Manfred's Movie Page

Contents

• Personal Top Rated Directors
• Personal Top Rated Movies
• Movie Resources on the Net
  • Movie related News Groups

Personal Top Rated Directors

• Hal Hartley: IMHO the best movie director! He is also the Writer of most of the films he made. Ethan Straffin maintains a Hal Hartley WWW-site.
• Terry Gilliam: He was a member of the Monty Python group. Best movie: Brazil.
• Aki Kaurismaeki: His movies are dark with some black humor. Best movie: Ariel
• Pedro Almodovar: The quiet opposite to Aki Kaurismaeki - his colorfull movies are full of passion. Best movie: What have I done to deserve this?
• Jim Jarmusch: I did not like 'Permanent Vacation', but all his other movies I have seen are great. Best movie: Night on Earth
• David Lynch: A real cult movie director. He also co-directed the TV-series Twin Peaks. Best movie: Wild at Heart
• Krzysztof Kieslowski: An other important European movie director. Best movie: Three Colors: Blue

Personal Top Rated Movies

• Trust by Hal Hartley
• Simple Men by Hal Hartley
• The Unbelievable Truth by Hal Hartley
• Amateur by Hal Hartley
• Brazil by Terry Gilliam, a FAQ is also available
• Betty Blue by Jean-Jacques Beineix
• The Moon in the Gutter by Jean-Jacques Beineix
• The Life of Brian by Monty Python, the Script (87k) is available online
• Jabberwocky by Terry Gilliam
• Monty Python and the Holy Grail by Monty Python, the Script (127k) is available online
• Matador by Pedro Almodovar
• What Have I Done to Deserve This? by Pedro Almodovar
• High Heels by Pedro Almodovar
• Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! by Pedro Almodovar
• Kika by Pedro Almodovar
• Ariel by Aki Kaurismaeki
• Take Care of Your Scarf, Tatiana by Aki Kaurismaeki
• Leningrad Cowboys Go America by Aki Kaurismaeki
• Shadows in Paradise by Aki Kaurismaeki
• Night on Earth by Jim Jarmusch
• Mystery Train by Jim Jarmusch
• Down by Law by Jim Jarmusch
• Stranger Than Paradise by Jim Jarmusch
• Wild at Heart by David Lynch
• Blue Velvet by David Lynch
• Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me by David Lynch
• Three Colors: Blue by Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Three Colors: White by Krzysztof Kieslowski
• A Short Film About Love by Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Naked by Mike Leigh
• Rumble Fish by Francis Ford Coppola
• Bram Stoker's Dracula by Francis Ford Coppola
• Koyaanisqatsi by Godfrey Reggio
• Before the Rain by Milcho Manchevski
• Clerks by Kevin (II) Smith
• Singles by Cameron Crowe
• 2001: A Space Odyssey by Stanley Kubrick
• When Harry Met Sally... by Rob Reiner
• Sex, Lies and Videotapes by Steven Soderbergh
• Thelma & Louise by Ridley Scott
• Blues Brothers by John Landis
• The Doors by Oliver Stone
• Pink Floyd - The Wall by Alan Parker
• Light Sleeper by Paul Schrader
• Lily Was Here by Ben Verbong
• Sabine by Philippe Faucon
• Gas, Food, Lodging by Allison Anders
• Paris, Texas by Wim Wenders
• Until the End of the World by Wim Wenders
• The Rocky Horror Picture Show by Jim Sharman
• The Snapper by Stephen Frears
• A Fish called Wanda by Charles Crichton
• Half the World (Halbe Welt) by Florian Flicker
• Indien by Paul Harather
• Der Siebente Kontinent by Michael Haneke
• Malaria by Niki List

Movie Resources on the Net

• Cardiff's Movie Database (mirror in US): A hypertext frontend to the rec.arts.movies database. It covers over 30,000 movies with over 360,000 filmography entries. The Original Site in the UK and even the very near mirror in Germany are usually slower from Austria..
• Clamen's Movie Information Collection: A collection of movie related sites.
• Guide to Film and Video Resources: A List of Movie Resources on the Internet with detailed description.
• YAHOO - Movies Hotlist: Movies Resources on the Internet from the hierarchical hotlist YAHOO.
• HollyNet is intended to be a one-stop on-line resource for the film and television industry. It is to be an electronic marketplace with links to on-line services and image databases.

Movie related News Groups

• alt.asian-movies: Movies from Hong Kong, Taiwan and China.
• alt.cult-movies: Movies with a cult following.
• alt.cult-movies.evil-deads:
• alt.cult-movies.rocky-horror: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
• alt.fan.monty-python: Monty Python movies.
• alt.fan.woody-allen: Movies from the director Woody Allen.
• alt.horror: Discussion of horror movies.
• alt.movies.monster: Godzilla, King Kong and others
• rec.arts.anime: Anime movies
• bit.listserv.screen-l : Film and Television Discussion List. (Moderated)
• rec.arts.movies: Discussions of movies and movie making.
• rec.arts.movies.production: movie production
• rec.arts.movies.reviews: Reviews of movies. (Moderated)
• news:rec.arts.sf.movies: Science Fiction movies