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Daily Archives: December 24, 2020
The Promise (1979) Gilbert Cates, Kathleen Quinlan, Stephen Collins, Beatrice Straight
Two college students, one from a rich background, and the other from a poor one, decide to elope. Read More »
Security Unlimited AKA Mo deng bao biao (1981) Michael Hui, Samuel Hui, Ricky Hui
Chou Sai-Cheong. a bitter supervisor of a Hong Kong private security company, teaches unusual guard tactics Read More »
Son on the Run AKA Dai zi hong lang (1991) Benny Chan, Siu Chung Mok, May Mei-Mei Lo, Man-Tat Ng
Benny Mok and May Lo loved each other deeply as teenagers, but Benny was just a poor kid that May’s rich father didn’t approve of. Read More »
Beauty and the Beast (2005) David Lister, Jane March, Justin Whalin, William Gregory Lee
Freya is the clan princess, pursued by Sven who wants only to become king after King Thorsson dies. Read More »
The Local Stigmatic (1990) David F. Wheeler, Al Pacino, Paul Guilfoyle, Joseph Maher
Two working-class Englishmen spend their free time arguing about greyhound-racing and Winston Churchill. Read More »
Vietnam, Texas (1990) Robert Ginty, Haing S. Ngor, Kieu Chinh
A priest learns that he fathered a child during his tour of duty in Vietnam and that the mother Read More »
About Endlessness AKA Om det oändliga (2019) Roy Andersson, Bengt Bergius, Anja Broms, Marie Burman
ABOUT ENDLESSNESS is a reflection on human life in all its beauty and cruelty, its splendor and banality. Read More »
Ma’ Rosa (2016) Brillante Mendoza, Jaclyn Jose, Julio Diaz, Baron Geisler
Ma’ Rosa has four children. She owns a small convenience store in a poor neighborhood of Manila where everybody likes her. Read More »