Pulp Fiction

If you haven't seen it...run - don't walk to the DVD store, NerFlix, or wherever and see it!
Arguably the coolest movie ever made.

Made in 1994 by Quentin Tarantino this dramedy stars John Travolta, Ving Rhames, Samuel Jackson, Uma Thurman..shall I go on? Bruce Willis, Eric Stoltz, Amanda Plummer, Tim Roth...and more.

Non-linear look at four stories that interconnect very cleverly. Dramatic, freaky, funny, and above all...cool.

Look for: Royale with cheese
It's a chopper, not a motorcycle
The Watch
and especially the segment with Mr Wolf
Don't miss it!

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110912/

Blade Runner

One of my favorire sci-fi films. Ridley Scott directed this futuristic saga starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, Edward James Olmos, and Daryl Hannah.

Looks into the question we all have: how long will I exist?

Ford, a Blade Runner, is assigned to kill replicants who have returned to Earth to meet their maker. Who is human, who is not? What makes us human? Why are we here? Raises the big issues is an intentionally slow paced film that is a marvel visually.

Impressive and impressionistic.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/

Performance

Hmmm...Mick Jagger acting?

Nicolas Roeg and Donald Cammell co-directed this 1970 effort.

Who's the good guy and who's the bad guy? More importantly, what is real and what is not? London gangster takes refuge in the home of a has been rock star who melds personalities until we don't know who is who and what is up. Confusing? Yes. But interesting and absorbing.

Worth a look.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066214/

Tremors

Kevin Bacon, Fred Ward, Michael Gross, and Reba McEntire star in this 1990 film from Ron Underwood.

Did you love all those monster flicks from the fifties? This is a throwback to those films.

Two not too swift handymen in a small desert town come to the realization that giant underground worms are threatening their town and their lives. Partly sci-fi, partly a monster movie, Remors is above all a fun romp that doesn't take itself too seriously.

Look for hysterically funny characters created by Gross and Reba as a pair of married survivalists who are prepared for anything that comes their way.

Spawned a number of sequels and a TV show. The second film wasn't bad, but they got less interesting as they went on...and on. But this one is a gem.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100814/

It Came From Outer Space

Jack Arnold directed this 1953 film based on a Ray Bradbury story and starring Richard Carlson and Barbara Rush.

Aliens land on Earth to make repairs to their ship and try to pass as humans. Surprisingly good for its time with good performances and a tense storyline. And who doesn't love alien movies?

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045920/

Them!

Gordon Douglas directed this 1954 sci-fi classic starring James Whitmore and James Arness.

Giant ants terrorize a small town in the desert and then branch out to Los Angeles. Call in the Army's Monster Squad!

Fun, well thought out, and suspenseful.

Look for a cameo by Fess Parker, TV's Davy Crockett.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047573/

Earth Vs The Flying Saucers

Hugh Marlowe and Joan Taylor star in this Fred F. Sears film from 1956.

Remarkable special effects for its time created by Ray Harryhausen. Aliens invade our planet demanding our surrender, leading to war of the worlds.

Not your typical B-movie.

Fun and literate.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049169/

Thunder Road

1958 film directed by Arthur Ripley starring Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry.

Mitchum as a moonshiner outwitting both the Feds and gangsters who want to get him and his contraband off the road. A cult favorite.

Robert Mitchum also wrote the theme song.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052293/