Hajime Onchi (Ken Watanabe) works for Goku Airlines. He becomes the head of the labor union and fights to improve working conditions for the workers. The corporate bosses at Goku Airlines doesn’t take kindly to Hajime’s efforts and soon banishes him to distant work locations. Hajime spends the next ten years working in branch offices located in Pakistan, Iran, and Kenya. His corporate bosses offer to bring him back to Japan if he would leave the union and apologize for his actions. Read More »
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Setsurô Wakamatsu – Shizumanu taiyô AKA The Unbroken (2009) (HD)
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David Lane – Thunderbirds Are GO (1966)
1961-1970AnimationDavid LaneSci-FiUnited KingdomSynopsis:
Zero-X, a manned exploration mission crashes during lift-off on its maiden flight. Two years later an investigative committee finally concludes sabotage, and decides to call on the services of International Rescue to oversee security at the impending second launch. The second Zero-X successfully reaches its destination, but encounters unexpected hazards, ultimately leading to another call for assistance on its return to Earth. International Rescue respond, and once again Thunderbirds are GO!Read More » -
Terence Young – Triple Cross (1966)
1961-1970CrimeFranceTerence YoungWarEddie Chapman (Christopher Plummer) is a smooth operator, blowing up safes under the noise of a back firing car outside of the buildings and leaving a calling card before absconding with the pick of the jewels he steals. But whilst in Jersey he is caught and locked up for his crimes on the island which is where he spots the invasion of German soldiers as they marched on to the island. Spotting an opportunity he convinces those in command to let him work as a spy for Germany at which point his execution is faked and he spends time in France being trained by the Germans before being sent to London. But he hands himself in and becomes a double spy working for the British as long as he is pardoned, compensated and receives a wartime commendation for his work.Read More »
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Fernando Campos & Paulo Gil Soares – Um Homem e Sua Jaula AKA A Man and His Cage (1969)
1961-1970ArthouseBrazilDramaFernando CamposPaulo Gil SoaresBased on the novel ‘Matéria de Memória’ of Carlos Heitor Cony, it tells the story of a widowed man who maintains ambiguous relations with his mother-in-law, who lives in the same house. Then he decides to lock himself in the room, reviving memory through old letters and photographs. An absolute rarity.Read More »
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Ulu Grosbard – True Confessions (1981)
1981-1990CrimeDramaUlu GrosbardUSASynopsis:
In Los Angeles, circa 1940, an embittered, once-corrupt cop named Tom Spellacy is investigating two murders: that of a priest found dead in a whorehouse, and that of a mutilated woman in a park. As he searches for the culprits, Spellacy uncovers an immense web of corruption, involving prostitutes, dirty cops and pornography. Even the Roman Catholic Church is implicated, particularly one Monsignor Des Spellacy, Tom’s brother. Although Des is innocent of any wrongdoing, his actions raise moral and religious issues that Tom must deal with, in order to solve these bizarre murders.Read More » -
Duccio Tessari – Una pistola per Ringo AKA A Pistol for Ringo (1965)
1961-1970ClassicsDuccio TessariEuro WesternsItalyWesternSynopsis:
An ‘angel-faced’ gunfighter is tasked with infiltrating a ranch overrun by Mexican bandits and saving their hostages, including the fiancée of the local sheriff.Read More » -
Marlen Khutsiev & Feliks Mironer – Vesna na Zarechnoy ulitse AKA Spring on Zarechnaya Street (1956)
1951-1960ClassicsDramaFeliks MironerMarlen KhutsiyevUSSRA young school teacher Tanya works at a night school for working people. But it’s uneasy to get used to grown-up men, their constant attempts at flirting, their sometimes too manly jokes and comments. She is especially irritated by Don Juan-like behavior of Sasha Savchenko. She avoids his advances, and Sasha becomes so upset that he drops out of school. After a while, Tanya gets used to this new for her environment, finds in her heart an attraction to Sasha, and there comes Spring, exams time…Read More »
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Werner Herzog – Land des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit AKA Land of Silence and Darkness (1971)
1971-1980Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtDocumentaryGermanyWerner HerzogQuote:
Through examining Fini Straubinger, an old woman who has been deaf and blind since adolescence, and her work on behalf of other deaf and blind people, this film shows how the deaf and blind struggle to understand and accept a world from which they are almost wholly isolated.Read More » -
Paolo Cavara – …e tanta paura AKA Plot of Fear (1976)
1971-1980GialloItalyPaolo CavaraThrillerSynopsis:
Italian cinematic gold. Told through ingenious flashbacks, it tells the story of a group of wealthy men and women who get murdered one by one at a decadent weekend party. In his attempt to find a connection between the victims, inspector Lomenzo (M. Placido) encounters a mysterious fashion model who reveals interersting details. The killer leaves behind illustrations from a children’s book. Why?Read More »