Rome Cabbie Paolo (Marcello Mastroianni) almost gets his cab stolen by two punks in the company of knockout Italiana Lina Stroppiani (Sophia Loren). Read More »
Comedy
Every Night at Eight (1935) Raoul Walsh, George Raft, Alice Faye, Frances Langford, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Three young girls working in an agency have build a singing trio. They want to ‘lease’ the dictaphone of their boss to make a record of their singin, but they are caught and fired. Read More »
Movers & Shakers (1985) William Asher, Walter Matthau, Charles Grodin, Vincent Gardenia, Comedy
Joe Mulholland, Head of Production at a Hollywood studio, makes a rather fool-hardy promise to a dying friend. Read More »
Mon beau-frère a tué ma soeur / My Brother-in-law Killed My Sister (1986) Jacques Rouffio, Michel Serrault, Michel Piccoli, Jean Carmet, Comedy, Thriller
This parody of the detective-story genre merrily detours into spoofing French foibles as well, making it more of an exercise in verbal gymnastics than a narrative with a mission. Read More »
Slunce, seno, jahody / Sun, Hay, Strawberries (1984) Zdenek Troska, Pavel Kikincuk, Bronek Cerny, Veronika Kánská, Comedy
A Czech agricultural student, Šimon Pláni?ka, arrives at the small South Bohemian town of Hoštice, and joins the local JZD (agricultural co-op) with the intention of trying out his experiment regarding the “Milk yield of cows in regards to a cultured environment”. Read More »
George White’s 1935 Scandals (1935) George White, Harry Lachman, Alice Faye, James Dunn, Ned Sparks, Comedy, Music, Romance
A vacationing Broadway producer, George White, stops off in a small Georgia town to send a telegram. Read More »
Who Am I This Time? (1982) Jonathan Demme, Susan Sarandon, Christopher Walken, Robert Ridgely, Comedy, Drama, Romance
From a short story by Kurt Vonnegut. Christopher Walken is a shy hardware store employee. But whenever he takes a part in a local amateur theater production, he becomes the part completely–while on stage. Read More »
Il ragazzo invisibile / The Invisible Boy (2014) Gabriele Salvatores, Ludovico Girardello, Valeria Golino, Fabrizio Bentivoglio, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
The film features Michele, a teenage boy seemingly like many, who lives in a quiet city by the sea. Read More »
The Black Cat (1941) Albert S. Rogell, Basil Rathbone, Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Greedy heirs gather to wait for the death of Henrietta Winslow. Murder, thunder claps, howling cats, gun shots, screams in the night, hidden passages — all the proper ingredients. Read More »
Dimboola (1979) John Duigan, Bruce Spence, Natalie Bate, Max Gillies, Comedy, Drama
Dimboola follows the interaction of various characters at a country wedding reception. Read More »
Traveling Husbands (1931) Paul Sloane, Evelyn Brent, Frank Albertson, Constance Cummings, Comedy, Crime
Several traveling salesmen get involved with business, booze, romance, party girls and a lot more while staying at a hotel Detroit. Read More »
Bye Bye Braverman (1968) Sidney Lumet, George Segal, Jack Warden, Jessica Walter, Comedy, Drama
Friends gather for the funeral of a friend. Sub-plots unfold as the group attempts to link-up to attend the funeral of their friend, Braverman. Read More »
C’era una volta / More Than A Miracle (1967) Francesco Rosi, Sophia Loren, Omar Sharif, Georges Wilson, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A wonderful fairy tale of the misadventures of a beautiful but temperamental Neapolitan peasant, Isabella, when she meets the ill- tempered Spanish Prince Rodrigo Ferrante y Davalos. Read More »
The Unfinished Dance (1947) Henry Koster, Margaret O’Brien, Cyd Charisse, Karin Booth, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Meg, a young ballet student, idolizes the school’s top ballerina, the shallow Ariane Bouchet. Read More »
Moonlight in Hawaii (1941) Charles Lamont, Jane Frazee, Leon Errol, Mischa Auer, Comedy, Music
Pete Fleming and his quartet, which includes himself, Ollie Barrett, “”Simpson and “Beans” Smith, fail to make good on the radio, so Pete becomes a tourist guide. Read More »