At Maria Vargas’ funeral, several people recall who she was and the impact she had on them. Read More »
Daily Archives: March 28, 2024
The Baby Carriage AKA Barnvagnen (1963) Bo Widerberg, Inger Taube, Thommy Berggren, Lars Passgård
Following his manifesto for a new Swedish cinema, director Widerberg started his career with this realist tale Read More »
As White as in Snow AKA Så vit som en snö (2001) Jan Troell, Amanda Ooms, Rikard Wolff, Björn Granath
Inspired by real-life Elsa Andersson, this mostly fictional movie tells the story of her upbringing as a farmer’s daughter Read More »
Viennese Nights (1930) Alan Crosland, Vivienne Segal, Alexander Gray, Jean Hersholt
In 1890, Gus Sascher joins the Austrian Army and romances the impoverished girl Elsa Hofner. Read More »
Party Girl (1930) Victor Halperin, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Jeanette Loff, Judith Barrie
Jay Rountree, son of a wealthy manufacturer and young, rising businessman Read More »
Into Thin Air (1985) Roger Young, Ellen Burstyn, Robert Prosky, Sam Robards
Ellen Burstyn stars as the Canadian mother of a college student who vanishes mysteriously Read More »
The Three Musketeers: Part I – The Queen’s Diamonds AKA Les trois mousquetaires: Première époque – Les ferrets de la reine (1961) Bernard Borderie, Gérard Barray, Georges Descrières, Bernard Woringer
D’Artagnan is back from England with a message for the queen. Buckingham has declared Read More »
Vengeance of the Three Musketeers AKA Les trois mousquetaires: La vengeance de Milady (1961) Bernard Borderie, Gérard Barray, Mylène Demongeot, Perrette Pradier
To avenge her defeat and with the help of the Cardinal’s army leader Rochefort Read More »
The Country Girl (1982) Gary Halvorson, Michael Montel, Faye Dunaway, Dick Van Dyke, Ken Howard
Director Bernie Dodd hires alcoholic has-been actor Frank Elgin and strikes Read More »
Dinner Rush (2000) Bob Giraldi, Danny Aiello, Edoardo Ballerini, John Rothman
Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor Read More »
Pictures of the Old World AKA Obrazy starého sveta (1972) Dusan Hanák
Pictures of the Old World is an unquestioned masterpiece of European documentary cinema Read More »
The Last Supper (1995) Stacy Title, Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish
Jude, Luke, Marc, Paulie and Pete are liberal-minded roommates and grad students Read More »
We Are Not Children AKA Nous ne sommes plus des enfants (1934) Augusto Genina, Gaby Morlay, Claude Dauphin, Jean Wall
A Slit-Mouthed Woman 2 AKA Kuchisake-onna 2 (2008) Kôtarô Terauchi, Rin Asuka, Yukie Kawamura, Akihiro Mayama
Three sisters grow up on a chicken farm in a small town of Gifu. Read More »