In 1957 Mexico, a group of boys from a poverty-stricken village in Monterrey forms a little league baseball team. With the help of their coach, a former professional player, they overcome challenges and bigotry to become champions. The movie highlights the power of teamwork, faith, and determination.
Set in the 1910s, King of Devil's Island tells the story of a reform school on a remote island in Norway. The school is known for its brutal methods and operates under oppressive conditions. The movie follows the revolt of the teenage inmates against the harsh treatment they endure. The revolt escalates into a violent showdown between the young boys and the authorities, highlighting themes of abuse, rebellion, and survival.
In 'One Good Turn,' Laurel and Hardy find themselves falsely accused of theft and must come up with a plan to raise money. Along the way, they get into hilarious predicaments, including trapping themselves in a collapsed building and causing chaos at a play rehearsal. This slapstick comedy showcases their unique brand of humor during the 1930s.
Der Struwwelpeter is a popular German children's book. It comprises of ten illustrated and rhymed stories, mostly about children. Each has a clear moral that demonstrates the disastrous consequences of misbehavior in an exaggerated way. Writer/director Fritz Genschow adapted Hoffmann's book to the big screen. He made a career doing such films, he had done Hansel and Gretel and would go on to adapt Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty and other family films. Der Struwwelpeter, however, is weirder and darker than the Grimms' tales. They are heavy morality lessons in which children are burned to death, starved to death, or have their thumbs cut off. In Hoffmann's world the punishment usually far outweighs the crime. Genschow provided a happy ending: through the wonders of reverse action children are brought back from their fiery deaths, their thumbs are reattached, and their misdeeds undone through the power of St. Nicholas and some sort of Christmas miracle. (via forcesofgeek.com)
A struggling actress moves to Hollywood where she discovers a piece of furniture in her apartment is haunted by a malicious ghost.
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