September Film Favorites // Autumn Vibes And Rebel Hearts
Harold and Maude (1971) dir. Hal Ashby
“Young, rich, and obsessed with death, Harold finds himself changed forever when he meets lively septuagenarian Maude at a funeral.”
G**** 83 (2000) dir. Todd Stephens
“Two young misfits head for New York City to celebrate their idol and muse, Stevie Nicks, at The Night of 1,000 Stevies. Along the road, in order for them to escape their painful pasts, they must discover their strengths and learn self-acceptance.”
Ginger Snaps (2000) dir. John Fawcett
“Two death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.”
Donnie Darko (2001) dir. Richard Kelly
“A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.”
Mysterious Skin (2004) dir. Gregg Araki
“A teenage hustler and a young man obsessed with alien abductions cross paths, together discovering a horrible, liberating truth.”
Party Monster (2003) dir. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato
“This is the true story of Michael Alig, a Club Kid party organizer whose life was sent spiraling down when he bragged on television about killing his drug dealer and roommate.
Go (1999) dir. Doug Limo
“Go! tells the story of the events after a drug deal, told from three different points of view.”
We Are The Best! (2013) dir. Lukas Moodysson
“Three girls in 1980s Stockholm decide to form a punk band -- despite not having any instruments and being told by everyone that punk is dead.”
Tank Girl (1995) dir. Rachel Talalay
“Based on the British cult comic-strip, our tank-riding anti-heroine fights a mega-corporation, which controls the world's water supply.”
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) dir. Matthew Robbins
“A Texas teenager cuts her hair short and becomes an outlaw martyr with her brother and friends.”
