My full queue is up to 150, but here's the next 10 on tap (and the one I have at home):
(at home) Glen or Glenda: Ed Wood debacle from 1953. He was trying to make a social commentary on crossdressing, unbeknownst to Bela Legosi and his girlfriend, Dolores Fuller (both of whom were co-starring in the film). A car crash at which I cannot resist a peek.
Dracula: I've always had a bit of a fascination Dracula lore. Currently about three chapters from finishing the Librivox reading of this wonderful book, I am all the more curious about a seemingly unlimited array of interpretations have played themselves out on the silver screen. I saw the 1929 silent film Nosferatu a couple of years back and this one, released in 1931 and starring Bela Legosi (a crazy, pure co-incidence he is in my next two queued movies!), is pretty much considered the chronological 2nd of the landmark productions of the Dracula genre.
A Mighty Wind: In difference of opinion from some others, I felt Christopher Guest fell off pretty steeply in Best in Show; however, the earlier brilliance of Guffman and Spinal Tap still place his mockumentaries in a "must see" category for me.
Silent Movie: Bold concept of Mel Brooks, back in the era where he was still fresh & funny (1976), this has been on the periphery of my "gotta get around to this one" world for years and years now.
The Apartment: I'm a big Jack Lemmon fan; I think he's a tremendous actor. And this is supposed to great film, by almost any measure.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown: In my queue purely as a result of this recommendation by Aaron: "I suggest you add this movie to Your Queue. I think you'll enjoy it!" A documentary about a little-known group of background musicians for untold number of Mowtown hits througout the sixties. Think, the Jordanaires of Mowtown.
Clerks: First Cut (Not Theatrical Version): I've never had a huge yearning to see this film, but it's been generally very highly regarded by my peers. And the entire Jay & Silent Bob phenomenon came and went before I'd even heard of it, so this is me going back to gather up some of that hipster pop culture long after the parade has passed on by.
Calendar Girls: Basically, the writeup reads like a female version of The Fully Monty, which I think is one of the best comedies of recent years. Mixdorf take note: "viewers like me" rate this movie 0.4 of a point more than the average viewer.
Harvey Birdman: Vol. 1: Disc 2: My review of Vol. 1: Disc 1 was something about a great concept and moments of comedic brilliance sprinkled amidst an offering that is insubstantial and unengaging enough to not matter in the end equation. Like so many other animated comedies, in my opinion. One of my general rules of TV series, however, is: all TV series have a right to get their footing. Therefore, although I expect more of the same, the comedy was good enough when it was on to let me give disc 2 a chance.
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy: A Woody Allen adaptation/spoof of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Slowly working my way through the Allen catalog, which ranges from OK to brilliant for me.
Local Hero: The Doc Hollywoodish sounding synopsis would definitely not have landed this in my queue, but the Mixdorf recommendation did.
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Local Humor is sublime in its humor, no Doc Hollywood obviousness to be found. I suggest if you like it the first time through, watch it again for lots of little things you might miss the first time through.
A great deal of pressure on this movie since I've pumped it up so much, but it is a gem. No explosions or special effects to be found.
Oh, so it's a chick movie.
The last time I pumped up a movie, Neapolian Dynomite, it was a bust in the Hylton household. I hope your movie does much better! :)
Chicks with excellent, if obscure, taste in movies.
I thought Napoleon Dynamite was fine, and sometimes quite funny. Just not life-altering.
T-clog, I was the one that hated ND.
Dan, I think that I gave a bit more of a recommendation than that for SITSOM, if not through Netflix, in verbally or in e-mail. I remember telling you that it was worth watching despite Joan Osborne being one of the guest vocalists.
Despite knowning little about Joan Osbourne, I have an intense dislike of her that borders on the irrational. Why is that, I wonder?
Oh, well. It's queued up. The board is set and the pieces are in motion.
Just saw "Glen or Glenda?" tonight, by the way.
HOLY MOLEY. That was something else.
Joan Osborne: It's that effin song.
Glen or Glenda: If my queue weren't overflowing, and growing faster than we can watch, I'd put this one in.
I'm not sure whether I'd recommend it or not. These two capsule reviews off the Netflix page sum it up wonderfully:
Janet Maslin, The New York Times
"It isn't quite a camp classic, although it's dreadful enough to have a certain comic appeal. ''Glen or Glenda'' is also a film of great conviction in its way, and that tends to interfere with the fun." ...
TV Guide's Movie Guide
"The passage of time has not transformed Glen or Glenda? into a good movie; it has, however, revealed it to be a braver film than anyone had ever imagined." ...
Wow, I don't check your blog for a couple of days and you've got two posts up.
I remember Clerks when it was passed around by friends on good old VHS, which was fitting, given the film. I don't know how 36-year-old-me would take it, but 22-year-old me liked it.
Kevin Smith, the director, routinely goes to college campuses to do Q/As, and the first documentary of this ("An Evening with Kevin Smith") is actually better than any of his films. So, I'd recommend that. There's a story about when he came to Minneapolis to shoot a documentary for Prince which is friggin' legendary.
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