A prostitute’s daughter runs away from home in the countryside to meet her mother who lives in a luxury brothel. Read More »
Daily Archives: November 19, 2020
No Stars in the Jungle AKA En la selva no hay estrellas (1967) Armando Robles Godoy, Jorge Aragón, Willie Griffiths, César David Miró
The story begins as fable, with this man who wants to steal the gold from an old woman in the jungle. Read More »
The Contract AKA Mai sun kai (1978) Michael Hui, Ricky Hui, Samuel Hui
Struggling actor Chih-Wen (Michael Hui) got a raw deal from his company, MTV Studios Read More »
Simon Birch (1998) Mark Steven Johnson, Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd
Simon Birch tells the story of Joe and Simon’s heart-warming journey of friendship. Read More »
Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone (1994) Paul Landres, Frank McDonald, Hugh O’Brian, Bruce Boxleitner, Paul Brinegar
Combining colorized footage from the television series The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955) Read More »
The Last Message AKA Tian cai yu bai chi (1975) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Roy Chiao
Ah Tim (Michael Hui) is a handy man and Li (Samuel Hui) is a nurse in the Hang Seng Sanitarium. Read More »
Crime and Punishment (2002) Menahem Golan, Crispin Glover, Vanessa Redgrave, John Hurt
A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed. Read More »
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (1964) Charles Walters, Debbie Reynolds, Harve Presnell, Ed Begley
Majestic mountains are in the background and a waterfall in the foreground. Read More »
The Crimes of Stephen Hawke (1936) George King, Tod Slaughter, Marjorie Taylor, D.J. Williams
To all outward appearances merely a kind-hearted money lender, Stephen Hawke is in reality the “Spinebreaker:” a fiend who kills the rich for their valuables. Read More »
Speedy (1928) Ted Wilde, Harold Lloyd, Ann Christy, Bert Woodruff
“Speedy” loses his job as a soda-jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. Read More »
Song of Surrender (1949) Mitchell Leisen, Wanda Hendrix, Claude Rains, Macdonald Carey
In 1906 in Connecticut, Elisha Hunt, the 55-year-old curator of a small government museum Read More »
Save the Tiger (1973) John G. Avildsen, Jack Lemmon, Jack Gilford, Laurie Heineman
The film depicts a day and a half in Harry Stoner’s life. Harry is down on his luck, and trapped in his own indulgences. Read More »
Fort Courageous (1965) Lesley Selander, Fred Beir, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Hanna Hertelendy
An ex-cavalry sergeant, being escorted to prison after being convicted of a crime he didn’t commit Read More »
Convict Stage (1965) Lesley Selander, Harry Lauter, Don ‘Red’ Barry, Jodi Mitchell
Ben has been after the Sims brothers since they gunned down his sister. Read More »
Anna Karenina (1935) Clarence Brown, Greta Garbo, Fredric March, Freddie Bartholomew
This version of the Tolstoy classic lingers longer in Moscow during the weeks that follow the initial meeting Read More »