• Frank Borzage – Three Comrades (1938)

    Frank Borzage1931-1940DramaUSA

    Plot:
    A love story centered around the lives of three young German soldiers in the years following World War I. Their close friendship is strengthened by their shared love for the same woman who is dying of tuberculosis…Read More »

  • I-Chen Ko – Lan yue AKA Blue Moon (1997)

    1991-2000AsianDramaI-Chen KoTaiwan

    There is usually only one full moon every month, but occasionally there are two – and that second full moon is called the “Blue Moon”. It is said that when a person sees a blue moon and makes a wish, he will be granted a second chance in things. This film is about two young men and a woman who are granted not only a second, but 120 chances. This is because the film is structured in such a way that its five reels of footage can be projected in random sequences every time it is screened and the story will still make sense – the number of possible combinations adds up to 120 times; each time there is a different story, different rhythm and different atmosphere.Read More »

  • John Ford – The Battle of Midway (1942)

    John Ford1941-1950DocumentaryUSA

    The Battle of Midway
    John Ford is widely regarded as one of America’s greatest film directors, a myth-maker who put his distinctive stamp on the Western genre, and whose films memorably portray key moments in American history. Although known primarily as the director of classic Hollywood movies like Stagecoach (1939), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and The Searchers (1956), there’s more to Ford than his impressive feature film career. Many people may not know that Ford served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and worked for the O.S.S. (Office of Strategic Services) as Chief of the Field and Photographic Branch. During this time, he undertook various missions for the Navy, and was involved in the production of training films and war documentaries, one of which was The Battle of Midway. The battle itself took place in the Central Pacific from June 4 to June 6 1942, and Ford was present as the Japanese attacked the American outpost on Midway Island. How did such a noted Hollywood feature film director, a man who Tag Gallagher calls “… the great poetic chronicler of American history”, approach documentary filmmaking, and more specifically, how did he chronicle the events at Midway?Read More »

  • Nobuhiro Yamashita – Mai bakku pêji aka My Back Page (2011)

    Nobuhiro Yamashita2011-2020DramaJapan

    Mai bakku pêji (2011)

    Quote:
    Based on Saburo Kawamoto’s autobiographical novel My Back Pages: Aru 60-nendai no Monogatari (A Story of Life in the 60s), the film is set during the student protests at Tokyo University. At the time, Kawamoto was working as a journalist covering the protests, which were in reaction to the Japanese government’s tolerance of US involvement in the Vietnam War and the use of Okinawa as a staging ground for that war.Read More »

  • Jean Delannoy – La peau de Torpedo (1970)

    France1961-1970Film NoirJean DelannoyThriller

    La peau de Torpedo (1970)
    Synopsis
    A secret agent is murdered by his jealous wife who mistakenly interprets his absences from home as acts of infidelity. This triggers a deadly chain of events. Will she be next?Read More »

  • Bill Plympton – Idiots and Angels (2008)

    Bill Plympton2001-2010AnimationFantasyUSA

    Idiots and Angels (2008)

    Angel is a selfish, abusive, morally bankrupt man who hangs out as his local bar, berating the other patrons. One day, Angel mysteriously wakes up with a pair of wings on his back. The wings make him do good deeds, contrary to his nature. He desperately tries to rid himself of the good wings, but eventually finds himself fighting those who view the wings as their ticket to fame and fortune.Read More »

  • Gordon Sheppard – Eliza’s Horoscope (1975)

    1971-1980DramaGordon SheppardUSA

    Eliza’s Horoscope (1975)

    A story of a frail young ladies’ interest in the zodiac, which could be either beneficial or
    detrimental to her romantic pursuits, and as a result, provides a very intriguing and
    interesting story. while searching for her soul mate, she experiences bizarre and surreal
    events. tommy lee jones’ performance is a tour-de-force of artistry and feeling (read:
    drunk and brash).Read More »

  • Stefan Kolbe & Chris Wright – Anamnesis (2021)

    2011-2020Chris WrightDramaGermanyStefan Kolbe

    Anamnesis (2021)

    What we don’t see is the face of the most important figure in the film, Stefan S., who is serving a life sentence in a Brandenburg jail.Read More »

  • Ivan Martinac – Kuca na pijesku AKA House on the Sand (1985)

    1981-1990DramaIvan MartinacYugoslavia

    Kuca na pijesku (1985)

    Plot:
    An archaeologist returns from an assignment in Catalonia to his home in Split. Soon after, he commits suicide. His friend, the judge, finds an audio tape and tries to figure out the reasons behind the archaeologist’s suicide…Read More »

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