Notes on the Popular Arts
An exploration of American escapism through dream sequences. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.
Laughterhouse
A farmer becomes an unintentional celebrity when, because of a strike, he has to walk his 5000 geese 100 miles to market.
Diner
Set in 1959, Diner shows how five young men resist their adulthood and seek refuge in their beloved Diner. The mundane, childish, and titillating details of their lives are shared….
The Memory
A famous superstar and paparazzi who followed him happen to fall in love after an accident that causes him to lose his memories.
Poison Ivy: The Secret Society
A mysterious death of a young college student occurs late one night at a prestigious New England college…
Gladiator
Tommy Riley has moved with his dad to Chicago from a ‘nice place’. He keeps to himself, goes to school. However, after a street fight he is noticed and quickly…
Riza
Riza is a truck driver. When his truck breaks down, Riza can’t work and his livelihood is threatened. Using every possible means, he desparately tries to drum up the money…
We’re Going Separate Ways
A group of partisan illegals entangled in a love triangle during Ustasha reign in Nazi-occupied Zagreb.
Bill Hicks: Sane Man
Sane Man was filmed before Bill recorded ‘Dangerous’, his first comedy album, and is a turning point in Hicks’ career. It was the first complete Hicks show ever filmed and…
Anchors
This story is all about the dramatic ups and downs of a relationship between two very emotional people.
The Tale of Despereaux
Once upon a time… in the far away kingdom of Dor… lived a brave and virtuous mouse with comically oversized ears who dreamt of becoming a knight. Banished from his…
Chocolat
A mother and daughter move to a small French town where they open a chocolate shop. The town, religious and morally strict, is against them, as they represent free-thinking and…