• Mitsunori Hattori – Injû kyôshi III aka Angel of Darkness 3 (1996)

    Mitsunori Hattori1991-2000EroticaHorrorJapan

    Quote: After unleashing its fury against the Seika College campers, the Injuu, a sex starved demon tentacle, was seemingly defeated. But having witnessing the devastating aftermath of the Injuu’s appetites, Tadokoro Father is not so convinced this vicious demon is really dead.Read More »

  • Verena Paravel & J.P. Sniadecki – Foreign Parts (2010)

    Verena Paravel2001-2010DocumentaryJ.P. SniadeckiUSA
    Foreign Parts (2010)
    Foreign Parts (2010)

    Synopsis:
    A hidden enclave in the shadow of the New York Mets’ new stadium, the neighborhood of Willets Point is an industrial zone fated for demolition. Filled with scrapyards and auto salvage shops, lacking sidewalks or sewage lines, the area seems ripe for urban development. But Foreign Parts discovers a strange community where wrecks, refuse and recycling form a thriving commerce. Cars are stripped, sorted and cataloged by brand and part, then resold to an endless parade of drive-thru customers. Joe, the last original resident, rages and rallies through the street like a lost King Lear, trying to contest his imminent eviction. Two lovers, Sara and Luis, struggle for food and safety through the winter while living in an abandoned van. Julia, the homeless queen of the junkyard, exalts in her beatific visions of daily life among the forgotten. The film observes and captures the struggle of a contested “eminent domain” neighborhood before its disappearance under the capitalization of New York’s urban ecology.Read More »

  • Jean Becker – Effroyables jardins AKA Strange Gardens (2003)

    Jean Becker2001-2010DramaFrance
    Effroyables jardins (2003)
    Effroyables jardins (2003)

    The tears of a clown give French tragicomedy Strange Gardens an unexpected power. For 15-year-old Lucien (Damien Jouillerot), there’s nothing more embarrassing than his father Jacques’ (Jacques Villeret) circus routine. Dressing up in funny feet, white makeup, and a bright red nose to entertain the village, he’s a hit with everyone except his own son. But, as Jacques’ best friend André (André Dussollier) explains, there’s a history to his act that goes beyond simple clowning and to his experiences in the Second World War.Read More »

  • Laetitia Masson – À vendre AKA For Sale (1998)

    Laetitia Masson1991-2000DramaFranceMystery
    À vendre (1998)
    À vendre (1998)

    Synopsis
    A Private detective is hired to trace a woman who ran away and disappeared on her wedding day. The movie follows him and recounts the story of her life through her eyes and the eyes of those interviewed by the detective.Read More »

  • Geoffrey Sax – Doctor Who (1996)

    Geoffrey Sax1991-2000Sci-FiUSA
    Doctor Who (1996)
    Doctor Who (1996)

    The newly-regenerated Doctor takes on the Master on the turn of the millennium, 31 December 1999.Read More »

  • John M. Stahl – Holy Matrimony (1943)

    John M. Stahl1941-1950ComedyRomanceUSA
    Holy Matrimony (1943)
    Holy Matrimony (1943)

    Summary by All Movie Guide:
    A man trying to leave his fame behind discovers the perils of choosing to be the wrong unknown person in this farcical British comedy. Priam Farli (Monty Woolley) is an eccentric but famous and well-respected artist who prefers to work in total seclusion — so much so that he’s spent the last 20 years creating his paintings while living on an isolated island in the Pacific, with only his valet, Henry Leek (Eric Blore), for company. When word reaches Farli that he is to be knighted by King Edward VII (Edwin Maxwell), the artist reluctantly sails back to Great Britain with Leek, but en route, his devoted servant dies. Seeing a perfect opportunity to once again escape the public eye, Farli poses as Leek and claims that the great painter was the one who passed away. Read More »

  • Yûsuke Watanabe – Han gyakû no tabi AKA Rebellious Journey (1976)

    1971-1980ActionCrimeJapanYûsuke Watanabe
    Han gyakû no tabi (1976)
    Han gyakû no tabi (1976)

    Hiroshi kakurai killed the village of political Goro. His killing was perfect and he did not leave any clue again. He lived in the mammoth estate, and he was a child favorite ordinary man whose career was a designer of toys. Kakurai was thinking of “killing” a little tired of the nerve work and washing his feet. It was his dream to buy a land in the island of the Seto Inland Sea, and to live there and to die quietly. Kakurai had a request for a new killing.Read More »

  • Jun’ichi Mori – Little Forest: Winter/Spring (2015)

    Jun'ichi Mori2011-2020ArthouseJapan
    Little Forest Winter:Spring (2015)
    Little Forest Winter:Spring (2015)

    Quote:
    Ichiko lived in a big city, but goes back to her small hometown Komori, located on a mountain in the Tohoku region. She is self-sufficient. Ichiko gains energy living among nature and eating foods she makes from seasonal ingredients.Read More »

  • Volker Schlöndorff – Homo Faber AKA Voyager (1991)

    Volker Schlöndorff1991-2000DramaFrance
    Homo Faber (1991)
    Homo Faber (1991)

    Synopsis:
    A man who has spent his life running away from his past. He is forced to finally deal things that he has left unresolved. When fate puts him on a collision course with the life that he reluctantly walked away from.
    Voyager was directed by Volker Schlondorff, who’s other notable films include The Tin Drum and Death of a salesman. The screenplay for Voyager was written by Rudy Wurlitzer (Two-Lane Blacktop, Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid). The screenplay was adapted from Swiss author Max Frisch’s novel ‘Homo Faber’.Read More »

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