In Don Hertzfeldt's second student film, a hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.
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A live action footage of a smiling, bespectacled (presumably) Western tourist set against the familiar cadence of an accelerating train revving up as it leaves the station sets the mesmerizing tone for the film's abstract panoramic survey of an Ozu-esque Japanese landscape of electrical power lines, passing trains, railroad tracks, and the gentle slope of obliquely peaked, uniform rooflines as Breer distills the essential geometry of Mount Fuji into a collage of acute angles and converging (and bifurcating) lines .
The execution was scheduled and the last meal consumed. The coolness of the poisons entering the blood system slowed the heart rate and sent him on the way to Judgement. He had paid for his crime with years on Death Row waiting for this moment and now he would pay for them again as the judgment continued..
Bootlegger/cafe owner, Johnny Franks recruits crude working man Scorpio to join his gang, masterminded by crooked criminal defense lawyer Newton. Scorpio eventually takes over Frank's operation, beats a rival gang, becomes wealthy, and dominates the city for several years until a secret group of six masked businessmen have him prosecuted and sent to the electric chair.
Two souls lost in a world of modernisation find each other in a moment's need for clarity and appreciation.
Four men decided to enter in the oldest Fight Club of the History, The Florentine Football tournament. A father and son, a black guy, an old champion and outsider clerk will enter in an arena of the time to win their fears, to go over their limits, to be heroes for a day.
Julien and Celeste are living together, barely functioning in a relationship as Julien incurs mysterious seizures which is tearing their relationship apart. An opportunity to baby sit Celeste's twin sister's new born baby and Julien is tasked with controlling his erratic behaviour caused by unknown reasons.
After suffering a crushing defeat against the new CBA-R35, Koji takes his GT-R32 and trains hard in hopes of taking back his racing crown.
Delves deep into the anxiety, thrill and uncertainty of six aspiring animation artists as they are plunged into the twelve-week trial-by-fire that is the NFB's Hothouse for animation filmmakers.
The Goodies finally return to television after nearly 25 years with a compilation of classic clips, interviews and new material.
Miraculously escaping a painful demise in the gallows, a notorious outlaw cons a crooked judge, an attractive saloon girl, and an old partner into carrying out the heist of a lifetime. As the plan gets underway, a small town sheriff makes it his personal mission to capture the outlaw and ensure that justice is served.
These likeable dropouts from the entrenched corporate lifestyle of New Eden eke out a meager living on trade runs and the odd courier job here and there. Still, they manage to find humor in their grim lot as they narrowly avoid being blown out of the stars by pirates, hired thugs, or whatever threat awaits them on the other side of the next jump gate. This is life aboard the Clear Skies.
It is not easy to find love, especially if you are falling apart, stinky and a little bloody around the edges. Welcome to Rotting Hill, where the extinction of humanity has led to the rise of a new species - ZOMBIES.
Rajesh and Suna agree to meet to discuss their marriage suitability. Is there marriage on the menu, or just coffee?
Step back into the imaginative and frankly terrifying world of Becky & Joe with Don’t Hug Me I’m Scared. In this episode: Some things change over Time.
Rebecca Sugar's thesis film from New York’s School of Visual Arts.
Mary was a good girl until she decides to kill all the "sexist pigs". She of course encounters many of which, and enjoys killing them.
Mime Your Manners is an animated shirt film about an arrogant man is given a taste of his own medicine when he's transformed into a mime and in order to be freed must grow to be a better person
Privet from Russia! They say that in Russia diseases are still treated with garlic, honey and grandmother's jam. Its e bullshit! The asteroid hospital treats with nanotechnology. In the last episode, the heroes blew up a blood clot, in this one they are resolving the consequences. Uncover your blood pressure monitors - nanosafari full of danger continues! P.S. We really still eat garlic, without bullshit.
When a nervous and inexperienced pizza delivery boy stumbles upon a crime he must go on the run and maybe stumble upon saving the day
A traffic warden runs into a surprising argument with a persisting customer.
A king hides an embarrassing secret - and it causes him to execute every barber who cuts his hair.
A cupcake escapes a city of sweets and is marooned on an island with vegetables where he learns to reform his destructive ways in this tasty stop-motion from the talented Kirsten Lepore.
After losing her long-time job at Classical FM, radio show host Ethel Jenny interviews for a new gig at Hip Hop Nation.
It's Nadine's first day of school, a significant historical event considered by her mother to be one of many "milestone days", which must be documented with a photo.
Tracks an unknown man’s life as he sifts through memories of his youth in Bulgaria through to his increasingly rootless and melancholic adulthood in Canada.
Hannah and Jess meet up at a tiki bar, seeing each other for the first time since Hannah's romantic Mexico trip. Hannah has a lot to say about it, except what really happened.
Edgar and his schoolmates put on a production of Shakespeare's Hamlet such as the townsfolk have never seen.
When Margo, Agnes and Edith return from Badger Scout camp, three of the Minions are entranced by the girls' merit badges. Their own attempt at scout camp results in attracting a bear, eating poison berries and eventually blowing up a dam, creating a massive flood. But, when they arrive back home, the girls share their badges, encouraging the rest of the Minions to try their hand at scouting.