sheryl coulon
The Great Texas Dynamite Chase
Girls, cars, dynamite, Texas and shotguns. Did we mention dynamite? And cars? I'm not sure why this one isn't in everyone's personal collection.
todd smith
Genghis Blues
Here is Todd's mini-review:
One of the best documentaries I’ve seen ever. It starts as a simple search for a strange form of “throating” music in Tuva, the small home country of Genghis Khan, between Mongolia and Russia. What unravels is the story of Paul Pena, a blind American Blues singer/songwriter, that has mastered this strange art, and is invited to the country to participate in a competition. There are many ups/downs and unexpected near disasters that will keep you intrigued the whole way through, and will give you an appreciation of the beautiful Throating Songs of Tuva, and for the dedication and talents of the late, great Paul Pena.
amelie
Black Sheep
This one should help you work up an appetite for your memorial day picnic. Black Sheep is a horror movie from New Zealand where an experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm. When Cody told us about this one, it sounded like the perfect title for our horror section to compliment other animal-centric selections such as Nightbeast, Woman in a Lizard's Skin, or David Cronenberg's The Fly.
delicatessen
Auntie Mame
Sometimes all this CGI just makes you want to rock spectacle old-school and that's just what Auntie Mame does. Lauren said this title was a must have for the costumes alone. Auntie Mame centers around Rosalind Russell as an extravagant, free-spirited aunt who must care for an orphaned nephew. The movie's line "Life is a banquet, and most poor suckers are starving to death," pretty much captures the verve of the whole picture. Kollar said it also alludes to some of backwards politics and racism of this 1950's flick.