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The apparent vertical scratch in celluloid that opens Presents literally opens into a film within the film. When its figure awakens into a woman in a ‘real’ unreal set, the slapstick satire of structural film begins. It is not the camera that moves, but the whole set, in this first of three material ‘investigations’ of camera movement. In the second, the camera literally invades the set; a plexiglass sheet in front of the dolly crushes everything in its sight as it zooms through space. Finally, this monster of formalism pushes through the wall of the set and the film cuts to a series of rapidly edited shots as the camera zigzags over lines of force and moving fields of vision in an approximation of the eye in nature. Snow pushes us into acceptance of present moments of vision, but the single drum beat that coincides with each edit in this elegaic section announces each moment of life’s irreversible disappearance.Read More »

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Arthur Lipsett’s first film is an avant-garde blend of photography and sound. It looks behind the business-as-usual face we put on life and shows anxieties we want to forget. It is made of dozens of pictures that seem familiar, with fragments of speech heard in passing and, between times, a voice saying, “Very nice, very nice.” The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.Read More »

Jeweller Phillippe Golden purchases one of the largest diamonds ever from an auction. Diamond thief Rick Dunne is released from prison to consult in constructing safety precautions. However, Inspector Outlaw suspects that Rick may be up to his old wiles.Read More »

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A drug dealer finds an unlikely traveling companion in a runaway kid trying to dodge social services.Read More »

A businessman (Donald Sutherland) has a hotshot young new partner (William McNamara). What he doesn’t realise is that his new partner is the son of his second wife, adopted into an abusive family at birth and now a raving psychopath out to murder his natural mother for whom he blames the miseries of his lifetime.Read More »

Curtains is a 1983 Canadian cult horror film directed by Richard Ciupka, and starring John Vernon, Samantha Eggar, Linda Thorson and Lynne Griffin. The plot tells the story of a group of actresses targeted by a masked killer at a prestigious director’s remote mansion where they are auditioning for a role in a movie.

After having a markedly troubled production that included reshoots spanning two years, the film became a staple of late night television, only to later receive attention through word of mouth among genre fans, many of whom cite the Lesleh Donaldson’s ‘ice skating’ murder scene as the memorable highlight.Read More »

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A burdened man feels the wrath of a vengeful God after he and his wife are visited by a mysterious stranger.Read More »

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Jean-François, Ronald, Alexis, Cédric, Benoit and Maxim are gladiators of modern times. From the strongman to the top-class bodybuilder, to the veteran who has become a trainer, they all share the same definition and obsession with overcoming their limitations. They are waiting for the next competition, working hard in the gym and following extreme diets.Read More »

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A young widow’s pain and grief finally fades after meeting a charming and handsome man who helps her to forget her past. But everything begins to go terribly wrong when it’s discovered that Mr Right hides a deadly secret from his own past.

Immediately after her whirlwind romance culminates in marriage Kevin Massie, Susan Brice (Natassja Kinski 😉 ) becomes the object of a stalker. What at first appears to be nothing more than a voyeur, frighteningly becomes an obsessed psychopath bent on murder. Susan’s nightmare begins with ominous phone messages and petty vandalism, but quickly escalates into life threatening situations.Read More »