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Monthly Archives: June 2021
The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) Daniel Mann, Marlon Brando, Glenn Ford, Machiko Kyô
This comedy-drama is partially a gentle satire on America’s drive to change the world in the post-war years. Read More »
The Gentle Trap (1960) Charles Saunders, Spencer Teakle, Felicity Young, Martin Benson
On his first burglary, a locksmith finds himself on the run after his accomplice is run down by another band of thugs after the haul. Read More »
This Man Is News (1938) David MacDonald, Barry K. Barnes, Valerie Hobson, Alastair Sim
David Kier, one of the thieves in a sensational jewel robbery and subsequent trial Read More »
Letters to Ali (2004) Clara Law, Malcolm Fraser
A woman and her family find themselves trying to get a young refugee boy out of a harsh Australian detention centre. Read More »
The Man from Morocco (1945) Mutz Greenbaum, Anton Walbrook, Margaretta Scott, Mary Morris
A story of war, mystery, love and adventure following a group of members of the International Brigade Read More »
Portland Exposé (1957) Harold D. Schuster, Edward Binns, Carolyn Craig, Virginia Gregg
A tavern owner in Portland, Oregon gets involved in a struggle for power between two gangs attempting to control the unions. Read More »
Lovely Child AKA Filha da Mãe (1990) João Canijo, José Wilker, Rita Blanco, Lídia Franco
The bitch is called Maria and she is a sweet child. She has no father and does not like her mother. Read More »
Cheers for Miss Bishop (1941) Tay Garnett, Martha Scott, William Gargan, Edmund Gwenn
Spinster septuagenarian Ella Bishop, on the brink of retirement from her fifty-two year career Read More »
The Human Comedy (1943) Clarence Brown, Mickey Rooney, Frank Morgan, James Craig
Homer Macauley remains in a small town looking after his widowed mother Read More »
Flying with Music (1942) George Archainbaud, Marjorie Woodworth, George Givot, William Marshall
Ann Andrews (Marjorie Woodworth) and two New York City friends fly clipper-ship Read More »
Cocaine and Blue Eyes (1983) E.W. Swackhamer, O.J. Simpson, Cliff Gorman, Candy Clark
O.J. Simpson plays Michael Brennen, a San Francisco private eye who gets dragged into a drug-smuggling Read More »
Full Moon in New York AKA Ren zai Niu Yue (1989) Stanley Kwan, Sylvia Chang, Maggie Cheung, Yat-Gam Chu
Three very different Asian women forge a friendship in New York. Read More »
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981) Daniel Petrie, Paul Newman, Edward Asner, Ken Wahl
From the sight of a police officer this movie depicts the life in New York’s infamous South Bronx. Read More »
Blood River AKA Dieci bianchi uccisi da un piccolo indiano (1974) Gianfranco Baldanello, Fabio Testi, John Ireland, Rosalba Neri
After witnessing the massacre of the people of his village, a young Indian decides to take revenge. Read More »