What are your fav “Off Hollywood” films


I thought I'd ask other's here to share their thoughts on flicks they've found to be outstanding, or even their own personal favs… aside from those which Hollywood has promoted to the hilt and everyone already knows about unless they’ve benn living on Saturn.

So if you can think of those ‘non main stream’ efforts, or those films which either didn’t get their due, or only a few likely know about, but are indeed, very good to great film experiences, please share your thoughts here. This would be kind of like an indi list of movies so to speak.

So…. What are your fav non block buster flicks?

Here are some of my favs in no particular order:

1 Lonestar State of Mind
2 Thursday
3 A Bronx Tale
4 Clay Pigeons
5 Palmetto
6 Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead
7 Prophecy (any of the first 3)
8 Hollow Point
9 Ice harvest
10 Take the Money and Run

If you have to include a mainstreamer or two go ahead. I’m curious to see as esoteric as many of us are with audio, what’s up with our tastes in film, and hopefully broaden some perspectives there.

Have fun, and thanks very much
blindjim
A friend lent me his box set of SL films. Jungle Fever, Mo Betta Blues, Do the right thing, Mo money (?)

Since those films knowing only of one previously, I've been inclined to check out his film fare more avidly.
Malcolm X, Clockers, Get On The Bus, He Got Game, Summer Of Sam, & The 25th Hour are must see's. Unfortunately, lately the only thing I hear about Spike is his courtside antics at basketball games. He seems to have lost his fire.
some recent films which I thought were noteworthy:

Waltz with Bashir: part animation of Israeli incurion into Lebanon circa 1980 which maybe the best film I've seen re. the insanity of war.
Terror's Advocate:
The Secret Lives of Others: