A solitary old woman senses that invisible presences surround her in this modern silent film with a strong, original piano score.
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DIRECTORS: John Huston, Ken Hughes, Joseph McGrath, Robert Parrish, Val Guest, Richard Talmadge (uncredited) CAST: David Niven, Peter Sellers, Ursula Andress, Orson Welles, Woody Allen, Barbara Bouchet, Joanna Pettet, Terence Cooper, Daliah Lavi, Deborah Kerr, Jacqueline Bisset, Bernard Cribbins, Ronnie Corbett, Anna Quayle, John Huston, William Holden, Charles Boyer, Vladek Sheybal, Burt Kwouk, Peter O’Toole, . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: CASINO ROYALE (1967) “There was a time when meadow, grove, and stream, The earth, and every common sight To me did seem Apparelled in celestial light, The glory and the freshness of a dream. It is not now as it hath been of yore;– Turn wheresoe’er I may, By night or day, The things which I have seen . . . → Read More: 141. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (1966) “This is as strange a maze as e’er men trod And there is in this business more than nature Was ever conduct of: some oracle Must rectify our knowledge.”–Alonso, “The Tempest” [V,I] DIRECTED BY: Peter Greenaway FEATURING: John Gielgud PLOT: Prospero, a magician trapped on an island with his daughter and native spirits, conjures . . . → Read More: 140. PROSPERO’S BOOKS (1991) AKA The Last Days of Man on Earth DIRECTED BY: Robert Fuest FEATURING: Jon Finch, Jenny Runacre, Sterling Hayden PLOT: Scientific genius, billionaire playboy, rock star, and international man of mystery Jerry Cornelius (no relation whatsoever to Buckaroo Banzai, though it’s probably not coincidental that he has the same initials as Jesus Christ) searches . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: THE FINAL PROGRAMME (1973) DIRECTED BY: Derek Jarman FEATURING: Nigel Terry occasionally narrates. There are no characters or speaking parts, and no actor can be said to be “featured” in this film; a pre-fame Tilda Swinton appears prominently in it, however. PLOT: An abstract, impressionistic view of Britain in the late 1980s, contrasted with nostalgic memories of simpler times. . . . → Read More: LIST CANDIDATE: THE LAST OF ENGLAND (1988) AKA Institute Benjamenta, or This Dream One Calls Human Life “We wanted to give both the banal side of being a student and the magical side of passing through a blackboard. So you have extremes from the banality to the imaginary, and that was part of the voyage that we created in this film.”–The . . . → Read More: 127. INSTITUTE BENJAMENTA, OR THIS DREAM PEOPLE CALL HUMAN LIFE (1995) DIRECTED BY: Ben Wheatley FEATURING: Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Michael Smiley, Harry Simpson, Emma Fryer PLOT: Jay the hitman, out of the game and down on his luck, takes up a new contract with his partner Gal to help support his wife and young son. As they start knocking people off a “Kill . . . → Read More: CAPSULE: KILL LIST (2011) Inspired by a brief obituary in the newspaper, this animation tells the tale of severely flawed family that grows ever more dysfunctional with the passing of time. CONTENT WARNING: Stain contains disturbing content including animated violence. This trailer for a thirty-minute short stands alone as plenty weird. To see the full short, visit Deadly Serious Productions here. This Is Why Everyone Hates You contains strong language and adult content. |
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