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Culloden (Peter Watkins, 1964)

Apr

16

1746

Culloden (1964)

One of the clansman. The look in his eyes foreshadows the Vietnam War this films comments on. DP: Dick Bush.

“Sir Thomas Sheridan, Jacobite military secretary. Suffering advanced debility and loss of memory. Former military engagement, 56 years ago. Sir John MacDonald, Jacobite captain of cavalry. Aged, frequently intoxicated, described as 'a man of the most limited capacities.' John William O'Sullivan, Jacobite quartermaster general. Described as 'an Irishman whose vanity is superseded only by his lack of wisdom.' Prince Charles Edward Stuart, Jacobite commander in chief. Former military experience: 10 days at a siege at the age of 13.”

– narrator

Misterios de la magia negra [Mysteries of Black Magic] (Miguel M. Delgado, 1958)

Apr

12

Misterios de la magia negra (1958)

Two well-dressed women, one of them prostrated on a stone slab. DP: Víctor Herrera.

The Kentucky Fried Movie (John Landis, 1977)

Apr

9

11:42 A.M.

The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)

Scratched-up film stock showing an arid landscape with ISLE OF LUCY APRIL 9, 11:42 A.M. in bold red letters superimposed over it. DP: Stephen M. Katz.

“Moscow in flames, missiles headed toward New York. Film at eleven.”

– newscaster

Ко то тамо пева? [Ko to tamo peva / Who's Singin' Over There?] (Slobodan Šijan, 1980)

Apr

5

1941

Ко то тамо пева? (1980)

A singing man plays the accordion, accompanied by a child smoking a cigarette. DP: Božidar 'Bota' Nikolić.

みな殺しの霊歌 [Minagoroshi no reika / I, the Executioner] (Tai Katō, 1968)

Apr

3

1968

しの霊歌 (1968)

A newspaper headline for April 3, 1968: “COMPANY DIRECTOR'S WIFE NEWEST VICTIM”. DP: Keiji Maruyama.

“With bar hostesses, there's a type who are likely to be murdered.”

Les yeux cernés [Marked Eyes] (Robert Hossein, 1964)

Apr

2

1964

Les yeux cernés (1964)

A typed request on official stationary dated April 2, requesting to show up at the police precinct on April 4, 1964. DP: Jean Boffety.

Moment of Impact (Julia Loktev, 1998)

Apr

1

1989

Moment of Impact (1998)

A person holds Leonid Loktev's head from behind, while someone else cups his left eye with one hand. DP: Julia Loktev.

1. April 2000 [April 1, 2000] (Wolfgang Liebeneiner, 1952)

Apr

1

2000

1. April 2000 (1952)

The President of the Global Union (Hilde Krahl) stepping out of her spaceship. DPs: Sepp Ketterer, Karl Löb & Fritz Arno Wagner.

Supermarkt [Die Stadt, Jane Love / Supermarket] (Roland Klick, 1974)

Mar

30

Supermarkt (1974)

Willi Hansen (Charly Wierzejewski) in a phone booth. Filmed from the outside in, his face is partially obscured by neon lights. DP: Jost Vacano.

野獣死すべし [Yajū shisubeshi / The Beast Shall Die] (Eizō Sugawa, 1959)

Mar

30

7 p.m.

野獣死すべし (1959)

Kunihiko Date (Tatsuya Nakadai) driving along at night. DP: Fukuzō Koizumi.

“He’s not a beast. No, he’s a robot. A machine created by a modern, twisted society.”