Based on Eric Fenby’s 1936 memoir ‘Delius as I knew him’, it traces the last years of Frederick Delius Read More »
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Girlhood (2003) Liz Garbus
Documentary chronicling America’s justice system. Follows two female inmates – victims of horrific Read More »
Twilight of the Ice Nymphs (1997) Guy Maddin, Pascale Bussières, Shelley Duvall, Frank Gorshin
Peter Glahn is released after years of incarceration as a political prisoner and is now returning Read More »
French Connection II (1975) John Frankenheimer, Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson
New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle follows the trail of the French connection smuggling ring Read More »
Love Me Tonight (1932) Rouben Mamoulian, Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles
When Parisienne tailor Maurice Courtelin learns that one of his aristocratic clients Read More »
Macbeth (1948) Orson Welles, Jeanette Nolan, Dan O’Herlihy
In fog-dripping, barren and sometimes macabre settings, 11th-century Scottish nobleman Macbeth Read More »
Four Days in July (1984) Mike Leigh, Brid Brennan, Des McAleer, Paula Hamilton
Two couples, one Catholic, one Protestant, exist on two sides of the chasm Read More »
Framed (1975) Phil Karlson, Joe Don Baker, Conny Van Dyke, Gabriel Dell
Gambler Ron Lewis wins the jackpot but is ambushed later on the street outside. Read More »
Peyton Place (1957) Mark Robson, Lana Turner, Lee Philips, Lloyd Nolan
It’s the pre-WWII era. Peyton Place is a small town in New England, whose leading adult citizens rule Read More »
Excalibur (1981) John Boorman, Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren, Nicholas Clay
The myth of King Arthur (Nigel Terry) brought once again to the screen. Read More »
Bed and Sofa AKA Tretya meshchanskaya (1927) Abram Room, Vladimir Fogel, Nikolay Batalov, Lyudmila Semyonova
A married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. Read More »
Where Are My Children? (1916) Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber, Tyrone Power Sr., Mrs. Tyrone Power, Marie Walcamp
While prosecuting a physician for the death of a client after an abortion Read More »
Fallen Angel (1945) Otto Preminger, Alice Faye, Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell
Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), thrown off a bus for not having the fare, begins to frequent a diner called “Pop’s Eats” Read More »
Hamlet (1996) Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi
Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father’s Read More »
They Live by Night (1948) Nicholas Ray, Cathy O’Donnell, Farley Granger, Howard Da Silva
Chickamaw, T-Dub and Bowie have just escaped from prison. While Chickamaw and T-Dub are hardened criminals Read More »