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Dexter Void's Top 100 Films

I’d never claim to know anything about moviemaking, and the history of cinema, or even behold an in-depth knowledge of directors and actors, let along reel off well-known quotes. So, taking an intuitive approach to my favourites, this list of top 100 films is often based on the emotional states encountered when viewing them, as well as a vision of what’s technically impressive. And in undertaking something like this, it’s more-so interesting to unravel the characteristics of the self. In no way a movie-buff, it was still difficult to sift through the favourites oscillating in the mind and finally settle on the final 100. You can be captivated by film, but they also place the viewer within a memory or scenario, something that holds dear to the heart, and therefore encases it in place. And once you have the list, what do you do with it? It seemed like I had to prove why, and so a reasoning needed to be presented. There’s likely to be spoilers here, as well as agreements and/or debates, but I encourage everyone to create one. There can’t be a wrong answer if you think intensely enough about it. I therefore hope you enjoy interpreting my top 100 films. 

#1 

RATCATCHER 

Lynne Ramsay, 1999, UK 

You’d be forgiven for thinking not much actually happens during this sensitive gritty drama. It is, however, a beautiful debut by Lynne Ramsay, its refinement woven into the simplicity of its characters’ lives and surroundings. There’s a plain darkness scurrying underneath; Glasgow as industrial landscape, the canal as a dangerous entity and the binmen strike of the late ‘70s. We see young lad, James retreating into a world of confusion and curiosity, as he can only hope of a new life in a newly developed part of the city. His day-to-day existence is wistfully coerced and entangled by a crowd of odd locals and hostile environments. His imagination and aspiration, dashed against his own anguish and despair, take him to a place only he can truly fathom. 

William Eadie as young lad James in Ratcatcher

#2 

ORLANDO 

Sally Potter, 1992, UK 

This stately and often insightful historical account of England confused me for many years, my naïve mind not fully able to grasp, or follow the fantastical story. Eventually, its intricacies entranced my brain chasm; a sheer elegance found in Tilda Swinton marching headstrong through the various eras. These are well portrayed and historically detailed, at least to my eye, while she dazzles and transforms through each classical period to the next, leading a story of many layers. The soundtrack equally envelops my nimble frame in sheer mystique, while we experience Quentin Crisp as Queen Elizabeth I and Jimmy Somerville as a celestial chanteuse, pouring a non-binary serenade to an early ‘90s house beat. It all unfolds as a melting pot of abstract and noble plight. 

Tilda Swinton as one of the reinventions of Orlando

#3 

ZATOICHI 

Takeshi Kitano, 2003, Japan 

A reimagined story about a blind swordsman, told uniquely by Takeshi Kitano. Where previous films focused on featuring extended bursts of violence, revenge and blood in a more modern context, the nineteenth century feudal setting for the samurai-cum-masseuse brings acts of redemption, vengeance and ironic humour to the table. A riveting soundtrack propels us forward, revealing not only the story itself, but also bringing to life your own prefabricated dreams and desires. 

Takeshi Kitano directs and stars as Zatoichi, the blind swordsman

#4 

DEATH BECOMES HER 

Robert Zemeckis, 1992, USA 

Seeing this black comedy as a kid, I was engrossed by the hilarity of two feisty women (Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep) battling it out to cause as much damage and harm as possible with no success. All manner of special FX enables them to contort and distort their newly everlasting bodies to amusing repercussions. All the while, a perplexed Bruce Willis merely looks on. As a grown-up, the film now unravels so many sociological ideas and theories around greed, narcissism and vanity. The desperation for immortality and one's legacy envelops the aura of this picture. This all somehow makes it a shrewd observation, underpinned by much slapstick and screwball.  

Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep as immortal beings in Death Becomes Her

#5 

ALL ABOUT MY MOTHER 

Pedro Almodóvar, 1999, Spain 

Almodóvar deserves a place on a film list. His stories and direction are exuberant, full of life, colour and passion. I simply adore how All About My Mother is melodramatic with a huge heart, with a cast of characters to match. Bold and knee-deep in depth, their hardships captivate the audience, and all with a firm ironic nod to the 1950 classic, All About Eve starring Bette Davis. 

Cecilia Roth standing aside a poster of Marisa Paredes in All About My Mother

#6 

I WALKED WITH A ZOMBIE 

Jacques Tourneur, 1943, USA 

The West Indies backdrop to this mysterious B-movie weaves an opaque, if not feverish impression. Its title is somewhat misleading and not the ‘zombies’ we’d typically imagine. Transported to the Caribbean, the determination of nurse Betsy Connell is steadfast as she tries to seek answers and remedies from a so-called witchdoctor, something of intrinsic folklore. The wonderful use of shadows and lighting create an eerie landscape, while the deployment of silence along creaky verandas, dark hallways and blustery crop fields keep the viewer engaged. We feel the loss and grief of the interwoven characters, while distant voodoo rhythms and whispers of superstition make for an unsettling environment, perfectly matching the tension that’s unable to hide from the lustrous moonlight. 

'Zombie' Christine Gordon with Francis Dee & Tom Conway in I Walked with a Zombie

#7 

GHOST WORLD 

Terry Zwigoff, 2001, USA 

It perfectly captures many things; the pressure of youth, and the confusion that comes from being a misfit, not to mention the boredom of smalltown life. Outsider Enid sure does relish in the cynicism of everything that obeys the patriarchy, but it’s fascinating to watch her carve out her place in the world. The film touches on the inevitable passage of drifting apart and the excitement of meeting someone new, the trappings of being a nerd and the absolute hypocrisy of others. At the end of all this discovery, what do we have to show for it? You eventually must tread your own path. 

Scarlett Johansson and Thora Birch in Ghost World

#8 

SECRETS & LIES 

Mike Leigh, 1996, UK 

Mike Leigh is a wonderful filmmaker and likely one of my favourites. With Secrets & Lies, he illustrates a delicate story and processes it in a complex family system via gritty drama. It’s full of, well, secrets and lies. It delves even deeper into your soul with characters who are honest and simple, full of their hidden pain and anguish, all-the-while projecting back our own doubts or feelings. It’s something Leigh does entirely well and is all the more heartfelt for it.  

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Brenda Blethyn in Secrets & Lies

#9 

LA REINE MARGOT 

Patrice Chéreau, 1994, France 

Striding ahead, not leaving me enough time to catch my breath, this opulent epic flourishes in its own gore and violence. We witness a loveless royal marriage, the decadence of sixteenth century France and the impending combat between Protestants and Catholics in the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The fast-paced story unfurls a complex narrative of deceit, unions and passion, encroaching briskly to finally imbue its own blood. The percussion-based and droning string-led Medieval style soundtrack simply thrives, especially in the wild boar chase, all helping elevate the darkly humorous tale of lust, deception, revenge and its so-called allies. 

Daniel Auteuil and Isabelle Adjani in La Reine Margot

#10 

DOLLS 

Takeshi Kitano, 2002, Japan 

A second movie by Kitano in my top ten; Dolls seems to represent a translucent trio of human emotion, interwoven with, at times, an overbearing abstract demeanour. The striking costumes, landscapes and seasons that adorn the three sections can veer into overblown romanticism, with the viewer requiring a patient manner. But your gesture of poise is well rewarded, as we gracefully shuffle along with the bound lovers, overlapped by other love stories. This all serves to intensify our own accounts of grief, sadness and obsession with a tender eye that pays a wholehearted tribute to Japanese Bunraku puppet theatre.  

Hidetoshi Nishijima and Miho Kanno as bound lovers in Dolls

#11 

THE LADY EVE 

Preston Sturges, 1941, USA 

It’s worth noting that certain pictures from the 1930s-1950s have had an impact early on, instilling a viewpoint outlining the key components that make up a film. The Lady Eve is full-on screwball tomfoolery, hilarious one-liners and observations, all steered by the marvellous Barbara Stanwyck. It’s a riotous gallop of deceit and fraud, which interferes with, and plays havoc with the naïve, yet loveable gestures offered from Henry Ford. Taking place partly on a cruise liner, we also travel by overnight train where the antics only blossom further when the headstrong Stanwyck reinvents herself as an English aristocrat. The dinner party scene is unforgettable! 

#12 

MOROCCO 

Josef von Sternberg, 1930, USA 

Marlene Dietrich is something of an enigma. She dazzled me from a young age, and Morocco was an early viewing that started a spellbinding journey. The mysterious setting flits around human emotion and its quest for true love. Experimental lighting and camerawork are on display here, and we have the eye-pleasing Gary Cooper as the Légionnaire Dietrich craves. All-the-while, her fabulous and often gender-bending ceremony at the nightclub lures us into a world of unknowns. We react to the sentiments throughout, all building to a brooding bar scene, its piano dirge willing us on to join her at the film’s hushed and plaintive finale. 

#13 

BORN YESTERDAY 

George Cukor, 1950, USA 

It’s engrossing to witness a brash tycoon hiring a well-educated journalist, who’s only remit is to teach a so-called dumb blonde mistress and make her seem more appealing and presentable to important folks. We witness her brush-up on etiquette, culture and American history, which is why it’s funny to see the original intention fail. The Oscar winning performance by Judy Holliday is deserved, even if she is playing a feisty, irritable character, you’re rooting for her all the way as she sheds her boisterous and rough around the edges persona.  

#14 

SLEEPING BEAUTY 

Clyde Geronimi, 1959, USA 

This could be considered an odd Disney choice on the list, especially when the studio produced classics such as Dumbo, Pinocchio and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. What I love about Sleeping Beauty is its angular animation motif and slightly darker tinted colour palette, backed by the astounding Tchaikovsky score. It dissolves some of the regular Disney cuteness and more-so brings sheer horror to the medieval table, and to me, also feels like a farewell to the 1950s. Maleficent is depicted as truly evil, and her gothic Forbidden Mountain only enriches the mystery. There is light relief in the form of three good fairies, and it’s somewhat amusing how aloof Aurora and Prince Philip seem to be. Even more comical is the sheer shock from the aristocracy at the thought of him wanting to marry ‘a peasant girl’. 

#15 

SUNSET BLVD 

Billy Wilder, 1950, USA 

This darkly humorous and satirical look at Hollywood as an industry and its supposed has-beens certainly feels like a scathing attack on the studios that birthed them. Documenting the mere descent of a faded silent film star into insanity, played superbly by Gloria Swansons, it cleverly captures that desperation to be an immortal glowing icon. Rather exceptional considering Swanson herself was from the silent era, while it also features cameos from other silent luminaries including Buster Keaton and Anna Q. Nilsson. It has a fiery, sordid eye looking down on us with comical, if not reproachful one-liners concerning the state of the current film industry, as well as bygone glory days. You can also read much into it from a modern context; our throwaway society and obsession with maintaining youth, the desperation clinging to an omnipotent plain.  

#16 

CABARET 

Bob Fosse, 1972, USA 

The escapades and frolics of Sally Bowels remain in your tortured soul and brings a dose of longing to the somewhat fancy-free times it portrays. Berlin at the onset and gradual rise of Nazi Germany is startling against the backdrop of the 1930s. It explores offbeat flapper girl-types, styles and idioms, all wrenched with a sort of seedy psycho-sexual prowess shimmying with oddball reprobates, their quirkiness free and easy. Joel Gray as Master of Ceremonies is fabulous in an untouchable sculpture-like way, as is Liza Minelli as Ms Sally Bowles in a role that seemed to be made for her. Musicals aren’t entirely my thing (and downright rubbish in my opinion), yet Cabaret features gut-wrenching timeless songs with an equal level of humour, soul and yearning. Bob Fosse’s choreography is rowdy, inventive and gaudy, all in the gender-bending style of 1930s swing and chanson mimicking that of the seedy underbelly of an abstract Kit Kat Klub. This is something he explored in his previous picture Sweet Charity, but with the added rise and sobering integration of the Nazi’s in Cabaret, we have a more thought-provoking outcome.  

#17 

THE PIANO 

Jane Campion, 1993, New Zealand 

There are two striking components to this tale of loss and obsession; a lush and vibrantly moist landscape around a painstakingly pertinent costume drama which transcends beyond that of others. With unbudging characters, the gothic-drenched romance has a burden as heavy and unwieldly as the grand piano isolated on the beach. The muted lead of Ada McGrath communicates not only through sign, signal, and notetaking, but through the piano itself; an overbearing hulk of a figure that often yields heart-wrenching conclusions. Along with it, the Michael Nyman score leads us gallantly through the New Zealand wilderness with an equally obsessive eye. 

#18 

THE LITTLE MERMAID 

Ron Clements and John Musker, 1989, USA 

A second Disney choice here is from the contemporary era, dating back to when the studio more-or-less kickstarted their renaissance, and guided them through the ‘90s and beyond, thus rejuvenating the corporation after some stagnant years in the wilderness. Based on the Hans Christian Anderson fairytale, The Little Mermaid features outlandish, larger-than-life characters, a blend of brilliant songs and gleaming aquatic animation. The adventure glides along on a riveting underwater current of straightforward storytelling, never shying away from a charming sense of humour or darker depths of despair. 

#19 

THE WIZARD OF OZ 

Victor Fleming, 1939, USA 

Undoubtedly on many movie lists; a poignant ode to childhood and uncomplicated fantasy which only develops your melancholic gears as you grow older. Guaranteed to bring me to tears every time, yet I question why? In a modern context, it’s nostalgia for a dreamworld that embraces a sumptuous colour palette after so much sepia, all of which is further enhanced by flamboyant and vulnerable characters, sing-along tunes and a yearning for something you can’t quite comprehend.  

Charles Coburn, Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda in The Lady Eve

#20 

MANHATTAN MURDER MYSTERY 

Woody Allen, 1993, USA 

A riotous crime-solving excursion carried out by Woody Allen and Diane Keaton. They perfectly bounce off one another while they attempt to unravel and piece together a mosaic of strange goings-on and mysterious incidences, all in a hilariously slapdash way. With many gags along the way, Allen offers viewers just a pinch of insight into what’s happening as we try to keep up with their haphazard detective work, culminating in a delightfully perfectly imperfect choreographed tape machine manipulation. You might not perceive any bold statements, but it does lure viewers into a rather inquisitive journey, keeping you on the edge of your seat. 

#21 

HEAVENLY CREATURES 

Peter Jackson, 1994, New Zealand 

Based on the true story of two inseparable girls, who form a close friendship and consciously decide to commit murder when forced apart. The adaptation is devastating in its subtlety, interspersed with gallant fantasy worlds from the viewpoint of a young mind when presented with an inaccessible, and out of reach worldview. This is brilliantly emphasised by the slightly claustrophobic social setting of 1950s New Zealand, and lead actors Melanie Lynskey and Kate Winslet, in her debut role, offering their off-kilter and oddball personas with a captivating charm. Watching the friendship grow as an outsider brings forth the voyeur in you, and the heartbreak felt on both sides towards the films climax is none other than disturbing.  

#22 

THE PIANO TEACHER 

Michael Haneke , 2001, France 

Precisely what is deep-rooted within the disposition of the main character in The Piano Teacher is one that can trouble you, or is it a reflection of the faults you see in yourself? Played exquisitely by Isabelle Huppert, her psycho-sexual prowess and bizarre way of thinking erupts throughout and results in a desperate plea mired in transgression.  

#23 

THE CIRCLE 

Jafar Panahi, 2000, Iran 

It’s easy for me to speak highly of how The Circle is an exemplary modern-day account depicting the oppression women face in Iran. But watching a late night showing on Channel 4 in the early 2000s with no expectation as to what it was about threw me off guard. In fact, it was broadcast as a double bill with another Iranian film, possibly by Panahi. I don’t recall the name, but it was a primitive shot of a conversation in a cable car. Back to The Circle, we’re fully devoted to the women we traipse behind and feel fully engaged with the difficulties they face, thus going full circle, as it were, only to arrive back where we started. It’s a powerful message.  

#24 

AMÉLIE 

Jean-Pierre Jeunet, 2001, France 

One of those films where every little detail seems meticulously thought out and executed with effortless grace yet runs seamlessly from scene to scene. It can attempt to be too kooky at times, but the bountiful tale of intriguing romance and a colour scheme to match harnesses my attention. With the aim of secretly bringing joy to the people around her, it has a unique feelgood factor usually missing from similar comedies. Amélie is more rooted in humanism than the directors previous work, which includes the excellent Delicatessen and overtly industrial The City of Lost Children, and it seems to take rapturous delight in knowing this. With musical accompaniment from Yann Tiersen to help elevate the comic strip style skits and distinctive humour, we grow to be far-more concerned with the fate of our do-gooder.   

#25 

SIDEWAYS 

Alexander Payne, 2004, USA 

A movie that doesn’t get old. The cynical and wry ‘I told-you-so' style comedy of errors still resonates today and more-so feels like a coming of ‘middle-age’ movie. The friendship between the leads, Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church is a poignant one as they both slip into trouble on their vineyard, wine tasting and golfing road trip. The film reflects charmingly upon the mistakes, regrets and missed chances one encounters in life. 

#26 

DISHONORED 

Josef von Sternberg, 1931, USA 

My first Marlene Dietrich film, a subtle and suave picture that’s surely underestimated. With a nonchalant and suggestive demeanour, agent X-27 is deadly serious and beautiful when it comes to spying on those Russians. Its many exciting scenes flaunt the screen; a fantastical masque ball, a deceitfully dim-witted milk maid pursuit and ultimately the beautiful agent's final condemnation.  

#27 

SIX DEGREES OF SEPARATION 

Fred Schepisi, 1993, USA 

“Chaos, control, chaos, control” tears through this slapstick tale of tomfoolery and imposter satire. The ever-present metropolitan skyline of early ‘90s New York heaves to a revolving cast of characters. Cantankerous trust-fund brats of the affluent, confused art dealers, and college misfits collide frantically, duped by a young Will Smith, who misleads beautifully in a conniving sphere of innocence. Simply controlled chaotically. 

#28 

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 

David Frankel, 2006, USA 

A go-to hangover film. It always makes me laugh and feel a little bit hopeful, which seems rather gooey of me! Meryl Streep as editor of leading fashion magazine, Runway is startling, if only for her unbelievable demands and emotional detachment to the people around her. Anne Hathaway is all eager-eyes and transformative sprite in the world of fashion, leaving desperate Emily Blunt a nervous wreck. Despite a rather maudlin boyfriend character and slops of mush towards the end, it otherwise serves as a nice way of dipping your toe into an unforgiving industry – a scene involving a cerulean sweater is delightfully comical and unnerving. No doubt a crowd-pleaser and a so-called chick-flick (a genre term I’m not fond of), it smoothly immerses us in the preposterous domain of fashion, publishing and all that vacuous pizzazz. 

#29 

ALL ABOUT EVE 

Joseph L. Mankiewicz, 1950, USA 

With many memorable lines and scenes fraught with tensions that sizzle around an abundant cast, we act as a spectator to a shy understudy, slyly navigating their way into the lives of top Broadway stars and industry people, manipulating her ascent. Superbly played out, we contemplate themes of longevity, legacy, youth and hypocrisy, all swimming in a pool of narcissism. Bette Davis runs amok in a whirlwind of frantic composure, her close allies around her aiming to ease the ego with charm and confusion. You better believe it when Margo Channing defiantly intones, “Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night”.   

Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada

#30 

CARNIVAL OF SOULS 

Herk Harvey, 1962, USA 

Perhaps one reason I’m drawn to this film is due to the title being immortalised by not just one, but two of my favourite bands. Birmingham’s Pram match organ-driven dub pulsations to lyrics interpreting the mysterious dance sequences and alluring spooky painted faces, whilst Rhode Island's Combustible Edison create a haunting atmosphere of Wurlitzer melodies that probe the mind echoing a similar sound heard in the film. A warped emotion that descends the staircase of your mind into a state of unconscious. What we have is a rather simple B-movie horror that fancies playing on the psychological side of our neurosis with melodramatic effect. The unsure and confused car casualty, played by Candace Hilligoss, drifting as a waif-like somnambulist through a world now not her own is delightfully unearthly. 

#31 

MANHATTAN 

Woody Allen, 1979, USA 

As a viewer, I wonder if this serves as social commentary, celebrating New York life, and the many expressions and struggles we endure. It pursues a thoughtful glimpse at the way friendships and relationships blossom, only to become strained while existing within the confines of a contemporary twentieth century. Shot in the fast-paced and ironic way Woody Allen is accustomed to, these characters are full of life, bursting with energy and philosophies all at once, which ultimately might just be their undoing. Woody Allen and Diane Keaton bounce off one another again perfectly and are effortlessly well placed in this romantic vision of the Big Apple. 

#32 

FASTER PUSSYCAT… KILL! KILL! 

Russ Meyer, 1965, USA 

Probably the only Russ Meyer film I can stand to sit through. However, it is a B-movie classic and a good exercise in exploitation. Located in a sort of bumfuck nowhere, (or the middle of the Californian desert to be more precise), the fierce trio of bad-ass go-go girls get their kicks out of drag racing and generally wreaking havoc as brassy and brazen nomads. Along the way, Tura Satana, Haji and Lori Williams kill a jock, kidnap a sap and infiltrate a hick’s farmhouse in the hope of laundering his millions of cash dollars. The acting is big and over the top, the many one-liners ricochet in-and-out of sexual innuendos, as their schemes dart around like the testosterone of the hick’s hulky dimwit son.  

#33 

THRONE OF BLOOD 

Akira Kurosawa, 1957, Japan 

One of my early adventures into Japanese cinema courtesy of my brother, undoubtedly fuelled by a teenage obsession with all things from the land of the rising sun. Masterminded by mood maestro Akira Kurosawa, his reimaging of William Shakespeare’s Macbeth in a Shogun-era, Feudal state of Japan is spellbinding. The eerie castle atmosphere and landscape draws you in, gloomily clinging to you much like the dense forest and torrential downpours the unforgiving fortress submits. The imperial gestures, grand battles and delectable Japanese etiquette give way to a yarn-spinning sorceress who prophesises a divine climb, and in due course, detrimental downfall.  

#34 

BULLETS OVER BROADWAY 

Woody Allen, 1994, USA 

It was difficult to decide the placement of my three chosen Woody Allen films, I enjoy them quite equally. This is an absolute triumph though, and hilariously shows off the farcical nature of theatre in all its manifestations. From casting, rehearsals, drawbacks and setbacks, the characters self-absorbed pretence right from the get-go to the final performance is a whole other drama unto itself.  

#35 

KING KONG 

Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, 1933, USA 

An early childhood memory, subsequently embedded as a key favourite, the adventure story takes us from the misty and smog-filled harbour of New York City to exotic islands where the giant ape roams as a gated mystical godlike figure. The haunting score, superb camera work and animatronic beasts collide in what is a technical marvel for the time. An eerie, trance-like lurch permeates throughout, and when we eventually return to the glitz of all-consuming Manhattan, a thrilling finale ensues and sees Carl Denham starkly concluding “It wasn't the airplanes. It was beauty killed the beast”. 

#36 

THE DRAUGHTSMAN’S CONTRACT 

Peter Greenaway, 1982, UK 

Set pieces galore, overt costuming and a grand location litters the atmosphere in this seemingly low-key, dialogue heavy, sexual satire, poking fun at the aristocracy. Saddled with a strident and morosely ironic Michael Nyman composition, the draughtsman in question beautifully attempts to map out the estate grounds, greeting mysterious encounters along the way. It’s not entirely clear what the meaning may be, but repeated viewings help unravel more than we realise. 

#37 

SOME LIKE IT HOT 

Billy Wilder, 1959, USA 

A stupendous tour de force in the art of farce and comedy with Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis dragging it up in style whilst on the run. The frolics continue with a wonderous Marilyn Monroe as the love interest. Wilder gave cinemagoers some tremendous pictures over his illustrious career, with Some Like It Hot shoving its way to the forefront with clever storytelling, goofy fun, and important themes and ideas boldly explored for its time.  

#38 

AUTUMN SONATA 

Ingmar Bergman, 1978, Sweden 

A tender and revelatory meeting between mother and daughter, wrought with family truths, ties and personal wrongdoings. For the most part, the reflective dialogue transposes during the early hours of the morning, encased in an oppressive light and heavy atmosphere, the viewer attempts to alleviate the often-uncomfortable situation. Having not seen many Bergman films (apart from the often ridiculed The Seventh Seal or whimsical Wild Strawberries), this could be viewed as an odd choice, and perhaps won’t suit many. Think of it as looking into your own soul, your grievances and astute sentiments projected onto the characters themselves, hopeful of laying indifferences to rest.  

#39 

SHALLOW GRAVE 

Danny Boyle, 1994, UK 

I enjoy the dark and cynical route this black comedy takes; from the ominous obsession slowly eating away and absorbing the characters, tearing them apart. It’s a venomous neurosis which creeps meticulously into their behaviour. The gory-tinged horror embellishes and encroaches around the large apartment, which is utilised here well enough to become a character all its own, thus witnessing the final undoing of the dislocated pals. 

Toshiro Mifune and Isuzu Yamada in Throne of Blood

#40 

BRASSED OFF 

Mark Herman, 1996, UK 

One of those northern working-class comedies, very much in line with The Full Monty and Billy Elliott, that cheekily blows its own horn and stands out for depicting community and an eagerness to achieve in the face of adversity. With the local coal mine due to close, it signals the death bell for the colliery brass band. So, the miners and their dedicated band leader, played attentively by Pete Postlethwaite, steam ahead with practice for a national competition, while the members lives become intertwined and complicated. Full of foolhardy fun and pensive observations and introspections, it seems to me it achieves a well-thought meaning that one shouldn’t give up, no matter what obstacles we face. Along with all of this, the traditional songs and original score starkly resonate honesty and pride to boot!  

#41 

GAS FOOD LODGING 

Allison Anders, 1992, USA 

A lovely oddball of a picture, where I feel like a hanger-on to the daily lives of three women living in a trailer park in a New Mexico town. There’s something genuinely woven into the simplicity of their surroundings and an abiding yearning for something else. In this case, love, or at least figuring out your place in the world. Characters are portrayed unassumingly without veering into cliché or irritation. The film deserves your patience as we observe and grapple with the pressure of youth, midlife disillusion, mixed messages and confused confrontations, with the ever-present longing of escaping a deadbeat town. These resonate from start to finish. 

#42 

THOSE WHO LOVE ME CAN TAKE THE TRAIN 

Patrice Chéreau, 1998, France 

For me, the first half of Patrice Chéreau’s follow-up to La Reine Margot can induce motion sickness! Taking place on a train from Paris to Limoges, a motley group of individuals embark on a journey of self-discovery and revelatory perceptions of one another, whom all claim to have known a recently deceased artist, who’s funeral they’re roving towards. There are dramas en route, many of these waifs and oddballs determined and self-indulged behaviour revealing a multitude of aspects we name grief. Whether they’re genuine or not, remains to be seen. Yet, despite their disparate connections, they gel together well. The film is helped by fast-paced scenes and an artfully directed cord tangling it together in one interesting cluster, not only on the train, but also within the giant cemetery and at the artists bohemian house for the wake.    

#43 

RED DUST 

Victor Fleming, 1932, USA 

Jean Harlow shines in this somewhat simple and aloof romance concerning a rubber plantation owner and the trouble he finds himself in with his mistress. Harlow brings a feisty and zippy-like liveliness to proceedings, as Clark Gable does his darndest to nullify her, locking horns in a befuddled way. The Indonesian setting infuses with Oriental eloquence, the oppressive heat layering a veil of earth and soil over the sexual tension.   

#44 

WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 

Pedro Almodóvar, 1988, Spain 

One of Almodóvar’s more satirical (at least to me) films captures all his usual intricacies and characteristics; fast moving sentimentality, vibrant sets and locations, madcap characters, and major doses of regret and heartbreak. Featuring the fabulous ‘mambo taxi’, we witness the outrageous happenings played out in front of us. This is all induced by a scorching Spanish heat and temperament, playfully scattered around Almodóvar’s obsession with the art of cinema-making itself. 

#45 

TOGETHER 

Lukas Moodysson, 2000, Sweden 

Lukas Moodysson does such a good job of recreating the 1970s, you can easily be misled to believe this was indeed filmed during that period. The characters are depicted and played accurately with a sensitive sheen of Swedish melodrama. The troubles and issues (as well as frolics) one can expect from living in a hippie commune are presented very naturally. No matter how trivial they may seem, it raises questions about how we are as a society and our small place within it.    

#46 

LES DIABOLIQUES 

Henri-Georges Clouzot, 1955, France 

At the time of release, cinemagoers may have been horrified by the cunning events depicted on screen. As time progresses, attitudes towards violence and murder change, evident from its classification downgrading from 18 to a 12 the last time I checked. Anyhow, as a viewer, I allow myself to be drawn into its twisted web of tricks and deceit played out by the vampish and shrewd Simone Signoret along with the timid, nervy Véra Clouzot. The queasy air of unease is something one should be shrouded in as it builds towards an unsuspecting climax of twists and turns.  

#47 

A FOREIGN AFFAIR 

Billy Wilder, 1948, USA 

A later film starring Marlene Dietrich whereby she isn’t the leading lady but very much dominates with her presence. That’s not to take away from the splendid performance by Jean Arthur, who does a fabulous job of portraying a prim and proper congresswoman, who is out to do away with immoral and subversive behaviours lurking in the underbelly of post-war Berlin. The scenes at the nightclub are raucous, where mistress Dietrich sings Black Market. There’s a sense of humour pulling at the films cord, while footage of a ruined Berlin is startling bleak.  

#48 

ROPE 

Alfred Hitchcock, 1948, USA 

With so many incredible Hitchcock films to choose from and digest, Rope is the one that left a stain on my mind. Maybe it’s the simplicity; one apartment, a revolving array of characters, and absorbing dialogue that brings various theories and philosophies to the table. The suspense is thrilling throughout, as we speculate whether the trunk, now being used as a buffet table will be opened or not.  

#49 

PECKER 

John Waters, 1998, USA 

I’ve attempted to whittle down my selection of John Waters films and found myself returning to Pecker more often than others. His early films, whilst subversive and completely uncompromising, give me a headache, quite literally and I emerge perplexed from some sort of discarded husk. His films from the later part of the ‘80s and into the ‘90s are much easier to take. Pecker comprises Waters ingenious and perceptive wit for trash in a more watered-down sense, all-the-while painting a rather odd depiction of Baltimore life and its residents, the main subject matter for the budding photographer Pecker. 

Chihiro voiced by Deveigh Chase in Spirited Away

#50 

SPIRITED AWAY 

Hayao Miyazaki, 2001, Japan 

Being a teenager when this Japanese anime was first released, it now takes on the nostalgia-induced cliché/coma that comes with so-called childhood memories, but Spirited Away is justified in that respect. It’s strikingly beautiful; from the intricate animation and colours to an exuberant potpourri of fantastical characters, overly sentimental and gallant sounds, interspersed with truly grotesque and terrifying depictions of human emotion and imagination. The Japanese and English language versions both emit the same soul, designating equal charm whichever way you experience it; a testament to the genuine magic and fantasy. Other titles from Studio Ghibli before and after are lovely but nothing compares to Hayao Miyazaki’s sublime and wonderful Spirited Away. 

#51 

ANOTHER YEAR 

Mike Leigh, 2010, UK 

Mike Leigh is likely to be high on the list of favourite film makers for many. For me, he sparks a sense of sentimentality and anxiety-ridden realism in my aorta chambers. There’s an essence of kitchen-sink drama-like qualities to his work too, a bit like the sensitive anguish we get with Ken Loach (Kes, Poor Cow, The Wind That Shakes the Barley), yet less forced perhaps. Another Year finds Leigh analysing the psyche of the human spirit by those comfortable enough to help others. Split across the seasons, it delves deep into various types of characters, family members and friends, exploring troubles with heartachingly tenderness. Ruth Sheen and Jim Broadbent are wholly believable as the offbeat straight-talking and caring couple, Sheen’s character acting as a diligent matriarch, although she allows space for her acquaintances to reel in their own misgivings and apprehensions. 

#52 

BELLE DU JOUR 

Luis Buñuel, 1967, France 

A glimpse into the daily life of a bored bourgeois housewife, this Buñuel picture contains a burning sense of desire that resides inside, waiting for some sort of emancipation. Catherine Deneuve approaches the part with both a nimble directness and gentle aloofness, not without a glint of wide-eyed naivety in her eye. Coming from a well-established avant-garde director, the metaphors are sure to make me think what exactly this all means, but it’s surely an exhilarating trip. 

#53 

SILENCE OF THE LAMBS 

Jonathan Demme, 1991, USA 

The horror genre isn’t one I completely go for in cinema; perhaps being drawn to the more psychological and fancifully manipulative films are what pique my disillusion. These are very much welcome. This psycho-horror genuinely spreads a chill through my feeble frame. The eerie opening lays an ominous tone, and that encroaching feeling lurches throughout the entire picture. The mind of its killer, Buffalo Bill crawls into your thinking, as does that of detective Clarice Starling, played effortlessly by Jodie Foster. A terrifying night vision scene ensues towards the finale, requiring us to lift ourselves out of the dumps of a dank and dangerous place.  

#54 

STRAY DOG 

Akira Kurosawa, 1949, Japan 

The oppressive Tokyo summer heat always felt like an overarching character in Kurosawa’s gangster crime thriller. With his often-cast main man, Toshirô Mifune scrabbles around the darker and undesirable parts of town in search of his stolen pistol, the heat sweltering and intensifying as the story progresses. What’s beautiful about the film is the way our inexperienced detective slowly learns more about his own work when directly impacted by a crime. 

#55 

THE BIRDCAGE 

Mike Nichols, 1996, USA 

An up-to-date rework of the classic La Cage aux Folles, faithfully depicted, and perhaps taken even further on screen by Robin Williams and Nathan Lane. I love the way it lures me in with the lounge revival and tiki exotica backdrop of the 1990s and its fabulously glitzy hijinks of cabaret nightlife, succinctly pouting at you. With laughs and much camp mischief to be had, the heart of what family means is unveiled with nuances of acute generosity.  

#56 

PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK 

Peter Weir, 1975, Australia 

The sense of loss paired with what we’d consider a conspiracy theory-like disappearance is brimming with boarding school innocence and sexual tension, made incredibly more difficult by the strict Victorian setting in the Australian outback. There’s something strangely supernatural swimming, almost floating between the rocky landscape and naturally formed columns. It’s almost gut-wrenching to witness the downfall of the matriarchal boarding house mistress, serving as a sort of profound metaphor about the unravelling of our own perceptions of people and the human condition. 

#57 

PRIVATE PARTS 

Betty Thomas, 1997, USA 

The life and times of Howard Stern are played out by himself in true-to-life lurid fashion, and even if you don’t know much about the outrageous U.S. national radio show presenter, just be thankful that his story is told. Fascinating to watch his rise from smalltown radio show host to mega personality, observing the ways he broke barriers and crossed boundaries in mainstream, corporate MOR America, all with tongue firmly in (ass) cheek notoriety. 

#58 

HAIRSPRAY 

John Waters, 1988, USA 

Following his early films of pure gross-out and bile contaminated hilarity, John Waters 1988 commercially viable Hairspray has all the right components, welding together a sardonic look at the faults of the 1960s, all purposely wrapped up in family fun viewing. The cast is brilliant, firm Waters favourites Divine and Mink Stole revolve around Ricki Lake, Deborah Harry, Sonny Bono and Ruth Brown as the zany Motormouth Maybelle, who assuredly has some of the most memorable lines put to celluloid: “Papa Tooney. We've got a Looney” and “No matter what you've heard, we are gonna teach the white children how to do The Bird!”. Waters tackles the civil rights movement with dirty aplomb, poking fun at a white dominated society, as well as the ludicrous age of teenage youth with utter wry mockery. 

#59 

THE ELEPHANT MAN 

David Lynch, 1980, USA 

I thought it might be a tricky decision choosing which Lynch film(s) would feature here, but then it became apparent it wasn’t so. His movies are great exercises in otherworldly dreamlike realms but for me can be too all consuming and bloated in pretentious soup. Whether it be the insanely complex Mullholland Drive, endless Inland Empire, convoluted Lost Highway, or regrettably irritating Eraserhead, they all seem slightly devoid of the sincere emotion I seek. Yet, this is where The Elephant Man trudges in. Shot in beautiful black and white, the dreamy trance-like pace and atmosphere only adds to the refined tenderness revealed from the so-called ‘monster’. It’s gut-wrenching to watch as he’s burdened by the harsh Victorian society around him, and the corruption inflicted upon our apprehensive protagonist. 

Roaming the mysterious Australian landscape in Picnic at Hanging Rock

#60 

A TASTE OF HONEY 

Tony Richardson, 1961, UK 

A rather gritty and grubby adaptation of the Shelagh Delaney play depicting British life in the late ‘50s and early ‘60s. When transferred to screen, it might well play on and pigeonhole certain types of people, yet manages to capture working-class lives with simplicity, as well as the situations communities faced at the time. Catfights and squabbles between the mother, played incredibly convincingly by Dora Bryan and daughter Rita Tushingham, are slightly unnerving and uncomfortable, while the film gives weight to so-called outcasts; Paul Danquah as its black sailor and Murray Melvin as closeted homosexual. Tony Richardson’s direction circles a sense of longing and dread to proceedings, especially potent in a patriarchal, white-straight man dominated society. 

#61 

MESHES OF THE AFTERNOON 

Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid, 1943, USA 

A short avant-garde collection of dream state imagery to confuse and befuddle the mind. What it means exactly is up to you, but you must allow yourself to be immersed in the deep chasm of unrealities and esoteric abandonment. 

#62 

DANCER IN THE DARK 

Lars von Trier, 2000, Denmark 

There was only ever going to be one Lars von Trier film on the list, and obviously because it features Björk in the lead role. The story is like a knot of nerves, slowly unravelling as tragic melodrama, all interspersed with musical numbers based on musique concrète, otherwise reflecting the drab surroundings Björk’s character, Selma, finds herself in. These act as pure escapism and pays homage to musicals while being rather anti-musical, dispelling traditional conventions entirely. It adheres to the Dogme ‘95 concept, which you could say was better utilised in films such as Breaking The Waves or Festen, but it still trickles through here notwithstanding. The first time I watched Dancer In The Dark, I’d only recently discovered Björk, so inevitably bawled my eyes out over the adversities Selma was placed in. Even though a lengthy watch with jerky camerawork, I still believe the film is great, discarding the clichéd predictions of Hollywood, yet adoring the classic musicals of the silver screen at the same time, whilst serving bold manipulation. I’m just not entirely sure what Von Trier was attempting to say about our harsh society.  

#63 

AUGUST 32ND ON EARTH 

Denis Villeneuve, 1998, Canada 

This French-Canadian indie really took me by surprise. It involves a somewhat bizarre plot based around its main character, played by Pascale Bussières, wanting to have a baby with her friend, spurred on by surviving a car accident. Something like a wake-up call, or a last chance? Even stranger is the desire to conceive in the salt desert of Utah. Despite the selfishness of the main character, this curious story kept me on a hook, mainly to see where it would lead next. That would be a rendezvous in a weird mini pod, all futuristic techno oddness, drunken and revelatory and sees the pair questioning their kinship. This all seems a million miles away from Villeneuve’s later films; Arrival, Blade Runner 2049 and the Dune remake! 

#64 

BRIEF ENCOUNTER 

David Lean, 1945, UK 

A rather sentimental British film by my standards, but it manages to tap into a yearning and sense of adventure that we as people somehow unwittingly lose being part of the system. Propelled by the intensity of Rachmaninov, the train station setting and a very English post-war rebuild, the understated demeanour is concealed in wonderment. 

#65 

A PORTUGUESA 

Rita Azevedo Gomes, 2018, Portugal 

An extremely minimal film, certainly in terms of dialogue, but what it lacks in script, makes up for in grand and controlled theatrical gestures. Every detail feels painstakingly accurate and abundant, so much so, I put my trust in there being no historical inaccuracies to otherwise demystify the experience. The viewer does require patience, as each scene is framed to be some sort of artistic masterpiece - this involves very little panning shots or camera movement whatsoever, from what I remember. It’s a triumph of photography and cinematography, yet one I feel will be largely ignored.  

#66 

VERONIKA VOSS 

Rainer Werner Fassbinder, 1982, Germany 

Obsession and narcotics liquefy in this dreamscape by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. His films all have heart and soul, and even though Veronika Voss herself is rather loathsome, perhaps we should understand it’s the system and omnipresent machine we’re sucked into that’s at fault. With a haunting soundtrack swaying among the trauma of our morphine dependent recluse, and desperate washout, one gets the sense her ongoing issues are building to a downward crescendo.  

#67 

INNOCENCE 

Lucile Hadzihalilovic, 2004, France 

Within the same stylistic vein as Jean-Pierre Jeunet’s Amélie or Delicatessen, this eerie, slow-burning horror is saturated in opulent green and red pigmentation, and innocently treads a path depicting the upward development of youth and the inevitable journey into the real world. The sumptuous and peculiar imagery of a tucked away boarding house and quietly vicious superiority from its pupils is uniquely frightful. As they clamber towards their debut, it’s even more intriguing when considering the darker undertones of its two dejected and repressed mademoiselles. It all makes sense when the dark fairytale is over, and the final allegory is a reflection on the very loss of innocence. 

#68 

OFFSIDE 

Jafar Panahi, 2006, Iran 

I didn’t think a film about football could sneak into my list, but here we have a triumph at showing the struggle women in Iran face. The majority of scenes are shot, quite literally offside where female football fans are penned in after being discovered illegally watching the game within the stadium. It has that guerilla style of filming throughout, and we hear from different types of women, ignored and dismissed by bumbling security guards and officials. With a celebratory, and slightly sentimental finish, we’re merely left to contemplate. 

#69 

PERSONAL SERVICES 

Terry Jones, 1987, UK 

I weirdly love how this film portrays a grimy London, a sooty-laced air imbued with a strained and rigid seediness that’s all very English. The settings and locations are dreary, and dull, but awash with a diverse array of sexual taboos and kinks. The film acts as an exploration on the rise of Cynthia Payne, brothel hostess and sometime dominatrix, all overlaid with dark humour and hijinks, and played by Julie Walters superbly. It’s also a nice partner film to Wish You Were Here from the same year, based on the childhood of Cynthia Payne (both films feature David Leland as writer) and are well-worth a watch.  

Björk in Dancer in the Dark

#70 

THE FULL MONTY 

Peter Cattaneo, 1997, UK 

Without really meaning to, I automatically lump this together with other working-class films set in the north, such as Brassed Off and Billy Elliott. These films are full of antics and cheeky comedy, clenched teeth and a genuine heart. They also act as a nice distraction, if not amusing counterpart to the realism served by the likes of Mike Leigh and Ken Loach. What we get with The Full Monty is a jubilant look at the will of the human spirit when challenged. In this case, we witness a bunch of unemployed steel workers dealing with their immediate situation in the best way they know how, and what better way to do this than put on a striptease act. It touches on what it means for self-respect and their awareness of it. There’s laughs to be had amongst the day-to-day strife's, but their unwavering ambition remains the same. 

#71 

JURASSIC PARK 

Steven Spielberg, 1993, USA 

Including this adventure classic on the list might be considered an obvious choice and it can veer into camp parody at times. But with so many memories ingrained since childhood, how could it not be added? It has all the components you need for an action-fantasy adventure, aging rather well in the process. It strangely has heart too, as we witness a crestfallen Richard Attenborough, but the dynamic trio in the form of Sam Neil, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum lead the charge on a rescue mission. The film paces along perfectly, building plot pieces that lead to high intensity action complete with impressive dino-CGI and animatronics, as well as the all-important magic only Spielberg can conjure.   

#72 

CARRIE 

Brian De Palma, 1976, USA 

The horrors of coming of age and secondary school are enough to instil panic and anger in large doses. Enduring such memories alongside Carrie, who summons frightful telekinesis and the paranormal, immediately puts me on her side in. The film itself straddles elements of goofy comedy, classic horror manipulations, maniacal religious overtones, and lastly, delightful repercussions in a riotous bloodbath. I’m a regular schadenfreude. 

#73 

FESTEN 

Thomas Vinterberg, 1998, Denmark 

Underlying traumas and deep-rooted psychosis unearth and uproot themselves in this Dogme ’95 drama of intertwined family rifts and power dynamics. The unadulterated style of realism delivered through imposing camerawork is awkward, muddy and unnerving. With revelations slowly stirring in the strangely cramped castle setting, the troublesome dinner builds to a provocative nail-biting finale. 

#74 

ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND 

Michel Gondry, 2004, USA 

The innate possibilities and yearning etched into celluloid here is what captures the imagination; a glimpse at realigning the human memory or evading it shall we say. But can you imagine that possibility; the chance to block out unwanted trauma or mistakes, dalliances or disputes, the chance to delete certain aspects of one's life, much to the dismay of others. Michel Gondry uses his inventive vision to create illusion and uncertainty, sometimes heartwarming and sometimes scary. It’s not surprising of me to feature the director due to his work on eight Björk music videos, his collaborative work with the singer always spellbinding. The synergy Gondry utilises with Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Elijah Wood and Kirsten Dunst is marvellous here too, each of them fantastic in their roles. He aims to push the limits with subtlety and poignancy in a swirl of odd strangeness.   

#75 

THE WATERMELON WOMAN 

Cheryl Dunye, 1996, USA 

Inescapably ‘90s in overall look and ambiance, The Watermelon Woman tackles subjects concerning perceptions of race, history, queerness and portrayals of people with a divine lo-fi resonance. It did a very convincing job of fooling me into thinking Dunye’s research into the typecast ‘Mammy’ of 1930s Hollywood was entirely real, all punctuated with her day-to-day life at the video store she works at and her continued search for a girlfriend.  

#76 

MON ONCLE 

Jacques Tati, 1958, France 

Something of a unique picture as we traverse the odd day-to-day happenings of an angular and sparse French home, complete with vibrant and colourful architecture, 1950s wacky and modernist appliances and the off-kilter airs-and-graces of a seasoned middle-class couple. Much tomfoolery is to be had at the factory and trips to an unconventional rickety house in town, it’s all tied together by snippets of bungling dialogue and well-choreographed fanciful movements that are entirely sweet and charming. 

#77 

HIGH HOPES 

Mike Leigh, 1988, UK 

Fascinating to see parts of old Kings Cross in the late ‘80s, and even more fascinating to try and understand the many close to the bone subjects Leigh aimed to illustrate here; class, wealth, socio-economic status, the patriarchy and the sheer drudgery of existence in a political landscape of Tory oppressed Britain. Played out over a constant dirge of cello, harpsichord and double bass, that’s either mournful or spritely depending on the mood, it raises more questions upon repeated viewings. It’s similar in style to Leigh’s subsequent films, Life Is Sweet and Naked, although less good-natured or preachy, and we’re left to wallow in a dread that seeps into the fabric of our being. I begin to wonder why such a cognitive demanding and traumatic look of the world could end up on my list, but it’s essential viewing for a perspective, and as the Marxist-leaning son Cyril states mid-film “It’s a different world now”, begging the question, what can we change?  

#78 

TRAINSPOTTING 

Danny Boyle, 1996, UK 

Following on from the murky grit of Shallow Grave, Danny Boyles Trainspotting pushes the horror even further. With an unabashed soundtrack matching the ongoing ecstasy and disregard for human existence, the implosion of the kaleidoscopic cast grips you in its defiled veins.  

#79 

MRS. DOUBTFIRE 

Chris Columbus, 1993, USA 

Robin Williams is somehow at his most outrageous here, his wacky nature tailored to fit the frumpy, but seasoned and respectable drag/ cross dresser persona of Mrs. Doubtfire. It treads a rather routine and corny ‘90s family film path, and at times overdoses with mushy sentimentality and messages about parenthood and responsibility. But there are many laughs and gags to be had along the way, with Williams the star of the show in a sea of dowdy characters - the restaurant scene towards the finale is a frenzied, chaotic and slapdash stroke of genius that’s full of character.  

Scarlett Johansson in Under The Skin

#80 

UNDER THE SKIN 

Jonathan Glazer, 2013, UK 

An eerily lustful concoction with an irresistible sound motif. It lures the viewer into something that seems to signify a new-age style of sci-fi and horror; intelligent sci-fi cinema but without any overlong grand statements? Under The Skin urges us to question our principles about human sexual nature, morality and our molecular place in the universe. The otherworldly alien, played subtly by Scarlett Johansson juxtaposed against the Scottish landscape and city, as well as some unusual guerrilla filming are all brilliant choices and resonate coldly in a sea of despondency and confusion. 

#81 

THE CREMATOR 

Juraj Herz, 1969, Czechoslovakia 

There’s a dark sense of humour pumping through the veins of this black comedy. Framed shots and cinematography are perceived as 1930s expressionism; precise angles and wide-open views of the crematorium, inside and out. The candid and somewhat gruff proclamations from the cremator himself, an antagonist played creepily by Rudolf Hrusínský are darkly twisted, as his obsession with death and murdering his family seep into the membrane. The discordant atmosphere and jarring imagery slowly trickle free, leaving what can only be understood as symbolism pertaining the onset of the Nazis.   

#82 

BOYS ON THE SIDE 

Herbert Ross, 1995, USA 

The road trip movie is a fun journey to embark on, especially with strong-willed women, no matter what triumphs, mishaps or dilemmas they unwittingly find themselves in. Despite her stellar performances in Sister Act, Ghost and Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Whoopi Goldberg is pretty much flawless here as the assured head-strong lesbian singer, whilst Drew Barrymore plays the rebellious gal rather convincingly. Both of whom join Mary-Louise Parker’s character on the move to California. The film plays around with the notion of sisterhood, approaching it with a tenderness and spontaneity which is heartwarming but not excessively comfortable in its pulpy mulch. It builds to a charming, if sombre finish and one that I wasn’t quite expecting. 

#83 

BUGSY MALONE 

Alan Parker, 1976, USA 

Other childhood favourites of this ilk can easily dissolve. Yet, Bugsy Malone is one that doesn’t, undoubtedly due to the speakeasy setting of the ‘30s, gangster mobs using cream-like substances to gun enemies down, and more importantly, an excellent set of memorable songs. The child-only actors are cast well, none of them overplayed or obnoxious. I might consider it a worthy contender as one of the best musicals, simply because the songs don’t irritate, and the story retains a sense of humour. As a spoof of old gangster films, the pie fight finale is a humdinger and gives way to a well-meaning merge of two opposing sides.  

#84 

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH 

Spike Jonze, 1999, USA 

Indeed, it’s a secret portal from the seventh and a half floor of a dreary office that leads to the mind of John Malkovich? This beguiling picture dissects obsession and identity considerably candidly, but mainly it injects a hefty dose for the bizarre into our bloodstreams.  

#85 

MURIEL’S WEDDING 

P.J. Hogan, 1994, Australia 

Although messy and farfetched in places, the Australian sense of humour is the winning formula here. With an ABBA soundtrack offering Muriel an escape to realise her dreams, it’s an offbeat romantic comedy with a hollow heart, although it does capture the essence of being a misfit, whether you’re a rebel or bit of a birdbrain. The pairing of Toni Collette and spiky Rachel Griffiths as pals with a tempestuous relationship works incredibly well and sees us through to the end. 

#86 

CLOUD ATLAS 

Tom Tykwer, Lana Wachowski and Lilly Wachowski, 2012, Germany 

The high-octane ride of Cloud Atlas leaves an undeniable aura of melancholy over my rumination. Its six stories are beautifully interwoven by the three directors, perfectly utilising the talents of its cast in dual roles spanning the hundreds of years it resides. There’s an abundance of harrowing emotions dispatched across these eras, and although not without a sense of humour along the way, its finale is a glimmer of hope in what is already considered to be a post-apocalyptic and uneasy dystopia.  

#87 

THE MIST 

Frank Darabont, 2007, USA 

Adapted from the Stephen King novel, this is an interesting take on the horror sci-fi genre, its impending sense of doom obscured by a peculiar mist. When the locals become trapped in a minimarket, caged by their own fears and hardships, you intensely feel the inevitable cabin fever settling in and the subsequent division between a community dealing with their fate. The viewers own understanding is also shrouded in mist, and the film inquisitively taunts with creatures, supposedly unleashed by a government facility experiment gone wrong. All very B-moviesque and dipped in conspiracy. The bone-chilling use of ‘The Host of Seraphim’ by Dead Can Dance is a concluding factor placing it on this list. 

#88 

THE FALL 

Tarsem Singh, 2006, USA 

Simply put, it’s a magical escape into the mind of a child’s viewpoint when the tales of a wounded stuntman are relayed to her from a hospital ward in the 1920s. The imagery is vibrant and colourful, dripping in opulence with a delightful enthusiasm trickling phantasmagorical-like from country to country and from each heroic character to the next. With an innocent vision from the child, her storyteller is equally affected by his much-desired morphine reliance to help fuel his disheartened disposition.  

#89 

RAN 

Akira Kurosawa, 1985, Japan 

A film from Kurosawa later in his career, it brings to life all the similar themes and ideas of samurais and warlords expressed previously in his 1940s-1960s epics, but with Ran, we have the added essence of these stories in bright, Technicolor-like opulence. Returning again to William Shakespeare, Kurosawa tackles King Lear and creates a tragedy all his own. Outstanding performances abound, and huge bouts of violence circle around instinctual notions of revenge, treachery and power. 

Halle Berry and Keith David in Cloud Atlas

#90 

WHITE MATERIAL 

Claire Denis, 2009, France 

The resilience and stubborn nature of Isabelle Huppert’s character in White Material is a strange one. The ominous onset of an uprising in an unnamed African French territory is ever-present and broods, no doubt on racial injustices and conflict. It makes for an unnerving and weighty, if not social-philosophical viewing, as she fights to maintain her coffee crop and manage the breakdown of her profession, business and family. 

#91 

THE GREEN RAY 

Éric Rohmer, 1986, France 

One of my more recent discoveries, the French directors work seems based purely on the whims and charms of human characteristics. Just check Rohmer’s Autumn Tale and A Tale of Springtime for deeds of curiosity and soul stirring sincerity. The Green Ray is an equally reserved story of relatable proportions, and one that flashes upon thine eye. The solo holiday is presented naturally, locking in those awkward moments when you play hanger-on, or are simply unsure of your place. The vague and disparate connections Delphine feels, played effortlessly by Marie Rivière, are applied with almost organic, and spontaneous finesse. This is fleeting, as optimism for romance hangs in the air and when we finally get there, the meaning behind the film title is eloquently given, if only for a split second. 

#92 

MORVERN CALLAR 

Lynne Ramsay, 2002, UK 

Following her debut Ratcatcher, Lynne Ramsey caringly guides characters in this adaption of Alan Warner’s novel. There’s a realism to the Scottish landscape and town, whether it be the supermarket Morvern works in, or an eerie party on a nearby Scottish isle, and not forgetting the insane hacking up of her dead boyfriend in the flat. These are all skilfully depicted to make us feel like imposters. The unworldly aura of Morvern’s straightforward life turned upside down is strikingly likable. After all, her boyfriend has just killed himself, so you can accept her naïvely altering his unpublished novel and passing it off as her own. A trip to the highlands to be rid of the remains is like horror-noir, while a later trip to Ibiza offers some relief; the shambolic and grief-stricken mind of Morvern issuing herself some much need catharsis.   

#93 

STRICTLY BALLROOM 

Baz Luhrmann, 1992, Australia 

Depicting the usual fare of lovable bogans from the same white trash barrel we see in other ‘90s Aussie hits (Muriel’s Wedding and The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert), we’re treated to a hilarious shimmy of dance routines, camp comedy, and heated disagreements. Let’s not forget the impassioned romance too, as essentially, we’re anchored in a love story here. It’s one Baz Luhrmann manages to enthusiastically tell, evading the clichéd pitfalls usually associated with the subject. The terribly desperate Australian Pan Pacific Championships are fraught when upended by Scott and Fran’s fierce and fervid Paso Doble, greatly piling on the ironic humour to the max. It’s a shame many of Luhrmann’s other films don’t bear the same results.   

#94 

THE LOVE WITCH 

Anna Biller, 2016, USA 

An entirely refreshing take on witchcraft; one that is grandiosely camp and a feminist ode to love. Backed by gentle harp plucks, we traipse through foliage, Victorian tearooms and elaborate set pieces serving as an enigmatic triptych. Our witch dabbles in anthropology using an assortment of apparatus and instruments, fusing potions made from herbs, menstruation pads and piss to cast spells, perfectly embellishing the vampy costumes and pagan symbolism. But we find our witch in a quandary from loving too much. The acting is crystallised, all clear and precise, slowly drawing on B-movie exaggeration, while locations are pure daydreams from a Technicolor phantoscope. 

#95 

THE PLAYER 

Robert Altman, 1992, USA 

From the drawn-out opening scene that eerily pans across a movie studio offices and parking lot, it ambiguously outlines a clear atmosphere. We act as peeping Tom to daily routines, goings-on, eager pitches and curious hate mail, and we get the idea that Hollywood is not all it seems. The film has an ominous layer of (star)dust thinly veiled over satirical proceedings, paying homage to classic Hollywood, film noir in particular. The studio executive is expertly ‘played’ by a crafty and shrewd Tim Robbins, and whence taking a darker turn, the satire doesn’t let up. Neither does our voyeurism as a shifty Lyle Lovett and hilarious Whoopi Goldberg play upon one another as an amusing detective duo. Full of star cameos, unique cinema references and perfectly framed shots, it’s a sinister glance into the cutthroat world of Hollywood itself, the lampooning rolling until the very end.   

#96 

LILYA 4-EVER 

Lukas Moodysson, 2002, Sweden 

Moodysson’s light-hearted and funny coming of age film, Show Me Love and the even funnier commune dwelling Together focused on the humility of people trying to simply get along in the disparate locales they found themselves. The devasting Lilya 4-Ever broke this run of breezy films abruptly, tackling the hard-hitting subject of sex trafficking. By starting in an unnamed area of the Soviet Union, we act as distressed bystanders to the mother abandoning her daughter, and the false hope granted to Lilya from a stranger with the promise a new life in Sweden. It’s heart-breaking to see the awful conditions and situations she finds herself, antagonising at such injustices. The only saving grace is her friendship with suicidal 13-year-old Volodja, who has a presence in her life, even after he’s gone. 

#97 

LENINGRAD COWBOYS GO AMERICA 

Aki Kaurismäki, 1989, Finland 

We venture into the strangely strange here, but all with a firm tongue-in-cheek, although it sometimes doesn’t seem that way. We embark on a road trip with the Finnish klezmer music group and attempt to withstand their eccentric look and quirky sound to match. We follow their dim-witted bravado with an open heart as they try to make it or break it in corporate America, and then Mexico, observing an assortment of perceptions from folks along the way. 

The Leningrad Cowboys on the road in Leningrad Cowboys Go America

#98 

UN CHIEN ANDALOU 

Luis Buñuel, 1929, France 

An early surrealist short depicting the unconscious state a human mind can reach. The imagery is hypnotic, striking and bizarre. We onlook symbolism ranging from the slitting of an eye amidst roaming night-time clouds, an invasion of ants and strange dalliances in almost every corner of this dream realm, all backed by decidedly French musique. What can we expect when the screenplay was written by Salvador Dalí. None of it particularly makes sense, but to find any meaning would be missing the point. 

#99 

SECRET BALLOT 

Babak Payami, 2001, Iran 

From the opening shot of a ballot box landing in an unknown province of the middle east, we’re set-up for a film that’s as minimal as the vast landscape the registrar traverses in order to collect votes. Accompanied by a stringent, and often bewildered solider, who doesn’t seem to have much going on up top, it’s interesting to see how he slowly gains respect for the tenacious official seeking ballots. Much of the footage of residents in the remote areas could be classed as documentary, but the statements concerning the validity of their votes, or that voting itself doesn’t bring about any change for them, are rather frank in honesty. 

#100 

CHESS OF THE WIND 

Mohammad Reza Aslani, 1976, Iran 

Closing on this list was a difficult task with a handful of movies bubbling under vying to take #100’s place. Yet, I’ve settled on an Iranian oddity from the ‘70s set in the 1920s which serves as a gothic horror that slowly percolates unease and impending dread. The film itself was apparently lost forever at the turn of the Iranian Revolution, presumably never to see the light of day again. The characters, locale settings, Persian interiors and objects are all given equal focus throughout the restored picture, and with an assortment of themes explored, it all builds to a frantic crescendo of retribution. 

Fakhri Khorvash centre stage in Chess of the Wind

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Fugitive FX Fraudster Accuses Israeli Lawyers of 100m Euro BTC Theft

Jacques Vygodatsky was evading a German warrant and fleeing to Latin America.

The Belgian-Israeli accused Guy Yuval and Uri Arad of stealing 100m euros worth of Bitcoin.

A lawsuit filed over the weekend has revealed a sordid web of deceit involving alleged large-scale embezzlement, FX, Crypto and Binary fraud, and the theft of over 100 million euros worth of Bitcoin.

As reported in local Israeli media, lawyers Guy Yuval and Uri Arad have been accused of stealing a total of 2300 Bitcoins valued at 105 million euros from Jacques Henry Vygodatsky, a Belgian-Israeli, who himself was evading European authorities for his alleged part in industrial-scale binary options and forex Forex Foreign exchange or forex is the act of converting one nation’s currency into another nation’s currency (that possesses a different currency); for example, the converting of British Pounds ... Read this Term frauds.

Although not confirmed as related Finance Magnates reported earlier this week of a number of warrants issued by German authorities and at least one arrest made as the global crackdown on trading scammers continues to hot up. Over the last 18 months, Israeli and German authorities have worked together to arrest dozens of Israelis suspected of being involved in financial trading scams.

The story, as per the indictment, starts in March 2021with Vygodatsky, through middleman Mickey Hefez agreeing with lawyers Yuval and Arad to transfer a sum of Bitcoin which the lawyers would convert into euros returned to Vygodatsky minus a commission. The following month in Bulgaria, Avi Itzkovich, an associate of Vygodatsky, was arrested on behalf of the German authorities who also issued a warrant for Vygodatsky.

Scamming the Scammer?

With an arrest warrant issued for Vygodatsky, according to the lawsuit, he "hastily turned to lawyers Yuval and Arad to consult with them on how he should proceed." What is then claimed to have followed can only be described as something out of a Netflix drama or a Hollywood film.

According to Vygodatsky, the lawyers came up with an evasion plan, which they warned if not followed would see Vygodatsky face a lengthy German prison sentence. Having been ordered to sever all ties with family and friends, Vygodatsky handed over his ID, passport and documents to the lawyers to be destroyed.

With his email servers wiped, Vygodatsky was ordered to break all contact with his lawyer of last decade Moshe Strogano, who had previously represented the plaintiff in all his private matters. The plan now was to smuggle Vygodatsky, using a fake passport supplied by Yuval and Arad to Latin America, where the lawyers claimed to have good connections.

Having left Bulgaria for Greece and then on to Portugal, all contact between Vygodatsky and Yuval and Arad was conducted through third parties and non-traceable disposable mobile phones. By now, Vygodatsky had entrusted his digital wallet and password to Yuval and Arad, who whilst financing Vygodatsky's Portuguese accommodation, refused to have any direct contact with him.

Whilst 'on the run' for a number of months and in financial difficulty, Vygodatsky tried requesting the promised funds from Yuval and Arad but was continually blanked. The lawsuit then claims that "Lawyers Yuval and Arad refused his demands and began to avoid the plaintiff's inquiries to them while threatening him that if he tries to contact them in order to ask for his money and bitcoins, they will contact the authorities in Germany and hand over his property and money to them."

More Twists Than a Chubby Checker Concert

Vygodatsky now suspicious of being scammed himself turned to his previous lawyer Moshe Strogano, who advised Vygodatsky to hand himself over to German authorities. Strogano is now representing Vygodatsky who is seeking a plea bargain in which most of the charges will be dropped and investors defrauded by Vygodatsky would be financially recompensed.

The drama continued with the lawsuit alleging that Yuval and Arad then embarked upon a smear campaign against Moshe Strogano in which fictitious and slanderous articles were published linking Strogano to FX fraud and helping Vygodatsky evade arrest.

Yuval issued a statement strenuously denying the charges:

"This is a fictional intimidation lawsuit, filed by Jacques Vygodatsky, a crook and international criminal who swindled thousands of innocent victims out of hundreds of millions of euros.

"He came to us in order to receive financial services and presented himself as an international businessman. After several months it became clear to us that he belongs to a criminal organization, and that his funds are funds that were stolen from a forex scam.

Yuval claims to have then reported Vygodatsky to the German authorities, saying:

"When we reported, at the request of the authorities in Germany, who are working against him, about his funds in huge sums kept in a bank account in Singapore, which he tried to hide from the thousands of victims he defrauded, he turned us into his enemies and persecutes us in every possible way."

In the statement, Yuval claims that Vygodatsky sent criminals to intimidate him:

"Vygodatsky even sent gangs of criminals to our home in the dead of night, and to our office during office hours, in order to discourage us from cooperating in the criminal and civil proceedings against him in Germany. These criminals were filmed and photographed and even arrested by the police after we filed complaints.

"After the intimidation through criminals failed, Vygodatsky moved to the next stage, which is an attempt to discredit us or delegitimize us, with a lawsuit that is entirely an act of fraud, which of course will be rejected. We will not be deterred and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in Germany so that he pays for his actions towards the thousands of victims."

Defendant Mickey Hefez dismissed the lawsuit as "nonsense" whilst a statement has yet to be made by Arad.

Finance Magnates will update the story when more details emerge or when the purchase of the film rights to this saga has been announced.

A lawsuit filed over the weekend has revealed a sordid web of deceit involving alleged large-scale embezzlement, FX, Crypto and Binary fraud, and the theft of over 100 million euros worth of Bitcoin.

As reported in local Israeli media, lawyers Guy Yuval and Uri Arad have been accused of stealing a total of 2300 Bitcoins valued at 105 million euros from Jacques Henry Vygodatsky, a Belgian-Israeli, who himself was evading European authorities for his alleged part in industrial-scale binary options and forex frauds.

Although not confirmed as related Finance Magnates reported earlier this week of a number of warrants issued by German authorities and at least one arrest made as the global crackdown on trading scammers continues to hot up. Over the last 18 months, Israeli and German authorities have worked together to arrest dozens of Israelis suspected of being involved in financial trading scams.

The story, as per the indictment, starts in March 2021with Vygodatsky, through middleman Mickey Hefez agreeing with lawyers Yuval and Arad to transfer a sum of Bitcoin which the lawyers would convert into euros returned to Vygodatsky minus a commission. The following month in Bulgaria, Avi Itzkovich, an associate of Vygodatsky, was arrested on behalf of the German authorities who also issued a warrant for Vygodatsky.

Scamming the Scammer?

With an arrest warrant issued for Vygodatsky, according to the lawsuit, he "hastily turned to lawyers Yuval and Arad to consult with them on how he should proceed." What is then claimed to have followed can only be described as something out of a Netflix drama or a Hollywood film.

According to Vygodatsky, the lawyers came up with an evasion plan, which they warned if not followed would see Vygodatsky face a lengthy German prison sentence. Having been ordered to sever all ties with family and friends, Vygodatsky handed over his ID, passport and documents to the lawyers to be destroyed.

With his email servers wiped, Vygodatsky was ordered to break all contact with his lawyer of last decade Moshe Strogano, who had previously represented the plaintiff in all his private matters. The plan now was to smuggle Vygodatsky, using a fake passport supplied by Yuval and Arad to Latin America, where the lawyers claimed to have good connections.

Having left Bulgaria for Greece and then on to Portugal, all contact between Vygodatsky and Yuval and Arad was conducted through third parties and non-traceable disposable mobile phones. By now, Vygodatsky had entrusted his digital wallet and password to Yuval and Arad, who whilst financing Vygodatsky's Portuguese accommodation, refused to have any direct contact with him.

Whilst 'on the run' for a number of months and in financial difficulty, Vygodatsky tried requesting the promised funds from Yuval and Arad but was continually blanked. The lawsuit then claims that "Lawyers Yuval and Arad refused his demands and began to avoid the plaintiff's inquiries to them while threatening him that if he tries to contact them in order to ask for his money and bitcoins, they will contact the authorities in Germany and hand over his property and money to them."

More Twists Than a Chubby Checker Concert

Vygodatsky now suspicious of being scammed himself turned to his previous lawyer Moshe Strogano, who advised Vygodatsky to hand himself over to German authorities. Strogano is now representing Vygodatsky who is seeking a plea bargain in which most of the charges will be dropped and investors defrauded by Vygodatsky would be financially recompensed.

The drama continued with the lawsuit alleging that Yuval and Arad then embarked upon a smear campaign against Moshe Strogano in which fictitious and slanderous articles were published linking Strogano to FX fraud and helping Vygodatsky evade arrest.

Yuval issued a statement strenuously denying the charges:

"This is a fictional intimidation lawsuit, filed by Jacques Vygodatsky, a crook and international criminal who swindled thousands of innocent victims out of hundreds of millions of euros.

"He came to us in order to receive financial services and presented himself as an international businessman. After several months it became clear to us that he belongs to a criminal organization, and that his funds are funds that were stolen from a forex scam.

Yuval claims to have then reported Vygodatsky to the German authorities, saying:

"When we reported, at the request of the authorities in Germany, who are working against him, about his funds in huge sums kept in a bank account in Singapore, which he tried to hide from the thousands of victims he defrauded, he turned us into his enemies and persecutes us in every possible way."

In the statement, Yuval claims that Vygodatsky sent criminals to intimidate him:

"Vygodatsky even sent gangs of criminals to our home in the dead of night, and to our office during office hours, in order to discourage us from cooperating in the criminal and civil proceedings against him in Germany. These criminals were filmed and photographed and even arrested by the police after we filed complaints.

"After the intimidation through criminals failed, Vygodatsky moved to the next stage, which is an attempt to discredit us or delegitimize us, with a lawsuit that is entirely an act of fraud, which of course will be rejected. We will not be deterred and will continue to cooperate with the authorities in Germany so that he pays for his actions towards the thousands of victims."

Defendant Mickey Hefez dismissed the lawsuit as "nonsense" whilst a statement has yet to be made by Arad.

Finance Magnates will update the story when more details emerge or when the purchase of the film rights to this saga has been announced.

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BOTT Price Action Guide: Binary Options Turbo Trading, Forex, FX Options, Digital Options BOTT Price Action Guide: Binary Options Turbo Trading, Forex, FX Options, Digital OptionsThe ultimative Price Action guide (7 edition) for any kind of financial instrument (Binary Options, Forex, FX Options, Digital Options) any kind of time frame from 1 min over 5 min up to 15 min, 30 min and above and any kind of broker. This ebook is all you need, especially as a binary option turbo trader or Forex day trader to get profit out of the market, to get out of debt, make yourself a living or help your friends and family and to archieve financial freedom. Don't miss the opportunity to get this ultimative Price Action guide (7 edition)File Size: 12597 KBPrint Length: 118 pagesPublisher: BO Turbo Trader; 7 edition (October 24, 2018)Publication Date: October 24, 2018Content:Mindset for consistent profits- Practice- Win Rate- Discipline- Money Management- Emotions Candlestick Patterns- Hammer, Inverted Hammer, Takuri Line, Shooting Star and Hanging man- Dragonfly Doji, Gravestone Doji- spinning top - long-legged doji, high wave and rickshaw man- Pinbar - Pin Bar - Pinocchio bar or Kangaroo Tail - Tweezer Top and Tweezer Bottom- bearish harami, bullish harami and bullish harami cross and bearish harami cross- three inside down, three inside up- descending hawk and homing pigeon- bearish meeting line - counterattack line and bullish meeting line- bearish belt hold - black opening shaven head - black opening marubozu- bullish belt hold - white opening shaven bottom - white opening marubozu- bearish kicker signal - bullish kicker signal- matching high and matching low- bearish stick sandwich and bullish stick sandwich - bearish breakaway and bullish breakaway- ladder top and ladder bottom - tower top and tower bottom- three stars in the north and three stars in the south- bearish sash pattern and bullish sash pattern- engulfing candlestick pattern or the big shadow pattern- (bearish) dark cloud cover and (bullish) piercing line- Breakaway gap, exhaustion gab, continuation gap and common gaps- rising window and falling window- marubozu and big belt- inside bar and mother bar- evening star, morning star and evening doji star and morning doji star- three white soldiers and three black crowsChart Patterns- Double Top - M Formation - Mammies and Double Bottom - W Formation - Wollahs- J-Hook pattern and inverted J-Hook candlestick pattern- bearish last kiss - bearish pullback and bullish last kiss and bullish breakout- Head and Shoulders and inverted Head and Shoulders Pattern- Trend Channel - uptrend and downtrend- symmetrical triangle- ascending triangle and descending triangle- bullish flag and bearish flag - bullish pennant and bearish pennant - rising wedge and falling wedge- Broadening Bottoms and Broadening Tops- Rectangle Bottoms and Rectangle TopsConcepts- Candlestick Mathematics- Rejection - market move - weak snr and strong snr- trending and ranging market- minor and major trend- adapting forex strategies to binary options turbo trading- proper rejection - invalid rejection- false breakouts - channel breakouts- reversal and retracements- highest probability trading setups- high probability techniques- market pressures and types of market pressures- upper shadow and lower wick or tail- advanced candlestick charting techniques- overbought and oversold - oscilator - RSI CCI Stochastic Oscilator- different market conditions and market conditions examples- cycle of market emotions, psychology and dynamics- trading setups without rejections as confirmation - multiple time frame trading concept, system, methology and strategy- candlestick momenting- direction of candlestick momentum- inside swing and outside swing- support and resistance - minor snr and major snr and much more concepts ... Also by the same author: BOTT Mentorship Self-Study Video Pack 1-4 BOTT Price Action Indicator BOTT Price Action Bible by BO Turbo Trader

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What Is Forex? How to Make Money Trading Forex?

As financial technology continues to advance, access to markets becomes easier and easier. With that, the methods to make a living within the financial sector become more and more diverse. From trading futures to investing in cryptocurrencies, there is a method out there to fit your needs. One market that has grown in popularity is the Forex market, which is short for foreign exchange. This is simply when currency pairs trade on the market, such as the United States Dollar compared to the Great Britain Pound.

What is Forex?

The Forex market is a near 24 hour, 5 days a week market that trades every currency pair in the world. In the immediate sense, it can affect businesses that import and export products, while long-term affects include increased or decreased wages for employee. Within these two example, there are people that take advantage of the movements in the markets and these individuals are known as Forex traders.

How Does Forex Work?

Forex traders enter positions when they believe the market is moving in their desired direction. Similar to equities or futures, you can enter into long or short positions, depending on your opinion. One of the differences are when trading Forex, you choose a lot size, rather than a share of stock. Each lot size can be as little as a fraction of an amount such as .1 or large such as a 100 lot position. This depends on your balance but we’ll dive into that later.

How Can You Make Money Trading on Forex?

How you make money trading the Forex market is predicting where the market will go and enter a position accordingly. When trading in a market that is globally impacted it is critical to stay abreast of the information being published within each country. For example, within the United Stated there are the Fed meeting minutes and oil inventory numbers that tend to have an impact on USD currency pairs. Factoring these in with your decision-making is how you begin formulating a game plan to profit in the Forex market.

Forex Indicators

Taking a complimentary approach to the Forex market, many traders utilize technical indicators to help them formulate an opinion on the markets (TradingView for example). Fundamental data is important, but many need the aid of technical indicators to solidify thoughts on the market. One of the misconceptions that continues to circle social media and advertisements is there is a one size fit all indicator that is full proof and can help you earn money in the markets. While this would be wonderful, there is no such product that is the holy grail of trading. Instead, you as a Forex trader need to begin looking at the different technical indicators out there and begin finding which ones fit your trading style best. Some of the more widely used charting tools include the Moving Averages, RSI, and Bollinger Bands. These tools are customizable to fit your trading style, whether you are a day trader or a swing trader. Certainly these tools will assist you in helping formulate an opinion but to say they predict market movements one hundred percent is simply a lie.

Forex Robots

Switching gears, with the growth of markets and retail traders gaining access to more, there have been many claims that companies or individuals have created a ‘bot’ that will trade for you and offers a profit. In the same boat as the indicators, it is highly unlikely there are any bots out there that provide consistent returns using only algorithms. If you are ever approached by a brand selling a bot, you should stay away and stick to your original plan. When starting in the Forex markets, first you should understand the fundamentals and know how markets react to certain news publications. From there, you can begin to find the right technical indicators that fit your trading style. At this point, if you are able, you can begin putting together some sort of automated process that either trades or alerts you to potential trading opportunities. The difference here is you understand what is being done to make the robot and it is tailored directly to your trading style and needs.

Choosing the Best Forex Broker

Now that you understand what to avoid and how to formulate a game plan, it is time to find a broker that is right for you. There are several out there but we will quickly review a couple so you understand what is out on the market. First up is IQ Option, which allows you to trade Forex either using Meta Trader or binary options. Binary options simply state whether the market will be above or below a specific strike and a defined point in the future. With binary options you have defined risk and profit up front, allowing for a less stressful way to access the market. Next up is FX Pro, which does not offer binary options, but rather utilizes Meta Trader 4 and Meta Trader 5 to place and execute trades. Later in this section, we’ll go over the difference between the two products. FX Pro also offers a detail list of their products and spreads, allowing for a picture of what it will take to breakeven in a trade. Lastly, there is Alpari that offers potential bonuses as well as CFD’s, along side Forex trading. One area to consider is the education that each platform offers. Continued education, regardless of Forex or equities is critical. Not that it is necessary for the platform to provide educational content; it is certainly a move that shows they are invested in their clients.

Meta Trader 4 and Meta Trader 5 Compared

The most popular product used to trade the Forex markets is Meta Trader.  From there, the most widely used of their products are version four and version five. It’s easy to gather that you can access the market using these platforms, this section will focus on the differences that may sway your opinions one way or another. One of the main differences between the two platforms according to Forexboat.com are the markets. MT4 is unable to access certain markets so with the introduction of MT5, this allows for more brokers and clients. This can benefit the trader by having more options to choose from when attempting to access the Forex markets.

Another main difference is the background information that allows for algorithm trading, which was briefly mentioned in an earlier section. One of the key features that MT5 allows for is Object-Oriented Programming. If you are only interested in indicators then this may not be as important. However, should you have an interest in building an algorithm for yourself, you may benefit from Meta Trader 5.

Lastly, MT5 is better for testing compared to MT4. When building a trading plan, if you have the ability to back test a strategy, you should take advantage of that. This can give you insight into if your strategy has merit or is completely off the wall. Regardless of which you choose to move forward with, ensure it fits your trading needs and allows you to execute your game plan accordingly.

5 Ways To Avoid Losing Money In Forex

Entering into a financial market can be intimidating and full of people ready to take advantage of you. It is important that you take as much time to inform yourself so when you move forward, you know what to look for and how to avoid losing money trading in the Forex market. Ensure You Are Finding a Reputable Broker First, ensure you are finding a reputable broker to process your trades. With a plethora of brokers on the market, there are some that provide better rates than others. In order to save you money, take the time to understand their fees, as well as the spreads between the currency pairs. If you can save money in those two spots it will benefit you greatly over time. Diversification Is a Must Second is easily the most obvious in finance is ensuring your holdings are diversified. Diversification is critical because for example, if you are trading strictly USD pairs and there is negative news in the United States, it could impact your whole portfolio negatively. Ensure you have exposure across many of the pairs and diversify your risk away, allowing for a more balance portfolio. Learn First and Trade Second Third is to learn first and trade second. Before opening a live account, see if your chosen platform allows for a demo account. From there, you can begin building your trading and investing plan, then test it without risking any of your hard earn capital. Places you can consider to educate yourself include YouTube and any material the platform you utilize provides. Smart Money Management Fourth is money management when implementing a trading strategy. When trading, it is important to limit your position size to only require roughly 2% of your capital, this way you do not become overextended. To compliment that, ensure you are not leveraged greatly because certainly you can make money quickly, but you can lose money quickly as well. Avoid High Leverage Lastly, ensure if you use leverage that it is in line with your current strategy and it won’t cause you to lose capital quickly should the market move against you. You can leverage 1:100 or even 1:1000, which is likely excessive. Instead, look for a 1:10 or something more customizable should you be afforded the option. Earning money in any financial market can certainly be done. However, with Forex it may take a little extra time due to the global reach it has. Not only that, but depending on what market you choose, it can become increasingly sensitive to information. First you need to know there are no free rides in Forex. If you are approached with a product that claims to give you returns through a robot or indicator, odds are it is too good to be true. From there, ensure you have a trading strategy of your own in place and stick to it. Then you can take your requirements and shop around to find the right platform and broker to process trades. Lastly, ensure you have the right money management plan in place because Forex and quickly give you returns, but quickly take your money as well. Forex is an interesting and ever evolving market, and if played correctly can provide you with a healthy return. Read the full article

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Devs (March 2020)

Hulu's Devs episode 4 made a bombshell revelation - the Multiverse exists in this universe, and it has the power to radically change everything they know about the project they're working on. Devs is an eight-part miniseries directed by veteran sci-fi filmmaker Alex Garland, and produced as part of the new FX on Hulu banner. The story follows computer engineer Lilly Chan as she dives into the seedy underbelly of the quantum computing company Amaya, a corporation which she believes is responsible for the mysterious death of her boyfriend.

In Devs episode 1, audiences are slowly keyed into the fact that Amaya is working on some kind of mysterious project, one that revolves around the deterministic De Brogile-Bohm theory of quantum mechanics. Throughout episodes 2 and 3, however, the project becomes clearer: the Devs team has created a quantum computer capable of projecting the past and predicting the future. Despite the major ethical and existential questions posed by the existence of the software, it hasn't been perfected just yet, and that's precisely what Forest, the CEO of Amaya, wants. But in Devs episode 4, the team takes a huge step towards perfecting the projection project, while also inadvertently making a massive discovery about the nature of their reality. And not only does their discovery change the nature of their work with the projection project, but it also might become distinctly important to Forest and his reasoning behind creating Amaya in the first place.

So far, the projection project has simply been an abstract visual rendering of code, which occasionally coalesces to provide an image of a historical event, such as the crucifixion of Christ in the second episode, or a night of love-making between Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller. All the visuals are in black-and-white and presented like a matrix of binary code. This is because the basis of the program is modeled after the De Brogile-Bohm theory, a quantum mechanics theory that postulates our universe, and the sequence of events that take place within it, are entirely pre-determined as a result of cause and effect. Free will is a myth, and the reason the projection project can predict the future is because it's simply a matter of data.

This theory is preferred by Forest, and it's responsible for the progress that the Devs team has already made. However, Lyndon, an audio engineer for the project, decides to experiment around and develop a new algorithm for sound waves, replacing the single-universe De Brogile-Bohm theory with Hugh Everett's many-worlds theory, which assumes that all possible outcomes of quantum measurements are physically realized in some world. This immediately creates tangible results, and Lyndon produces crisp and clear audio of Jesus Christ of Nazareth praying on the cross.

While it seems as if everyone would be ecstatic about this breakthrough, Forest is furious. In his opinion, swapping out for the many-worlds theory is cheating, because while the audio is clear and Jesus, indeed, can be heard, it's not the Jesus who died on the cross in their universe, thus making it invalid. When Lyndon tries to argue his point, Forest retaliates by firing him. It's clear that whatever Forest plans on using the projection project for, he doesn't want to cut any corners.

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Experienced traders acknowledge the impacts of international adjustments on Foreign Exchange (Forex/FX) markets, stock exchange, and also futures markets. Aspects such as interest rate decisions, the rising cost of living, retail sales, unemployment, industrial productions, customer self-confidence studies, service view surveys, trade equilibrium, and also manufacturing surveys influence currency motion. 

While investors could check this info by hand making use of conventional information sources, profiting from automated or algorithmic trading utilizing reduced latency news feeds is a typically extra predictable and reliable trading method that can boost earnings while decreasing risk.

 The faster a trader can receive economic information, assess the data, make decisions, use danger monitoring models, and carry out professions, the extra successful they can come to be. Automated traders are typically a lot more successful than hand-operated traders because the automation will certainly use an examined rules-based trading method that uses money management as well as risk administration techniques. 

The approach will refine trends, analyze data, and perform trades much faster than a human without emotion. To make use of the reduced latency news feeds it is essential to have the right reduced latency information feed supplier, have an appropriate trading approach and also the appropriate network facilities to make certain the fastest feasible latency to the news source to defeat the competition on order access and loads of implementation.

 How Do Reduced Latency News Feeds Work?

 Reduced latency information feeds offer vital financial data to advanced market individuals for whom speed is a top concern. While the remainder of the globe gets financial information via accumulated news feeds, bureau services, or electronic media such as news web sites, radio or tv reduced latency information investors depend on the lightning-quick shipment of key financial releases.

 These include task figures, inflation information, and also producing indexes, directly from the Bureau of Labor Data, Business Division, and the Treasury Press Space in a machine-readable feed that is enhanced for algorithmic traders.

 One method of controlling the launch of news is a stoppage. After the embargo is raised for news occasions, press reporters enter the release information right into a digital format, which is immediately distributed in an exclusive binary layout. The data is sent over exclusive networks to numerous circulation factors near numerous large cities around the world. 

To receive the news data as swiftly as feasible, a trader must use a legitimate low latency information service provider that has invested heavily in modern technology infrastructure. Embargoed data is requested by a source not to be released before a certain date and also time or unless particular conditions have been fulfilled. The media is provided innovative notice to get ready for the release.

 Information companies additionally have press reporters in closed Federal government press rooms during a specified lock-up duration. Lock-up information durations manage the release of all information so that every information outlet releases it concurrently. This can be done in 2 ways: "Finger Press" and also "Switch over Release" are utilized to manage the launch.

 Information feeds attribute economic as well as corporate news that affects trading activity worldwide. Economic signs are made use of to assist in trading decisions. The news is fed into an algorithm that parses, settles, evaluates, and also makes trading suggestions based upon the information Andre Bouchard. The algorithms can filter the information, create indicators as well as assist investors in making split-second decisions to prevent significant losses.

 Automated software application trading programs make it possible for faster trading choices. Choices made in microseconds might correspond to a significant side in the marketplace.

 News is a good indicator of the volatility of a market as well as if you trade the information, chances will provide themselves. Investors tend to panic when a news report is released, and under-react when there is little news. Maker legible information offers historical data with archives that enable traders to back examination price motions versus details economic indications.

 Each nation releases essential financial information during certain times of the day. Advanced investors examine and execute trades practically instantaneously when the announcement is made. Instantaneous evaluation is implemented with automated trading with low latency news feed. Automated trading can play a part in a trader's danger monitoring as well as loss avoidance method. With automated trading, historical backtests, as well as formulas, are used to pick optimum entrance as well as leave points.

 Traders must understand when the data will certainly be released to understand when to keep an eye on the market. For instance, important financial data in the United States is launched in between 8:30 AM and also 10:00 AM EST. Canada releases details in between 7:00 AM as well as 8:30 AM. Since currencies cover the world, traders may always discover a market that is open and prepared for trading.

 A SAMPLE of Major Financial Indicators

Customer Price Index

Employment Cost Index

Work Scenario

Producer-Consumer Price Index

Efficiency and also Prices

Genuine Revenues

UNITED STATE Import and also Export Costs

Employment & Unemployment

 Where Do You Place Your Web servers? Important Geographical Places for algorithmic trading Strategies

 Most of the capitalists that trade the information sought to have their algorithmic trading systems hosted as close as possible to the information source and also the implementation place as possible. General circulation locations for reduced latency news feed carriers include globally: New York, Washington DC, Chicago, and also London.

 The ideal areas to position your web servers are in well-connected datacenters that allow you to straight link your network or servers to the real information feed source and execution venue. There has to be an equilibrium of distance and also latency between both. You need to be close enough to the news to act on the launches nonetheless, close sufficient to the broker or exchange to get your order in ahead of the masses seeking the best fill.

Low Latency Information Feed Providers

 Thomson Reuters makes use of proprietary, state of the modern art technology to create a low latency information feed. The information feed is developed specifically for applications and also is maker readable. Streaming XML program is made use of to produce a complete message and also metadata to make certain that financiers never miss an event.

 One more Thomson Reuters information feed includes macro-economic occasions, all-natural calamities, and also physical violence in the nation. An evaluation of the news is launched. When the category gets to a limit, the financier's trading and also danger management system is notified to activate access or exit point from the marketplace. 

Thomson Reuters has a one-of-a-kind edge on global information compared to other service providers being one of the most recognized organization news firms on the planet, if not one of the most revered beyond the USA. They have the benefit of consisting of global Reuters Information to their feed in addition to third-party newswires as well as Financial data for both the USA and also Europe. The College of Michigan Study of Consumers record is also another major information event and also launches data twice monthly. Thomson Reuters has special media civil liberties to The University of Michigan information.

 Other low latency information providers consist of: Required to Know Information, Dow Jones News, and Rapidata, which we will discuss further when they make details regarding their services much more available.

 Examples of Information Impacting the Markets

 A news feed might show a change in the unemployment rate. For the sake of the circumstance, unemployment rates will reveal a positive change. The historical evaluation might reveal that the change is not due to seasonal results. Newsfeeds program that customer confidence is enhancing due to the decline in unemployment rates. Reports offer a solid indication that the unemployment price will stay low.

 With these details, evaluation might show that traders must short the USD. The algorithm might figure out that the USD/JPY set would produce one of the most profits. An automated profession would be executed when the target is reached, and the trade will certainly be on auto-pilot till completion.

The dollar could remain to drop in spite of reports of unemployment improvement supplied from the news feed. Financiers must keep in mind that multiple variables affect the activity of the United States Buck. The unemployment rate might drop, but the overall economic climate might not boost if bigger financiers do not transform their perception of the buck; after that, the buck may continue to fall.

 The huge gamers will generally make their decisions before the majority of the retail or smaller sized investors. Large player choices might impact the market in an unforeseen method. If the decision is made on only info from the joblessness, the assumption will be wrong. Non-directional predisposition assumes that any major news concerning a nation will develop a trading chance. Directional-bias trading makes up all possible financial indications consisting of responses from major market gamers.

 Trading The News - The Bottom Line

 News relocates the marketplaces, and also, if you trade the news, you can exploit. There are very few of us that can argue against that. There is no doubt that the investor obtaining news data in advance of the curve has the side on obtaining a solid short-term profession on momentum sell different markets, whether FX, Equities, or Futures. 

The cost of reduced latency infrastructure has dropped over a previous couple of years making it feasible to subscribe to a reduced latency news feed and obtain the information from the source providing a tremendous side over traders viewing tv, the Internet, radio or basic information feeds. In a market-driven by large banks and also hedge funds, reduced latency information feeds provide the large company side to also private traders.

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By MATT DONNELLY

Janet Mock is making history.

The “Pose” director, producer and writer has signed a sweeping deal at Netflix, making her the first out transgender woman empowered to call the creative shots at a major content company.

The three-year multimillion-dollar pact gives the streaming giant exclusive rights to her TV series and a first-look option on feature film projects.

As part of the agreement, Mock will serve as an executive producer and director on Ryan Murphy’s forthcoming Netflix series “Hollywood.” Despite being part of the Netflix family, Mock will be allowed to continue as a writer-director on Murphy’s FX series “Pose,” an LGBTQ drama set in New York City’s competitive ballroom scene.

The Netflix deal will enable Mock to create programs that employ and highlight communities that have historically been ignored by Hollywood — including the intersectional space Mock herself occupies, as a woman of color and a highly visible trans person.

“As someone who grew up in front of the TV screen, whether that was watching talk shows or family sitcoms or VHS films, I never thought that I would be embraced,” says Mock. “And more than embraced. Given not just a seat at the table but a table of my own making.”

Mock hopes the deal “will be a huge signal boost, industrywide, to empower people and equip them to tell their own stories.”

She is interviewing creative executives for her yet-to-be-named production banner. Projects in development include a college-set drama following a young trans woman, a series about New Orleans after the abolishment of slavery and a reboot of a classic sitcom.

“As a best-selling author, producer and director, Janet Mock has demonstrated she knows how to bring her vision to thrilling, vivid life,” says Cindy Holland, Netflix VP of original content. “She’s a groundbreaker and creative force who we think will fit right in here at Netflix.”

Mock joins a very small club of powerful trans creators. Jill Soloway, who identifies as non-binary, has a production deal with Amazon Studios. For many in the bungalows and boardrooms of Hollywood, directors Lilly and Lana Wachowski were early and visible trans peers. They created “The Matrix” franchise and later the fan-favorite queer series “Sense8” at Netflix. After that, there aren’t many trans artists who have been given major platforms. Writers’ rooms for shows including “Transparent,” “Pose,” “Tales of the City” and the “L Word” reboot are staffed with trans people.

Mock, 36, was born in Hawaii and transitioned as a teen. She wrote a memoir in 2014 (which she plans to adapt) that was hailed as the first mainstream account of a young trans person’s journey. She worked for years as an editor at People magazine, and came out as trans in a 2011 article for Marie Claire. In addition to writing, she’s been a human rights advocate.

She entered Murphy’s orbit in 2017. The series creator took Mock under his wing, adding her to the writers’ room and hiring her to direct the sixth episode of the show’s first season, “Love Is the Message.”

“There was a major shift after I directed, from the network and the powers that be, who saw me as an artistic voice,” Mock says. “I never saw myself as an artist, and when I was given the power to direct, I showed myself what I could do. That’s when everything changed.”

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directs Angel Bismark Curiel and Indya Moore on the set of “Pose.”

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Last fall, Murphy took Mock to the exclusive Los Angeles haunt the San Vicente Bungalows, and at a corner table over steak and wine they charted her future. Murphy asked where Mock saw herself in five years, and she simply said that she wanted to be successful.

“No,” Mock recalls Murphy saying, “what do you want?”

Mock wanted to be her own boss. “He told me what that looks like and what it costs,” she remembers. Two weeks later, she had a meeting at Netflix where she ran down her development slate and walked out with a deal. Mock calls it a “pinch me” moment.

“Upon my first meeting with Janet, I knew she was a star and had the stuff moguls are made of,” says Murphy. “Being able to watch her grow, first as a writer, then a producer and now an acclaimed director who’s helmed four episodes for my productions, has been a gift. I am honored to be her mentor and friend, am grateful she’ll be joining me to write and direct on ‘Hollywood,’ and am so excited to see what she creates at Netflix. Janet is a cultural force, and the world needs her stories.”

Murphy argued it was vital, Mock says for her to do something “outside of the ‘Pose’ space so they see you can do everything — that you are not limited by your identity, and it’s not beginner’s luck.” The “American Horror Story” and “Glee” creator told her it was important to produce highly visible commercial content in addition to passion projects.

Mock says her dream series is one about a young woman who leaves her small town and goes off for the first time. “It’s anchored deeply in my own experience,” she notes. “She decides to not be so open about being trans. What does it mean for a trans girl to just be in college? Just have her on a journey, and not so focused on her identity or origin story. What does it mean to be in this body and this world and to share space with people who don’t yet know you?”

In March, Mock presented the GLAAD Vanguard Award to Beyoncé and Jay-Z and used the opportunity to talk about the importance of trans representation in pop culture. She emphasized her excitement about being cast as a member of a futuristic council of women for Jay-Z’s music video for the song “Family Feud.” On the GLAAD stage, Mock wiped away tears and called the appearance a chance to show “a worldwide audience that LGBTQ people are worth being seen, heard and affirmed.”

Months later, Mock still gets emotional remembering that moment. Her role, she says, signaled that “in a world where the life expectancy of trans women of color is 35, someone saw that it was necessary to make sure that a trans woman of color was a part of the future. That’s the work.”

Mock’s Netflix deal will provide more chances to spread the message, she says. Trans and gender non-binary identities have made strides in recent years on-screen, but the community is underrepresented when it comes to filling key below-the-line roles and top producing gigs. Trans executives have been nearly shut out in the highest levels of networks and studios.

“For stories about transgender people to be truly real and authentic, trans people need to be behind the camera as well as in front of it,” says Nick Adams, director of transgender media and representation at GLAAD. “It is truly groundbreaking for Netflix to empower Janet Mock, a trans woman of color, to create and greenlight her own films and TV shows. We can’t wait to see the stories she’ll bring to the screen.”

Mock is repped by CAA, 3 Arts and Del Shaw Moonves Tanaka Finkelstein & Lezcano.

Meredith Woerner contributed to this report.

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Experienced traders identify the effects of global changes about Foreign Exchange (Forex/FX) markets, stock markets and futures markets. Factors such as interest rate decisions, inflation, retail sales, unemployment, industrial productions, consumer confidence surveys, business sentiment surveys, trade balance and manufacturing surveys impact currency movement. While traders could monitor this information manually using traditional news sources, profiting from automated or algorithmic trading utilizing low latency news feeds is an often more predictable and effective trading method that can increase profitability while reducing risk.

The faster a trader can receive economic news, analyze the data, make decisions, apply risk management models and execute trades, the more lucrative they can become. Automated traders are generally more successful than manual traders because the automation will use a tested rules-based trading strategy that employs money management and risk management techniques. The strategy will process trends, analyze data and execute trades faster than a human with no emotion. In order to take advantage of the low latency news feeds it is essential to have the right low latency news feed provider, have a proper trading strategy and the correct network infrastructure to ensure the quickest possible latency to the news source in order to beat the competition on order entries and fills or execution.

How Do Low Latency News Feeds Work?

Low latency news feeds provide key economic data to sophisticated market participants for whom speed is definitely a top priority. While the rest of the world receives economic news through aggregated news feeds, bureau services or mass media such as news web sites, television or radio low latency news traders count on lightning fast delivery of key financial releases. These include jobs numbers, inflation data, and developing indexes, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics straight, Commerce Division, and the Treasury Press Space in a machine-readable feed that's optimized for algorithmic investors.

One technique of controlling the launch of news can be an embargo. Following the embargo can be lifted for information event, reporters enter the launch data into electronic file format which is distributed in a proprietary binary file format immediately. The info is sent over personal networks to many distribution points near different large cities all over the world. In order to have the information data as feasible quickly, it is essential a trader make use of a valid low latency information provider which has invested seriously in technology infrastructure. Embargoed data can be requested by a resource not to be released before a particular date and period or unless certain circumstances have already been met. The press is given advanced see in order to plan the release.

News agencies likewise have reporters in sealed Authorities press rooms throughout a defined lock-up period. Lock-up data intervals simply regulate the launch of most news data to ensure that every news store releases it concurrently. This is often done in two methods: "Finger push" and " Change Release" are accustomed to regulate the release.

News feeds feature corporate and financial news that influence trading activity worldwide. Economic indicators are accustomed to facilitate trading decisions. The news headlines is usually fed into an algorithm that parses, consolidates, analyzes and makes trading suggestions centered when the news headlines. The algorithms can filtration system the news, create help and indicators investors make split-second preferences in order to avoid substantial losses.

Automated software trading programs allow faster trading decisions. Decisions manufactured in microseconds might mean a sizeable edge on the market.

News is an excellent indicator of the volatility of market and if you trade the information, opportunities shall present themselves. Traders have a tendency to overreact whenever a news record is normally released, and under-react when there is quite little information. Machine readable information provides traditional data through archives that allow traders to back check price movements against particular economical indicators.

Each national country releases important financial news during certain times of the day. Advanced investors analyze and execute trades nearly when the announcement is manufactured instantaneously. Instantaneous analysis is manufactured feasible through automated trading with low latency information feed. Automated trading can play a role of a trader's risk administration and loss avoidance technique. With automated trading, traditional back algorithms and exams are utilized to choose optimum entry and exit factors.

Traders got to know when the data will be released to learn when to monitor the marketplace. For instance, important financial data in the usa is released between 8: 30 AM and 10: 00 AM EST. Canada releases information between 7: 00 AM and 8: 30 AM. Since currencies span the world, traders may look for a market that is open and ready for trading always.

A SAMPLE of Main Economic Indicators Consumer Price Index Employment Cost Index Employment Situation Producer Price Index Productivity and Costs Real Earnings U. S. Export and import Prices Employment + Unemployment

Where Do You Put Your Servers? Essential Geographic Places for algorithmic trading Strategies

Nearly all investors that trade the news headlines seek to possess their algorithmic trading platforms hosted as close as possible to news source and the execution venue as possible. General distribution places for low latency information feed suppliers include globally: NY, Washington DC, London and chicago.

The ideal places to put your servers are in well-connected datacenters that permit you to directly join your network or servers to the actually news feed source and execution venue. There has to be a balance of distance and between both latency. You should be close more than enough to the news headlines in order to do something about the releases nevertheless, close more than enough to the broker or exchange to really get your purchase in prior to the masses looking to find the best fill.

Low News Feed Providers Latency

Thomson Reuters uses proprietary, state of the innovative art technology to produce a low latency news feed. The news feed is made for applications and is machine readable particularly. Streaming XML broadcast can be used to produce full text message and metadata to make sure that investors hardly ever miss an event.

Another Thomson Reuters information feed features macro- financial events, organic disasters and violence in the national country. An evaluation of the news headlines is released. Whenever a threshold is normally reached by the category, the investor's trading and risk administration program is notified to result in an access or exit stage from the marketplace. Thomson Reuters includes an unique advantage on global news in comparison to other suppliers being probably the most respected business news organizations in the globe if not the esteemed outside of america. They have the benefit of including global Reuters News with their feed furthermore to third-party newswires and Economic data for both USA and Europe. The University of Michigan Study of Customers report is another main news event and releases data twice regular also. Thomson Reuters has exceptional mass media rights to The University of Michigan data.

Various other low latency news suppliers include: Have to know News, Dow Jones News and Rapidata which we will discuss if they make details regarding their services even more available further.

Types of News Affecting the Markets

A news feed might indicate a noticeable alter in the unemployment price. With regard to the scenario, unemployment prices shall present a positive change. Historical analysis may present that the change isn't because of seasonal effects. News feeds show that buyer confidence is increasing due the decrease in unemployment rates. Reports provide a strong indication that the unemployment rate will remain low.

With this information, analysis may indicate that traders should short the USD. The algorithm may determine that the USD/JPY pair would yield the most profits. An automatic trade would be executed when the target is reached, and the trade will be on auto-pilot until completion.

The dollar could continue to fall despite reports of unemployment improvement provided from the news feed. Investors must keep in mind that multiple factors affect the movement of the United States Dollar. The unemployment rate may drop, but the overall economy may not improve. If larger investors do not change their perception of the dollar, then the dollar may continue to fall.

The big players will typically make their options prior to most of the retail or smaller traders. Big player options may affect the market in an unexpected way. If the decision is made on only information from the unemployment, the assumption will be incorrect. Non-directional biassumes that any major news about a country will create a trading opportunity. Directional-bias trading accounts for all possible economic indicators including responses from major market players.

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News moves the markets and if you trade the news, you can capitalize. There are very few of us that can argue against that fact. There is no doubt that the trader receiving news data ahead of the curve has the edge on getting a solid short-term trade on momentum trade in various markets whether FX, Equities or Futures. The price of low latency infrastructure offers dropped over the past few years making it possible to subscribe to a low latency news feed and receive the data from the source giving a tremendous edge over traders watching television, the Internet, radio or standard news feeds. In a market driven by large banks and hedge funds, low latency news feeds certainly give the big company edge to even individual traders .

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ℹOverview

This indicator analyzes price action patterns and helps you to make positive equity decisions in the binary options market.

Easy to trade

Trade both call and put options

No crystal ball and no predictions

The indicator is non-repainting

The only strategy suitable for binary options is applying a mathematical approach, like professional gamblers do. It is based on the following principles:

Every binary option represents a 50/50 random event

Predicting if the next bar will close up or down is impossible

The only way to make money is paying the right price for all wagers

Long-run mathematical expectation is all that matters

To use this indicator you need a true binary option provider. Most so-called binary options brokers do not offer binary options at all, but offer a gambling setup based on expirations in time. But a true binary option is like any other option, it has a strike price and a expiration stamp, and can be bought and sold until expiration. A true binary option provider shows the price of the option as market participants exchange it during the session.

A true binary option has a price between 0 and 100, and it fluctuates. If the option expires in the money, then the closing price of the option is 100. If it expires out of the money, the closing price is zero. The price fluctuates as people buys and sells it during the session until expiration. Your profit is the difference between the price at which you bought the option and the price at which it expires. For instance, if you buy an option for 50 and it closes in the money, at 100, you make 50. If you buy it at 50 and closes a zero, out of the money, you lose 50. If you buy it at 25 and closes at 75, you make 75.

How to Trade

The indicator analyzes price action patterns and displays crucial information on the top-right corner of the chart at bar closing.

At what price you should buy a call option

At what price you should buy a put option

Can the trade still be placed?

The indicator does not predict the direction of the next bar. What it does is analyzing price action and calculating how much is reasonable to pay for both options. Given the opportunity, you should trade both directions, and both would be a positive equity decision in the long run. You should never trade 'out of time'.

This indicator will not provide you with trades often, but selective situations in which trading makes sense.

Oscillator and Chart Indications

The indicator displays past values on the chart and implements a relative strength oscillator that measures the overall tendency using two moving averages: if the main line is above the signal line, bars tend to close above the open price and vice versa. Additionally, strong breakouts or false breakouts are directional factors to have in count, and are portrayed on the chart by a trailing '+' to the candlestick data.

The Truth About Binary Options

Binary Options have become very popular and attract a lot of novice traders, who find it easier to trade binary options than doing actual trading because position management is out of the equation. Most of them feel they have an edge because they can read technical charts, but ignore that short-time price movements are completely random and have nothing to do with technical analysis.

Binary Options have an expiration time, and therefore cap your profits in two dimensions: price and time. The odds of the future price being above the current price in a fixed period of time are always a 50% chance, and thus trading binary options is actually gambling on instruments with a very bad payoff structure.

The mathematical truth is that binary options are rigged against the trader. But if you still want to trade them, this indicator is your best chance.

≡Input parameters

When loading the indicator or EA to any chart, you will be presented with a set of options as input parameters. Don't despair if you think they are too many, because parameters are grouped into self-explanatory blocks.

Fast MA

Fast MA Period for the oscillator

Slow MA

Slow MA Period for the oscillator

Max History Bars

Amount of bars to evaluate when just loaded

Drawing: Drawing

Color and sizes options

?FAQ

This indicator does not display which direction to trade!

That is correct, it does not. You should trade in both directions given the opportunity.

Which is the strike rate of the indicator?

There is no strike rate! The indicator does not tell you which direction to trade, because predicting the outcome of the next bar is impossible. The indicator displays how much is reasonable to pay for both call and put options. Given the opportunity, you should trade both directions.

What is the oscillator for?

The oscillator displays the direction of all bars in the chart and two moving averages which portray the market tendency. If the main line is above the signal line, the market is bullish and vice-versa. You can use this information to make discretionary decisions.

Do you trade binary options?

No, I don't trade binary options. I prefer actual trading because 1) I can let profits run for days, weeks or months at my discretion, 2) I have much more control over my trading and 3) The return on my personal time is much higher. However, I can eventually use options to hedge my positions.

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