Two Russian craftsmen, slightly warmed up by a game of chess, where instead of pieces there are glasses with "strong drink", invent a perpetual motion machine... for a ballerina.
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The people behind it
Sergei Losev
Husband
Viktor Bychkov
Inventor
Elena Gromova
Ballerina
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An RKO comedy short featuring Betty Grable who gets secretly married while her family is trying to fix her up with someone wealthy.
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A woman with a lot of baggage falls in love with a man haunted by his past. Literally.
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Tune in to the blind date woes of Rick and Becky.
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Eight-minute promotional reel for Night of the Demons (1988), which was shown to potential distributors in 1987. This short version of the film was later re-released by Shout! Factory in 2023 to coincide with their new 4K restoration.
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Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
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The Minions fight over a delicious banana... but is that all they want?!
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The toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
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Stan and Ollie join the French Foreign Legion after Ollie's sweetheart rejects him.
A documentary filmmaker interviews the now-famous Trevor Slattery from behind bars.
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