Below are a selection of underrated movies, director’s filmographies, classics of cinema history, and much, much more. The following are taken from our archives, offering a vast and varied selection of films and reasons to watch during your time in isolation.
Take care, and keep watching films!
Underrated Movies
In 2018 we promoted a brief series in which we encouraged people to explore underrated movies from the past 30 years. Here were our choices:
Underrated Movies: The Lives of Others
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2018/09/underrated-movies-the-lives-of-others/
Underrated Movies: A Serious Man
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2018/10/underrated-movies-a-serious-man/
Underrated Movies: Casualties of War
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2018/10/underrated-movies-casualties-of-war/
Underrated Movies: Kill List
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2018/10/underrated-movies-kill-list/
Underrated Movies: The Station Agent
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2018/09/underrated-movies-the-station-agent/
Underrated Movies: Grosse Pointe Blank
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2018/09/underrated-movies-grosse-pointe-blank/
ANHEDONIA
This is cheeky (and we know it) but if you’ve yet to see our latest feature film ‘ANHEDONIA’ now is the perfect time! Available on Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ANHEDONIA-Liam-Blundell/dp/B08157HLM3
IN PRAISE OF… (Directors Series)
Back in 2015 we explored the filmographies of a handpicked selection of directors that we believe really deserve your attention. Here are some of our favourites:
Andrew Dominik
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/11/andrew-dominik/
Bernardo Bertolucci
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2016/02/bertolucci/
Henri-Georges Clouzot
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2016/01/henri-georges-clouzot/
Sidney Lumet
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/12/sydney-lumet/
Eric Rohmer
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/09/eric-rohmer/
Robert Altman
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/08/robert-altman/
Errol Morris
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/07/errol-morris/
Alejandro Jodorowsky
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/06/alejandro-jodorowsky/
Wim Wenders
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/05/wim-wenders/
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2015/03/rainer-werner-fassbinder/
CINEMA REVIVAL
Early 2017, we ran an online weekly series called ‘Cinema Revival’ – a way of keeping cinema alive. Each week we hosted a selection from the most important films of all time, with reasons to watch, and promoted online discussion of them.
Sherlock Jr.
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/01/sherlock-jr/
The Kid
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/01/the-kid/
Man With a Movie Camera
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/01/man-with-a-movie-camera/
Metropolis
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/01/metropolis/
Sunrise: A Tale of Two Humans
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2016/12/sunrise-a-tale-of-two-humans/
A Trip to the Moon
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/02/trip-to-the-moon/
The General
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/01/the-general/
Nosferatu
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/02/nosferatu/
M
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/03/m/
Un Chien Andalou
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/02/un-chien-andalou/
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/03/the-cabinet-of-dr-caligari/
The Last Laugh
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/03/the-last-laugh/
Zero de Conduite
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/03/zero-de-conduite/
Looking for more? Why not explore these 10 low-budget films also…
Low-Budget Films to Encourage You to Make Films
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/07/10-best-low-to-no-budget-films-to-encourage-you-to-make-films/
And if all of the above isn’t enough for you to work through, here are another 500 films that have been important to me in my life and filmmaking career.
500 FILMS TO WATCH BEFORE YOU DIE
http://www.quandaryproductions.com/2017/03/500-films-to-watch-before-you-die/