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An overstressed suburbanite and his neighbors are convinced that the new family on the block are part of a murderous Satanic cult.Read More »
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Joe Dante – The ‘Burbs (1989)
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Woody Allen – Love And Death (1975)
USA1971-1980ComedyWarWoody Allen
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In Russia, Boris Grushenko is in love with his pseudo-intellectual cousin Sonja, who loves him since he too is a pseudo-intellectual, but she is not in love with him. Instead she is in love with his brother Ivan. But as Ivan doesn’t seem to return her affections, she is determined to marry someone – anyone – except Boris. If that person isn’t the perfect husband, then she has to find a suitable lover in addition. Boris’ pursuit of Sonja has to take a back seat in his life when he, a pacifist and coward, is forced to join the Russian Army to battle Napoleon’s forces which have just invaded Austria. Despite Sonja not being in the picture while he’s away at war, Boris’ thoughts do not stray totally from women. Although they take these two divergent paths in their lives, those paths cross once again as they, together, both try to find the perfect spouse and lover, and try to assassinate Napoleon.Read More » -
Jirí Menzel – Vesnicko má stredisková AKA My Sweet Little Village (1985)
Drama1981-1990ComedyCzech RepublicJirí MenzelJiri Menzel of Closely Watched Trains fame directed the sweet little Czechoslovakian comedy/drama My Sweet Little Village. The life’s blood of the titular community is a collective farm. Marian Labuda is the farm’s truck driver, and also the
partner-protector of Janos Ban, who is the village idiot. Like everyone else in the village, Labuda has watched out for Ban and covered up his mistakes, but in recent weeks the situation has become intolerable and Labuda demands a new partner. As Ban prepares to be relocated to Prague, we cut away to various subplots, all of which lead to the same conclusion: the hapless Ban has always been the “glue” that has held the community together. A contrite Labuda heads for Prague to invite Ban to come back home. Originally titled Vesnicko Ma Stediskova, My Sweet Little Village was a 1986 Academy Award “best foreign-language picture” nominee.
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Franco Castellano & Giuseppe Moccia – Il bisbetico domato AKA The Taming of the Scoundrel (1980)
1971-1980ComedyFranco CastellanoGiuseppe MocciaItalyRomanceA grouchy farmer, known around his small Italian town as being wonderful to his employees, but actively driving everyone else away, is in for a surprise when a beautiful girl from the city, ends up on his stoop after her car breaks down in the rain.Read More »
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R.A. Rivera – Chicken Soup 2 (1999)
Comedy1991-2000PhilippinesR.A. RiveraShort FilmIn facing apartment units, two men share parallel stories. One, distraught over the death of John Lennon, contemplates on killing himself. The other goes into a fit deciding how to part with his 3-years-old toothbrush.Read More »
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Woody Allen – Radio Days (1987)
USA1981-1990ComedyWoody AllenQuote:
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Noel Langley – Our Girl Friday (1953)
1951-1960ComedyNoel LangleyUnited KingdomRich Sadie Patch (delicious miss Joan Collins!) is marooned on a desert island after an emergency on her cruise-ship. With her are Irish stoker Pat, prickly young Jimmy Carrol, and bald and bookish Professor Gibble. All fancy their chances.Read More »
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Jack Arnold – Boss Nigger (1974)
1971-1980BlaxploitationComedyJack ArnoldUSAWesternSynopsis:
Two black bounty hunters ride into a small town out West in pursuit of an outlaw. They discover that the town has no sheriff, and soon take over that position, much against the will of the mostly white townsfolk. They raise hell, chase women, and milk the locals for cash, while waiting for the opportunity to get their man.Read More » -
Juliusz Machulski – Vabank II, czyli riposta AKA Point of No Return (1985)
1981-1990ComedyCrimeJuliusz MachulskiPolandIn this sequel to the hit comedy Vabank, Poland’s most popular screen actor (Jan Machulski) returns as legendary bandit Kwinto. When the suave thief’s long-time enemy Kramer escapes from prison to get even, Kwinto calls upon his old gang to meet the threat. Set in the 1930s, the sequel features Kwinto and the gang matching wits against everyone from crooked bank managers to Nazi border guards.Read More »








