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    1. Films I own on DVD (complete list)

      This list is the complete catalog of films Ian Cavalier owns on DVD. Sometimes I have to buy my DVDs from Hong Kong or Korea because they have not been released domestically.
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    2. Movie DetailsGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) DVD
      A fast-moving, entertaining portrait of late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, narrated by Johnny Depp.
    3. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2007, The (2007) DVD
      The touring festival's third anthology of animated shorts collected by Don Hertzfeldt and Mike Judge.
    4. Movie DetailsDynamic:01 - The Best Of DavidLynch.com (2007) DVD
      A collection of short films and interviews created for subscribing members of DavidLynch.com. Weird experiments.
    5. Movie DetailsTwin Peaks - The Definitive Gold Box Edition (2007) DVD
      David Lynch's groundbreaking 1990-91 TV series. It's a paranormal murder mystery set in northern Washington.
    6. Movie DetailsAmazing Screw-On Head, The (2006) DVD
      A TV pilot featuring Emperor Zombie and Lincoln. Any last words before I spark it?
    7. Movie DetailsClear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) DVD
      A documentary about political conflict in an Oregon logging town, directed by Peter Richardson.
    8. Movie DetailsInland Empire (2006) DVD
      Lynch examines Hollywood and its artistic constraints in a bizarre/long jumble of movies within movies.
    9. Movie DetailsV for Vendetta (2006) DVD
      The Wachowski Brothers present the futuristic landscape of totalitarian Britain, starring Natalie Portman.
    10. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2005, The (2005) DVD
      Don Hertzfeldt, Bill Plympton, and other animators return in this second collection of excellent shorts.
    11. Movie DetailsBest of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, The (2005) DVD
      My childhood memories, now on DVD. A first-rate reMASTERing of this moralizing homoerotic 1980s toy-advert.
    12. Movie DetailsCollected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer, The (2005) DVD
      An excellent retrospective of surreal, unsettling films from the Czech animator, dating 1965 to 1992.
    13. Movie DetailsStay (2005) DVD
      The desperate psychological nightmare of a dying man. A visually rich, ghost-inhabited alternate reality.
    14. Movie DetailsBefore Sunset (2004) DVD
      Richard Linklater directs the sequel to Before Sunrise, set nine years later, in Paris.
    15. Movie DetailsDreamers, The (2004) DVD
      Outside, the Paris student riots of 1968 are happening. Inside, Eva Green is mesmerizing.
    16. Movie DetailsEternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) DVD
      Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet undergo a procedure to erase each other from their memories.
    17. Movie DetailsKill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004) DVD
      Quentin Tarantino directs Uma Thurman as the murderous Bride bent on exacting vengeance against Bill.
    18. Movie DetailsPrimer (2004) DVD
      This puzzle film of time-travel paradoxes and loopholes begins with four inventors in a garage.
    19. Movie DetailsWonderfalls - The Complete Viewer Collection (2004) DVD
      Arguably the best cancelled television series ever. Only 4 of the 13 episodes actually aired.
    20. Movie DetailsAnimation Show, The (2003) DVD
      A collection of short films (mostly comedy) put together by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt.
    21. Movie DetailsKill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) DVD
      Quentin Tarantino directs Uma Thurman as the Bride in a martial-arts quest of revenge.
    22. Movie DetailsLost in Translation (2003) DVD
      Unhappily married movie star Bill Murray meets neglected newlywed Scarlett Johansson in Tokyo.
    23. Movie DetailsAdaptation. (2002) DVD
      A screenwriter writes himself into the screenplay he's trying to adapt from a nonfiction book.
    24. Movie DetailsPunch-Drunk Love (2002) DVD
      Businessman Adam Sandler begins a romantic journey with a curious woman amidst personal chaos.
    25. Movie DetailsShort Films of David Lynch, The (2002) DVD
      A detailed DVD collection of Lynch's six short films, dating 1966 to 1996. Horrifically odd.
    26. Movie DetailsA.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) DVD
      A futuristic adaptation of the tale of Pinocchio, using intelligent robots with real feelings.
    27. Movie DetailsAmélie (2001) DVD
      Shy French waitress Amélie decides to be a regular do-gooder and accidentally falls in love.
    28. Movie DetailsEraserhead 2000 (2001) DVD
      David Lynch's restored first feature film. A nightmarish 1977 masterpiece of grotesque, eerie postindustrial life.
    29. Movie DetailsHire Film Series Vol. 1, The (2001) DVD
      Five short BMW-commissioned films starring Clive Owen. Directors include Kar-Wai Wong and Ang Lee.
    30. Movie DetailsMulholland Drive (2001) DVD
      David Lynch directs a dark Hollywood conspiracy about the psychosis of becoming someone else.
    31. Movie DetailsRoyal Tenenbaums, The (2001) DVD
      Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson present a dysfunctional family reunion of former child prodigies.
    32. Movie DetailsSpirited Away (2001) DVD
      Miyazaki animates an alternate nighttime universe of Japanese gods and spirits.
    33. Movie DetailsGhost World (2000) DVD
      A witty appraisal of America during the summer following Thora Birch's high school graduation.
    34. Movie DetailsHappy Accidents (2000) DVD
      Marisa Tomei wonders if her boyfriend Vincent D'Onofrio is really a time-traveler, or just delusional.
    35. Movie DetailsMemento (2000) DVD
      A man with no short-term memory uses tattooed notes to hunt down his wife's killer.
    36. Movie DetailsRosetta (2000) DVD
      A Dogme 95 film about young Rosetta who will do anything to maintain a job.
    37. Movie DetailsYou Can Count on Me (2000) DVD
      Drifter Mark Ruffalo reunites with sister Laura Linney in their childhood hometown.
    38. Movie DetailseXistenZ (1999) DVD
      Game designer Jennifer Jason Leigh creates a virtual-reality experience indistinguishable from real life.
    39. Movie DetailsFight Club (1999) DVD
      This is your life, and it's ending one minute at a time. Edward Norton stars.
    40. Movie DetailsGhost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) DVD
      Forest Whitaker lives on a New York rooftop, with pigeons, and follows the Samurai code.
    41. Movie DetailsGo (1999) DVD
      Three different comedic perspectives on a botched drug deal. Set in L.A. and Las Vegas.
    42. Movie DetailsJulien Donkey-Boy (1999) DVD
      A Dogme 95 video-art exercise about the effects of schizophrenia on family life. Poetic desperation.
    43. Movie DetailsMeeting People Is Easy (1999) DVD
      A documentary about the band Radiohead. An OK Computer travelogue of the disorientation of touring.
    44. Movie DetailsOffice Space (1999) DVD
      I'm going to have to go ahead and ask you to come in on Sunday.
    45. Movie DetailsOpen Your Eyes (1999) DVD
      The brilliant Amenábar film, starring Penélope Cruz, that Tom Cruise turned into Vanilla Sky.
    46. Movie DetailsDark City (1998) DVD
      Rufus Sewell struggles to recover his memories in a nightmarish world run by telekinetic beings.
    47. Movie DetailsFear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998) DVD
      As your attorney, I advise you watch Johnny Depp as gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.
    48. Movie DetailsFollowing (1998) DVD
      A dark thriller by Christopher Nolan about a young writer who follows strangers around London.
    49. Movie DetailsPi (1998) DVD
      A paranoid mathematician searches for a number to unlock the universal patterns found in nature.
    50. Movie DetailsRun Lola Run (1998) DVD
      A kinetic race against the clock in which small decisions domino into riches, or death.
    51. Movie DetailsSix-String Samurai (1998) DVD
      In a post-apocalyptic America, samurai guitarist Buddy Holly journeys to Lost Vegas to become king.
    52. Movie DetailsContact (1997) DVD
      Jodie Foster stars in this Carl Sagan story about the search for intelligent extraterrestrial life.
    53. Movie DetailsLive Flesh (1997) DVD
      Javier Bardem seeks revenge against the people he feels were responsible for his imprisonment.
    54. Movie DetailsLost Highway (1997) DVD
      David Lynch's brilliant cinematic Möbius strip of paranoia, adultery, murder, and Freudian psychology.

    55. Before Sunrise (1995) DVD
    56. City of Lost Children, The (1995) DVD
    57. Cyclo (1995) DVD
    58. Dead Man (1995) DVD
    59. Twelve Monkeys (1995) DVD
    60. Angel Dust (1994) DVD
    61. Chungking Express (1994) DVD
    62. Faust (1994) DVD
    63. Léon: The Professional (1994) DVD
    64. Pulp Fiction (1994) DVD
    65. Three Colors: Red (1994) DVD
    66. Three Colors: White (1994) DVD
    67. Three Colors: Blue (1993) DVD
    68. Jacob's Ladder (1990) DVD
    69. Dekalog (1989) DVD
    70. Alice (1988) DVD
    71. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) DVD
    72. Brothers Quay Collection, The (1987) DVD
    73. Nostalghia (1983) DVD
    74. Blade Runner (1982) DVD
    75. Lathe of Heaven, The (1980) DVD
    76. Annie Hall (1977) DVD
    77. Eraserhead (1977) DVD
    78. That Obscure Object of Desire (1977) DVD
    79. Logan's Run (1976) DVD
    80. Taxi Driver (1976) DVD
    81. Holy Mountain, The (1973) DVD
    82. Topo, El (1970) DVD
    83. Fando y Lis (1968) DVD
    84. 8½ (1963) DVD
    85. Charade (1963) DVD
    86. Cravate, La (1957) DVD
    87. Seventh Seal, The (1957) DVD
    88. Wild Strawberries (1957) DVD
    89. Seven Samurai (1954) DVD
    90. Roman Holiday (1953) DVD
    91. Alice in Wonderland (1951) DVD
    92. Wizard of Oz, The (1939) DVD


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