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Category Archives: Films – Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid.

This is not simply a list of favourite or good films, nor does it tell of purely weird ones either. It comprises of those which have something of the fantastical about them, and/or are off-key and unusual. They will not appeal to everyone, may disturb others greatly, and shall touch some of the viewers souls along the way, leaving a unique fingerprint as they go. Every single one of them is worth a viewing. I shall be adding to the list as time passes, as more of them fly to me on the wind, and also complimenting each film title with it’s own video clip that I feel gives a ‘flavour’ of the experience to come.
Suggestions will be received with interest.

V for Vendetta – (2006)
Cloud Atlas
Faust (1994)
Angel Heart
Suckerpunch
Harold and Maude
Twelve Monkeys
La Jetée – 1962 – Chris Marker
The Fisher King
Nosferatu
The Shadow of the Vampire
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Fantastic Planet
The Cook, the Thief, his Wife, and Her Lover
Un Chien Andalou
Zardoz
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
Gods and Monsters
Brazil
Naked (Mike Leigh)
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Metropolis
The Fifth Element
The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T
Being John Malkovitch
Barton Fink
American Beauty
Eraserhead
Swimming with Sharks
Silent Running
Fargo
Pans Labyrinth
Meet Joe Black
The Devil’s Advocate
Orlando
Every film George Melies ever made
Legend
Blade Runner
Fight Club
District 9
The Big Lebowski
Donne Darko
Raining Stones
The Man who wasn’t There
The Butterfly Effect
A History of Violence
Total Recall
The Budapest Hotel
Run Lola Run
The Time Machine (1960)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
A Clockwork Orange
The Time Bandits
Withnail and I
Space Odyssey 2001
Synecdoche, new york
The Lobster

In Time Somewhere

June 15, 2021

Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, And we will sit upon …

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20. Monsters – Gareth Edwards – (2010)

April 2, 2018

Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid. Esme particularly enjoyed this film as it isn’t a run of the mill alien/monster malarkey; ’tis …

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19. Swiss Army Man – Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert – (2016)

March 24, 2017

Something to Put the Wind in Your Sails Sir/Misses/You Over There Looking Uncomfortble. Some you fine folks will recall one of …

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Sleep well John.

January 28, 2017

I loved this man to bits. An incredible actor and also a very witty, sharp, yet kind guy. A good …

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18. What We Do in the Shadows – Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi – (2014)

August 22, 2016

I searched far and wide to find a clip of this that wouldn’t show too much, give games away etc. …

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17. The Lobster – Yorgos Lanthimos – (2015)

April 9, 2016

An extraordinary, strange film that fits like a glove into this category, and walks a path that not all will enjoy. …

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Another Terribly Sad Loss. Goodnight Alan, you shall be missed.

January 16, 2016

My three favourite Alan Rickman films are the following – ‘Truly, Madly, Deeply’, ‘Galaxy Quest’, and ‘Dogma’, he’s comedic in …

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16. Run Lola Run – Tom Tykwer (1998)

January 22, 2015

Every second of every day you make a choice that can change your life. A superb off slant film.  

No. 15 The 5,000 Fingers of Dr T – Roy Roland – Theodor Seuss Geisel (1953)

November 19, 2014

A stunning kaleidoscope of creativity, colour and magical mayhem. I loved it the first time I saw it many moons …

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No. 14 The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover – Peter Greenaway (1989)

September 1, 2014

No.14 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid A feast for the eyes if not the stomach. It gives an interesting slant …

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No.13 Fantastic Planet (La Planète sauvage – The Savage Planet) – René Laloux – (1973)

August 18, 2014

No.13 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid A tale within a tale here, in an unusual, chromatic and quirky animation.

No. 12 The Grand Budapest Hotel – Wes Anderson (2014)

August 9, 2014

No.12 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid I have avoided all the official trailers, and you should follow suit –  they give …

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No.s 10 & 11 – Nosferatu – F.W. Murnau (1922) & The Shadow of the Vampire – E. Elias Merhige (2000)

August 2, 2014

No.s 10 & 11 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid Placed together as one leads to the other. The original is …

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No.9 The Fisher King – Terry Gilliam (1991)

July 13, 2014

No.9 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid Another fine offering from Terry Gilliam. (The video has been blocked by Youtube, so …

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No.8 La Jetée – 1962 – Chris Marker

June 24, 2014

No.8 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid (Full Movie) I have been unable to post a video that is in English, …

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No.7 Twelve Monkeys – Terry Gilliam (1995)

June 7, 2014

No.7 in Fantastical and Unusual Celluloid (warning – contains spoilers)

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