Cinematic Era: 1984 Vintage

Reel 37 of Gérard Courant’s on-going Cinematon series.

Latvian friends are helping to Estonian rock group to participate in the music competition.

"Groper Train" pink film distributed by Okura Eiga.

A bright-eyed and idealistic young writer named Johnny Daze comes to town prowling for something to write about. What he finds is a sinister back alley forbidden zone peopled by gays, artists, prostitutes, transvestites and virtually every kind of conceivable bad influence.

Hand painted, scratched Super 8 film meditating on Puerto Rico's political status through the layering of traditional Bomba music and governmental speeches.

Oslo in the 1950s. Two friends are as different as can be. The easy-going and superficial Mabel is the contrast to the caring Elise. Then a man arrives.

A 30 minute special on David Gilmour's solo career: inflections on his past with Pink Floyd and insights from such close personal friends as The Who's Pete Townshend. Included as a special feature on the 'David Gilmour Live 1984' VHS.

Second film. Adventures of little monkeys, secretly from their mother escaped from a zoo to the city.

The film features a whimsical classroom discussion centered around the classic question, "Why did the beetle cross the road?" A student named Dolores suggests it was to be with his girlfriend, prompting a lighthearted conversation filled with music and playful banter. The setting is informal, emphasizing the joy of learning and sharing ideas.

Zarico is the distinct folk music of the Black francophone Créole culture of southwestern Louisiana. In retracing the footsteps of the Créole population—who came from Africa, the Caribbean and Acadia—the various musical influences and development of the style are shown.

Maxwell is a yesman to his wife until, one day, one last straw breaks the camel's back. Maxwell decides to get rid of Darling. But he is not much of an action man.

At the "Hôtel des pêcheurs," men gather to participate in a fishing competition. Everything suggests that they have been more drawn to the enchanting song of Antoinette, the pretty guest staying in room number three. Pascal, a forty-something man with a troubled personality, fantasizes about this siren, whom he would like to catch in his nets.

The fates of a worker and a cynical prime minister are inextricably linked: one can only travel to his Japanese lover with the help of the other, while the politician needs the fool as the voice of the people.

Queensrÿche performed in Tokyo on August 5, 1984, at the Nippon Seinenkan for their "The Warning Tour". The original recording was broadcast on MTV and radio at the time. It was officially released on VHS and Laserdisc in 1985.

Third in a trilogy. An industrial tycoon is threatened that if he starts production at his new business, that his daughter will be killed.

In Secretaries Day, either you get laid or you get paid.

Documentary about food provessing.

Directed by Omar Amiralay.

The film is about "Tom Domino", a riffing, self-styled, noir-like protagonist who runs an East Village alternative newspaper by day, but who struggles by night when he gets home and tries to create a cartoon strip. A verbal sparring match with a sexy woman in a Manhattan bar one evening enables him to snap his cartoonist's writer's block, leading him to dash home after the encounter, and set down in cartoon form everything that just happened between him and the girl (whose name is "Daphne"). The cartoon strip (later named "City News") becomes a local hit, boosting his newspaper's sales. Now, with the newspaper finally a success, Domino finds himself in a conundrum: does he love Daphne genuinely for who she is, or only because she is the muse who has enabled him to become a success?

A short film focusing on a minimalist mime performance piece concerning man's relationship to television with the union of man, chair and television. Without dialogue.

A unit of the People's Army celebrates the moment of liberation of the country. They remember the times of occupation, the actions they took, and their fallen colleagues.

A portrait of Haitian singer Toto Bissainthe, whose musical journey is marked by her desire to disseminate creole singing.

A sick boy's toy rabbit comes to life. Part of the Enchanted Musical Playhouse series. Marie Osmond played the part of the Velveteen Rabbit. Songs were composed by the Sherman Brothers.

This documentary tells the story of Max Ward, a former bush pilot whose company grew to become one of the major airlines in Canada. A study of entrepreneurship, the film focuses on Ward himself, depicting his distinctive style of hands-on management. Between hallway meetings, informal chats with the staff, checks on maintenance, flight preparations and in-flight conversations with vacationing customers it becomes apparent that the president's personal touch is a key element in Wardair’s success story.

Return to the Land

This is a didactic film in disguise. A progression of brilliant geometric shapes bombard the screen to the insistent beat of drums. The filmmaker programmed a computer to coordinate a highly complex operation involving an electronic beam of light, colour filters and a camera. This animation film, without words, is designed to expose the power of the cinematic medium, and to illustrate the abstract nature of time.

Outtakes from the movie

Miklós Jancsó explores Finland and visits relatives

Children learn to trust God for strength and courage in face of danger.

A young woman who yearns to become a concert pianist is rescued from a sleazy cabaret by a mysterious cat burglar with whom she falls in love.

A 100-second cinema trip with music and neon light.

Thai action movie that was later re-edited into Filmark's Robo Vampire.

Feeling fooled, Gina asks her henchmen Sita & Anny to get revenge on Hendra and Budiman.

Alone and with no roof over her head, Granny knits a house and two little children out of her wool. Her children are so different from the norm that the school, the entire village and even the authorities reject them. Discouraged, Granny unravels everthing.

Separated from his family and lost in the mountains, a small boy befriends a wolf, finds gold, fights off thieves, and survives a blizzard to get back to the warmth of his home.

...discussion of leftist attitudes towards democracy and popular movements; in parallel, a discussion about the role of militant cinema in relation to real political struggles.

Green Pinkpop Fest Holland Gellen 1984-06-11 1. One Night in the City 2. We Rock Rock Palace (Fan Club Gig) Hollywood, CA 01.14 .84 1. Stand Up and Shout 2. Straight Through the Heart 3. Rainbow in the Dark 4. The Man on the Silver Mountain The Tube London, UK 04.04.86 TV broadcast 1. Hungry for Heaven 2. Rock'n Roll Children MTV Headbanger's Ball San Antonio, TX 02.05.88 Interview mixed intro: 1. Stand Up and Shout 2. Dream Evil 3. Naked in the Rain 4. Craig Goldy solo 5. Naked in the Rain SKOL Rock Festival Sao Paulo, Brazil 11.15.97 1. Heaven and Hell 2. Rainbow in the Dark 3. Stand Up and Shout 4. The Last in Line 5. The Man on the Silver Mountain 6. Long Live Rock'n Roll

A mind-twisting video, meditating on the experience of watching film/video, and of seeing and being seen. Prodded by a succession of riddles, the videos are lined with humor

Recorded Live in 1984 at Capitol Theatre, Passaic, New Jersey 0:00:00 – Sweet Jane 0:04:05 – I’m Waiting For My Man 0:08:15 – Martial Law 0:12:57 – Down At The Arcade 0:17:22 – Legendary Hearts 0:20:48 – There She Goes Again 0:24:48 – Turn Out the Light 0:29:58 – My Red Joystick 0:35:19 – Average Guy 0:38:50 – Street Hassle 0:44:24 – Sally Can’t Dance 0:50:10 – Walk On The Wild Side 0:56:09 – Satellite Of Love 1:03:21 – New Sensation 1:11:08 – A Gift 1:14:56 – Doin’ The Things That We Want To 1:19:12 – Waves Of Fear 1:22:27 – I Love You Suzanne 1:25:35 – White Light / White Heat 1:29:54 – Turn To Me 1:34:40 – Kill Your Sons 1:40:19 – Coney Island Baby 1:45:46 – Maybe – The Chantels 1:49:35 – He’s Gone 1:53:18 – People Who Died – Jim Carroll 1:58:47 – Rock ‘N’ Roll

When a journalist from Riga arrives in a rural forest district to investigate a letter from former forester Čukurs warning about the destruction of local woodlands, forest ranger Liepsargs offers him a place to stay. As they look into the situation, Liepsargs finds himself battling both illegal logging and poaching, determined to protect the forest from those exploiting it.

A film by Melanie Berry

A kind-hearted mouse dentist and his wife find a clever way to treat a crafty fox who comes to them with a sore tooth in this Oscar nominated short, adapted from William Steig's children's book.

A stranger promises to one greedy man to fulfill his every wish. And he desires to be able to turn everything he touches into gold.

A gang intends to rescue a friend from a mental hospital, moving around Medellin by bicycle and communicating through a radio program known as "The Inhabitants of the Night".

Tag along with some of the most insane cliff hucking extreme skiers like Greg Smith, Otto Lang, Scott Brooksbank, Dan Herby, Billy Killebrew, Mike Wiegle, and many more as they remind you that the world is just one gigantic Ski Country. From Chamonix across the ocean to Vermont up to British Columbia, over to Squaw Valley and Heavenly, then back to Snowbird, Warren Miller takes you around North America and the world to the greatest ski destinations known to man.

The live Channel 9 television broadcast of Elton John's March 24th 1984 concert at the Sydney Entertainment Centre, celebrating his 37th birthday which would take place a day later. Live interviews with Molly Meldrum and Dee Murray before & after the concert took place on 'Hey, Hey, It's Saturday', which was interrupted for the concert special.

Dame Janet Baker, in one of her greatest roles, leads a cast of some of Britain’s finest interpeters of baroque opera and their performance under the baton of Sir Charles Mackerras is one of the highest musical excellence. John Copley’s acclaimed English National Opera production was restaged in studio, skilfully using all the technical advantages offered, to create this top quality recording. The opera was first performed in 1724 at the Haymarket Theatre in London using castrati singers in the heroes’ roles. This production follows modern practice in using women in these parts. Dame Janet’s virtuoso role as Julius Caesar has been heralded as a masterful recreation of the music which Handel wrote for the finest singers of his time.

A student is mistaken for a Mr. Brown and runs away. But the chasers are everywhere.

A single-screen version of the Portraits / Mirrors multi-projection. Featuring portraits of: Aloual, Gaël Badaud, Raphaël Bassan, Yann Beauvais, Jean-Michel Bouhours, Gérard Courant, Berndt Deprez, Bertrand Gadenne, Mythia Kolésar, Christian Lebrat, Stéphane Marti, Pascal Martin, Michel Nedjar, Dominique Noguez, Vivian Ostrovsky, Bernard Roué, Martine Rousset, Alain Sayag, Unglee, and Catherine Zbinden.

This feature-length drama explores the changing role of men in today's society by delving into the stories of 4 men and their relationships with women.

A story about little animals.

In a tragic example of life imitating art, Babenco returned to São Paolo to shoot this prologue to “Pixote” which examines the true story of Fernando Ramos da Silva, the lead actor from “Pixote,” and the circumstances of his death at the age of 19, killed by the police under dubious circumstances. - from Yahoo