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- DirectorSegundo de ChomónA man tries to shave, but his mirror keeps playing tricks on him.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
- DirectorMillard MercuryStarsEwing TordellaEdith TrublanchetA humongous and obese anthropomorphic swine dressed like a fine gentleman in a fancy dinner attire tries to make a pass at a solitary lady having a picnic.
- DirectorAndrew R. JonesStarsKevin Michael RichardsonPamela AdlonJohn DiMaggioThe crew of the hovercraft Osiris must get a message back to Zion, a message of vital importance. Easy to do, but for the armada of Sentinels between them and Zion.
- DirectorMahiro MaedaStarsJulia FletcherDane A. DavisDebi DerryberryA tour is taken into the Zion archives, where the history of the real world and the rise of the machines is shown to viewers.
- DirectorMahiro MaedaStarsJulia FletcherDane A. DavisDebi DerryberryWith the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into war the machines begin a seemingly unstoppable march across the globe. With solutions running out man darkens the sky to try and shut out the machine's main energy source, but the machines keep coming.
- DirectorKenji KodamaStarsKan'ichi KuritaKiyoshi KobayashiMakio InoueLupin has invited all of his friends to a villa on a private island and is planning a big surprise. Fujiko, Goemon and Jigen find Lupin's behavior to be unusual. They are also curious about who the man in the iron mask is, who is chained up to a wall for the reasons they are about to find out.
- DirectorTakashi NakashimaStarsJason GriffithTony SalernoKevin GlenzOne night of severe rain, Sonic and Chip come by an old mansion where they decide to take shelter. Whilst Sonic seems unfazed by the creepy surroundings, Chip is scared out of its wits. The mansion is inhabited by three scary - yet sweet - ghosts who like to play tricks on innocent visitors: A cute and girlish ghost who likes to collect photographs of her terrified guests. The remaining two boy ghosts compete for her attention by taking photographs of their scare victims. Their scariness is the key to popularity in the realm of ghosts. The boy ghosts are excited at the prospect of hunting their new and unusual guests, Sonic and Chip. Who will win the ultimate competition to her heart?
- DirectorGary TrousdaleStarsTom McGrathChris MillerChristopher KnightsThe penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczMr Beetle seeks companionship from a statuesque dragonfly dancer, unaware that her ex-boyfriend, a slender grasshopper and an industrious cameraman, watches their every move. Will Mrs Beetle forgive him? Will he get away with adultery?
- DirectorMathieu AuvrayStarsPierre BokmaReinout Scholten van AschatOn a desolate island, suicidal sheep Franck meets his fate in a quirky salesman, who offers him the gift of a lifetime. Little does he know that he can only handle this much 'lifetime'.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsVictor AndréBleuette BernonA group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
- DirectorOsamu KobayashiMasaaki ÔsumiThe grandmaster thief Lupin III and his associates devise a plan to escape from the stubborn Inspector Zenigata and the mercenary samurai Goemon Ishikawa.
- DirectorJ. Searle DawleyStarsMary FullerCharles OgleAugustus PhillipsThe first filmed version of Frankenstein. The young doctor discovers the secret of life, which he uses to create a perfect human. Things do not go according to plan.
- DirectorMatthew KillipStarsJohn ShepherdJohn LitrentaJohn Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search he makes a different connection here on Earth.
- 201618mTV-PG9.4 (37)ShortDirectorStefán Karl StefánssonStarsStefán Karl Stefánsson
- DirectorTakuya InabaAn old TV set find itself abandoned in a junkyard.
- DirectorRintarôFive generations after Lupin the 3rd, Lupin the 8th plies his trade in an airship that flies above a futuristic Paris.
- DirectorBill PerezStarsMason AdamsBob HoltFrank WelkerThe Grinch leaves home in a foul mood, looking for trouble. He runs into the Cat in the Hat and decides to make the cat's life unbearable.
- DirectorGerard BaldwinStarsHans ConriedHal SmithGary ShapiroA strange wind blows into Whoville, making all the inhabitants stay indoors. They know the wind means the Grinch will be in a foul mood and out to do harm. However, young Eukariah decides to confront the Grinch.
- DirectorHawley PrattStarsEddie AlbertBob HoltAthena LordeA ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleRaman HuiStarsMike MyersCameron DiazAntonio BanderasShrek gets in the Halloween spirit by challenging his fairytale friends to come up with scary stories for a contest. But the gang learn that they'll have to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle before the winner is named.
- DirectorJun KawagoeMonkey PunchStarsKaiji TangCam ClarkeKeith SilversteinA memorial anime episode to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monkey Punch's Lupin the Third manga series.
- DirectorDavid SorenStarsBen StillerChris RockDavid SchwimmerWhen Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.
- DirectorHawley PrattStarsAllan ShermanDaws ButlerPamelyn FerdinA red and white-striped top-hatted cat visits two children left home alone.
- DirectorDaniel OjariMichael PleaseStarsBronte CarmichaelRichard E. GrantGillian AndersonIn this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
- DirectorMax LangJakob SchuhStarsHelena Bonham CarterRob BrydonRobbie ColtraneA cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.
- DirectorDave FleischerSeymour KneitelStarsArmidaA monkey sings about how he is selling peanuts and how he's only there for a limited time so he tells everyone to by them before they go to sleep
- DirectorWladyslaw StarewiczStarsWladyslaw StarewiczA stuffed animal goes on a journey through frightening streets to get its kid an orange.
- DirectorJack StauberStarsJack StauberA curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.
- DirectorJack StauberA man walks through a store on a grocery run and learns valuable life lessons with each item crossed off the grocery list.
- DirectorJack StauberStarsNoah BrittonAn old man sits on his porch, reminiscing with his dog, then plays a sad song on his guitar.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiDianne JacksonStarsDavid BowieRaymond BriggsMel SmithOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
- DirectorDave UnwinStarsMel SmithA down-to-earth Father Christmas recounts a vacation he took around the world and a typical Christmas Eve workload, from his small house in contemporary Britain.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsShelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret OliverA young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
- DirectorJamie MitchellStarsJim CummingsPeter CullenJohn FiedlerWhen Christopher Robin writes a letter to Santa and forgets to add what Pooh wanted for Christmas, Pooh tries to get the letter back, and subsequently redeliver the letter to the North Pole.
- DirectorKevin DetersStevie WermersStarsDave FoleySarah ChalkeMason CottonWayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
- DirectorGrace ElliottStarsBela LugosiDorothy WestActor Bela Lugosi discusses his career, his social life, and his feelings about his most famous role, Count Dracula.
- DirectorSeth MacFarlaneStarsSeth MacFarlaneLori AlanA dog is adopted by a moron, and is taken to the store to go shopping.
- DirectorDave FleischerWillard BowskyStarsCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraCab CallowayBilly MurrayBetty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
- DirectorDave FleischerRoland CrandallStarsCab CallowayBilly MurrayMae QuestelTrouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
- DirectorDave FleischerBernard WolfStarsCab CallowayBonnie PoeBetty Boop goes to see the fearsome Old Man of the Mountain for herself; he sings the title song and a duet with Betty.
- DirectorFred WallerStarsCab CallowaySidney EastonFredi WashingtonThis jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity.
- StarsCab CallowayThe CabaliersAn early form of music video featuring the legendary Cab Calloway and his orchestra.
- DirectorFred WallerStarsCab CallowayCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraLena HorneCab Calloway performs two numbers at the Cotton Club, then takes his friends down to Harlem for a jitterbug party.
- StarsCab CallowayCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraThis Soundie shows Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing the title song.
- DirectorRoy MackStarsCab Calloway and His Cotton Club OrchestraCab CallowayJeni Le GonYoung Cab Calloway's mother is concerned because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead an orchestra. A deacon, passing by the apartment, hears him singing and advises him go to his wife's gypsy tea room. As she reads the tea leaves, she sees situations which lead to Cab and his orchestra performing musical numbers.
- DirectorAlfred ClarkStarsRobert ThomaeMrs. Robert L. ThomasThis short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
- DirectorEddie LebronStarsJaleel WhiteDJ HazardLauren SchacherThe evil Dr. Robotnik takes over the planet Mobius, and it is up to Sonic the Hedgehog to put a stop to his evil plans.
- DirectorMichael J. McAlisterStarsJim CarreyLaura LinneyEd HarrisGet a behind-the-scenes look at The Truman Show, hosted by Tru-Talk's very own Mike Michaelson.
- DirectorMatthew O'CallaghanStarsJim CarreyAndrea MartinThora BirchDuring a piano lesson, a music teacher discovers a harmless spider, so she calls in The Exterminator.
- DirectorPeter SegalStarsTom ArnoldRoseanne BarrJim Carrey
- DirectorCasper KellyLarry MorrisSteve PatrickStarsFrank WelkerMary Kay BergmanScott InnesThe Scooby gang get lost in the woods while trying the solve the mystery of a mysterious creature lurking within the forest.
- DirectorCasper KellyJeffrey G. OlsenStarsGrey GriffinScott InnesB.J. WardScooby Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang pick up hitchiking Gary Coleman, and the Mystery Machine soon proceeds to break down (multiple times) finally leaving them stranded at a haunted castle owned by David Cross. This Halloween special is an all-out spoof of the 1972 series "The New Scooby Doo Movies, " complete with multiple references and gags that take jabs at the original show, musical numbers by Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Matthew Sweet, and concluding with a nonsensical ending.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsZeph MichaelisMimi StarkSarah BravemanA writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by consulting an analyst and becoming married, but eventually succumbs to his strange anxiety by disappearing into the picture.
- DirectorLee De ForestStarsEddie CantorThis experimental talking short shows Cantor in his vaudeville act.
- DirectorJoseph SantleyStarsEddie CantorMary EatonOscar ShawA simple filmed performance featuring Cantor, done up in his stage minstrel makeup, allegedly at the Ziegfeld Theatre Roof Garden, but actually filmed on a soundstage at the Paramount Astoria studio.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsJim CarreyEric JudorRamzy BediaA man in his pajamas drives in a bed that moves like a car, while singing Elvis Presley's "Pecan Pie".
- DirectorDavid BushellStarsJim CarreyJim Carrey was once the king of movie comedies, but he's been something of a recluse on the big screen over the last several years. His last string of starring roles came in 2013 and 2014 with the releases of "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone," "Kick-Ass 2," and "Dumb and Dumber To," all of which misfired with critics and struggled at the box office. Although he appeared in a supporting role in this year's "The Bad Batch," he was unrecognizable and rejected all press opportunities to support the film. The documentary finds Carrey hard at work in his art studio, and it features some truly jaw-dropping paintings made by the actor. Carrey picked up art six years ago as a way to "heal a broken heart," and it's produced some of his best work ever.
- DirectorRon HowardJake SzymanskiStarsWill FerrellJim CarreyDana CarveyIn this Funny or Die short, Barack Obama has the opportunity to meet all the former U.S. presidents from Gerald Ford to George W. Bush, dead or alive, who'll help him to figure out America's current politics and problems while talking about political issues from the past. But maybe they aren't the best choices to help him out.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseOne of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsGiuseppe Sacco AlbaneseIn an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsTwo demons throw helpless captives into a boiling cauldron, and then try to summon forth their spirits.
- DirectorEdwin S. PorterStarsGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' AndersonA.C. AbadieGeorge BarnesA group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.
- DirectorRay HarryhausenA glimpse of daily life during the Age of Dinosaurs is revealed. A brontosaurus roams a dangerous remote island searching for food before a vicious tyrannosaurus rex and a triceratops battle to the death during the Cretaceous period.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPeter BernuthIn the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsJerry CoxKathy MaynardVictor PonderosaA bored computer worker becomes fixated on a co-worker and follows her home.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsIn a traditional "magician" attire, the wizard of illusion and jump cuts, Georges Méliès, says the magic words and conjures up wonders from a plain wooden box.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsA man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.
- DirectorLouis LumièrePeople start a snowball fight on a street in Lyons, France.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsThe battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbor during the Spanish-American War.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJeanne BradyJehanne d'AlcyThe first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonWilliam HeiseStarsAnnabelle MooreAnnabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dance routines. She uses her dance steps and her long, flowing skirts to create a variety of visual patterns.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsFrom the depths of a plain wooden box, a skilful conjurer materializes a lively boy in a clown suit. Next, he takes a heavy battle-axe. What are his intentions?
- DirectorÉmile ReynaudBetween 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. La danse sur la corde is animation number 7 of the first series.
- DirectorWilliam K.L. DicksonAn athlete swings Indian clubs.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsAuguste LumièreAuguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a pick. When the wall hits the ground, a cloud of white dust whirls up. Three workers continue the demolition of the wall with picks.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyGeorges MélièsAs an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
- 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.
- DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsJehanne d'AlcyGeorges MélièsIn this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.
- DirectorP.J.C. JanssenSeries of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
- DirectorLouis LumièreWorkers leaving the Lumière factory for lunch in Lyon, France in 1895; a place of great photographic innovation and one of the birth places of cinema.
- DirectorLouis LumièreStarsFrançois ClercBenoît DuvalAn impudent child plays a prank on a gardener innocently watering his plants.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeStarsGilbert DommSallie GardnerThe clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge photographs a capybara in motion.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeIndividual photographs of the running of a buffalo shot in rapid succession.
- DirectorAuguste LumièreLouis LumièreStarsMadeleine KoehlerMarcel KoehlerMrs. Auguste LumiereA train arrives at La Ciotat station.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeTwo series of photos showing a pig walking. One is taken from the front, the other from the side.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge photographs a dog running from two different angles: one from the side, one from the back.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeA series of photographs of a man in a suit taking a hat off his head.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeThis series of images by Muybridge pictures a cockatoo in flight.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeTwo separate series of photographs, (one taken from the front, the other from the back) showing a nude woman jumping up and down on one foot.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeEadweard Muybridge's nude female model sits down in a chair in a series of photographs taken to study the human locomotion.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeA series of images of a nude model picking up a translucent skirt from the floor.
- DirectorEadweard MuybridgeThis series of photographs depict two nude models: a woman and a young child, as the woman picks up the child.