Lee Khan, a high official under Mongolian Emperor Yuan of the Yuan dynasty (year 1366) Read More »
Monthly Archives: April 2021
The Valiant Ones AKA Zhong lie tu (1975) King Hu, Feng Hsu, Ying Bai, Roy Chiao
The emperor dispatches an officer and a small band of men to deal with pirates. Read More »
War of the Buttons AKA La guerre des boutons (1962) Yves Robert, Jacques Dufilho, Yvette Etiévant, Michel Galabru
For generations, two rival French villages, Longueverne and Velrans, have been at war. Read More »
Angélique, marquise des anges (1964) Bernard Borderie, Michèle Mercier, Robert Hossein, Jean Rochefort
In this first part of the Angélique cycle, set in Mid-17th century France under the young Sun King Louis XIV Read More »
My Generation AKA Mai jeneoreisheon (2004) Dong-seok No, Byeong-seok Kim, Jae-kyeong Yu, Seong-jin Choi
A film about the troubles of Korean youths teetering on the edge of poverty Read More »
Mécanix (2003) Rémy M. Larochelle, Stéphane Bilodeau, Julie-Anne Côté, Philippe Chabot
Mecanix tells the story of the last human beings who are forced to be the slaves of the strange Read More »
The Declic Years AKA Les années déclic (1984) Raymond Depardon
This documentary is an autobiography based on director Depardon’s voice, his face and pictures Read More »
Kogarashi Monjiro 2: Secret of Monjiro’s Birth AKA Kogarashi Monjirô: Kakawari gozansen (1972) Sadao Nakajima, Bunta Sugawara, Etsuko Ichihara, Kunie Tanaka
Tsunehei of Hachiman is all smiles after Monjiro saves his life. He introduces Monjiro to Omitsu Read More »
Grain in Ear AKA Mang zhong (2005) Lu Zhang, Lianji Liu, Bo Jin, Guangxuan Zhu
Cui, a young Korean mother living on the outskirts of Chinese society, has a husband in jail and a son to support. Read More »
Whipsaw (1935) Sam Wood, Myrna Loy, Spencer Tracy, Harvey Stephens
Vivian, Ed and Harry steal jewels in Paris. In New York government agent McBride accompanies Vivian Read More »
The Border (1982) Tony Richardson, Jack Nicholson, Harvey Keitel, Valerie Perrine
U.S. Border Patrol agent Charlie Smith just wants to do a good job and provide for his wife. Read More »
The Ninja Hunt AKA Ninja-gari (1964) Tetsuya Yamanouchi, Jûshirô Konoe, Kei Satô, Shingo Yamashiro
Four ex-samurai are hired to find and kill ninja infiltrators who are intent on destroying the Matsuyama clan. Read More »
Le masque de la Méduse (2009) Jean Rollin, Simone Rollin, Bernard Charnacé, Sabine Lenoël
A modern-day version of the Greek mythological tale of the Gorgon. Read More »
Son of a Sailor (1933) Lloyd Bacon, Joe E. Brown, Jean Muir, Frank McHugh
Sailor Handsome from the aircraft carrier Saratoga meets in San Francisco Helen, a relative of his admiral. Read More »
Napoleon and Josephine: A Love Story (1987) Richard T. Heffron, Armand Assante, Jacqueline Bisset, Stephanie Beacham
Epic story about the romance between the most powerful man in the world and the woman who conquered his heart. Read More »