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Sinister(2012)

R
| 1h 50min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 2,394 votes)

True-crime writer Ellison Oswald is in a slump; he hasn't had a best seller in more than 10 years and is becoming increasingly desperate for a hit. So, when he discovers the existence of a snuff film showing the deaths of a family, he vows to solve the mystery. He moves his own family into the victims' home and gets to work. However, when old film footage and other clues hint at the presence of a supernatural force, Ellison learns that living in the house may be fatal.

Directed by Scott Derrickson - With Ethan Hawke, Fred Thompson, Vincent D'Onofrio, Juliet Rylance, James Ransone, Clare Foley, ...
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Super 8(2011)

PG-13
| 1h 52min | Thriller, Science Fiction, Mystery
3.4/5 (with 3,015 votes)

In 1979 Ohio, several youngsters are making a zombie movie with a Super-8 camera. In the midst of filming, the friends witness a horrifying train derailment and are lucky to escape with their lives. They soon discover that the catastrophe was no accident, as a series of unexplained events and disappearances soon follows. Deputy Jackson Lamb, the father of one of the kids, searches for the terrifying truth behind the crash.

Directed by J. J. Abrams - With Joel Courtney, Elle Fanning, Kyle Chandler, Riley Griffiths, Deivid, Ron Eldard, ...
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Camera Buff(1979)

1h 52min | Drama, Comedy
3.8/5 (with 60 votes)

Filip buys an 8mm movie camera when his first child is born. Because it's the first camera in town, he's named official photographer by the local Party boss. His horizons widen when he is sent to regional film festivals with his first works but his focus on movie making also leads to domestic strife and philosophical dilemmas.

Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski - With Jerzy Stuhr, Krzysztof Zanussi, Ewa Pokas, Małgorzata Zabkowska, Stefan Czyzewski, Jerzy Nowak, ...

Torremolinos 73(2003)

1h 27min | Comedy, Drama
3.1/5 (with 29 votes)

Set in 1973 Spain, a struggling encyclopedia salesman and his wife take advantage of an offer to make adult films. The act turns him into an aspring legit filmmaker and her into an international sex symbol.

Directed by Pablo Berger - With Javier Cámara, Candela Peña, Mads Mikkelsen, Fernando Tejero, Carmen Belloch, Juan Diego, ...

Must Read After My Death(2007)

1h 13min | Documentary
2.3/5 (with 16 votes)

A grandmother dies and leaves behind hours of secret film and audio recordings as well as an envelope with the words “Must read after my death,” which reveal a dark history for her family to discover.

Directed by Morgan Dews

West Beirut(1998)

1h 45min | Romance / Love, Drama, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 18 votes)

In April, 1975, civil war breaks out; Beirut is partitioned along a Moslem-Christian line. Tarek is in high school, making Super 8 movies with his friend, Omar. At first the war is a lark: school has closed, the violence is fascinating, getting from West to East is a game. His mother wants to leave; his father refuses. Tarek spends time with May, a Christian, orphaned and living in his building. By accident, Tarek goes to an infamous brothel in the war-torn Olive Quarter, meeting its legendary madam, Oum Walid. He then takes Omar and May there using her underwear as a white flag for safe passage. Family tensions rise. As he comes of age, the war moves inexorably from adventure to tragedy.

Directed by Ziad Doueiri - With Rami Doueiri, Mohamad Chamas, Rola Al Amin, Carmen Lebbos, Joseph Bou Nassar, Liliane Nemri, ...
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Aznavour by Charles(2019)

1h 16min | Documentary, Music
3.4/5 (with 8 votes)

In 1948, French singer Charles Aznavour (1924-2018) receives a Paillard Bolex, his first camera. Until 1982, he will shoot hours of footage, his filmed diary. Wherever he goes, he carries his camera with him. He films his life and lives as he films: places, moments, friends, loves, misfortunes.

Directed by Marc di Domenico - With Charles Aznavour, Romain Duris

Selva. A Portrait of Parvaneh Navaï(1982)

1h 15min | Documentary
5.0/5 (with 1 vote)

Trance dances and out of body projection. In front of the camera, Parvaneh Navaï becomes a mediator who enters in contact with and immerses into the energies of Nature, while her own energy radiates and echos in the forest ("selva"). The camera amplifies and expands her presence, transforming the forest into an imaginary space. The camera becomes a painter's brush.

I Can't Wait Until It's Dark!(1975)

1h 10min | Drama

Three cinephile university students have a go at making their own Super-8 film.

Song 1(1964)

3min
2.2/5 (with 6 votes)

SONG 1: Portrait of a lady (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Lentejuelas de sangre(2012)

52min | Documentary
2.5/5 (with 1 vote)

Antonio Gracia José (1942-2011), known as “Pierrot,” was a prominent member of the Barcelona art scene, a pioneer in the filmmaking of underground short films and Fantaterror movies, writer and playwright, magazine editor, movie poster painter, cartoonist and cabaret showman.

The Black Crystal(1990)

1h 10min | Action, Horror

A young man incidentally acquires a mysterious and much sought-after crystal which is, apparently, a source of immensely awesome power...and a potentiality for danger in evil hands.

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Lost Images: The Other Eye of Juan Pinzás(2009)

1h 51min | Documentary
2.0/5 (with 1 vote)

The filmmaker Juan Pinzás goes on a physical and also inner journey, in search of some lost images that he filmed in the 80s. The journey takes him from Madrid to Galicia and on the search for these images he meets with various characters who will help him in his undertaking, such as the actors Paul Naschy and Javier Gurruchaga whose personal worlds will be examined in the film. Finally in Vigo, his home city, of which he presents a remarkable portrait, he finds an old film in Super-8mm with the missing images. The catharsis is produced with the viewing of the old film which turns out to be a tribute to cinema and this means the end of the filmmaker's introspective journey.

Song 13(1965)

3min
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 13: A travel song of scenes and horizontals (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

A Certain Sacrifice(1979)

NR
| 1h | Crime, Drama
1.2/5 (with 4 votes)

A street-wise teen gets herself in a series of circumstances and mishaps in her meaningless existence.

Directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki - With Madonna

Song 5(1964)

5min | Documentary
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 5: A childbirth song (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 10(1965)

2min
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 10: Sitting around (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

1972 Yellow House(2013)

NR
| 52min | Horror
0.9/5 (with 3 votes)

During a recent remodel of The Yellow House crews discovered the remains of a little girl and a super 8 movie camera with the footage still inside. The footage has been released to the media by Summerland police with the hope that someone can solve this mystery. Police investigators confirm the film was shot by the missing couple. It is believed they were murdered by occult members. This is their footage.

Between the Sunset and the Sea(2007)

4min | Romance / Love

On the beach at sunset a man waits for his one true love. When she arrives, a bittersweet romance ensues.

The Skid Kid(1991)

1h 10min | Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

A kid finds a pair of magic boots that grant him special powers.

Song 14(1965)

3min
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 14: Molds, paints and crystals (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 12(1965)

3min
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 12: Verticals and shadows caught in glass traps (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 8(1964)

4min
2.2/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 8: Sea creatures (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 6(1964)

2min
2.2/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 6: The painted veil via moth-death (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 7(1964)

2min
2.2/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 7: San Francisco (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 3(1964)

3min
2.1/5 (with 5 votes)

SONGS 2 & 3: Fire and a mind’s movement in remembering (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Song 2(1964)

2min
2.2/5 (with 5 votes)

SONGS 2 & 3: Fire and a mind’s movement in remembering (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Panic High School(1976)

16min | Action
3.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A high school student has a mental breakdown and brings a gun to class. A standoff against the police ensues.

Directed by Gakuryū Ishii

Song 4(1964)

3min
2.3/5 (with 5 votes)

SONG 4: Three girls playing with a ball. Hand painted (the Songs are a cycle of silent color 8mm films by the American experimental filmmaker Stan Brakhage produced from 1964 to 1969).

Satan's Bite(2018)

3min | Horror, History

Made for straight 8's 2018 competition on one cartridge of super 8mm film with only in-camera edits and no post-production. Premiered on may 14th 2018 at straight 8's Cannes film festival screening.

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