Subgenre Sampler
Drama > Independent: 587 Films to Buy & Rent
- Feeling Sexy (1999)
- Dir. Davida Allen
Feat. Susie Porter, Tamblyn Lord
- Short and sweet indie deals with young suburban housewife's desires for sexual and creative fulfilment in the face of claustrophobic domesticity.…
- Go (1999)
- Dir. Doug Liman
Feat. Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, Jay Mohr…
- The director of SWINGERS switches focus to the reckless chic of LA's twentysomething rave scene, brandishing a slew of racy taboos, an impossibly…
- L.A. Without a Map (1999)
- Dir. Mika Kaurismaki
Feat. David Tennant, Vincent Gallo, Julie Delpy…
- A young Scottish undertaker (Tennant) follows an aspiring American actress back to La–la land, where he competes with the shallow excesses and…
- Playing by Heart (1999)
- Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…
- Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
- Pornographer, The (1999)
- Dir. Doug Aitchison
Feat. Craig Wasson
- A despairing young loner finds self–esteem and success as a pornographer, but quickly finds himself on the receiving end of exploitation. Rises…
- Summer of Sam (1999)
- Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino…
- Getting some distance from his usual street–scene, Spike Lee lets off a real firecracker of a film, set during the heatwave summer of 1977,…
- Sunburn (1999)
- Dir. Nelson Hume
Feat. Paloma Baeza, Cillian Murphy, Barry Ward…
- Minor–key indie with Paloma Baeza as an Irish drifter who takes the easy path of a summer’s slacking in Long Island, USA. Music by The High…
- Sunset Strip (1999)
- Dir. Adam Collis
Feat. Jared Leto, Tommy Flanagan, Adam Goldberg…
- Not the BOOGIE–NIGHTS–retread it appears, this intimate, reflective tribute to Los Angeles' hedonistic club…
- Twin Falls Idaho (1999)
- Dir. Michael Polish
Feat. Michael Polish, Mark Polish
- Unique film on the subject of Siamese twins has an extra spin – the identical twin writer–director team also play the lead roles.…
- Acid House, The (1998)
- Dir. Paul McGuigan
Feat. Stephen McCole, Maurice Roeves, Garry Sweeney
- Those with a taste for undiluted Irvine Welsh (author of TRAINSPOTTING) will find warts–and–all satisfaction in this portmanteau of three…