What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films


I thought I'd ask other's here to share their thoughts on flicks they've found to be outstanding, or even their own personal favs… aside from those which Hollywood has promoted to the hilt and everyone already knows about unless they’ve benn living on Saturn.

So if you can think of those ‘non main stream’ efforts, or those films which either didn’t get their due, or only a few likely know about, but are indeed, very good to great film experiences, please share your thoughts here. This would be kind of like an indi list of movies so to speak.

So…. What are your fav non block buster flicks?

Here are some of my favs in no particular order:

1 Lonestar State of Mind
2 Thursday
3 A Bronx Tale
4 Clay Pigeons
5 Palmetto
6 Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead
7 Prophecy (any of the first 3)
8 Hollow Point
9 Ice harvest
10 Take the Money and Run

If you have to include a mainstreamer or two go ahead. I’m curious to see as esoteric as many of us are with audio, what’s up with our tastes in film, and hopefully broaden some perspectives there.

Have fun, and thanks very much
blindjim
If I had to live on an island with only 10-
In no particular order.

Sideways- Paul Giamatti

The Player- Robt Altman directs Tim Robbins

Short Cuts- Robt Altman

Boiler Room-

Das Boot-

Blame It On Rio-

Casino-

Jackie Brown-

Four Rooms-

Sin City-

That should keep you entertained for awhile.
Add "Solaris" (Soderbergh & Cameron) to my list. Suspenseful, dense, disturbing yet utterly hopeful. And Dylan Thomas is the greatest poet ever.
If you can think of those ‘non main stream’ efforts, or those films which either didn’t get their due, or only a few likely know about, but are indeed, very good to great film experiences, please share your thoughts here.
"The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), directed by Jacques Demy (in French).

"Summer" (1986), directed by Eric Rohmer (in French)

"The Last Picture Show" (1971), directed by Peter Bogdanovich.

"Nazarin" (1959), directed by Luis Bunuel (in Spanish).

"The Red Balloon" (1956), directed by Albert Lamorisse (in French); for children of all ages!

Regards,
-- Al
Try films by John Cassavettes and Rainer Fassbinder to start.

You could start with The Killing of a "Chinese Bookie" and "Veronika Vos".

..memories are made of this..