In “Landscape Suicide” Benning continues his examination of Americana through the stories of two murderers. Read More »
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The Charge of the Light Brigade (1936) Michael Curtiz, Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Patric Knowles
Major Vickers is an officer at the 27th Lancers in India 1856. Read More »
And So They Were Married (1936) Elliott Nugent, Melvyn Douglas, Mary Astor, Edith Fellows
A bitter divorcée and a grumpy widower find themselves stuck in a hotel that is cut off from the outside by a snowstorm. Read More »
It Happened in Paris (1935) Robert Wyler, Carol Reed, John Loder, Nancy Burne, Edward H. Robins
Whilst looking for artistic inspiration in Paris, a millionaire’s son falls for a beautiful girl. Read More »
I Remember Mama (1948) George Stevens, Irene Dunne, Barbara Bel Geddes, Oskar Homolka
The life of a Norwegian immigrant family in 1910 San Francisco centers around Mama and her detailed, pennywise household budget. Read More »
Night Court (1932) W.S. Van Dyke, Phillips Holmes, Walter Huston, Anita Page
Judge Moffett is as crooked as they come and the Board of Judicial Corruption is after him. Read More »
Levelland (2003) Clark Walker, Lathan McKay, Matt Barr, Erik Ostos
Zach (Matt Barr) is a smart and talented, but troubled 18-year-old growing up in suburban Texas. Read More »
The Undercover Man (1949) Joseph H. Lewis, Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore
Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to put an end to the activities of a powerful mob crime boss. Read More »
The Luck of Ginger Coffey (1964) Irvin Kershner, Robert Shaw, Mary Ure, Liam Redmond
James Francis “Ginger” Coffey has no luck finding a job in his native Ireland and him being a dreamer, he decides the place to find a job is Canada. Read More »
Love on a Bet (1936) Leigh Jason, Gene Raymond, Wendy Barrie, Helen Broderick
In order to raise money to produce a play (as well as prove that the plot isn’t ridiculous) Read More »
Town Without Pity (1961) Gottfried Reinhardt, Kirk Douglas, Barbara Rütting, Christine Kaufmann
In 1960 Germany, Army lawyer Major Steve Garrett is assigned to defend four American soldiers charged with raping 16 year-old Karin Steinhof. Read More »
The Dumb Girl of Portici (1916) Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber, Anna Pavlova, Rupert Julian, Wadsworth Harris
Fenella, a poor Italian girl, falls in love with a Spanish nobleman, but their affair triggers a revolution and national catastrophe. Read More »
The Jericho Mile (1979) Michael Mann, Peter Strauss, Richard Lawson, Roger E. Mosley
Larry “Rain” Murphy is stuck in Folsom Prison for life on a first-degree murder charge. Read More »
Suspect (1987) Peter Yates, Cher, Dennis Quaid, Liam Neeson
A judge commits suicide, and his secretary is found murdered. A homeless deaf-mute man, Carl Anderson is arrested for her murder. Read More »
Waterloo Bridge (1940) Mervyn LeRoy, Vivien Leigh, Robert Taylor, Lucile Watson
On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I Read More »