The Torch of Freedom (1962) [Black History Month]
Prior to the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Miami was a racially segregated city and Black visitors were not welcome in the fancy local hotels. The Hampton House Motel and Villas, originally opened in 1954 as the Booker Terrace Motel, was the most prominent lodging establishment that provided Black guests with accommodations.
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Anwar (short) (2024)
In the near future a mother has chosen eternal life while her son is not so sure that is for him.
Dinosaur Valley Girls (1996) [Visual Vengeance Collector’s Edition]
An action star not quite at the top of his game finds himself in the valley during the time where dinosaurs and beautiful prehistoric valley girls live.
Short Film For You!: Enough [Black History Month]
Help! (1965)
In retrospect, it’s a shame that “Help!” wasn’t presented as a one-hour TV special rather than as a 92-minute feature film. In trying to one-up the lightning-in-a-bottle success of “A Hard Day’s Night,” director Richard Lester and his mop-topped stars reaffirmed the axiom that bigger is not always better by creating a large-scale romp that only occasionally percolates with hilarity but eventually wears out its welcome long before the closing credits.
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Furious (1984) [Visual Vengeance Collector’s Edition]
Aliens from the astral plane comes to Earth and only martial artists can fight them.