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6.8Before the three feature films, Mario Schifano directs the camera towards the people around him to create real film diaries. His friends, his time partner and the artists he frequented are portrayed in their everyday life or object of the mechanical gaze of the camera, a filter through which to look at the outside world.
5.9Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous sarin attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995.) We see what they eat, where they sleep, and how they respond to media scrutiny, on-going trials, the shrinking of their fortunes, and the criticism of society. Central focus is placed on Hiroshi Araki, a young man who finds himself elevated to chief spokesman for Aum after its leaders are arrested. Araki faces extreme hostility from the Japanese public, who find it hard to believe that most followers of the cult had no idea of the attacks and even harder to understand why these followers remain devoted to the religion, if not the violence.
9.1A short comedy spoof about Universal Monsters and their everyday unconventional work done at their very own talent agency for their movies.
6.5Hana spends twenty years suppressing a maleficent curse that was placed upon her bloodline, only to have a family member knowingly release it forcing her to kill or to be killed.
"This piece, with the generic title Film, is a series of short videos built around one protocol: a snippet of news from a newspaper of the day, is rolled up and then placed on a black-inked surface. On making contact with the liquid, the roll opens and of Its own accord frees itself of the gesture that fashioned it. As it comes alive in this way, the sliver of paper reveals Its hitherto unexposed content; this unpredictable kinematics is evidence of the constant impermanence of news. As well as exploring a certain archaeology of cinema, the mechanism references the passage of time: the ink, whether it is poured or printed, is the ink of ongoing human history." –Ismaïl Bahri
An attorney finds himself at the center of a surprise reunion with the veterans of his platoon from Vietnam.The reunion stirs up painful memories and disturbing secrets for all involved.
6.2As a result of a successful conspiracy against Menshikov, Peter II is prematurely recognized as an adult and is in a hurry to be crowned in Moscow. The Dolgoruky brothers gather for this celebration. There were eight of them - all-powerful and influential representatives of the ancient Rurikovich family - and among them the beautiful Ekaterina, the daughter of the huntsman Alexei.
6.8To stop an arms dealer from unleashing a deadly superweapon, Ace sniper Brandon Beckett and Agent Zero are deployed to Costa Verde to lead a group of elite soldiers against an unrelenting militia. Taking an untested sniper under his wing, Beckett faces his newest challenge: giving orders instead of receiving them. With both time and ammo running low in a race to save humanity, the team must overcome all odds just to survive.
5.0A visual interpretation of the poem by E.E. Cummings about the life cycle of a townspeople and of one ignored couple.
6.1Jerry mixes and drinks a high-acceleration potion which renders him so fast that he eats all of Tom's food before the bewildered cat can even see him.
10.0The Joy of Christmas combines the talent of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square with one of the most enduring and beloved stars of film, theater, and television: Angela Lansbury.
6.4A military contractor hired to seize a weapon that turns people into savage killers seeks revenge when his brother falls victim to the device.
6.2The second solo program by the Dutch cabaret artist Harrie Jekkers. Jekkers tells and sings about growing up and about his uncle Jan.
9.9Ava, an award-winning chef at a big-city restaurant, has lost her spark. Her boss sends her out to find herself to save her menu and her job. She returns home and finds little to inspire her, but when she reunites with her childhood friend Logan, Ava has to get her head out of the clouds and her foot out of her mouth to rediscover her passion for food.
6.0Battles in virtual reality, survival in a post-apocalyptic wasteland, a Soviet spaceship giving a distress signal - Fantastic stories created with advanced special effects and passion.
5.9Inspired by events in A.D. 60, Boudica follows the eponymous Celtic warrior who rules the Iceni people alongside her husband Prasutagus. When he dies at the hands of Roman soldiers, Boudica’s kingdom is left without a male heir and the Romans seize her land and property. Driven to the edge of madness and determined to avenge her husband’s death, Boudica rallies the various tribes from the region and wages an epic war against the mighty Roman empire.
6.8In a future where consciousness can be transferred, Sal is urged by his sister to try a breakthrough technology that implants the memories and personality of the dead into the living. After the passing of his wife, Sal must decide how far he's willing to go to reconnect with the past.
8.5In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They were, for all intents and purposes, stranded in Tacloban. With little option, and his crew started the six hour walk to Alto, where the closest broadcast antenna was to be found. Letting the world know what was happening to was a priority, but they were driven by the need to let their families and friends know they were all still alive. Along the way, they encountered residents and victims of the massive typhoon, and with each step it became increasingly clear just how devastating this storm was. This was a storm that was going to change lives.
2.0A request came to Sobue, who works in the underground business. The mission is to capture Shiro, an employee who ran away with the proceeds from a pachinko parlor. Together with his apprentice Katsuya, we immediately began investigating. Shiro, who was hiding, was easily found, but he managed to escape despite being attacked. Maggie, the owner of a gay bar, finds a man unconscious in front of the bar and takes him home. That is Shiro, who is covered in scars. Shiro's naked body is beautiful and makes him want to attack, but...
0.0Kudo is a new employee at a major temporary staffing company. At the Tokyo branch office where he was training, there was Sanae, the branch manager and the person in charge of training new employees. When Sanae was a new employee, she continued to be sexually harassed by her managing director, Yokaichi, and now that she is in a position, she is taking revenge on the male-dominated society of the company...
5.7Kyoko, discovering that her husband was having an affair, turns to her best friend for help.
4.9A young executive has a really bad night after an encounter with a crazed bisexual wannabe yakuza and his horny girlfriend.
0.0University student Ryo is having a relationship with his classmate Natsuo. One day, his estranged singer-songwriter father Shinya shows up...
2.0Kabukicho, Shinjuku, the number one entertainment district in Japan. There are professional gigolos who make this sleepless city their base and get what they want, from money and women to desire. They are the "gigolo" gang led by the charismatic Naoki Fushimi. Akira, Yuki, and Ryoma are aiming to become full-fledged gigolos. Akira has a girlfriend named Mariko who is a model for vinyl magazines. But that's not enough for a gigolo. For a gigolo, having sex for free is meaningless. Yuki finds a soapland girl named Misa, and Ryoma finds a woman named Yoko, and they spend a sensual night together. Meanwhile, Akira is taken by Mariko to help with a vinyl magazine shoot. Akira is getting increasingly impatient with his life, which can hardly be called gigolo...
2.0Kenichi, a leading figure in the world of Japanese literature, accepts an essay on the recent popularity of shaved pubic hair, but never made any progress. Instead, he indulges in affairs during his breaks from writing, such as arranging sashimi on the female body of his mistress, or pursuing his dictating scribe...
2.0Manako, the intelligent and elegant president's wife, is exhausted, although she doesn't show it on the surface. Her husband, a one-man company president and an energetic man, makes his secretary and club hostess his mistress. There was Kusaka, a subordinate of hers, who had feelings for Manako, but Manako's pride would not allow her to have a cheap affair. Her Manako had a twin sister, Mimiko, but this was her family's secret that even her husband didn't know about. Mimiko is a congenital infomaniac (nymphomaniac), and she is imprisoned in a villa near the sea...
2.0Kyoko wants to have a child with her husband but he is infertile. This leads her to other men...
2.0Sousuke Mita's son, Tsuruo, got married in his mid-30s. Sousuke thought he could live happily ever after, but his wife, Hiroe, makes a sly request that he leave him in a nursing home, since one of the conditions of their marriage was that he not live with his parents. Sousuke, who was tired of staying at home, met two old men at the park. Their hobby was to rape married women who made fun of the elderly, armed with balaclavas and goggles, as the silver corps "Gateball Gators"! When Sousuke learns of this, he plans to punish Yue. What exactly is Sousuke's plan...
5.9Akemi is a laboratory technician who spends her evenings spying on her gangster neighbor as he makes love to his stripper girlfriend. The objects of Akemi's voyeuristic attentions learn of her interests and suggest that she would make a fine prostitute. Surprisingly Akemi agrees and channels her interests into this more lucrative occupation.
0.0Madoka Sawa, a one-woman hostess, faces off against Akira, who is competing for the most popular hostess spot at a gay bar in Shinjuku. Akira steals Kusumi, who was her sponsor, and ends up opening a "Night Park" in Shinjuku, but Madoka falls into a trap set by Akira and is fired from the store. In despair, he vows revenge.
3.6A junior high school student spends his nights hanging out at the disco. At home his parents are more interested in swapping partners with willing couples than spending time with their son. One evening, while shoplifting, a young woman gives him a hand and helps him pull off the snatch. Mesmerized by the woman he follows her to where she lives. After he makes a fumbled attempt at raping her she lets him stay and they spend a lazy summer together.
2.0A gay version of the "Widow's Boarding House" series, starring Shinji Kubo as the owner of the boarding house. A straight college student who also has a girlfriend then moves in...
2.0Painter Haruhiko returned from Paris for the first time in a while to hold his solo exhibition. There, he sees Shinji, who looks exactly like Shingo, his old lover who passed away. Shinji turns out to be Shingo's younger brother. Shinji secretly read his brother's diary and learned about Haruhiko's relationship with his brother. Haruhiko becomes conscious of Shinji while immersing himself in the memories of those days, but Shinji has a girlfriend, Azusa. Shinji wants to know more about his older brother when he was alive, so he promises to meet Haruhiko again at a later date, and they part ways. The sequel to "Twilight Narcy."
2.0An 18-year-old boy who came from the countryside to attend school. The person he was introduced to to share a room with by a real estate agent was a man who looked like a girl. He joined the boxing club because he wanted to be more manly, and even he (his girlfriend?) found it interesting and decided to join the club as its manager. The club members are overjoyed at the appearance of their cute manager, but the boy who knows the secret is complicated.
4.7The Showa period was ending and the era was about to change to the Heisei period. Newlyweds Chikage and Ryuhei argued over trivial matters, but at night they made up for it with sex.
2.0Hayato, an office worker, lives with Tatsuya, a part-time worker. The two have a dream: to save up their money and one day run a gay bar. The day they had sex while talking about their dreams before going to work, Hayato felt depressed. His boss had suggested that he set up an arranged meeting. He couldn't tell Tatsuya. One day, Tatsuya's old lover Fujita bursts into his room. It turned out that he had become a transsexual...
0.0Haruki, a female college student, is exposed to the curious eyes of customers in a cage in a bar. But in her daily life, she is enjoying her college life on campus. Does she have two selfs? Yasuo doesn't know which one is her true self. What's more, every night at the bar, a bidding war is held for the key to the cage. Today's winning bidder is a well-known critic in the daytime world. When Yasuo, who is forcibly raped, traces her memory...