Wolfgang “Wolli” Köhler is a Fassbinder-like character. A refugee from East Germany—yesterday, porn cinema owner and brothel manager, quoting readily from Marx and Lenin, he defines himself as “a Bolshevik pimp”, and today, a poet and painter—he is one of the atypical fi gures of the German economic miracle much appreciated by the author of Lola. His life course even includes the famous episode of the civil servant in love with a prostitute who is determinedly to set her on the right path. When talking of his fi lm, Gerd Kroske refers to Portrait of Jason.Read More »

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This biographical documentary, written by Dr. Albert Schweitzer and spoken by Burgess Meredith, traces the life of Dr. Schweitzer (with actors playing the characters), from his birth in France up to about the age of 30 when he makes the decision to go to French Equatorial Africa and build his jungle hospital. The latter half of the film encompasses a full day in the hospital-village following the 80s-plus Samaritan in his daily rounds.Read More »

Sarah (O’Neal) is fifteen going on sixteen, and lives at home. Dad’s an Egyptologist; Mom refuses to acknowledge any generation gap; boy-friend wants to get her into the sack, but she refuses. Dodging him one day she meets Ashley (Burton), a once-chic artist who’s currently light on inspiration. He might be sixty but he’s hunky in that experienced way, and he has a Bohemian haven in the country where he plays Vivaldi. The pair get literary and have intense chats in which Sarah learns the difference between the Sistine Chapel and Burger Kings. Sarah tries the physical, but Ashley sagely demurs. Mom and Dad are horrified by the liaison.Read More »

In this freewheeling comedy, medical transport driver Vic risks his job to shuttle a group of rowdy seniors and a Russian boxer to a funeral, dragging clients like Tracy, a young woman with ALS, along for the ride.Read More »

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The movie “Something completely different” from 1985 is Kirkvaag Trond, Knut Lystad Lars and Mjøen first and only full-length feature film. It’s about the boy Buffalo left on the stairs to the childless couple Bull. But Buffalo is not like other children. He can not withstand sunlight, garlic and crosses, and suffer from strong urge to bite, especially at full moon … Buffalo’s many disability leads to difficulties in most areas. But first and foremost, Buffalo problems with love. Svalbard is her name and it’s love at first sight. But fate and the defense makes them the ad, and a fateful meeting with a garlic pizza later, the hook on the door for Buffalo and Svalbard, to say nothing of the nail in the coffin … A typical Trond Kirkvaag – Knut Lystad – Lars Mjøen comedy spun around vampire movies and bloody social satire.Read More »

In 1933, retired detective Hercule Poirot starts to receive threatening letters signed “ABC”. When he informs Scotland Yard, they ignore his fears, and soon enough, a series of killings begins.Read More »

Gliding through a somnolent suburbia, Tyler Taormina’s hypnotic follow-up to Ham on Rye captures the unexpected magic and surprise interactions of the witching hour. In this Long Island lullaby, filmed during lockdown, skaters soar and lovers slink into the dark, keyed in to the rhythm of the night.Read More »

As the Bolsheviks attempt to establish their authority among the Muslim peoples of Central Asia., rebel bands, known as basmachis, carry out deadly raids on peaceful villages. When most of the locals—even members of his militia—join forces with Khairulla, the charasmatic basmachi leader, Maxumov, the area’s communist leader, decides to give himself up—hoping that once in custody he might be able to convince the people that Khairulla just seeks to exploit them. More nuanced and psychologically richer than your typical “eastern” action film, The Seventh Bullet avoids cultural clichés and stereotypes, giving each character the chance to offer their views and the reasons for them. The screenplay was co-written by Andrei Konchalovsky.Read More »

On a tramway that connects several of Jerusalem’s neighborhoods from East to West, a mosaic of people from different religious and ethnic backgrounds are brought together.Read More »