In the South American jungle supplies of nitroglycerin are needed at a remote oil field.
The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks.
A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.

The acting is superb: handsome young Yves Montand's Mario, a Parisian gangster on the run from who-knows-what, maintains is Gallic savoir-faire.
His compatriot , Charles Vanel, is Jo, an older, more burnt-out wiseguy, but still full of macho moxie.

Director Clouzot squeezes unbearable tension out of nearly every scene.
The stripped-down existentialism of the characters, the starkness of their shared dilemma, the grim and grimy scenery, and the superb black-and-white cinematography cannot fail to hold your attention.

This month theme: Home for the holidays.
Cast to be announced.

THE PRISONER REMIX by Power Themes 90.

THE VOLUPTUOUS HORROR OF HOLISTIC BIRTHING by Ned Ambler.

CRASH 'N' BURN by Ross McLaren.

SHE DREAMS THE WORLD by Lili White.

HITCHHIKER: JAZZ HEAVEN by Tony White.

ONE FM by Paul Grant

THE PURSUIT OF SELF by Myles David Jewell.

DISCOTECH by Michael Park.

LOVE AND DEATH AT THE ROMP by Robert Flanagan.

Scopitones (pronounced Scope-a-tones) are one of the great lost gems of modern pop music and culture. They are a treasure trove of fantastic songs and wild imagery. Early 1960s precursors to today's music videos, they were distributed on color 16mm film with a magnetic soundtrack, and made to be shown only on a Scopitone film jukebox.

The first Scopitones were made in France around 1960, and the Scopitone craze spread throughout Europe (particularly in West Germany and England) before crossing the Atlantic to the United States in mid-1964. A few years later, Scopitones fell victim to bad luck, poor business decisions and alleged Mafia connections. Most of the machines were destroyed but the films became highly prized by collectors. Bursting with bright colors, sexy babes, and hunky guys, Scopitones are an amazing time capsule of 1960s pop culture with a special focus on classic French ye-ye and Vegas lounge music.

Bobby Vee, Joi Lansing, Françoise Hardy, Johnny Halliday, Frank Sinatra Jr., Buddy Greco, Billy Lee Riley, Donna Theodore, Sylvie Vartan, Les Chats Sauvages, Colette Magny, Sonny King, and Jody Miller, are just some of the wild performers featured on these rare original Scopitones.

Tom Thumb (1998) by Nick Zedd

The Wild World of Lydia Lunch (1983) by Nick Zedd

The Right Side of My Brain (1985) by R. Kern starring Lydia Lunch, Henry Rollins, Jim Foetus and others.