Classic Cartoon Favorites, Vol. 9 - Classic Holiday Stories(2005)

People(en)

The Red Mountain Tribe hangs out in my backyard. "Lipton's lovely home movie PEOPLE, in its affection for valuable inconsequential gestures, indicates in the course of its three minutes why there has to be a continuing alternative to the commercial cinema." – Roger Greenspun, The New York Times

Tomie: Rebirth(ja)

Young art student Hideo paints an unnerving portrait of Tomie, who whispers that she loves him. Inexplicably, he reacts by stabbing her to death with a painting trowel. Two friends, Takumi and Shunichi, arrive on the scene and help him dispose of the body. To cheer him up, the boys take the unwitting murderer to the nearest bar for a party... but a mysterious girl named Tomie shows up, bearing a few odd physical resemblances to the dead girl in the ground.

People(en)

Six vignettes pit an assortment of characters against each other in everyday situations.

People(fr)

People is a film shot behind closed doors in a workshop/house on the outskirts of Paris and features a dozen characters. It is based on an interweaving of scenes of moaning and sex. The house is the characters' common space, but the question of ownership is distended, they don't all inhabit it in the same way. As the sequences progress, we don't find the same characters but the same interdependent relationships. Through the alternation between lament and sexuality, physical and verbal communication are put on the same level. The film then deconstructs, through its repetitive structure, our relational myths.

People(en)

PEOPLE is a new collaboration of riders and filmers from Mack Dawg Productions. Directed by Pierre Minhondo and Justin Eeles. This newly formed collective combines the talents, attitude, and fun-loving folks from such films as kidsKNOW’s “Burning Bridges,” and Neoproto’s “Some Kinda Life”. Learn, watch, and follow these PEOPLE as they show you real snowboarding in their own form. From our cities to yours, look forward to watching: Jon Kooley, Justin Hebbel, Nima Jalali, Jordan Mendenhall, Curtis Woodman, Mitch Nelson, Bryan Fox, Etienne Gilbert, Robbie Sell, Stephen Duke, Pat McCarthy, Shaun McKay, Josh Mills, Marius Otterstad, Jussi Tarvainen, and Ryan Thompson. -Released August 2006.

Young and Dangerous 4(cn)

The boss of the Hung Hing gang, Tian Sang, has died. Ho Nam and Hon Bun find Sangs younger brother, Yang to lead the gang. Meanwhile, Hon Bun receives news that his younger brother, a leader of the Tuen Mun gang has been assasinated. They travel to Hong Kong to settle the matter.

This Time(en)

As Manny has second thoughts about getting married, he is visited by an unexpected guest.

Scipio Africanus: The Defeat of Hannibal(it)

A story of the Second Punic Wars, beginning with Scipio's futile pleas to the Roman Senate to build an army to battle Hannibal, that climaxes with the battle of Zama.

Flow(xx)

A turbulent day in a life, painted by air.

The Fox Mountain(fr)

Through superb images, the peregrinations over the seasons of a clan of red foxes from the Italian massif of Gran Paradiso. This immersion in their intimacy reveals the extraordinary adaptation of this species to highlands and the specificities of its social organization.

Avatar(es)

Tension mounts between a quadraplegic man and his wife as she prepares a bath for him.

The Hip Hop Nutcracker(en)

Features Rev Run as he brings audiences on a hip-hop reimagining of The Nutcracker ballet set in NYC.

AEW All In: London(en)

All In London at Wembley Stadium was the second All In professional wrestling pay-per-view (PPV) event produced by All Elite Wrestling (AEW). It took place on August 27, 2023, at Wembley Stadium in London, England. This will mark AEW's debut in the United Kingdom and as well, the company's first event outside of North America.

Raavan(hi)

A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister, but later falls in love with her.

Re-Cycling(en)

Short animated film.

"B" as Jazz(fr)

The adventure of a film that uses the real as matter, needs to keep an eye on any detail, any sign that would occur in the course that runs from the first take to the last final choice of editing, because each small event, each causal chain or each flashing chance, will determine the form and content of the film which at the beginning was only a possibility, a simple idea: make a film about the origins of jazz using as a backdrop its most important contemporary expression forum.

Re/cycle(en)

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.

Vikram Vedha(hi)

Vikram, an honest officer with the Lucknow police, is on a mission to find and eliminate gangster Vedha. However, when Vedha surrenders himself to the police and starts narrating stories to Vikram, it blurs the lines between good and evil. Vedha questions Vikram's righteousness while the latter believes he is fair and just. But is he?

Father Christmas(en)

Classic animation based on Raymond Briggs' book. What does Father Christmas do with himself for the other 364 days of the year ?

Dug's Special Mission(en)

Dug is sent on foolish missions by Alpha, Beta, and Gamma so they can hunt for the Bird of Paradise Falls by themselves. Dug may find that where he belongs is not where he's been looking.

Good Old Cuttlas(es)

Stick-figure animation makes for a witty genre send-up of the Western.

Carmen(de)

Silhouette film. Based on Bizet’s opera “Carmen”.

Santa Buddies(en)

When Puppy Paws, the fun-loving son of Santa Paws, gets bored, he finds Budderball on Santa's naughty list and figures he's just the dog to show him how to be an ordinary pup. When the magical Christmas Icicle starts to melt however, and the world begins to forget the true meaning of the season, it's up to Puppy Paws and his newfound Buddies to journey back to the North Pole and save Christmas.

Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore(en)

Winnie the Pooh and friends decide to throw a birthday celebration for gloomy, old Eeyore.

Not Even Nothing Can Be Free of Ghosts(de)

Rainer Kohlberger’s abstract film was created entirely without a camera. Through digital algorithms, he precisely arranged a rhythm of light and shadow that pulsates off the screen into our physical space with blinding intensity. The presence of light is almost felt as we are sucked into the image to become its ghostly accomplice. As we leave the theatre, the optical vibrations continue to haunt us.

It's a Date(en)

It’s a Date is a culmination of his preoccupations, a weird but humanistic look at a couple on a first date. It seems to be going well until the man decides to really open up and get (sur)real.

A Trash Truck Christmas(en)

When Santa crash-lands in the junkyard on Christmas Eve, Hank, Trash Truck and their animal friends all have a hand in rescuing the holiday for everyone.

The Spirit of Christmas(en)

This Christmas film, created as a special for television broadcast throughout the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania viewing region, was produced by puppeteer Mabel Beaton and her husband Les for Bell Telephone Company and first aired in 1953. Following a short live-action opening portion, featured are two extended marionette segments, the first dramatizing Clement Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas", the second reverently telling the Nativity story; the two stories are staged in classic, traditional style. From 1953 onward, for several years, The Spirit of Christmas was broadcast in the intended region multiple times per holiday season. It was also available as a 16mm film licensed to schools for showings to students. This film often is misstated to have originally been broadcast in 1950.

Apocalypse Pizza Video(en)

Since all over the world the dead have risen, it seems like the end of the world. Billions of glassy gazing zombies roam about limply, decomposed as they are, and regain a little liveliness only to run after the last survivors who have the misfortune to come out of their lair. In Paris, three losers realize that ultimately all this does not change much in their lives. Deciding to take their destiny into their own hands, they open a pizza delivery and home video business. After a difficult start, their success grew as soon as they promoted themselves by stapling leaflets on the faces of the dead. But then one morning, they discover that it has just opened, right in front of their shop, a Captain Pizza HD franchise: the world's largest chain of delivery of pizzas and HD movies on USB key... Curse! Will our heroes triumph over this unfair competition?!

Piping Hot(en)

An animated film about the history and use of hot water.

Voices of Christmas(en)

VOICES OF CHRISTMAS is the treasured production that originally debuted on Sight & Sound’s very first stage at the Living Waters Theatre. Come along as a talented cast arrayed in vibrant costumes presents a series of captivating segments depicting the significance of many beloved Christmas traditions. Rediscover the treasures of the season through toe-tapping melodies, favorite carols, and bright instrumentals, filmed both on stage and on location throughout the Lancaster County region. From and enchanting Victorian village to snow-swept landscapes to a whimsical toy shop and more, each heartwarming scene will inspire you to fully celebrate the birth of the Savior!

VeggieTales: Saint Nicholas - A Story of Joyful Giving(en)

Laura Carrot's Christmas stocking might be empty this year because her dad is in danger of losing his job. While Larry thinks a letter to the North Pole should fix the problem, Bob knows what will really help… and tells the story of a little boy named Nicholas who made a discovery in Bethlehem that changed Christmas forever. But what did Nick learn and how can it possibly help Laura and her family? Find out as the Veggies discover the true joy of giving to others – at Christmas time and throughout the year!

The End of That Summer(ko)

Schoolboy Haejoon has homework. He has to create a family newsletter by the end of the summer. One day, he happens to see Hakchul, a junk man, carting a camera. Waiting for his father, who have promised to coming back soon, the boy goes to the mountain for the camera.

A Christmas Love(en)

A couple struggling to make ends meet are given a new chance by the arrival of a mysterious letter that grants them one special wish during the holiday season.

La chose dans la clarté lunaire(fr)

Nix's Symphony(xx)

Libelle, Nix's mother, possessed exceptional abilities. She not only excelled in the fields of science and engineering, but also gained fame as a distinguished inventor and composer. Nevertheless, at a tender age, Nix, an aspiring musician and inventor in her own right, is now burdened with the responsibility of upholding this remarkable legacy.

Let Your Light Shine(en)

Eye candy as a special treat. Let Your Light Shine is the ultimate Spectrum Short film, a photokinetic stroboscopic spectacle for spectacles. A work in the tradition of the absolute animation film of the 1930s, which requires prismatic glasses to achieve the maximum result.

How the Lion Cub and the Turtle Sang a Song(ru)

The Tortoise composed a song and the Lion cub learnt it by heart and they sang it together.