Arsène Lupin, the multifaceted gentleman thief, steals two masterpieces from the President of the Council. Read More »
Monthly Archives: October 2017
Men of Crisis: The Harvey Wallinger Story (1971) Woody Allen, David Ackroyd, Wil Albert, Short, Comedy
This mockumentary follows the fictional career of Harvey Wallinger, ostensible chief aide and adviser to Richard Nixon Read More »
It Came from Outer Space (1953) Jack Arnold, Richard Carlson, Barbara Rush, Charles Drake, Horror, Sci-Fi
John Putnam is a writer and an amateur stargazer with a new home out in the beautiful Arizona desert, which he enjoys with Ellen Fields, his girlfriend and a local schoolteacher. Read More »
Dodsworth (1936) William Wyler, Walter Huston, Ruth Chatterton, Paul Lukas, Drama, Romance
A bittersweet tale of the increasing estrangement of a retired automobile tycoon and his wife. Read More »
Yaqui Drums (1956) Jean Yarbrough, Rod Cameron, Mary Castle, J. Carrol Naish, Western
Mexican bandit Yaqui Jack and his men hold up a stage coach, kill the driver and guard and are robbing the passengers, ranch owner Matt Quigg, his son Lute and Linda, when they in turn are ambushed by Lefty and his gang. Read More »
Das Versprechen / The Promise (1995) Margarethe von Trotta, Corinna Harfouch, Meret Becker, August Zirner, Romance, Drama
East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. Read More »
The Lady and the Monster (1944) George Sherman, Vera Ralston, Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A millionaire’s brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him. Read More »
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) Milos Forman, Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton, Biography, Drama
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. The film recounts his struggle to make an honest living publishing his porn magazine and how it changes into a battle to protect the freedom of speech for all people.
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Sapphire (1959) Basil Dearden, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1950s London racial hostility to Commonweath immigrants is openly paraded. A pregnant girl, initially assumed to be white, is murdered. Read More »
Sing, You Sinners (1938) Wesley Ruggles, Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O’Connor, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. Read More »
Genji monogatari / The Tale of Genji (1951) Kôzaburô Yoshimura, Kazuo Hasegawa, Michiyo Kogure, Machiko Kyô, Drama
Based on the classic novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks Read More »
From Hell to Texas (1958) Henry Hathaway, Don Murray, Diane Varsi, Chill Wills, Western
The naive cowboy Tod Lohman accidentally kills the son of the powerful land baron Hunter Boyd. Tod runs for his life, pursued by the dead man’s vengeful brothers. Read More »
Vredens dag / Day of Wrath (1943) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Drama
In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town’s aging pastor falls in love with the pastor’s son. Read More »
Congo Crossing (1956) Joseph Pevney, Virginia Mayo, George Nader, Peter Lorre, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. Read More »
Aimez-vous les femmes / A Taste for Women (1964) Jean Léon, Sophie Daumier, Guy Bedos, Grégoire Aslan, Comedy, Crime
A secret sect of cannibals owns a vegetarian restaurant, which they use as a cover so they can find a beautiful young woman to serve as the main course at their full-moon sacrifice. Read More »