Storyline: Il mio viaggio in Italia 1999 I saw these movies They had a powerful effect on me You should see them Thats Martin Scorseses message for this documentary We meet his family on Elizabeth Street in New York hes a third generation Italian with Sicilian roots Starting in 1949, they watched movies on TV as well as in theaters, lots of Italian imports Scorsese, with his narration giving a personal as well as a public context, shows extended clips of these movies Films of Rossellini and De Sica fill part one those of Visconti, Fellini, and Antonioni comprise part two Scorsese takes time with emotion, style, staging, technique, political context, and cinematic influence Its his movie family
What Sex Am I (1985)
Follows a group of Transgender individuals struggling to make their way in every strata of 1980s America From finding employment to finding acceptance, the first question the world forces them to ask is always, What Sex Am I
Opportunity Knocks (1990)
Two con men hide out in a house while the owner is away one of them assumes the identity of the absent house sitter when the owners relatives come to visit, only for further complications to set in
Murder by Phone (1982)
A disgruntled phone company employee develops a device whereby those answering a phone can be murdered, and its up to Nat Bridger to stop the killer
Treasure (2018)
A new friendship with a geocacher has troublemaker Erica Ansley Gordon wondering what is the meaning of life, and where can she find it
Delirious (2006)
An offbeat drama focused on a homeless youth, a pop music siren and a member of the paparazzi
Feed the Devil (2014)
A hunt for easy money turns into a deadly search for a missing loved one as outsiders confront the evil forces behind a native American myth
Drone Wars (2016)
Filled with smoke and fire, the sky is littered with ships hovering above for miles in every direction These ships reap the Earth of all its resources, while drones patrol the now ruined cities
TINY: The Life of Erin Blackwell (2016)
A sequel to Streetwise, focusing on Tiny
Petes Dragon (1977)
An orphan boy and his magical dragon come to town with his abusive adoptive parents in pursuit
Metallica Through the Never (2013)
Trip, a young roadie for Metallica, is sent on an urgent mission during the bands show But what seems like a simple assignment turns into a surreal adventure
Don McKay (2009)
Don McKay, a high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy, returns 25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, who is dying, but this homecoming brings McKay more than he bargained for
Call Jane (2022)
A married woman with an unwanted pregnancy lives in a time in America where she cant get a legal abortion and works with a group of suburban women to find help
Wamplers Ascent (2013)
All people face challenges throughout their life and this is an unprecedented look at one mans journey of terror and sheer will to overcome all odds as he tries to conquer one of the biggest human feats ever attempted
Night of the Vampires (1964)
A mad scientist and his bevy of vampires terrorize a German village A detective and a witch set out to stop them
Perdidos (2014)
In september 2012, four film students disappeared while making a documentary in an abandoned building in downtown Mexico city This is the footage recovered from the shooting
Welcome to Mooseport (2004)
A US president who has retired after two terms in office returns to his hometown of Mooseport, Maine and decides to run for Mayor against another local candidate