Closet Film Favourites

[vipco]

Originally Posted by stevoj

City Of Angels isn't a patch on Wings Of desire but as far as sentimental hollywood remakes go,it's not bad.I do like the Sarah Mclachlan song from the film,Angel.

Lovely song.
Its actually a song about drugs and someone needing "sweet release" from their troubles in life.
I like to listen to Arms of the angel when im really badly depressed.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by vipco

Lovely song.
Its actually a song about drugs and someone needing "sweet release" from their troubles in life.

Yeah I knew that.Just been on youtube and listened to it.Had tears running down my face by the end of it I need help.

[mr 420]

its got to be Animalympics (1980) for me. Watched this to death when I was younger and it still holds a place in my affections. Plus, it has a cracking soundtrack by Graham Gouldman of 10cc fame.

Dont laugh too much!

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

One of my top guilty pleasures has to be The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas starring Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton.A film full of fantastic songs,there's nothing quite like seeing Burt and Dolly singing away to each other in their underwear And never mind Witney Houston,TBLHIT features the best version of I Will Always Love You.I've got a tear in my eye just thinking about it!

[oaxaca]

The only films I own that I guess border on the embarrassing are:

Father of the Bride 1&2 (what can I say I'm a Steve Martin completist)
and that Jeff Goldblum/Emma Thompson CLASSIC 'The Tall Guy' lol.

oh, and lots of period dramas. Most of the Merchant Ivory productions, as well as BBC period dramas, and Jane Eyre (3 versions), Rebecca, Mill on the Floss, Wuthering Heights, etc. I guess I'm a sort of weird Victorian wannabe lol.

And I am not going to be embarrassed about owning Sting's DVD Bring on the Night as its based on the creation of one of my all time favourite albums

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by stevoj

One of my top guilty pleasures has to be The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas starring Burt Reynolds and Dolly Parton.

Astonishingly this was confiscated by police in Slough during the early days of the video nasty scare due to them believing it to be a sex film.

Presumably the (possibly blind) officer concerned had problems noticing Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds on the cover, plus all mention of it being a musical.

[Stephen@Cult Labs]

I'll embarrass myself even further by admiting that I own Vanity Fair starring Reese Witherspoon,which incidentally,was on tv recently.

Originally Posted by vincenzo

Astonishingly this was confiscated by police in Slough during the early days of the video nasty scare due to them believing it to be a sex film.

Presumably the (possibly blind) officer concerned had problems noticing Dolly Parton & Burt Reynolds on the cover, plus all mention of it being a musical.

Madness.They probably noticed Miss Parton's Charms on the cover and took offence.

[vincenzo]

Originally Posted by stevoj

Madness.They probably noticed Miss Parton's Charms on the cover and took offence.

They also confiscated Samuel Fuller's The Big Red One. With a title like that it MUST be a sex film about a man's tallywhacker (ignoring the cover showing a WW2 medal & Lee Marvin in an army uniform).

[wongfeihung62]

I have a soft spot for The Giant Claw.

[vincenzo]

I always veg out with Attack Of The Killer Tomatoes.