The Hedonists
Jia Zhangke brings to this edition of the Beautiful series The Hedonists, an engaging drama about several unemployed Shanxi coalminers looking for work.
Director: Jia Zhangke
Actors: Han Sanming, Jia Zhangke, Liang Jindong, Yuan Wenqian
Gina, An Actress, Age 29
A struggling young actress lands her first job…only to discover that her “part” is to lie to an assembly of factory workers to keep them from unionizing.
The Anvil Chorus Girl
Popeye and Bluto pass by Olive’s blacksmith shop and are smitten. Olive needs help, and of course both of the boys offer, and demonstrate their prowess at blacksmithing.
Tidy Tims
A father and son run a rickety used car lot in Southern California. The old man and his boy are left overs from a bygone era of Americana.
Marc Maron: From Bleak to Dark
Over the course of a hilarious and deeply personal hour, Maron explores such universal topics as getting older, antisemitism and faith, and the superiority of having cats over children –…
Frazier Park Recut
“FRAZIER PARK RECUT” follows first-time filmmakers (Tyler and Sam) as they document the behind-the-scenes trials and tribulations of producing an independent found-footage horror film. After writing a script, collecting production…
68 Kill
Chip’s problem is that he can’t say no to beautiful women. This weakness gets him into a world of trouble when he agrees to help his girlfriend steal $68,000.
Çakallarla Dans
Servet the accountant makes a plan to steal money from a client. He decides to get his brother-in-law Gökhan involved to use his account for the money transfer. When two…
The Man Who Sued God
A lawyer becomes a fisherman from frustration. When his one piece of property, his boat, is struck by lightning and destroyed he is denied insurance money because it was “an…
The Bliss of Mrs. Blossom
Harriet Blossom is married to Robert Blossom, a businessman who’d rather spend the night at his bra factory than at home with her. One day, Harriet’s sewing machine breaks, so…