Everybody has a story, even the ordinary people we see every day all around us, despite the public's preoccupation with the "newsmakers" of society. But there aren't many films made about simple,…
1998
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Everybody has a story, even the ordinary people we see every day all around us, despite the public's preoccupation with the "newsmakers" of society. But there aren't many films made about simple, unsophisticated people such as Of Mice and Men, or Paddy Chayevsky's Marty, whose themes bear some resemblance to this story. The charm of Shoemaker lies in its depiction of the life of a humble mentally challenged shoemaker. His only friend and advisor is his cynical partner, Paul, and his main interests are cooking and his pet fish.
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Daniele had a choice. He could spend his national service working with the visually handicapped or the physically handicapped. His new friend Pablo suggested that it would be easier working with the ''blind, moles and squint eyes'' because ''cripples are a nasty bunch.'' Pablo should know. He's a paraplegic physical therapist working with disabled Romans. It soon becomes clear, however, that it's not the ''cripples'' that are nasty, just Pablo. At this point, Running Against could have proceeded in a predictable fashion.
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A tall, dark, and handsome stranger drives into a sleepy country town, and the lives of its inhabitants will never be the same. It is an old story, but Road Ends adds new life to this seemingly worn-out genre. Part crime drama, part mystery, and with heavy doses of action and humor, the film weaves a complex plot, with strong performances from Chris Sarandon (Dog Day Afternoon, Fright Night), Dennis Hopper (Blue Velvet, True Romance), Peter Coyote (E.T., Bitter Moon), and Mariel Hemingway (Manhattan, Deconstructing Harry).
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If there's one thing you must do this year at Cinequest, it's Return to Oz. Return to the land where the adventure began. Nominated for Visual Effects in 1985, Walter Murch's new vision of the land of Oz does just that--takes its audience on the adventure of a lifetime back to Oz as Dorothy, with the help of some new friends, must stop the evil Nome King. Upon its original release, Murch's film was lambasted (by many who did not even see the film) not based on quality, but rather because audiences were not met with the colorfully happy land they remembered from the MGM classic. It's true.
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H.I. McDonnough specializes in two things: robbing convenience stores and going to prison. After meeting his police officer wife, however, H.I. must try to master fatherhood. Of course, there's always a hitch, and this time it's the fact that he and his wife have kidnapped a baby (one of a quintuplet set) from the local furniture czar, Nathan Arizona. Director Joel Coen and producer/brother Ethan (of Fargo fame) have taken comedy to its heights in this masterpiece from the '80s.
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The post-1980s world has left American mankind in an altered state. Society is recovering from the world dictator wealth-driven culture. What else could explain the connection between nationally syndicated talk show host Larry King , singer/songwriter Colin Hay (Men at Work), and a rape victim from a night club. Filmmaker Nicholas Hondrogen searches for the essence that captures the new vision, the new quest for Americans N- living for the moment.
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Darin yearns for Matt's one-night stand lifestyle and ability to leave a date because she reads John Grisham novels. Matt moves from woman to woman and thinks Darin's marriage and stability are a precious commodity. And then there's Kevin. Poor Kevin. A unique case altogether: someone who would pay $20,000 no, make that $50,000 to sleep with the jeans ad model from the bus stop poster. Each is at an impasse in life. But Darin thinks he's found the answer to his ''problem'' from a job offer in Berlin.
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Tolstoy once wrote that all unhappy families are different in their own way. He could also have said this about love affairs. Each one is unique. This is the story of a long love affair between two poets, she German-Jewish, he a Protestant from a bourgeois family. Their lives repeatedly intersect from the early years of the 20th century until the Second World War. It was difficult to be an artist of any kind in the claustrophobic Germany of those years, but particularly for a poet leading a very Bohemian life style with various lovers and spouses.
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Cinequest proudly presents Neptune's Rocking Horse as our Out Fest at Cinequest event. Five strangers are united when a drag queen is arrested one morning in New York City. Each walks away with a singular perspective. The arrest, which most might quickly forget, haunts these tragic figures and profoundly changes their lives. As the day progresses, they invite the drag queen into their psyche and take a cold hard look at who they are.
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Do you believe in UFOs? Extraterrestrials? If so, this film is for you! Rachel, NV, population 100, is about 110 miles northeast of Las Vegas next to ''Area 51.'' Over the decades, folklore has it that this base is involved in UFOs and extraterrestrials. The more prosaic story is that this facility is used to test top secret advanced aircraft. Interviews with the locals are funny and fascinating for what they tell you about human nature, terrestrial rather than alien. --Ed Soohoo