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The Top 50 Underrated Films of the 90s. The 30 Best Films of the Decade - Part 3. We’re all in that humanistic mode of evaluating our lives – coming up on the end of the year and the last time a zero will be the third digit on our calendars.

The 30 Best Films of the Decade - Part 3

We’re all (from Variety to Cat Fancy) also waxing expert on what films were the best of the best of the best of the past ten years. Which is why there is an unnavigable sea of opinion polluting the internet right now. Neil and I thought, ‘If everyone else is doing it, why can’t we? And why not do it better?” You may ask (since I’m forcing you to rhetorically), “How can giving your opinion be better than everyone else’s tepid version of an almost-arbitrary-seeming list?” I’m glad you asked. Neil and I anticipated this task back in October and began planning what would become far too much work for two people who essentially sit around watching Animal House all day. The algorithm, which we’ve nicknamed Simon, spat out just over 300 films, reducing our master list by 90%. When did “arthouse” become a four-letter word? Movies Like Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind. 25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Pt. 2.

Human Traffic Very unique comedy about the drug/club culture in the UK.

25 Spectacular Movies You (Probably) Haven’t Seen Pt. 2

Five friends ponder society, drug use and their own lives as they go about their usual weekend of snorting, smoking, popping, dancing and sex. The Matador Pierce Brosnan plays an assassin going through a mid-life crisis as he approached retirement. He’s like 007 on a spree of existential questioning. The Good, The Bad, And the Weird Two comical outlaws and a bounty hunter fight for a treasure map in 1940s Manchuria while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.

Tucker and Dale vs. A group of college students go camping for the weekend and, through a series of unlucky events, begin thinking that the harmless Tucker & Dale (pictured above) are trying to kill them. New Kids Turbo An absolutely nutty movie from the Netherlands. Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang KKBB is a murder-comedy (?)

Big Trouble. Modern Masters. Modern Masters is a four-part television series detailing the life and work of four giants of 20th century art: Henri Matisse; Pablo Picasso; Salvador Dali and Andy Warhol.

Modern Masters

During the course of the series, presenter and journalist, Alastair Sooke, explores why these artists are considered so important and examines how their influence can still be seen in our world today. He begins with Andy Warhol, the king of Pop Art. On his journey he parties with Dennis Hopper, has a brush with Carla Bruni and gets to grips with Marilyn. Along the way he uncovers just how brilliantly Andy Warhol pinpointed and portrayed our obsessions with consumerism, celebrity and the media, and then went on to re-invent them. Journalist Alastair Sooke sets out to discover just how much the artist Henri Matisse has influenced our modern lives. Unseen images of cult classic Withnail And I.

After two decades of cult worship, we thought we knew all there was to know about Withnail And I - until the on-set photographer dug out these unseen images from the back of Uncle Monty's sofa...

Unseen images of cult classic Withnail And I

UPDATED: 02:16 GMT, 22 March 2009 'HandMade Films couldn't afford someone for the full six-week shoot of Withnail And I,' says photographer Murray Close. 'So I only went on the shoot for three weeks.' His photos from the set of Bruce Robinson's cult film - which stars Richard E Grant, Paul McGann and Richard Griffiths - are being shown at the Proud Camden gallery for the first time. 'When I arrived, I immediately got the sense this film was different. 'But Bruce's script was fantastic.

From April 1-June 7, proud.co.uk 'I'd worked with Richard Griffiths before the shoot. 'Grant in between takes. 'Withnail was made by HandMade Films, George Harrison's company. 10 Certified Fresh Psychological Thrillers. Software -> Sorted by Type -> Multimedia related -> Video Editing. Empire Features. Sprword.com - Spread the Word. Rapid Fire - What Brain and Sperm Share and Why Care Since the invention of radar, cell phone radiation was assumed to be harmless because it wasn't like X-rays.

Sprword.com - Spread the Word

But a sea change is now occurring in the way scientists think about it. The latest research ties this kind of radiation to lowered sperm counts, an increased risk of Alzheimer's, and even cancer. Devra Davis tells the story of the dangers that the cell phone industry is knowingly exposing us-and our children-to in the pursuit of profit. More than five billion cell phones are currently in use, and that number increases every day. By Dr. In this Dean's Lecture, epidemiologist and electromagnetic radiation expert, Dr Devra Davis, will outline the evolution of the mobile phone and smartphone, and provide a background to the current 19 year old radiation safety standards (SAR), policy developments and international legislation.

The Belief in Authority is a Superstition Social Media is Full of Fake Comments "This is my voice. Dr. Dr. The 50 Greatest Cult Movies of All Time - Page 5. 41.

The 50 Greatest Cult Movies of All Time - Page 5

Stop Making Sense (1984) People had been filming rock concerts and calling the resulting footage "movies" for decades before Jonathan Demme took command of the director's chair. But working with his stars, Talking Heads, Demme made a concert movie with no out-of-focus shots, catch-as-catch-can camerawork, or even the intruding interviews that characterized even Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz. Plus, the Heads had already designed the concert to have the escalating feel of a movie, which didn't hurt. — P.N. 42.

The coolest thing Bill Cosby ever did was to help finance Melvin Van Peebles' labor of love about a righteous black man kicking ass at a time when pop culture was utterly devoid of such imagery. 43. Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro, a couple of hometown boys on their way to becoming legendary, worked together to create one of the most intensely alive visions of New York City ever. 44. Watch movies online for free movie download at movie2k.to.