Venerable newscaster Norm Archer reports the latest news in politics, health, culture and entertainment - such as an automotive recall of decapitation-inducing "Neckbelts" and a study finding that "depression hits losers hardest". This compilation of bogus news stories, celebrity profiles, movie trailers and skits come courtesy of the ace satirists at The Onion.
One of Hicks's most famous quotes was delivered during a gig in Chicago - known s the "Infamous Bill Looses it in Chicago" show - in 1989 (later released as the bootleg I'm Sorry, Folks). After a heckler repeatedly shouted "Free Bird", Hicks screamed that "Hitler had the right idea, he was just an underachiever!" Hicks followed this remark with a misanthropic tirade calling for unbiased genocide against the whole of humanity.
Yong, a TV producer, is ordered by his boss to blur the nipples of a celebrity who wasn't wearing a bra.
The Lecturer, leader of the Feminine League Against Frivolity, tells the history of eroticism and censorship from the beginning of time until the late 1960s.
An alcoholic priest receives confessions online throughout the eternal quarantine.
Surrounded by tensions and secrets, a teenage boy searches for validation and navigates life with a dysfunctional family following an HIV diagnosis.
An uptight insurance man and his film-censor wife become a kinky couple's landlords.
In US society, people of East Asian heritage are often perceived through an obscuring lens of ethnic and cultural stereotypes. In STOLEN GROUND, six Asian-American men talk about their experience of the highly racialized United States, and consider how racism has affected their lives and those of their family members.
Hardened prosecutor Asta Cadell leaves home for a road trip down the coast of Australia. But Cadell's relaxing ride turns tense when her motorcycle malfunctions and she makes a pit stop in a remote town. Cadell meets teen Elizabeth Curtis, who confides that she has just been raped, and Cadell helps the young woman report the crime to the authorities. When police corruption stands in the way of justice, she takes matters into her own hands.
Just days before her team's tryouts for the Olympics, dedicated young gymnast Sunshine discovers she is pregnant. Now she must embark on a desperate and risky journey to fight for her dream.
A man with a troubled past tries to settle down in a small town, finds love and then ends up being the target of a witch hunt.
Feeling alone in a world where everyone looks exactly the same, a young girl decides to take extreme measures to change her appearance.
A soldier is informed that enemies are headed towards his post, only moments before they arrive.
In this unprecedented primetime program, 50 volunteers take part in experiments without knowing that the aim of the program is to understand the unconscious mechanisms that can lead us to discriminatory behavior. Because if they knew, it would bias the results of the experiments.
Sommes-nous tous sexistes ?
Diseases and a Hundred Year Period is a film-tract that comes to us from Thailand. It is directed by Sompot Chidgasornpongse, Weerasethakul's assistant on several of his films (including Syndromes and a Century), in reaction to the censorship of Syndromes and a Century in Thailand.
Naeem, a Bangladeshi migrant worker employed as a street sweeper, initially feels fearful and keeps his distance from the locals. However, his encounter with Zainab, a 20-year-old local woman living on the streets, slowly captures his attention. As their bond deepens, Naeem finds himself navigating unfamiliar emotions in a city that remains distant and indifferent.
If a girl has such an uninteresting occupation that she sells flowers, she likes to indulge in daydreaming, where she can experience unsuspected adventures. But a real suitor who courts a girl is more attractive...
Hedonistic philosopher-cum-delinquent, Antonin always finds the right word to win himself both the compliments and the rebukes of his fellows. Antonin never misses a chance to exploit both the goodness and the patience of his wife, Églantine. He is also a constant source of disappointment to his sister, Solveig. Busy trying to avoid Rose the tax collector who is after his neck, Antonin cannot get his attraction and desire for the beautiful Cassiopée out of his skull. Tormented, Antonin must now devise the right scheme and the right words to apologize to Aurore, one of his victims. Between these five women, Antonin gets stuck.