The story of Mel and Edna (Jack Lemmon and Anne Bancroft), a middle-class, middle-aged, middle-happy couple living in a Manhattan high rise apartment building. Read More »
Monthly Archives: May 2018
Railroad Man (1999) Yasuo Furuhata, Ken Takakura, Shinobu Ohtake, Ryôko Hirosue, Drama
A solitary middle-aged station manager is haunted by troubling memories of his past when he learns the line his station is on will be decommissioned for lack of profitability. Read More »
Mister Frost (1990) Philippe Setbon, Jeff Goldblum, Kathy Baker, Alan Bates, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. Read More »
The Fifth Seal (1976) Zoltán Fábri, Lajos Öze, László Márkus, Ferenc Bencze, Drama, War
The story takes place in the twilight of World War II: the five protagonists are buddies who try to have as much fun as possible without treading on anyone’s toes. Read More »
Hard Times (1975) Walter Hill, Charles Bronson, James Coburn, Jill Ireland, Crime, Drama, Sport
During the Great Depression, Chaney (Charles Bronson) bare-knuckle boxes to survive. Speed (James Coburn), an avid gambler, recognizes his talent and becomes his manager. Read More »
Inferno (2014) Vinko Moderndorfer, Jozica Avbelj, Ludvik Bagari, Silvo Bozic, Drama
Tragedy doesn’t come any more Dickensian in tone or Shakespearian in scope than this dark social drama of the disintegration of a little family of four. Read More »
18 Who Cause a Storm (1963) Yoshishige Yoshida, Tamotsu Hayakawa, Yoshiko Kayama, Taiji Tonoyama, Drama
A shipyard worker gets an offer of free lodging in the company seaside rest house. Upon arriving there, he finds out that he also has to take care of a flock of undisciplined youngsters. Read More »
Female Agents (2008) Jean-Paul Salomé, Sophie Marceau, Julie Depardieu, Moritz Bleibtreu, Drama, War
May 1944, a group of French servicewomen and resistance fighters are enlisted into the British Special Operations Executive commando group under the command of Louise Desfontaines and her brother Pierre. Read More »
Kat (2001) Martin Schmidt, Liv Corfixen, Martin Brygmann, Charlotte Munck, Horror, Mystery
Due to a failed séance of her flat mate’s quirky grandparents, the cat of law student Maria gets possessed by demonic powers and starts some horrible massacres Read More »
Moon Zero Two (1969) Roy Ward Baker, James Olson, Catherine Schell, Warren Mitchell, Crime, Sci-Fi
A space salvage expert and his partner become involved with a group of criminals intent on hijacking a small asteroid made of sapphire and crashing it into the moon for later recovery. Read More »
The Visitor (1964) Antonio Pietrangeli, Sandra Milo, François Périer, Mario Adorf, Comedy, Romance
Tells the story of two people who have met through an ad, a Roman woman bookseller and a provincial north. Read More »
Busting (1974) Peter Hyams, Elliott Gould, Robert Blake, Allen Garfield, Crime, Drama
LA cops Gould and Blake get in over their heads when they don’t heed orders from above and go after a big crime boss. Read More »
Danger Signal (1945) Robert Florey, Faye Emerson, Zachary Scott, Richard Erdman, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Smooth-talker Ronnie Mason earns his living by murdering lonely women for their inheritances. Read More »
Bed of Roses (1933) Gregory La Cava, Constance Bennett, Joel McCrea, John Halliday, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Lorry and Minnie are ex-hookers who leave prison, determined to find the good life with rich men. Read More »
The Flying Dutchman (1995) Jos Stelling, René Groothof, Veerle Dobbelaere, René van ‘t Hof, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Late 16th century, persecuted protestantism and general dissatisfaction with the Catholic Habsburg rule in the Netherlands lead to large-scale plundering and vandalizing of churches Read More »