The AudioSex Movie House - Film Recommendations Done Right. ​

Films are one of the greatest artistic creations of our civilization. They're so valuable in fact that we invest millions of dollars in their creation and consider it a good deal. They drive various industries and technologies in a push for ever greater levels of immersion. They can inspire us, cause us to think or connect us to ourselves and our emotions. They're also a perfect avenue for creative uses of sampling, serving to further enhance the atmosphere of a track. The AudioSex Movie House is an idea I've been tossing around for a new series where members can come to get recommendations for a quality film to enjoy alone or with company. The format is as follows: all movie recommendations must include a poster, trailer, film name that is linked to the relevant IMDB page, description, length, rating and any other pertinent details. Please don't use the thread for conversations on the films, instead I invite you to make use of the feedback options such as Like, Agree, Winner, Interesting, Love, Useful, Creative, etc. Seeing as movies have a lot to do with personal taste, try not to use Dislike or Nasty because that only serves to penalize and discourage posters. It's better in that case to simply not leave a Like. I hope this will add a little something to your time here by introducing you to some quality films and inspire you to create what the world needs more of, great music.

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Waking Life - A man shuffles through a dream meeting various people and discussing the meanings and purposes of the universe.

Director: Richard Linklater Writer: Richard Linklater

Cast: Trevor Jack Brooks, Lorelei Linklater, Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Alex Jones, Adam, Goldberg, Jason Liebrecht, Steven Soderbergh, Richard Linklater

Storyline: Dreams. What are they? An escape from reality or reality itself? Waking Life follows the dream(s) of one man and his attempt to find and discern the absolute difference between waking life and the dreamworld. While trying to figure out a way to wake up, he runs into many people on his way; some of which offer one sentence asides on life, others delving deeply into existential questions and life's mysteries. We become the main character. It becomes our dream and our questions being asked and answered. Can we control our dreams? What are they telling us about life? About death? About ourselves and where we come from and where we are going? The film does not answer all these for us. Instead, it inspires us to ask the questions and find the answers ourselves.

Genres: Animation, Drama, Fantasy

Rating: Rated R for language and some violent images

Release Date: January 23, 2001

Runtime: 99 minutes

 

I begin with these two.

 

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Demolition - A successful investment banker struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. With the help of a customer service rep and her young son, he starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.

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Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Writer: Bryan Sipe

Cast: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomni Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, C.J. Wilson, Poily Draper, Malachy Cleary, Debra Monk, Heather Lind, Wass Stevens, Blaire Brooks, Ben Cole, Brendan Dooling, James Colby

Storyline: Davis (Jake Gyllenhaal), a successful private equity fund partner, struggles after losing his wife in a tragic car crash. Despite pressure from his father-in-law, Phil (Chris Cooper), to pull it together, Davis continues to unravel. What starts as a complaint letter to a vending machine company turns into a series of letters revealing startling personal admissions. Davis' letters catch the attention of customer service rep, Karen (Naomi Watts), and, amidst emotional and financial burdens of her own, the two form an unlikely connection. With the help of Karen and her son Chris (Judah Lewis), Davis starts to rebuild, beginning with the demolition of the life he once knew.

Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama

Rating: Rated R for language, some sexual references, drug use and disturbing behavior

Release Date: September 10, 2015 (Toronto Film Festival)

Runtime: 101 minutes

 

The Midnight Gospel (2020-) TV Series

https://www.netflix.com/title/80987903



The Midnight Gospel is an American adult animated streaming television series created by Adventure Time creator Pendleton Ward and comedian Duncan Trussell. Released on Netflix on April 20, 2020, it is the first animated production from Ward for Netflix. It sets actual podcast interviews between Trussell and various guests into fantastic adventures. Set in a dimension known as the Chromatic Ribbon, a spacecaster named Clancy Gilroy owns an unlicensed multiverse simulator. Through it, he travels through bizarre worlds on the brink of disaster, interviewing some of their residents for his spacecast. The interviews are derived from earlier episodes of Trussell's podcast The Duncan Trussell Family Hour. Special guests include Phil Hendrie, Stephen Root, Drew Pinsky, Damien Echols, Trudy Goodman, Jason Louv, Caitlin Doughty, Michael Marcanio, Maria Bamford, Joey Diaz, David Nichtern, and Deneen Fendig.Wikipedia

Genre:​

Adult animation, Science fantasy, Surrealism, Dark comedy, Adventure, Interview

Created by:​

Pendleton Ward, Duncan Trussell

Written by:​

Pendleton Ward, Duncan Trussell, Mike L. Mayfield

Directed by:​

Pendleton Ward

Voices of:​

Duncan Trussell, Phil Hendrie

Composer(s):​

Joe Wong

Country of origin:​

United States

Original language(s):​

English

No. of seasons:​

1

No. of episodes:​

8

Executive producer(s):​

Pendleton Ward, Duncan Trussell, Antonio Canobbio, Ben Kalina, Chris Prynoski

Producer(s):​

Shannon Prynoski, Tony Salama

Editor(s):​

Megan Love

Running time:​

20-36 minutes
Rating: R for language, violence

 

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Dead Man's Shoes (2004)
A disaffected soldier returns to his hometown to get even with the thugs who brutalized his mentally-challenged brother years ago.



Director: Shane Meadows
Writers: Paddy Considine, Shane Meadows
Stars: Paddy Considine, Gary Stretch, Toby Kebbell

Storyline: - Richard returns home from military service to a small town in the Midlands. He has one thing on his mind: revenge. Payback for the local bullies who did some very bad things to his brother. At first his campaign employs guerrilla tactics, designed to frighten the men and put them ill at ease. But then he steps up his operation, and one by one these local tough guys are picked off by the terrifying angel of vengeance that Richard has become.

Genres: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Rating: 18

Release Date: 1 October 2004

Runtime: 90 minutes

 

Dolemite is my name (2019)

 

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^ One of the best threads on Audiosex ^, :

Movie Summary - The story is about a young gymnast Dan Millman played by Scott Mechlowicz, and his struggle to make sense of his life in which he is successful but still unfulfilled. By chance he meets his "Yoda"/Shaolin priest/Boss Paul who helps him "git his haid straight" after which he goes on to be comfortable with his athletic prowess albeit not exactly Olympic caliber. There is a lot of jumping around scene wise during which we don't know what is dream (part of getting his head straight) or reality showing his maturing personality. He suffers a debilitating physical injury which forces him to work very hard to get back where he was ability wise earlier, but much wiser for successfully negotiating his transformation to wise old Grasshopper. This is almost a "Rocky IX" type movie with a wonderful happy ending.

A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we know it.

A thriller centered on an alien disguised as a human and a boy tagged for abduction.

Ink Official Trailer 1 Writer and Director: Jamin Winans Film Score: Jamin Winans Cinematographer: Jeff Pointer Producer: Kiowa Winans Starring: Christopher Soren Kelly, Quinn Hunchar, Jessica Duffy, Jeremy Make, Jennifer Batter, Eme Ikwuakor, Shelby Malone Story: As the light fades and the city goes to sleep, two forces emerge. They are invisible except for the power they exert over us in our sleep, battling for our souls through dreams. One force delivers hope and strength through good dreams; the other infuses the subconscious with desperation through nightmares. John and Emma, Father and Daughter are wrenched into this fantastical dream world battle, forced to fight for John's soul and to save Emma from an eternal nightmare.

A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears. Starring Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza González, Dianne Wiest, and Chris Messina.

Kern County Deputy Sheriff Joe “Deke” Deacon (Washington) is sent to Los Angeles for what should have been a quick evidence-gathering assignment. Instead, he becomes embroiled in the search for a killer who is terrorizing the city. Leading the hunt, L.A. Sheriff Department Sergeant Jim Baxter (Malek), impressed with Deke’s cop instincts, unofficially engages his help. But as they track the killer, Baxter is unaware that the investigation is dredging up echoes of Deke’s past, uncovering disturbing secrets that could threaten more than his case.

Handlung: In der Berliner Elektroszene ist Martin unter dem Namen DJ Ickarus bekannt. Zusammen mit Freundin-Managerin Mathilde tourt er durch die Clubs der Welt und gemeinsam arbeiten sie an der Veröffentlichung eines neuen Albums. Durch seinen Lebensstil gehören Drogen für Martin zum Alltag. Doch nach einem exzessiven Trip landet Martin schließlich in einer Nervenklinik. Trotz des Engagements seiner Ärztin wird Martin immer wieder rückfällig. Dadurch ist sowohl die Veröffentlichung des Albums als auch die Beziehung zu Mathilde in Gefahr, die sich durch die Eskapaden ihres Freundes wieder zu ihrer Exfreundin Corinna hingezogen fühlt. Eine Tragikomödie im Berlin von heute. Vom Regisseur von "One Day in Europe" (Berlinale 2005, Offizieller Wettbewerb) und "Berlin is in Germany" (Berlinale 2001, Panorama Publikumspreis). Regie: Hannes Stöhr Darsteller: Paul Kalkbrenner, Rita Lengyel, Corinna Harfouch Produktion: Karsten Aurich Genre: Tragikkomödie Jahr: 2008
& of course Lucy :
https://www.uphe.com/movies/lucy

 

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I came across this a few years ago and loved it. Reminded me of the old PS2 video game ICO.

 

This is awesome. Feel that much closer to you guys now. I've seen and loved all these except Dead Man's Shoes and The Midnight Gospel.
Thank you for the those. Will definitely check them out.
Shout out for Aronofsky and Linklater. Love everything they do.
A Dark Song was a trip, like, for real.
I, Origins made me tear up at the end right at that elevator scene and then I realized I was hearing Radiohead and then I started balling tears.
Requiem for a Dream and The Prestige because I'm all sad inside about the human condition. And how we use tech.

I could keep naming but let's go back a while to a time before all we all got hyper-sensitive to pretty much everything.
My dad had this on VHS. I think I was 6 the first time I watched it.
If you think this is racist than, sad to say you may actually be a racist. Racism is in the eye of the beholder.
If you just find joy and humor with no negative thoughts about people and places, then I believe you are on the right track.

Without further ado: The Gods Must Be Crazy

 

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Beautiful soundtracks & movies :
Composed by
Neil Davidge &
Massive Attack :

Composed by
Edward Shearmur :

Composed by
Jeff Danna &
Akira Yamaoka :

 

Just to add some not so well known ones, here are two brilliant Belgian movies!


Title: Man Bites Dog (C'est arrivé près de chez vous)
Directors: Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel
Writers: Rémy Belvaux
Stars: Benoît Poelvoorde, Jacqueline Poelvoorde-Pappaert, Nelly Pappaert

A film crew follows a ruthless thief and heartless killer as he goes about his daily routine. But complications set in when the film crew lose their objectivity and begin lending a hand.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0103905/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1




Title: Ex Drummer
Director: Koen Mortimer
Writers: Herman Brusselmans, Koen Mortimer
Stars: Dries Vanhegen, Norman Baert, Gunter Lamoot

Three handicapped losers who form a band ask famous writer Dries to be their drummer. He joins the band and starts manipulating them.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0812243/?ref_=tt_mv_close

 

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And good TV series?

 

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The Man From Earth (2007)



IMDB

" An impromptu goodbye party for Professor John Oldman becomes a mysterious interrogation after the retiring scholar reveals to his colleagues he has a longer and stranger past than they can imagine."

This movie was made with a handful of bucks. Literally. It's dialog based. I don't usually watch these flicks. But if you're into thought-provoking plots with mystery and a bit of fantasy... oh boy, you're in for a ride.

When they ask me for a good unknown film I always recommend this one. It never fails. I've re-watched this more times than Botox shots Steven Slate's has in his face.

The trailer spoils a bit of the plot of the first 10-20 min. Do yourself a favor, just look the IMDB score and reviews. And keep in mind the writer is one of original (TOS) "Star Trek" show writers. I'll post it anyway.

Spoiler

Oh, and you're welcome

 

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