A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn (2002)

Old Man Junior

Morbius Jr, now an OId Man, is nearing the end of life, when he finds the last hope for all Morbkind. However, as he fights to protect the future of Morbheads, he finds himself facing off against an unlikely of enemy... HIMSELF.

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Roughly chronological, from 3/96 to 11/96, with a coda in spring of 1997: inside compounds of Aum Shinrikyo, a Buddhist sect led by Shoko Asahara. (Members confessed to a murderous sarin attack in the Tokyo subway in 1995.) We see what they eat, where they sleep, and how they respond to media scrutiny, on-going trials, the shrinking of their fortunes, and the criticism of society. Central focus is placed on Hiroshi Araki, a young man who finds himself elevated to chief spokesman for Aum after its leaders are arrested. Araki faces extreme hostility from the Japanese public, who find it hard to believe that most followers of the cult had no idea of the attacks and even harder to understand why these followers remain devoted to the religion, if not the violence.

Kamen Rider SD: Strange?! Kumo Otoko

"Kamen Rider SD: Strange!? Kumo Otoko" is an animated OVA based on the gag manga Kamen Rider SD: Hurricane Legend. This cute and comedic short movie features chibi versions of the Showa Era Kamen Riders, as they team up against the evil GranShocker organization, while Kamen Rider Black RX tries to confess his love to female sports instructor Michiru.

Clockwork Bananas

Gilles, who operates a money losing garage, teams up with his friends Max, who operates a scrap yard, and lawyer Xavier to open a brothel catering to women. They get the idea from Gilles' secretary Irma, a former prostitute. They are assisted in the implementation by Max's wife Juliette and Sabine who is mad for Gilles. Unfortunately Gilles has fallen for Florence the daughter of the conservative Prime Minister and his wife. When the Prime Minister tries to shut down the brothel Gilles decides to stand against him in the election.

There Are No Saints

A man is imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit. When his wife is murdered and his son kidnapped and taken to Mexico, he devises an elaborate and dangerous plan to rescue his son and avenge the murder.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Mt. Natagumo Arc

A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 15–21, with new footage and special end credits. Tanjiro, now a registered Demon Slayer, teams up with fellow slayers Zenitsu and Inosuke to investigate missing person cases on the mountain Natagumo. After the group is split up during a fight with possessed swordfighters, they slowly begin to realize the entire mountain is being controlled by a family of Demon spider creatures.

The Bad Seed Returns

Several years after the murderous events of the first movie left her father dead, Emma is now living with her aunt Angela and navigating high school. Angela’s husband begins to suspect that Emma may not be as innocent as she appears and suggests sending her off to boarding school. Meanwhile, a new girl at school seems to know Emma’s secrets, leaving Emma no choice but to slip back to her old ways and take care of her enemies by any means necessary.

Q - Il serpente alato

New York: un serpente alato ha fatto il nido in cima a un grattacielo e passa il tempo svolazzando tra i palazzi, alla ricerca di carne umana con cui nutrire i suoi piccoli. Casualmente un ladro in fuga scopre il nido, ma esita a dichiararlo alla polizia.

Snow Falls

After a winter storm strands five friends in a remote cabin with no power and little food, disorientation slowly claims their sanity as each of them succumbs to a fear that the snow itself may be contaminated or somehow evil.

Ambush

Il Capitano Drummond, leader di un gruppo di giovani membri di un team di elite dell'esercito, riceve il compito di ottenere delle informazioni top secret che potrebbero cambiare il corso della guerra in Vietnam. Ai confini con la giungla, il team viene inoltre attaccato dalla forza invisibile dell'esercito nemico. Il giovane team di Drummond, in Ambush, dovrà cercare di nascondere i propri timori mentre si addentra nel complesso labirinto rappresentato dai tunnel di Cu Chi, dove dietro ogni angolo si nascondono soldati nemici e trappole.

The Best Man

I mercenari prendono il controllo di un hotel remoto durante un matrimonio e tocca al testimone, allo sposo e al loro migliore amico ubriaco fermare i terroristi e salvare gli ostaggi.

Piccole cose come queste

Irlanda, 1985. Bill Furlong (Cillian Murphy), uomo taciturno e padre devoto, scopre alcuni segreti custoditi dal convento della sua città. Mentre i ricordi più dolorosi del suo passato tornano a galla, sarà il momento per Bill di decidere se voltarsi dall'altra parte o sfidare il silenzio di un'intera comunità

way

San Francisco filmmaker Konrad Steiner took 12 years to complete a montage cycle set to the late Leslie Scalapino’s most celebrated poem, way—a sprawling book-length odyssey of shardlike urban impressions, fraught with obliquely felt social and sexual tensions. Six stylistically distinctive films for each section of way, using sources ranging from Kodachrome footage of sun-kissed S.F. street scenes to internet clips of the Iraq war to a fragmented Fred Astaire dance number.

Shoshana

Medio Oriente, fine anni '40. Negli ultimi anni del Mandato Britannico in Palestina, Thomas Wilkin e Geoffrey Morton, due agenti della polizia britannica, sono incaricati di indagare su Avraham Stern, poeta e leader carismatico del gruppo estremista Lehi, che lotta con ogni mezzo per la nascita di uno stato ebraico.

A Man of Reason

Dopo dieci anni di prigione che ha scontato al posto del suo capo, Soo Hyuk viene rilasciato e torna a casa, dove ritrova la sua ragazza e scopre di avere una bambina. Decide perciò di tagliare tutti i ponti con la banda criminale, ma così facendo innesca la vendetta del capo, che non si fida più di lui e per questo gli mette alle costole un killer. L'obiettivo si rivela subito la figlioletta, presa in ostaggio per indurlo a capitolare. Al contrario, la mossa scatenerà la sua vendetta più violenta.

Red

A married woman with a lovely daughter lives a carefree life, until she meets her ex-lover at a friend’s wedding. They haven’t seen each other in ten years, but they begin an affair.

Little Dixie

Doc (Fran Grillo) ha l'ingrato compito di fare da mediatore per una tregua fra il Governatore e i vertici del Cartello, offrendo clemenza in fase di prosecuzione giudiziaria in cambio di ampie mazzette. La pace, però, è molto fragile. E quando viene inevitabilmente infranta, Doc si ritrova a combattere da solo schiacciato fra due fronti e con un'unica priorità: difendere la persona più importante nella sua vita, la figlioletta Little Dixie.

Comandante

Salvatore Todaro comanda il sommergibile Cappellini. Durante la Seconda Guerra Mondiale, nel 1940, mentre perlustra l'Atlantico in cerca del nemico, si imbatte nel Kabalo, un mercantile armato belga. Il Belgio è una nazione neutrale però il battello naviga a luci spente e trasporta aerei inglesi. Scoppia una battaglia in cui Todaro perde un uomo valoroso e affonda il mercantile senza pietà. Non è però l'affondamento che fa di lui un eroe consegnato alla memoria eterna. Piuttosto, è il salvataggio dei 26 naufraghi, effettuato navigando in emersione per 4 giorni e 4 notti mettendo a repentaglio la sua vita e quella dei suoi uomini. Il capitano del Kabalo, congedandosi da lui, gli chiede perché si sia esposto ad un tale rischio per loro che al suo posto non lo avrebbero mai fatto. Todaro risponde: "noi siamo italiani".

Medusa

After being bitten by a lethal snake, a young woman experiences changes in her senses and appearance, as she sheds her old self and slowly turns into a deadly weapon.

Infiltration

Ivan sets off on a dangerous mission into Syria to save his ex-commander Grey after his capture by ISIS. With the help of U.S. military patrols, he succeeds in freeing Grey and attempts to escape the country while being hunted by terrorists.

R-Rated Idol Seung-ha's Sex Scandal

When they were young, Min-joo and Seo-yeon cared for each other and were closer than brothers and sisters. However, she accidentally learns about Seo-yeon's tutor, Woo-hyeon, and because of this man, their 10-year friendship starts to become shaky. Meanwhile, Jeong-soo is hurt in seeing Min-joo like that, and so he distanced himself from Min-joo. Because of Min-joo and Seo-yeon's misunderstanding, Jeong-soo who couldn't care much might just leave so Min-joo tries to break up with the help of Seo-yeon. While in the process of breaking up, Min-joo and Seo-yeon went back to their close relationship. The love of women who have been separated because of man, and the two men's friendship is comically drawn.

Star

When Crystal Wyatt was 16 her father passed away. From that time her life would never be the same. Crystal is banished from the family ranch, and starts a new life as a singer in a San Francisco nightclub.

Mother

Shuhei si ribella al perverso controllo dell'imprevedibile madre, che sentendosi minacciata spinge la famiglia verso la tragedia.

Lesson Plan

Dopo la morte del suo migliore amico insegnante, un ex poliziotto accetta un incarico nella scuola dove lavorava per affrontare la gang che ritiene responsabile della sua morte.

Martin e Julia

11-year old Julia and Martin are tired of having to flip back and forth between their divorced parents and when they realize how much they look like, they realize to swap places. After meeting at an airport, the each embark on a journey that will change their lives forever.

Valentina

A trans girl and her mother move to a new town in order to start fresh, but quickly face dilemmas when the local high school needs a second parental signature for enrollment.

The Soul Eater

When the disappearance of children and bloody murders multiply in a small mountain village, an old legend shrouded in sulphur reappears... Commander Guardiano and Captain of the Gendarmerie De Rolan are forced to join forces to uncover the truth.

Le leggi della frontiera

Una cotta porta un adolescente vittima di bullismo a unirsi a un nuovo gruppo di amici per un'estate di furti, rapine, amore e altre avventure nella Girona del 1978.

Star

Dev Kumar Verma comes from a middle-class family and must find employment to support his dad and mom. Dev, however, has set his mind upon becoming a music sensation like Elvis Presley. He loses his job because of this, and refuses to work until and unless he gets a job to his liking, much to the dismay of his parents and his brother, Shiv Kumar. Dev does get employment at Charlie's Disco, where he meets with Maya and falls in love with her. When Charlie's Disco's competitor, Rana, finds out about Dev, he wants to hire Dev, but Dev decides to continue to work with Charlie's Disco, as a result Dev and Charlie get a beating by Rana's men, and Dev is unable to sing. After recuperating, Dev is devastated to find out that Maya and Shiv Kumar are in love with each other. What impact will this have on Dev and his brother on one hand, and what of his career in music?