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  • Walter Lang – I’ll Give a Million (1938)

    Walter Lang1931-1940ClassicsComedyUSA
    I'll Give a Million (1938)
    I’ll Give a Million (1938)

    After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he will give a million francs to anyone who is kind to a tramp.Read More »

  • John Magary – The Big Trim (2020)

    2011-2020ComedyJohn MagaryShort FilmUSA
    The Big Trim (2020)
    The Big Trim (2020)

    Tensions build as a couple is stuck in their New York City apartment during a pandemic.Read More »

  • John McNaughton – Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

    John McNaughton1991-2000CrimeUSA
    Mad Dog and Glory (1993)
    Mad Dog and Glory (1993)

    When shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne “Mad Dog” Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he’s the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week “thank you” gift – a beautiful bartender named Glory.Read More »

  • Sean Bokenkamp – Theoria (2023)

    USA2021-2030ExperimentalSean BokenkampShort Film
    Theoria (2023)
    Theoria (2023)

    In ancient Greece “theoria” describes a journey to bear witness at a festival taking place in a foreign city. The “theoros” undertook the journey on behalf of their community and, upon returning home, described what they had seen with their own eyes. With “theoria” the first step towards knowledge is seeing. With a hero’s journey the return is as essential as embarking in the first place—through the act of leaving and then returning after the arduous journey the new is metabolized and the old is seen in a new light.Read More »

  • Jonathan Davies – Topology of Sirens (2021)

    2021-2030ArthouseJonathan DaviesMysteryUSA
    Topology of Sirens (2021)
    Topology of Sirens (2021)

    Quote:
    Cas (filmmaker Courtney Stephens), an academic assistant and amateur musician, moves into her aunt’s old home. In the bedroom closet, she finds a cache of mysteriously labeled microcassette tapes, containing cryptic recordings of sounds ranging from everyday objects to abstract soundscapes. Cas’s curiosity to discover the origin of these tapes leads her on a meditative journey through unknown verdant Californian landscapes, encountering experimental music performances, eccentric shop owners, and early music treasures along the way. As her adventure progresses, the mystery unravels in equally enigmatic and enlightening ways, reflecting Cas’s own evolving relation with time and sound.Read More »

  • Jean Renoir – This Land Is Mine (1943)

    Jean Renoir1941-1950DramaUSAWar
    This Land Is Mine (1943)
    This Land Is Mine (1943)

    A mild-mannered school teacher in a German-occupied town during World War II finds himself torn between collaboration and resistance.Read More »

  • Floyd Mutrux – Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971)

    Floyd Mutrux1971-1980CultDramaUSA
    Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971)
    Dusty and Sweets McGee (1971)

    From allmovie.com:
    Maverick director Floyd Mutrux made his feature debut with this offbeat semi-documentary look at the realities of the Los Angeles drug scene. Mutrux and his camera crew follow a handful of real-life heroin addicts as they go through their daily routines of scoring dope and whiling away the hours until their next fix. (The dealers are played by actors, among them William Fraker, a noted cinematographer who helped shoot the film, and Billy Gray, a former child star from Father Knows Best.) Dusty and Sweets are a thirty-something couple whose often strained relationship is held together by their shared dependence on heroin. Kit is a blasé male hustler who turns tricks to support his habit. Read More »

  • Lee H. Katzin – Terror Out of the Sky (1978)

    USA1971-1980Lee H. KatzinSci-FiTV
    Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
    Terror Out of the Sky (1978)

    This TV sequel to “The Savage Bees” features more rampaging insects. This time a marching band and a school bus get in the path of the bees.Read More »

  • Steven Hilliard Stern – Harrad Summer (1974) 

    1971-1980DramaSteven Hilliard SternUSA
    Harrad Summer (1974)
    Harrad Summer (1974)

    Stanley, Harry, Sheila and Beth have just finished their first year at Harrad College and have a special bond together. Harrad College isn’t an ordinary school. The school conducts an experiment where students from different sex are put together in one room. Sexual freedom is encouraged. Now the summer break has arrived, the four have decided to spend the holidays together. They will visit an old friend of Beth and after that spend two weeks at the families of Stanley, Harry and Sheila. They have to fight against bias however. Not everyone is fond of Harrad College and some see it as only an easy way for the students to fulfill their feelings of lust. Will the relationships and beliefs of the four students hold up under the constant pressure?Read More »

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