Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown (Pedro Almodóvar, 1988)
Lola (R.W. Fassbinder, 1981)
Funny Face (Stanley Donen, 1957)
Daisies (Vera Chytilová, 1966)
Sex And Lucia (Julio Medem, 2001)
Music You'd Be Silly Not To Be Listening To
Wilco - Wilco (The Album) -- A welcome return to songcraft after the meandering Sky Blue Sky. Tweedy & co. find their inner George Harrison in this gorgeous set of songs that confirm their place as America's best band. Oh yeah, and Bull Black Nova will kick serious butt live!
The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- It's Blitz! (whereupon our fearless trio buys some old synths to make like Gary Numan and Miss O hits her sentimental stride with "Hysteric")
Robyn Hitchcock -- Goodnight Oslo (more gorgeous psychedelic folky melodies from Robyn, with a dollop of T-Rex and cool female backing vocals.)
The Magnificents -- Year Of Explorers (lt's 1981 again and The Edge is jamming with Kraftwerk on some moody dance tunes)
Love Is All -- A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night (like Bow Wow Wow covering early Siouxsie in manic ska style)