Recommendations for Lynn
BOOKS
By Neil Gaimen
Cyber genre
By Terry Pratchett
Other Sci-fi/Fantasy
MOVIES
American
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Austin
Powers Spoof of 60's spy genre.
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Galaxy
Quest Sci-fi fun about pseudo Star Trek show.
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The
Princess Bride Intrigue, revenge, pirates, swordfighting, witty dialog
and all around silliness.
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Murder
by Death All-star murder mystery spoof. I remember Dad laughing hysterically
in the theater.
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Titus
Visually lush, dark and disturbing.
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Jeffrey
Funny look at gay life in early 90s NYC.
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Auntie
Mame Classic comedy.
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My
Favorite Year Zany, delightful, brilliant movie with Peter O'Toole.
(One of 5 versions listed.)
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How
to Steal a Million Possibly my favorite, Audrey Hepburn & Peter
O'Toole.
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Final
Fantasy Computer anime, more Japanese story than Hollywood.
Japanese
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Princess
Mononoke Epic, mythic, nature vs. man anime.
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Akira
The movie that sparked the current anime craze. Beautiful images and soundtrack.
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Grave
of the Fireflies Sad anti-war anime.
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Twilight
of the Cockroaches This and Joe's Apartment changed the way I looked
at my numerous NYC roomates.
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Ran
Kurosawa's King Lear.
Chinese
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Crouching
Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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The
Wedding Banquet Same Director as Crouching Tiger.
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The
Joy Luck Club (and the book)
Story of 4 Chinese women and their daughters in America.
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Raise
the Red Lantern Chinese 4th wife in 1920s.
French
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The
Dreamlife of Angels
Australian
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Priscilla,
Queen of the Desert Drag Queens lip-sync ABBA in the Outback. No, really.
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Muriel's
Wedding Film really starts when it would have ended in America.
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Strictly
Ballroom Feel good quirky humor and good dancing.
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Breaker
Morant Unlike the above 3, not humorous at all. Scapegoats in the Boer
War.
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A
Town Like Alice 3 tape mini-series I watched religiously when it first
aired.
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