Best of Beauitful Minds

List creator: benben Created on: July 25, 2005 - 11:22 PM PDT Description: Brilliant, Wicked, Crazy, Quirky, Ingenious, Beautiful, Shocking Performances, Plots, Scenes from the best Directors, Writers, Cinematographers

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	movie title	related list	average rating	MPAA rating	watch	rent	buy
	Happy Together (1997)
Another Doyle's work with brilliant director Wong-Kar-Wai
	Amelie (2001)
Fantastical! Quirky, Visual Treat, touching story.
	In the Mood for Love (Criterion Collection) (2000)
Wong Kar Wai is controlled and subtle amazing perfomances by Tony Leung and Maggie Cheung
	Hanging Garden (1997)
Surreal. Simple life, quirky, extraordinary people with a great surprise.
	Blue Velvet (1986)
It is so hard to pick one David Lynch movie. genius.
	Naked Lunch (Criterion Collection) (1991)
only cronenberg couold make a burroughs film. totally trippy.
	Dancer in the Dark (2000)
A musical tragedy. Great concept. Great performances and numbers. Dogme 95 film
	The Celebration (1998)
Dogme 95 film, Beautifully shot, great story.
	Memento (2000)
Interesting structure. I love Carrie Ann Moss when she does her subtle devious smile.
	Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001)
Crazy, kooky, camp musical extraordinaire
	Irma Vep (Special Edition) (1996)			Not Rated
The filmmaker's love letter to Maggie Cheung. Tight Leather. Hot.
	Hero (2002)
Stunningly beautiful. I love Maggie Cheung and Christopher Doyle.
	House of Flying Daggers (2004)
Again beautiful. Plot is better and tighter in Hero but the cinematography out of this world courtesy of Christopher Doyle delivers
	Yossi & Jagger (2002)
Fox makes a poignant real film
	Requiem for a Dream (2000)			Not Rated
Aronfsky at his best, great camera work, and oscar worthy performances by all inlcuding Ellen Burstyn and a surprisingly good Marlon Wayans.
	Far From Heaven (2002)
Beautifully shot, Great performance by Julianne Moore
	Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Great martial arts and story
	The Silence of the Lambs (Widescreen Special Edition) (1991)
Good creepy.
	The Matrix (1999)
Great concept.
	Don't Look Now (1973)
I'll never look at red raincoats the same
	Tuvalu (1999)
Silent Film employes color codes, grunts and gestures, and archetypes to tell a simple story
	Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Gondry and Kaufman make a great team