October 2013
by miran_kor | created - 07 Oct 2013 | updated - 20 Feb 2014 | PublicMy 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)
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1. Real Time (2008)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Andy, 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.
Director: Randall Cole | Stars: Randy Quaid, Jay Baruchel, Jayne Eastwood, Lucy Filippone
Votes: 2,516
TV, 10/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
2. Tomboy (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
A family moves into a new neighborhood, and a 10-year-old named Laure deliberately presents as a boy named Mikhael to the neighborhood children.
Director: Céline Sciamma | Stars: Zoé Héran, Malonn Lévana, Jeanne Disson, Sophie Cattani
Votes: 22,284 | Gross: $0.13M
TV, 10/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
3. Every Blessed Day (2012)
102 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Guido 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. ... See full summary »
Director: Paolo Virzì | Stars: Luca Marinelli, Thony, Micol Azzurro, Claudio Pallitto
Votes: 1,920
TV, 10/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
4. Woman on the Ledge (1993 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama
One of a trio of female friends is about to commit suicide.
Director: Chris Thomson | Stars: Deidre Hall, Leslie Charleson, Colleen Zenk, Josh Taylor
Votes: 67
TV, 10/3/13. 4/10 (P).
5. Cargo (2006)
R | 90 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.
Director: Clive Gordon | Stars: Peter Mullan, Daniel Brühl, Luis Tosar, Samuli Edelmann
Votes: 1,262
TV, 10/3/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
6. Fair Game (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 108 min | Biography, Drama, Thriller
CIA 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.
Director: Doug Liman | Stars: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Sonya Davison, Vanessa Chong
Votes: 51,064 | Gross: $9.53M
TV, 10/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
7. The Object of My Affection (1998)
R | 111 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Nicholas Hytner | Stars: Jennifer Aniston, Paul Rudd, Kali Rocha, Lena Cardwell
Votes: 21,528 | Gross: $29.11M
TV, 10/5/13. 6/10 (FF).
8. Year One (2009)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy
After being banished from their tribe, two hunter-gatherers encounter Biblical characters and eventually wind up in the city of Sodom.
Director: Harold Ramis | Stars: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde, Oliver Platt
Votes: 103,690 | Gross: $43.34M
TV, 10/5/13. 5/10 (FF).
9. My Name Is Sarah (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
When 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, ... See full summary »
Director: Paul A. Kaufman | Stars: Jennifer Beals, Peter Outerbridge, Nolan Gerard Funk, Crystal Bublé
Votes: 429
TV, 10/5/13. 6/10 (FF).
10. Remember Me (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Allen Coulter | Stars: Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Caitlyn Rund, Moisés Acevedo
Votes: 155,802 | Gross: $19.07M
TV, 10/5/13. 7/10 (FF).
11. The Elusive Corporal (1962)
TV-PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, War
An 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... See full summary »
Director: Jean Renoir | Stars: Jean-Pierre Cassel, Claude Brasseur, O.E. Hasse, Claude Rich
Votes: 1,039
TV, 10/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
12. Take the Lead (2006)
PG-13 | 118 min | Drama, Music
A 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.
Director: Liz Friedlander | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Rob Brown, Yaya DaCosta, Alfre Woodard
Votes: 26,661 | Gross: $34.74M
TV, 10/6/13. 6/10 (FF).
13. Igualita a mí (2010)
Not Rated | 108 min | Comedy
Refusing to face his adulthood, a Casanova must deal with the fact that he has a young pregnant daughter from an earlier relationship.
Director: Diego Kaplan | Stars: Adrián Suar, Florencia Bertotti, Claudia Fontán, Gabriel Chame
Votes: 914
TV, 10/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
14. The Path (1960)
20 min | Short
A surreal short in which a group of friends travel down a path and explore an abandoned barn.
Director: Richard Myers
Votes: 64
OL, 10/7/13. 7/10 (FF).
15. Tarzan of the Apes (1918)
Not Rated | 73 min | Action, Adventure
Reared 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?
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, True Boardman, Kathleen Kirkham
Votes: 931 | Gross: $3.27M
OL, 10/7/13. 7/10 (FF).
16. Beloved Clara (2008)
107 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A look at the lives of 19th-century composers Clara and Robert Schumann.
Director: Helma Sanders-Brahms | Stars: Martina Gedeck, Pascal Greggory, Malik Zidi, Aline Annessy
Votes: 303
TV, 10/7/13. 7/10 (FF).
17. Are We Done Yet? (2007)
PG | 92 min | Comedy, Family
Newlyweds 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.
Director: Steve Carr | Stars: Ice Cube, Nia Long, John C. McGinley, Aleisha Allen
Votes: 22,551 | Gross: $49.66M
TV, 10/11/13. 5/10 (FF).
18. Ocean's Thirteen (2007)
PG-13 | 122 min | Crime, Thriller
Danny Ocean rounds up the boys for a third heist after casino owner Willy Bank double-crosses one of the original eleven, Reuben Tishkoff.
Director: Steven Soderbergh | Stars: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Michael Mantell
Votes: 367,550 | Gross: $117.15M
TV, 10/11/13. 5/10 (FF).
19. Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
PG-13 | 133 min | Drama
Now 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.
Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Michael Douglas, Carey Mulligan, Josh Brolin
Votes: 106,645 | Gross: $52.47M
TV, 10/12/13. 7/10 (FF).
20. The Best and the Brightest (2010)
R | 93 min | Comedy
Set 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.... See full summary »
Director: Josh Shelov | Stars: Neil Patrick Harris, Amelia Talbot, Bonnie Somerville, Nina Hodoruk
Votes: 1,492
TV, 10/12/13. 6/10 (FF).
21. The Back-up Plan (2010)
PG-13 | 104 min | Comedy, Romance
A woman conceives twins through artificial insemination, then meets the man of her dreams on the very same day.
Director: Alan Poul | Stars: Jennifer Lopez, Alex O'Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen
Votes: 52,286 | Gross: $37.49M
TV, 10/12/13. 5/10 (FF).
22. The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008)
Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Thriller
After 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.
Director: Jérôme Salle | Stars: Tomer Sisley, Kristin Scott Thomas, Predrag 'Miki' Manojlovic, Mélanie Thierry
Votes: 14,784 | Gross: $0.01M
TV, 10/12/13. 6/10 (FF).
23. The Stone Angel (2007)
R | 116 min | Drama
A 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.
Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Christine Horne, Elliot Page, Dylan Baker
Votes: 1,827 | Gross: $0.46M
TV, 10/13/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
24. Wrinkles (2011)
Not Rated | 89 min | Animation, Drama
An astonishing cocktail of friendship, resistance and life set among the unexpected landscape of an elderly care facility.
Director: Ignacio Ferreras | Stars: Tacho González, Álvaro Guevara, Mabel Rivera, Raúl Dans
Votes: 4,560
TV, 10/13/13. 8/10 (R).
25. Nine Months (1995)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Romance
When 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.
Director: Chris Columbus | Stars: Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold, Joan Cusack
Votes: 38,613 | Gross: $69.70M
TV, 10/13/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
26. The Wizard of Oz (1933)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Dorothy 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.
Director: Ted Eshbaugh
Votes: 394
OL, 10/14/13. 8/10 (R).
27. The Totville Eye (1912)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Comedy
A printer and his young assistant take over a local newspaper while the editor is away.
Director: C.J. Williams | Stars: Walter Edwin, Yale Boss, Robert Brower, Edward O'Connor
Votes: 92
OL, 10/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
28. One Exciting Night (1912)
7 min | Short, Comedy
A 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.
Director: Max Linder | Stars: Max Linder, Stacia Napierkowska, Jane Renouardt
Votes: 74
OL, 10/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
29. King Neptune (1932)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
King Neptune and an array of sea creatures come to the rescue of a mermaid captured by lecherous pirates.
Director: Burt Gillett | Stars: Dorothy Compton, Marcellite Garner, Beatrice Hagen, Mary Moder
Votes: 570
OL, 10/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
30. Strekoza i muravey (1913)
5 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
All 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.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 511
OL, 10/14/13. 8/10 (R).
31. The Ringmaster (1934)
12 min | Animation, Short
While a child sleeps her puppet dog creates a magical circus for her.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 39
OL, 10/14/13. 8/10 (R).
32. Amália (2008)
127 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of singing legend Amália Rodrigues who ruled the famous Portuguese acoustic guitar and vocals based music genre called fado.
Director: Carlos Coelho da Silva | Stars: Sandra Barata Belo, Carla Chambel, Ricardo Carriço, José Fidalgo
Votes: 777
TV, 10/14/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
33.
Kieran's Kaleidoscope (1949–1952)
Episode:
Power of Plants
(1949)
12 min | Documentary
This short documentary show the physical power of plants in their efforts to fulfill their growth.
Star: John Kieran
Votes: 84
OL, 10/15/13. 8/10 (R).
34. Urlaub auf Sylt (1959)
19 min | Documentary, Short
Short film which documents the discovery of an SS general living in obscurity as the mayor of a West German resort town.
Directors: Andrew Thorndike, Annelie Thorndike | Stars: Irmgard Düren, Raimund Schelcher, Gerry Wolff
Votes: 74
OL, 10/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
35. The World of Paul Delvaux (1946)
11 min | Documentary, Short
An art documentary which captures images of portraits made by the painter Paul Delvaux.
Director: Henri Storck
Votes: 87
OL, 10/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
36. Der Rabe (1951)
14 min | Short, Horror
A black and white short depicting the events written by Edgar Allan Poe in his famous poem "The Raven".
Director: Kurt Steinwendner | Stars: Leopold Rudolf, Margit Jergins
Votes: 110
OL, 10/15/13. 8/10 (R).
37. Tommy Boy (1995)
PG-13 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy
After his auto-parts tycoon father dies, the overweight, underachieving son teams up with a snide accountant to try and save the family business.
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Chris Farley, David Spade, Brian Dennehy, Bo Derek
Votes: 97,337 | Gross: $32.70M
TV, 10/15/13. 4/10 (P).
38. Fox and His Friends (1975)
Not Rated | 123 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A 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.
Director: Rainer Werner Fassbinder | Stars: Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Peter Chatel, Karlheinz Böhm, Adrian Hoven
Votes: 6,757
OL, 10/16/13. 8/10 (R).
39. La tragedia di Kri Kri (1913)
7 min | Short, Comedy
Stars: Raymond Dandy, Giuseppe Gambardella, Lea Giunchi
Votes: 21
OL, 10/16/13. 6/10 (FF).
40. The Angels' Share (2012)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Narrowly 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.
Director: Ken Loach | Stars: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Roger Allam, Gary Maitland
Votes: 27,021 | Gross: $0.30M
TV, 10/16/13. 8/10 (R).
41. Pio XI e Marconi (1933)
6 min | Documentary, Short
Inauguration of Radio Vatican, with the Pope and Marconi.
Stars: Guglielmo Marconi, Pope Pius XI
Votes: 81
OL, 10/17/13. 6/10 (FF).
42. Conclave ed Elezione di Pio XII (1939)
7 min | Documentary, Short
A short documentary covering the conclave and election of Pope Pius XII.
Votes: 73
OL, 10/17/13. 6/10 (FF).
43. A Dream Walking (1934)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Popeye 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.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Stars: William Costello, Lou Fleischer, William Pennell, Mae Questel
Votes: 512
OL, 10/17/13. 7/10 (FF).
44. Patriot Games (1992)
R | 117 min | Action, Thriller
When CIA analyst Jack Ryan interferes with an IRA assassination, a renegade faction targets him and his family for revenge.
Director: Phillip Noyce | Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Bean, Anne Archer, Patrick Bergin
Votes: 120,484 | Gross: $83.29M
TV, 10/17/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
45. Bleu Shut (1971)
33 min | Short
The 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. ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Nelson
Votes: 134
OL, 10/18/13. 8/10 (R).
46. Keep Your Mouth Shut (1944)
3 min | Animation, Short, War
A Nazi death's head "congratulates" Canadians for all the helpful military intelligence he overheard from loose talk and gossip.
Director: Norman McLaren | Star: Lorne Greene
Votes: 132
OL, 10/18/13. 8/10 (R).
47. A Photographic Contortion (1901)
1 min | Comedy, Short
A 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.
Director: James Williamson | Star: Sam Dalton
Votes: 2,093
OL, 10/18/13. 7/10 (FF).
48. Domashna rabota (predilki) (1905)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The movie depicts Macedonian women are shown working hard.
Directors: Janaki Manaki, Milton Manaki
Votes: 198
OL, 10/18/13. 6/10 (FF).
49. Eaten Horizonts (1950)
4 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
An experimental animated short film by Jørgen Roos and surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie.
Directors: Wilhelm Freddie, Jørgen Roos | Stars: Agnete Christensen, Wilhelm Freddie, Jørgen Roos
Votes: 334
OL, 10/18/13. 7/10 (FF).
50. Le gros et le maigre (1961)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Music
A 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: André Katelbach, Roman Polanski
Votes: 1,351
OL, 10/18/13. 7/10 (FF).
51. The March of the Machines (1927)
9 min | Short
A short film by Eugene Deslav in which various industrial machines are filmed in action creating a marching feel.
Director: Eugene Deslaw
Votes: 163
OL, 10/18/13. 8/10 (R).
52. Larry Crowne (2011)
PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After losing his job, a middle-aged man reinvents himself by going back to college.
Director: Tom Hanks | Stars: Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts, Sarah Mahoney, Roxana Ortega
Votes: 70,847 | Gross: $35.61M
TV, 10/18/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
53. Die Hollies (2003– )
75 min | Adventure, Family
Living holograms, called Hollies, are helped by their human finders to get home.
Stars: Willi Gerk, Dilan Sina Balhan, Daniela Hoffmann, Herbert Trattnigg
Votes: 14
TV, 10/19/13. 5/10 (FF).
Note: Shown as a (one) TV movie in my country.
54. Passionada (2002)
PG-13 | 108 min | Comedy, Romance, Drama
Passionada 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... See full summary »
Director: Dan Ireland | Stars: Jason Isaacs, Sofia Milos, Emmy Rossum, Theresa Russell
Votes: 1,387 | Gross: $0.54M
TV, 10/19/13. 5/10 (FF).
55. Horrible Bosses (2011)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime
Three friends conspire to murder their awful bosses when they realize they are standing in the way of their happiness.
Director: Seth Gordon | Stars: Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Steve Wiebe
Votes: 469,813 | Gross: $117.54M
TV, 10/19/13. 6/10 (FF).
56. Boys (1996)
PG-13 | 86 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
25 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.
Director: Stacy Cochran | Stars: Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, John C. Reilly, James Le Gros
Votes: 3,841
TV, 10/19/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
57. 7 Seconds (2005 Video)
R | 96 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
When 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.
Director: Simon Fellows | Stars: Wesley Snipes, Tamzin Outhwaite, Deobia Oparei, Georgina Rylance
Votes: 7,619
TV, 10/19/13. 5/10 (FF).
58. The Awful Truth (1937)
Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Romance
A married couple file an amicable divorce, but find it harder to let go of each other than they initially thought.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Irene Dunne, Cary Grant, Ralph Bellamy, Alexander D'Arcy
Votes: 21,383
TV, 10/20/13. 7.5/10 (R).
59. Black Swan (2010)
R | 108 min | Drama, Thriller
Nina 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.
Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel, Winona Ryder
Votes: 825,213 | Gross: $106.95M
TV, 10/20/13. 8.5/10 (R).
60. Pretty in Pink (1986)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A poor girl must choose between the affections of dating her childhood sweetheart or a rich but sensitive playboy.
Director: Howard Deutch | Stars: Molly Ringwald, Jon Cryer, Harry Dean Stanton, Annie Potts
Votes: 88,624 | Gross: $40.47M
TV, 10/20/13. 5/10 (FF).
61. The Field of Enchantment (2011)
81 min | Family
A 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.
Directors: Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou | Stars: Simon Delagnes, Lindsey Hénocque, Jean-Claude Ayrinhac, Denis Podalydès
Votes: 238
TV, 10/20/13. 8/10 (R).
62. Shanghai Noon (2000)
PG-13 | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A 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.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Jackie Chan, Owen Wilson, Lucy Liu, Brandon Merrill
Votes: 135,271 | Gross: $56.94M
TV, 10/20/13. 6/10 (FF).
63. A Portrait of Ga (1952)
4 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A short film from Margaret Tait capturing the daily life of her mother, Ga.
Director: Margaret Tait | Star: Margaret Tait
Votes: 544
OL, 10/21/13. 7/10 (FF).
OL, 10/21/13. 8/10 (R).
65. Daybreak Express (1953)
5 min | Documentary, Short, Music
Set 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.
Director: D.A. Pennebaker
Votes: 1,335
OL, 10/21/13. 10/10 (R).
66. Daisy Doodad's Dial (1914)
9 min | Short, Comedy
Daisy 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Laurence Trimble | Stars: Florence Turner, Tom Powers
Votes: 278
OL, 10/21/13. 7/10 (FF).
67. Pina (2011)
PG | 103 min | Documentary, Music
A tribute to the late German choreographer Pina Bausch, as her dancers perform her most famous creations.
Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Pina Bausch, Regina Advento, Malou Airaudo, Ruth Amarante
Votes: 15,952 | Gross: $3.52M
TV, 10/21/13. 8/10 (R).
68. El empleo (2008)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.
Directors: Santiago Bou Grasso, Patricio Plaza
Votes: 3,989
OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
69. Behind the Screen (1916)
TV-G | 30 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
Charlie is an overworked labourer at a film studio who helps a young woman find work even while his coworkers strike against his tyrannical boss.
Director: Charles Chaplin | Stars: Charles Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Albert Austin
Votes: 3,030
OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
70. Moods of the Sea (1942)
Unrated | 10 min | Short, Musical
A 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... See full summary »
Directors: John Hoffman, Slavko Vorkapich
Votes: 270
OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
OL, 10/22/13. 9/10 (R).
72. BlinkyTM (2011)
13 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
A 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.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Max Records, Jenni Fontana, James Nardini, Joe Childs
Votes: 2,288
OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
73. Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess (2010)
12 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The 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.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki
Votes: 891
OL, 10/22/13. 9/10 (R).
74. Blight (1996)
15 min | Short
The destruction of a home for the building of a road is captured and contrasted with quotations from the residents.
Director: John Smith
Votes: 362
OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
75. Gargantuan (1992)
1 min | Short
A man uses different words to describe an amphibian as the film evolves.
Director: John Smith
Votes: 102
OL, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
76. Pochemu u lastochki khvost rozhkami (1967)
10 min | Animation, Short
Based on a Kazakh tale. A fragile bird fearlessly opposes a huge dragon, the embodiment of dark forces
Director: Amen Khaydarov
Votes: 74
OL, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
77. The Girl Chewing Gum (1976)
TV-PG | 12 min | Short, Comedy
A short film in which a director's voice appears to be directing all the action on a busy London street.
Director: John Smith
Votes: 972
OL, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
78. Oil Gobblers (1988)
20 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A zoologist and a biochemist go out into an oilfield with a cameraman and filmmaker to observe and study the elusive oil gobblers.
Director: Jan Sverák | Stars: Lubomir Benes, Ivo Kaspar, Emil Nedbal, Jiri Nemec
Votes: 643
OL, 10/22/13. 8/10 (R).
79.
Professor Balthazar (1967–1977)
Episode:
Oblacna prica
(1971)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The 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.
Director: Zlatko Grgic | Stars: Zlatko Crnkovic, Erik Schumann
Votes: 15
Orig. title: Oblačna priča.
TV, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
80. Unstoppable (2010)
PG-13 | 98 min | Action, Thriller
With 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.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Denzel Washington, Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson, Ethan Suplee
Votes: 207,814 | Gross: $81.56M
TV, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
81. Yearning for Karim (2010)
95 min | Drama
Sarajevo, 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... See full summary »
Director: Jasmin Durakovic | Stars: Amar Selimovic, Marija Karan, Adnan Haskovic, Asli Bayram
Votes: 179
TV, 10/22/13. 7/10 (FF).
82. Haute Cuisine (2012)
PG-13 | 95 min | Biography, Comedy
The story of Danièle Delpeuch and how she was appointed as the private chef for François Mitterrand.
Director: Christian Vincent | Stars: Catherine Frot, Arthur Dupont, Jean d'Ormesson, Hippolyte Girardot
Votes: 6,865 | Gross: $0.21M
TV, 10/23/13. 7/10 (FF).
83. 300 (2006)
R | 117 min | Action, Drama
In 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.
Director: Zack Snyder | Stars: Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Dominic West
Votes: 864,667 | Gross: $210.61M
TV, 10/23/13. 7/10 (FF).
84. El Terror de la Frontera (1929)
7 min | Short, Western
A 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.
Directors: Mery Holguín, Luis Martínez, María Teresa Quirola | Stars: Hugo Donoso, Henry Holguín, Mery Holguín, Luis Martínez
Votes: 88
OL, 10/24/13. 6/10 (FF).
85. La p'tite Lili (1927)
15 min | Short
A black and white silent short which tells the tragic story of a young girl named Lili.
Director: Alberto Cavalcanti | Stars: Catherine Hessling, La Petite Lily, Guy Ferrant, Dido Freire
Votes: 151
OL, 10/24/13. 7/10 (FF).
86. Montparnasse (1929)
17 min | Short
Come 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Eugene Deslaw | Stars: Luis Buñuel, Fujita, Filippo Tommaso Marinetti, Enrico Prampolini
Votes: 148
OL, 10/24/13. 8/10 (R).
OL, 10/24/13. 9/10 (R).
88. For Your Beautiful Eyes (1929)
8 min | Short, Drama
A man finds a glass eye in a public park.
Director: Henri Storck | Stars: Alfred Courmes, Félix Labisse, Ninette Labisse, Henry Van Vyve
Votes: 92
OL, 10/24/13. 7/10 (FF).
89. Flores en el parque (o los primeros besos) (2006)
10 min | Short, Romance
Director: Mariel Macia | Stars: Diana Diez, Isabel Sanchez
Votes: 37
OL, 10/24/13. 7/10 (FF).
90. The Backwoods (2006)
R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
An English couple's holiday in Spain is interrupted when they discover a girl imprisoned in a cabin.
Director: Koldo Serra | Stars: Gary Oldman, Virginie Ledoyen, Paddy Considine, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón
Votes: 5,825
TV, 10/24/13. 6/10 (FF).
91. The Divide (2011)
R | 112 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Survivors 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.
Director: Xavier Gens | Stars: Lauren German, Michael Biehn, Milo Ventimiglia, Courtney B. Vance
Votes: 38,590 | Gross: $0.02M
TV, 10/24/13. 6/10 (FF).
92. The Golf Specialist (1930)
Passed | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Sport
J. Effingham Bellweather plays golf despite many slapstick setbacks.
Director: Monte Brice | Stars: W.C. Fields, Allan Bennett, William Black, Naomi Casey
Votes: 1,250
OL, 10/25/13. 6/10 (FF).
93. The Pharmacist (1933)
Passed | 19 min | Comedy, Short
A henpecked but stoic pharmacist tries to maintains his precarious balance while dealing with demanding customers and his dysfunctional family.
Director: Arthur Ripley | Stars: W.C. Fields, Marjorie Kane, Elise Cavanna, Grady Sutton
Votes: 910
OL, 10/25/13. 6/10 (FF).
94. The Barber Shop (1933)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Comedy
An 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.
Director: Arthur Ripley | Stars: W.C. Fields, Elise Cavanna, Harry Watson, Dagmar Oakland
Votes: 852
OL, 10/25/13. 7/10 (FF).
95. Freshwater Assassins (1947)
24 min | Documentary, Short
In a freshwater pond, various aquatic creatures try to eat others in order to avoid being eaten themselves.
Director: Jean Painlevé
Votes: 283
OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
96. Mathusalem (1927)
7 min | Short
A 1922 play by Ivan Goll, considered a precursor of the theater of the absurd.
Director: Jean Painlevé | Stars: Antonin Artaud, Marcel Barencey, Henri Marchand, Jean Painlevé
Votes: 39
OL, 10/25/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
97. Voyage to the Sky (1937)
11 min | Documentary, Short
We 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 (... See full summary »
Directors: A.-P. Dufour, Jean Painlevé
Votes: 415
OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
98. Hyas and Stenorhynchus, marine crustaceans (1929)
10 min | Documentary, Short
Popular science descriptions of two marine crustaceans, both of whom camouflage themselves in found objects, moving, eating, interacting.
Director: Jean Painlevé
Votes: 436
OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
99. Daphnia (1928)
8 min | Documentary, Short
Titles 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 ... See full summary »
Director: Jean Painlevé
Votes: 311
OL, 10/25/13. 8/10 (R).
100. The Octopus (1928)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Underwater photography presents the octopus: breathing, swimming, eating, dying.
Director: Jean Painlevé
Votes: 530
OL, 10/25/13. 7.5/10 (R).
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