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  • John Llewellyn Moxey – Where Have All the People Gone? (1974)

    John Llewellyn Moxey1971-1980Sci-FiThrillerUSA
    Where Have All the People Gone (1974)
    Where Have All the People Gone (1974)

    From IMDB:
    A strange series of solar flares proves fatal for inhabitants of the Earth, except for the fortunate
    few who are somehow immune from the effects. Animals go insane and human beings turn to white powder,
    leaving behind only empty clothing. A handful of survivors attempt to rebuild their lives on the
    de-populated Earth.Read More »

  • Ngawang Choephel – Ganden: A Joyful Land (2019)

    2011-2020DocumentaryNgawang ChoephelUSA
    Ganden A Joyful Land (2019)
    Ganden A Joyful Land (2019)

    Likened by Buddhists to the Vatican City, Ganden is considered the most influential monastery of Tibetan Buddhism. Monks lived in the monastery for more than 500 years before a brutal invasion drove them to India. Ganden: A Joyful Land is a look at the lives and remembrances of the remaining generation of monks to have studied at the monastery in Tibet where the Dalai Lama’s lineage began.Read More »

  • Gus Meins – Romance on the Run (1938)

    Gus Meins1931-1940CrimeDramaUSA
    Romance on the Run (1938)
    Romance on the Run (1938)

    A man has the knack for finding stolen items. Then returns them to the insurance company. Finds some fake jewels and turns them in. Antics ensue.Read More »

  • William Allen Castleman – Bummer! (1973)

    1971-1980ComedyHorrorUSAWilliam Allen Castleman
    Bummer! (1973)

    Bummer tells the tale of groupies who adore the rock and roll band called: The Group without realizing the band’s bassist (Dennis Burkley) is a disturbed psychotic sicko capable of rape and murder. Lots of nudity, and some so baaad it’s good moments.Read More »

  • Guthrie McClintic – Once a Lady (1931)

    1931-1940ClassicsDramaGuthrie McClinticUSA
    Once a Lady (1931)
    Once a Lady (1931)

    Synopsis:
    Once a Lady is a 1931 American Pre-Code drama film directed by Guthrie McClintic and starring Ruth Chatterton, Ivor Novello and Jill Esmond. The film, produced and distributed by Paramount Pictures, is a remake of the Pola Negri silent film Three Sinners (1928). The film was the final attempt by British matinée idol Novello to establish himself in Hollywood. Anna Keremazoff, a Russian living in Paris, leaves her beloved city and her bohemian lifestyle to marry Briton Jimmy Fenwick after she becomes pregnant by him. When the couple arrives at the Fenwick estate in Kent, Anna candidly tells Jimmy’s snobbish family she is pregnant. Shocked by Anna’s lack of decorum, Jimmy’s priggish aunt and mother begin a slow campaign against her free spirit.Read More »

  • Will Vinton – The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)

    1981-1990AnimationFantasyUSAWill Vinton
    The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)
    The Adventures of Mark Twain (1985)

    Based on elements from the stories of Mark Twain, this feature-length Claymation fantasy follows the adventures of Tom Sawyer, Becky Thatcher and Huck Finn as they stowaway aboard the interplanetary balloon of Mark Twain. Twain, disgusted with the human race, is intent upon finding Halley’s Comet and crashing into it, achieving his “destiny.” It’s up to Tom, Becky, and Huck to convince him that his judgment is wrong and that he still has much to offer humanity that might make a difference. Their efforts aren’t just charitable; if they fail, they will share Twain’s fate. Along the way, they use a magical time portal to get a detailed overview of the Twain philosophy, observing the “historical” events that inspired his works.Read More »

  • Raoul Walsh – The Loves of Carmen (1927)

    Raoul Walsh1921-1930ClassicsRomanceUSA
    The Loves of Carmen (1927)
    The Loves of Carmen (1927)

    Bad quality but very rare. I don’t know the source for this video, but it looks like a distant ancestor was a vhs.

    Here’s an imdb review by lugonian:
    THE LOVES OF CARMEN (Fox, 1927), directed by Raoul Walsh, reunites Walsh with his WHAT PRICE GLORY (1926) leading players of Dolores Del Rio and Victor McLaglen in a story based on Prosper Merimee’s classic story, “Carmen,” that later served as an 1875 Georges Bizet opera. For those unfamiliar with the plot, this edition, one of many, comes across as more faithful to the aforementioned properties from which it is based.Read More »

  • Kelly Duane – Monumental: David Brower’s Fight for Wild America (2004)

    2001-2010AdventureDocumentaryKelly DuaneUSA
    Monumental David Brower's Fight for Wild America (2004)
    Monumental David Brower’s Fight for Wild America (2004)

    you’ve ever wondered what a single person can do against the relentless onslaught of development, wait until you see the charismatic and enigmatic David Brower push the 1964 Wilderness Act through Congress, and then go on to save the Grand Canyon from damming and help create Redwoods National Park and Point Reyes National Seashore. With a playful visual aesthetic, a cool alt-country soundtrack, and hand-held wilderness footage from as far back as the 1930s, Monumental documents the golden age of American environmentalism, when Brower took the Sierra Club from a regional hiking group into a national political force. Seen through Brower’s own eyes–he was an accomplished filmmaker –a 1956 raft trip down Glen Canyon, before its damming, evokes the awful sadness of losing public land we’ve failed to protect. And in period footage of Brower’s early rock-climbs–done in sneakers, with hemp ropes–and of his training of the 10th Mountain Division and participation in their victory against the Nazis in the high Alps, Brower emerges as an unlikely and inspiring national hero.Read More »

  • Sam Raimi – Army of Darkness (1992)

    Sam Raimi1991-2000FantasyHorrorUSA

    As the unfathomable tentacles of evil spread across time and space, Ash finds himself whisked off to another dimension, right after the supernatural events of Evil Dead II (1987). Now, trapped in the distant Middle Ages, circa 1300 AD, battle-scarred Ash must fight tooth and nail against the same old adversary he confronted in The Evil Dead (1981). However, this time, he is neck-deep in trouble: not one, not two demons, but the entire army of darkness is after Ash, thirsting for his soul. And what’s more, there is no turning back. Can the guy with the chainsaw and the 12-gauge double-barrelled shotgun blast evil to smithereens and save both worlds from the curse of the mystical Necronomicon?Read More »

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