The above are similar in style. I have yet to see the first one. Before it he did mainstream films, although his early career is said to be more off-beat and good than his mainstream films, like Drugstore Cowboy.
I forgot to mention in another thread that I've seen his 1998 nearly shot by shot remake of Pshycho, which I rate no stars. His few changes were interesting but wasn't enough to make anything worthwhile. When Ebert asked him why he made it he said "so no one else could."
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