Neil LaBute

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A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
A Story of Floating Weeds (1934)
1934 | Drama
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Movie Favorite

"volker Schlöndorff’s brilliant adaptation of the great Günter Grass novel."

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Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
1949 | Classics, Comedy, Drama
10.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"A perfect black comedy with one of the most underappreciated central performances in film history, by Dennis Price (and a handful of genius ones by Alec Guinness). Truly funny and as dark as sin, this is a film that still feels ahead of its time. The attached “American” ending helps remind us just how annoyingly safe and predictable American tastes can be—did we really need to be reminded?#"

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Neil LaBute recommended Contempt (1963) in Movies (curated)

 
Contempt (1963)
Contempt (1963)
1963 | Drama, Romance
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"I can’t get enough of this film, and it is so cleanly presented here that the famously malcontented Godard himself must be proud of the results. The great film about film, this disc is perfect, from the amazing cover art to the short documentaries that show the difficulties of shooting a film with an icon like Bardot in tow. And if you aren’t swept away by the Georges Delerue score, you really need to check your pulse."

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Neil LaBute recommended Black Narcissus (1947) in Movies (curated)

 
Black Narcissus (1947)
Black Narcissus (1947)
1947 | Classics, Drama, Drama
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Movie Favorite

"The most purely beautiful film I can think of and done up in a pristine transfer here; the fact that the film was shot at Shepperton Studios, in England, actually blows the mind. The acting is impeccable, and the fevered colors and close-ups are as close to a cinematic wet dream as I ever need to have. Powell and Pressburger in the throes of a most singular cinematic vision."

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Neil LaBute recommended I Vitelloni (1953) in Movies (curated)

 
I Vitelloni (1953)
I Vitelloni (1953)
1953 | Comedy, Drama
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"A film that continues to grow in my estimation every time I see it, and one that laid the bedrock for the Fellini explosion that was about to take place. So alive and spilling over with character and incident, it feels like a peek into the filmmaker’s own diary. It also features an amazing Nino Rota score and performances to die for."

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Neil LaBute recommended Floating Weeds (1959) in Movies (curated)

 
Floating Weeds (1959)
Floating Weeds (1959)
1959 | Drama
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"Ozu in stunning color and black and white. One of the many great Criterion packages that offer two films together for the viewer to admire. The theatrical aspects of this set appealed to me, but I was ultimately won over by the heartbreaking simplicity of Ozu’s aesthetic."

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Loves of a Blonde (1965)
Loves of a Blonde (1965)
1965 | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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"One of my favorite films by Milos Forman and so bittersweet as to leave an aftertaste. Glorious in black and white and poignant as hell, it’s one of those films that reminds you why you fell in love with cinema in the first place."

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Neil LaBute recommended Salesman (1969) in Movies (curated)

 
Salesman (1969)
Salesman (1969)
1969 | Documentary
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"The brothers Maysles offer up two of their most stunning documentaries, and, frankly, I can’t choose between them. Beautiful essays on what it is to be American and, more importantly, human; visually hypnotic and oddly life affirming. Did I mention that they’re also, by turns, hilarious and heartbreaking?"

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