CIA agent turned sexual predator Daniel (Ben Ng) uses his wealth and collection of high-tech gadgets to prey on unsuspecting women. After arranging for the prison breakout of notorious rapists "Rain Killer" (Ankee Leung) and "Tuen Mun Rapist" (Chan Chi-Fai), Daniel invites the men to ravage the two women he has chained in the basement. He next sets his sights on Kwan Shi-han (Suki Kwan), the romance novelist next door; but first preys on her movie star friend, Icy (Yeung Fan). Desperate for a lead, the police consult a semi-reformed deviant known as "The Human Milk Drinking Doctor" (Anthony Wong), who used to prey on lactating women and now controls his sexual urges by working as a porno theatre projectionist.
Cléo, a singer, spends two hours in Paris as she waits for the results of her biopsy. During this time, she encounters various people and experiences, which make her reflect on her life and confront her anxieties.
During a late-night screening of a horror movie, a group of people in a theater become trapped when a killer starts picking them off one by one.
After the sudden death of his wife, a grieving widower forms an unlikely bond with a jazz musician on New Year's Eve, finding solace and hope in the midst of their shared sorrow.
Harishchandra's Factory is a film that tells the story of Dadasaheb Phalke, who made India's first feature film, Raja Harishchandra, in 1913. The film explores the challenges and obstacles faced by Phalke as he strives to bring his vision to life, including the financial struggles, societal opposition, and technical limitations of the time. Through his determination and optimism, Phalke manages to overcome these hurdles and create a groundbreaking work of art that paves the way for the Indian film industry.
Set at a movie theater in a small village around 100 years ago. Silent films are play at the movie theater. A young man aspires to become a benshi, a performer that provides live narration to silent films.
Hercules Returns is a comedy movie about a man named Brad who takes on a job at a movie theater, where he redubs films with a comedy soundtrack. As he and his coworkers struggle to come up with new materials, they decide to take on the task of redubbing the classic film Hercules. Chaos ensues as they try to give the film a fresh and funny twist.
Fear of Clowns is a 2004 horror film that revolves around a painter who suffers from severe coulrophobia (fear of clowns) and becomes the target of an insane killer clown, leading to a series of murders and decapitations. As the painter's fears intensify, he must confront his deepest nightmares to survive.
George, a lonely librarian, believes love is obsolete, until a road trip to Death Valley with a cinema projectionist named Sophie teaches him otherwise.
Veyyil (2006) is a dramatic movie that follows the journey of a movie projectionist who grapples with tragic love, family reunions, and the pain of losing a loved one to suicide. It explores the complex dynamics of brother-brother relationships and the consequences of innocent person killed. Through the lens of cinema, this film delves into the depths of human emotions and showcases the power of love amidst life's hardships.
In Havana in the nineteen sixties, there were 140 movie theaters. Only a dozen remain today. For ten years, the cinema industry was a pillar of the Cuban Revolution, but the regime’s hardening and the economic recession precipitated its decline. Fifty years later, only a dozen movie theaters are still running in Havana, while a new generation of bold filmmakers struggles for the very existence of Cuban cinema. In the Heat of the Cold Years tells the story of Revolutionary Cuban cinema through the memories of a choral of elder filmmakers, such as Luciano Castillo, the director of the national film archives, as he scrambles for the preservation of this crumbling cultural legacy, and through a group of young Cuban filmmakers struggling to make their first feature film.
H., 35, an Arabian immigrant, works as projectionist in an old cinema. One day, drawn by the music, he looks through the window of the booth and is fascinated: the dancer he sees on the screen seems to be looking straight into his eyes. He falls in love with her, but the vision last only a moment. Shortly afterwards, an elderly man storms into the projection booth and claims he is his uncle. H. wants to prepare a meal for him and reaches for the oil bottle: he sees the same dancer on the label…. H begins to find echoes of his own life in the images he projects. Everything changes when fiction and reality merge...
Cães Sem Coleira (1999) is a captivating docudrama that tells the story of the history of travelling cinemas. Through the lens of a movie projectionist, the film explores the cultural impact of cinema and the oral history surrounding it. It delves into the experiences of the people involved in the travelling cinema industry and their passion for bringing cinema to different communities. With its unique narrative approach, Cães Sem Coleira offers a captivating insight into the world of travelling cinemas and the profound influence of movies on society.
A poetic piece of work that tells the story of a projectionist, Hashem Hakemzadeh, as he drives up to the countryside with his son Reza in order to show films to poor villagers living in remote areas far away from the city. An emotional and essential piece of Iranian cinema by director Farhad Mehranfar; a film about the importance of cinema and the effect it has on audiences. Winner of several film festivals, Paper Airplanes celebrates life and nature in a unique and spectacular manner
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