Big budgets, big names and a wide release are but three of the advantages enjoyed by studio films. An overriding concern to make money, interfering executives and lack of creative control are three more, rather less enjoyable, attributes. Because of this it's more often independent cinema you must turn to for examples of truly brave and innovative filmmaking and, assembled herein, you will find Empire's choice of the 50 greatest independent films: some of the boldest and most creative movies ever undertaken. Bearing in mind that to encompass all those that are independently financed would mean The Phantom Menace is an independent film, we've qualified all entries by ensuring they were made with what we consider to be an independent spirit. The final order then takes into account the quality of the film, the circumstances behind its production, the achievement of the filmmakers despite monetary and logistical constraints and its influence on subsequent projects. (the list)
#10 Mean Streets (1973)
# 9 Sideways (2004)
# 8 The Usual Suspects (1995)
# 7 Sex, Lies, And Videotape (1989)
# 6 Night of the Living Dead (1968)
# 5 Monty Python's Life Of Brian (1979)
# 4 Clerks (1994)
# 3 The Terminator (1984)
# 2 Donnie Darko (2001)
# 1 Reservoir Dogs (1992)
2 comments:
If Freaks is the one released in 1932 then that's really old school! The Reflecting Skin is pretty interesting too, never seen it though.
Jeremy Irons is one of those actors that you keep hearing about and boom before you know it he's alredy been in 2000 movies. to me at least. saw Lolita (1997) a long while back. I guess it didn't make much an impression as it did you.
One thing I noticed. Only two made in the 21st century is on the list.
See you, Betty G
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