Friday, February 2, 2007

Ten of the best movies you may never have seen...

  1. ANOTHER WOMAN: Woody Allen's most personal film, a reflection on turning 50 and facing one's life honestly.
  2. IN AMERICA: The kids steal the show in this poignant immigrant drama.
  3. BABETTE'S FEAST: A stranger teaches a dour religious community about joy.
  4. WATER: The haunting story of a child-widow in 1930's India.
  5. HOUSE OF GAMES: David Mamet's superbly crafted grand con picture.
  6. LOST IN AMERICA: Albert Brooks leaves it all behind and takes his wife into a world of misadventures.
  7. THE STRAIGHT STORY: Iowa man takes a road trip on a lawn tractor to Wisconsin to reconcile with his brother. Yes, really. And a true story.
  8. WHAT'S UP DOC?: Screwball romantic comedy where an uptight Ryan O'Neal tries to fend off free spirit Barbra Streisand.
  9. BIG FISH: A father-son relationship vividly imagined and told as a tall tale.
  10. THE ATOMIC CAFE: A stunning documentary about the bomb and its place in the lives of those who grew up under its first shadows.

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