Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great?

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My favourite critic/reviewer is David Stratten, but if you are not an Australian you will probably never have heard of him. He has been reviewing films on one of our public TV stations for years and gives regular college & adult education courses. Unfortunately I don't think he has ever compiled his reviews into a book. Barry Norman, formerly with the BBC as their resident critic, would probably be my second favourite reviewer (his "100 best movies" is a very good read). Danny Peary is a very good reviewer of all things weird & wonderful. I avoid most other critics.

In terms of guides, I like the "Time Out Film Guide" published by Penguin Books as a companion to the Halliwell guide. It has a much more international scope then Halliwell, which is very Anglo-American. It also has a more cynical and sophisticated attitude, and assumes the reader will not be put off by a "difficult" film (instead of just rating it poorly or describing it as tedious which Halliwell does all too frequently). Between these two compact guides, mainstream movies around the world from the 20s to the current day are reasonably well covered.

My particular interests are silents, science-fiction, horror, film-noir and cult films. In these areas a specific reference text is needed. The Aurum Encyclopaedia of Science Fiction and Encyclopaedia of Horror are unsurpassed, but sadly about 10 years out of date now. Danny Peary's Cult Movie Guides (several titles) are the benchmark references in that genre, and there are several good works about film noir, but no one book that stands out.

In the topic area of this thread (anti-establishment), Danny Peary's "Cult Movies" could be a good place to start looking - I'm not at home at the moment so I can't check :^)

Hope that's of interest.
TG

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Topic - Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - edta 18:47:03 07/10/00 (23)

Depends on how you define "anti-establishment." - TAFKA Steve 15:04:13 07/11/00 (3)

Re: Depends on how you define "anti-establishment." - edta 20:38:41 07/11/00 (2)

Re: Depends on how you define "anti-establishment." - AudioHead 08:52:57 07/12/00 (1)

Re: Depends on how you define "anti-establishment." - edta 11:36:01 07/12/00 (0)

Two words: Easy Rider. (nt) - Netsurfer-X 15:02:30 07/11/00 (4)

Or "Five Easy Pieces" (nt) - Scott 09:23:18 07/12/00 (3)

"Vanishing Point" (nt) - AudioHead 11:22:00 07/12/00 (2)

but which ending ? - Both, of course - (nt) - caveman 17:27:06 07/22/00 (0)

Re: "Fritz the Cat" nt - pete 08:37:51 07/13/00 (0)

Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - TG 00:09:58 07/11/00 (13)

Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - edta 12:45:03 07/11/00 (4)

Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - TG 16:13:37 07/11/00 (3)

Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - edta 20:27:50 07/11/00 (2)

Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - TG 21:27:50 07/11/00 (1)

Definitely! Thanks! - edta 07:38:45 07/12/00 (0)

"The Trip" - 1967 - AudioHead 08:30:29 07/11/00 (7)

It's the Anti-establishment lifestyle! - edta 12:53:50 07/11/00 (6)

Beatniks - AudioHead 09:01:47 07/12/00 (0)

Some suggestions ... - TG 22:30:12 07/11/00 (3)

"The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao" - AudioHead 08:16:37 07/13/00 (0)

Re: Some suggestions ... - edta 11:47:54 07/12/00 (1)

Re: Some suggestions ... - TG 17:04:35 07/12/00 (0)

Re: It's the Anti-establishment lifestyle! - TG 16:35:29 07/11/00 (0)

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Re: Steve or anyone. Those anti-establishment films. Which are great? - TG 21:27:50 07/11/00 (1)

Definitely! Thanks! - edta 07:38:45 07/12/00 (0)

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