A room in Lisbon. A man dreams and establishes a theory to make it come true. Read More »
Daily Archives: December 16, 2019
Retreat from Kiska (1965) Seiji Maruyama, Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura, Makoto Satô
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. Read More »
Pete ‘n’ Tillie (1972) Martin Ritt, Walter Matthau, Carol Burnett, Geraldine Page
Unassuming and single thirty-three year old Tillie Shlain is at that phase of her life of being known as a soon to be spinster if she doesn’t marry soon. Read More »
The Merry Widow (1952) Curtis Bernhardt, Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel
Marshovia, a small European kingdom, is on the brink of bankruptcy but the country may be saved if the wealthy American Crystal Radek Read More »
Four Minutes (2006) Chris Kraus, Hannah Herzsprung, Monica Bleibtreu, Vadim Glowna
In Germany, the elder Frau Traude Krueger gives piano classes in a prison for a few prisoners and the security guard Mütze. Read More »
Little Fugitive (1953) Ray Ashley, Morris Engel, Richard Brewster, Winifred Cushing, Jay Williams
Joey, a young boy, runs away to Coney Island after he is tricked into believing he has killed his older brother. Read More »
Law and Order (1969) Frederick Wiseman, Richard Nixon
LAW & ORDER surveys the wide range of work the police are asked to perform: enforcing the law, maintaining order Read More »
The Fan (1949) Otto Preminger, Jeanne Crain, Madeleine Carroll, George Sanders, Comedy, Romance
Lord Windermere appears to all -including to his young wife Margaret – as the perfect husband. Read More »
The Gentleman from Epsom (1962) Gilles Grangier, Jean Gabin, Madeleine Robinson, Frank Villard
The story takes place in the racecourses around Paris. A so-called major sells his tips to naive characters. Read More »
The Fatal Flying Guillotine (1977) Raymond Lui, Carter Wong, Sing Chen, Shao-Peng Chen
Those rascally Shaolin monks are at it again, and this time they’re tracking down some vitriolic villains who have heisted a sacred book. Read More »
I Was a Shoplifter (1950) Charles Lamont, Scott Brady, Mona Freeman, Andrea King
Police detective sergeant Jeff Andrews is working on a case involving a gang of shoplifters Read More »
They Met in Argentina (1941) Leslie Goodwins, Jack Hively, Maureen O’Hara, James Ellison, Alberto Vila
A Texas oil millionaire, after failing to secure oil lands in Argentina Read More »
The Sign of the City (2007) Carlos Alberto Riccelli, Bruna Lombardi, Malvino Salvador, Juca de Oliveira
While stars and planets move through the sky of São Paulo, randomly shooting their magic, men and women ask what will become of their dreams and desires. Read More »
The Rocket Man (1954) Oscar Rudolph, Charles Coburn, Spring Byington, Anne Francis
Wacky complications ensue when a little boy comes into possession of a ray gun that compels anyone caught in its beam to tell the truth. Read More »
The Unknown Soldier (1985) Rauni Mollberg, Risto Tuorila, Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Paavo Liski
This film is the second silver screen adaption of the Finnish war book by Väinö Linna with the same name as the film. Read More »