December 2013
by miran_kor | created - 02 Dec 2013 | updated - 20 Feb 2014 | PublicMy viewing log. All the films (listed at IMDb) I've seen during this month.
Notes:
TV - TV viewing
OL - online viewing
R = Recommended (8-10/10)
FF = For Fanatics Only (5-7/10)
P = Pass (1-4/10)
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1. The Dust Factory (2004)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
The Dust Factory is an adventure about the love and friendship between two teenagers who help each other through a difficult time in their lives.
Director: Eric Small | Stars: Hayden Panettiere, Ryan Kelley, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Kim Myers
Votes: 1,723 | Gross: $0.01M
TV, 12/1/13. 6/10 (FF).
2. Pillow Talk (1959)
Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Romance
An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.
Director: Michael Gordon | Stars: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter
Votes: 19,161 | Gross: $18.75M
TV, 12/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
3. 180° South (2010)
PG | 85 min | Documentary, Drama, Sport
The film follows adventurer Jeff Johnson as he retraces the epic 1968 journey of his heroes Yvon Chouinard and Doug Tompkins to Patagonia.
Director: Chris Malloy | Stars: Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tompkins, Keith Malloy, Alicia Salome Acuna Ika
Votes: 3,174 | Gross: $0.03M
TV, 12/1/13. 7/10 (FF).
4. An American Haunting (2005)
PG-13 | 83 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
An invisible entity haunts a 19th century family, and family secrets soon begin to surface.
Director: Courtney Solomon | Stars: Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D'Arcy
Votes: 26,865 | Gross: $16.30M
TV, 12/1/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
5. Quem Faz Correr Quim (1991)
22 min | Short
The story of one man's struggle to cope with the birth of his deformed child as he runs back and forth between his wife, mistress, and mother.
Director: Mariano Bartolomeu | Stars: Afonso Malheiro, Sandra Pitra, Maria J. Swart
Votes: 63
OL, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
OL, 12/2/13. 9/10 (R).
7. Vne Igry (2012)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A film about the relationship between the three orphan toys in a closed space of the attic...
Director: Ivan Maksimov
Votes: 48
OL, 12/2/13. 8/10 (R).
8. The Additional Capabilities of the Snout (2008)
5 min | Animation, Short
A surreal world of animals trying to use their noses to do funny things, animals doing funny things despite their noses, and sucking rabbits addicted to carrots.
Director: Ivan Maksimov
Votes: 70
OL, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
9. Czechoslovakia 1918-1968 (1969)
13 min | Documentary, Short, History
Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.
Directors: Robert M. Fresco, Denis Sanders | Stars: Leonid Brezhnev, Neville Chamberlain, Alexander Dubcek, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 232
OL, 12/2/13. 8/10 (R).
10. Joy Ride: An Auto Theft (1976)
13 min | Drama, Short
Val & Tim swipe Randall's car to enjoy a little harmless spin. Buoyed by their increased status and mobility, they convince their girlfriends to hop in. However, as the road takes a twist, the joy ride takes a similar turn...to DISASTER!
Director: Bill Crain | Stars: Kari Michaelsen, Victoria Paige Meyerink, Tim Palladino, Val Thorgusen
Votes: 152
OL, 12/2/13. 4.5/10 (FF).
11. The Lead Shoes (1949)
18 min | Short
A short experimental film by Sidney Peterson using double overlapping lenses to tell the story of a woman and a deep sea diver.
Director: Sidney Peterson | Stars: Jeremy Anderson, Elma Barrett, Jack Klough
Votes: 270
OL, 12/2/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
12. Benjamin Britten: Peace and Conflict (2013)
105 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This drama documentary for cinema explores the pacifism that was such a powerful influence on composer Benjamin Britten's life and work. The story begins in 1929 at Gresham's School in ... See full summary »
Director: Tony Britten | Stars: John Hurt, Joseph Horovitz, Simon Kinder, Sue Phipps
Votes: 42
TV, 12/2/13. 7/10 (FF).
13. Spots (2011)
94 min | Drama
Two 17 year old girls Lana & Irena meet in the unlikely place of a toilet in a nightclub bonding a friendship due to blood stain which could get both into serious trouble with the police.
Director: Aldo Tardozzi | Stars: Iskra Jirsak, Nika Miskovic, Zivko Anocic, Goran Grgic
Votes: 248
TV, 12/2/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
14. I Am Joaquin (1969)
20 min | Documentary, Short, History
This short film is based on the poem by the same title published by Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales in 1967.
Director: Luis Valdez | Star: Luis Valdez
Votes: 158
OL, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
15. Archandel Gabriel a paní Husa (1965)
28 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A joyful puppet film based on a story from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron. It is a story of a philandering monk and a beautiful but dull lady who surrenders only to archangel Gabriel. A ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Trnka
Votes: 130
OL, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
16. Fährmann Maria (1936)
85 min | Thriller, Horror, Mystery
A beautiful young drifter comes to a small village and battles Death itself to save the man she loves.
Director: Frank Wisbar | Stars: Sybille Schmitz, Aribert Mog, Carl de Vogt, Peter Voß
Votes: 321
OL, 12/3/13. 7/10 (FF).
17.
Professor Balthazar (1967–1977)
Episode:
Zvonko sa zvonika
(1971)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The clock tower is out of order which leads to confusion in professor Balthazar's city. People oversleep or work through the night since they do not know the time. The clock is replaced but... See full summary »
Director: Boris Kolar | Stars: Zlatko Crnkovic, Erik Schumann
Votes: 15
TV, 12/3/13. 6/10 (FF).
18. Wagner's Dream (2012)
115 min | Documentary
Director: Susan Froemke | Stars: Carl Fillion, Peter Gelb, Jessica Krueger, Robert Lepage
Votes: 86
TV, 12/3/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
19. Persepolis (2007)
PG-13 | 96 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
A precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.
Directors: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi | Stars: Chiara Mastroianni, Catherine Deneuve, Gena Rowlands, Danielle Darrieux
Votes: 100,138 | Gross: $4.45M
TV, 12/3/13. 8/10 (R).
20. Dirty Work (1933)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Hired to sweep the chimney at Professor Noodle's house, the boys wreck the living-room and end-up in the mad scientist's laboratory where they interact with a rejuvenation potion.
Director: Lloyd French | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Samuel Adams, Jiggs
Votes: 2,009
OL, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
21. Hog Wild (1930)
Passed | 19 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Ollie can't find his hat, much to the amusement of his wife and maid. Then Ollie and Stan attempt to install a rooftop radio antenna.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Russell Custer, Betty Danko
Votes: 2,219
OL, 12/4/13. 7.5/10 (R).
22. Port of Call (1948)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
A suicidal factory girl out of reformatory school, anxious to escape her overbearing mother, falls in love with a sailor who can't forgive her past.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Nine-Christine Jönsson, Bengt Eklund, Mimi Nelson, Berta Hall
Votes: 2,759
OL, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
23. Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (1925)
Passed | 71 min | Documentary
The struggles of a hardscrabble Iranian nomadic tribe as they journey through bleak country to reach the grasslands that will save their livestock.
Directors: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack | Stars: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Marguerite Harrison, Haidar Khan
Votes: 1,196
OL, 12/4/13. 9/10 (R).
24. La voix du rossignol (1925)
13 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A partly-animated short film, a fairy-tale-like telling of why the nightingale only sings at night. A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the nightingale and its mate, and ... See full summary »
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz | Star: Nina Star
Votes: 456
OL, 12/4/13. 8/10 (R).
25. Rules of Engagement (2000)
R | 128 min | Drama, Thriller, War
An attorney defends an officer on trial for ordering his troops to fire on civilians after they stormed a U.S. embassy in a Middle Eastern country.
Director: William Friedkin | Stars: Tommy Lee Jones, Samuel L. Jackson, Guy Pearce, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 50,312 | Gross: $61.34M
TV, 12/4/13. 7/10 (FF).
26. The Talking Car (1969)
16 min | Documentary, Short
A young boy has a dream after nearly being run over after dashing out into the street. In it, a car from the '20s, one from the '40s and one from the '60s teach him the "See And Be Seen" ... See full summary »
Star: Brian Forster
Votes: 135
OL, 12/5/13. 4.5/10 (P).
27. Sunday (1961)
17 min | Documentary, Short
Dan Drasin's documentary short, shot in a single afternoon in 1961, is often cited as the first major social protest film of the Sixties. When 19-year-old Drasin and his friends joined folk... See full summary »
Director: Dan Drasin | Star: Izzy Young
Votes: 135
OL, 12/5/13. 9/10 (R).
28. Like, Totally... (2004)
3 min | Short
Two Valley Girls meet on the street and exhaust their entire vocabulary in exactly 48 seconds.
Director: Dan Drasin | Stars: Anna Sutheim, Rebecca Sutheim
Votes: 9
OL, 12/5/13. 7/10 (FF).
29. Helpmates (1932)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy
After a messy house party while his wife is away, Oliver asks Stanley to help him clean up the place, but free help isn't always a bargain.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Bobby Burns, Bob Callahan
Votes: 2,575
OL, 12/5/13. 8/10 (R).
30. Laughing Gravy (1930)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Stan and Ollie try to hide their pet dog Laughing Gravy from their exasperated, mean tempered landlord, who has a "No Pets" policy.
Director: James W. Horne | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harry Bernard, Charles Dorety
Votes: 1,868
OL, 12/5/13. 7.5/10 (R).
Note: Shorter (20 min) version is more effective. No wonder the different ending sequence lasting around ten minutes was omitted upon film's release (according to IMDb it was rediscovered in 1985 and subsequently released on video and DVD).
31. Scents and Sensibility (2011)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two sisters find that they have to make their own way in the world after their father is jailed. Elinor is a cleaner in a spa. Marianne works for a marketing company but she also makes scented lotions, which turn out to be a real winner.
Director: Brian Brough | Stars: Ashley Williams, Marla Sokoloff, Nick Zano, Brad Johnson
Votes: 1,693
TV, 12/5/13. 3/10 (P).
32.
Professor Balthazar (1967–1977)
Episode:
Doktor za zivotinje
(1971)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Young Tom borrows his father's medical kit to visit the zoo and cure the sick animals. Willy is a cowardly tiger, Abdullah the camel has a broken hump, Archia the bear is depressed and Koko... See full summary »
Director: Zlatko Grgic | Stars: Zlatko Crnkovic, Erik Schumann
Votes: 15
Orig. title: Doktor za životinje.
TV, 12/5/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
33. Boarding Gate (2007)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
A beautiful woman, Sandra, seduces a wealthy businessman, Miles Rennburg. Little does he realise that she has been sent to kill him at the behest of her boyfriend/crime partner, Lester. Controlling all this is Sue, Lester's wife.
Director: Olivier Assayas | Stars: Asia Argento, Michael Madsen, Kelly Lin, Carl Ng
Votes: 4,156 | Gross: $0.05M
TV, 12/5/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
34. Herbie (1966)
3 min | Short
It is an abstract film with no story and no actors, that graphically depicts the reflections of moving light streaks and light flashes from traffic at night.
Directors: Paul Golding, George Lucas
Votes: 620
OL, 12/6/13. 8/10 (R).
35. The Emperor (1967)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Kathi Carmack, Randy Day, Camille Franck, Frankie Godfrey
Votes: 170
OL, 12/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
36. Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1971)
22 min | Documentary, Short, War
Interviews with five former American soldiers who were present at the March 16, 1968 attack on the village of My Lai during the Vietnam War; they discuss the orders that were issued leading... See full summary »
Director: Joseph Strick | Star: Richard Hammer
Votes: 263
OL, 12/6/13. 8/10 (R).
37. Towed in a Hole (1932)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Although they are successful fishmongers, Stan convinces Ollie that they should become fishermen too, but making a boat seaworthy is not an easy task.
Director: George Marshall | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Billy Gilbert
Votes: 2,470
OL, 12/6/13. 7.5/10 (R).
38. Don Quixote (1933)
Not Rated | 73 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In Spain, in the sixteenth century, an elderly gentleman named Don Quixote has gone mad from reading too many books on chivalry. Proclaiming himself a knight, he sets out with his squire, ... See full summary »
Director: Georg Wilhelm Pabst | Stars: Feodor Chaliapin Sr., George Robey, Oscar Asche, René Donnio
Votes: 397
OL, 12/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
39. Diggers (2006)
R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama
A story about a tight-knit group of friends, who try to maintain their small-town way of life in the face of enormous changes in 1970s Long Island.
Director: Katherine Dieckmann | Stars: Paul Rudd, Ken Marino, Maura Tierney, Ron Eldard
Votes: 3,015 | Gross: $0.07M
TV, 12/6/13. 7/10 (FF).
40. Eight Below (2006)
PG | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Brutal cold forces two Antarctic explorers to leave their team of sled dogs behind as they fend for their survival.
Director: Frank Marshall | Stars: Paul Walker, Jason Biggs, Bruce Greenwood, Moon Bloodgood
Votes: 68,357 | Gross: $81.61M
TV, 12/6/13. 6/10 (FF).
41. Border River (1954)
Approved | 80 min | Western
A Confederate officer and his men journey to Mexico to buy guns to continue the war effort. A Union officer determines to stop them.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Joel McCrea, Yvonne De Carlo, Pedro Armendáriz, Alfonso Bedoya
Votes: 615
TV, 12/7/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
42. Little Black Book (2004)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.
Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates
Votes: 18,955 | Gross: $20.42M
TV, 12/7/13. 5/10 (FF).
43. The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.
Director: Patrick Sisam | Stars: Tom Arnold, Armando Acevedo, Holland Hayes, Karl Anthony
Votes: 1,017
TV, 12/7/13. 5/10 (FF).
44. Mystery, Alaska (1999)
R | 119 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport
The residents of a small town get over-excited when their hockey team gets chosen to host a televised event.
Director: Jay Roach | Stars: Russell Crowe, Burt Reynolds, Hank Azaria, Mary McCormack
Votes: 28,376 | Gross: $8.89M
TV, 12/7/13. 6/10 (FF).
45. Lay the Favorite (2012)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Ex-private dancer Beth aspires to be a Las Vegas cocktail waitress, when she falls in with Dink, a sports gambler. Sparks fly as she proves to be something of a gambling prodigy--much to the ire of Dink's wife, Tulip.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Bruce Willis, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Zeta-Jones
Votes: 12,064 | Gross: $0.02M
TV, 12/7/13. 6/10 (FF).
46. Gates of the Night (1946)
100 min | Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
It's Paris in the winter after its liberation. A tramp who may also be Destiny predicts that Jean Diego will fall in love with a beautiful girl. That same evening, Jean meets Malou.
Director: Marcel Carné | Stars: Pierre Brasseur, Serge Reggiani, Yves Montand, Nathalie Nattier
Votes: 1,295
TV, 12/8/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
47. Jumanji (1995)
PG | 104 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
When two kids find and play a magical board game, they release a man trapped in it for decades - and a host of dangers that can only be stopped by finishing the game.
Director: Joe Johnston | Stars: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde
Votes: 376,690 | Gross: $100.48M
TV, 12/8/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
48. Militia (2000)
R | 89 min | Action, Adventure
An ATF agent goes undercover to retrieve stolen anthrax missiles.
Director: Jim Wynorski | Stars: Dean Cain, Jennifer Beals, Frederic Forrest, Stacy Keach
Votes: 832
TV, 12/8/13. 4/10 (P).
49. Chapter 27 (2007)
R | 84 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
A film about Mark David Chapman in the days leading up to the infamous murder of Beatle John Lennon.
Director: J.P. Schaefer | Stars: Jared Leto, Lindsay Lohan, Judah Friedlander, Ursula Abbott
Votes: 11,572 | Gross: $0.06M
TV, 12/8/13. 7/10 (FF).
50. Gas Monopoly (2011 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 96 min | Documentary
We are dependent on gas. Gas heats our homes. Gas powers our heavy industry. In the near future, we won't have any alternatives to this limited resource. In Europe, the demand for natural ... See full summary »
Director: Richard Ladkani | Stars: Martin Leidenfrost, Joschka Fischer, Elshad Nasirov, Natiq Aliyev
Votes: 47
TV, 12/8/13. 7/10 (FF).
51. Het schnitzelparadijs (2005)
82 min | Comedy, Romance
A romantic comedy about the adventures of Nordip Doenia, a young Moroccan criminal in The Netherlands. His parents destine him for great things, but Nordip clearly has different ideas
Director: Martin Koolhoven | Stars: Noah Valentyn, Bracha van Doesburgh, Mimoun Oaïssa, Yahya Gaier
Votes: 3,475
TV, 12/8/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
52. Why Man Creates (1968)
29 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Mixing animation with live-action, Saul Bass' "Why Man Creates" is an eight-part meditation on the nature and struggle of creativity.
Director: Saul Bass | Stars: Peter Hansen, Paul Saltman
Votes: 838
OL, 12/9/13. 9/10 (R).
53. Night Journey (1960)
Not Rated | 29 min | Documentary, Short
A dramatic retelling of the climactic scene from "Oedipus Rex" through interpretive dance and music.
Director: Alexander Hammid | Stars: Martha Graham, Bertram Ross, Paul Taylor, Helen McGehee
Votes: 187
OL, 12/9/13. 8/10 (R).
54. Amazing Grace (2006)
PG | 118 min | Biography, Drama, History
The idealist William Wilberforce maneuvers his way through Parliament, endeavoring to end the British transatlantic slave trade.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Albert Finney, Michael Gambon, Romola Garai
Votes: 25,690 | Gross: $21.21M
TV, 12/9/13. 7/10 (FF).
55. The House (I) (1975)
91 min | Drama
The manager of an export-import company meets a young girl who claims that her parents have been taken their house away after WW2. After finding out this to be true, he offers to marry her ... See full summary »
Director: Bogdan Zizic | Stars: Fabijan Sovagovic, Jagoda Kaloper, Rade Markovic, Ana Karic
Votes: 75
Orig. title: Kuća.
TV, 12/9/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
56. Alice's Day at Sea (1924)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Alice's trip to the sea inspires her to dream of a visit to an animated underwater world.
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Virginia Davis
Votes: 263
OL, 12/10/13. 6/10 (FF).
57. Alice's Spooky Adventure (1924)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
When a ball is accidentally knocked through the window of a neighborhood haunted house, Alice is the only one brave enough to go inside to retrieve it. While she's in there she falls and ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Stars: Virginia Davis, Leon Holmes, Spec O'Donnell
Votes: 274
OL, 12/10/13. 6/10 (FF).
58. Elmer Elephant (1936)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A little elephant is ashamed of his trunk until he saves his tiger girlfriend with it by using it as a fire hose when her house burns.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Bernice Hansen, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,446
OL, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
59. Farmyard Symphony (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The farm comes to life, to various classical tunes. The high point is a rooster serenading a chicken, with all the animals joining in. But then comes the sound that's even more welcome to ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Cutting | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Melvin J. Gibby, Florence Gill, Beatrice Hagen
Votes: 656
OL, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
60. Anma to onna (1938)
66 min | Drama
Two blind masseurs travel to a mountain retreat. One of them falls for a visiting lady from Tokyo and investigates a series of thefts.
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu | Stars: Mieko Takamine, Shin Tokudaiji, Shin'ichi Himori, Jun Yokoyama
Votes: 814
OL, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
61. Trance and Dance in Bali (1952)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A Bali ritual depicting the struggle of good (dragons) versus evil (witches) with dancers falling into and being revived from trances.
Directors: Gregory Bateson, Margaret Mead | Star: Margaret Mead
Votes: 171
OL, 12/10/13. 7/10 (FF).
62.
Professor Balthazar (1967–1977)
Episode:
Maxol
(1977)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Helmer the gardener has a serious problem: the fruits in his garden are not growing but shrinking. Small fruits only gives him a small income. The professor helps his friend with a potion that super sizes Helmer's plants.
Director: Boris Kolar | Stars: Nada Agbaba, Erik Schumann
Votes: 16
TV, 12/10/13. 7/10 (FF).
63. Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
PG | 92 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
The Fantastic Four learn that they aren't the only super-powered beings in the universe when they square off against the powerful Silver Surfer and the planet-eating Galactus.
Director: Tim Story | Stars: Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis
Votes: 277,317 | Gross: $131.92M
TV, 12/10/13. 5/10 (FF).
64. Vegetarian Cannibal (2012)
85 min | Crime, Drama
A medical horror of corrupt gynecologists and true events from Croatian hospitals that will shock the public.
Director: Branko Schmidt | Stars: Rene Bitorajac, Natasa Janjic Medancic, Leon Lucev, Robert Ugrina
Votes: 2,692
Orig. title: Ljudožder vegetarijanac.
TV, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
65. No. 1 (2011)
75 min | Drama
An elite school and a normal state school share the same building. They constantly fight each other, while one of their teachers, Stefan is trying to convince them that fighting is a ... See full summary »
Director: Atanas Hristoskov | Stars: Phillip Avramov, Ivaylo Zahariev, Nikolay Stanoev, Ivaylo Dragiev
Votes: 96
TV, 12/10/13. 8/10 (R).
Note: Original title seems to be 'N 1' (the copy I saw had such a title).
66. Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Various Mother Goose rhymes are portrayed by Hollywood stars for example, Old King Cole's fiddlers three are the Marx Brothers, and Humpty Dumpty is W.C. Fields, who falls while tormenting ... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Al Bernie, Thelma Boardman, Beatrice Hagen, Ann Lee
Votes: 638
OL, 12/11/13. 8/10 (R).
67. The Fox Hunt (1938)
8 min | Family, Animation, Short
Donald controls the hounds (or maybe they control him), and Goofy is riding on his shy horse, as the fox outwits both of them. Some other Disney characters are seen briefly in the hunting party at the end.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Richard Edwards, Florence Gill
Votes: 613
OL, 12/11/13. 7/10 (FF).
68. Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Musical, Animation
Another entry in the "books come alive" subgenre, with possibly more books coming alive than any other. We begin with some musical numbers, notably the various pages of Green Pastures all ... See full summary »
Directors: Frank Tashlin, Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Billy Bletcher, Basin Street Boys, Dorothy Compton
Votes: 831
OL, 12/11/13. 7.5/10 (R).
69. I Was Born, But... (1932)
Not Rated | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Two young brothers throw a tantrum when they discover that their father isn't the most important man in his workplace.
Director: Yasujirô Ozu | Stars: Tatsuo Saitô, Tomio Aoki, Mitsuko Yoshikawa, Hideo Sugawara
Votes: 6,212
OL, 12/11/13. 10/10 (R).
70. Gôketsu Jiraiya (1921)
21 min | Short, Action
The story of Jiraiya, a legendary ninja with great powers who set off on a adventure.
Director: Shôzô Makino | Stars: Matsunosuke Onoe, Suminojo Ichikawa, Kijaku Ôtani, Chosei Kataoka
Votes: 198
OL, 12/11/13. 7/10 (FF).
71. The Last Elvis (2012)
Not Rated | 91 min | Drama, Music
A tragic accident causes an Elvis impersonator to reassess his priorities.
Director: Armando Bo | Stars: John McInerny, Griselda Siciliani, Margarita López, Alberto Ajaka
Votes: 1,674
TV, 12/11/13. 7.5/10 (R).
72. Krauses Kur (2009 TV Movie)
89 min | Comedy, Drama
The village policeman Krause suddenly has a circulatory collapse. His family doctor immediately prescribes him a cure at the Baltic Sea.
Director: Bernd Böhlich | Stars: Horst Krause, Carmen-Maja Antoni, Angelika Böttiger, Tilo Prückner
Votes: 95
TV, 12/11/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
73. The Banishment (2007)
150 min | Drama, Romance
A trip to the pastoral countryside reveals a dark, sinister reality for a family from the city.
Director: Andrey Zvyagintsev | Stars: Konstantin Lavronenko, Maria Bonnevie, Aleksandr Baluev, Dmitriy Ulyanov
Votes: 8,993
TV, 12/11/13. 8/10 (R).
74. Tôkyô kôshinkyoku (1929)
101 min | Drama
A classic melodramatic love tragedy addressing social inequality in feudal Japan, depicted in Kenji Mizoguchi's typical style. The nostalgic scenes of 1920s Tokyo provides a valuable visual... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi | Stars: Shizue Natsukawa, Reiji Ichiki, Eiji Takagi, Isamu Kosugi
Votes: 336
OL, 12/12/13. 7.5/10 (FF).
75. In the Street (2013)
Not Rated | 16 min | Documentary, Short
Images of street life in New York's Spanish Harlem during the 1940s.
Directors: James Agee, Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb
Votes: 399
OL, 12/12/13. 8/10 (R).
76. The Jungle (1968)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary and dramatization of gang life in 1960s Philadelphia.
Directors: Charlie 'Brown' Davis, Jimmy 'Country' Robinson, David 'Bat' Williams | Stars: Charlie 'Brown' Davis, David 'Bat' Williams, Reginald 'Reggie' Ackridge, Jimmy 'Country' Robinson
Votes: 92
OL, 12/12/13. 8/10 (R).
77. Hádanky za bonbón (1978)
Not Rated | 8 min | Animation, Short
In Jiří Barta's imaginative debut, a magic book poses three riddles to an anteater-like creature. His reward for answering, a wrapped piece of candy, proves elusive. Barta's animation... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Barta
Votes: 184
OL, 12/12/13. 8/10 (R).
78. Neko me ipak ceka (2009 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
FIRST STORY: The Waiting Room. Vanja and Dara, middle-aged women from different social strata, meet in the the hall of a hospital waiting room, waiting to be called to prepare to have ... See full summary »
Director: Marko Novakovic | Stars: Anica Dobra, Dusanka Stojanovic, Mirjana Karanovic, Marija Vickovic
Votes: 192
Orig. title: Neko me ipak čeka.
TV, 12/12/13. 7/10 (FF).
79. The Story of the Fox (1937)
63 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Renard the Fox's mischievous pranks go too far, King Lion is forced to attempt to bring the trickster to justice.
Directors: Irene Starewicz, Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Claude Dauphin, Romain Bouquet, Sylvain Itkine, Léon Larive
Votes: 1,554
OL, 12/13/13. 8/10 (R).
80. Liliya Belgii (1915)
14 min | Animation, Drama, Short
A girl in the forest found a broken lily and brought it to her grandfather, who at that time thought about the horrors of the outbreak of World War I, and the broken lily reminds him of ... See full summary »
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz | Stars: Irene Starewicz, Jan Wichniekski
Votes: 212
OL, 12/13/13. 7/10 (FF).
OL, 12/13/13. 9/10 (R).
82. Flying Hair (1985)
8 min | Animation, Short
Under the starlight, a boy and a girl are running. A thunderstorm breaks out, trees are shattered, and a rain of silver needles turned into hair floats through the air.
Director: Piotr Dumala
Votes: 55
OL, 12/13/13. 9/10 (R).
83. Zaniklý svet rukavic (1982)
Not Rated | 16 min | Animation, Short
Using an array of gloves in different styles and from different historical periods, the film is a short history of the cinema - from silent movies via pastiches of Buñuel and Fellini and ... See full summary »
Director: Jirí Barta
Votes: 351
OL, 12/13/13. 9/10 (R).
84. The Last Prom (1980)
24 min | Short, Drama, Thriller
Driver education film depicting the dangers of teen-age drunk driving, wherein a prom date ends tragically.
Director: Gene McPherson | Stars: Sheelagh Bevan, Jamie Bozian, Mary LeClair, Ron Bohmer
Votes: 125
OL, 12/13/13. 4/10 (P).
85. Down Periscope (1996)
PG-13 | 92 min | Comedy
Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge is assigned as Captain to the USS Stingray, an old diesel driven submarine that has seen better days.
Director: David S. Ward | Stars: Kelsey Grammer, Lauren Holly, Rob Schneider, Harry Dean Stanton
Votes: 26,680 | Gross: $25.79M
TV, 12/13/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
86. Cat Run (2011)
R | 106 min | Action, Comedy
When a sexy, high-end escort holds the key evidence to a scandalous government cover-up, two bumbling young detectives become her unlikely protectors from a ruthless assassin hired to silence her.
Director: John Stockwell | Stars: Paz Vega, Janet McTeer, Christopher McDonald, Alphonso McAuley
Votes: 5,765
TV, 12/13/13. 6/10 (FF).
87. L'altra donna (2002 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Thriller
Director: Anna Negri | Stars: Anita Caprioli, Alessio Boni, Filippo Timi, Monica Comegna
Votes: 9
TV, 12/13/13. 6/10 (FF).
88. The Cimarron Kid (1952)
Passed | 84 min | Western
Unjustly accused of robbing the train he was riding home, Bill Doolin re-joins his old gang, participates in other robberies and becomes a wanted outlaw.
Director: Budd Boetticher | Stars: Audie Murphy, Beverly Tyler, James Best, Yvette Duguay
Votes: 1,143
TV, 12/14/13. 6/10 (FF).
89. The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen, only to find their relationships -- both old and new -- begin to resemble 21st century versions of her novels.
Director: Robin Swicord | Stars: Kathy Baker, Hugh Dancy, Amy Brenneman, Maria Bello
Votes: 29,083 | Gross: $3.58M
TV, 12/14/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
90. Sweet Land (2005)
PG | 110 min | Drama, Romance
In 1920, Inge, a German national, travels from Norway to rural Minnesota for her arranged marriage to Olaf, a Norwegian farmer; bureaucracy and prejudice cause major complications.
Director: Ali Selim | Stars: Elizabeth Reaser, Lois Smith, Patrick Heusinger, Stephen Pelinski
Votes: 4,147 | Gross: $1.71M
TV, 12/14/13. 7/10 (FF).
91. Elf (2003)
PG | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
Raised as an oversized elf, Buddy travels from the North Pole to New York City to meet his biological father, Walter Hobbs, who doesn't know he exists and is in desperate need of some Christmas spirit.
Director: Jon Favreau | Stars: Will Ferrell, James Caan, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel
Votes: 310,752 | Gross: $173.40M
TV, 12/14/13. 5.5/10 (FF).
92. The Getaway (1994)
R | 115 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
An ex-con and his devoted wife must flee from danger when a heist doesn't go as planned.
Director: Roger Donaldson | Stars: Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Michael Madsen, James Woods
Votes: 19,645 | Gross: $16.10M
TV, 12/14/13. 6.5/10 (FF).
93. Edward and Caroline (1951)
88 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Edouard is a pianist, married with Caroline. This evening, they are invited to Claude's. Claude is the snobbish uncle of Caroline, his son Alain (as snobbish as his father) is in love with ... See full summary »
Director: Jacques Becker | Stars: Daniel Gélin, Anne Vernon, Elina Labourdette, Jacques François
Votes: 735
TV, 12/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
94. The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008)
PG | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Family
The Pevensie siblings return to Narnia, where they are enlisted to once again help ward off an evil king and restore the rightful heir to the land's throne, Prince Caspian.
Director: Andrew Adamson | Stars: Ben Barnes, Skandar Keynes, Georgie Henley, William Moseley
Votes: 225,397 | Gross: $141.62M
TV, 12/15/13. 6/10 (FF).
95. Snake Dance (2012)
77 min | Documentary
Manu Riche and Patrick Marnham join forces to tell the story of the invention of the atomic bomb and its unintended consequences in todays world.
They follow the tracks of 2 historical ... See full synopsis »
Directors: Patrick Marnham, Manu Riche
Votes: 22
TV, 12/15/13. 6/10 (FF).
96. Clara Campoamor. La mujer olvidada (2011 TV Movie)
93 min | Biography
A TV Movie about the woman who made feminine suffrage possible in Spain. A film about her fight and the way in which she was forgotten.
Director: Laura Mañá | Stars: Elvira Mínguez, Antonio de la Torre, Mónica López, Joan Carreras
Votes: 144
TV, 12/15/13. 7/10 (FF).
97. The Little Match Girl (1928)
40 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
An impoverished girl tries to sell matches on NYE. Shivering with cold and unable to sell her wares, she sits in a sheltered nook. Striking a match to keep warm, she sees things in the flame.
Directors: Jean Renoir, Jean Tédesco | Stars: Catherine Hessling, Eric Barclay, Jean Storm, Manuel Raaby
Votes: 1,570
OL, 12/16/13. 9/10 (R).
98. Congress Dances (1931)
85 min | Comedy, History, Musical
Vienna glove-sales-lady Christl falls in love to Czar Alexander. Metternich tries to use this to keep him out of the conferences of the Vienna Congress from 1815.
Director: Erik Charell | Stars: Lilian Harvey, Willy Fritsch, Otto Wallburg, Conrad Veidt
Votes: 598
OL, 12/16/13. 8/10 (R).
99. My Blueberry Nights (2007)
PG-13 | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A young lonely woman takes a soul-searching journey across America to resolve her questions about love while encountering a series of off-beat characters along the way.
Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Norah Jones, Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Chad R. Davis
Votes: 56,549 | Gross: $0.87M
TV, 12/16/13. 7/10 (FF).
100. Body of Lies (2008)
R | 128 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A CIA agent on the ground in Jordan hunts down a powerful terrorist leader while being caught between the unclear intentions of his American supervisors and Jordan Intelligence.
Director: Ridley Scott | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Golshifteh Farahani
Votes: 239,360 | Gross: $39.39M
TV, 12/16/13. 7/10 (FF).
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