The Best Independent Films of All Time - So I Say

I am a huge independent movie fan...huge! It's disheartening that so little people actually get to see these great pieces of art when they first come out at the theater. I feel fortunate that I live in big city where this option is open to me. At least you can find them on Netflix now. And because it is Sundance Film Festival time - I thought I'd do a post about some of the greatest Indie films I've ever seen. There are some fantastic films hitting arthouse theaters right now - Breakfast on Pluto, Brokeback Mountain and Steven Soderberg's Bubble. I know some of the following movies made it into larger venues, but my picks started in arthouse theaters.

First, let's talk about the 2005 picks:
Broken Flowers - You really have to understand Indie films to like this. I went on a day where many senior citizens were in the theater because they'd read it got such rave reviews. At the end, they were bitching up a storm that the movie had no real ending. They clearly didn't understand that sometimes in films, the characters never have happy endings or resolutions at all. If you like this, see Jarmuch's Stranger Than Paradise.
Capote - I saw this flick with my friend Pam. I thought I'd be annoyed at PSH's voice, but alas, I got past it & this movie was great. I certainly hope he wins the Oscar for this role. It has inspired me to read more of Capote's works, right now it's a book of short stories.
Junebug - Not many people even knew this was out. A simple story of big town vs. small town life. Amy Adams is great in her role.
The Ballad of Jack and Rose - First of all, Daniel Day Lewis is major eye candy. But this film is really about a father and daughter isolated on an East Coast commune who grapple with the limits of family and sexuality when mainlainders come into their world. The soundtrack is alot of Bob Dylan and is equally impressive.
Kung Fu Hustle - I was into this from beginning to end. Just a really cool flick.
The Constant Gardener - First read the book. Coming from my own public health insight and having an understanding of the plight of the AIDS epidemic in the both the US & Africa helps to put this film into perspective. It also gives a nice overview of the "spoils" of pharmaceutical companies. Plus, staring at Ray Fiennes for 2 hours isn't hard to do.

Now for my all-time Indie favorites (In no particular order):
Grey Gardens (Warning: You have to be a gay man or me to like this film) - Amores Perros - Lawndogs (Thanks to Jennie) - Happiness - Fear & Loathing in Las Vegas - Waiting for Guffman - Secretary (Jennie and I are still practicing S&M after we saw this together) - Kids - Clerks - The Royal Tenenbaums - Slacker - Roger & Me - Cube - Swingers - Requiem for a Dream - Run Lola Run - Man Bites Dog - Pink Flamingos - Sideways - Resevoir Dogs - Napoleon Dynamite - Garden State - Lost in Translation - Crash - The Virgin Suicides - Igby Goes Down - I Heart Huckabees - Spun - Rushmore - I Shot Andy Warhol - Four Rooms - Buffalo 66 - Grosse Point Blank - In the Company of Men - Drugstore Cowboy - City of God - Gasoline (A hot Italian lesbian flick Jennie and I saw)

Please feel free to add! I know someone or some-woman who's going to add The Evil Dead.