John cassavetes

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poster Say It with Babies
Say It with Babies
18mn - Comedy
Casper is the baby-expert at a large department store and his life is less than peaceful as he provides much amusement for the babies at his own expense. On Sunday, he and his wife go on a picnic with the…
poster Uncle Josh's Nightmare
Uncle Josh's Nightmare
2mn - Fantasy, Comedy, Horror
Poor Uncle Josh is trying to get to sleep, but being constantly bedevilled by a fellow in red long underwear with horns. A short early trick editing film using a stationary camera much more valuable for i…
poster Jack the Giant Killer
Jack the Giant Killer
7mn - Animation
Jack is trying to impress Susie with his ambition to visit the Land of the Giants. She watches as he demonstrates the strength with which he will conquer the giant. Then we see the cat and dog loading up …
poster The Shriek of Araby
The Shriek of Araby
38mn - Comedy, Action
An employee in a theater showing Valentino's "The Shiek" daydreams about himself playing Valentino's role.
poster Cajus Julius Caesar
Cajus Julius Caesar
(3.1/5)
112mn - Drama, History, War
A colossal epic film like this that tries to depict the life and glory of Julius Caesar, must have a variety of scenery appropriate to the film's hero. This includes the Senate and its conspirators..or ..…
poster Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
2mn - Comedy
Country rube thinks what he sees on the movie screen is real. He jumps out of his seat to try to stop a kissing scene.
poster The Death of Richie
The Death of Richie
(3.4/5)
96mn - Drama, Short
A sensitive but confused teenager feels pressure from all directions and turns to drugs, which causes problems for him in school and at home.
poster A Deadly Silence
A Deadly Silence
(2.8/5)
91mn - Drama, Thriller
The father of three children was killed when he left his house. This provokes a lot of sentimental emotions in the neighbourhood because the people know nothing about his dark past.
poster Grave Images
Grave Images
86mn - Horror
Anthology suspense / horror film with the creepy caretaker of a cemetery introducing some of its occupants and how each was murdered. Segments include "Made for Each Other," "Art Lover," "Whodunit to Whom…
poster What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
(2.9/5)
93mn - Drama, Thriller, Short
An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.
poster Buncoed Stage Johnnie
Buncoed Stage Johnnie
2mn - Comedy
This Georges Melies film is one of several to appear in only a fragment form. The film opens up with a title card explaining what happens in the missing parts of the movie. Basically a man wants to give s…
poster Jack and Jill
Jack and Jill
90mn - Horror, Drama
A horror retelling of the nursery rhyme Jack and Jill. A group of friends grieving a recent loss meet up with one another only to discover they are being hunted by Jack and Jill.
poster Roommates
Roommates
(3.4/5)
100mn - Drama, Short
The story of a macho straight and a well-educated gay man who have to share an apartment at a half-way house for aids-patients. Slowly they become friends.
poster Back Pay
Back Pay
(3.3/5)
90mn - Drama
This 1922 Frank Borzage film is a masterwork waiting to be rediscovered. Hester Bevins is a simple country girl who yearns for adventure. Though she has a handsome young man, Jerry, who is devoted to her,…
poster Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth
(2.7/5)
95mn - Drama, Short
Tennessee William’s masterful melodrama about an aging movie star who, appalled by her own image on the screen, flees from her movie premiere and goes into seclusion, becoming entangled with a much younge…
poster When Do We Eat?
When Do We Eat?
(2.9/5)
86mn - Comedy
An old school dad is as tough on his sons as his father is on him. On this night, however, one of the boys slips dad a dose of special, hallucinogenic ecstasy in order "to give him a new perspective."
poster Kismet
Kismet
85mn -
Hajj, a rascally beggar on the periphery of the court of Baghdad, schemes to marry his daughter to royalty and to win the heart of the queen of the castle himself.
poster Carnival of Souls
Carnival of Souls
(3.5/5)
91mn - Horror, Mystery
Mary Henry ends up the sole survivor of a fatal car accident through mysterious circumstances. Trying to put the incident behind her, she moves to Utah and takes a job as a church organist. But her fresh …
poster Clunked on the Corner
Clunked on the Corner
18mn -
Johnny Burke stumbles into a beautiful crook, played by Carmelita Geraghty, who used him to steal a pearl necklace.
poster Rips and Rushes
Rips and Rushes
14mn - Comedy
While Larry Semon does not star in Rips and Rushes, its confident gags and frenetic pace suggest his touch. In the knockabout one-reeler set in a dance studio, three suitors compete for the girl. James Au…
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