Elli And The Ghostly Ghost Train

The Snail and the Whale  Movies

Posted by at March 28, 2024
The Snail and the Whale

The Snail and the Whale (2020)
A half hour animated film for all the family based on the much-loved book written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler. The Snail and the Whale is the much loved classic that shows us a restless young snail who has ambitions to travel the world. The other snails think she should stay put, but she puts out a call for a “Lift wanted around the world”. Eventually her call is answered by a great big grey-blue humpback whale! She sets off with him across the seas. On their journey the snail and the whale discover towering icebergs and far-off lands, fiery mountains and golden sands. The snail is delighted by the wonderful world around her, until she realises how small it makes her feel.
Animation  Family 

The Squid and the Whale  Movies

Posted by at Dec. 19, 2024
The Squid and the Whale

The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Based on the true childhood experiences of Noah Baumbach and his brother, The Squid and the Whale tells the touching story of two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.
Comedy  Drama 

The Stranger and the Gunfighter  Movies

Posted by at May 4, 2024
The Stranger and the Gunfighter

The Stranger and the Gunfighter (1974)
During a hold-up in the Wild West, Dakota kills a rich old Chinese man, Wang. Later, he is captured, sentenced, and is about to be hanged - and he never profitted from Wang's death, has he buried him with the photographs of his four widows, and a few worthless papers. Meanwhile, Ho comes to America in search of his uncle's fortune, and must get Dakota free, as he his the only man who can lead him to Wang's tomb. They open the tomb, retaking the pictures of Wang's widows. It happens he reads the papers and knows that Wang had one quarter of a map tattooed in each of his women's buttocks. Now, the difficult part will really start... Treasure hunt.
Action  Western 

The Steamroller and the Violin  Movies

Posted by at Sept. 22, 2022
The Steamroller and the Violin

The Steamroller and the Violin (1961)
Seven year old Sasha practices violin every day to satisfy the ambition of his parents. Already withdrawn as a result of his routines, Sasha quickly regains confidence when he accidentally meets and befriends worker Sergei, who works on a steamroller in their upscale Moscow neighborhood.
Family  Drama 

The Sorrow and the Pity  Movies

Posted by at Feb. 29, 2024
The Sorrow and the Pity

The Sorrow and the Pity (1971)
An investigation into the nature, details and reasons for the collaboration between France’s Vichy government and Nazi Germany from 1940 to 1944.
Documentary  History  War 

The Snowman and The Snowdog  Movies

Posted by at Dec. 23, 2021
The Snowman and The Snowdog

The Snowman and The Snowdog (2012)
Featuring the same charming animation style of the original, and new music by former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows, this sequel was created to celebrate the 30th anniversary of The Snowman (1982). A family, including young Billy and his elderly dog, is moving into the house from the original story, now in suburbia. As Christmas approaches, Billy stumbles across a box hidden by James, the boy from the original story. Night draws in, snow falls, Billy uses his new find, and a magical adventure begins...
Animation  Family  Fantasy 

The Spy And The Poet  Movies

Posted by at Nov. 4, 2024
The Spy And The Poet

The Spy And The Poet (2016)
Lonely secret service officer Gustav meets a mysterious gypsy woman. It soon comes clear that it is a trap set by the Russian intelligence. Gustav is ordered to continue the relationship to get a better understanding of the enemy's plans. Unfortunately, Gustav finds himself struggling with the task, as he is falling in love with the enemy. Is there a way out of this situation?
Drama 

The Wild and the Innocent  Movies

Posted by at March 19, 2024
The Wild and the Innocent

The Wild and the Innocent (1959)
Charming tale of mountaineer-trapper Murphy's first taste "big city" life with young, sweet Sandra Dee in tow. She flees her family, which tried to trade her for some of Murphy's beaver pelts, and tags along with the reluctant Murphy. They get into all manner of trouble in town, and Murphy has to shoot the sheriff to rescue Dee from her job as a dancehall girl.
Western 

The Whore and the Whale  Movies

Posted by at Nov. 25, 2023
The Whore and the Whale

The Whore and the Whale (2004)
A Spanish writer finds an old coffer with photographs of an Argentine man who fought and died in the Spanish Civil War, and of a woman. Her quest for answers brings Vera to the Argentine Patagonia.
Drama 

The U.S. and the Holocaust  Movies

Posted by at Jan. 23, 2023
The U.S. and the Holocaust

The U.S. and the Holocaust (2022)
Explores America's response to the Holocaust, and how it challenged the ideals of democracy. Americans consider themselves a "nation of immigrants," but as the catastrophe of the Holocaust unfolded in Europe, the United States proved unwilling to open its doors to more than a fraction of the hundreds of thousands of desperate people seeking refuge. Through riveting firsthand testimony of witnesses and survivors who as children endured persecution, violence and flight as their families tried to escape Hitler, this series delves deeply into the tragic human consequences of public indifference, bureaucratic red tape and restrictive quota laws in America. Did the nation fail to live up to its ideals? This is a history to be reckoned with.
Documentary  History