Fantastic Planet (La Planete Sauvage) – 1973
Running Time: 72 (Mind-Expanding) minutes Directed By:Rene Laloux Based Upon: The 1957 novel Oms En Serie by French author Stefan Wul Voice Cast: JeanValmont Eric Baugin Jennifer Drake Jean…
El Topo (1970)
Running Time: 125 (extremely surreal) Minutes Directed: Alejandro Jodorowsky Staring: Alejandro Jodorowsky Brontis Jodorowsky Mara Lorenzio David Silva Plot: "In this surreal Western, avant-garde filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky uses allegory and…
EMPIRE’S LIST: 100 Best Films in World Cinema
I recently discovered a list that Empire Magazine made several years ago: 100 Best Films in World Cinema. Obviously, this list is exploding with movie nerd controversy. (Just look at…
Eyes Without a Face (Les Yeux Sans Visage) (1960)
Running Time: 90 Minutes Directed: GeorgesFranju Staring: PierreBrasseur Edith Scob Alida Valli Juliette Mayniel Based Upon: Les yeux sans visage by Jean Redon Plot: “When his daughter's face is…
Off the Beaten Path: IT’S SUCH A BEAUTIFUL DAY (2012)
Running time: 62 minutes Animated and Narrated by Don Hertzfeldt Plot: "Bill struggles to put together his shattered psyche, in this new feature film version of Don Hertzfeldt's animated…
Dreading the Re-Boots of the Movies We Love
It has gotten to the point where I actually shudder when Hollywood returns to one of the movie universes I grew up with. Are movies (and…