Zach - You kick ass. I couldn't have mentioned a better set of movies...however, I am going to try to add four to your list... the spanish prisoner. drama. written by david mamet. starring steve martin in his most unfunny role ever - perhaps his most brilliant work. the acting is great, and the plot and characters are even better! you know how when you watch a bad horror movie you always feel this urge to yell at the characters on screen? like "no, don't go in there, you'll die!" well, you'll want to do that during this movie, but in a really good way! just an incredible movie, and one of the best plots ever. i'm usually not a plot person. i'm definately more for bottle rocket than i am rushmore, but this movie has one of the best plots ever. fecking incredible. homicide. drama/mystery. written by david mamet. notice a theme here? starring william h. macy and joe mantegna. mantenga turns in a gem of a performance in this film about jews and anti-semitism in new york city. mantenga is a jewish cop torn between his heritage and his badge. again, a brilliant plot, but who would expect anything less from david mamet! not me. however brilliant the plot, it takes a back seat to the development of joe mantegna's character. david mamet rules. lulu on the bridge. drama. written/directed by acclaimed american author, paul auster. a quasi theme continues - literary film! starring harvey keitel, mira sorvino(swoon!), willem dafoe, and gina gershon. mira and harvey are the best parts of this movie, esp. mira who is brilliant and as always, beautiful. the movie is more like one of paul auster's novels than it is like his other two movies (smoke and blue in the face) which were mildly disappointing. so if you like paul auster's novels, you'll LOVE this movie. this is often available at blockbuster...but it's hard to find. the music of chance. drama/mystery. based on the novel by paul auster. the novel is probably my second favorite book ever (trailing only saul bellow's henderson the rain king) and the movie doesn't disappoint. starring james spader and mandy patinkin, the movie truly captures the self exploration of the books protagonist. i suggest you watch this movie if you want to be truly moved by the inner struggles of a real person. that's all from me. i'll go crawl back into a corner with my david foster wallace stories and rachel albums wishing for fall to come sooner. end.transmission john.bot v3.201
