In 1935 Toronto, Jane Stuart’s mother has taken ill, and the two of them have temporarily moved in with her rich Read More »
Monthly Archives: April 2020
Welcome to Blood City (1977) Peter Sasdy, Jack Palance, Keir Dullea, Samantha Eggar
A group of people find themselves as slaves in what looks like a Wild West town Read More »
Sideshow (1950) Jean Yarbrough, Don McGuire, Tracey Roberts, John Abbott
A Treasury Department agent on the trail of an international jewel smuggling ring joins Read More »
Parking (1985) Jacques Demy, Francis Huster, Laurent Malet, Keiko Itô
This film is an update of Jean Cocteau’s Orpheus, set in the world of 1980s rock. Read More »
Cry of the Heart AKA Le cri du coeur (1974) Claude Lallemand, Stéphane Audran, Maurice Ronet, Delphine Seyrig
Cry of the Heart is a passionate story about love, hate, and forgiveness. Read More »
John and Irene (1949) Asbjørn Andersen, Anker Sørensen, Bodil Kjer, Ebbe Rode, Ib Schønberg
This sombre drama qualifies to be a true film noir. The atmosphere is sinister and depressing, and the performances are resigned and tragic. Read More »
Cafe Society (1939) Edward H. Griffith, Madeleine Carroll, Fred MacMurray, Shirley Ross
A wealthy young lady marries a reporter on a bet, but things might not work out so well when he finds out the truth. Read More »
I Fotografia AKA The Photograph (1986) Nikos Papatakis, Christos Tsagas, Aris Retsos, Zozo Zarpa
Ilias Apostolou, a young furrier who has had a hard time under the dictatorship Read More »
Destry Rides Again (1939) George Marshall, Marlene Dietrich, James Stewart, Mischa Auer
Kent, the unscrupulous boss of Bottleneck has Sheriff Keogh killed when he asks one too many questions Read More »
The Gold of Naples AKA L’oro di Napoli (1954) Vittorio De Sica, Silvana Mangano, Sophia Loren, Eduardo De Filippo
Tribute to Naples, where director De Sica spent his first years, this is a collection of 6 Neapolitan episodes Read More »
Judy Berlin (1999) Eric Mendelsohn, Barbara Barrie, Bob Dishy, Edie Falco
A lonely, but talented teacher enjoys a flirtation with the (married) principal of the school Read More »
Here Comes the Groom (1934) Edward Sedgwick, Jack Haley, Mary Boland, Neil Hamilton
Piccolo player Mike Scanlon loses his girl due to his unexciting lifestyle, so he decides to commit a robbery to gain notoriety. Read More »
Happiness (1998) Todd Solondz, Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman
A woman breaks up with her boyfriend, he thinks it’s because he’s fat. Read More »
Dracula in Istanbul AKA Drakula Istanbul’da (1953) Mehmet Muhtar, Annie Ball, Cahit Irgat, Ayfer Feray
A Istanbul lawyer named Azmi goes to Romania to meet with a Count named Dracula. Read More »
The Story of a Three-Day Pass AKA La permission (1968) Melvin Van Peebles, Harry Baird, Pierre Doris, Christian Marin
A tale of innocence abroad, with racial overtones. Turner is a Black American, stationed at an air base in France. Read More »