• SHORT FILM: RECKLESS (NSFW)

    SHORT FILM: RECKLESS (NSFW)

    “Reckless” is a short film from 2013, written by Einar Sverdrup and directed by Bjørn Erik Pihlmann Sørensen. The film is set during the hottest summer on record in a quiet suburban neighborhood. The oppressive heat and lethargy permeate the atmosphere, intensifying the restlessness often felt during adolescence. Sofie (Silje Hagrim Dahl), a teenage girl,…

  • LEGENDARY CAMERAS: THE BRAUN NIZO SUPER 8MM

    LEGENDARY CAMERAS: THE BRAUN NIZO SUPER 8MM

    The story begins with a company based in Munich. Founded in 1925, Niezoldi & Krämer started by manufacturing an amateur 35mm movie camera with a clockwork mechanism. Just a year later, they introduced Europe’s first 16mm camera equipped with a built-in clockwork drive. The name “Nizo” is a combination of the founders’ names: NIezoldi and…

  • STAND BY ME

    STAND BY ME

    “Stand By Me” is a coming-of-age drama released in 1986, set in Oregon during 1959. Directed by Rob Reiner, known for films like “This is Spinal Tap,” “The Princess Bride,” and “Misery,” the movie is based on Stephen King’s 1982 novella titled “The Body.” Through a nostalgic lens, it tells the story of four 12-year-old…

  • MARTHA

    MARTHA

    “Martha” is a 1974 made-for-television film written and directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder. It stars Margit Carstensen as Martha Heyer, Karlheinz Böhm as Helmut Salomon, Gisela Fackeldey as Martha’s mother, and Adrian Hoven as Martha’s father. Rainer Werner Fassbinder was a prominent figure in the New German Cinema, known for his films such as “The…

  • HAPPINESS

    HAPPINESS

    “Happiness” is a 1998 darkly comedic and deeply unsettling ensemble film written and directed by Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollshouse, Storytelling). It interweaves the lives of several characters from suburban New Jersey who are searching for fulfillment. The film’s tone shifts between satire, tragedy, and taboo, exploring themes of alienation, sexual frustration, family dysfunction,…

  • LE COUPLE TÉMOIN aka THE MODEL COUPLE (NSFW)

    LE COUPLE TÉMOIN aka THE MODEL COUPLE (NSFW)

    “Le Couple témoin,” also known as “The Model Couple,” is a satirical French comedy directed by William Klein in 1977. The film presents a unique blend of social experiment and absurdist critique, following an ordinary couple selected by the French government to live under constant surveillance in a “model apartment,” which is a prototype of…

  • BABYLON

    BABYLON

    “Babylon” (2022) is an epic and visually stunning film written and directed by Damien Chazelle. With a runtime of over three hours, it vividly portrays the wild excesses, ambitions, and decline of early Hollywood during the late 1920s and early 1930s, a period marked by the industry’s transition from silent films to talkies. The movie…

  • SACRED HOUSES: THE PARK THEATRE, MANITOBA, CANADA

    SACRED HOUSES: THE PARK THEATRE, MANITOBA, CANADA

    In this edition of the “Sacred Houses Series,” we pay homage to The Park Theatre in Manitoba, Canada, as we continue to honor notable movie theaters worldwide. The Park Theatre, located in Riding Mountain National Park, was constructed between 1936 and 1937. It is uniquely built from peeled logs and fieldstone, making it the only…

  • HEAT

    HEAT

    “Heat,” the 1995 film written and directed by Michael Mann, is a Los Angeles-set crime thriller that explores the parallel lives of a meticulous career thief (Neil McCauley, played by Robert De Niro) and a relentless LAPD robbery-homicide detective (Vincent Hanna, played by Al Pacino). Both men are at the top of their professions, driven…

  • THE FOG (80)

    THE FOG (80)

    “The Fog” is a 1980 supernatural horror film directed by John Carpenter and co-written by Carpenter and Debra Hill. The story takes place in the small coastal town of Antonio Bay, California, as it prepares to celebrate its centennial anniversary. As the town gets ready for the festivities, a mysterious, glowing fog rolls in from…