Gothamist: Oscar Watch - Foreign Film

craig

Fri, 08 Aug 2003 16:08:54 -0500

"Narc" great cop movie from last year

Mase

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 19:15:09 -0500

ummm ... "Blade Runner", "Se7en" or "Die Hard" anyone? (wide interpretation of "cop" movies, granted)

karen

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:45:15 -0500

Oh yeah Laurel, Ashes of Time makes no sense what so ever. But it is pretty, moody and there are some intriguing fight scenes. And it has Tony, hence the suggestion.

Laurel

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:21:11 -0500

I am shocked (shocked!) that no one has suggested Time and Tide, by Tsui Hark. Okay, maybe it was a little self-conscious but still beautiful. And less predictable than most. Terrif action scenes, too. I found Ashes of Time almost completely opaque and confusing. This is perhaps just me.

chris

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 15:00:13 -0500

The suggestion above for High Noon is a good one, i think, and for me opens the door to Rio Bravo, which in turn gets me to Assault on Precinct 13. A gem. Is there room here for all those fluffy '80s cop/buddy/they-killed-my(wife/partner/girlfriend/dog) movies? I love those...

zod

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 14:59:50 -0500

The original Insomnia.

karen

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 14:40:22 -0500

For more Tony Leung oggling -- I just watched Ashes of Time recently (he has a small but very good part) and you can get a copy of Hero on DVD at Kim's or in chinatown, his new movie directed by Zhang Yimou (Farewell My Concubine) and nominated for a foreign language Oscar last year. But I'm really excited for 2046, his new sci-fi movie with Wong Kar Wai and Maggie Cheung. Can we dare hope it'll be done in time for the NY Film Festival?

eli

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 12:21:20 -0500

Hard Boiled. The opening shootout is the best.

Jen

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 11:40:44 -0500

Nice! Keep 'em coming (the ones I put are from about 2 minutes of thought...).

Frankenstein

Wed, 06 Aug 2003 11:37:16 -0500

To Live And Die in LA, Bullitt, Dirty Harry. Also High Noon and the sci-fi remake, Outland both kinda count as cop movies, even if High Noon is really an allegory about HUAC.