1990s

After firing a colleague, the head of a PR company begins to question her lifestyle and values.Read More »

Twenty five years ago, Jem Cohen completed Lost Book Found, a semi-fictional diary film that draws from his experience as a pushcart vendor in lower Manhattan. The work is crafted from what such a vendor might have seen and heard: bits of paper and plastic swirling ghostlike in eddies of wind; weathered storefronts; window displays crowded with tchotchkes; enigmatic notes taped to streetlights; disassociated recordings of sales pitches, passing conversations, and the sounds of machines at work; unlovely aggregations of cardboard; evening skylines glowing in fog.Read More »

Plot:
The film is set in Croatia in mid-1991, after the Croatian Parliament had proclaimed the country’s independence, seceding it from Yugoslavia. However, army garrisons around the country are still held by the Yugoslav People’s Army (JNA), which does not acknowledge the parliament’s decision. The JNA garrisons are largely manned by conscripts hailing from all over Yugoslavia who are serving their compulsory military service, and headed by senior officers who ignore Croatian demands that the JNA should leave Croatian territory and release Croats under their command. In this backdrop, the film begins with the arrival of art historian Blaž Gajski (played by Vlatko Dulić) to a small unnamed Croatian island with the intention of rescuing his son Zoran (Leon Lučev) who is serving at the local JNA barracks…Read More »

I Shot Andy Warhol is a 1996 independent film about the life of Valerie Solanas and her relationship with Andy Warhol. The movie marked the debut of Canadian director Mary Harron. The film stars Lili Taylor as Valerie, Jared Harris as Andy Warhol and Martha Plimpton as Valerie’s friend Stevie. Stephen Dorff plays Warhol superstar Candy Darling. John Cale of the Velvet Underground wrote the film’s score despite protests from former band member Lou Reed. Yo La Tengo plays an anonymous band that is somewhat reminiscent of the group.

The film was screened in the “Un Certain Regard” section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.Read More »

When shy, soft-spoken Chicago detective Wayne “Mad Dog” Dobie inadvertently saves the life of local gangster Frank Milo, he’s the reluctant recipient of an unusual one week “thank you” gift – a beautiful bartender named Glory.Read More »

Ho Jun is a student from Beijing who is working in a cattle slaughter house in Tokyo. He lives with other Chinese friends in cheap lodgings. All of them find it difficult to adapt to Japanese culture. To make matters worse Ho Jun and some friends devise a plot to rob a local pinball gambling house – the gangster who owns the house finds them out and threatens to send Ho Jun back to China.Read More »

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 »

Romance and adventure happen during the America’s Cup series of yachting races.Read More »

Prabhu, a college student, falls in love with Shruthi, a governor’s daughter. On knowing about their love affair, her father imprisons Prabhu and forbids him to meet Shruthi.Read More »