. Girl Most Likely (or Imogene - if you're in Europe). This movie was a flop in the theaters, but it was so adorable. The ending was a little flat, but it was really sweet and really uplifting. Kristen Wiig brought me to that gem.
4. The Hole. Not a porno. A thriller I first watched in parts on YouTube in my apartment in NYC at 3am. Thora Birch drew me to that mindfuck film.
3. Ghost World. Thora Birch movie #2. This movie is perfect in so many ways. The music is incredible. The character of Enid is incredible. Visually it's beautiful. It's just a film about being different and lost and it's lovely. And based on a comic book of the same name.
2. Wet Hot American Summer. If you're unfamiliar with this movie, you need to join the cult, because this movie is one of the best hidden gems of them all. So insanely funny and random. David Wain. Michael Showalter. Michael Ian Black. Amy Poehler. Paul Rudd. Bradley Cooper. Janeane Garafalo. David Hyde Pierce. Christopher Meloni. Molly Shannon. Need I go on?
1. If I Were You. Told you I'd get back to Marcia Gay Harden. Intrigued by this movie's plot, I watched it once on Netflix and I haven't stopped watching it since. I put it on when I go to sleep at night. Every night. It's so sweet and sad and silly and emotionally brutal. It's a little taste of everything - and MARCIA GAY HARDEN. Perfection. Always.
There ya go. Check out those ten flicks. Ten more next week.
Fuck off.
Bye!
PS - SPEAKIN'-A MOVIES, TOMORROW'S VIDEO IS GONNA BE A FUCKING AWESOME MOVIE ROMP, SO DON'T FORGET TO DO THIS.
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