In the opulent St. Petersburg of the Empire period, Eugene Onegin is a jaded but dashing aristocrat – a man often lacking in empathy, who suffers from restlessness, melancholy and, finally, regret. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
The Big Bonanza (1944) George Archainbaud, Richard Arlen, Robert Livingston, Jane Frazee, Western
Having been falsely court marshaled for cowardice and sentenced to prison by the Army, Jed Kilton escapes and heads to Nevada Springs to see his kid brother. Read More »
Danny Boy (1945) Terry O. Morse, Robert ‘Buzz’ Henry, Ralph Lewis, Sybil Merritt, Adventure, Drama, War
Danny, a K-9 Corps hero from World War II returns from service and his young owner sets out to rehabilitate him. Read More »
Lady at Midnight (1948) Sam Newfield, Richard Denning, Frances Rafferty, Lora Lee Michel, Mystery, Drama
A young couple struggles to raise their adopted daughter, but a mysterious murder reveals the child’s unknown fortune and a greedy lawyer who is out to steal it. Read More »
Lydia Bailey (1952) Jean Negulesco, Dale Robertson, Anne Francis, Charles Korvin, Action, Adventure, History, Romance, War
A young Boston lawyer, Albron Hamlin, goes to Haiti in 1802 to find Lydia Bailey, whose estate he must settle. Read More »
Lightnin’ Crandall (1937) Sam Newfield, Bob Steele, Lois January, Charles King, Romance, Western
Gunfighter Lightnin’ Crandall puts away his gun and heads west posing as a tenderfoot. But he quickly gets in the middle of a range war between the Shannon’s and Blaine. Read More »
Trial Without Jury (1950) Philip Ford, Robert Rockwell, Barbra Fuller, Kent Taylor, Crime, Drama
A homicide detective (Robert Rockwell) suspects a playwright who bases his play on a murder. Read More »
Come Early Morning (2006) Joey Lauren Adams, Ashley Judd, Jeffrey Donovan, Tim Blake Nelson, Drama, Romance
The sins of the fathers. In a town near Little Rock, Lucy Fowler works hard for a construction firm; on weekends she drinks, goes home with someone, and come early morning, wakes and leaves as fast as she can. Read More »
Hold That Woman! (1940) Sam Newfield, James Dunn, Frances Gifford, George Douglas, Comedy, Crime, Romance
A skip tracer–someone who collects late payments from people who’ve purchased appliances, etc., or takes them back them when they don’t pay–repossesses a small radio from a deadbeat who’s skipped payments. Read More »
The Miracle Kid (1941) William Beaudine, Tom Neal, Carol Hughes, Vickie Lester, Drama, Comedy, Sport
A third-rate boxer who loses most of his fights suddenly finds himself knocking out almost every one of his opponents. Read More »
Aswang / The Unearthing (1994) Wrye Martin, Barry Poltermann, Norman Moses, Tina Ona Paukstelis, John Kishline, Horror
A young, unwed, pregnant girl is made an offer she can’t refuse. Marry a rich young man with a wealthy estate to please his dying mother, and she’ll be well taken care of. Read More »
On the Edge (1986) Rob Nilsson, Bruce Dern, Bill Bailey, Pam Grier, Drama, Sport
In one final attempt to achieve victory, an aging professional runner is training vigorously for a very tough marathon race. Read More »
Bowery Bombshell (1946) Phil Karlson, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Bobby Jordan, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Slip (Leo Gorcey), Sach (Huntz Hall), Bobby (Bobby Jordan), Whitey (William Benedict) and Chuck (David Gorcey) unsuccessfully try to sell a dilapidated car Read More »
The Canterville Ghost (1944) Jules Dassin, Norman Z. McLeod, Charles Laughton, Robert Young, Margaret O’Brien, Comedy, Fantasy
In the 1600s, cowardly Sir Simon of Canterville flees a duel and seeks solace in the family castle. Read More »
Follies in Concert (1986) Michael Houldey, Andre Gregory, Stephen Sondheim, Arthur Rubin, Biography, Drama, Music, Romance, Documentary
Film of the legendary 1985 concert performance presented by the New York Philharmonic of Stephen Sondheim’s classic musical at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center. Read More »