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There's always a fine line between a plot point and a motive, but in tragedies—and adaptations—the distinction is often impossible to make. more...

• by Lisa Alspector

O amor natural

Dutch documentarian Heddy Honigmann asks elderly residents of Rio de Janeiro to read erotic verse by Brazillian poet Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987), which revives their own warm memories of lovemaking in this 1996 film. more...

• by Bill Stamets

The O Boys: Parties, Porn and Politics

In 1990 a group of gay men called “the O Boys,” unhappy with the sex scene in LA and eager to have fun, started a series of orgies; the membership evolved into a group with a social and political message—as one participant phrases it, “You came for the sex and you got educated.” Condom use is enforced, and not everyone is admitted, though the members differ on whether admission is based on youth and good looks or on “attitude.” Allan Gassman, a founding member, directed this video, which includes his on-screen narration, clips of himself and others appearing on talk shows such as Donahue, and footage of a number of orgies. more...

• by Fred Camper

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

After making what are still probably their two best features—Fargo and The Big Lebowski—the Coen brothers came up with their worst (2000), a piece of pop nihilism about three convicts (George Clooney, Tim Blake Nelson, and John Turturro) on the run. more...

• by Jonathan Rosenbaum

O. Henry's Full House

Five short stories by O. Henry, as adapted by Howard Hawks, Henry Koster, Henry King, Henry Hathaway, and Jean Negulesco. more...

O Jerusalem

Based on Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre's book about the founding of Israel, this bloated 2006 historical epic flatlines early and never regains a pulse. more...

• by Andrea Gronvall

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O Lover of Life: Experimental Narrative From India

Pooja Kaul's videos are among the most original I've seen. more...

• by Fred Camper

O Lucky Man!

The gradations of sham and corruption and the quirky contours of modern society, as revealed in the epic wanderings of Lindsay Anderson's modern Candide/Everyman (Malcolm McDowell). more...

• by Don Druker

The Oak

The farcical and horrific living conditions in Romania during the last year of the Ceausescu dictatorship are the focus of this 1992 French-Romanian production by Lucian Pintilie, based on Ion Baiesu's novel Bylanta. more...

• by Jonathan Rosenbaum

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Oak Park International Film Festival

A two-day fest of shorts and features about image and perception. more...

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Oakton Community College Animation Festival

Work by students in the animation and multimedia program at Oakton Community College. more...

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Oasis

Skating fearlessly on the edge of tastelessness and sentimentality, this 2002 South Korean feature is another strong, provocative film by Lee Chang-dong (Peppermint Candy), an edgy tale about a dense jailbird and a woman with cerebral palsy who grimace, grunt, and thrash their way toward an awkward but affecting last tango in a dingy Seoul apartment. more...

• by Martin Rubin

Oasis of the Zombies

Exploitation legend Jess Franco directed this French horror flick (1983) about a young man who goes looking for $6 million in Nazi gold and discovers that the loot is guarded by zombie storm troopers. more...

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The Oath (NR)

In this provocative documentary, Laura Poitras follows the divergent paths of two Yemeni friends who worked for Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan and contrasts the price each man paid for his proximity to the 9/11 hijackers. more...

• by J.R. Jones
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Obachan's Garden

Linda Ohama's fascinating 2001 video documentary constructs a layered narrative about her centenarian grandmother, who left a privileged upbringing in Hiroshima to move to British Columbia in 1928. more...

• by Ted Shen