portmanteau

14 movies and shows

V/H/S/Beyond

Fri, 20 Sep 2024

The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.

On Halloween night in New Salem, Radio DJs Chilly Billy and Paul tell a twisted anthology of terrifying local myths. Residents of the small-town experience horrifying paranormal encounters that lead them to a grim end.

School Ghost Story G

Sun, 27 Sep 1998

A made-for-TV anthology horror film composed of four stories, two of which serving as prequels to the Ju-on series.

Grim Prairie Tales

Fri, 14 Sep 1990

Two travelers meet on the open prairie, and pass their time together by trading stories with each other. Their tales become a sort of competition, each attempting to relate something which might disturb the other.

Sunday Lovers

Fri, 31 Oct 1980

A sex comedy anthology containing four stories, each from a different country (England, France, USA and Italy). "An Englishman's Home" "The French Method" "Armando's Notebook" "Skippy"

D Company

Fri, 13 Sep 2013

D Company is a 2013 Indian Malayalam action portmanteau film. It is an anthology of three independently shot action films directed by M. Padmakumar, Vinod Vijayan and Diphan. Its cast includes Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Unni Mukundan, Fahad Fazil and Asif Ali. The film is produced by Vinod Vijayan, Seven Arts Mohan and Faisal Latheef under the banner of D Cutz Film Company. (From Wikipedia)

Isolation

Fri, 27 Aug 2021

An anthology of nine horror shorts filmed under the social distancing and self-isolation requirements of the COVID-19 outbreak.

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero

Thu, 22 Dec 2011

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

Xenophobia

Tue, 06 Aug 2019

Six complete strangers recall the details of their individual experiences with alien forces-sharing the terrifying stories of their abductions and possessions.

Stories from a Flying Trunk

Thu, 01 Nov 1979

A magical blend of choreography, stop-motion and live action, Stories from a Flying Trunk captures the enchantment of three classic stories from Hans Christian Andersen. Conceived, written and directed by Oscar nominated Christine Edzard and featuring the dancers of the Royal Ballet, choreographed by Frederick Ashton. The Kitchen contains household objects which come to life and hold an animated conversation. The Little Match Girl updates Andersen's heart-rending tale to London's East End in the late seventies. Little Ida is an inspired celebration of dance featuring members of the Royal Ballet.

The Silent Canvas

Thu, 19 Jun 2025

An anthology movie that tells the story of a painting in an art exhibition that has the mysterious ability to inspire an emotional reaction out of anyone who views it, but the chaos this courses starts to have an effect on the gallery’s straight-laced curator who demands only perfection.

Katha Sangama

Fri, 23 Jan 1976

An anthology of short stories centred on a poor university teacher's dilemma, an old woman's life story and a man who is about to marry a woman who is visually impaired.

Heinous Acts

Sun, 30 Nov 2014

Some of the most heinous crimes Investigated... Inspired by old school anthology horror films like "Tales From The Crypt", "Creepshow", and "Tales From the Darkside The Movie", as well as creepy episodic television such as "The Twilight Zone" and "Alfred Hitchcock Presents", Heinous Acts is a modern twist on short subject horror stories combined into one non-stop nail-biting feature film. A small town police force has investigated some of the most unspeakable crimes imaginable. When the department's file clerk breaks into the evidence room to show the files to a new employee she is completely unprepared for the depravity that follows

Portmanteau

Thu, 14 Jul 2022

In the “Logic of Sense”, Gilles Deleuze describes the portmanteau words as a “synthesis of coexistence, which ensures the conjunction of two series of heterogeneous propositions”. In this sense, “Portmanteau ” is an experiment that bets on the fusion of objects, spaces and characters, apparently unconnected, with the intention of proliferating their interpretations and becomings.