Re-working material from his first novel, “Hide and Seek” (1973), and folding this into a prismatic blend Read More »
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Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998) Michael Di Jiacomo, Tim Roth, Mili Avital, Rod Steiger
Michael Di Jiacomo made his directorial debut with this allegory that opens Read More »
The Last Days of Chez Nous (1992) Gillian Armstrong, Lisa Harrow, Bruno Ganz, Kerry Fox
Vicki returns to her elder sister Beth’s house in Australia after an affair in Italy. Read More »
Rough Riders (1997) John Milius, Tom Berenger, Sam Elliott, Gary Busey
In 1898, the U.S. Government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Read More »
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark (1973) John Newland, Kim Darby, Jim Hutton, Barbara Anderson
A young couple inherits an old mansion inhabited by small demon-like creatures Read More »
Furious (1984) Tim Everitt, Tom Sartori, Simon Rhee, Arlene Montano, Phillip Rhee
Martial arts heroes battle aliens from the Astral Plane for control of the universe. Read More »
The American Friend (1977) Wim Wenders, Dennis Hopper, Bruno Ganz, Lisa Kreuzer
Tom Ripley has a sweet deal with an art forger. The forger creates the paintings; Tom sells them. Read More »
Three Days of the Condor (1975) Sydney Pollack, Robert Redford, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson
A mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. Read More »
The Ladykillers (1955) Alexander Mackendrick, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers, Cecil Parker
A gang of thieves rent a room upstairs from an old woman, who thinks they’re a musical band. Read More »
Keep It Quiet AKA Pas de scandale (1999) Benoît Jacquot, Fabrice Luchini, Isabelle Huppert, Vincent Lindon
In this low key satirical farce, a CEO is released from prison and rejoins his family Read More »
Life Is Cheap… But Toilet Paper Is Expensive (1989) Wayne Wang, Spencer Nakasako, Wan Kin Cheng, John Chan, Kwan-Min Cheng
A man is hired by a group of people he believes to be gangsters to escort a briefcase Read More »
The Prowler (1951) Joseph Losey, Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell
In a fancy suburb in California, the gorgeous housewife Susan Gilvray finds a prowler Read More »
Rear Window (1954) Alfred Hitchcock, James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey
Professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Read More »
When the Cat Comes AKA Az prijde kocour (1963) Vojtech Jasný, Jan Werich, Emília Vásáryová, Vlastimil Brodský
Some people with a strange cat arrive in a small village. The cat wears glasses, and when someone takes Read More »
Messiah of Evil (1973) Willard Huyck, Gloria Katz, Michael Greer, Marianna Hill, Joy Bang
A young woman goes searching for her missing artist father. Read More »