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Nashville 1975
There is nothing quite like this movie.
Nashville follows five days, over twenty main characters, hundreds of people, over an hour of musical numbers, and multiple storylines all in 1975 Nashville, Tennessee.
This movie defies categorization and, somehow successfully, creates one of the most visually and metaphorically rich epic studies of seventies America ever created. Altman uses an ensemble cast, powerful shot composition, and larger-than-life narrative scope to oscillate between the macro- and micro-scale throughout the movie, sometimes even within…
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Watermelon Man 1970
Melvin Van Peebles' only studio film, Watermelon Man is a hilarious yet biting time capsule of sixties racism in a brutally simple but ridiculous plot.
In a sixties-era white American town, loud-mouthed, white insurance salesman Jeff Gerber wakes up and finds himself in a waking nightmare in which he's turned black.
Godfrey Cambridge is hypnotically funny and captivating in this role. Estelle Parsons, portraying Jeff Gerber's wife, does a great job matching the bold, black, ostentatious performance by Cambridge with…
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Tokyo Godfathers 2003
An unlikely, joyful Christmas story.
Three homeless citizens of Tokyo — a boisterous, motherly trans woman, a pessimistic alcoholic man, and an aloof teenage runaway — happen upon a newborn baby left among the trash. The trio find themselves on a crazy path of adventures determined to find the child's parents.
Less surreal than other Satoshi Kon movies, Tokyo Godfathers instead focuses on a unique and unexpected tale of lovable characters with real depth. The movie is unexpectedly funny, too,…
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Police Story 1985
Jackie Chan at his absolute best!
Police detective "Kevin" Chan Ka-Kui is part of a massive sting operation to capture notorious drug kingpin Chu Tao — though successfully captured, he is later released on bail and wants revenge on the detective.
Between unreal action stunts and hilarious slapstick, Jackie Chan creates possibly the greatest action movie of all time. He utilizes his classic Chinese opera-dance style of martial arts fighting to create way more compelling visual flow than American fight…
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