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Some actors I like (in no order):
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Steve Buscemi
William H. Macy
Tom Wilkinson
Jack Black
Edward Norton
Johnny Depp
Matt Dillon
Jack Nicholson
Al Pacino
Sam Neill
John Leguizamo
John Turturro
Don Cheadle
Stephen Merchant
Stephen Fry
Actresses:
Charlize Theron
Christina Ricci
Thora Birch
Illeana Douglas
Elizabeth Shue
Fairuza Balk
Giulietta Masina
Jennifer Connely
Ellen Barkin
Ellen Burstyn
Marisa Tomei
Kathy Bates
Rosie Perez
Directors:
Spike Jonze
Coen bros.
Todd Solondz
Milos Forman
Martin Scorsese
Stanley Kubrick
Beto Brant (brazilian director, one day you�ll hear about him)
Brian de Palma
Roger Avery
Gus Van Sant (has failed lately...)
Paul Thomas Anderson
David Lynch
Luis Bu�uel
Tim Burton
Michael Moore
Jo�o Moreira Salles (our best documentarist)
Francis Ford Coppola
Too mainstream or commonplace? Almost no europeans? Frankly, I make a huge effort to watch french movies, for example, but usually they�re so boring... Feel free to despise me. I don�t give a damn. I believe that a good film must entertain and also make you think.
I�m not gonna talk about favorite movies now, there are so many, but I guess you can see my vote list.
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Four Good Days (2020)
Happy ending, not so real
I've always loved drugs. That led me to meet dozens of addicts. All kinds of substances, all kinds of people. Truth is, as you go deeper in this world, "straight" people label you as a weak, helpless, despicable person. Once you go to recovery and fail, you' re doomed. Then, your choices are narrowed and going back to your addict life style is a matter of survival. As times go by your mates die of overdose, get killed, comitt suicide. At best, they remain alive by choosing coke instead of crack, for example.
In short, that's an average film. A bit realistic, but in my oppinion, it's about an exception. The treatment in US and other wealthy countries is far better. As I said, most of real life addiction stories unfortunately do not have happy endings.
Matchstick Men (2003)
The importance of the ambience
The colors are slightly different. They match perfectly with Roy's vision of a perfect world that never comes to life. Let's add a supercool music score sparkled with Sinatra. Cage performs an unforgettable character. That's a crime film that refuses to be a thriller, it resists. However, the world is not just a perfectly organized closet. Someone will eventually mess it up. Even though you can always count with astroturf.
Mighty Aphrodite (1995)
My name is Guildersleeve
How could I remember this detail? Lenny (Allen) is trying to make a change in Mira Sorvino's life and that includes dealing with her pimp. So he comes up this ridiculous fake name. I laughed so much. He even finds a husband for her, a boxeur from "Wimpsville" (hahaha). In the middle of all that we get to listen Dave Brubeck... and the greek chorus! "I see pain, I see death, I see catastrophy... worse: I see lawyers!" Hard to match. What a great flick.
Ilha das Flores (1989)
A tomato's odissey can tell a lot about us
This goes beyond a short-length doc. It kind of creates a brand new genre, mixing educational stuff, irony, philosophy and comedy. First time I saw, almost 40 years ago, I could already notice its magic. Not an image or word is wasted.
Nós Que Aqui Estamos por Vós Esperamos (1999)
Everyone should see
This is a masterpiece adressed to the whole humankind. It took some years to be accomplished, it is closer to perfection in a mélange of images and music, a century in a bit more than an hour. No dialogues, just an invitation to thinking. It's a shame almost no one has seen it. Please do it.
To Die For (1995)
American art film at his best
This movie is unique. I´ll cut to the chase, though. The ending. No spoilers. The small speech of the trailer park girl about Suzanne Stone {Kidman} and the last scene with Donovan´s hippie song. Subtle. Priceless.