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Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! 1965

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...the sexuality that cinema left us.

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1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die is a film reference book edited by Steven Jay Schneider with original essays on each film contributed by over 70 film critics.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1001_Movies_You_Must_See_Before_You_Die

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A selection of films, famed for their decision to throw convention out of the window. This list pays homage to the great surrealist films from the history of cinema.

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Well over a century has passed since the Lumière brothers frightened the life out of Parisians with The Arrival of a Train at a Station, and well over a million titles have since been recorded - if the Internet Movie Database is anything to go by.

Out of these million-plus movies, our team of experts has picked what we believe is the essential 1,000 - those that best sum up the dazzling achievement and variety of the movies.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/film/series/1000-films-to-see-before-you-die

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The top films in the 2012 Sight and Sound Poll from the combined votes of 846 critics and 359 directors. Contains films with 3 or more votes. In order by number of votes.

The following is a list of positions and the number of corresponding votes. 21-22 (66 votes), 27-28 (55 votes), 29-30 (54 votes), 36-37 (46 votes), 39-42 (44 votes), 43-46 (43 votes), 47-50 (41 votes), 51-52 (40 votes), 53-55 (39 votes), 56-57 (38 votes), 59-60 (35 votes), 62-74 (33 votes), 75-77 (32 votes), 78-79 (31 votes), 82-88 (28 votes), 89-90 (27 votes), 91-93 (26 votes), 94-99 (25 votes), 100-103 (24 votes), 104-106 (23 votes), 107-110 (22 votes), 111-118 (21 votes), 119-127 (20 votes), 128-139 (19 votes), 140-146 (18 votes), 147-153 (17 votes), 154-166 (16 votes), 167-182 (15 votes), 183-193 (14 votes), 194-206 (13 votes), 207-228 (12 votes), 229-243 (11 votes), 244-271 (10 votes), 272-302 (9 votes), 303-330 (8 votes), 331-375 (7 votes), 376-423 (6 votes), 424-497 (5 votes), 498-624 (4 votes), 625-817 (3 votes)

Source: http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012

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Trashy cult cinema from the fringes of good taste.

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The They Shoot Pictures, Don't They? 1,000 greatest films list is primarily compiled by using over 6000 individual critics' and filmmakers' best-films-of-all-time lists/ballots. The resulting list is very diverse and spans virtually all movie-producing decades and countries.

Source: http://www.theyshootpictures.com/gf1000.htm

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These are films that Quentin has mentioned in best-of lists, end of the year top films lists, QT Film Fests, podcasts, off-hand remarks in interviews, etc.

These have been sourced from many lists online, and made available here, in one spot, for your enjoyment.

Sources:
https://screenrant.com/quentin-tarantinos-favorite-movies-time-ranked/
https://mubi.com/lists/quentin-tarantinos-favorite-movies
https://imdb.com/list/ls043093231/
https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/quentin-tarantino-favourite-11-films-handwritten-list/
https://www.indiewire.com/gallery/quentin-tarantino-favorite-movies/
https://wiki.tarantino.info/index.php/Tarantino's_favorite_films
https://www.pulpfiction.com/quentin-tarantinos-top-20-films-1992-to-2009

Please comment on any that I may have missed.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cult_films

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From the book by Jennifer Eiss. The list is arranged by chapter. Each chapter starts with a top 10 (in alphabetical order), followed by the "best of the rest" (in alphabetical order).

#1-83: Dramatic Situatons
#84-133: Gripping Tales
#134-165: Lights, Camera…!
#166-228: Visionary Universes
#229-280: Criminal Underworlds
#281-360: Tales of Terror
#361-432: Cult Humor
#433-453: The Wild Wild West
#454-502: Film Lab

Source: https://www.amazon.com/500-Essential-Cult-Movies-Ultimate/dp/1402774869

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Russell Albion Meyer was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, cinematographer, film editor, actor, and photographer. Meyer is known primarily for writing and directing a series of successful sexploitation films that featured campy humor, sly satire and large-breasted women, such as Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

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Movies about labor movements, civil rights struggles, anti-war efforts, or community organizing. These movies often blend strong narrative storytelling with a deep exploration of social and political themes, providing viewers with not just a compelling story, but also a thought-provoking examination of the human condition and the power of collective action.

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The U.S. film industry term "grindhouse" refers to (now mostly defunct) movie theaters specializing in B-movies, often exploitation films, shown in a multiple-feature format.

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TCM Underground is a weekly late-night cult film showcase airing on Turner Classic Movies. Developed by former TCM marketing director Eric Weber, it was originally hosted by industrial rock/heavy metal musician and independent filmmaker Rob Zombie. The movies were programmed by Eric Weber until 2007, when TCM programmer Millie De Chirico took over the role.

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Movies of the 60's, Jürgen Müller (ed.) Taschen.

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HollyWood Movies based on Popularity

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feel free to comment any corrections and suggestions!

notes & titles not referencing movies
1x5: heart of darkness // referencing heart of darkness by joseph conrad
1x8: the outsiders // s.e. hinton's novel is the intended reference but the movie is notable enough for me to list it
1x10: the lost weekend // charles jackson's novel which the film is based on is a more accurate point of reference
2x2: nighthawks // nighthaws painting by edward hopper
2x12: the wicked and the divine // the wicked and the divine comic book series
2x13: the tell-tale heart // referencing the tell-tale heart by edgar allan poe
2x17: the noose tightens // book 1 chapter 4 'the noose tightens' from art spiegelman's 'maus' series
2x18: a night to remember // movie about the titanic is more popular but ~thematically~ seems less likely
2x22: brave new world // referencing brave new world by aldous huxley, all adaptations have been flops
3x2: fortune & men's eyes // the film is based off a widely acclaimed play of the same title - both the play and the screenplay were written by the same man and are very similar productions
3x7: the man in black // not entirely sure, there is a movie but given the concept of the man in black in the episode it's more likely a reference to the antagonist in lost
3x9: no exit // references the play no exit by john paul-sartre
3x12: bizarrodale // quite literally have no idea if this is even based off anything, seems like a dc comics thing maybe but i need to look in to it more
3x15: american dreams // not sure if this is right but i'm running with it
3x19: fear the reaper // might be referencing fear the reaper by j.n. chaney and scott moon, book #2 in 'the last reaper' series (??)
3x21: the dark secret of harvest home // miniseries is based off thomas tryon's 1973 novel
3x22: survive the night // could also be referencing the 2015 novel by danielle vega?
4x1: in memoriam // isn't based on anything as it's a memorial episode
4x5: witness for the prosecution // the film is based off a 1925 short story of the same title by agatha christie
4x16: the locked room // the locked room by maj sjöwall & per wahlöö
4x18: lynchian // what the fuck yall know about david lynch
4x19: killing mr. honey // killing mr. griffin by lois duncan
5x3: graduation // i have some movie here but honestly it's probably just because well. it's the graduation episode
5x4: purgatorio // dante's purgatorio
5x5: homecoming // possibly the homecoming play by harold pinter
5x8: lock & key // locke & key comic books probably
5x15: return of the pussycats // well they sure returned!
5x18: next to normal // is this not self explanatory
5x19: riverdale rip (?) // literally do not know
6x1: welcome to rivervale // introductory title
6x3: mr. cypher // maybe vaguely alludes to cypher from the matrix? tbd
6x4: the witching hour // probably the anne rice novel

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Movies released during the 1960s to watch

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The best of the Radical movies of the 60' 70's

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