yellow press

Natural Born Killers

Fri, 26 Aug 1994

Two victims of traumatized childhoods become lovers and serial murderers irresponsibly glorified by the mass media.

Ransom

Fri, 08 Nov 1996

When a rich man's son is kidnapped, he cooperates with the police at first but then tries a unique tactic against the criminals.

RKO 281

Fri, 07 Apr 2000

In 1939, boy-wonder Orson Welles leaves New York, where he has succeeded in radio and theater, and, hired by RKO Pictures, moves to Hollywood with the purpose of making his first film.

Penelope

Sat, 17 Nov 2007

Forlorn heiress Penelope Wilhern is cursed, and the only way out is to fall in love with someone of suitable stock. But how can she find her soulmate when she's sequestered inside her family's estate with only her parents to keep her company? This untraditional fairy tale is about a girl who bucks convention to create her own happy ending.

Death Watch

Wed, 23 Jan 1980

In a future world where the disease has been finally defeated and everything can be sold, even the crude spectacle of death, the rare case of a dying woman becomes the morbid theme of a revolutionary reality show, broadcast through the curious eyes of a peculiar camera.

The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum

Fri, 10 Jan 1975

After a chance encounter with a wanted man, a woman is harassed by the police and press until she takes violent action.

Towards the Day of Doom

Wed, 19 Feb 2014

Four stories about Finnish life intersect. In the first one, drum artist Monkki Mähönen arrives for a renovation job at his old band mate's summer villa. Second story revolves around wannabe motorcycle gang and its leader Jouni who are being humiliated at a village shop. Thirdly in the 1960s, a star reporter Erkki "Likasanko" Sysimetsä starts writing a once in a lifetime story about the womanizing of Arvo Hakala, a pipe organ repair man. In the fourth story, a fantasy and sci-fi film director Kurt "Kurre" von Riikonen is looking for financing of his upcoming movie Excalibur IV with catastrophic consequences.

Kansalainen Jussila

Tue, 07 Nov 2006