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Crush (1992) Alison Maclean, Marcia Gay Harden, Donogh Rees, Caitlin Bossley
On the way to interview a novelist, Lane and Christina are involved in a car crash Read More »
Tango (1998) Carlos Saura, Miguel Ángel Solá, Cecilia Narova, Mía Maestro
Set in Buenos Aires, Argentina, the film tells the story of director Mario Suarez’s Read More »
A Safe Place (1971) Henry Jaglom, Tuesday Weld, Orson Welles, Jack Nicholson
A disturbed young woman – a former for child of the 60’s, named Noah lives alone in New York Read More »
Green for Danger (1946) Sidney Gilliat, Alastair Sim, Sally Gray, Trevor Howard
In a rural English hospital during WWII, a postman dies on the operating table. Read More »
40 Pounds of Trouble (1962) Norman Jewison, Tony Curtis, Phil Silvers, Suzanne Pleshette
Hilarity ensues when a casino manager spends a day at Disneyland with a cute but troublesome little girl. Read More »
The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk AKA Fong Sai Yuk (1993) Corey Yuen, Jet Li, Josephine Siao, Michelle Reis
This Hong Kong martial-arts extravaganza tells of evil emperors and true love. Read More »
Island in the Sky (1953) William A. Wellman, John Wayne, Lloyd Nolan, Walter Abel
A C-47 transport plane, named the Corsair, makes a forced landing in the frozen wastes of Quebec Read More »
Hungry Wives (1972) George A. Romero, Jan White, Raymond Laine, Ann Muffly
Joan Mitchell is an alienated suburban housewife pushing 40, who has a boorish businessman husband Read More »
The Legend of Billie Jean (1985) Matthew Robbins, Helen Slater, Christian Slater, Keith Gordon
Average Texas teen, Billie Jean Davy, is caught up in an odd fight for justice. Read More »
Razor Blade Smile (1998) Jake West, Eileen Daly, Christopher Adamson, Jonathan Coote
A 19th century woman, who has become one of the undead, acts as a hired killer in modern times. Read More »
Internes Can’t Take Money (1937) Alfred Santell, Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Lloyd Nolan
In a fantastically art-deco hospital, young Dr. Kildare treats and falls for impoverished Janet Healy Read More »
Lifespan (1975) Sandy Whitelaw, Hiram Keller, Tina Aumont, Klaus Kinski
A doctor trying to develop a serum to lengthen life tries his formula Read More »
The Long Day Closes (1992) Terence Davies, Leigh McCormack, Marjorie Yates, Anthony Watson
The Long Day Closes is the story of eleven-year-old “Bud.” A sad and lonely boy, Bud struggles through his days. Read More »
Black Boots, Leather Whip AKA Botas negras, látigo de cuero (1983) Jesús Franco, Lina Romay, Antonio Mayans, Asunción Calero
Al Pereira, a type of dubious morality, is hired by Lina, the wife of a wealthy man Read More »