As Kevin pointed out, many (most?) on my list were at least
semi-independent films (although the line is getting more and
more blurred, as majors distribute or out-and-out swallow the
indie companies). Several of them were even "Made for HBO" or
another of the cable film networks.
Speaking of which, and of Point Blank, I recently saw a "Made
for USA Network" movie starring Angie Everhart called
Bittersweet. It was pretty awful, but I was amazed at how
blatantly it ripped off Point Blank, except, of course, it
made Everhart an innocent victim who was doublecrossed at the
beginning by her friend and boyfriend (she thought she was
using her skills in chemistry to break into a safe as part of
a scavenger hunt, yeah, right) instead of a professional
thief doublecrossed by a partner and wife. She comes out of
jail looking for revenge. She tracks down the woman, who is
now a junkie and a whore. She waits for her drop, then
follows it back. She then climbs the mob food chain looking
to get her revenge on her ex. Along the way, a driven cop
tries to use her for his own agenda by feeding her info. It
turns into a very obvious revenge shoot-out movie, but it
does not even try to hide its source material.
I liked Copland, also.
Juri, was Young Americans really an acclaimed film in Europe?
It was straight-to-cable here. In my mind it was okay, but no
big deal.
Mark
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