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What to Watch
Video Recommendations from the Audiovisual Staff
Updated 07/11/05
Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
Anchored by great performances by Gene Hackman and Angelica Houston, director Wes Anderson’s third film uses creative music and interesting New York City location shots.
O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000)
A genuinely fun film with great performances by all three leads, especially George Clooney. A unique film with a mystical quality about it and, of course, great music.
Collateral (2004)
Director Michael Mann’s keen eye for capturing the L.A. night and two good lead performances by Cruise and Fox make this a quality pick.
- David A.
Bagdad Café (1987)
A movie favorite of mine - a quirky story set in a gas station/café in the Nevada desert, and featuring a group of people down on their luck, but given a second chance in life when their paths cross.
- Charlotte G.
Rabbit Proof Fence (2002)
Explores the cultural assimilation of Aboriginal Australians in the early 1930’s. A very moving story of three young girls navigating 1,500 miles in their epic journey to return to their native Western Australia by following the Rabbit Proof Fence. After seeing the movie, I had to read the book authored by Molly’s daughter, Doris Pilkington.
The Magdalene Sisters (2002)
Tells the true story of young women, as late as the 1960’s, who were sent to the Magdalene Sisterhood Asylum in Ireland because of their “sinful” behavior. This was a very difficult movie to watch at times. I was appalled at the abuse these women suffered because of their transgressions. Again, it encouraged me to further research this period in history.
Horatio’s Drive (2003)
Fascinating story!! “Horatio Nelson Jackson, an eccentric Vermont doctor, drove from San Francisco to New York City in 1903 to became the first person to drive an automobile across the continent - a feat never before accomplished.”
- Nancy H.
25th Hour (2002)
Gritty, realistic, and compelling story about a man during the last 24 hours before he's sent to jail. Fantastic writing and performances from the entire cast, especially Edward Norton as a good man who owns up to the crimes he's committed in life.
Good bye Lenin! (2003)
Alex's proud, socialist mother falls into a coma for eight months. When she wakes, her heart is weak, so Alex has to keep the secret that the Berlin Wall has fallen and capitalism has triumphed. What begins as a little white lie turns into a major scam. A pleasant balance of comedy and drama. In German with English Subtiitles.
Capturing the Friedmans (2003)
Disturbing documentary about how the crimes of the patriarch of the Friedman family tears it's members apart. It brings into question the extent to which justice is served.
Andy T.
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