The BFI's Lost In America: The Other Side Of Reagan's 80's retrospective

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Choose Me has a weird, artificial vibe to it but is interesting viewing.

Haven't seen all of these but would assume Lost in America and Something Wild are as good as any here, both funny/cringey.

Out Of The Blue is set in Canada, isn't it?

Not only that but it predates Reagan's regime!

Josefa, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 14:37 (six years ago) link

I should see more of these in order to judge fairly but Running on Empty is one of my all-time faves so that.

Across the You Never Her (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 14:51 (six years ago) link

Wish River Phoenix had done more 'kids at the mercy of parents who make fucked-up decisions' movies (see also: Mosquito Coast).

Across the You Never Her (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 14:52 (six years ago) link

Out of the Blue, Lost in America, Something Wild = essential viewing if you've never seen them.

The trailers for all three has 60/70s pop in the soundtrack.

Thanks Ward for that really useful breakdown - like Daniel I had no idea where to start with this. Might catch a couple even though I want to see a couple of films that I haven't from the '68 season. xps

xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 18 April 2018 14:57 (six years ago) link

Streetwise is a great doc about street kids in Seattle, not sure if it's ever been out on DVD.

Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 April 2018 15:17 (six years ago) link

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System, Monday, 30 April 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link

Title track. I've never seen Out of the Blue or Suburbia; may have seen Mike's Murder, not sure (I get it confused with Everybody Wins).

clemenza, Monday, 30 April 2018 00:06 (six years ago) link

Kind of surprised, given the Neil Young connection, that you haven't seen OoTB. Anchor Bay had a nice DVD out awhile back.

Making Plans For Sturgill (C. Grisso/McCain), Monday, 30 April 2018 00:17 (six years ago) link

Mike's Murder was beloved by Kael and no one else. I've never come across it anywhere, but I'm intrigued.

― Dangleballs and the Ballerina (cryptosicko)

It's not bad at all. I bought a cheap DVD a couple years ago. I thought enough of it to review it at the time.

morning wood truancy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Monday, 30 April 2018 00:36 (six years ago) link

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System, Tuesday, 1 May 2018 00:01 (six years ago) link

i like Suburbia. super early punk rock movie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNgwoIeJoBU

Hazy Maze Cave (Adam Bruneau), Tuesday, 1 May 2018 00:13 (six years ago) link


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