Folktales of Peace (1995)

During a summer of friendship and adventure, one boy becomes a part of the gang, nine boys become a team and their leader becomes a legend by confronting the terrifying mystery beyond the right field wall.

強大な軍事力を持つ昆虫型生命体、フォーミックとの宇宙戦争を続けている人類。その第2次侵攻に備えるべく、世界中から優れた少年兵士たちが防衛軍ベースキャンプのバトルスクールへと集められ、宇宙で戦う技術と知識をたたき込まれていた。そんな中、戦いを終わらせる特殊な能力を秘めているとして少年エンダーもベースキャンプに送られる。生命を持つ者同士が戦争で殺し合うことに強い疑問を抱きながらも戦士の才覚を発揮し、少年戦士の指揮官となるエンダーだった。

The continuation of Joe's sexually dictated life delves into the darker aspects of her adult life and what led to her being in Seligman's care.

「モンティ・パイソン」で知られる鬼才テリー・ギリアム監督が、ミュンヒハウゼン男爵の奇想天外な大冒険をつづった「ほらふき男爵の冒険」を映画化したファンタジー大作。 18世紀、トルコ軍占領下にあるドイツの海岸沿いの町。貧困と飢えに苦しむ人々であふれた崩れかけた城壁の中の廃墟と化した小さな町のロイヤル劇場の舞台に、バロン・ミュンヒハウゼンは突然姿を現わした。彼は、トルコ軍は自分を探していると語り、なぜトルコ軍に追われるはめになったかを話し始めるが、あまりにも荒唐無稽で誰にも相手にされない。

Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.

マンハッタンの下町を舞台に、人間の体をドロドロに溶かしてしまう腐ったワインが巻き起こす恐怖と騒動を、グロテスクなSFXとおふざけ感覚で描いた奇っ怪なホラー。

Henry Long desperately seeks a cure for the condition that leaves him unable to feel physical pain.

Taped live before a sold-out audience at the WaMu Theater at New York Citys Madison Square Garden, Ricky Gervais: Out of England The Stand-Up Special is a high-spirited hour of offbeat observations and understated humor from the actor/comedian/writer/director.

"Christopher's Christmas Mission"- A tale about a boy who steals Christmas gifts from the wealthy to give to the poor people of Stockholm, while working in a post office on Christmas Eve.

The older boys are graduating school and recount their memories together. The next day everyone defends the graduation ceremony against Zundar and Dadacha's Second-Button Monster, but Yumoto struggles using his love power.

When an elevator jams and strands five lovely ladies on their way to an exclusive Hollywood party, the glamorous gals wile away the hours exchanging steamy stories about their most memorable and erotic sexual escapades. As the saucy tales get hotter and hotter, so does the atmosphere inside that elevator.

Aesop of fable fame poses as an old man and woos away a princess who wants a king for his gold.

A magician transforms a tiny dinner table into a full meal for a homeless man.

When Grace comes to live with her daughter and son-in-law, she is eager to find a way to be useful in the community. She loves to read stories to children, and decides to read one on public access television. The response is so strong that a large company hears about it and offers her a television series. Her life becomes complicated as she is forced to make some serious decisions. Through it all, Grace is able to help a young mother realize that time is the most valuable gift she could give to her daughter.

In this Australian drama, a department store collapses, trapping an old man (Barry Jenkins) and a young boy (Rowan Whitt) underneath. In hopes of keeping the child calm, the man tells him a series of folk tales which teach a moral lesson while they entertain. Somewhere In The Darkness received its world premier at the 1999 Slamdance Film Festival in the United States; it was later screened at Australia's Sydney Film Festival the same year. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

Meet Duewand Collier Jr.-Male, 68 years old, American Citizen, a child conceived in the backdrop of the Philippines-American Mutual Defense Treaty, born and raised with Catholic guilt. He has made peace with his past and now tells his story-a story of love.

While surprising his fiancée with a newly inherited property, a man is forced to confront his past behaviour.

A seemingly good Samaritan's's gesture eventually gets the best of him.

Professional storytellers breathe life into three folktales of peace from other cultures.