Female assassin extraordinaire

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So, I've been wandering around my place and from time to time a movie will pop into my head lately and more often than not what sticks there for me to think and ponder about is a foreign or independent film. I looked up each in the threads to get a sense of whether these are discussed much, and it doesn't seem so, hence the new thread.

Do you totally pass over selections in the video store or with online rentals? Whether yes/no, Why?

Have you noticed your local video store carrying a lot more of these films than they used to?

Do you watch these movies as often as you watch films from your own country (ie, if you live in Australia, are you usually watching/renting Aussie and UK films and you rarely watch US films, or you watch US films as often as anything else)?

Do you feel particularly into foreign or independent films, and if so, what are you looking for in/from them? Do you prefer a particular director, country, actor, style, or subject matter?


Starting off with those ... add your own!

[srbbnd]

Re: Female assassin extraordinaire

I personaly don't really care. I like the unusual, anything Tim Burton does I like. I Heart Huckabees, Waking Life, Sin City, Garden State, Libertine, Clockwork Orange and all that good stuff. As long as it is different or takes a fresh look I'm down.

[elliotpa]

Re: Female assassin extraordinaire

I think people are getting tired of the generic stuff hollywood pushes, especially the reliance on the sequel. thats fuelling the indy cinema boom. trouble is the more popular it gets the more mainstream it becomes - same happened with dance music