In 1845 Vienna, Johann Strauß II – Schani to his friends – would rather write and perform waltzes than anything else Read More »
Monthly Archives: September 2020
The Student’s Romance (1935) Otto Kanturek, Grete Natzler, Patric Knowles, W.H. Berry
In old Heidelberg the marriage of a student to a princess is nearly compromised Read More »
Untamed Youth (1957) Howard W. Koch, Mamie Van Doren, Lori Nelson, John Russell
Sisters Jane and Penny are arrested for hitchhiking on their way to Los Angeles when they stop for a quick skinny-dip in a rural town. Read More »
The Pusher (1960) Gene Milford, Kathy Carlyle, Robert Lansing, Felice Orlandi
A detective investigating the murder of a heroin addict discovers that there is a connection between the junkie and his fiance, who is his boss’ daughter. Read More »
The Big Swag AKA La grosse caisse (1965) Alex Joffé, Bourvil, Paul Meurisse, Françoise Deldick
Louis Bourdin, a modest ticket puncher on the Paris metro, is so enamoured of crime fiction that he decides to write his own novel Read More »
Made in Hong Kong AKA Heung Gong jai jo (1997) Fruit Chan, Sam Lee, Neiky Hui-Chi Yim, Wenders Li
Autumn Moon (Sam Lee), a low-rent triad living in Hong Kong, struggles to find meaning in his hopelessly violent existence. Read More »
Tooth and Nail (2007) Mark Young, Michael Madsen, Vinnie Jones, Rachel Miner
In a post-apocalyptic world, a small group of survivors, who call themselves Foragers Read More »
The Hoodlum Saint (1946) Norman Taurog, William Powell, Esther Williams, Angela Lansbury
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I Read More »
Pat and Mike (1952) George Cukor, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Aldo Ray
Pat’s a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. Read More »
Assault on the Pay Train (1962) Roberto Farias, Eliezer Gomes, Reginaldo Faria, Jorge Dória
The gang composed by small-time thieves from the slum and leaded by the criminal Tião Medonho (Eliezer Gomes) Read More »
The Girl from the Marsh Croft AKA Das Mädchen vom Moorhof (1935) Douglas Sirk, Hansi Knoteck, Ellen Frank, Friedrich Kayßler
In this romance, a strapping farm boy is betrothed to a pretty socialite. Unfortunately, he really loves a simple girl from the marsh. Read More »
The Treasure AKA Nidhanaya (1972) Lester James Peries, K.L. Coranelis Appuhamy, Kumarasinghe Appuhamy, Saman Bokalawala
This dark, brooding Sri Lankan classic chronicles the tale of Willie Abeynayake (Gamini Fonseka) Read More »
Ko puca otvorice mu se (1965) Marko Babac, Vera Cukic, Mihajlo Kostic-Pljaka, Uros Glovacki
Three young delinquents, two boys and a girl – go through their personal drama alongside wrongdoings they do. Read More »
Gardens in Autumn AKA Jardins en automne (2006) Otar Iosseliani, Séverin Blanchet, Jacynthe Jacquet
When he loses his position as a powerful government minister, Vincent is dropped by his pretty mistress and must begin life anew, without the privileges of power. Read More »
Ministry of Fear (1944) Fritz Lang, Ray Milland, Marjorie Reynolds, Carl Esmond
Stephen Neale is released into WWII England after two years in an asylum, but it doesn’t seem so sane outside either. Read More »