Pero is a handsome boy, but when he becomes enamored with his own looks, he must learn a difficult lesson about the value of external beauty. Based on the story by Oscar Wilde.
T'was the night before Christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse.
Noriko is perfectly happy living at home with her widowed father, Shukichi, and has no plans to marry -- that is, until her aunt Masa convinces Shukichi that unless he marries off his 27-year-old daughter soon, she will likely remain alone for the rest of her life. When Noriko resists Masa's matchmaking, Shukichi is forced to deceive his daughter and sacrifice his own happiness to do what he believes is right.
An Irish undertaker profits when outlaws take over a peaceful town, but his own family come under threat as the death toll increases dramatically.
Outcast by his co-workers and living alone, Koistinen is a security guard who works the night shift in a luxury shopping mall in Helsinki. But when icy blonde Mirja approaches him, the lonely Koistinen falls helplessly for her, unaware she is manipulating him for her criminal boyfriend.
A young daydreamer assumes the identity of a dead martial arts hero and quickly finds himself caught up in a plot by several clans to steal famous martial arts artifacts being transported by an escort company.
The arranged marriage between a capricious woman from Tokyo high society and a quiet and rustic man is tested by a marital crisis.
A plane containing a highly classified government project crashes outside of a small town in the US. Realizing the level of danger, the government tries to secretly fix the problem. As tensions grow, the situation gets out of control, and civilians from the town find themselves facing their worst nightmare: a genetically enhanced killing machine that doesn't know how to stop.
The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth.
Julie finally gets an interview for a job where she can raise her children better only to run into a national transit strike.
Majestic mountains, a still lake and venomous betrayals engulf a married couple attempting to celebrate their first anniversary.
A debt-ridden father takes advantage of an unforeseen situation to disappear and live off the grid under a false identity. But a chance event occurs and the temptation to want to know his family resurfaces.
An examination of the creation of the state of Israel in 1948 through to the present day. A semi-biographic film, in four chapters, about a family spanning from 1948 until recent times. Combined with intimate memories of each member, the film attempts to portray the daily life of those Palestinians who remained in their land and were labelled "Israeli-Arabs," living as a minority in their own homeland.
Two documentary filmmakers go back in time to the pre-Civil War American South, to film the slave trade.
An unemployed construction worker heading out west stops at a remote farm in the desert to get water when his car overheats. The farm is being worked by a group of East European Catholic nuns, headed by the strict mother superior, who believes the man has been sent by God to build a much needed church in the desert.
A French widower and WWI veteran returns home after the war to raise his newborn daughter.
A young Tokyo salary man and his wife struggle within the confines of their passionless relationship while he has an extramarital affair.
Everyone in Marco's life seems constantly restless, from his brilliant but unhappily married parents to his own wife Marina, or even Luisa, the real love of his life, a girl he met during a fateful summer in the '70s and always stayed in touch with. Tragedy and fate seem to haunt him, yet he somehow manages never to get ensnared in the chaos—like his namesake, “the hummingbird”, he focuses all his energy at standing still.
Three stories adapted from the work of Edgar Allen Poe: 1) A man and his daughter are reunited, but the blame for the death of his wife hangs over them, unresolved. 2) A derelict challenges the local wine-tasting champion to a competition, but finds the man's attention to his wife worthy of more dramatic action. 3) A man dying and in great pain agrees to be hypnotized at the moment of death, with unexpected consequences.
Early morning silence is broken by screeching tires as a helicopter bears down on a speeding vehicle. Taking a quick corner, the team tumbles out into the woods as their car pulls away. Now they must make their way through the thick of nature and thick gunfire to accomplish their mission. Not a single word of dialogue is spoken throughout the entire film. Instead, the music, sounds, images and deeply truthful acting turn a simple plot into an intense experience. Passion and intrigue keep building to the very end.
Very first animated Orphan Annie--and a wonderful Christmas tale it is. Daddy Warbucks has Annie at his huge estate with Sandy, her big dog, It seems Daddy is more like Scrooge this season. He is irrated and crabby---so cranky that Annie runs off into the night with her beloved Sandy. Punjab tells Warbucks Annie is gone! and that this event is unlucky and will upset the Grand Order of things. So, Warbucks and Punjab take off searching for missing duo. An adventure begins and the rest you must find out for yourself because I don't want to give the plot away!
When a bruised and battered man claiming to be Santa Clause is arrested for the murder of a child, the interrogating officers uncover a story more bizarre and horrific than expected.
Hugh Harman's brilliant 1939 Oscar-Nominated parable Peace On Earth, highlights MGM/UA Home Video's animated shorts Christmas Package. Also included is Hugh Harman-Rudolph Ising's Alias St. Nick, a comedic tale about a young cynical mouse who believes there "ain't no Santa Claus." The Pups' Christmas follows two adorable puppies as they tangle with cornucopia of gifts, some of which turn out to be quite menacing! The Peachy Cobbler is a heartwarming retelling of the sweet Shoemaker and the Elves, directed by Tex Avery. A sickly old shoemaker feeds his last piece of bread to some birds who then decide to do him a favor and fix all the shoes in his shop!
Transferred to a new job, the Peoples family arrive on the planet Bolognia. Feeling very insecure about the move, they become even more intimidated by the sight of their hosts who are green, spotted and have antennae! Their new Bolognian neighbors, Charlick and Mavo Zox, find the look of the Earth family just as shocking. However, when little Benny Peoples gets "lost", he unwittingly brings the two families together and life on this new planet begins to look promising.
From the producers and singer of Easter Egg Mornin' and Lumpkin the Pumpkin comes the story of Snuffy, one of Santa's older helpers, slating for retirement, and the younger elves think he is obsolete. However, when all the other elves fall asleep after a visit from the sandman (Bobby Goldsboro), Snuffy, Gilbert the penguin and the reindeer finish the toys and save Christmas.
A small but brave donkey and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of the greatest story ever told: the first Christmas.
Donald decides to stay home for the holidays instead of migrating somewhere warmer. To celebrate this special time, Mickey hopes to make Donald’s first Christmas the greatest ever!
When Santa Claus crashes in the land of the Woodgies, Figgly has to help Santa and save Christmas.
The Super Simple show is a compilation of Super Simple's most popular songs and series that our fans love. This compilation is all about Christmas. Includes children's song favorites "Santa Where Are You?", "12 Days of Christmas", "Hello, Reindeer" and "Goodbye, Snowman" and featuring Carl's Car Wash, The Bumble Nums, Mr. Monkey, Monkey Mechanic, and More.
Melancholy 90-second film which examines the effects of air pollution and implores us to consider the fact that around the globe, 5.5 million people die each year as a result of breathing heavily polluted air.
It's a snowy day in the Neighborhood, and Daniel Tiger can't wait to play outside! Miss Elaina comes over to Daniel's house. Before they can go outside, Daniel learns that playtime in the snow is only grr-ific when he wears clothes that will keep him warm. Daniel also discovers that when an activity seems scary and hard to do, he can try a little bit at a time and then it s easier. [Holiday]
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Hosted by Jiminy Cricket along with Mickey Mouse and Tinker Bell, this special combines newly produced animation with clips from vintage animated Disney shorts and feature films, presented to the viewer as Christmas cards from the various characters starring in each one.
It's Christmas Eve. Popeye's nephews are staying over with Olive, and Popeye is there helping decorate. Bluto disguises himself as Santa and horns in on Olive.
In the not-so-distant future of Christmas, Santa Claus is declared a national security threat by an evil general with a 50-year old grudge.
We all think of Santa as "Jolly old St.Nick". But who knew that he has a dark hidden past that's very un-jolly? This short film uncovers and explores Santa's flirtation with politics and greed.
Despite repeated warnings about humans from their father, the Abominable Snowman, two Abominable Snowkids find themselves in a sleepy Colorado mountain town after being chased out of their hideaway by a scientist determined to capture them.
The following trio of lovable characters has emerged from every child's imagination and landed under the bed of a young boy: Mr. Bumpy, the zany green, purple-warted mischievous sock-eating monster with the uncontrollable energy of a 10 year old, and his two best friends Squishington and Molly Coddle. The gang stars in a holiday musical adventure in which Mr. Bumpy and Squishington head for the North Pole to bag some Christmas loot. En route, the misdirected buddies are sidetracked and find themselves in the jungles of Peru - where they are held captive by an earthworm soldier.