Secretary

Secretary 2002

6.77

A young woman, recently released from a mental hospital, gets a job as a secretary to a demanding lawyer, where their employer-employee relationship turns into a sexual, sadomasochistic one.

2002

Populaire

Populaire 2012

6.67

Rose Pamphyle lives with her widowed father and is destined to marry a son of the local mechanic. When she travels out of town and applies for a secretarial job with an insurance agency run by Louis Échard, he learns that Rose can type with extraordinary speed - using only two fingers. He tells her to compete in a speed-typing competition if she wants the job.

2012

The Magic of Belle Isle

The Magic of Belle Isle 2012

7.00

In an effort to tap into his original talent, a wheelchair-bound author moves to a rural town, where he befriends a single mother and her three kids, who help reignite his passion for writing.

2012

On the Road

On the Road 2012

5.60

Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.

2012

The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp 1982

6.69

A struggling young writer finds his life and work dominated by his unfaithful wife and his radical feminist mother, whose best-selling manifesto turns her into a cultural icon.

1982

The End of Violence

The End of Violence 1997

5.30

Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener's family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max's disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max's production.

1997

Where the Buffalo Roam

Where the Buffalo Roam 1980

5.90

Semi-biographical film based on the experiences of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson.

1980

My Salinger Year

My Salinger Year 2020

6.31

A college grad takes a clerical job working for the literary agent of the renowned, reclusive writer J.D. Salinger.

2020

Tales of Ordinary Madness

Tales of Ordinary Madness 1981

6.10

Poet/lecturer Charles Serking awakens from his alcoholic haze long enough to take a bus back to L.A. and plunge into an orgy of drink and sexual depravity.

1981

Zeder

Zeder 1983

6.40

A young journalist buys a used typewriter and notices some text still legible on the ribbon; he reconstructs the story of a scientist who discovered that some types of terrain have the power to revive the dead.

1983

Hour of the Star

Hour of the Star 1985

7.30

Macabéa has just moved to the big city after her aunt, who raised her, died. She gets a job as a typist and moves into a boarding house with three other women. In her spare time, she listens to a radio station called Time; on Sundays, she likes to ride the metro. Then she meets Olímpico, a northeasterner like herself, who has dreams of becoming a congressman.

1985

California Typewriter

California Typewriter 2017

6.90

A story about people whose lives are connected by typewriters. A meditation on creativity and technology featuring Tom Hanks, John Mayer, Sam Shepard, David McCullough and others.

2017

Silent Souls

Silent Souls 2010

6.55

Miron Alekseevich, director of a paper and pulp mill, goes to bury his wife Tanya in the place where they once spent their honeymoon. He goes not alone, but with a photographer named Stork, to whom he tells touching details of his life with Tanya. The narrative weaves together the memories of the characters, as well as the rituals and beliefs of the Meri people, a small Finnish tribe that once lived in the Northern Volga region and dissolved among the Russians.

2010

Bumping Into Broadway

Bumping Into Broadway 1919

6.90

A young playwright spends his last cent to pay the past-due rent for the pretty dancer who's his boarding house next-door neighbor. Soon after, he winds up at a gambling club, where he wins big - just before a police raid.

1919

Lily in Love

Lily in Love 1984

6.00

Insulted when his screenwriter wife writes a leading role for a younger man, aging Broadway idol Fitz Wynn disguises himself as a handsome young Italian.

1984

We Are Bleach

We Are Bleach 1970

1

A multi-awarded 23 minute short film about pansexual punk rockers in a toxic relationship in London’s underground music scene

1970

Echo Sonata

Echo Sonata 2023

10.00

In the 1950s, a communist country. The film follows a retired detective who investigates two enigmatic murders. Both murders are connected to a murder exposing an old secret about a corrupt officer that causes controversy throughout the city and alerts the political security. As he uncovers clues, the detective plunges deeper and deeper into a maelstrom of political and personal intrigue that leads him to a final revelation.

2023

The Typewriter (In the 21st Century)

The Typewriter (In the 21st Century) 2012

1

30+ interviews in 10 U.S. states with authors, collectors, journalists, professors, bloggers, students, artists, inventors and repairmen (and women) who meet up for ‘Type-In’ gatherings to both celebrate and use their decidedly lo-tech typewriters in a plugged-in world.

2012

Comprehensive School

Comprehensive School 1962

1

The joys of 1960s modern education - as seen at a not-exactly-typical local comp.

1962

The Write One

The Write One 2023

6.00

It centers on a frustrated writer who finds a typewriter that allows him to rewrite his life story.

2023