The story of a small-town football star, Chris Wotan, who defies society, morals and his God and gets into so much trouble that he is expelled from school. Read More »
Daily Archives: April 3, 2018
A Fugitive from the Past (1965) Tomu Uchida, Rentarô Mikuni, Sachiko Hidari, Kôji Mitsui, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Three robbers escape with loot from a heist before one of them shoots them; their corpses wash up near the aftermath of a maritime calamity, provoking a policeman’s interest. Read More »
Shadow of a Woman (1946) Joseph Santley, Helmut Dantine, Andrea King, William Prince, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
A young bride’s marital bliss is replaced by shades of suspicion when she suspects that her husband Read More »
The Quiet Duel (1949) Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Miki Sanjô, Drama
In 1944, in WWII, Dr. Kyoji Fujisaki cuts his finger with the scalpel during a surgery in a field hospital and is infected by spirochete from his patient Susumu Nakada. Read More »
The Scarlet and the Black (1983) Jerry London, Gregory Peck, Christopher Plummer, John Gielgud, Drama, History, War
Fr. Hugh O’Flaherty is a Vatican official in 1943-45 who has been hiding downed pilots, escaped prisoners of war, and Italian Resistance families. Read More »
Lucky Girl (1932) Gene Gerrard, Frank Miller, Molly Lamont, Gus McNaughton, Musical
While at a duke’s party, disguised Ruritanian king Gerrard and chancellor McNaughton are accused of jewel thievery, but find assistance from the duke’s daughter, Lamont. Read More »
Xtro 3: Watch the Skies (1995) Harry Bromley Davenport, J. Marvin Campbell, Douglas Cavanaugh, Robert Culp, Horror, Sci-Fi
Marines travel to a deserted island to diffuse bombs, only to be terrorized by an alien. Read More »
Talking Head (1992) Mamoru Oshii, Shigeru Chiba, Yoshikazu Fujiki, Keishi Hunt, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Talking Head (1992) is a live action film written and directed by Mamoru Oshii. Its a surreal meta-film mystery involving the production of an anime called Talking Head. Read More »
Earthquake (1974) Mark Robson, Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Action, Drama, Thriller
Construction Engineer Stuart Graff is estranged from his jealously possessive wife, Remy, and has an affair with Denise Marshall, the widow of a co-worker. Read More »
Xtro II: The Second Encounter (1990) Harry Bromley Davenport, Jan-Michael Vincent, Paul Koslo, Tara Buckman, Horror, Sci-Fi
Scientists at a secret underground complex have found a way to travel to another dimension. Read More »
Barren Illusion (1999) Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Shinji Aoyama, Shirô Atami, Shingo Ichizawa, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
The female lead, a postal worker, is shown involved in activities (in two different scenes) which surely would result in her death–jumping off a building and being severely beaten by a gang of thugs. Read More »
The Counterfeit Plan (1957) Montgomery Tully, Zachary Scott, Peggie Castle, Mervyn Johns, Crime, Drama
A reformed forger runs into an acquaintance from his past, now an escaped murderer, who blackmails him into resuming his criminal career. Read More »
Xtro (1982) Harry Bromley Davenport, Philip Sayer, Bernice Stegers, Danny Brainin, Horror, Sci-Fi
Tony’s father Sam, abducted by aliens three years earlier, returns to earth and seeks out his wife and son, but Rachel has since been living with Joe and the reunion is awkward. Read More »
Sweets (2013) Joseph Pitchhadze, Sarah Adler, Ayal Beeri, Dvir Benedek, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Salah, an Israeli-Arab enterpriser, strives to bring happiness for the children of the Arab sector in Israel by opening a new chain of candy stores. Read More »
Fever Pitch (1985) Richard Brooks, Ryan O’Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini, Drama
Investigative sports journalist veteran Steve Taggart is working on his latest story – an inside look at professional gambling. Read More »