Film Dictionary

Francis Mankiewicz's least impressive film.

Amusing short film about catching cold in Montreal.

Oscar-nominated short film set on a slave plantation.

Here's the ultimate proof of just how powerful and effective this political ad is: it's also known as the "Willie Horton ad...

Uneven comedy about a patient trying to kill his psychiatrist (Rowan Atkinson).

An Oscar-nominated cartoon about a man trying to get rid of a cat. A nice title song.

Superb cartoon about one horrible, terrible day. Hilarious from start to finish.

Brilliant Iranian cartoon about war.

A man falls desperately in love with a heartless woman.

Human workers are being replaced by robots in this amusing cartoon. An Academy Award nominee.

A post-modernist cartoon about dancing, co-directed by Gerrit van Dijk and Monique Renault.

Innovative variations on a single theme: 8,7,6,5,4,3,2. A co-production between USA, Poland, Switzerland and China. Animators include Jane...

Oscar-nominated cartoon from Pixar.

Animated film by Pierre Hebert.

The upper half of the head jumps from one headless body to another. A simple cartoon, far less gruesome than its plot summary might suggest...

An average cartoon about an old lady and her three cats.

Paul Driessen's unique graphic style is the main asset of this narratively incoherent cartoon.

A man is unable to open the door of his house.

Too much candy can be very bad for you. That applies to this film as well.

A rather confusing cartoon about religion...or something.

Superb writing in the final episode of the popular British series.

Sixth episode from Season 4 of "Golden Girls", with Quentin Tarantino playing an Elvis impersonator.

Controversial drama about the murder of three civil rights activists in rural Mississippi in 1964. Blacks are portrayed as passive victims; ...

Visually interesting documentary about the tragic life of Chet Baker, a West Coast jazz legend.

Wacky and bizarre horror film about two ghosts (Alec Baldwin and Geena Davis). They try to scare away the new occupants of their house (Wino...

Whoopi Goldberg plays a Jamaican maid in this quiet little film.

Directed by Vincent Ward. A fantasy film about a group of medieval peasants who find a tunnel that leads to a modern city.

High school students from East L.A. are excelling in math thanks to efforts of an idealistic teacher (Edward James Olmos). Sounds corny, but...

A lame jungle adventure comedy starring Shannon Tweed and Bill Maher. It tries to ridicule feminism, but fails miserably.

The usual mayhem from Jim Van Bebber ("The Manson Family"): gore, violence, etc.

Sigourney Weaver plays Dian Fossey, who devoted her life for protection of mountain gorillas in central Africa.

1. "My Life As A Dog" (Lasse Hallstrom, Sweden) 2. "No Way Out" (Roger Donaldson, USA) 3.  "L'Ami de mon ...