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Personals (1999)
Independent Filmmaking Rocks!
"Personals" will forever be considered the indie version of "20 dates," the recently released mockumentary. But it's much, much better. Stacy Dash is terrific as always. The photography and editing are representative of the indie style this was produced under, but they support the narrative nicely. Definitely worth a look.
The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
Are you kidding?
To not appreciate this movie is to not have seen it. Go read up on it for about five minutes and you'll start to realize what a classic hit really is. It was well ahead of its time, and thematically and visually surpasses movies made late into the fifites. It rocks.
L.A. Confidential (1997)
A Masterpiece!
L.A. Confidential isn't "Chinatown" and it doesn't want to be. It's another terrific film in the neo-noir tradition unto itself. The story is incredibly intelligent, and the only critique I've heard about the movie is that the story is TOO complex. well, don't dislike it because you don't understand it. It's exquisitely photographed and put together. Every line of dialogue sizzles off the screen in this great telling of Ellroy's even better novel.
And oh, that Lana Turner.....