Kijong-dong, a propaganda village from the 1950s, is situated in one of the world’s most inaccessible spots: the Korean demilitarised zone. From South Korea it can only just be seen and looks like a film set. The brightly painted concrete flats are empty shells, the flagpole is one of the tallest in the world andContinue reading “Model Village – 2014”
Category Archives: 2014
How Murray Saved Christmas – 2014
One-hour animated special surrounding a surly deli owner Murray Weiner, who is forced to step into Santa’s shoes for one Christmas and bumbles his way into doing a great job. Director : Peter Avanzino Cast : Dennis Haysbert|Jason Alexander|John Ratzenberger|Kevin Michael Richardson|Maurice LaMarche|Nick Jameson|Sean Hayes|Tom Kenny|Tress MacNeille Genre : Animation Release Date : 12/5/2014 CountryContinue reading “How Murray Saved Christmas – 2014”
A Short History of Nuclear Folly – 2014
This sobering roundup of nuclear mishaps highlights lost bombs, reckless acts and dangerous misuses of nuclear materials following World War II. Director : Rudolph Herzog Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 1/10/2014 Country : Germany
Walking with the Enemy – 2014
Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his country to the Nazis, who quickly move Hungarians to ghettosContinue reading “Walking with the Enemy – 2014”
The Team – 2014
Documentary about the victorious German national soccer team – called “Die Mannschaft” – and their journey to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Director : Jens Gronheid|Martin Christ|Ulrich Voigt Cast : Andreas Köpke|Hans-Dieter Flick|Jérôme Boateng|Joachim Löw|Manuel Neuer|Mats Hummels|Oliver Bierhoff|Philipp Lahm|Roman Weidenfeller|Ron-Robert Zieler Genre : Documentary Release Date : 11/13/2014 Country : Germany
Here’s to the Future! – 2014
On a late-summer Sunday in 2011, a female director gathers a team of filmmakers, writers, musicians, artists, critics, and friends in an apartment to recreate a scene from Michael Curtiz’s Depression-era drama The Cabin in the Cotton. Over plates of pasta and glasses of red wine, a round robin of non-professional actors take turns performingContinue reading “Here’s to the Future! – 2014”
Bonobo – 2014
Judith, an uptight divorcee, is appalled when her daughter Lily quits law school to move into a commune of hippie-misfits who live according to the behavioural principles of the bonobo monkey, a species famous for its ‘make love not war’ philosophy. Director : Matthew Hammett Knott|Patrick James Stephens Cast : Eleanor Wyld|James Norton|Josie Lawrence|Orlando Seale|TessaContinue reading “Bonobo – 2014”
La forja de Martín Chirino – 2014
Martín Chirino defines himself as a blacksmith. His sculptures flow from his arms and reveal to us the beauty of thought. His work has an origin: a Canarian boy fascinated by shipyards and the sea. Director : Cast : Genre : Documentary Release Date : 9/2/2014 Country :
Art of Darkness – 2014
Art of Darkness is a feature documentary intimately profiling controversial painter and performance artist Bryan Lewis Saunders. Bryan is renowned for his commitment to producing a self portrait every day, which, to date, number well over 10,000. A complex individual with admitted psychopathic tendencies, Bryan narrates his dark, complex process and the experiences that haveContinue reading “Art of Darkness – 2014”
Revivre – 2014
A middle-aged man who has recently lost his wife to cancer indulges in fantasies about a young woman at his work, in the new film from Korean master Im Kwon-taek. Director : Im Kwon-taek Cast : Ahn Sung-ki|Jeon Hye-Jin|Kim Gyu-ri|Kim Ho-jung|Kim Yeong-Hoon|Yeon Woo-jin Genre : Release Date : 9/3/2014 Country : South Korea