• John T. Davis – Hobo (1991)

    Documentary1981-1990CultJohn T. DavisUnited Kingdom

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    A hobo works and wanders, a tramp dreams and wanders, and a bum drinks and wanders.

    Irish director John T Davis stashes a camera in his bedroll, catches out, and rides the rails from Minneapolis to Seattle with Beargrease, a part-time hobo and full time philosopher, who narrates their way through the incredible scenery of the Northwest and gives us his views on life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. The pair meet up several other men living life on the margins: in particular a scene in which Duffy – an ex-corporate executive now living under a bridge in Spokane & collecting cans – describes how he got there is riveting.

    Hobo is an American classic. I think is sums up what is wrong at times with the US and what makes the US great all at the same time.Read More »

  • Franz Novotny – Die Ausgesperrten aka The Excluded (1982)

    1981-1990AustriaDramaFranz Novotny

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    Two young characters in this story of rebellious youth are named after two Germans, brother and sister Hans and Sophie Scholl who were imprisoned and executed for their anti-Nazi stance during World War II. In this film, the rebels do not have such a clear-cut enemy but nevertheless, they cannot accept the way life is heading in Austria of the 1950s and they revolt by stealing, mugging, and trying out terrorist methods (bombs). Their future seems to be inexorably heading on a collision course with the forces that have “locked them out.”Read More »

  • Christoffer Boe – Beast (2011)

    2011-2020Christoffer BoeDenmarkDramaHorror

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    Synopsis:
    The emotions a married couple can undergo in one day can range from frustration to passionate love. This is true for Danish newlyweds Bruno and Maxine who have just moved into a stylish apartment in Copenhagen. A while later it is clear that Bruno’s love for Maxine is stronger than hers is for him. In fact, his love for Maxine is more like an obsession. He yearns to literary crawl under her skin. After some rough sex games, and as bodily fluids begin to mix, something starts to transform Bruno and his primitive instincts take over. This beast-like transformation intensifies rapidly after he discovers Maxine is having an affair. Director Christoffer Boe has described »Beast« as a cocktail of »Who’s afraid of Virginia Wolf?« and »Alien«, in which love, hate, blood and possessed bodies are the main ingredients. Actor Nicolas Bro, playing Bruno, has collaborated with Boe six times previously. He is a powerhouse in this film, giving an intense performance as the let down husband with a severe case of blood thirst. ~ StockholmfilmfestivalRead More »

  • Otto Preminger – Carmen Jones (1954)

    1951-1960ClassicsMusicalOtto PremingerUSA

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    Love, passion, betrayal and tragedy. Carmen Jones is an adaptation of Bizet’s legendary opera, Carmen. It tells the story of a young, free spirited woman called Carmen Jones whose great beauty is the object of many men’s desires. However, Carmen sets her sights on young army officer Joe, who is engaged to his sweetheart, Cindy Lou. Joe quickly succumbs to Carmen’s charms , forsaking his Cindy Lou, thus beginning the tragic love story.Read More »

  • Steve McQueen – Shame (2011)

    2011-2020ArthouseDramaSteve McQueenUnited Kingdom

    Synopsis:
    Successful and handsome New Yorker Brandon (Michael Fassbender) seems to live an ordinary life, but he hides a terrible secret behind his mask of normalcy: Brandon is a sex addict. His constant need for gratification numbs him to just about everything else. But, when Sissy (Carey Mulligan), Brandon’s needy sister, unexpectedly blows into town, crashes at his apartment and invades his privacy, Brandon is finally forced to confront his addiction head-on.Read More »

  • Rainer Werner Fassbinder – Theater in Trance (1981)

    1981-1990DocumentaryGermanyRainer Werner Fassbinder

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    Rainer Werner Fassbinder visits for two weeks the “Theater der Welt” festival 1981 in Cologne. 30 companies showed in over 100 performances their own visions of a new theater. Framed by Fassbinders reading of one of the famoust essays on theater: Antonin Artauds “The Theater and its double”.Read More »

  • Mustafa Kenan Aybasti – Devrimden Sonra AKA After the Revolution (2011)

    2011-2020DramaMustafa Kenan AybastiTurkey

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    What if a revolution will happen in Turkey? “After Revolution” is discussing ordinary, daily life just after socialist revolution in Turkey. (~IMDb)Read More »

  • Paul Seed – House of Cards (1990)

    1981-1990BBCDramaPaul SeedTVUnited Kingdom

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    Francis Urquhart is the chief whip of the Conservative party. When Margaret Thatcher resigns as leader, he remains neutral and after a general election where the conservatives are returned with a reduced majority, he fully expects the new Prime Minister, Henry Collingridge, to give him his just reward: a senior Cabinet post. When he’s informed that he is to stay in his current position, he devises a plot to unseat Collingridge and ensure his own election as party leader which would make his Prime Minister. Written by garykmcdRead More »

  • Adam Curtis – The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear (2004)

    Documentary2001-2010Adam CurtisTVUnited Kingdom

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    BBC documentary in three parts written and produced by Adam Curtis on the history and influence of the ideologies of Islamic fundamentalism and neoconservatism

    Part 1 Baby It’s Cold Outside (originally broadcast on October 20, 2004)
    Part 2 The Phantom Victory (originally broadcast on October 27, 2004)
    Part 3 The Shadows in the Cave (originally broadcast on November 3, 2004)
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