Watermelon Man

The Entertainment System Is Down

Invalid date •Swedish

When the entertainment system suddenly stops working onboard a long-haul flight, the passengers are stuck with no screens to look at and are forced to endure 15 hours of life without digital distraction. Chaos ensues.

Drinking Buddies

August 2013 •English

Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer.

The Day Dorival Faced the Guards

April 1986 •Portuguese

Dorival, a man in jail, has only one wish: to take a bath. To achieve his objective, he defies the private, the corporal, the sargeant and, finally, the lieutenant in charge of the prison.

Verônica

October 2021 •Portuguese

Dog Factory

May 1904 •English

A brief vaudeville-style demonstration of a "Dog Transformator," a machine that instantly turns dogs into sausages, and amazingly, sausages back into dogs.

Topsy and Eva

July 1927 •English

Topsy, a Black slave girl who "jes' growed" is auctioned but nobody will bid. A young girl named Eva purchases Topsy for a nickel.

Goofy Movies Number Two

February 1934 •English

A satire on movie newsreels combines with humorous narration of silent screen footage in this one reel comedy short.

Tlayucan

December 1962 •Spanish

Desperate because of his son's illness, the peasant Eufemio steals a pearl from the image of Santa Lucía in the village church.

Han, hun og Strindberg

March 2006 •Danish

Peter, a theatre director, hates being out of work so much it's affecting his relationship with his girlfriend Marie, an actress. As a remedy, she suggests they stage a play by Strindberg together and bring in her famous friend Liza. Not such a good idea, it turns out. Soon, Liza is applying all her skills to steal the leading role and the director away from Maria, who is not backing down without a fight.

Open Season

January 1995 •English

When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.

Cinema-Circus

January 1942 •Russian

Soviet propaganda cartoon from WW2. Hitler, introduced by Charlie Chaplin, is ridiculed in three short skits.

Topaze

February 1933 •English

An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a crooked business scheme.

Knight of the TV-screen

January 1970 •Hungarian

This mocking criticism of public life and the media focuses on a TV series. The protagonist of the film, depicting the battles fought for Hungarian castles during the Ottoman occupation, is chosen to be the amateur Prohászka Feri, a worker in the beer-factory.

The Best Man

December 1954 •Czech

A Million Ways to Die in the West

May 2014 •English

As a cowardly farmer begins to fall for the mysterious new woman in town, he must put his new-found courage to the test when her husband, a notorious gun-slinger, announces his arrival.

Rupture

January 1961 •French

A man receives a breakup letter from his sweetheart, who sends him back his photo, in pieces. The pained lover decides to reply. Fountain pen, penholder, desk, stamps, paper and inkwell all contrive diabolically to thwart him.

Felix Goes West

August 1924 •English

Felix gets into trouble with a tribe of Indians out west, and is chased by a bear.

That's Adequate

January 1989 •English

This mockumentary about fictional movie studio Adequate Pictures boasts an interesting cast. Tony Randall hosts, and James CoCo (practically on his deathbed) stars as head of the studio. Includes parodies of everything from silent comedies to porn, including an ultra violent "three stooges" style comedy team who put a new spin on the eye poking gag.

Andy's Funhouse

August 1979 •English

This special was taped in 1977 but did not air until August 1979, on ABC. It featured most of Andy's famous gags, including Foreign Man/Latka and his Elvis Presley impersonation, as well as a host of unique segments (including a special appearance by children's television character Howdy Doody and the "Has-been Corner"). There also is a segment that included fake television screen static as part of the gag, which ABC executives were not comfortable with, fearing that viewers would mistake the static for broadcast problems and would change the channel—which was the comic element Kaufman wanted to present. Andy's Funhouse was written by Kaufman, Zmuda, and Mel Sherer, with music by Kaufman.

Hello, World!

Invalid date •English

When a young android programmed for extraordinary purpose discovers a rogue coworker, he is inspired to pursue an ordinary life - a choice that threatens the future of himself and his mentor.