This clever “feminist” reworking of Fritz Lang’s classic M focuses on the mothers of children stalked by a deranged pedophile. Read More »
Monthly Archives: October 2018
The Captain from Kopenick (1931) Richard Oswald, Max Adalbert, Ernst Dernburg, Willi Schur
Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain’s uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen Read More »
A Cottage on Dartmoor (1929) Anthony Asquith, Hans Adalbert Schlettow, Uno Henning, Norah Baring
Flashback story of an escape from the lonely, high-security Dartmoor Prison. Read More »
The Crooked Circle (1957) Joseph Kane, John Smith, Fay Spain, Steve Brodie
A young prizefighter finds himself being squeezed on all sides to throw a fight. Read More »
Battle of the Commandos (1969) Umberto Lenzi, Jack Palance, Thomas Hunter, Claudio Undari
Irish Colonel Charlie McPhearson has just had his platoon of twenty-eight slaughtered by German troops. Read More »
Up the Front (1972) Bob Kellett, Frankie Howerd, Bill Fraser, William Mervyn
Frankie Howerd stars in this comedy as a lowly boot-boy who is a terrible coward. Read More »
Guilty? (1956) Edmond T. Gréville, John Justin, Barbara Laage, Donald Wolfit
A Frenchwoman accused of the murder of her child’s father in an English court rejects her defence lawyer. Read More »
The Heartbreak Kid (1972) Elaine May, Charles Grodin, Cybill Shepherd, Jeannie Berlin
Three days into his Miami honeymoon, New York Jewish Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. Read More »
El Suavecito (1951) Fernando Méndez, Víctor Parra, Aurora Segura, Dagoberto Rodríguez
The playboy Roberto “El Suavecito” takes very comfortable working relationship with Lupita, despite his constant infidelities. Read More »
Danny Jones (1972) Jules Bricken, Frank Finlay, Jane Carr, Len Jones
In the quiet calm of the Welsh foothills, Danny Jones reaches the age of seventeen with a strong desire to break away from the strict influence of his father. Read More »
Silent Running (1972) Douglas Trumbull, Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin
In a future Earth barren of all flora and fauna, the planet’s ecosystems exist only in large pods attached to spacecraft. Read More »
The Hunchback of Soho (1966) Alfred Vohrer, Günther Stoll, Pinkas Braun, Monika Peitsch
A woman is kidnapped and her identity is stolen by criminals attempting to collect her inheritance. Read More »
Chased by the Dogs (1962) Kamal El Sheikh, Shukry Sarhan, Shadia, Kamal Al-Shennawi
After four years in prison, the young thief Said Mahran come out of jail & seek revenge against those who betrayed him Read More »
Catherine et Cie (1975) Michel Boisrond, Jane Birkin, Patrick Dewaere, Jean-Pierre Aumont
Catherine, a young prostitute living in Paris, decides to incorporate herself after learning the basics of big business from her clients. Read More »
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) Martin Scorsese, Michael Henry Wilson, Allison Anders, Kathryn Bigelow
Despite its nearly four-hour running time, this is a uniquely personal look at movies from one of the late 20th century’s great directors and film historians. Read More »