Loyal samurai Samanosuke is attacked, mutilated, and left for dead while carrying out a mission for his clan. Read More »
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Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989) Hideo Gosha, Ken’ichi Hagiwara, Tomokazu Miura, Masahiro Motoki, Action, Drama, War
Based on the “2.26 Incident”, an attempted coup d’état in Japan 1936, launched by radical ultra-nationalist parts of the military. Read More »
Death Shadow (1986) Hideo Gosha, Mariko Ishihara, Masanori Sera, Mari Natsuki, Action, Drama
Three men sentenced to death are spared and changed into “shadows executioners”, a group of ruthless ninjas working for mysterious high ranking officials. Read More »
Trials of an Okinawa Village (1971) Shigehiro Ozawa, Junko Fuji, Bunta Sugawara, Michitarô Mizushima, Action, Crime, Drama
A female of a trucking company has run-ins with evil yakuza during the American occupation of Okinawa. Read More »
The Elephant Man (1980) David Lynch, Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, Biography, Drama
Dr. Frederic Treves (Anthony Hopkins) discovers Joseph (John) Merrick (John Hurt) in a sideshow. Read More »
Ukamau / And So It Is (1966) Jorge Sanjinés, Elsa Antequera, Néstor Cárdenas, Benedicta Huanca, Drama
While her husband is on his way to the market, a peasant woman is raped and murdered. Her widower carefully plans his revenge. Read More »
Pourquoi pas! / Why Not! (1977) Coline Serreau, Sami Frey, Christine Murillo, Mario Gonzales, Comedy, Drama, Romance
A threesome becomes a foursome in this sensitive drama. The tale begins with the relationship between a recently divorced man and woman (from different marriages) and the bisexual they get involved with. Read More »
Nordrand (1999) Barbara Albert, Nina Proll, Edita Malovcic, Astrit Alihajdaraj, Drama
Vienna, 1995. Jasmin, Tamara, Valentin, Senad and Roman live near the northern border of Austria. Their lives repeatedly intersect and drift apart. Read More »
The Argyle Secrets (1948) Cy Endfield, William Gargan, Marjorie Lord, Ralph Byrd, Drama, Mystery, Romance
An investigative reporter tells his assistant about a book called The Argyle Album, which contains a list of people who were traitors and war profiteers during World War II. Read More »
Los Andes no creen en Dios (2007) Antonio Eguino, Diego Bertie, Carla Ortiz, Milton Cortés, Drama, Adventure
End of the 20’s. Alfonso a young writer brought up in France, arrives to an adventurous mining town (Uyuni) in the midst of the Bolivian high plateau. Read More »
Le mystère de la chambre jaune / The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930) Marcel L’Herbier, Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, Léon Belières, Crime, Mystery
Mathilde Strangerson, the daughter of an eminent scientist, narrowly escapes being murdered in her own bedroom by an unknown assailant. Read More »
Land of Plenty (2004) Wim Wenders, Michelle Williams, John Diehl, Wendell Pierce, Drama, War
The American daughter of missionaries Lana returns to Los Angeles from Palestine to work in a mission helping homeless people. Read More »
The Cops are Robbers / Good Cops, Bad Cops (1990) Paul Wendkos, Ray Sharkey, Edward Asner, George Kennedy, Crime, Drama
This fun, intriguing action flick tells the tale of a ragtag group of disillusioned Boston police officers who, in 1980, got together and pulled one of the largest bank heists in American history. Read More »
Hell Bound (1957) William J. Hole Jr., John Russell, June Blair, Stuart Whitman, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A criminal gang plots the robbery of a ship carrying $2 million worth of surplus narcotics left over from World War II. Read More »
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950) Gordon Douglas, Mark Stevens, Edmond O’Brien, Gale Storm, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
Rocky and Dan, war buddies, are prowl car cops on night duty. Dan is a cynic who views all lawbreakers as scum; Rocky feels more lenient. Read More »