The List part II

Soooo I've compiled a list of new movies to add to the already established list:

List Part Two

Tank Girl: http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/movie/decade/1990-1999/tank-girl/

An asteroid crash lands on earth and destroys everything. The survivors struggle for water and an evil company has its hands on the last vestige of this precious commodity. Enter Tank Girl. She gathers together a ragtag group of survivors to fight this evil company. The movie is interspersed with live action and cartoon, as well as Ice Tea as a dog mutant.

Miyazaki: The Japanese Disney (only he kept his hard edge as Disney itself lost it)

Princess Monoke: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119698/

A girl is raised by the wolf spirit and her daughters. She wages a battle between an early industrial town and its harvesting of iron ore in the forest of the spirits. Watch as a catastrophe unfolds.

Nausica: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087544/

In the Valley of the Wind, the survivors of an ecological holocaust live in peace and harmony with their environment. Unfortunately, other groups of survivors are fighting each other and disturbing the horrible creatures that live within the toxic jungle that threatens to wipe out their existence. Nausica may be the chosen one to help save humanity from itself.

Tsotsi: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0468565/

A South African youth from the poor shanty towns, runs with a bad crowd of “have nots” committing crime on the “haves”. One night, this youth shoots a woman and steals her car only to discover he has stolen her baby as well. A powerful story mixed with plenty of South African culture and popular music.

Army of Darkness: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0106308/

Ash is sent through a portal in time and space while fighting an ancient evil, to the Dark Ages in Europe. While there he uses his 20^th century knowledge and his chainsaw hand to help the people fight the evil Army of the Dead led by his foul doppleganger.

Blade Runner: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/

Replicants are used in the future to fight humanity’s wars. Replicants are genetically engineered humans with greatly reduced lives. A replicant hunter is sent on a task to hunt and destroy a group of escaped replicants who desperately seek their creator with a will to live past their expiration date.

Brazil: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/

In a dystopic society, people are kept complacent of the horrors that surround them. A man’s dreamy existence is disturbed by a beautiful freedom fighter and he is drawn into her world with delusions of grandeur, oblivious to the danger he is in and the hopelessness and despair of his world.

Heavy Metal: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082509/

Animation series of shorts revolving around an evil ball. Is a cult classic known for its adult animation style and rock and roll.

City of God: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0317248/

A story about the cycle of violence seen through the eyes and lens of a youth with a camera. You watch as he grows up in the 70’s and see how living is a game of survival and how those in power foster the growth of the destructive existence of youth in Brazil.

Scanner Darkly: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405296/

A narc detective takes on a false persona in the future to investigate a supplier of a powerful drug. He himself is a user though and his persona as detective and as drug seller get confused and mixed up in this powerful psychological tale of addiction and identity.

Time Bandits: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081633/

Dwarves called the Time Bandits hunt for treasure through time. A youth joins them on a dark fairy tale-like romp.

Pan’s Labyrinth: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0457430/

A girl is whisked away by her family to the Spanish Countryside during the Spanish Civil War. Her step father is an officer and has just married and impregnated her mother with his child. You glimpse into two worlds of horror as the little girl follows the forest god Pan and undertakes tasks to prove she is the reincarnated daughter of the rulers of the underworld; whilst her step father murders and kills those he suspects as rebels.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072271/

70’s horror classic sure to make you skin crawl as people are executed in life like fashion (complete with spasms). A group of young adults head into the Texas boondocks to find a home in which one of them used to live. They are picked off by a family of cannibals and their deformed, large, son with a mask of human skin over his head and chainsaw in his hands.

Jackie Chan : Yea, you know who he is

Operation Condor II: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091431/

Jackie Condor travels around Europe looking for sacred armour while fighting baddies. Look out for the Amazon chicks and the evil monks. A good laugh.

Rumble in the Bronx: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113326/

Jackie Chan goes to Brooklyn to visit family and ends up fighting a gang and a mob.

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068555/

A series of sketch comedy based on the book. Made famous by its last sketch.

Stir Crazy: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081562/

A team flick between Richard Pryor (Comedic Genius) and Gene Wilder (of Wonka Fame). The duo end up going to jail and we get to witness the race centred jokes and tension in comedic fashion.

Irréversible: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0290673/

A woman is brutally raped and her lover and ex join together to find the man who did this to her. Done in the style of the film Momento.

A Clockwork Orange: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066921/

Alex, a charming ol’ bloc, is the leader of a gang of violent youth in a dytopic future Britain. Together they rape and cause general social carnage. After he is caught a process is used to brainwash him into being a good citizen. Based on the book of the same name. Stanley Kubrick classic.

The Spook Who Sat by the Door: http://www.goldmedalhair.com/cart/detail.cfm?item=D520

Dan Freeman, a black man, joins the CIA and puts on a friendly demeanour, unbeknownst to them is secretly carrying out plans to start a black militant revolution.

General Listing of Movie Titles

First and foremost: (UPDATED with movie descriptions)

I want people to dredge their memories for obscure cool films, and great theme ideas so I can make this list long and rich! Around August I will put all the movies on a list for their viewing schedule for the September through to the end of April when the fest will end. I am hosting it at Bermuda college, so that is a full two semester school year. I am willing to go beyond, but that is only if people are interested enough or some have come forward and wish to continue linking with the films.

Here is the list so far (but I really would like more films to pick from the pool):

Kentucky Fried Movie : http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076257/

Sketch comedy movie from the 70’s that is politically incorrect.

Coonskin: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071361/

Controversial movie from the late 70’s by cartoon great Ralph Bakshi. Is a vivid and radical commentary on being Black in America, using the very same stereotypes and throwing it back in America’s faces. Was banned when it was released, heavily protested, given an x-rating, and ultimately being pushed underground due to its contents. Follows the tale of a rabbit in a violent Harlem.

Masters of the Universe: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093507/

The above is for the annual St. Skeletor Day, or as the rest of our society calls it: Valentine's Day. What better than to show the cheesy Heman Masters of the Universe flick during this day. I am open to ideas on other ways to celebrate this oh so new and cool holiday! Heman fights Skeletor … on earth. Everyone else tags along for a good ol’ cheesey romp.

The Adventures of Buckeroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086856/

The above is a personal favorite of mines, riddled with bad improv and quotable dialogue. The jokes can be subtle but great. Buckeroo Banzai, son of a Japanese physicist and an American woman, surgeon, genius, rock star, and adventurer; builds a speed machine and ends up jumping through the 8^th Dimension. Insanity ensues as he knocks an imprisoned alien into our dimension. Watch out for the Jamaican-accented, loc-headed actors who portray the aliens who threaten to blow up earth. John Big Booty! (circa 80’s)

Repo Man: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0087995/

The above is 80's punk gold about a car with a mystery in its trunk.

A Boy and His Dog: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0072730/

Post Apocalyptic tale from the 70’s of a boy wandering the wastes with his psychic dog. He discovers a subterranean group of survivors with devious plans for this youth.

Eraserhead: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0074486/

David Lynch cult classic from the late 70’s about a dytopic future in which everything is a chemical industry nightmare. Food can’t stay still on plates and ooze chemicals. Even the womb isn’t safe. A man is left to care for his deformed baby after his girlfriend abandons him. He slowly goes insane and one wonders if this grotesque creature birthed by man’s impurities is pure evil.

Altered States: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080360/

Potent South American drugs cause a scientist in a sensory deprivation tank to experience some trippy journeys as his body de-evolves and evolves.

The Thing + They Live (John Carpenter Badassness): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0096256/

Both starring Kurt Russel. In The Thing, a creature stalks the crew of a base in the remote cold tundra wastes of Antarctica. It has the ability to change its shape so paranoia is high as everyone suspects each other of being the creature. In They Live, a town is taken over by aliens who look like humans. What are their plans for humanity?

Battle Royal: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0266308/

In the near future, Japanese society descends into chaos. In a place where respect for the elders is golden, Japanese school children become out of control, rebelling against their elder generation, attacking teachers and dropping out of school early. In fear, an act was passed to quell rebellious tendencies in students by randomly selecting a class and placing them on an island together where they fight it out until the last man standing. This movie takes a look at one of those classes and the sorts of bond and true human behaviour that shines out of people placed in desperate situations.

Ninja the Final Duel: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091636/

"Im' the Black Monk ... from Harlem." Cheesy, badly dubbed kongfu flick from 1990. It was once a tv series in the 80’s, but was reduced and badly edited to make a film. A Japanese Buddhist goes to China to train, but finds the temple being attacked by a warlord thirsty for revenge. Watch out for the fighting spiders, the naked martial arts chick, the black monk, the quasi gay sidekick, and the white guys from California.

Attack the Gas Station: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262246/

A group of bored Korean guys attack a gas station, all for fun. Comedy.

To be continued ...

And of course Mystery Science Theater 3000, TV Shows like The Boondocks, and whatever else YOU want to bring to the table!!!

As a matter of fact, each night of film will have one 15 - 30 minute cartoon segment showing before the film begins. This way the early birds get an extra treat. The cartoon will be grab bag, pick a name out of a hat up in the air.

Introduction

Hey all,

This movie fest is, of course, in the planning phase with an eye for the first installment debuting sometime early September.

I wish to have it at least twice a month at max and am willing to modify it for special showings for holidays or if people just want to get together and watch a movie with like minded individuals.

THE GOAL:

Yea, why am I doing this? Well, Bermuda lacks an indie/art house theater. If I want to see obscure films, I have to wait for BIFF or catch something randomly around campus or at BUEI. I miss the freedom I enjoyed while away at school to go to a art theater, check their monthly schedule and go see a film that isn't so conventional and is not in the other theaters.

But I want to go deeper than just indie/art house! I enjoy movies and I enjoy them best with other people who have a passion for them. I don't just want any old type of movie though, I want movies that are outside the norm, even outside the so called indie/art house norm. I want old obscure films, new films, bad films and good films. I want this to a be festival that exposes people to new tastes in film, and more importantly expose them to colorful minded people (fuck like minded, we need some weirdos!!). I want discussion and interaction with the film instead of just silent viewing and then leaving afterwards - not being able to talk about a film is like eating half a candy bar and saying you ate it all. Frankly I want a regular fest of films people can attend where they know they will encounter something new, thoughtful and open discussion, and camaraderie!


So, let's do this joint!