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I think all of the films on this list that I've seen would be on my list too. That kinda makes me want to see the rest of them more then I already did:

Mulholland Drive: never got around to seeing it.
Once: never even heard of it...?
United 93: I've owned this for months and can't bring myself to watch it.
In the Mood for Love: was already in the top10 on my Netflix queue, now bumped to 1.

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Once is incredible. Don't go expecting some masterpiece, though, because it is a tiny little wisp of a film...low-budget, with no stars...incredible music and performances, though...I absolutely love it.

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Chairman of the Board is a masterpiece.

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Dom,

I teach at the Community College of Rhode Island. I get to teach a course we call Film as Lit, but it's really an Intro to Film course. I use Bordwell and Thompson for the textbook. It counts as a lit. elective, so I try to give students a good dose of films they never will get to see outside of a course. I also teach composition and various literature courses. I'm lucky; I have a full-time, tenured position.

I think you should send out resumes to colleges in the area that offer film courses. Many colleges will often need instructors for the basic courses and use adjunct instructors. I would just check the on line course offerings and send out resumes. Also, if they have a film department, I'd call and ask to meet with the chair to discuss teaching possibilities.

At least it would get you out of the house and the casino.

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I've thought about this if I moved back to AZ. Most the people I took classes with there had little no background or exp in the industry or even screenwriting.

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Zodiac
Fight Club(99 but close enough)

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Dominic,

Great list. How do you feel about The Host?

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Dominic,

Great list. How do you feel about The Host?

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I thought the Host was great fun with an incredible monster and an interesting group of characters.

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I am not going to be a great contribution to the lounge.

sadface

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I agree with some of the movies you said but since you already said them I won't repeat them.

Some of these are on my list because of technical merit, some because they are entertaining, most are both.

Children of Men
Road to Perdition
Batman Begins
Dave Chappelle's Block Party
The Departed
Hotel Rwanda
Downfall (Der Untergang)
Letters from Iwo Jima
Knocked Up
Requiem for a Dream
Bourne Identity

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nice list...why not tell us why you like them so much?

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Dom, great list, I have to wonder why that Far From Heaven isn't on there. I finally got around to watching it, and after I was done, I had to ask myself why I didn't see it sooner. It just hits on many different levels with me and it is just brilliant overall. We really get to see that many of the problems that existed 50 years ago still exist today. On top of that, the writing is just sublime in it's simplicity and depth at the same time. No words or scenes are wasted, which is something that we so rarely see these days.

Also, Dom, go out and buy Hable Con Ella. It's magnificint and is what Almodovar is all about. He really explores what motivates us to love and just what motivates us as people

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Dom, great list, I have to wonder why that Far From Heaven isn't on there. I finally got around to watching it, and after I was done, I had to ask myself why I didn't see it sooner. It just hits on many different levels with me and it is just brilliant overall. We really get to see that many of the problems that existed 50 years ago still exist today. On top of that, the writing is just sublime in it's simplicity and depth at the same time. No words or scenes are wasted, which is something that we so rarely see these days.

Also, Dom, go out and buy Hable Con Ella. It's magnificint and is what Almodovar is all about. He really explores what motivates us to love and just what motivates us as people

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Oh, Hable Con Ella is Talk to Her! duh [img]/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] seen it. I admire Almodovar a lot more than I love him. Talk to Her is probably my favorite of his, though, and garnered consideration for my list. So did Far From Heaven.