November 20, 2007
Night of the Living Dead (1968)
Night of the Living Dead is a seminal 1968 black-and-white independent horror film directed by George A. Romero.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Living_Dead
Bowling for Columbine (2002)- Michael Moore
a controversial documentary film written, directed, produced by, and starring Michael Moore.
The film explores what Moore suggests are the causes for the Columbine High School massacre and other acts of violence with guns. Moore focuses on the background and environment in which the massacre took place, and some common public opinions and assumptions about related issues. The film looks into the nature of violence in the United States, focusing on guns as a symbol of both American freedom and its self-destruction.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowling_for_Columbine
Steal This Movie! (2000)
Steal This Movie (2000) is an American biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. It was directed by Robert Greenwald and the screenplay was written by Bruce Graham. It is based on a number of books, including To America with Love: Letters From the Underground by Anita and Abbie Hoffman and Abbie Hoffman: American Rebel by Marty Jezer.
The film follows Abbie Hoffman's (Vincent D'Onofrio) relationship with his second wife Anita (Janeane Garofalo) and their 'awakening' and subsequent conversion to an activist life. The title of the film is a play on Hoffman's 1970 counter-culture guidebook titled Steal This Book.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steal_This_MovieFreaks (1932)
Freaks is a Pre-Code 1932 horror film about sideshow performers, directed by Tod Browning
Because its deformed cast was shocking to moviegoers of the time, the film was banned in the United Kingdom for thirty years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freaks
Rashomon (1950)
A Japanese masterpiece by acclaimed director Akira Kurosawa.
In the film Inside the Edges, German filmmaker Werner Herzog said that Rashomon is the closest to "perfect" a film can get.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_(film)
Dracula (1931)
The 1931 film Dracula starring Bela Lugosi and directed by Tod Browning. It is one of the most famous versions of the story and is commonly considered a horror classic.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_%281931_film%29
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
One of the best films ever,directed by Frank Capra starring Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed. 1946
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Its_a_wonderful_life
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