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Jean Yarbrough – Abbott & Costello: The Naughty Nineties (1945)
Abbott and Costello’s The Naughty Nineties offers a million laughs and a nickel’s worth of plot. Most of the film…
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Jean Dréville – Le joueur d’échecs AKA The Devil Is an Empress AKA Chess Player (1938)
1776. Along with Lithuania and Prussia, Poland has succumbed to the might of the Russian Empire, but a determined resistance…
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James B. Harris – Some Call It Loving AKA Sleeping Beauty AKA Dream Castle [+Commentary](1973)
In this modern day re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty, a disillusioned musician named Robert obtains a carnival act from a sleazy…
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Tôichirô Narushima – Seigen-ki AKA Time Within Memory (1973) (HD)
Quote:[Toichiro Narushima’s] Time Within Memory (1973) was one of Takemitsu’s favorites films, but remains out of print. Film Critic Fritz…
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Guillaume Brac – Le naufragé AKA Stranded (2009)
Quote:Luc goes off on his bicycle to forget his problems. A suit of accidents make him spend the night in…
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Pedro Costa & Thierry Lounas – 6 Bagatelas AKA 6 Bagatelles (2001)
In 6 Bagatelles (6 Bagatelas), Pedro Costa takes unused scenes from his 2001 documentary on Staub and Huillet, Where Does…
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Cecil B. DeMille – This Day and Age (1933)
During Boys’ Week at racially integrated North High School, students Steve Smith, Gus Ruffo and Billy Anderson are elected to…
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Lionel Soukaz – Le sexe des anges (1977)
Quote:Lionel Soukaz (1953, Paris, France) at age 20 started making underground short films in Super 8, dealing with homosexuality in…
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Arthur Lubin – Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves (1944)
Ali Baba, son of the Kalif of Bagdad is brought up by the 40 Thieves after his father is killed…
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