«My Filmdiaries, which I’ve been making since 1972, contain pictures of clouds, railway stations water, shadows, flowers, stairs, trees, rails and people; they are light, form and movement. The images, always 18 per second, are arranged as they were filmed and are captured on colour or black and white on super 8 film. The only sound is the noise of the projector and – depending on the spectators – a question, an exclamation, a cough, a laugh or fragments of conversation in the flickering darkness of the room.»
So. You’ve been quarantined. For many of us in the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, we find ourselves locked in our houses, with not much to do. Here's a list of 19 movies you can catch up on!
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: Organic Intelligence is not merely the fourth sequel in a cult classic film about a delicious vegetable apocalypse: it’s a love letter to slapstick, sight gags, and the original 1978 film. It’s also a meta-comedy, spy-thriller parody taking place in a world where the original film series was a documentary about the horrors of the Tomato War that the government covered up by convincing everyone it was a comedy. Taking place in 2026, Organic Intelligence sees genetically modified tomatoes grown out of control and rising up to attack humanity again - luckily, Agent Maria Sifuentes (Myrna Velasco) of the Federal Vegetable Investigation Bureau is there to uncover the corporate conspiracy behind it, and she won’t take no for an answer.
Middle school best friends reunite in middle age - Magalie is a chaotic free spirit “freeloader”, Blandine is a divorcée “sourpuss” with severe depression. The Palm Beach Film Festival opening night was glamorous for “Two Tickets to Greece”, the first screening of the French film in the United States.
Vivarium is an uncomfortable and startling look at how easily progress devolves in the face of overwhelming stress.
This article discusses the classic and timeless franchise, The Smurfs.
