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January 7, 2022 / Drama

YORU NO HENRIN (1964) AKA THE SHAPE OF THE NIGHT

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Noburo Nakamura’s film sees Yoshie Nogami work as a factory worker by day, while moonlighting as a bar hostess at night. Seduced by regular Eiji Kitami, she begins a passionate love affair, until Eiji’s demeanor changes and she is slowly forced into a life of prostitution. Living a life of despair, she eventually meets building engineer Fujii, who urges her to go straight and run away with him. But this swooning, tragic drama has other plans in store for her. A genuine rediscovery, The Shape of the Night is one of Japan’s great female-centered melodramas, to rank alongside those of Ozu, Imamura and Naruse.

WATCH HERE<span class="entry-title-primary">YORU NO HENRIN (1964)</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">AKA THE SHAPE OF THE NIGHT</span>
January 6, 2022 / Drama

SOUL HUSTLER (1973) AKA THE DAY THE LORD GOT BUSTED

January 6, 2022 / Drama

TOLÉRANCE (1989)

In the 18th century, English aristocrats had, among their better known strange customs, one really strange one: they kept “ornamental hermits” for their gardens. These were actual people who were willing to live in squalid conditions and serve as something like museum exhibits for the amusement of the wealthy. This movie takes that notion and transfers it to 18th century France. In the story, an English hermit has somehow been brought to France in the period following the French Revolution, and prior to the Napoleonic Era, a period (1795-1799) known as “The Directory.”

WATCH HERETOLÉRANCE (1989)
January 6, 2022 / TV Movie

THE CLEAN MACHINE (1988)

A new Premier is elected promising to clean up corruption. He sets up a taskforce headed by a traffic cop thinking he won’t get far. But Inspector Riordan opens up a can of worms and won’t let it go – all the way to the top.

WATCH HERETHE CLEAN MACHINE (1988)
January 6, 2022 / Comedy

HOW TO PICK UP GIRLS! (1978)

A shy guy gets fired for dating his boss’ girlfriend. Taking advantage of his situation he writes a book on how to pick up chicks and on the way finds his love.

WATCH HEREHOW TO PICK UP GIRLS! (1978)
January 6, 2022 / Documentary

NEGATIVE SPACE (2000)

A portrait of film critic Manny Farber, featuring interviews with Farber and art critic Dave Hickey, as well as inventively displayed clips of the films that Farber discusses.

WATCH HERENEGATIVE SPACE (2000)
January 6, 2022 / Documentary

SAMERNAS LAND (1994) AKA LAND OF THE LAPPS

This short film is only thirteen minutes long, but it is a razor-sharp depiction of civilization pushing out Europe’s last wilderness in Northern Sweden. The white man is hunting ptarmigan, enormous exer-tions are being expended, watercourses are running dry and forests are being devastated. Thirteen minutes about a world in change. But un-fortunately not for the better.

WATCH HERE<span class="entry-title-primary">SAMERNAS LAND (1994)</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">AKA LAND OF THE LAPPS</span>
December 29, 2021 / Documentary

THE VERY STRANGE STORY OF… THE LEGENDARY JOE MEEK (1991) FROM BBC'S DOCUMENTARY SERIES "ARENA"

Documentary about the influential pop composer and record producer Joe Meek, who died in dramatic circumstances in 1967 after a bizarre childhood and a career, often controversial, which spanned the period from the mid-50s to the rise of the Beatles in the 60s. At the end of his life he was suffering from paranoid delusions that people were watching him through walls. Alan Lewens’ film charts an Ortonesque tale of post-war Britain.

WATCH HERE<span class="entry-title-primary">THE VERY STRANGE STORY OF… THE LEGENDARY JOE MEEK (1991)</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">FROM BBC'S DOCUMENTARY SERIES "ARENA"</span>