SHR - Banana
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Created for the Self Help Radio* show "Bananas", which aired on KBOO 90.7 Portland on 11/22/22. (*not a self help show)
Films on the list are tagged on IMDb with 'banana' and are available for free. (You may need to check IMDb page to find out where or go to Letterboxd list linked below.)
More info here: https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1594882747457208320
Also, check out the YouTube playlist I made with trailers & full films from the list: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYTcbnnFvbkhTM6U-ntaGd9J
and my Letterboxd list which has links to the YouTube videos in the notes plus clip links, info on where they are streaming for free, and more: https://letterboxd.com/robotcat/list/banana/
Created for the Self Help Radio* show "Bananas", which aired on KBOO 90.7 Portland on 11/22/22. (*not a self help show)
Films on the list are tagged on IMDb with 'banana' and are available for free. (You may need to check IMDb page to find out where or go to Letterboxd list linked below.)
More info here: https://twitter.com/robotmonkeycat/status/1594882747457208320
Also, check out the YouTube playlist I made with trailers & full films from the list: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2NHRFDvuiYTcbnnFvbkhTM6U-ntaGd9J
and my Letterboxd list which has links to the YouTube videos in the notes plus clip links, info on where they are streaming for free, and more: https://letterboxd.com/robotcat/list/banana/
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- DirectorDaniel MannStarsAnna MagnaniBurt LancasterMarisa PavanA Sicilian seamstress who idolizes her husband must deal with several family crises upon his sudden death.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsCary GrantTony CurtisJoan O'BrienDuring World War II, a commander finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) submarine, a con man executive officer, and a group of army nurses.
- DirectorMarlon BrandoStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenPina PellicerAfter robbing a bank in Mexico, Dad Longworth absconds with the loot leaving his partner Rio to be captured by the Rurales. Rio escapes prison but struggles with his conflicting desires to love Dad's stepdaughter Louise and to get revenge.
- DirectorSeth HoltMichael CarrerasStarsAndrew KeirValerie LeonJames VilliersAn archaeological expedition brings back to London the coffin of an Egyptian queen known for her magical powers. Her spirit returns in the form of a young girl and strange things start to happen.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsKlaus KinskiRuy GuerraHelena RojoIn the 16th century, the ruthless and insane Don Lope de Aguirre leads a Spanish expedition in search of El Dorado.
- DirectorWilliam HerbertStarsLaurie WaltersJoe SpanoEdna MacAfeeA college girl meets a reporter, they take a trip to the country, and they wind up meeting a creepy old woman who lives in a closed-down resort.
- DirectorSean S. CunninghamStarsDavid KnellSteve BassettPerry LangTwo sets of two college guys spend a spring break together in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. There they have lots of fun in and out of the sun.
- DirectorMartin BrestStarsEddie MurphyJudge ReinholdJohn AshtonA freewheeling Detroit cop pursuing a murder investigation finds himself dealing with the very different culture of Beverly Hills.
- DirectorMardi RustamStarsNeville BrandAldo RayTina LouiseVacationing teens are systematically kidnapped and taken to a strange, rural hospital, run by a mysterious group that needs their blood.
- DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsChuck NorrisLouis Gossett Jr.Melody AndersonA pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache hoard of gold.
- DirectorJim WynorskiStarsJohn TerleskyMonique GabrielleJohn LazarIn this parody of the sword and sorcery films, a princess is deposed by an evil sorcerer. She enlists the aid of Deathstalker to battle the forces of evil, including a clone of the princess, and win back her kingdom.
- DirectorKen RussellStarsGlenda JacksonStratford JohnsNickolas GraceOn Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.
- DirectorPaul ZillerStarsTodd EastlandDennis SullivanCraig DerrickA college fraternity in the middle of hazing their new pledges during "hell week" incur the wrath of a long deceased pledge who died during a hazing gone wrong 20 years ago.
- DirectorSam FirstenbergStarsDavid BradleyJohn Rhys-DaviesTodd JensenEx-D.E.A. Agent Jack receives an emergency message from his brother Phillip, whose team was ambushed on the Caribbean island of St. Keith. Jack goes to St. Keith to find his brother, who has been turned into a cyborg by the drug runner he was after.
- DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsRoberto BenigniHerbert LomClaudia CardinaleCharles Dreyfus encounters Jacques Gambrelli, who reminds him painfully of Inspector Clouseau, the man who drove him insane. With good reason: Gambrelli is Clouseau's son.
- DirectorJing WongStarsJet LiChingmy YauDeannie IpIt takes a father and son team to battle the forces of evil throughout China, fighting with honor to defend the weak through fast-motion kung fu.
- DirectorXiaogang FengStarsDonald SutherlandRosamund KwanPaul MazurskyYankie director Don Tyler faces mounting insecurity and declining health while on location in Beijing, so his assistant hires down-and-out camerman YoYo to take the reins. Scrambling, studio boss sells the sagging picture to a Japanese media company. But YoYo is determined to upstage the whole production by granting the director's wish to have a grand "comedy funeral". To raise the money for it, he auctions off advertising and sponsorships for the funeral to companies around the world. But wait...is Don getting better?
- DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsPeter O'TooleJoan PlowrightAlicia SilverstoneA rock band bursts onto the scene and then their frontman disappears on the eve of a European tour.
- DirectorAdam McKayStarsWill FerrellChristina ApplegateSteve CarellIn the 1970s, an anchorman's stint as San Diego's top-rated newsreader is challenged when an ambitious newswoman becomes his co-anchor.
- DirectorLeslie GreifStarsChevy ChasePenelope Ann MillerArmand AssanteWhen Henry Perkins accidentally trades his briefcase with a man, he finds five million dollars inside. However, the cash draws in Mr. Big, who wants to reclaim his money.
- DirectorJonathan EnglishStarsTom HardyMichelle Van Der WaterTony ToddWhen the villagers offer their brethren as a sacrifice to the Minotaur, Theo (Tom Hardy) sets off on a harrowing quest to the labyrinth to kill the evil bull-god.
- DirectorSteven de JongStarsPim WesselsMartijn HendrickxBilly ZomerdijkA ripping adventure yarn about teenage boys who join the crew of a ship of the Dutch East India Company in the 17th century. After a dramatic shipwreck and escape from an attack by natives, they must make their way to safety by themselves.
- DirectorFredrik GerttenStarsByron Rosales RomeroJuan J. DominguezDuane MillerJuan "Accidentes" Dominguez is on his biggest case ever. On behalf of twelve Nicaraguan banana workers he is tackling Dole Food in a ground-breaking legal battle for their use of a banned pesticide that was known by the company to cause sterility.
- DirectorPaul HartStarsDylan VoxBruce L. HartPeter SzeligaA hilarious comedy spoof of the Lifetime Channel for Women movies with a gay twist! What happens when you invite a young scheming "homewrecker" into your happy home? Three happily married gay couples living in Los Angeles are about to find out! An unsuspecting couple (Derrick Hardy and Collin Lawrence) open their home to a secretly aspiring actor. They are hard at work on their new top secret TV series when unbeknownst them their house guest is really a "homewrecker". Worming his way into their complete trust and taking advantage of their neighbors welcoming attitude everyone is about to get taken for a ride. From sexy seductions to psychological manipulations everyone falls prey to this house-guest with an agenda for trouble" Warning this film contains nudity and adult language and situations.
- DirectorChristopher SmithStarsMelissa GeorgeJoshua McIvorJack TaylorFive friends set sail and their yacht is overturned by a strange and sudden storm. A mysterious ship arrives to rescue them, and what happens next cannot be explained.
- DirectorBrian CranoStarsJason RitterJake SandvigChandler CanterburyBen and Alan, two misfit best friends incapable of growing up, find direction for their lives by taking in an abandoned child and creating the family they've always needed.
- DirectorRoko BelicStarsMarci ShimoffEd DienerRichard DavidsonHappy takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy.
- DirectorYung ChangStarsKyle AllattMarie-Alice DepestreKyle GatehouseAdventurers, exotic fruits fanatics and even movie star Bill Pullman, are the subjects of The Fruit Hunters, the new film from acclaimed director Yung Chang. A thrilling journey through nature, commerce and adventure, The Fruit Hunters is a cinematic odyssey that takes viewers from the dawn of humanity to the cutting of edge of modern agriculture - a film that will change not just the way we look at what we eat, but what it means to be human.
- DirectorRonald MarquiseeStarsJesse NavaghTyler SpicerDarian SundbergFor the minister's son, Brandon, this is a summer of awakening and acceptance of his homosexuality. For his father, this is a challenge to his roots in the bible.
- DirectorStephen ChowChi-Kin KwokStarsZhang WenShu QiHuang BoTang Sanzang, an aspiring Buddhist hero tries to protect a village from three demons. He develops complex feelings for Miss Duan, the demon hunter who repeatedly helps him, and finally quests to meet the legendary Monkey King.
- DirectorDestin Daniel CrettonStarsBrie LarsonFrantz TurnerJohn Gallagher Jr.A 20-something supervising staff member of a residential treatment facility navigates the troubled waters of that world alongside her co-worker and longtime boyfriend.
- DirectorVince OfferStarsAdrien BrodyLindsay LohanMichelle RodriguezIn this comedy film, a computer tablet full of the world's most hilariously offensive apps breaks through the borders of political correctness, stirring up cultural anarchy.
- DirectorJames GrayStarsMarion CotillardJoaquin PhoenixJeremy RennerIn 1921, an innocent immigrant woman is tricked into a life of burlesque and vaudeville until a dazzling magician tries to save her and reunite her with her sister who is being held in the confines of Ellis Island.
- DirectorSam FleischnerStarsJesus Sanchez-VelezAndrea Suarez PazAzul ZorrillaIn this intense, immersive journey, a young boy finds himself lost in the lively, dangerous world of the New York City subway, while his mother fiercely searches for him above ground in a race against the clock as Hurricane Sandy nears.
- DirectorMarvin KrenStarsGerhard LiebmannEdita MalovcicSantosScientists working in the Austrian Alps discover that a glacier is leaking a liquid that appears to be affecting local wildlife.
- DirectorGrant BaldwinStarsGrant BaldwinJenny RustemeyerDana GundersWe all love food. As a society, we devour countless cooking shows, culinary magazines and foodie blogs. So how could we possibly be throwing nearly 50% of it in the trash? Filmmakers and food lovers Jen and Grant dive into the issue of waste from farm, through retail, all the way to the back of their own fridge. After catching a glimpse of the billions of dollars of good food that is tossed each year in North America, they pledge to quit grocery shopping and survive only on discarded food. What they find is truly shocking.
- DirectorShira PivenStarsKristen WiigJames MarsdenLinda CardelliniWhen Alice Klieg wins the Mega-Millions lottery, she immediately quits her psychiatric meds and buys her own talk show.
- DirectorIsaac FederStarsHaley Joel OsmentLorenza IzzoKevin BalmoreEddie lands his first teaching gig at an inner city middle school and finds his highly pubescent pupils are receiving no form of sexual education. Eddie isn't really equipped to teach them...he's not exactly experienced romantically.
- DirectorPeter GreenawayStarsElmer BäckLuis AlbertiMaya ZapataThe venerated filmmaker Eisenstein is comparable in talent, insight and wisdom, with the likes of Shakespeare or Beethoven; there are few - if any - directors who can be elevated to such heights. On the back of his revolutionary film Battleship Potemkin, he was celebrated around the world, and invited to the US. Ultimately rejected by Hollywood and maliciously maligned by conservative Americans, Eisenstein traveled to Mexico in 1931 to consider a film privately funded by American pro-Communist sympathizers, headed by the American writer Upton Sinclair. Eisenstein's sensual Mexican experience appears to have been pivotal in his life and film career - a significant hinge between the early successes of Strike, Battleship Potemkin, and October, which made him a world-renowned figure, and his hesitant later career with Alexander Nevsky, Ivan the Terrible and The Boyar's Plot.
- DirectorMaïwennStarsVincent CasselEmmanuelle BercotLouis GarrelTony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious skiing accident. Dependent on medical staff and painkillers, she takes the time to remember the tumultuous love story she lived with Georgio.
- DirectorColin KennedyStarsElena AnayaOwen McDonnellElaine M. EllisWhen an encounter with the swinging scene has an unexpected impact on David's impotence, Alice thinks she might have found the solution to all their problems, but the poly-amorous world is a difficult place for a love story to flourish.