• Luc Besson – Dogman (2023)

    Luc Besson2021-2030CrimeFranceThriller
    Dogman (2023)
    Dogman (2023)

    As a child, Douglas was abused by a violent father who then threw him to the dogs. Instead of attacking him, the dogs protected him. Traumatised and leading a life on the margins of society with his dogs, Douglas descends into a murderous madness.

    Douglas is arrested in New Jersey while driving a truck full of dogs.

    Evelyn, a psychiatrist, is sent to the police station to interrogate him. Through flashbacks he tells the story of his life. First, as a child victim of his father’s violence to the point of having lost the use of his legs; his brief time in a juvenile institution where he falls in love with his theatre teacher, Salma, who introduces Shakespeare to him (he later states that he knows all the playwright’s plays by heart); then as the master of numerous dogs helping him steal jewellery and precious objects as well as protect people in need. Douglas also reveals he has performed weekly as drag queen in a cabaret act.Read More »

  • Ariane Louis-Seize – Vampire Humaniste Cherche Suicidaire Consentant AKA Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person (2023)

    2021-2030Ariane Louis-SeizeCanadaComedyHorror
    Vampire Humaniste Cherche Suicidaire Consentant (2023)
    Vampire Humaniste Cherche Suicidaire Consentant (2023)

    Sasha is a young vampire with a serious problem: she’s too sensitive to kill! When her exasperated parents cut off her blood supply, Sasha’s life is in jeopardy. Luckily, she meets Paul, a lonely teenager with suicidal tendencies who is willing to give his life to save hers. But their friendly agreement soon becomes a nocturnal quest to fulfill Paul’s last wishes before day breaks.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 »

  • Raymond Depardon – Une femme en Afrique (1985)

    Raymond Depardon1981-1990ArthouseFrance
    Une femme en Afrique (1985)
    Une femme en Afrique (1985)

    A man invites a woman to share his room in a hostel in Djibouti because she seems to have some problems. Gradually he falls in love with her. They embark on a trip to the towns in the desert and, on the way, they learn more about each other. The man never appears on screen, so the camera becomes his point of view.Read More »

  • Xiaoshuai Wang – Shiqi sui de dan che AKA Beijing Bicycle (2001)

    Xiaoshuai Wang2001-2010DramaTaiwan
    Shiqi sui de dan che (2001)
    Shiqi sui de dan che (2001)

    Quote:
    Bicycles are as synonymous with Beijing as cabs are with Manhattan, and when the hero of Wang Xiaoshuai’s superb and harrowing “Beijing Bicycle” joins the swarm of cyclists who crowd the city’s streets, he stands for countless young people who have made the journey from the country to China’s capital in search of a better life.

    Cui Lin’s shy yet stubborn Guei considers himself lucky. He has a place to live–with a friend in an old compound with small quarters for working people. Even better, he has landed a job as a messenger that provides him with a uniform and an impressive silver mountain bike that will become his once he has earned 700 yuan, which is about $85.Read More »

  • Nobuhiko Ôbayashi – Mizu no tabibito: Samurai kizzu AKA Samurai Kids (1993)

    Nobuhiko Obayashi1981-1990AdventureComedyJapan
    Mizu no tabibito Samurai kizzu (1993)
    Mizu no tabibito Samurai kizzu (1993)

    Synopsis:
    A special effects filled fantasy adventure, in which an 8 year old boy encounters an ancient samurai warrior who is only six inches tall.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 »

  • Toshiya Fujita – Aka chôchin AKA Red Lantern (1974)

    Toshiya Fujita1971-1980AsianDramaJapan
    Aka chôchin (1974)
    Aka chôchin (1974)

    Masayuki and Sachie had little to lose when they first met each other. They were young. Their lives unscripted. It did not take long for Masayuki to quit his job and for the two to move in together. In a neighborhood where the red paper lanterns lit up the alleyways at nightfall, they keep each other warm. Love takes its toll when they find that Sachie is pregnant.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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