In 1944, Nazi agent Erich Gimpel is summoned by a German general staff that knows it is about to lose the war. This loyal officer is given a last chance mission: to go to the United States to spy on the progress of American research on the atomic bomb and try to hinder its completion. To assist him, he is joined by Billy Cole, an American deserter ready to collaborate. While the two men are landed by a submarine on the New York coast, Cole, an alcoholic, quickly proves to be uncontrollable.Read More »
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Werner Klingler – Spion für Deutschland AKA Spy for Germany (1956)
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Takashi Ishii – Tenshi no harawata: Akai senkô AKA Angel Guts 6: Red Flash (1994)
1991-2000EroticaJapanTakashi IshiiThrillerQuote:
A Disturbing Catalogue of Rape Fantasies
RED FLASH referred to as the apotheosis of Angel Guts, it’s a brilliant film, a truly beautiful dreamlike (or perhaps nightmare-like would be more appropriate) thriller with touches of Lynch/Cronenberg weirdness.
Everything in this film is spot-on brilliant. The eye candy cinematography, watery imagery and stunning long takes are all there, the rape scene (followed by an obvious nod to Psycho), superb and very memorable score by Yasukawa, great use of songs, great characters (from IMDB)Read More » -
Iva Radivojevic – Aleph (2021)
2021-2030DocumentaryIva RadivojevicUSAStructured as a labyrinth-like game and inspired by Jorge Luis Borges, Aleph is a travelogue of experience, a dreamer’s journey through the lives, experiences, stories and musings of protagonists spanning ten countries and five continents.Read More »
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Lewis Seiler – Dust Be My Destiny (1939)
1931-1940CrimeDramaLewis SeilerUSASynopsis:
An ex-con (John Garfield) embittered about being wrongly imprisoned is picked up for train-hopping and sent to a work farm, where he falls in love with the stepdaughter (Priscilla Lane) of a cruel foreman (Stanley Ridges) who dies shortly after a fight. On the lam, the falsely accused couple live a low-key life thanks to the generosity of a deli owner (Henry Armetta) who hires them, and later the owner of a newspaper (Alan Hale) who hires Garfield as a photographer — but the murder allegation continues to haunt them, and Garfield is convinced he’ll never get an even break.Read More » -
Tony Conrad – The Flicker (1965)
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Georges Franju – Nuits rouges AKA Shadowman (1974)
1971-1980AdventureCrimeFranceGeorges FranjuThe butler of the writer Maxime de Borrego goes to the store of an old lady and tells that his boss probably knows the location of the Templars treasure, expecting to receive a reward. The old lady is actually the ruthless criminal The Man without a Face, the master of disguise that wears a red mask. He tortures and kills Maxime without getting any answer about the location of the treasure. Maxime’s nephew, the sailor Paul de Borrego, returns from a trip and teams up with his girlfriend, her best friend, with Inspector Sorbier and his team trying to arrest the evil criminal. But The Man without a Face uses a sort of human zombies created his insane doctor and his gorgeous assistant that wears a mask and outfits similar to the Catwoman to lure the police and achieve his intent.Read More »
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Fred Olen Ray – Mob Boss (1990)
1981-1990ComedyEroticaFred Olen RayUSAA dying mob boss (William Hickey) gives the job to his goofy son (Eddie Deezen), who needs a crash course in how it’s done.Read More »
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Shu Lea Cheang – LOVEME2030 (2005)
2001-2010EroticaExperimentalJapanShu Lea CheangParis, like the other metropolitan cities in Europe, was flourishing because of new crossing urbanities, while tension was born between the conservative and the new types of Europeans. By the year of 2030, the new races of Europeans have a chance to return to their hometown where the standard of living began to improve. In anticipating the exodus of reverse migration, LOVEME2030 wishes to defer the unfinished love stories until year 2030. Love me, not now, not here. LOVE ME when I am gone.Read More »
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Cecil B. De Mézig – Le grand numero AKA Lust in the Circus [The Delta of Venus Alternative Version] (1952)
Cecil B. De Mézig1951-1960EroticaFranceA circus clown turns out to be a quite a ladies’ man in this charming short story from the master of stag films, Cecil B. De Mézig. This is most likely the first stag film made in color, or more precisely in pornocolor as it is introduced at its very start of the French original version but is missing in this alternative one. This was long before color became the norm in stag films in the late 60s. This film is not yet listed at IMDBRead More »









