Indie films are ruining my marriage! ;-)

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Posted by Aurelio S. on May 31, 2001 at 10:16:26

In the last year that I've had the Independant Film Channel, I find myself pulled more and more toward the substance of indie films over Hollywood fluff.

My wife, however, is not so eager to follow. For every ten movies I watch, she maybe watches....one. When I convinced her to sit down and watch the first one with me, it was Cronenberg's "Crash". I had not seen it, yet, nor was I aware of how shocking it would be to my wife. She left the room half way through the movie mumbling something about me being a sicko for watching it. I falsely believed the movie would prove to her the originality and intellect behind good indie films.

So I thought I'd lighten things up a bit and have her watch "Spanking the Monkey". Hey, with a title like that, I couldn't go wrong, right?

I was wrong.

Everything was fine until the scene where he sleeps with his mother. Again, I was depraved and a sicko. Sheesh!

Finally, I scored with a wonderful movie featuring one of my wife's favorite actors, Edward Furlong, and one of mine, Tim Roth. The movie was Little Odessa, which now ranks up there with some of the best I've seen, including mainstream. The movie really moved my wife my wife.

She's a little more open to watching more indie films now, but she still thinks I'm depraved. ;-)

So, before I go and drive the stake through the heart that is my marriage ;-) I come to you for help on more indie movie titles that we might rent or catch that will convince my wife that the indie scene is not as bad as it seems. I'm looking for movies along the quality of Little Odessa.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

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Topic - Indie films are ruining my marriage! ;-) - Aurelio S. 10:16:26 05/31/01 (24)

Re: Indie films are ruining my marriage! ;-) - Thom P 05:50:54 06/13/01 (0)

"Living in Oblivion" is another decent indie - Wolfgang 17:29:40 06/01/01 (0)

'Nother question re: talent pool of indie films - Aurelio S. 11:59:33 06/01/01 (0)

Re: If you liked Little Odessa try - Jeff Starrs 11:04:03 05/31/01 (2)

Re: More good Roth - eldon 14:56:57 06/01/01 (0)

Other Roth roles... - Aurelio S. 11:35:49 06/01/01 (0)

Problem with "Spanking the Monkey" - Victor Khomenko 10:53:29 05/31/01 (1)

Hubba! Hubba! - Aurelio S. 11:46:52 06/01/01 (0)

Eating Raoul - Victor Khomenko 10:40:24 05/31/01 (15)

Ah, yes... - Aurelio S. 11:26:54 06/01/01 (0)

IN a similar vein... Delicatessen! n/t - clarkjohnsen 11:39:18 05/31/01 (13)

Re: Drowning By Numbers too! - eldon 15:07:17 06/01/01 (3)

Drowning by Numbers was Peter Greenaway, not the same guy. nt - john dem 18:11:56 06/01/01 (1)

How did we get there? - Victor Khomenko 21:57:25 06/01/01 (0)

Re: Drowning By Numbers too! - Victor Khomenko 15:18:53 06/01/01 (0)

If you love Delicatessen... - Jeff Lessard 17:11:31 05/31/01 (8)

Never saw it, or the others below. Note taken. n/t - clarkjohnsen 11:55:30 06/01/01 (1)

Re: Never saw it, or the others below. Note taken. n/t - john dem 18:17:43 06/01/01 (0)

Define "weird ambience" exactly... - Aurelio S. 11:21:42 06/01/01 (0)

Re: If you love Delicatessen... - Victor Khomenko 17:32:30 05/31/01 (4)

Re: If you love Delicatessen... - Jeff Lessard 19:20:14 05/31/01 (3)

Sorry.... "Une affaire de goÃ»t" - Victor Khomenko 19:32:46 05/31/01 (2)

nope...sorry...never saw it (nt) - Jeff Lessard 20:34:18 05/31/01 (1)

Re: nope...sorry...never saw it (nt) - Victor Khomenko 22:32:17 05/31/01 (0)

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