In 1957, a housewife who is facing a marital crisis becomes friends with her black handyman, something that gets the town talking.
Nightbreed – Director’s Cut (1990) [Outfest LA 2022]
Based on Cabal by Clive Barker, Nightbreed takes on the story of Boone, a young man who is drawn to this place called Midian where the monsters live. While he takes his leap to find it, his girlfriend is left behind wondering what is going on and his therapist is up to something.
Saturday Morning Cartoons: Jem (1985-1988)
On this week’s episode of Saturday Morning Cartoons, we will visit with our friend Jem and her Holograms. While most of the cartoons some of us watched were aimed at boys or were just generally aimed at kids, Jem was aimed at the most outrageous of us all!
Vanity Fair (2004) [Female Filmmaker Friday]
Becky Sharp is a woman who came from very little, but who always had her ideals. This version of Vanity Fair follows her from childhood to school into marriage, her rise into the British aristocracy and what came after.
Special Delivery (2022) [Fantasia 2022]
This year’s viewings of films from Fantasia starts off strong with a film about a North Korean defector who works as a delivery driver for a company that handles what the post office and other delivery companies will not handle. One a run where she is supposed to pick up a father and son and bring them to the port, she ends up with the kid whose father has been murdered for what was in his possession and now those who killed him are after his child.
Short Films for You! France Edition
Today is Jour de la Bastille, which means, we should celebrate France. So, for this week’s crop of Short Films for You! we have 6 shorts that are either French or take place in France. These are all subtitled in English or shot in English. Without further ado, les voilà:
Halloween Hotness 8: Defying Gravity
It’s that time of year again! No, not festival season, well, ok, yeah, it’s festival season, but also Halloween is coming and we better all be getting ready. This also means that the year’s best party is coming up and as it’s for a good cause, I figured I’d bring it up here!