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Musician and writer, many of my films either have great music or are connected with music in some way. My other great love is horror films. My list contains classics and films of dubious quality. So, can you trust my tastes? I don't know; I like to be unpredictable.
| Title | Also Contributed By | Genre | Country | Comments | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001: A Space Odyssey | Tony Monacelli J.C. Ducom David Bressler | Adventure Sci-fi | uk usa | My favorite character is Hal . . . | Others |
| Abominable Dr. Phibes, The | Horror Mystery | uk | Notable for frequent scenes without dialogue accompanied by diagetic or non-diagetic music. | Others | |
| Angelic Conversation, The | Other | uk | Artsy; great music by Coil and superb readings by Judi Dench. | Top 10 | |
| Apt Pupil | Drama Thriller | canada france usa | Recommended for chemistry between Renfro and McKellen. | Others | |
| Bge d'or, L' | Other | france | No student of modernism can miss this important film. | Top 10 | |
| Blood Simple | Brian Magerko Craig Brozinsky Rich Jackson | Drama Thriller | usa | Haunting visuals, superb performances by McDormand, Getz, and Walsh. | Top 10 |
| Brainstorm | Sci-fi Thriller | usa | Solid cast, especially Wood, Fletcher, and Robertson. | Top 20 | |
| Caravaggio | Drama | uk | Artsy (same sex erotic situations); Jarman\\\'s most painterly film, appropriately enough. | Top 10 | |
| Clockwork Orange, A | Alexis Rosoff Mark Kishiyama | Crime Drama Sci-fi | uk | Great soundtrack including music by Wendy Carlos. | Others |
| Deliverance | Keith Schneider Joel Quamme | Adventure Thriller | usa | Squeal like a pig . . . again. | Top 20 |
| Disturbing Behavior | Horror Thriller | australia usa | One of the greatest title sequences of recent years, with great music to match by Mark Snow.3 | Others | |
| Dolores Claiborne | Jason Proksch | Drama Thriller | usa | Great soundtrack by Danny Elfman. | Others |
| Dracula | Horror | usa | Recommended for the new soundtrack by Philip Glass. | Top 20 | |
| Eraserhead | David Hirschfield Jerry Carlton Rich Jackson | Drama Fantasy Horror | usa | A classic Lynch film, not for the squeamish. | Top 10 |
| Excalibur | Action Drama Romance Fantasy | usa | Recommended, in particular, for Nicol Williamson's performance as Merlin. | Others | |
| Friday the 13th | Horror Mystery Thriller | usa | Great soundtrack by Harry Manfredini--a classic teen slasher film. | Others | |
| Halloween | Damon Anderson | Horror Thriller | Usa | Superb soundtrack by John Carpenter; probably the first film marking the resurgence of the teen slasher films of the late 70s and 80s. | Others |
| Home of the Brave: A Film by Laurie Anderson | Other | usa | Recommended for the ridiculous hair, the absurd leg warmers, and the cameo by William S. Burroughs. | Top 10 | |
| House of Dark Shadows | Horror | usa | Violent/Vulgar | Top 20 | |
| Interiors | Drama | Usa | A beautiful homage to Bergman; see a good print or DVD only for the full effect. | Top 20 | |
| Koyaanisqatsi | Craig Brozinsky | Documentary | usa | Artsy; music by Philip Glass. | Top 10 |
| Lolita | Drama Romance | France Usa | Remake with a strong visual style and superb music by Ennio Morricone; superb performances by Irons, Swain, and Griffith. | Top 20 | |
| Mildred Pierce | Drama Film-Noir | usa | The locus classicus of film noir. | Others | |
| Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters | Drama | usa | Great soundtrack by Philip Glass. NB: DVD release doesn't include Roy Scheider's superior narration. | Top 10 | |
| Network | Drama | Usa | Recommended for superior performances by Finch, Straight, Holden, Dunaway, Duvall, and Beatty. | Others | |
| Night of Dark Shadows | Horror | usa | violent | Others | |
| Night of the Living Dead | Drama Horror Sci-fi | usa | \"Somebody had a cookout here, Ben . . .\" | Others | |
| Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht | Horror | france germany westgermany westgermany | Scary dark German classic. | Top 10 | |
| Parallax View, The | Thriller | usa | A classic "paranoia" film from the 70s. | Top 20 | |
| Phantasm | Horror Sci-fi | usa | Recommended for Angus Scrimm\'s performance as The Tall Man; great soundtrack by Myrow and Seagrave. | Others | |
| Pink Flamingos | Alexis Rosoff | Comedy Crime | usa | violent/vulgar | Top 20 |
| Planet of the Apes | Keith Irwin | Action Drama Sci-Fi | usa | Memorable performances by Maurice Evans and Charleton Heston. | Others |
| Querelle | Drama | westgermany france | Violent/Vulgar | Top 10 | |
| Sex, Lies, and Videotape | Drama | Usa | Great soundtrack by Cliff Martinez. | Others | |
| Shining, The | Jason Proksch | Horror Thriller | uk | Some of the best use of music in a film; superior performances by Nicholson, Duvall, Crothers, Turkel, and Stone. | Others |
| Silence of the Lambs, The | Thriller Crime Horror | usa | Great, in particular, for the chemistry between Foster and Hopkins. | Others | |
| Slaughterhouse-Five | Comedy Drama Fantasy Sci-fi War | usa | One of the best adaptations of a novel; great soundtrack culled mostly from Bach performances by Glenn Gould. | Others | |
| Talented Mr. Ripley, The | Drama Thriller | usa | Amazing performance by Damon, Blanchett, and Hoffman; great soundtrack by Gabriel Yared; beautiful location shots. | Others | |
| Texas Chain Saw Massacre, The | Mark Murray | Animation Horror | Usa | A classic. Yee hah. | Others |
| Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould | Drama | canada finland netherlands portugal | Superior performance by Fiore--a flawed but nevertheless important tribute to Glenn Gould. | Top 20 | |
| Tron | Action Adventure Fantasy Sci-fi | usa | Get the re-released version with superior video and the remastered, great soundtrack by Wendy Carlos. | Others | |
| World According to Garp, The | Comedy Drama Romance | usa | Williams's breakout performance; Hurt, Close, and Lithgow are magnificent. | Top 20 | |
| Zombie | Horror | Italy | Violent, with repellant gore; not for the squeamish; cool Eurotrash sountrack. | Others |
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