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Alps AKA Alpeis (2011) Yorgos Lanthimos, Stavros Psyllakis, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris
A night nurse in a hospital provides special services to families who have recently lost their loved ones. Read More »
Beast Cops AKA Ye shou xing jing (1998) Gordon Chan, Dante Lam, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Michael Wong, Stephanie Che
One of the most universally acclaimed motion pictures in the history of Hong Kong cinema. Read More »
Vixen Velvet’s Zombie Massacre III (2015) Stefan Popescu, Nathan Bragg, Zackery Bartholomeus, Colleen Booth
Adult film starlet Vixen Velvet wants to be a real actress – she gets her chance when the remote Read More »
Macon County Line (1974) Richard Compton, Alan Vint, Cheryl Waters, Max Baer Jr.
This film focuses on the redneck sheriff of a small Southern town. The sheriff’s wife has been murdered Read More »
A Heart in Winter AKA Un coeur en hiver (1992) Claude Sautet, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, André Dussollier
Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel Read More »
The Boys in Company C (1978) Sidney J. Furie, Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning
This war drama (which prefigures the later “Full Metal Jacket”) follows the lives of five young Marine inductees from their training Read More »
Flight to Mars (1951) Lesley Selander, Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz
A newspaper reporter and a bunch of scientists fly a rocket to Mars just to find out that Martians look exactly like us. Read More »
Top Hat (1935) Mark Sandrich, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton
Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Read More »
The Mad Magician (1954) John Brahm, Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor
Don Gallico is a master at designing magical illusions which are sold by his employer, Mr. Ormond Read More »
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956) John Sherwood, Jeff Morrow, Rex Reason, Leigh Snowden
In this third Gill-Man feature, the Creature is captured and turned into an air-breather by a rich mad scientist. Read More »
Revenge of the Creature (1955) Jack Arnold, John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield
The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) has been captured by scientists and transported to an aquarium in south Florida. Read More »
The Doll Squad (1973) Ted V. Mikels, Michael Ansara, Francine York, Anthony Eisley
Squad of beautiful government agents tries to catch saboteurs. Read More »
The Gang’s All Here (1943) Busby Berkeley, Alice Faye, Carmen Miranda, Phil Baker
Playboy Andy Mason, on leave from the army, romances showgirl Eadie Allen overnight to such effect Read More »
Watermelon Man (1970) Melvin Van Peebles, Godfrey Cambridge, Estelle Parsons, Howard Caine
Jeff Gerber, an insurance agent, lives in a typical suburban neighborhood. Read More »