Thomsen presents previously unseen interview footage recorded with Fassbinder throughout their fifteen-year friendship, which spans exactly the length of his career – their first encounter was at the Berlinale in 1969 where Fassbinder’s debut was famously booed (you can hear the cries of “Awful!” and “Shame!” on the archive footage), and their last was just three weeks before his untimely death.
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Tag Archives: 2000s
Pig (2001) Mark Steven Bosko, T. Michael Conway, Jim Volkert, Abdullah Bey, Virginia Drda, Drama
Across America, small town cops rule the land. And what you hear about these prejudiced police is often true. This is the story of one such cop. Part mythic folk hero, part bad-ass, he is both feared and admired, hated and loved by the residents of his town. Witness first hand the violence and boredom consuming this law-man’s daily routine. Come, take a ride with Pig.
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Bare Witness (2002) Kelley Cauthen, Angie Everhart, Catalina Larranaga, Daniel Baldwin, Thriller, Erotic
Professional killer Gav Reed commits a grave mistake allowing himself to be videotaped (as she always does, for a documentary she hopes to sell to Hollywood about the real nocturnal ‘eldest business’ there) by Julie Spencer, one of Max ‘Slim’ Reuter’s hookers and porn actresses, whom he had sex with before – and while making a most incriminating call about his murder attempt at a high society campaign party for mayor Garland’s electoral challenger Mary Washington, where the bullet is however caught by councilor Frank Constantine, who also survives. Gav’s client, businessman Ian Hunter, who was videotaped earlier, has his girl Marina shoot Gav and then Julie, later Slim who. Rough but effective police detective Killian investigates, helped by Julie’s friend Carly Marsh, and unravels even more sordid connections.
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Worried About the Boy (2010) Julian Jarrold, Douglas Booth, Jonny Burt, Mathew Horne, Biography, Drama, Music
In 1980 young George O’Dowd baffles his parents with his love of frocks and make-up and moves into a squat with kindred spirit Peter,who dresses as Marilyn Monroe and calls himself Marilyn. They make a splash at Steve Strange’s trendy Blitz Club where George gets a job in the cloakroom but George is unlucky in his relationships with men until he meets wannabe musician Kirk.
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Shaka Zulu: The Citadel (2001) Joshua Sinclair, David Hasselhoff, Karen Allen, Henry Cele, Drama
Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior is the true story of the legendary African warrior and his struggle to unite his people against the largest empire in the world.
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The Sex of the Angels / El sexo de los ángeles (2012) Xavier Villaverde, Astrid Bergès-Frisbey, Álvaro Cervantes, Llorenç González, Drama, Romance
Struggling martial artist and dancer Bruno loves his girlfriend Carla, but when he meets fellow dancer Rai, serious sparks begin to fly, opening the couple up to new possibilities. A new generation navigates sexual fluidity, torn affections, and open relationships in this steamy love triangle. But once Bruno’s clandestine encounters with Rai are revealed, a confused and hurt Carla kicks him out. But she simply doesn’t want to give up on her love. Eventually she agrees that Bruno can date them both as long as he keeps his life with Rai relatively separate.
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Tussenstand / Stages (2007) Mijke de Jong, Elsie de Brauw, Marcel Musters, Stijn Koomen, Drama
STAGES is a film about Roos and Martin, who are divorced but haven’t become detached yet. When their 17-year old son Isaac withdraws ever deeper into silent isolation, they try to find a solution. Their attempts to find a solution for Isaac fail due to their frustrations from the past and their inability to listen to one another.
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L’amour de loin / Love from Afar (2004) Peter Sellars, Dawn Upshaw, Monica Groop, Gerald Finley, Music, Drama, Romance
L’amour de loin (Love from Afar) is the first opera by the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho from a five act French libretto by Amin Maalouf. The opera was given its world premiere performance on 15 August 2000 at the Salzburg Festival and its US premiere on 31 July 2002 at the Santa Fe Opera.
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Mask of the Ninja (2008) Bradford May, Casper Van Dien, Anthony Brandon Wong, Bellamy Young, Action, Crime, Thriller
Their vengeance is relentless, their method is ritual, their weapon is secret, and the motive is in their blood. In a heavily wooded private estate in the Malibu Hills, towering above the tumbling Pacific, millionaire CEO Kenji Takeo and his daughter, Miko, prepare for the arrival from Japan of Takeo’s wife, Kumiko. But the calm of Solstice Canyon is shattered by a meticulously planned stealth attack on the Takeo home by a masked band of ninja assassins. In a flash, Takeo’s guards are killed.
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The Chambermaid Lynn / Das Zimmermädchen Lynn (2014) Ingo Haeb, Vicky Krieps, Lena Lauzemis, Christian Aumer, Drama
Lynn is the most thorough chambermaid at the hotel where she works. Crippled by her own shyness, she rummages through the guests’ belongings and even hides under their beds, vicariously experiencing their discreet interludes. When she finds herself present during a session with the call girl Chiara, Lynn can’t help but let her curiosity get the better of her. Bold and unrestrained, Chiara soon draws Lynn out of her shell, opening her up to a new intimacy Lynn had previously only experienced as an intrepid voyeur.
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Fort Tilden (2014) Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, Bridey Elliott, Clare McNulty, Neil Casey, Comedy
Fort Tilden: New York City’s secluded seaside nirvana where, like flies to honey, Brooklyn’s hip millennial set flocks on sweltering weekend afternoons for unbridled summertime indulgence. Amidst the vexing stagnation of quarter-life crises, Allie (Clare McNulty) struggles to prepare for the Peace Corps, while Harper (Bridey Elliot) awaits checks from her father to fund her artistic dreams. But the two friends quickly shun responsibilities for the day when a pair of good-looking guys invites them along for a carefree Fort Tilden afternoon.
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The Boy Who Cried Bitch: The Adolescent Years (2007) Mathew Levin II, Adam LaVorgna, Ronnie Farer, Baird Wallace, Drama
At it’s core, the story focuses around Steve, who upon reaching adulthood, is released from the mental health facility his un-milf of a mom sent him to. He returns back home, and brings the pain to ole Ma Dukes for the unjustice he feels he is subjected to. The entire movie we basically just watch this mustached asshole be shitty to women, steal from his mom, terrorize his mom, and boozing up his brothers, one of whom is a coked-up art student.
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Scarewaves (2014) Henrique Couto, Tonjia Atomic, Iabou Windimere, Erin R. Ryan, Horror
From the director of Babysitter Massacre and Haunted House on Sorority Row comes a shocking new film critics are calling “fresh and original” and “what horror audiences want” In his final night as a radio host, shock jock Amos Satan spins four spine-tingling tales of terror in this anthology of urban legends inspired by Creepshow and Tales from the Crypt. Scarewaves. Listen if you dare.
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Scarred (2013) Eddie Lengyel, Ari Lehman, Don Kilrain, Lisa Neeld, Horror
Four models go on a photo shoot at an abandoned house previously belonging to the infamous Kandie family. Little do they know that Jonah Kandie still lurks there, seeking revenge on anyone that comes near after being scarred beyond recognition by his father as a young boy. One by one, the models soon become the victims of the vicious killer’s merciless hatred for all things beautiful.
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Rags (2011) Krist Rufty, Vanelle, Billy Garberina, Samantha Novak, Horror
After trying to live the American dream, Alice returns to a Wonderland of crystal-meth. Her new family consists of characters straight from the March Hare’s tea party; a dysfunctional crew consisting of an insane pimp, a worn out prostitute, and a lethargic burnout. As their lives spiral further into darkness and the past seeks retribution, all will pay the ultimate price for what was lost down the rabbit hole.
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