October 2013
My viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Angora angora (Darko Sinko, 2005, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Tantadruj (Tugo Štiglic, 1994, TV) - 7/10 (FF).
Notes:
TV - TV viewing
OL - online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
Also, films NOT listed at IMDb (as of yet):
Angora angora (Darko Sinko, 2005, sh) - 7/10 (FF)
Tantadruj (Tugo Štiglic, 1994, TV) - 7/10 (FF).
Notes:
TV - TV viewing
OL - online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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- DirectorRandall ColeStarsRandy QuaidJay BaruchelJayne EastwoodAndy, a hyperactive compulsive gambler, has just been given one hour to live before a hit eliminates him for overdue gambling debts. With the deadline looming, Andy chooses to spend his last hour in more than one unusual way.TV, 10/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorCéline SciammaStarsZoé HéranMalonn LévanaJeanne DissonA family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.TV, 10/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaolo VirzìStarsLuca MarinelliThonyMicol AzzurroGuido and Antonia are a young couple with opposing characters and working schedules: he works a night job as a doorman in a hotel, and she works as an employee for a rental car service. This is the story of what happens to Guido and Antonia when they decide to have a child.TV, 10/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChris ThomsonStarsDeidre HallLeslie CharlesonColleen ZenkOne of a trio of female friends is about to commit suicide.TV, 10/3/13. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorClive GordonStarsPeter MullanDaniel BrühlLuis TosarA young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.TV, 10/3/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorDoug LimanStarsNaomi WattsSean PennSonya DavisonCIA operative Valerie Plame discovers her identity is allegedly leaked by the government as payback for an op-ed article her husband wrote criticizing the Bush administration.TV, 10/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorNicholas HytnerStarsJennifer AnistonPaul RuddKali RochaA pregnant New York City social worker begins to develop romantic feelings for her gay best friend, and decides she'd rather raise her child with him, much to the dismay of her overbearing boyfriend.TV, 10/5/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsJack BlackMichael CeraOlivia WildeAfter being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.TV, 10/5/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorPaul A. KaufmanStarsJennifer BealsPeter OuterbridgeNolan Gerard FunkWhen Sarah, a lonely and deeply troubled woman, inadvertently enters an AA meeting, she is embraced by its members who believe that she too is an alcoholic. What the meeting is all about, she doesn't know... but her motive for going to the community center is to meet face-to-face with Charlie, one of the members whom she has seen regularly standing in front of the center adjacent to her window just before what she supposes is some sort of Bible study. She likes the way Charlie moves and the way he smiles. As fate would have it, Sarah and Charlie begin to fall in love. The big question is: Will her continuing attendance at the meeting and her pretense of being an alcoholic weave itself into an entangling web? Will she muster up the courage to tell him, "My name is Sarah, and I'm not an alcoholic," knowing that she may lose him as a result?TV, 10/5/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAllen CoulterStarsRobert PattinsonEmilie de RavinCaitlyn RundA romantic drama centred on two new lovers: Tyler, whose parents have split in the wake of his brother's suicide, and Ally, who lives each day to the fullest since witnessing her mother's murder.TV, 10/5/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJean RenoirStarsJean-Pierre CasselClaude BrasseurO.E. HasseAn upper-class corporal from Paris is captured by the Germans when they invade France in 1940. Assisted and accompanied by characters as diverse as a morose dairy farmer, a waiter, a myopic intellectual, a working-class Parisian, and a German dental assistant, the corporal tries to escape from prison camps, sometimes making it a few yards, sometimes reaching the French border.TV, 10/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorLiz FriedlanderStarsAntonio BanderasRob BrownYaya DaCostaA dance teacher offers to conduct detention for a group of misfit students by teaching them ballroom dancing. He overcomes their insecurities and prejudices, to enter them in a dance competition.TV, 10/6/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDiego KaplanStarsAdrián SuarFlorencia BertottiClaudia FontánRefusing to face his adulthood, a Casanova must deal with the fact that he has a young pregnant daughter from an earlier relationship.TV, 10/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRichard MyersA surreal short in which a group of friends travel down a path and explore an abandoned barn.OL, 10/7/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorScott SidneyStarsElmo LincolnEnid MarkeyTrue BoardmanReared by a childless ape, the orphaned heir of the Greystokes becomes one of the apes. Then Dr Porter organises a rescue expedition, and his beautiful daughter Jane catches his attention. Has Tarzan of the Apes found the perfect mate?OL, 10/7/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHelma Sanders-BrahmsStarsMartina GedeckPascal GreggoryMalik ZidiA look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.TV, 10/7/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorSteve CarrStarsIce CubeNia LongJohn C. McGinleyNewlyweds Nick and Suzanne Persons decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids, Lindsey and Kevin. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor with a bizarre approach to business.TV, 10/11/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsGeorge ClooneyBrad PittMatt DamonDanny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.TV, 10/11/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorOliver StoneStarsShia LaBeoufMichael DouglasCarey MulliganNow out of prison but still disgraced by his peers, Gordon Gekko works his future son-in-law, an idealistic stock broker, when he sees an opportunity to take down a Wall Street enemy and rebuild his empire.TV, 10/12/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJosh ShelovStarsNeil Patrick HarrisAmelia TalbotBonnie SomervilleSet in the world of New York City's elite private kindergartens, THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST centers on a fresh-faced young couple, Samantha and Jeff, who have only recently moved into town. The comedy centers on their dawning realization of the lengths they must go to in order to get their five-year-old daughter into school.TV, 10/12/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlan PoulStarsJennifer LopezAlex O'LoughlinMichaela WatkinsA woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day.TV, 10/12/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorJérôme SalleStarsTomer SisleyKristin Scott ThomasPredrag 'Miki' ManojlovicAfter a powerful billionaire is murdered, his secret adoptive son must race to prove his legitimacy, find his father's killers, and stop them from taking over his financial empire.TV, 10/12/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorKari SkoglandStarsEllen BurstynChristine HorneElliot PageA 90-year-old woman, rapidly losing her memory and knowing that sooner or later her life will be over, returns to the Manitoba farmhouse she grew up in to try and make peace with her dysfunctional family.TV, 10/13/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorIgnacio FerrerasStarsTacho GonzálezÁlvaro GuevaraMabel RiveraAn astonishing cocktail of friendship, resistance and life set among the unexpected landscape of an elderly care facility.TV, 10/13/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorChris ColumbusStarsHugh GrantJulianne MooreTom ArnoldWhen he finds out his longtime girlfriend is pregnant, a commitment-phobe realizes he might have to change his lifestyle for better or much, much worse.TV, 10/13/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorTed EshbaughDorothy is swept in a twister from her boring Kansas farm to the wonderful land of Oz, where she makes some friends and is welcomed in the Emerald City.OL, 10/14/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorC.J. WilliamsStarsWalter EdwinYale BossRobert BrowerA printer and his young assistant take over a local newspaper while the editor is away.OL, 10/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMax LinderStarsMax LinderStacia NapierkowskaJane RenouardtA young man's wedding night is constantly interrupted by an annoying insect in his bed that, no matter how much he tries, he can't get rid of.OL, 10/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorBurt GillettStarsDorothy ComptonMarcellite GarnerBeatrice HagenKing Neptune and an array of sea creatures come to the rescue of a mermaid captured by lecherous pirates.OL, 10/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczAll summer, the grasshopper sings and plays music with friends. Meanwhile, the ant works hard collecting food and building a shelter. The grasshopper makes fun of the ant's efforts, but when winter comes, things are much different.OL, 10/14/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczWhile a child sleeps her puppet dog creates a magical circus for her.OL, 10/14/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorCarlos Coelho da SilvaStarsSandra Barata BeloCarla ChambelRicardo CarriçoThe story of singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.TV, 10/14/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
- StarsJohn KieranThis short documentary show the physical power of plants in their efforts to fulfill their growth.OL, 10/15/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorAndrew ThorndikeAnnelie ThorndikeStarsIrmgard DürenRaimund SchelcherGerry WolffShort film which documents the discovery of an SS general living in obscurity as the mayor of a West German resort town.OL, 10/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorHenri StorckAn art documentary which captures images of portraits made by the painter Paul Delvaux.OL, 10/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKurt SteinwendnerStarsLeopold RudolfMargit JerginsA black and white short depicting the events written by Edgar Allan Poe in his famous poem "The Raven".OL, 10/15/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsChris FarleyDavid SpadeBrian DennehyAfter his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business.TV, 10/15/13. 4/10 (P).
- DirectorRainer Werner FassbinderStarsRainer Werner FassbinderPeter ChatelKarlheinz BöhmA suggestible working-class innocent wins the lottery but lets himself be taken advantage of by his bourgeois new boyfriend and his circle of materialistic friends.OL, 10/16/13. 8/10 (R).
- StarsRaymond DandyGiuseppe GambardellaLea GiunchiOL, 10/16/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorKen LoachStarsPaul BranniganJohn HenshawRoger AllamNarrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.TV, 10/16/13. 8/10 (R).
- StarsGuglielmo MarconiPope Pius XIInauguration of Radio Vatican, with the Pope and Marconi.OL, 10/17/13. 6/10 (FF).
- A short documentary covering the conclave and election of Pope Pius XII.OL, 10/17/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsWilliam CostelloLou FleischerWilliam PennellPopeye and Bluto each wants to save Olive as she sleepwalks onto a construction site. But most of their efforts go into preventing each other from being the hero.OL, 10/17/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorPhillip NoyceStarsHarrison FordSean BeanAnne ArcherWhen CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.TV, 10/17/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorRobert NelsonThe film is broken down minute by minute, with a clock ticking away its duration to save the audience the trouble of craning their necks to see how much film is left on the projector. Comprising "a boat game and entertainments", this landmark film is ingeniously artful and extremely entertaining as it brilliantly toys with audience expectation and participation.OL, 10/18/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorNorman McLarenStarsLorne GreeneA Nazi death's head "congratulates" Canadians for all the helpful military intelligence he overheard from loose talk and gossip.OL, 10/18/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJames WilliamsonStarsSam DaltonA man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera and cinematographer. He steps back, chews, and grins.OL, 10/18/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJanaki ManakiMilton ManakiThe movie depicts Macedonian women are shown working hard.OL, 10/18/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorWilhelm FreddieJørgen RoosStarsAgnete ChristensenWilhelm FreddieJørgen RoosAn experimental animated short film by Jørgen Roos and surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie.OL, 10/18/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsAndré KatelbachRoman PolanskiA small and thin barefoot slave (played by Polanski) plays a flute and beats a drum to entertain his large master who rocks in a rocking chair in front of his mansion. The slave jumps and leaps like a madman, wipes his master's brow, feeds him, washes his feet, shades him from the sun with an umbrella and holds a urinal for him.OL, 10/18/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorEugene DeslawA short film by Eugene Deslav in which various industrial machines are filmed in action creating a marching feel.OL, 10/18/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTom HanksStarsTom HanksJulia RobertsSarah MahoneyAfter losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.TV, 10/18/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- StarsWilli GerkDilan Sina BalhanDaniela HoffmannLiving holograms, called Hollies, are helped by their human finders to get home.TV, 10/19/13. 5/10 (FF).
Note: Shown as a (one) TV movie in my country. - DirectorDan IrelandStarsJason IsaacsSofia MilosEmmy RossumPassionada is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband, a fisherman, died at sea. The widow's naive teenage daughter wants to be a professional gambler and she convinces her mother to date a British man who's new in town. The widow falls for the Brit, a professional gambler who pretends to be in the fishing business.TV, 10/19/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSeth GordonStarsJason BatemanCharlie DayJason SudeikisThree friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.TV, 10/19/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorStacy CochranStarsWinona RyderLukas HaasJohn C. Reilly25 y.o. Patty is thrown off her horse and knocked out. Students from a boys' boarding school find her and smuggle her to John's room at the school as cops are looking for her at home.TV, 10/19/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorSimon FellowsStarsWesley SnipesTamzin OuthwaiteDeobia OpareiWhen an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan.TV, 10/19/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorLeo McCareyStarsIrene DunneCary GrantRalph BellamyA married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.TV, 10/20/13. 7.5/10 (R).
- DirectorDarren AronofskyStarsNatalie PortmanMila KunisVincent CasselNina is a talented but unstable ballerina on the verge of stardom. Pushed to the breaking point by her artistic director and a seductive rival, Nina's grip on reality slips, plunging her into a waking nightmare.TV, 10/20/13. 8.5/10 (R).
- DirectorHoward DeutchStarsMolly RingwaldJon CryerHarry Dean StantonA poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.TV, 10/20/13. 5/10 (FF).
- DirectorClaude NuridsanyMarie PérennouStarsSimon DelagnesLindsey HénocqueJean-Claude AyrinhacA man remembers holidays at his uncle in a little village in the French countryside when he was something like 10. He feels so bored until he finds a pond and starts discovering the life in it.TV, 10/20/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorTom DeyStarsJackie ChanOwen WilsonLucy LiuA Chinese man travels to the Wild West to rescue a kidnapped Princess. After teaming up with a train robber, the unlikely duo takes on a Chinese traitor and his corrupt boss.TV, 10/20/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMargaret TaitStarsMargaret TaitA short film from Margaret Tait capturing the daily life of her mother, Ga.OL, 10/21/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJerzy KuciaOL, 10/21/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorD.A. PennebakerSet to a classic Duke Ellington recording of "Daybreak Expresa" this is a five-minute short on the soon-to-be-demolished Third Avenue elevated train line in Manhattan, New York City.OL, 10/21/13. 10/10 (R).
- DirectorLaurence TrimbleStarsFlorence TurnerTom PowersDaisy and her husband both go in for a face-pulling contest, but when the big day comes she is unable to attend the competition, and her husband wins instead. When the next opportunity comes around, she is determined to win -- but gets a little over-enthusiastic on the way to the contest and finds herself in trouble! She is most ungrateful for her rescue; fate, however, catches up with her that night...OL, 10/21/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorWim WendersStarsPina BauschRegina AdventoMalou AiraudoA tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.TV, 10/21/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorSantiago Bou GrassoPatricio PlazaA man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceEric CampbellCharlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn HoffmanSlavko VorkapichA recently unearthed experimental documentary of the crashing sea set to Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave." An example of the filmmakers' "new cinema" theory which held that film should be more like music than literature. This film is based solely on its arrangement of images.OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn HoffmanSlavko VorkapichOL, 10/22/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorRuairi RobinsonStarsMax RecordsJenni FontanaJames NardiniA young boy living in the near future looks for an escape from a home with arguing parents. As a way to cope with the recent arguments from his parents he receives a robot companion that he ends up abusing.OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorHayao MiyazakiThe witch Baba Yaga keeps her servant the Egg Princess confined and forces her to do hard daily chores around the mill. One night, a batch of kneaded dough comes to life and befriends the Egg Princess.OL, 10/22/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn SmithThe destruction of a home for the building of a road is captured and contrasted with quotations from the residents.OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJohn SmithA man uses different words to describe an amphibian as the film evolves.OL, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorAmen KhaydarovBased on a Kazakh tale. A fragile bird fearlessly opposes a huge dragon, the embodiment of dark forcesOL, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJohn SmithA short film in which a director's voice appears to be directing all the action on a busy London street.OL, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJan SverákStarsLubomir BenesIvo KasparEmil NedbalA zoologist and a biochemist go out into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorZlatko GrgicStarsZlatko CrnkovicErik SchumannThe inhabitants of a neighboring city suffers from the summer's heat and drought. Professor Balthazar help them out by developing a cloud radar, then traveling to England where he finds a cloud that agrees to place itself above the city.Orig. title: Oblačna priča.
TV, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF). - DirectorTony ScottStarsDenzel WashingtonChris PineRosario DawsonWith an unmanned, half-mile-long freight train barreling toward a city, a veteran engineer and a young conductor race against the clock to prevent a catastrophe.TV, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJasmin DurakovicStarsAmar SelimovicMarija KaranAdnan HaskovicSarajevo, after 11th September 2001. Karim works as deminer in the hills around the city while waiting to be sent to Iraq with his group. His main reason -- the money. But a love story with unhappy ending will change his life. It's a tale about a love triangle between him, his best friend Juka and Ivana, girl from Belgrade, but at the same time this is a story about the clash between West and Islam and how one young Bosnian copes with this issue. Karim is a Bosnian Muslim, but he is not a "walking mine"; he only tries to de-mine his own little corner of the earth and to make it safer. This isTV, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorChristian VincentStarsCatherine FrotArthur DupontJean d'OrmessonThe story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.TV, 10/23/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorZack SnyderStarsGerard ButlerLena HeadeyDavid WenhamIn the ancient battle of Thermopylae, King Leonidas and 300 Spartans fight against Xerxes and his massive Persian army. They face insurmountable odds when they are betrayed by a Spartan reject.TV, 10/23/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMery HolguínLuis MartínezMaría Teresa QuirolaStarsHugo DonosoHenry HolguínMery HolguínA Texan returns home to Lares and becomes involved with the daughter of a wealthy landowner leading to a dispute between two men vying for her affection.OL, 10/24/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorAlberto CavalcantiStarsCatherine HesslingLa Petite LilyGuy FerrantA black and white silent short which tells the tragic story of a young girl named Lili.OL, 10/24/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorEugene DeslawStarsLuis BuñuelFujitaFilippo Tommaso MarinettiCome take an avant-garde walk in the Montparnasse of the late 1920's. This district of Paris, filmed in a most unusual way, shows how dedicated it is to art. Visit its art galleries and exhibitions, take a glimpse of famous painter Fujita, of Luis Buñuel eying the legs of beautiful Parisian passing the terrace of the café where he is sitting, of three Italian futurists, Marinetti, Prampolini and Russolo. But besides being a cosmopolitan hub for creators, Montparnasse is also a popular quarter, busy with the lives of its ordinary inhabitants, with its markets and flea markets, with its brats looking at a street circus show. Don't miss the goats crossing the street for the unexpected is always possible. And complete the visit with a good cup of coffee at the Rotonde or at the Sélect on the Boulevard du Montparnasse.OL, 10/24/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorOtakar VávraOL, 10/24/13. 9/10 (R).
- DirectorHenri StorckStarsAlfred CourmesFélix LabisseNinette LabisseA man finds a glass eye in a public park.OL, 10/24/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorMariel MaciaStarsDiana DiezIsabel SanchezOL, 10/24/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorKoldo SerraStarsGary OldmanVirginie LedoyenPaddy ConsidineAn English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.TV, 10/24/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorXavier GensStarsLauren GermanMichael BiehnMilo VentimigliaSurvivors of a nuclear attack are grouped together for days in the basement of their apartment building, where fear and dwindling supplies wear away at their dynamic.TV, 10/24/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorMonte BriceStarsW.C. FieldsAllan BennettWilliam BlackJ. Effingham Bellweather plays golf despite many slapstick setbacks.OL, 10/25/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorArthur RipleyStarsW.C. FieldsMarjorie KaneElise CavannaA henpecked but stoic pharmacist tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family.OL, 10/25/13. 6/10 (FF).
- DirectorArthur RipleyStarsW.C. FieldsElise CavannaHarry WatsonAn inept barber maintains his good-humored optimism in his small town shop despite having a hen-pecking harridan for a wife and a total lack of tonsorial skill.OL, 10/25/13. 7/10 (FF).
- DirectorJean PainlevéIn a freshwater pond, various aquatic creatures try to eat others in order to avoid being eaten themselves.OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJean PainlevéStarsAntonin ArtaudMarcel BarenceyHenri MarchandA 1922 play by Ivan Goll, considered a precursor of the theater of the absurd.OL, 10/25/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
- DirectorA.-P. DufourJean PainlevéWe begin on planet Earth, with a demonstration of measuring distances using triangulation. Then, an imaginary voyage begins from earth to the moon, on to Mars, Saturn, the closest star (besides the sun), and beyond to the edge of our universe. The film depicts imagined landscapes, and it speculates on universes beyond ours. It ends with philosophical musings about the significance of Earth.OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJean PainlevéPopular science descriptions of two marine crustaceans, both of whom camouflage themselves in found objects, moving, eating, interacting.OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJean PainlevéTitles in French and English help us know what we're seeing. In all waters, daphnia abound. They are crustaceans about 2 ml long, with one eye that turns in all directions. Antennae enable daphnia to move: in a close up magnified 150,000 times, we see the muscles of the antennae pulse. We see the eye, the nerve mass, blood globules, and the heart, beating several times per second. The intestine forms a long line. All are females; eggs develop above the intestine. New generations come rapidly. Inside each daphnia are tiny infusoria; we watch them clean the intestine of a dead daphnia. An enemy, the hydra, approaches. A daphnia dies, but many remain.OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
- DirectorJean PainlevéUnderwater photography presents the octopus: breathing, swimming, eating, dying.OL, 10/25/13. 7.5/10 (R).