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From: Cleveland, Ohio
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posted November 06, 2004 12:28 PM         

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check out www.spiritualcinemacircle.com It's a site by Stephen Simon producer of When Dreams May Come. A group of people who left Hollywood and headed to Ashland Oregon are promoting spiritually oriented films.

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posted November 06, 2004 05:29 PM         

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I loved the movie "The Razor's Edge"--I think it may be the only serious role played by Bill Murray...his co-star in that is Theresa Russell--I love all of her movies.

One I saw recently on cable is "The Outsider" with Naomi Watts and Tim Daly.

I don't get out much, so I'm not current.

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posted November 06, 2004 10:15 PM         

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these make my list...

dances with wolves
easy rider
harold & maude
hideous kinky
jude
mask
mindwalk
schindler's list
the crucible
the fourth world war
the straight story

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posted November 06, 2004 10:24 PM         

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Anyone seen: What the Bleep Do We Know?, yet??

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posted November 08, 2004 06:12 PM         

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Yes,
I saw What the Bleep twice just to absorb the info and to get a better idea of how I felt about this "quantum physics" philosophy. Basically, I was left with the view that even though we are "machines" we have the ability to impact our reality and create our own lives. The movie to me was an elaborate way of showing that we are creative beings, but really did not go into what we should do with that creativity. The movie left us with a "blank canvas" and told us yes you have "paints" to work with. Methophorically speaking,I don't think I really have to know the chemical make-up of the paints and the origin and historic background of the pigments used in the paint. Nor do I need to know that "Yes, you can paint." I know what! I actually enjoyed the film, but it touches upon a philosophy that has been really bothering me for some time now. That philosopy is that we are totally an illusion a hologram asleep thatGod is watching us lovingly until we wake up. It's a bizarre philosophy in which What the Bleep basically supports. However, it leaves me a bit cold and feeling that people who fundamentally believe this have a smug attitude as if they know something "we" don't know. (Boy, I have a bad attitude today. sorry hope you get my point anyway.)

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posted November 08, 2004 07:17 PM         

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K-Pax

Michael "I'm not that kind of angel."

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"Never mentally imagine for another that which you would not want to experience for yourself, since the mental image you send out inevitably comes back to you." Rebecca Clark

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posted November 08, 2004 11:03 PM         

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1-the doors
2-last temptation of christ
3-much ado about nothing/branagh
4-sound of music
5-wizard of oz
6-muppets from space
7-priscilla queen of the desert
8-slacker
9-india(n) classical movies
10-alice in wonderland (w/whoopi goldberg)
11-charlie and the chocolate factory
12-like water for chocolate
13-center stage
14-and some swedish movie i saw once that i dont remember the name of

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posted November 09, 2004 12:29 PM         

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oooo...I loved the movie Like Water For Chocolate however I also read the book and the book is like a thousand times better.

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From: United *Magical* Kingdom
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posted November 09, 2004 02:56 PM         

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My favourites are:

Matrix (especially the second one)
Lord of the Rings (especially the third one)
Contact
What Dreams May Come
Ghandi
Taken (television series)
Little Buddha

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posted November 09, 2004 03:49 PM         

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Welcome!

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posted November 09, 2004 04:50 PM         

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Kaboon, exellant choice! I've seen that one about 15 times!

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posted November 13, 2004 10:30 AM         

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you know what...i am so very surprised that very few people have seen 'the believer' starring ryan gosling (the notebbok)it is amazing...

he is one of the finest actors of this generation...and is a darn good actor too...

its just as under rated as 'somethings gotta give' with jack nicholson and diane keaton

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posted November 13, 2004 11:57 AM         

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i dunno if this has already come up...but its been an hour and i have refreshed and refreshed..

The Believer with ryan gosling( the notebook) is absolutely great..it is sooo underated as well...no one i know has seen it...

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posted November 16, 2004 10:39 PM         

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest- I absolutely love this movie, probably one of my favorites.

I agree with whalewasp78, 2001: A Space Odyssey is just an incredible movie. I like the sequel a lot as well.

Monty Python's Life of Brian- meant to be a comedy/parody, of course, but I think it has a lot of good messages.

Life is Beautiful

The Green Mile

There are probably other movies, but I really have a tendency to forget what movies I've seen. I should keep a list, it's ridiculous.

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posted November 18, 2004 02:06 AM         

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My list:

Fried Green Tomatoes!
Love Actually
Ameile
The Virgin Suicides and Lost in Translation...Sophia Coppola (sp?) is awesome.
The Worst Witch, starring a young Faruzza Balk (my favorite movie as a kid)

American Beauty
Billy Elliot

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posted September 08, 2005 05:43 PM         

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I was just thinking about spiritual movies and was wondering if anyone has any new favorites. I decided to pull up this old thread.

Check out www.mysticalmovieguide.com

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posted September 08, 2005 08:37 PM         

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'Shine'. A film about a pianist recovering from a nervous breakdown. I think it's wonderfully acted and very inspirational.

I noticed 'Hideous Kinky' on a few lists. I love that, although it took a couple of viewings to get into it. Also it's wonderfully photographed.

'Holy Smoke' made me laugh and shed a few tears too. I'm not a Winslett fan - i didn't like the way her accent disintegrated in stressful scenes. Again, excellent photography and well chosen locations in the Flinders Ranges.

'Sirens'. It's not really spititual in the normal sense, but it is about personal power, the struggle against religious doctrine and conventions. Shot mostly in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. You have to love it, really... ;-)

'Photographing Faries' - Anyone seen this? It's a BBC film, a bit downbeat at the end. I loved the story idea though. It's based on the story of the Cottingley Fairies.

'Contact'. Carl Sagan's novel of the same title is much more in-depth than the film, and the characters better fleshed out. The ending is different and more emotional and spititual. I still love the film though; again it's well acted and wonderfully photographed. The CG sequence at the start is still the longest single CG shot in a feature film. Wow!

That's all i can think of for now.

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posted September 09, 2005 05:42 AM         

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I love the film The Village - found it deeply moving, stirring, it left a deep impression on me.....

The music is divine and I always cry when I listen to it, something ancient about the feelings it brings up....

Love to all

Sue xxx

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From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat. fayte1954@hotmail.com
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posted September 09, 2005 09:11 AM         

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Just adding some not mentioned yet:
Dead Again
Jesus Christ Superstar 2000(Andrew Lloyd Webber)
Cats
The Fifth Element
Stargate
Deja Vu
The Messinger
Enemy Mine
Phenomenon
The Others
The Postman
Waterworld
All 3 Mad Max movies.
Hearts in Atlantis
Angels in America
Donnie Darko
Meet Joe Black
The Stand
Medicine Man
Bicentinnial Man
I Robot
Artificial Intellegence
Bulletproof Monk
Gods and Monsters
Man in the Iron Mask
Counte Of Monte Cristo
Dead Poets Society
Face of Fire
A Walk in The Clouds
Merlin
The 10th. Kingdom
Labyrinth
The Dark Crystal
The Hours
Moll Flanders
The Chronicles of Riddick
Malkovitch
Metropolis
1951 Alistar Sims "A Christmas Carol"
Great Expectations the old one and the new one with Robert Dinero.
The Gift
And of course..All The "Star Wars" movies.
Torchsong Trilogy
Final Fantasy
I will probably think of more. I know some may not think of these all as spritual..but I found deeper meanings in all of them.

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posted September 09, 2005 03:16 PM         

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Golden Child
Coming to America
Trading Places
Man Without a Face
The Running Man
Dream Catcher
Fighting Temptations
Basquiat
Freaky Friday
Chances Are
Ghost
Casper
Mi Familia
West Side Story
Dr. Zhivago
Gone with the Wind
Let's Do It Again
Robin Hood
The Mack
The Temptations
The Five Heartbeats
Eddie and the Cruisers
Hotel Rwanda
Amelie
Milagro Bean Field
Color Purple
Cold Mountain
Big Fish
Troy
Constantine
Pay it Forward
Million Dollar Baby
Four Brothers
Matilda
Prison Song
Scarface
Carlito's Way
New Jack City
Dead Presidents
Life
Hustle and Flow
Rize
Gladiator
Shaka Zulu
Cool Runnings
The Air Up There
Out of Africa
Heat
Dinosaur
King Arthur
Atlantis
Bambi
Aladdin
Lady and the Tramp
Batman Begins
Alcatraz
Gone In 60 Seconds
Footloose
Dirty Dancing
Blade
Spider Man
Amadeus
The Thomas Crown Affair
I Dreamed of Africa
Ong Bak
Dracula
Van Helsing
Godfather I, II, III
Alamo
Young Gunz
Moulin Rouge
Gang of Roses
Holes
Jaws
Dodgeball
Posse
Ghost Ship
Aviator
Eve's Bayou
Bluehill Avenue

Whew, I can't think of anymore right this minute. Hey, if I cried, pounded my fist, or laughed - it touched my spirit.

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From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat. fayte1954@hotmail.com
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posted September 09, 2005 05:32 PM         

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Forever Young
And I got the old Face of Fire confused with
the remake with Mel Gibson...Man Without a Face!
Thanks for listing it!

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From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat. fayte1954@hotmail.com
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posted September 10, 2005 12:44 PM         

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Ghost
Stgmata
The Thirteenth Floor
Gattica
Farienheit 451
The Body
Ladyhawke
Lady in White
Dracula(Frank Langela Version)
The Red Balloon
Fantastic Planet
The Mummy(Brendan Fraser)
The Scorpion King
Attila
The 13th. Warrior
Braveheart
Quills
Jane Erye
Riverdance(the original).
Neverending Story
Stir of Echoes
Crossworlds
Snow White(Sigorney Weaver)
The Craft
Practical Magic
Witches of Eastwick
Bloodmoon(Tim Curry)
Don't laugh...but there is a message here also...The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Bladerunner
Judge Dredd
Demolition Man
Le Miserables

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posted September 12, 2005 10:33 AM         

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oh shoot fayte,

Forever Young was a good movie
Philadelphia
Beetle Juice
Legend
Born on the 4th of July
Forest Gump
Saving Private Ryan
Witches of Eastwick
The 13th Ghost
Neverending Story
BeBe's Kids
Black Knight
Braveheart
The Mummy
Jurassic Park
Lawnmower Man
Honey I Shrunk the Kids
Malcolm X
Black Panthers
A Tale of Two Cities
Carlito's Way
King of New York
Lady Sings the Blues
Undisputed
Zig Zag
The Fugitive
Sugar Hill
Magnificent Seven
Field of Dreams
Claudine
Rosewood
Fresh
Juice

i know more will start rushing to the forefront of my brain

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From: Still out looking for Schrödinger's cat. fayte1954@hotmail.com
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posted September 12, 2005 06:00 PM         

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amisha121877!
Thank you and everyone! So many good movies I had forgotten about! Now I see ones I want to rent or buy!

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posted September 12, 2005 06:42 PM         

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I'm only 27 yrs.old,and I've always wanted to see "Jesus Christ Superstar" and "Human Revolution" two movies before my time.I've been told that "Human Revolution" is a very poignant and dramatic movie.

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