Ilya Muromets
The final film from Russian fantasy master Aleksandr Ptushko (ILYA MUROMETS, SAMPO), RUSLAN AND LUDMILA was a glorious and magical summation of his career. Based on an epic fairy tale by Alexander Pu…
While attending the funeral of her special effects artist grandfather, Akari and her classmate Takuya, a tokusatsu fanatic, come across a film prop that sucks them into the world of fearsome giant mon…
An atomic explosion awakens Gammera--a giant, fire-breathing turtle monster--from his millions of years of hibernation. Enraged at being roused from such a sound sleep, he takes it out on Tokyo.
Triangle story: painter, his young male model, unscrupulous princess.
Embark on a virtual journey to the exotic land of colonial India during a time when, for one dangerous moment, the entire fate of the British throne rested upon the shoulders of Kim, who must go under…
The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, embarks on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.
Injured and on the run, Lin Vanner (Lew Ayres) confesses the sordid details of his life to a priest, which includes the death of a man he'd turned over to the police. Compelled to visit the dead man's…
Legendary Hungarian animator Marcell Jankovics' dazzling, multicolored masterpiece is a stunning blend of Ice Age mythology, primordial symbolism, medieval history and mind-bending metaphysics. His f…
An enigmatic faith healer, who appears to possess genuine magical powers, and a political fixer vie for influence over a senator and his family.
Aliens from another world seeking the conquest of Earth invade with flying saucers. They unleash a gigantic monster called Wangmagwi, who destroys everything in its path. A holy grail among kaiju fan…
Inspired by the true story of Om-Ga, the youngest son of a hooligan family, this tale follows his troubled life, his turn to Buddhism in prison, and his hope to leave his past behind after meeting the…
Based on classic Persian literature - "The Book of Kings," - the film follows the twin stories of Zahak, who makes a treacherous rise to the throne in Ancient Persia, and of young hero Afaridoun, who …
From imprisonment in both Iraq and Iran, to the honor killing of a Turkish infidel, to arson in a fight with the mafia, this is the true story of how an Armenian born into abject poverty made his to H…
"The Amazing Mr. X" (1948) is a supernatural film noir where a widow, entranced by a mysterious psychic, is drawn into a chilling web of mystery and deception. This atmospheric thriller is filled with…
'The Crucible' is the all-star casted 1953 play by American playwright Arthur Miller. It's the dramatized story of the Salem witch trials that took place in 1692-93. An allegory for McCarthyism and it…
Who Shot the President?' revisits the 2004 shooting of Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian, a case still unresolved after 15 years. The film creatively explores this dark chapter in Taiwanese history a…
The latest film from Iranian master Shahram Mokri (FISH & CAT, CARELESS CRIME) is another mysterious M.C. Escher-like thriller about reality and illusion, doubles and doppelgängers and uncanny synchro…
A British captain, fluent in Romanian and German, goes undercover in Nazi-occupied Europe to sabotage a German poison-gas factory.
Ever since the Greeks abandoned the battlefield at Troy, leaving behind them an innocent looking model of a horse, deception and camouflage have been a powerful weapon in the armoury of war. This rema…
In the dark night, evil spirits infested the capital, and several royal family members and ministers died strangely one after another. Immediately, Longyan was furious, and the whole country was boili…
A captivating musical adventure that brings Pooh and his friends to life!
Magic Moments (2009) captures the spirit of the eternal powder quest. From Mike Tierney’s unroped descent of Central Couloir to Lynsey Dyer’s award-winning skiing, this film documents the "untamed lin…
1963 Summer. The president of the Daiei Film is in need of a new hit. He's convinced by his special effects director to make a giant monster movie - but to outdo the competitors, a "Giant Horde Beast"…
Yui Kiyohara's slow and graceful film follows a day in the life of three women of different ages as their paths crisscross in a Tokyo suburb. Exquisitely shot by Yukiko Iioka (Wheel of Fortune and Fan…