• Gen Takahashi – Pochi No Kokuhaku AKA Confessions of a Dog (2006)

    Japan2001-2010AsianCrimeGen Takahashi

    Violence, illegal pay-offs, drugs, intimidation – all things that you would relate to the yakuza, the Japanese mafia, but Gen Takahashi’s epic 3-hour exposé introduces us to the most dangerous gang on the streets – Japanese Law Enforcement. Takeda (Shun Sugata) is an honest police officer, father and husband, but after he’s promoted to detective he quickly becomes embroiled in dirty back room dealings, blackmail, and corruption that goes right to the top of the force. Meanwhile renegade investigator Kusama (Junichi Kawamoto) must decide whether he should shake the foundations of Japanese law enforcement with the information that has come into his possession about the police. What will happen if both these men listen to their consciences?Read More »

  • Bruno Gaburro – Maladonna (1984)

    1981-1990Bruno GaburroEroticaItaly

    Since Osvaldo is a wealthy landowner, his beautiful wife Maria is forced to live in the countryside. But some wild party with neighbors is certainly not enough to alleviate her dissatisfaction. She has long lover, Alessio, a depleted man and hardened player. At one of the parties in question, the banker Tesser intervenes, who has every intention of taking Osvaldo’s vast property possession, as well as Claudia, an elegant woman whom Osvaldo has fortuitously met in the woods and rescued during a fall from a horse- in fact she is Alessio’s wife.Read More »

  • Joseph Morder – Les nuages américains (1984)

    France1981-1990DocumentaryExperimentalJoseph Morder

    On retrouve dans ce film le va-et-vient entre l’intime et le monde, entre le vrai et le faux dans ces passionnants Nuages américains, journal de Morder qui couvre la période de l’été 1982 au 1er janvier 1983. Le film se divise en deux parties : la première retrace son voyage aux Etats-Unis où le cinéaste est censé retrouver un ami avec qui il va rompre et une seconde, française, où il évoque une rencontre avec un autre garçon.Read More »

  • Nazgol Kashani – Khoda Biamorz AKA May She Rest in Peace (2021)

    2021-2030DramaIranNazgol KashaniShort Film

    A former bourgeoisie family’s preoccupation with socio-economic identity continues even into death as they decide what the best burial plot for their aunt is.
    May She Rest in Peace centres around a former Bourgeoisie family in Iran whose current social status is in decline. The family’s preoccupation with socio-economic identity continues even into death as they are deciding what is the best burial plot for their aunt.Read More »

  • Agustina San Martín – Matar a la bestia (2021)

    2011-2020Agustina San MartínArgentinaEroticaMystery

    Emilia, 17, arrives at her Aunt Ines’ hostel at the border between Argentina and Brazil, looking for her long lost brother. In this luxuriant jungle, where local myths and legends abound, a dangerous beast believed to be the spirit of an evil man taking the form of different animals seems to be roaming around. On a journey to sexual awakening, Emilia will have to confront her past in order to kill the beast.Read More »

  • William A. O’Connor – The Pace That Kills AKA Cocaine Fiends (1935)

    1931-1940DramaUSAWilliam A. O'Connor

    Description
    Often compared to Reefer Madness, this low-budget exploitation melodrama features Lois January as Jane Bradford, a small-town coffee-shop waitress falling in love with smooth-talking city hoodlum Nick Brogan (Noel Madison), who gets her hooked on cocaine. While Jane goes from pretty ingénue to a hardened nightclub habitue known as Lil, her brother Eddie (Dean Benton), a waiter in a drive-in restaurant, is persuaded by co-worker Fanny (Sheila Manners) to enjoy a night on the town. They both become addicts and Fanny is reduced to walking the streets for money. Pregnant and rejected by the hopped-up Eddie, she finally kills herself.Read More »

  • Takahisa Zeze – Tôkyô X erotika: Shibireru kairaku AKA Tokyo X Erotica (2001)

    2001-2010AsianEroticaJapanTakahisa Zeze

    Plot:
    In the 1990’s Kenjo dies in a terrorist gas attack and his girlfriend, Haruka, is killed while doing her rounds as a prostitute. In 2002, the two of them meet up again…but how can this be possible when they are both dead?Read More »

  • Abram Room – Tretya meshchanskaya AKA Bed and Sofa [+Commentary] (1927)

    Abram Room1921-1930DramaSilentSoviet silent cinemaUSSR

    A married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. When an old friend of the husband’s arrives in the city, he is unable to find lodgings. Kolia, the husband, invites his friend to move in with them. While Kolia is away on business, sensual Liuda and attractive Volodia fall in love and have an affair. After his initial outrage, the husband calms down. Kolia winds up on the sofa, and the three settle into a menage-a-trois until the wife finds herself pregnant. The two men are trying to decide what to do, but Liuda is strong enough to make her own decisions. Considered a landmark film because of humor, naturalism, and its sympathetic portrayal of the woman.Read More »

  • F. Sutrisno – Bandit-bandit internasional AKA The Mad, the Mean, and the Deadly (1977)

    1971-1980AsianF. SutrisnoIndonesiaMartial Arts

    Google Translate:
    “The police are up against an international stealing gang, whose loot includes many diamonds. In collaboration with Interpol, the police crushes the gang.”

    Sinopsis
    Kali ini polisi menghadapi sindikat perampok internasional. Barang rampokannya antara lain intan dan berlian. Bekerja sama dengan interpol, polisi berhasil menumpas sindikat ini.Read More »

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