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Monthly Archives: June 2018
Lady in the Lake (1947) Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan, Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
The camera shows Phillip Marlowe’s view from the first-person in this adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s book. Read More »
Nine Queens (2000) Fabián Bielinsky, Ricardo Darín, Gastón Pauls, Leticia Brédice, María Mercedes Villagra, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Early one morning, Marcos observes Juan successfully pulling off a bill-changing scam on a cashier, and then getting caught as he attempts to pull the same trick on the next shift. Read More »
Hitlers Children (1943) Edward Dmytryk, Irving Reis, Tim Holt, Bonita Granville, Kent Smith, Drama, Romance
This propaganda piece starts in 1933. Prof. Nichols’ American school in Berlin is next door to a school for the Hitler Youth. Read More »
The Bramble Bush (1960) Daniel Petrie, Richard Burton, Barbara Rush, Jack Carson, Drama
A handsome and successful young doctor returns to his home town in New England to see his dying friend for one last time. Read More »
Helter Skelter (1976) Tom Gries, George DiCenzo, Steve Railsback, Nancy Wolfe, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Chilling story of the investigation and trial of Charles Manson, leader of a strange cult which under his direction and ‘control’ committed numerous murders. Read More »
Wonderland (1999) Michael Winterbottom, Shirley Henderson, Gina McKee, Molly Parker, Drama
There’s little wonder in the working-class lives of Bill, Eileen, and their three grown daughters. Read More »
eXistenZ (1999) David Cronenberg, Jude Law, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Ian Holm, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Allegra Geller, the leading game designer in the world, is testing her new virtual reality game, eXistenZ with a focus group. Read More »
The Fastest Guitar Alive (1967) Michael D. Moore, Roy Orbison, Sammy Jackson, Maggie Pierce, Comedy, Music, Western
The South is losing the Civil War and the coffers are nearly empty. Read More »
An American Dream (1966) Robert Gist, Stuart Whitman, Janet Leigh, Eleanor Parker, Drama
A TV talk-show host who may have killed his wife finds himself being pursued by both the police and a gang of hoods. Read More »
Mexicana (1945) Alfred Santell, Tito Guízar, Constance Moore, Leo Carrillo, Music, Romance
In this musical comedy, a popular Mexican singer finds himself tiring of the constant adulation of rabidly adoring females Read More »
Phantom of the Paradise (1974) Brian De Palma, Paul Williams, William Finley, Jessica Harper, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Rock opera version of The Phantom of the Opera which also serves as a dark satire of the music business. Read More »
The Red and the Black (1954) Claude Autant-Lara, Gérard Philipe, Danielle Darrieux, Antonella Lualdi, Drama, Romance
It’s no holds barred for Julian in pursuit of upward mobility. Although expected to channel career aspirations into the Church of the post- Napoleonic era Read More »
The Zoo (1967) Satyajit Ray, Uttam Kumar, Kalipada Chakraborty, Nripati Chatterjee, Crime, Drama, Mystery
The story revolves around a retired judge, Mr. Nishanath Sen, who stays at a farm house called Golap Colony (The Rose Colony) at the outskirts of Calcutta. Read More »
The Veils of Bagdad (1953) George Sherman, Victor Mature, Mari Blanchard, Virginia Field, Action, Adventure, Drama
Antar is sent by Suleiman, head of the Ottoman Empire, to Bagdad to prevent Hammam, Pasha of Bagdad Read More »