see first 24 minutes A Scanner Darkly is
one of the most autobiographic stories from P.K. Dick. It was written just after
he came out of a detoxication. This is one of the best and closed filming of his
stories.
The
Big Shave by Martin Scorsese, made in 1967 (not suited under 16
years old ! )Made against the War in Vietnam. 6 minutes
So
You Want to be a Salesman (1947) runtime 10 minues
Joe McDoakes is new at selling vacuum cleaners, and just can't make a sale
Joe McDoakes (George O'Hanlon) is new at selling vacuum cleaners and, despite
using every technique and approach in the manual, he fails to sell even one, as
his wife (Jane Harker) also refuses to buy one. He is fired and ends up doing
singing commercials on the radio.
10 Shorts to Launch Statewide Rhode Island International Film Festival
by Brian Brooks (August 7, 2006) found at indiewire.com
A
scene from Henry Sellick's "Moongirl," one of three animated shorts
that will screen opening night at the Rhode Island International Film
Festival. Image courtesy of RIFF.
Ten short films are slated to launch the tenth annual Rhode Island Film
Festival, taking place this year August 8 - 13 in Providence and other cities
throughout the New England state. This year's line up includes 283 features
from 40 countries with 27 world premieres and 19 U.S. premieres. Rhode Island
director, writer and actor, Michael Corrente ("Brooklyn Rules") will
be receiving RIIFF's annual Creative Vision Award during the opening night
festivities, while actors David Strathairn and Edward James Olmos are expected
to attend.
(...)
RIFF's world debuts include "Fat Rose and Squeaky" directed by
Sam Irvin, featuring Cicely Tyson, Jo Anderson and Julie Brown, and Frederic
Lumiere's world premiere, "Tomorrow is Today" with Scout
Taylor-Compton, David Brown, Marc Hefti and Luke Pennington.
"Caffeine" from director John Cosgrove also has its world debut with
Mike Vogel, Mena Suvari, Katherine Heigel, while Australian film, "Wil"
by Jeremy Weinstein and Tim Disney's (son of Roy) U.K. production, "Tempesta"
features Paul Guilfoyle, Rutger Hauer and Malcolm McDowell are in the line up.
The horror genre will be feted in this year's edition with "The Great
Yokai War" by Japanese director, Takashi Miike as well as the world debut
of "Header," by Archibald Flancranstin. Also vying for some audience
thrills is the H.P. Lovecraft inspired, "Call of Cthuhlu," by
director, Andrew Leman.
(...) For more information and a full line up, visit the festival's film
shorts website.
MovieShame.
There have always been lots of movies that show or exploit sex, but far fewer
that try to explore it seriously, as a rich, meaningful subject, whether
psychological or social...
A Christmas Carol Seymour Hicks plays
the title role of Scrooge in the first
sound version of the Dickens classic about ..
NASA
Provides Further Update On Apollo 11 Tapes lost on earth, on view
at filmclips.be
