Adaptation of Natsume Soseki’s classic novel in a modern setting. Read More »
Daily Archives: October 11, 2018
The Truth About Women (1957) Muriel Box, Laurence Harvey, Julie Harris, Diane Cilento
A man recalls his relationships with the women he loved as he tries to help another man try to understand them as well. Read More »
The Count of Monte Cristo (1934) Rowland V. Lee, Robert Donat, Elissa Landi, Louis Calhern
Edmond Dantes is imprisoned in the Chateau d’If without trial, for carrying a message from Napoleon in exile on Elba. Read More »
Under Milk Wood (1972) Andrew Sinclair, Richard Burton, Elizabeth Taylor, Peter O’Toole
This is a delightful if peculiar story of a day in the life of a small, Welsh fishing village called “Llareggub” (read it backwards). Read More »
Frozen Days (2005) Danny Lerner, Anat Klausner, Sandra Sade, Uli Sternberg
Meow is a young woman roaming the streets and nightclubs of Tel Aviv. She lives in empty apartments and surfs the internet chat rooms. Read More »
Ride Beyond Vengeance (1966) Bernard McEveety, Chuck Connors, Michael Rennie, Kathryn Hays
Jonas Trapp falls in love with the beautiful Jessie, a wealthy girl out of his humble class. Read More »
Half a Sixpence (1967) George Sidney, Tommy Steele, Julia Foster, Cyril Ritchard
Arthur Kipps, an orphan apprenticed to a tyrannical owner of a mercantile Read More »
Yellow Fever: The Rise and Fall of the Giallo (2016) Calum Waddell, Dario Argento, Luigi Cozzi, Ruggero Deodato
Feature-length in-depth documentary by High Rising Productions chronicling the Giallo film genre from its beginnings as early 20th century crime fiction Read More »
Fire and Ice (1962) Alain Cavalier, Romy Schneider, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Henri Serre
The son of a French industrialist, Clément is a right wing extremist who belongs to a secret militant right wing organization that uses whatever means necessary Read More »
The Conqueror (1956) Dick Powell, John Wayne, Susan Hayward, Pedro Armendáriz
In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed his father. Read More »
Taras Bulba (1962) J. Lee Thompson, Tony Curtis, Yul Brynner, Christine Kaufmann
A “Romeo and Juliet” story that takes place in the late 16c. Ukraine. Taras has settled into comfortable farm life after years of adventures Read More »
Ten Little Indians (1989) Alan Birkinshaw, Donald Pleasence, Brenda Vaccaro, Frank Stallone
Rehash of classic Agatha Christie story about 10 people who believe they have won a trip to go on an African safari, but are soon killed off one by one by an unknown murderer. Read More »
If I Were a Spy (1967) Bertrand Blier, Bruno Cremer, Patricia Scott, Thriller
Lefebvre doctor, a widower who lives a quiet life with her daughter, has, among its patients, depression called Guerin. Read More »
Night Without Sleep (1952) Roy Ward Baker, Linda Darnell, Gary Merrill, Hildegard Knef
Awaking one morning out of a drunken stupor, composer Richard Morton can’t shake the feeling he has murdered a woman during the night. Read More »
Marebito (2004) Takashi Shimizu, Shin’ya Tsukamoto, Tomomi Miyashita, Kazuhiro Nakahara
In Tokyo, the freelance cameraman Takuyoshi Masuoka is obsessed investigating the fear sensation near death. Read More »