Son of the 100 Best Movies Youve Never Seen: Son of the 100 Best Movies Youve Never Seen

Fans of offbeat cinema, discriminating renters and collectors, and movie buffs will drool over this checklist of the best overlooked and underappreciated films of the last 100 years. In Son of the 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, Richard Crouse, Canada AM film critic and host of television’s award-winning Reel to Real, presents a follow-up to his 2003 book with another 100 of his favorite films. Titles range from the obscure, like 1912’s The Cameraman’s Revenge, to El Topo’s unusual existential remake of the classic western, and little-seen classics like The Killing. Each essay features a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers. Featured interviews include Billy Bob Thornton on an inspirational movie about a man with his head in the clouds, Francis Ford Coppola on One from the Heart, and Mario Van Peebles on playing his own father in Badasssss! Sidebars feature quirky details, including legal disclaimers and memorable quotes, along with movie picks from A-list actors and directors. With Titles That Draw From The Depths Of Obscurity, This Collection Features Thoughtfully Selected Essays Devoted To Such Films As Wladyslaw Starewicz's 13-minute Masterpiece The Cameraman's Revenge (1912), The Existential Reinvention Of The Western Genre In El Topo (1970), And Stanley Kubrick's Early Classic, The Killing (1956). Each Essay Features A Detailed Description Of Plot, Notable Trivia Tidbits, Critical Reviews, And Interviews With Actors And Filmmakers Such As Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Van Peebles, And Billy Bob Thornton. Ace In The Hole (1951) 1 -- A Child Is Waiting (1963) 4 -- Advise & Consent (1962) 7 -- Akeelah And The Bee (2006) 9 -- A Matter Of Life And Death (1946) 11 -- Amphibian Man (1962) 13 -- The Astronaut Farmer (2006) 17 -- Baadasssss! (2003) 19 -- La Belle Et La Bete (1946) 23 -- Bigger Than Life (1956) 25 -- Black Christmas (1974) 27 -- Bloody Mama (1970) 32 -- Richard's Favorite Advertising Taglines For Horror Films With Christmas Themes 33 -- Roger Corman Appreciation Society: Richard's Favorite Appearances Of The Director On Film, Part One 38 -- Boom! (1968) 39 -- The Boondock Saints (1999) 42 -- Bride Of The Monster (1955) 45 -- The Brothers Grimm (2005) 50 -- The Brown Bunny (2003) 52 -- Caged! (1950) 55 -- The Cameraman's Revenge (1912) 58 -- The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) 60 -- Ciao! Manhattan (1972) 63 -- Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002) 68 -- Richard's Favorite Casting Stories 74 -- Day Of Wrath (1943) 77 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Deepa Mehta 79 -- Dear Frankie (2004) 80 -- The Descent (2005) 81 -- Downtown 81 (1981) 83 -- The Duellists (1977) 86 -- El Topo (1970) 89 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Ron Mann 93 -- Evil Roy Slade (1972) 94 -- Fantastic Voyage (1966) 96 -- Richard's Favorite Mad Movie Science 100 -- Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) 102 -- F For Fake (1974) 107 -- Flame (1975) 109 -- The Game (1997) 112 -- The Girl From Mexico (1939) 116 -- Godspeed You! Black Emperor (1976) 119 -- Grey Gardens (1975) 121 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Albert Maysles 124 -- The Heart Of The Game (2005) 124 -- Hearts Of The West (1975) 126 -- The Hidden Fortress (1958) 128 -- The Horn Blows At Midnight (1945) 130 -- Idlewild (2006) 133 -- I'll Never Forget What's 'isname (1967) 135 -- The Intruder (1962) 139 -- Roger Corman Appreciation Society: Richard's Favorite Appearances Of The Director On Film, Part Two 142 -- I Woke Up Early The Day I Died (1998) 143 -- The Junky's Christmas (1993) 146 -- Killer Of Sheep (1977) 148 -- The Killing (1956) 150 -- The Last Laugh (1924) 153 -- The Little Kidnappers (1953) 156 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Ken Loach 159 -- The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner (1962) 159 -- Maidstone (1970) 162 -- Marie Antoinette (2006) 164 -- Martin (1977) 167 -- Mayor Of Sunset Strip (2003) 169 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: John Sayles 173 -- Microcosmos: Le Peuple De L'herbe (1996) 173 -- Richard's Favorite Big Bug Movies 175 -- Narc (2002) 181 -- Night Moves (1975) 183 -- On Dangerous Ground (1952) 185 -- One From The Heart (1982) 188 -- Richard's Favorite Actors Turned Singers 193 -- Operation Kid Brother (1967) 196 -- The Painted Veil (2006) 198 -- Panic In The Streets (1950) 201 -- Park Row (1952) 206 -- Passport To Pimlico (1949) 209 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Thelma Schoonmaker 211 -- Performance (1970) 211 -- Perfume: The Story Of A Murderer (2006) 215 -- Planet Of The Vampires (1965) 217 -- Plein Soleil (1960) 221 -- Pulp (1972) 223 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Peter Greenaway 224 -- The Rebel (1961) 227 -- Respiro (2002) 229 -- Rififi (1955) 231 -- The Roaring Twenties (1939) 233 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Stuart Gordon 237 -- Rolling Thunder (1977) 238 -- Safety Last! (1923) 241 -- The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) 243 -- Serenity (2005) 245 -- Seven Thieves (1960) 247 -- Stalker: A Film By Andrei Tarkovsky (1979) 251 -- My (three) Favorite Movies You've Never Seen: Danny Boyle 253 -- Straight To Hell (1987) 255 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Charles Dutton 258 -- Sullivan's Travels (1941) 258 -- Switchblade Sisters (1975) 262 -- Tampopo (1985) 264 -- Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) 265 -- Titicut Follies (1967) 267 -- Twentieth Century (1934) 269 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Lloyd Kaufman 271 -- The Twonky (1953) 271 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Herschell Gordon Lewis 274 -- Venus In Furs (1969) 275 -- Viva La Muerte (1971) 277 -- The Well (1951) 279 -- We Were Strangers (1949) 281 -- My Favorite Movie You've Never Seen: Nick Broomfield 286 -- When The Wind Blows (1986) 287 -- The Wild Dogs (2002) 289 -- Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965) 291 -- The Yellow Rolls-royce (1964) 295 -- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) 297. Richard Crouse. Includes Bibliographical References: P. 301-304. ECW Press 1550228404 -1 Table of Contents 8 Introduction 12 Ace in the Hole (1951) 14 A Child Is Waiting (1963) 17 Advise & Consent (1962) 20 Akeelah and the Bee (2006) 22 A Matter of Life and Death (1946) 24 Amphibian Man (1962) 26 The Astronaut Farmer (2006) 30 Baadasssss! (2003) 32 La Belle et la Bête (1946) 36 Bigger Than Life (1956) 38 Black Christmas (1974) 40 Bloody Mama (1970) 45 Richard’s Favorite Advertising Taglines for Horror Films with Christmas Themes 46 Roger Corman Appreciation Society: Richard’s Favorite Appearances of the Director on Film, Part One 51 Boom! (1968) 52 The Boondock Saints (1999) 55 Bride of the Monster (1955) 58 The Brothers Grimm (2005) 63 The Brown Bunny (2003) 65 Caged! (1950) 68 The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912) 71 The Cars That Ate Paris (1974) 73 Ciao! Manhattan (1972) 76 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) 81 The Crime of Dr. Crespi (1935) 84 Richard’s Favorite Casting Stories 87 Day of Wrath (1943) 90 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Deepa Mehta 92 Dear Frankie (2004) 93 The Descent (2005) 94 Downtown 81 (1981) 96 The Duellists (1977) 99 El Topo (1970) 102 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Ron Mann 106 Evil Roy Slade (1972) 107 Fantastic Voyage (1966) 109 Richard’s Favorite Mad Movie Science 113 Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965) 115 F for Fake (1974) 120 Flame (1975) 122 The Game (1997) 125 The Girl from Mexico (1939) 129 Godspeed You! Black Emperor (1976) 132 Grey Gardens (1975) 134 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Albert Maysles 137 The Heart of the Game (2005) 137 Hearts of the West (1975) 139 The Hidden Fortress (1958) 141 The Horn Blows at Midnight (1945) 143 Idlewild (2006) 162 I’ll Never Forget What’s ’Isname (1967) 164 The Intruder (1962) 168 Roger Corman Appreciation Society: Richard’s Favorite Appearances of the Director on Film, Part Two 171 I Woke Up Early the Day I Died (1998) 172 The Junky’s Christmas (1993) 175 Killer of Sheep (1977) 177 The Killing (1956) 179 The Last Laugh (1924) 182 The Little Kidnappers (1953) 185 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Ken Loach 188 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) 188 Maidstone (1970) 191 Marie Antoinette (2006) 193 Martin (1977) 196 Mayor of Sunset Strip (2003) 198 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: John Sayles 202 Microcosmos: Le peuple de l’herbe (1996) 202 Richard’s Favorite Big Bug Movies 204 The Monster Squad (1987) 206 Narc (2002) 210 Night Moves (1975) 212 On Dangerous Ground (1952) 214 One from the Heart (1982) 217 Richard’s Favorite Actors Turned Singers 222 Operation Kid Brother (1967) 225 The Painted Veil (2006) 227 Panic in the Streets (1950) 230 Park Row (1952) 235 Passport to Pimlico (1949) 238 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Thelma Schoonmaker 240 Performance (1970) 240 Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) 244 Planet of the Vampires (1965) 246 Plein soleil (1960) 250 Pulp (1972) 252 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Peter Greenaway 253 The Rebel (1961) 256 Respiro (2002) 258 Rififi (1955) 260 The Roaring Twenties (1939 262 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Stuart Gordon 266 Rolling Thunder (1977) 267 Safety Last! (1923) 270 The Saragossa Manuscript (1965) 272 Serenity (2005) 274 Seven Thieves (1960) 276 Sherman’s March (1986) 278 Stalker: A Film by Andrei Tarkovsky (1979) 280 My (Three) Favorite Movies You’ve Never Seen: Danny Boyle 282 Straight to Hell (1987) 284 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Charles Dutton 287 Sullivan’s Travels (1941) 287 Switchblade Sisters (1975) 291 Tampopo (1985) 293 Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey (1994) 294 Titicut Follies (1967) 296 Twentieth Century (1934) 269 298 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Lloyd Kaufman 300 The Twonky (1953) 300 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Herschell Gordon Lewis 303 Venus in Furs (1969) 304 Viva la muerte (1971) 306 The Well (1951) 308 We Were Strangers (1949) 310 My Favorite Movie You’ve Never Seen: Nick Broomfield 315 When the Wind Blows (1986) 316 The Wild Dogs (2002) 318 Who Killed Teddy Bear? (1965) 320 The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964) 324 Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005) 326 Bibliography 330 ISBN-13:,9781550228403 Fans of offbeat cinema, discriminating renters and collectors, and movie buffs will drool over this checklist of the best overlooked and underappreciated films of the last 100 years. In Son of the 100 Best Movies You’ve Never Seen, Richard Crouse, Canada AM film critic and host of television’s award-winning Reel to Real, presents a follow-up to his 2003, [The 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen][1], with another 100 of his favorite films. Titles range from the obscure, like 1912’s The Cameraman’s Revenge, to El Topo’s unusual existential remake of the classic western, and little-seen classics like The Killing. Each essay features a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers. Featured interviews include Billy Bob Thornton on an inspirational movie about a man with his head in the clouds, Francis Ford Coppola on One from the Heart, and Mario Van Peebles on playing his own father in Badasssss! Sidebars feature quirky details, including legal disclaimers and memorable quotes, along with movie picks from A-list actors and directors. [1]: http://openlibrary.org/works/OL8051231W/ Fans of offbeat cinema, discriminating renters and collectors, and movie buffs will drool over this checklist of the best overlooked and underappreciated films of the last hundred years. In Son of the 100 Best Movies You've Never Seen, Richard Crouse, Canada AM film critic and host of television's award-winning Reel to Real, presents a follow-up to his 2003 book with another hundred of his favorite films.Titles range from the obscure, like 1912's The Cameraman's Revenge, to El Topo's unusual existential remake of the classic western, and little-seen classics like The Killing. Each essay features a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers. Featured interviews include Billy Bob Thornton on an inspirational movie about a man with his head in the clouds, Francis Ford Coppola on One from the Heart, and Mario Van Peebles on playing his own father in Badasssss!Sidebars feature quirky details, including legal disclaimers and memorable quotes, along with movie picks from A-list actors and directors. With titles that draw from the depths of obscurity, this collection features thoughtfully selected essays devoted to such films as Wladyslaw Starewicz’s 13-minute masterpiece The Cameraman’s Revenge (1912), the existential reinvention of the Western genre in El Topo (1970), and Stanley Kubrick’s early classic, The Killing (1956). Each essay features a detailed description of plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews, and interviews with actors and filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Mario Van Peebles, and Billy Bob Thornton. Film aficionados who think that they’ve “seen it all” will enjoy referring to this enjoyable mix of movies that are gone—but no longer forgotten. Fans of offbeat cinema, discriminating renters, collectors and movie buffs will drool over this checklist of the best underappreciated and overlooked films of the last 100 years. In this follow up to Crouse's original countdown, titles range from the obscure, like 1912's The Cameraman's Revenge to little-seen classics like The Killing. Each essay features a detailed description of the plot, notable trivia tidbits, critical reviews and interviews with actors and filmmakers. A movie buff's bible and fan heaven, all rolled into one great volume