Two comedy horror shorts by Martin Scorsese about self-destructive compulsions and obsessions
Martin Scorsese, “What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?” (1963)
Are We Still Evolving? – yes but the film’s presentation and coverage are left behind by its subject matter
Olly Bootle, “Are We Still Evolving?” (2011) UK anthropologist Alice Roberts presents this BBC Horizon
It’s Not Just You, Murray! – a clever comedy piece by budding film director great
Martin Scorsese, “It’s Not Just You, Murray!” (1964) Made by Scorsese as a film student
Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor: a bleak and surreal observation of one man’s existence in an uncaring universe
Koji Yamamura, “Franz Kafka’s A Country Doctor / Franz Kafka: Ein Landartz / Kafuka: Inaka
Little Mole in the City: gentle satire poking fun at human nature and Western technocratic society
Zdenek Miler, “Little Mole in the City / Der Maulwurf kommt in die Stadt /
The Mole and the Eagle: inventive and heart-warming episode about friendship, love and happiness
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole and the Eagle / Kiskavond es a sas” (1992) Yet another
Beasts of the Southern Wild: a celebration of life and hope in the struggle against catastrophe and sinister forces
Benh Zeitlin, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” (2012) Can’t be very many films where the
The Mole and the Medicine: heart-warming film about a resourceful and fearless little hero
Zdenek Miler, “The Mole and the Medicine / Krtek a medicina / Kiskavond es a
How to make Better Decisions: entertaining and informative if not really useful!
Peter Leonard, “How to make Better Decisions” (2007) At least I made one good decision
How to Commit the Perfect Murder: a thorough if slightly hokey presentation of forensic experts at work
Nicola Cook, “How to Commit the Perfect Murder” (2007) The notion that a criminal could