Although I am not a huge fan of the contemporary film industry (00s), there are still some neat classics like Donnie Darko, the Harry Potter franchise and some Tarantino's masterpieces. However, we can all agree that the film industry's true forte was back in the 20th century, where film makers were experimenting and things were at least LESS commercial than they are now.
What are some of your favorite movies? Actors/Actresses? Directors? Favorite movie OST? Discuss it here!
For me, it has to be Stanley Kubrick. The man was basically a prodigy who was way too ahead of his time. Vindicated by history, his films were not as appreciated back then as they are now. Not that his films were too pretentious, but his intellect and his ideas were captured in such a flawless way that people had a tough time getting the hang of the film (Read: 2001: A Space Odyssey and its incomprehensible last third of the movie) or they were dealing with subjects people were not happy with (See: Dr. Strangelove and how it depicted politicians as completely incompetent, something that is absolutely true nowadays). My favorite movie would have to be either The Shining (flawless shots, impeccable acting (Danny Lloyd and Jack Nicholson, sorry Shelley Duvall), some fantastic music and extremely eerie and unsettling atmosphere with one of the most fucked up endings in history) or A Clockwork Orange (perfect depiction of how broken beyond repair society is at this poin).
Favorite Actors/Actresses? I could name a few that I have really grown to like after a few films: Clint Eastwood & Meryl Streep (The Bridges of Madison County), Jack Nicholson (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), Dan Aykroyd (The Ghostbusters, The Blues Brothers), to name a few.
Favorite Movie Original Soundtrack? The Blues Brothers. Best. Musical. Ever.