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Old 08-21-2013, 01:59 PM
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These are the films I'm backing, or otherwise asking you'll to consider backing for 21 & 22:

Top 2 Choices:

Black Swan (2010) - in the "Repulsion" film vein. Here's interesting take on the film, "Though it touches on a number of genres and encapsulates several themes, Black Swan is best viewed as a horror movie - a slow creep into insanity that's touching and terrifying in equal measure." Plus the greatest work of music is featured: Swan Lake.
Academy Awards: Winner Best Actress: Natalie Portman. Nominated: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing

Little Otik (2000) - Expertly and beautifully executed. "There is an inherent humor to the premise, though there is a concrete desperation at the heart of Little Otik." "When a childless couple learn that they cannot have children, it causes great distress. To ease his wife's pain, the man finds a stump in the backyard and chops it and varnishes it into the shape of a child. However the woman takes the root as her baby and starts to pretend that it is real. When the root takes life they seem to have gained a child; but its appetite is much greater than that of a normal child."


Other Considerations:
John Dies at the End (2012) - smart & original, sort of "Evil Dead2" meets "Bill & Ted Bogus Journey" meets "Pulp Fiction" meets "Next (Nicolas Cage)"
Constantine (2005) - cool concept & story execution; Constantine sees into spiritual world & must fight demonic world.
Daybreakers (2009) - Well made new take on vampire story - "As the population of mortals fast begins to dwindle, a vampiric corporation sets out to capture and farm every remaining human while simultaneously researching a consumable blood substitute, headed by undead hematologist Edward Dalton (Ethan Hawke). His work is interrupted after stumbling onto a pocket of human survivors lead by Elvis (Willem Dafoe), a former vampire, whose past reveals a cure that could reverse the tide and save the human race."
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) - Combining all the most interesting elements of all the Toho films into one. Monsters are attacking Earth. Aliens seem like saviors, but they have a secret agenda. Earth Defense Force and Godzilla stand in-between. Fast paced, tough, fun and a lot of heart.
Ginger Snaps (2000) - a horror film that also happens to be good.
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