Known for his unmistakable cascading strings and recordings such as Charmaine, Mantovani enthralled the world with his sublime arrangements. This is the story of the man and his music.
A man's life is upended by increasingly threatening phone calls demanding he leave a review for a paperweight purchased online.
Reclusive middle-aged male nurse Mauro may be in over his head when -- to save his hospital job -- he agrees to accompany 10-year-old illegal immigrant Eddi to meet his adoptive parents at the Swiss border. Along for the ride is a laconic small-time mobster named Rollo, and problems soon ensue in the form of car trouble, a Bulgarian hooker and her pimps.
In what could easily pass as a Twilight Zone episode, this film shows what happens when a troubled carnival owner returns back to his childhood home to escape God. Films like this would be shown to adult church groups to stimulate discussion - such as “was this man being stalked by Jesus in wooden shoes?”.
An ad executive uses psychic powers to manipulate women and competitors.
One month after total offensive on the monster which suddenly appeared, the body drifted down to the beach in a local town. The marine biologist, Nagamine was summoned to research the body and eventually knew the mayor and the government officials were planning to build a storage facility covering the monsters body in the beach. Is the monster really dead? Nagamine had doubt. Considering to build the facility near town was too dangerous, he suggested to abort the plan Tangling of political axes to grid by the government and the local authority, Nagamine find himself to struggle to abort the plan with the town people.
Inspired by Noah’s Ark, three penguins attempt to board the historical ship when they discover that only two creatures from each species are allowed.
German-language version of Duvivier's MARIANNE DE MA JEUNESSE, filmed separately with a largely different cast (thus, not the same film). No known US release.
The actors for a horror movie go out to dinner one evening with their director and tell horror stories to each other.
After breaking the enemy's rings, a partisan batch is left only with three wounded and two healthy fighters. Through his binoculars, the German captain Anders monitors the surviving soldiers who are walking through the fog in an effort to reach their brigade. Anders quietly starts a manhunt on wounded while anticipating their physical and mental exhaustion.
He's after a man who married for money. Insurance money.
This short film, done by The American Mutoscope & Biograph Company, shows the historical legend of the three men - two drums and a fife player - forever remembered as "The Spirit of '76."
Khim Thong is a physiotherapist who completes his studies. Khim uncle asked to take care of a saddle at a farm that is paralyzed. Ruth's son has a bad bias against the Khim. Because Khim uncle was killed by his father.
An obsessed scientist assembles a living being from parts of exhumed corpses.
Three adventurers, Pierre, an engineer, Mailard, an escaped convict and Luis, a guitarist, are in search of gold in the Sahara. They happen to be captured by a group of Tuareg. Helped by Taina, a halfbreed, they manage to escape but their troubles are far from over.
The third of the "bad home movies". Kren moved, along with his Thunderbird from New England in winter to the warmth of Texas. Part of the film was shot in Austin. (Hans Scheugl)
A love letter to film history, Sickies Making Films looks at our urge to censor movies and asks, Why? By focusing on the Maryland Board of Censors, the nation's longest lasting censor board, we discover reasons both absurd and surprisingly understandable.