Following the death of Henry I in 12th-century England, the throne is usurped by Stephen Cunningham who claims to possess the legendary “Sword of Normandy”. Read More »
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Victim (1961) Basil Dearden, Dirk Bogarde, Sylvia Syms, Dennis Price, Crime, Drama, Thriller
A plea for reform of England’s anti-sodomy statutes, this film pits Melville Farr, a married lawyer Read More »
Drango (1957) Hall Bartlett, Jules Bricken, Jeff Chandler, Joanne Dru, Julie London, Western
Major Clint Drango of the U.S. Army and his aide, Capt. Marc Banning, ride into a burned-out Georgia town shortly after the end of the Civil War with orders to set up a military governorship. Read More »
Manhattan Melodrama (1934) W.S. Van Dyke, George Cukor, Clark Gable, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Orphans Edward “Blackie” Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Read More »
Assignment Outer Space (1960) Antonio Margheriti, Rik Van Nutter, Gabriella Farinon, David Montresor, Sci-Fi
In the 22nd Century, Ray Peterson, reporter for the Interplanetary News, is assigned to write a story aboard a space station. Read More »
Gypsy (1962) Mervyn LeRoy, Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Biography, Comedy, Drama, Musical
Mama Rose lives to see her daughter June succeed on Broadway by way of vaudeville. When June marries and leaves, Rose turns her hope and attention to her elder Read More »
Those Mad, Mad Moviemakers (1974) Ray Marsh, Frank Calcanini, Michael Pataki, Mike Kellin, Comedy
Two young men wanting to make a porno movie raise money from their family and friends by claiming that they’re making a religious film. Complications ensue when the porno is a hit. Read More »
Who Dares Wins (1982) Ian Sharp, Lewis Collins, Judy Davis, Richard Widmark, Action, Thriller
A trooper with the British Special Air Service (SAS) infiltrates a radical political group who are planning a terrorist operation against American dignitaries. Read More »
Sudden Fear (1952) David Miller, Joan Crawford, Jack Palance, Gloria Grahame, Film-Noir, Thriller
After an ambitious actor insinuates himself into the life of a wealthy middle-aged playwright and marries her, he plots with his mistress to murder her.
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The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) Anthony Asquith, Michael Redgrave, Richard Wattis, Michael Denison, Comedy, Drama
Jack Worthing and Algernon Moncrieff are two men that are both pretending to be someone they are not.
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Stand-In (1937) Tay Garnett, Leslie Howard, Humphrey Bogart, Joan Blondell, Comedy, Romance
Atterbury Dodd is an efficiency expert who believes everything can be reduced to mathematics. He is sent to Hollywood to see whether Colossal Pictures is a good investment. Read More »
One Sunday Afternoon (1948) Raoul Walsh, Dennis Morgan, Janis Paige, Don DeFore, Musical, Romance
This third film version of James Hagan’s stage play One Sunday Afternoon was directed by Raoul Walsh, who helmed the second adaptation (1941’s Strawberry Blonde). Read More »
Foxfire (1955) Joseph Pevney, Jane Russell, Jeff Chandler, Dan Duryea, Drama, Romance
Amanda Dartland accompanies her half-Apache husband Jonathan to a mining community where he will supervise the excavation of an almost mythical Apache treasure. Read More »
Flowing Gold (1940) Alfred E. Green, John Garfield, Frances Farmer, Pat O’Brien, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Johnny Blake, dodging the law on a false murder charge, gets work in the oil fields. His boss and friend Hap O’Connor turns on him when Johnny and Hap’s girlfriend Linda fall in love. Read More »
Gokudô sengokushi: Fudô / Fudoh: The New Generation (1996) Takashi Miike, Shôsuke Tanihara, Miho Nomoto, Tamaki Kenmochi, Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Set on the island of Kyushu, it tells the story of successful high school student Riki Fudoh, who leads a double life in organized crime. Read More »