Frederick Elmes Movies
- 1990
Cold Dog Soup
Cold Dog Soup4.91990HD
Randy Quaid as the taxi driver drives Zen parables (Is time money - Is time the root of all evil?) into his passenger/protegee in a high-speed,...
- 1974
The Amputee
The Amputee5.11974HD
A double leg amputated woman sits and writes a long meandering letter while her ineffective nurse attempts to attend to her stumps.
- 1988
The Cowboy and the Frenchman
The Cowboy and the Frenchman6.11988HD
A grizzled, hard-of-hearing cowboy, Slim, and his two friends, Dusty and Pete, capture a mysterious, well-dressed Frenchman.
- 1992
Visions of Light
Visions of Light6.91992HD
Cameramen and women discuss the craft and art of cinematography and of the "DP" (the director of photography), illustrating their points with clips...
- 1987
Aria
Aria5.61987HD
Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. Each...
- 2006
Edge of Outside
Edge of Outside5.82006HD
An hour-long documentary designed to celebrate the spirit of the independent filmmaker from D.W. Griffith to Quentin Tarantino. Interview footage and...
- 1977
Young Lady Chatterley
Young Lady Chatterley5.11977HD
Cynthia inherits a large estate and moves in. She reads her aunt's diary and finds out how she was taught in the ways of love by her gardener in 1901...
- 1997
Coffee and Cigarettes III
Coffee and Cigarettes III6.91997HD
This shortcut repeats the structure of Coffee and Cigarettes. This time, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits meet in a bar. But, again, we don't know why they...
- 1997
In the Gloaming
In the Gloaming61997HD
Danny, dying of AIDS, returns home for his last months. Always close to his mother, they share moments of openness that tend to shut out Danny's...
- 1972
Invasion of the Blood Farmers
Invasion of the Blood Farmers31972HD
Somewhere in upstate New York, a young woman is terrorized by a group of rural farmers primarily interested in a harvest of blood.
- 1987
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8
Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 86.51987HD
A made-for-cable-TV docudrama about the trial of the men accused of conspiring to cause protesters to riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention...
- 1998
The Wedding
The Wedding8.31998HD
Shelby Coles (Halle Berry) is engaged to marry talented white jazz musician Meade Howell, but the pair face opposition from both Meade's family, who...
- 2021
French Water
French Water4.62021HD
A lone waiter observes a group of party guests as they search for one another throughout a strange, cavernous venue.
- 1976
In the Region of Ice
In the Region of Ice6.21976HD
In this American Film Institute-subsidized short subject, Fionnula Flanagan plays a sharp-tongued but compassionate nun, while Peter Lempert is cast...
- 1990
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch
Jonathan Ross Presents for One Week Only: David Lynch51990HD
A 1990 documentary presented by Jonathan Ross, in which he interviewed filmmaker David Lynch.
- 1990
Hollywood Mavericks
Hollywood Mavericks61990HD
A documentary focusing on seventeen maverick directors who were not afraid to break the rules of filmmaking to advance their art. Among the classic...
- 1970
Father Mother Sister Brother
Father Mother Sister Brother01970HD
Three separate stories all concern the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent (or parents), and each other. Each of the...
- 1987
Heaven
Heaven6.31987HD
A series of interviews are conducted concerning people's beliefs towards the possibility of an afterlife. The interviews are filmed against a set of...
- 1985
Broken Rainbow
Broken Rainbow5.61985HD
Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.
- 1983
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein
Citizen: The Political Life of Allard K. Lowenstein91983HD
Chronicles the life of Allard K. Lowenstein, the political activist and Congressman known for his tireless anti-war and civil rights activism.