“I usually avoid the term ‘film poem,’ because it was overused in the ‘40s and ‘50s. But somehow it fits Phases of The Moon; it is a film poem and nothing else. A small, miniature film poem, a jewel, if the word masterpiece is too stuffy.” (Jonas Mekas, 1973)
“I usually avoid the term ‘film poem,’ because it was overused in the ‘40s and ‘50s. But somehow it fits Phases of The Moon; it is a film poem and nothing else. A small, miniature film poem, a jewel, if the word masterpiece is too stuffy.” (Jonas Mekas, 1973)
A compilation of over 30 years of private home movie footage shot by Lithuanian-American avant-garde director Jonas Mekas, assembled by Mekas "purely by chance", without concern for chronological order.
Rita, a witty 26-year-old hairdresser, wants to 'discover' herself, so she joins the Open University where she meets the disillusioned professor of literature, Dr. Frank Bryant. His marriage has failed, his new girlfriend is having an affair with his best friend and he can't get through the day without downing a bottle or two of whisky. What Frank needs is a challenge... and along comes Rita.
From 1970-1977, six low budget films shown at midnight transformed the way we make and watch films.
เรื่องราวของ เอไลซา ดูลิตเทิล หญิงสาวขายดอกไม้ข้างถนนผู้มีสำเนียงพูดแบบชนชั้นต่ำ แต่ได้รับการฝึกฝนจาก เฮนรี ฮิกกินส์ ศาสตราจารย์ทางด้านสัทศาสตร์ จนสามารถกลายเป็นกุลสตรีที่มีกิริยามารยาทและการพูดจาแบบชนชั้นสูงได้สำเร็จ
แครอล แม่บ้านชาวลอสแองเจลลิส ผู้เผชิญกับโรคภูมิแพ้อย่างแรง จนเมื่อการรักษาที่ต้องพาแครอลมายังนิวเม็กซิโก การผจญภัยของชีวิตที่ผิดปรกติกว่าใคร ๆ ของเธอจึงเริ่มต้น
The creative chemistry of four brilliant artists —drummer John Densmore, guitarist Robby Kreiger, keyboardist Ray Manzarek and singer Jim Morrison— made The Doors one of America's most iconic and influential rock bands. Using footage shot between their formation in 1965 and Morrison's death in 1971, it follows the band from the corridors of UCLA's film school, where Manzarek and Morrison met, to the stages of sold-out arenas.
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The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.