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Monthly Archives: April 2017
The Small Back Room (1949) Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger, David Farrar, Jack Hawkins, Kathleen Byron, Drama, Romance, Thriller
The best bomb disposal officer during World War II was badly injured and is in frequent pain. Read More »
The Brasher Doubloon (1947) John Brahm, George Montgomery, Nancy Guild, Conrad Janis, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Philip Marlowe gets involved when limp-wristed and snidely Leslie Murdock steals a rare doubloon from his mother to give to a newsreel photographer Read More »
Men Without Women (1930) John Ford, Kenneth MacKenna, Frank Albertson, J. Farrell MacDonald, Action, Drama
Aboard the U.S. submarine S13 in the China seas, Chief Torpedoman Burke goes about his duties. Read More »
Another Woman (1988) Woody Allen, Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm, Drama
Having recently turned fifty, Marion feels that she has led a so far blessed life. The well-respected Dean of Philosophy at a women’s college, she is currently on sabbatical to write her latest book. Read More »
5 Against the House (1955) Phil Karlson, Guy Madison, Kim Novak, Brian Keith, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
Four college buddies enjoy a night at a Reno casino and overhear a cop saying that robbing the casino “cannot be done.” Read More »
Artist And Models (1955) Frank Tashlin, Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Comedy, Musical
Eugene and Rick are two struggling artists who share apartment. However, Rick has problems with that, because Eugene is obsessed with pulp fiction comic books Read More »
A Weekend with Lulu (1961) John Paddy Carstairs, Bob Monkhouse, Leslie Phillips, Alfred Marks, Comedy
Fred, Tim and Deirdre plan a fun weekend break on the coast. What they didn’t make allowances for was the company of Deirdre’s mother who insists on coming along as her daughter’s chaperone. Read More »
Gli sfiorati / Drifters (2011) Matteo Rovere, Andrea Bosca, Miriam Giovanelli, Claudio Santamaria, Comedy, Drama
Handsome, good-natured Mete is dealing with the complications of his father’s impending remarriage and the not entirely unwelcome attentions of his half-sister Belinda, pulled out of her Madrid boarding school for bad behaviour. Read More »
Miquette et sa mère / Miquette (1950) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Louis Jouvet, Bourvil, Saturnin Fabre, Comedy
In 1900, Miquette, the pretty daughter of the widow Grandier, decides to become an actress after seeing a play performed by the Monchablon theatre company. Read More »
Hide and Seek (1964) Cy Endfield, Ian Carmichael, Curd Jürgens, Janet Munro, Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
A professor of astronomy helping on a missile development program. An old friend of his is a Russian chess champion. Read More »
Magiki polis / The Magic City (1954) Nikos Koundouros, Giorgos Foundas, Margarita Papageorgiou, Stephanos Stratigos, Crime, Drama
Kosmas, a young man living in the slums, constantly tries to make ends meet, hoping for a better day. Read More »
Something in the Wind (1947) Irving Pichel, Deanna Durbin, Donald O’Connor, John Dall, Comedy, Musical
Deanna Durbin stars in the musical shaggy dog story Something in the Wind. Read More »
Spring And Port Wine (1970) Peter Hammond, James Mason, Diana Coupland, Hannah Gordon, Drama
A stern father and lenient mother try to deal with the ups and downs of their four children’s lives in working class Bolton.
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The Glory Guys (1965) Arnold Laven, Tom Tryon, Harve Presnell, Senta Berger, Romance, Western
During the Sioux Wars, General Frederick McCabe’s 3rd U. S. Cavalry Regiment is recruiting and training men for the upcoming campaign against the Sioux. Read More »