"In New Orleans in 1937, a rich widow, Mrs. Venable, plans to fund a hospital building for a state asylum, if Dr. Cukrowicz will perform a lobotomy on her niece Catherine. Mrs. Venable is distraught over the death of her son Sebastian last summer in Europe. Sebastian and his mother used to travel abroad together every summer, except the previous summer, when he took his cousin Catherine instead. Ca..."
"this is the best film i've seen in a long time. drop everything and go see it... it's right up there with Goodfellas, Mean Streets, and Casino. Oscars all around!"
"How the Beatles Rocked the Kremlin tells the extraordinary and untold story of how the Beatles punctured the Iron Curtain. In a personal journey through Russia by award-winning director Leslie Woodhead, he tells in first-person accounts the story of a secret revolution which contributed to the fall of communism."
"Sita Sings The Blues is best seen on the big screen, colorful, funny, educational and romantic, Nina Paley's take on the epic Indian tale of Ramayana is a unique animated pleasure."
"in 2010 I attended North American Premier of The Complete Metropolis at the historic Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood California. There where three things that made the screening of the newly restored Fritz Lang masterpiece an unforgettable experience, the breathtaking look of the restored film was like nothing I've seen before, the additional film from the Buenos Aires Museo del Cine 16mm ..."
"Ridiculous "B" movie effects in this hilarious Japanese remake of Rocky. Yes, Rocky. Only instead of a Philly fighter, the main character is a boxer reincarnated as a Giant Squid. To avenge his death he must train and re-enter the ring to face his nemesis. Crazy as it sounds... this movie has a cult following in my 'hood since several neighbors have borrowed the dvd."
"As if I didn't already have enough reasons to want a plane ticket to London, the Barbican Art Gallery has just given me another: the exhibition entitled "The Surreal House." This labyrinth, designed by architectural firm Carmody Groarke, will basically put all other haunted houses to shame and include work by such artists as Salvador Dali, Marcel Duchamp, Rene Magritte, Joseph Cornell and Rem Koo..."
"hey budding directors and filmmakers (or just those who lie short films).
Philips TV is promoting their cinematic tv with these awesome five short films that all use the same 6 lines of dialogue.
And they have announced a competition for you to make the 6th one!"
"The movie is based on a Japanese TV student delinquent works for the police investigating crimes. Apparently her weapon of choice a yo-yo, sound familiar to a Quentin film?"