Jeremy's B Movie Marathon
a list of under-rated, under-viewed, and under-valued films that may have passed by the casual movie-watcher. A great rental guide without all the Best Picture winners, blockbusters, and Hollywood hype. I've seen every movie on this list which is now over 1500 movies strong. Will edit in parts 2-7 as time allows.
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- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsGriffin DunneRosanna ArquetteVerna BloomOrdinary word processor Paul Hackett experiences the worst night of his life after he agrees to visit Marcy, a Soho resident that he met that evening at a coffee shop.Martin Scorcese builds this film much like a contractor would build a house - from the bottom up. There are numerous cameos, but it's Scorcese's effeciency here that is amazing - everything is relevant, and every shot is flawless.
- 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.One of the most disturbing films ever made.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsWilliam HurtBlair BrownBob BalabanA psycho-physiologist experiments with drugs and a sensory-deprivation tank and has visions he believes are genetic memories.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsSean PennChristopher WalkenMary Stuart MastersonReunited with his career criminal father, tough teen Brad thinks he's found his ticket to an exciting life of crime, only to find out he's wrong.An under-rated film with tour-de-force performances from the two leads, Sean Penn and Christopher Walken. Also one of the most historically accurate and shocking true stories put on film.
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsHugh GrantKristin Scott ThomasEmmanuelle SeignerAfter hearing stories of her, a passenger on a cruise ship develops an irresistible infatuation with an eccentric paraplegic's wife.Not Polanski's best, but also not his worst, which is to say, 'it's good'.
- DirectorCameron CroweStarsBilly CrudupPatrick FugitKate HudsonA high-school boy in the early 1970s is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.Sure, this got recognition, but not nearly enough.
- DirectorLana WachowskiLilly WachowskiStarsJennifer TillyGina GershonJoe PantolianoTough ex-con Corky and her lover Violet concoct a scheme to steal millions of stashed mob money and pin the blame on Violet's crooked boyfriend Caesar.Full of double-crosses and sexiness. 'Bound' is entertaining and intense.
- DirectorGregor JordanStarsJoaquin PhoenixAnna PaquinEd HarrisA criminal subculture operates among U.S. soldiers stationed in West Germany just before the fall of the Berlin wall.Scott Glenn and Juaqin Phoenix headline this shocking tale about a serviceman gone bad.
- DirectorMilos FormanStarsF. Murray AbrahamTom HulceElizabeth BerridgeThe life, success and troubles of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, as told by Antonio Salieri, the contemporaneous composer who was deeply jealous of Mozart's talent and claimed to have murdered him.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsHaley Joel OsmentJude LawFrances O'ConnorA highly advanced robotic boy longs to become "real" so that he can regain the love of his human mother.
- DirectorFrank MarshallStarsEthan HawkeVincent SpanoJosh HamiltonAfter crash-landing in the snowswept Andes, a Uruguayan rugby team has no choice but to turn to desperate measures in order to survive.
- DirectorEdward James OlmosStarsEdward James OlmosWilliam ForsytheSal LopezA Mexican-American Mafia kingpin is released from prison, falls in love for the first time, and grows introspective about his gangster lifestyle.
- DirectorShari Springer BermanRobert PulciniStarsPaul GiamattiShari Springer BermanHarvey PekarAn original mix of fiction and reality illuminates the life of comic book hero everyman Harvey Pekar.
- DirectorLouis MalleStarsBurt LancasterSusan SarandonKate ReidIn a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
- DirectorSteve JamesStarsWilliam GatesArthur AgeeEmma GatesA film following the lives of two inner-city Chicago boys who struggle to become college basketball players on the road to going professional.Follows two kids with hoop dreams, and shows us the harsh realities and difficulties for those with athletic aspirations as well as showing the struggles of growing up in the inner city.
- DirectorRobert RodriguezStarsCarlos GallardoConsuelo GómezJaime de HoyosA traveling mariachi is mistaken for a murderous criminal and must hide from a gang bent on killing him.Possibly the best basement low-budget actioner of all-time. El Mariachi was made for $6,900, and launched the career of Robert Rodriguez. A violent joyride that takes us to the streets of small town Mexico. Oozes filmmaking promise.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsBruce CampbellEmbeth DavidtzMarcus GilbertWhen Ash Williams is accidentally transported to 1300 A.D., he must retrieve the Necronomicon and battle an army of the dead in order to return home.
- DirectorJohnnie ToKa-Fai WaiStarsAndy LauTakashi SorimachiKelly LinTwo very different hitmen find themselves to be in each other's way. They use all their skill to solve the problem.Hong Kong cinema is back with this film about two rival hitmen. Fantastic cinematography and action sequences make this a must see.
- DirectorRick RosenthalStarsSean PennReni SantoniJim MoodyChicago crime kid, Mick O'Brien, is sent to reform school after accidentally killing a rival's kid brother.A hard-hitting story with a breakout performance from Sean Penn.
- DirectorWoo-Ping YuenStarsRongguang YuDonnie YenJean WangA martial artist/doctor steals from the corrupt authorities as a masked thief to give to the poor while another martial artist/doctor is forced to hunt him down. But a major threat unites them as a powerful and traitorous shaolin monk takes over the authorities.Possibly the best modern day Kung Fu film. This reminds me of Saturday morning Kung Fu cinema - with Hollywood production value.
- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsRobert De NiroChazz PalminteriLillo BrancatoAn intense drama about a boy torn between his tough, hard-working father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss.Two powerhouse leads played by Chazz Palminteri and Robert DeNiro. This is a really good movie.
- DirectorScott GlossermanStarsNathan BaeselAngela GoethalsZelda RubinsteinThe next great killer and psychopath has given a documentary film crew exclusive access to his life as he plans his reign of terror over the quiet town of Glen Echo.A horror/satire with a documentary like feel that re-defines the slasher-flick. Will continue to gain cult-status. One of my favorite 'B' movies of all-time.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsJohn CusackCameron DiazCatherine KeenerA puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsGuy PearceCarrie-Anne MossJoe PantolianoLeonard Shelby, an insurance investigator, suffers from anterograde amnesia and uses notes and tattoos to hunt for the man he thinks killed his wife, which is the last thing he remembers.A mind-bending, time-bending masterpiece with top-notch performances.
- DirectorScott SandersStarsMichael Jai WhiteArsenio HallTommy DavidsonBlack Dynamite is the greatest African-American action star of the 1970s. When his only brother is killed by The Man, it's up to him to find justice.A blaxplotation satire that will split your sides and send you to the corner store for a 40 of Anaconda.