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 »
Monthly Archives: May 2018
The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) Sidney Lanfield, Frank Tashlin, Bob Hope, Marilyn Maxwell, Lloyd Nolan, Comedy, Crime, Musical, Romance
When the Lemon Drop Kid accidentally steers Moose Moran’s girl away from a winning bet, he is forced to come up with $10,000 to repay the angry gangster. Read More »
The Boys Next Door (1985) Penelope Spheeris, Maxwell Caulfield, Charlie Sheen, Patti D’Arbanville, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Roy and Bo leave their small town the weekend after graduation for a short road trip to LA. Read More »
And Tomorrow? (1967) Emile Degelin, Jacques Dufilho, Claudia Bremer, Janine Bischops, Comedy
The audience witnesses Jeroom (played by Jacques Dufhilo)’s holiday adventures on the Spanish Costa Brava which are reminiscent of burlesque, silent movies and the slapstick world of Jacques Tati. Read More »
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) Kerry Conran, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, Angelina Jolie, Action, Adventure, Mystery
In 1939, an intrepid reporter in New York City makes a connection between the story she’s covering– of famous scientists suddenly disappearing around the world Read More »
Noces de sang (1977) Souheil Ben-Barka, Irene Papas, Laurent Terzieff, Djamila, Drama
In a small village in southern Morocco, Amrouch cannot, because of his social position, marry the daughter of a wealthy farmer from the nearby village. Read More »
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) John Sturges, Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, Western
From the time John J. Macreedy steps off the train in Black Rock, he feels a chill from the local residents. Read More »
The Assisi Underground (1985) Alexander Ramati, Ben Cross, James Mason, Irene Papas, Drama, History, War
This film sheds light on the role of the Catholic Church and the people of Assisi in rescuing Italian Jews from the Nazis in 1943. Read More »
Tension (1949) John Berry, Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
A mousy drugstore manager turns killer after his conniving wife leaves him for another man. Read More »
The Gay Bride (1934) Jack Conway, Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Zasu Pitts, Comedy, Crime
Gangster Shoots Magiz is the producer of the show in which Mary is appearing. Read More »
The Man Who Turned to Stone (1957) László Kardos, Victor Jory, William Hudson, Charlotte Austin, Horror, Sci-Fi
A group of 18th-century scientists, led by Dr. Murdock, have remained young after all these centuries by using electricity to suck the life out of young women. Read More »
Sirius (1975) Frantisek Vlácil, Michal Vavrusa, Jana Hlavácková, Karel Chromík, Drama, War
A young Czechoslovakian boy and the German shepherd that loves him – set during the Nazi occupation. Read More »
S.O.B. (1981) Blake Edwards, Julie Andrews, William Holden, Marisa Berenson, Comedy, Drama
Felix Farmer is an extremely successful Hollywood producer, whose movies for Capitol Pictures have never lost money,… until now Read More »
Wives III (1996) Anja Breien, Anne Marie Ottersen, Frøydis Armand, Katja Medbøe, Comedy, Drama
Twenty years have passed since our three heroines’ first outing in 1975. And they also had a reunion, ten years later. 20 years after, they meet again. Read More »
Wild Is the Wind (1957) George Cukor, Anthony Quinn, Anna Magnani, Anthony Franciosa, Drama
An immigrant Nevada rancher brings a woman from Italy to be his second wife but when he neglects her, she becomes involved with his trusted assistant. Read More »