Having just perused the replies to my original message again, I realized that I forgot something:  I'd like to amend my Fassbinder selections by replacing Effi Briest with The Merchant of the Four Seasons, which I had only recent seen when I first made this list and which has subsequently grown on me.  (By the way, Fox and His Friends is still my favorite Fassbinder.)  

(Oh, and I suppose my brief comment about Kuhle Wampe being "better than they'd have you believe" might have been a bit confusing.  No, I don't think there is some right-wing cabal out there plotting to ensure that the film doesn't grow in critical stature or anything like that.  I'm not quite that paranoid about the reasons behind the lack of critical standing for some of my favorite films.  I just think the film deserves (a good deal) more critical attention than it has gotten; that's all.)  