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Some fav's:

Sweet Smell of Success - Shakespearean tragedy set against a brassy, jazzed '50s American city. Simply some of the best dialogue ever. Great "acting" in the sense of professional craftsmanship that Hollywood once delivered.

Who's Afraid of Virginia Wolfe? - another script you could chew on. Fantastic performances. Challenged a lot of norms in its day, and broke a lot of social don'ts. This set up much of what's seen as "natural" acting.

Scratch - the definitive hip-hop documentary.

Casablanca - yah, one of the best. evar. If you've avoided this for some reason - stop that.

First Name: Carmen - this is one of Godard's finest, an elliptical trip filled with asides and funny gags. Very much a man at play with what a film is, and his own persona.

Grey Gardens - or so I hear.