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54201 ::: The Judas Horse (????) ::: drama ::: After her father is savagely assaulted at the family lumberyard, Paula Bacon returns home to Kaufman, Texas and takes on a local equine slaughter plant that brutalizes, not just horses but Boggy Bottom, a small black neighborhood next door. She decides to run for Mayor and wins, joining forces with a local atheist and a resident who lives behind the plant. Against huge odds, they shut it down, exposing decades of good ol' boy corruption and a trail of tainted horse blood running from their small East Texas prairie town, through the state capital in Austin, and all the way to Capitol Hill. "The Judas Horse" is based on the true story appearing on Forbes.com: "Texas Mayor Paula Bacon Kicks Some Tail." |
54202 ::: Singing Guns (1950) ::: western ::: Rhiannon, an outlaw who regularly robs gold from the stagecoach, shoots the new sheriff and then carries him to the doctor. The doctor cleans up Rhiannon and presents him to the sheriff as the man who saved his life. Rhiannon is deputized by the sheriff, and becomes torn between his new life and the prospect of robbing the next gold shipment... |
54203 ::: Buon Fresco Foundations: Fresco Pigments and Paint (2013) ::: documentary ::: Buon Fresco Foundations - Fresco Pigments & Paint DVD introduces the student to the foundational principles and techniques of preparation and use of FRESCO PIGMENTS & PAINT (natural earths, oxides, mineral and lime-safe synthetic pigments) for True (Buon) Fresco Painting. Topics illustrated include the step-by-step process of selecting/testing and storing of classic and contemporary pigments for fresco filmed in real time without omissions. Student will be able to see exactly how long each step takes and what tools and methods each requires. iLia Anossov (fresco) guides the student by thorough and clear demonstration of the foundations of pigments and preparation of paint relevant to any size fresco. |
54204 ::: 100 Cupboards (????) ::: fantasy ::: 100 CUPBOARDS chronicles the fantastical journeys of Henry York, who discovers that the old Kansas farmhouse where he's been relegated to live harbors mysterious cupboards leading to worlds and dangers beyond his imagination. Surrounded by his quirky Uncle Frank and lovable Aunt Dotty, along with cousins Henrietta, Penelope, and Anastasia, Henry discovers his true self in the struggle against the deathless and once-imprisoned evil he has unwittingly unleashed into the worlds. |
54205 ::: Pogrindis.NET (2013) ::: short ::: Young looser filmmaker tries to produce a film based on real events, which happened in secret hackers community in Lithuania during 90's. He fails. According to him the main issue that he encountered was the lack of information about how this particular community had actually functioned. However, during editing of his film he accidentally meets ex hacker, who explains what hackers where really about back in those days. |
54206 ::: Counting Sheep (2004) ::: documentary ::: Bighorn sheep once roamed the Sierra Nevada in great numbers, surviving the last ice age, Indian hunting and hungry Gold Rush miners. In recent years, their numbers have plummeted. Scientists say it was human influence that endangered the wild sheep, and now it's human actions that can save them. Green TV's award-winning documentary Counting Sheep tells the story of two heroic people, dedicated to saving the Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep from extinction. Their fight for the bighron is complicated by the protection of the bighorns predator, California mountain lions. |
54207 ::: The Devin Townsend Project: By a Thread - Live in London 2011 (2012) ::: music ::: In November 2011, The Devin Townsend Project played four epic sold-out shows in London, England. 'By A Thread - Live In London 2011' contains all four sold-out shows where 'Ki,' 'Addicted,' 'Ghost,' and 'Deconstruction' were all performed in their entirety. Features guest vocals courtesy of Anneke van Giersbergen (ex-The Gathering)! 'By A Thread...' contains all four shows captured on four DVDs, plus a 5-CD set containing the full live sets plus a bonus CD compiling all of the encores from all four evenings onto one disc. Housed in a deluxe six panel digipak holding all 9 discs along with a 20-page booklet. (2012) |
54208 ::: Ka莽amak (1988) ::: drama ::: A man and woman meet during the identification of their spouses' dead bodies, following a car accident. It turns out that the they had an affair with each other. Feelings like jealousy, shame, wrath that struck them at the beginning, leave their place to understanding. The man and the woman start seeing each other. First, they hesitate to start an affair, yet later they cannot control their feelings. They unite in a love affair, not caring about the values and judgments of the people around them. |
54209 ::: Izpiti po nikoe vreme (1974) ::: family ::: First story, "Temptation": Two kids find a wallet. They are very happy. Little Marko treats everyone with ice cream, soft drinks and cakes. His elder brother Slavcho insists on finding the wallet's owner. Together with their friend, a lawyer's son, they visit people listed on a piece of paper found in the wallet. After all, the kids discover that the owner is the lady next door, Ivanova, who always yells at them and constantly complains to their parents about them. Giving back the wallet to her, they get nothing but a load of reproaches in return. Second story, "Violin Recital": Mitko, son of the Penchevs, takes violin lessons. His mother believes he has a talent and wants him to become a great musician. But Mitko doesn't want to play and talks his younger namesake Little Mitko into attending the violin lessons in lieu of him. After all, their secret plan is revealed during the school concert. Mrs Pencheva doesn't change her mind -- and buys a piano. Two novels united by common characters and a never-settled problem: the clash between sincerity of children and the heartless pragmatism and ambitions of grown-ups. The film consists of two novellas. The firs novella 'Temptation' is about honesty. The filmmakers feel certain that this is inborn trait of any child, but it depends on adults whether it is preserved or dies away. A five-year-old boy finds a purse full of money. He and his friends are now faced with the choice of using it to buy their favorite sweets or trying to find the owner. Honestly prevails, but their fat neighbor Ivanova, the purse's owner, found by children after their violent inner struggle, cannot appreciate their gesture and kicks up a row over the two leva (one dollar) that have been spent on cakes. In the second novella 'Violin Concerto' two boys mount an ingenious defend against the far-fetched ambitions of their parents: a kid, unwilling to become a musician, is forced to play by his ambitious mother. Children, however, are smart, inventive and do not give up readily. Another one attends violin lessons on place of the first who prefers to paint, but whose mother does not realize where his talent really lies. The deception is eventually discovered. The little culprits are punished, but they have gained a genuine friendship. |
54210 ::: "Bonino" (1953) ::: comedy ::: This short-lived NBC live sitcom centered on Bonino, a world-famous concert singer who leaves show business to care for his eight children after the death of his wife. His manager, Walter Rogers ('David Opatoshu' (qv)) did everything he could during the 3-1/2 months this show was on the air to convince him to come back. He couldn't, despite Bonino realizing that his kids were more independent than he thoguht. Viewers got a chance to see Bonino (opera singer 'Ezio Pinza' (qv)) sing during each episode. |
54211 ::: Dead Girls Don't Cry (????) ::: horror ::: The NEXT Generation of EXPLOITATION. The sisters of Kapa - Bay Sorority House are mysteriously vanishing. The girls have been abducted and locked up in a horse stable, forced into sexual slavery and depravity, which leads to a fight to their final breath. Electric ear devices are planted to prevent escape with electric shock therapy. The diabolical family is an incest ridden tribe of an obese woman that never stops eating and a midget with a voice box for parents. Their two sons are repulsive, drooling inbreds with speech problems and a scabbed head. The daughter is a beautiful, young woman that is covered in scars, mentally and physically. Dead Girls Don't Cry is an Exploitation/ Revenge film that combines much more into one and pushes the boundaries of today's Horror. |
54212 ::: Ronald Goedemondt: Ze bestaan echt (2008) ::: documentary ::: Ze bestaan echt, is a stand-up comedy about growing up and facing your fears. Freer and more organic than in 'Spek' Ronald speaks about which are the things to watch out for, what is going on 'out there' and how you can recognize people who are not okay. |
54213 ::: Make Your Own Bed (1944) ::: comedy ::: Walter and Vivian live in the country and have a difficult time keeping servants. Walter hires an private detective who has been fired for arresting the District Attorney. They only way that Walter can get Jerry to work for him is to tell Jerry that his life is in danger; the neighbor is trying to take his wife; and that Nazi spies are everywhere. Jerry needs a cook for his 'cover' so he gets his fianc茅e Susan to work with him. To keep Jerry working, Walter sends the threatening letters to himself and hires actors to play the spies. It soon becomes apparent that Susan cannot cook and Jerry could not find a spy if he tripped over him. |
54214 ::: Nature's Fury: Storm of the Century (2006) ::: history ::: On Labor Day Weekend, 1935, the most intense hurricane to ever make landfall on America's shores hit the Florida Keys. The country was just starting to recover from the Great Depression when the ferocious beast with its 200 mile-an-hour winds and violent storm surge overpowered nearly everything in it's path. |