Fritz the Cat (1972)
This movies was released the same year as my previous entry, Solaris. That is where all similarities end. Running Time: 80 Minutes (Only 2 of which you might feel comfortable…
SOLARIS – 1972
Running Time: 165 (very philosophical) Minutes Directed By: Andrei Tarkovsky Based Upon: The 1961 novel by the same name by Stanislaw Lem. Staring: Natalya Bondarchuk Donates Banionis Juri Jarvet…
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…
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…
Off the Beaten Path: 8 1/2
As much as I love mega budget Hollywood blockbusters (with some exceptions), I’ve been trying to watch movies (both live action and animated) that are a little “off the…