>>How about documentaries. Here's one I'll bet most people have never seen, but should:
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>>Standing in the Shadows of Motown.
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>I saw that one, it was really great. I used to be a DJ at some local discotheques in the 1970's, so this documentary is a MUST for me.

I was never a DJ, but this movie is truly a gem amongst the paste. It's a joyous movie, but at the same time, it's a very sad commentary on how those guys were treated. Imagine Jamerson having to buy his own ticket just to sit in the nosebleed section. How crappy is that?! I loved this doc. I've watched it probably a half dozen times now , and I say that even with the inclusion of Bootsy Collins (for some ungodly reason) in the mix.

Joan Osborne's rendition of "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted" is worth the price of admission.

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>>>Slightly different take on this - Movies that aren't ones everyone has seen or before your time or just esoteric enough to be fun discoveries for somebody :
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>>>The Duellists
>>>Diva
>>>The Commitments ( Motown in Ulster - terrific !! )
>>>Hear my Song
>>>Looking for Richard
>>>In the Realm of the Senses
>>>Choose Me
>>>3 Women ( Altman )
>>>Come back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean ( Altman )
>>>The Hustler ( Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, George C. Scott )
>>>Personal Best (1982 Robert Towne )
>>>The Killer Elite
>>>Breathless ( 1960 - Goddard )
>>>Women in Love ( 1969 - the divine Glenda Jackson )
>>>Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle ( Rudolph )
>>>Friends of Eddie Coyle
>>>Bound ( it's got Gina Gershon - what's not to like )
>>>U Turn
>>>The Pledge
>>>Glengarry Glen Ross
>>>The Deep End
>>>Punchdrunk Love ( the only time I ever liked Adam Sandler )
>>>King of Comedy ( Jerry Lewis and Robert Deniro - Scorcese )