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Magician: The Astonishing Life and Work of Orson Welles is amazing documentary and a look at the life and work of the great theatre, radio and film artist. George Orson Welles was an American actor, director, screenwriter and producer who is remembered for his innovative work in radio, theatre and film. He is considered one of the greatest filmmakers of all time.But by the [...]

The fifth installment of THE DIRECTORS SERIES' examination into the films and careers of director David Fincher, covering his recent quartet of hard-edged dramatic thrillers and further innovations with digital filmmaking technology.David Fincher was born in 1962 in Denver, Colorado, and was raised in Marin County, California. When he was 18 years old he went to work for J [...]

Documentary | France | 2012 A documentary about danish director Nicolas Winding Refn, winner of the Best Director award at the Cannes Festival in 2011 for Drive. From his childhood to the shooting of his next Movie, Only God Forgives, in Thailand, discover the whole carrier of a truly visionary filmmaker.Director: Laurent DurocheWriter: Laurent DurocheStars: Alejandro Jodo [...]

A deep look at Quentin Tarantino's career from the beginning, with interviews from co-workers, critics, stars and master filmmakers alike as well as a tribute to his greatest collaborator, Sally Menke.His vision has never wavered, it really hasn't. He's made the movies that he has wanted to make all his career and you know what? he doesn't churn out a movie every three mon [...]

Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001)The career and life of Stanley Kubrick is explored through pictures, clips from his films, his old home movies, comments from his colleagues and a narration by Tom Cruise.Narrated by Tom Cruise, "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures" goes through each one of his movies and talks to various participants about their memories [...]

Surrealism is not interested in actually creating any kind of aesthetic! Documentary film discusses the Czech animator, artist, and filmmaker Jan Svankmajer’s films in relation to his cultivation of a personal mythology, interest in alchemy, and attempts to create a magic art. It places Svankmajer’s films in the context of other surrealist uses of animation, including [...]

We are living through strange days! Across Britain, Europe and America societies have become split and polarised. There is anger at the inequality and the ever growing corruption - and a widespread distrust of the elites.Can’t Get You Out of My Head tells how we got to this place. And why both those in power - and we - find it so difficult to move on. At its heart is the [...]

Batman versus Predator vs Aliens! In the winter of 2003 commercial director Sandy Collora and some of his friends set out to make a low-budget short film for his demo reel. A crossover between the Batman, Alien and Predator franchises, it follows Batman as he pursues the recently escaped Joker, only to encounter both the Xenomorphs and Yautja in Gotham City.Batman Dead End [...]

If you are fan of cyberpunk flix like (Blade Runner, Altered Carbon Series) but also you are fan of 80's retro action-comedy you should definately see this film! In a distant 1980’s future, America’s last ninja must save the First Daughter of the United States from the Supreme Leader of North Korea.This 30 minute onslaught on your senses is inspired by the wacky imagin [...]

Slavic folklore meets cyberpunk! The Russian animation company Evil Pirate Studio has released the first trailer for its new film, “Cyberslav.”Typical Slavic town is being assaulted by clawed beasts with flamethrowers in place of their months. Liberators are the trio of warriors, a female archer with a blade prosthetic leg, a monk firing glowing projectiles from a gian [...]

An iconic film of the German expressionist cinema is poetically evoked as FW Murnau's silent masterpiece! In this highly influential silent horror film, the mysterious Count Orlok summons real estate agent to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. In 1921, director F.W. Murnau set out to make a horror film based on Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, but was denied the [...]

The Last Shark (1981) PG | 88 min | HorrorAn enormous and angry 35 foot Great White Shark takes revenge on humans when they build a beach just for swimmers by a coastal town. After several shark attacks, and the Mayor does nothing to stop it, James Franisscus and Vic Morrow sail in pursuit to stop it.Great White (a.k.a. The Last Shark; Italian: L'ultimo squalo) is controve [...]

Kungfoolishness - Sonny Chiba says no hugs for drugs!Legendary actor Sonny Chiba plays himself and offers to be a bodyguard to anyone involved in drug smugglin and trafficking. Surprislingly, this is one violent film with raw, brutal, bone-breaking, blood-spilling violence. All of the butt-kicking of the Streetfighter with the action of 3 martial arts films rolled into one [...]

In the wake of World War III, a man is forced to explore his memories!"La jetée" is a million years ahead of its time. To make a movie in 1962 about World War III, time traveling and a distant future that is still genuinely disturbing and not in the least outdated comes close to a miracle. The most heartbreakingly despairingly romantic science fiction film ever [...]

Let’s go back in time, we leave the 21st century and travel to late 20th century, when modern directors were young and trying to make it in a movie industry. Tim Burton is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films (Beetlejuice, Edward Scissorhands,...) Stream Vincent, a 1982 stop motion short horror film written, designed and directed by Tim Burton and narrated by Vi [...]

Tyrell Corporation, new replicants and The Blackout!Blade Runner (1981) took place in the Los Angeles of the then-far-faraway future of 2019. Simple math dictates that 30 years have passed in the BR universe between its first feature film Blade Runner (1981) and its sequel Blade Runner 2049 (2017). As the known world vanishes while civilization collapses, much has taken pl [...]

'Alien' 40th Anniversary Short Films Expand the Xenomorph Mythos!In honor of the 40th anniversary of ALIEN (1979), 20th Century Fox partnered with Tongal to release a series of fan-made short films commemorating the xenomorphic cult & classic movie. With offering $250,000 in prizes to the winners, more than 500 applications were submitted for the contest. Six visionar [...]