From the introduction…
"It is in the nature of today’s movie business that while Hollywood blockbusters invade every megaplex, smaller, quality films often don’t get screen time. Fans of these films have to count on catching up to them on video and DVD, but even the most hard-core devotees have trouble remembering what sounded good when a film was originally released. This collection of film critic Kenneth Turan’s reviews point viewers toward the films they can’t quite remember, but should not miss." As a note, many of the now regarded "classic" films are included due to their initial neglect. Also a final chapter entitled "Retrospectives" cover ignored Directors or film genres that can’t be singled out on this list. Included are: Jaques Becker and Robert Bresson
Frank Borzage
Anthony Mann
Jean-Pierre Melville
Max Ophuls
Edgar G. Ulmer
Chinese Martial Arts Films
Pre-Code Hollywood
Yiddish films
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The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
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Bhaji on the Beach
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Birthday Girl
by Jez Butterworth
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Bloody Sunday
by Paul Greengrass
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Bottle Rocket
by Wes Anderson
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The Commitments
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Croupier
by Mike Hodges
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Dead Man Walking
by Tim Robbins
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Deconstructing Harry
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The Deep End
by David Siegel (III)
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Devil in a Blue Dress
by Carl Franklin
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Dirty Pretty Things
by Stephen Frears
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Election
by Alexander Payne
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Flirting With Disaster (Collector's Edition)
by David O. Russell
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Fly Away Home (Special Edition)
by Carroll Ballard
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Groundhog Day (Special Edition)
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Heavenly Creatures
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High Fidelity
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Hilary & Jackie
by Anand Tucker
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The Iron Giant (Special Edition)
by Brad Bird
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Jesus' Son
by Alison Maclean
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Land and Freedom (1996. Starring: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín)
by Ken Loach
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Last Orders
by Fred Schepisi
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Last Resort
by Pawel Pawlikowski
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The Lawless Heart
by Tom Hunsinger
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Laws of Gravity
by Nick Gomez
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Living in Oblivion
by Tom DiCillo
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Love & Death on Long Island
by Richard Kwietniowski
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Lovely and Amazing
by Nicole Holofcener
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Love Serenade
by Shirley Barrett
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The Madness of King George
by Nicholas Hytner
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Manny & Lo
by Lisa Krueger
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Muriel's Wedding
by P.J. Hogan
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My Son the Fanatic
by Udayan Prasad
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Naked
by Mike Leigh
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Next Stop Wonderland
by Brad Anderson (II)
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Out of Sight (Collector's Edition)
by Steven Soderbergh
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Persuasion
by Roger Michell
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Pipe Dream
by John Walsh (IV)
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Pollock
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Proof
by Jocelyn Moorhouse
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The Quiet American
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Ratcatcher - Criterion Collection
by Lynne Ramsay
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Richard III
by Richard Loncraine
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Ronin
by John Frankenheimer
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Safe
by Todd Haynes
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
by Steven Zaillian
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The Secret of Roan Inish
by John Sayles
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Secrets and Lies
by Mike Leigh
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Sexy Beast
by Jonathan Glazer
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