The historical fact of a possible assassination attempt on the President-Elect Abraham Lincoln makes the movie very interesting. Read More »
Monthly Archives: January 2020
The Woman with Red Boots AKA La femme aux bottes rouges (1974) Juan Luis Buñuel, Catherine Deneuve, Fernando Rey, Adalberto Maria Merli
After a chance meeting with avant garde writer Francoise, an elderly millionaire starts to manipulate her life Read More »
The Strange World of Gurney Slade (1960) Alan Tarrant, Anthony Newley, Edwin Richfield, Joy Stewart
Gurney Slade wanders from place to place after breaking the fourth wall to escape from the mundanities of making a family sitcom. Read More »
Tange Sazen: Mysterious Sword AKA Tange Sazen: yoto nuretsubame (1960) Sadatsugu Matsuda, Kyôko Aoyama, Sentarô Fushimi, Satomi Oka
The legendary one-armed, one-eyed swordsman Tange Sazen is back to aid a Magistrate Read More »
Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment AKA Tokiwa-so no seishun (1996) Jun Ichikawa, Masahiro Motoki, Sadao Abe, Satoko Abe
A look at the youthful beginnings of manga giants Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko Fujio, Fujio Akatsuka Read More »
Two of a Kind (1983) John Herzfeld, John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Charles Durning
God has had just about enough of the human’s attitude so he will destroy the planet very soon. Read More »
Stage to Thunder Rock (1964) William F. Claxton, Barry Sullivan, Marilyn Maxwell, Scott Brady
Retiring Sheriff Horne goes after the Sawyer brothers who have robbed a bank in town. Read More »
Snakes and Ladders (1996) Trish McAdam, Pom Boyd, Gina Moxley, Sean Hughes
A wry story of female friendship: Jean and Kate, two “nearing-thirty” street performers Read More »
Devil’s Ransom AKA Senza via d’uscita (1970) Piero Sciumè, Marisa Mell, Philippe Leroy, Lea Massari
A couple of blackmailers abduct a child from a married couple Read More »
No More Comics AKA Komikku zasshi nanka iranai! (1986) Yôjirô Takita, Yûya Uchida, Yumi Asô, Takeshi Kitano
Kinameri is a moderately successful television journalist itching for a big scoop. Read More »
The Naked Ape (1973) Donald Driver, Johnny Crawford, Victoria Principal, Dennis Olivieri
When insecure teenager Alex persuades his buddies James and Eric Read More »
The Beguiled (1971) Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood, Geraldine Page, Elizabeth Hartman
During the civil war, injured Yankee soldier, John McBurney is rescued on the verge of death by a teenage girl from a southern boarding school. Read More »
Shoot to Kill AKA Los cuatreros (1965) Ramón Torrado, Edmund Purdom, Frank Latimore, Fernando Sancho
An army lieutenant is sent to investigate cattle thefts at a ranch but problems arise when he falls in love with the owner’s daughter. Read More »
Java Head (1934) J. Walter Ruben, Anna May Wong, Elizabeth Allan, John Loder
The port city of Bristol, England, in the 1800s is home to Java Head, a sailing ship line company. Read More »
Mister Johnson (1990) Bruce Beresford, Pierce Brosnan, Edward Woodward, Maynard Eziashi
A decade after he broke through with Breaker Morant, Australian director Bruce Beresford made another acclaimed film Read More »