This is my friend Greg's official guide to late night video fare. I think that the requirement for viewing The Abyss alone makes this worthwhile reading. Not responsible for advice taken. From: greg@irvine.com (Mr. Racquetball) Subject: Re: movies and postmodern aesthetics. Film Category Requires for maximum enjoyment: ============================ ========= =============================== The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover Weird Chocolate pudding Raising Arizona Satire Cheetoes and Captain Crunch Snak Mix Legend Fantasy Chicken Pot Pie The Thing (the remake) Horror A tub of spaghetti Andy Warhol's Dracula French Fresh bread and grape juice My Dinner with Andre Weird A straightjacket and 4 caffeine pills Eraser Head Weird Babysitting an infant Brazil Satire A hard day at the office La Femme Nikita French A sharp pencil and a bitch in boots Hellraiser B-flick A Rubic's Cube and a box of nails Colossus, The Forbin Project Old-SciFi A TRW credit report Thin Blue Line Documtry A room at the Motel 6 Clockwise Satire High blood pressure Tie Me Up - Tie Me Down Spanish A weekend with a hostage Monsieur Hire French Binoculars True Stories Satire TV Dinners Silence of the Lambs Suspense Steaks rare with potato skins. Taxi Driver Suspense A mohawk and a place to do push-ups Blood Simple Suspense A hot summer's night Last Exit to Brooklyn Drama A suicide letter After Hours Satire Someone else's car keys Paris Texas Drama Photos of strangers Dangerous Liasons (with Glenn Close) Drama A naked friend and some writing paper 9 1/2 Weeks Drama A Love Slave The Abyss Suspense A plastic bag over your head
(From the "Rest" of RHF)