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Sacha Gervasi recommended Withnail and I (1987) in Movies (curated)

Withnail and I (1987)

1987 | Comedy

8.3

(4 Ratings)

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"Well I guess my first one has to be Withnail and I, the 1987 Bruce Robinson classic. You know, the plot is one that would get you laughed out of any Hollywood studio: Two unemployed actors go on a holiday, drinking, to one of their uncle’s cottages for the weekend; but it’s one of the most deeply rich, brilliant, tragicomic tales of male friendship. I actually remember seeing it when I was a kid, and walking out of the theater in London — and by the way, it did not do well at the time it was released; it was a tiny little film — but I remember thinking that I wanted to become a filmmaker after that."

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Synecdoche, New York (2008)

8.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

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Life is looking pretty bleak for theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman). His wife...

Neil Tennant recommended Cabaret (1972) in Movies (curated)

Cabaret (1972)

1972 | Classics, Drama, Musical

7.7

(9 Ratings)

Movie Favorite

"The story of singer Sally Bowles in the Weimar Republic, which came out late in 1972, into a very dreary Britain. I think of it as a glam-rock document, really: all those fantastic songs, confined to the stage, plus the brilliant makeup, in this frightening city. The notion of “divine decadence” was very intriguing when you were an 18-year-old student from Newcastle, recently arrived in London. It also had an impact on punk – look at Siouxsie Sioux: obviously influenced by Liza Minnelli. My friends and I would listen to the soundtrack in our Tottenham student flat, back-to-back with Lou Reed’s Transformer and Roxy Music’s second album. It had the same impact."

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Rufus Wainwright recommended Dancer with Bruised Knees by Kate & Anna McGarrigle in Music (curated)

Dancer with Bruised Knees by Kate & Anna McGarrigle

1977 | Folk, Singer-Songwriter

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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"I'm especially partial to this one because it has the song 'First Born', which is actually not about me specifically, it's about all first-born sons. But nonetheless, I identify it as my kind of jewel to wear – I share that position with Jesus and Moses, there are a few of us. And it's funny: we did the Christmas shows recently in London and Sophie Ellis-Bextor sang that song, and as I was doing back-up, I was once again reminded of how lucky I was to receive such attention, care and unabashed love from my mother. Without that song, and that album, I don't think I'd be who I am today as an artist."

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