Stranger Than Paradise (1984)

Subway Riders (1981)

 

A psychotic saxophone player (played both by Amos Poe and John Lurie) lures victims to deserted spots with his music and then guns them down.

From memory: This experimental neo-noir thriller is more interested in style and atmosphere than in its narrative, but it does fascinatingly capture the mood and feeling of urban life.

 

 

Permanent Vacation (1980)

A young man wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.

From memory: An exemplary independent low-budget subculture movie accurately depicting the time and mood of its time in a bleak and dilapidated New York.

Permanent Vacation (1980)

A young slacker wanders New York City searching for some meaning in life and encounters many idiosyncratic characters.