Ever since 17-year-old Rachel Levy, an Israeli, was killed four years ago in Jerusalem by a Palestinian suicide bomber, her mother Abigail has found hardly a moment’s peace. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Traveller (1997) Jack N. Green, Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, Julianna Margulies, Crime, Drama, Romance
A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended.
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Bad Dreams (1988) Andrew Fleming, Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, Richard Lynch, Horror, Thriller
In the mid-’70s, a cult group called Unity Field commits mass suicide, but a young girl survives. After being in a coma for thirteen years she wakes up in a psyche ward, not remembering the incident.
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None But the Brave (1965) Frank Sinatra, Clint Walker, Tatsuya Mihashi, Drama, War
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tribulations.
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In Love and War (1958) Philip Dunne, Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, Jeffrey Hunter, Drama, War
Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O’Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visits his pregnant fiancée; and the upper-class Alan Newcombe visits his high-living playgirl girlfriend.
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Cavite (2005) Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon, Edwin Lagda, Edgar Tancangco, Thriller
Adam, a security guard, travels from California to the Philippines, his native land, for his father’s funeral.
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The Animal (1968) Lee Frost, John Alderman, Virginia Gordon, Armand Atamian, Thriller, Erotic
This story is based on facts taken from authenticated newspaper files. What truly motivated Ted Andrews is not clearly known although a childhood filled with depression, hate for his mother, and a lonely adult life seeded with migraine headaches was a possible start.
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Raging Bull (1980) Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Biography, Drama, Sport
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment.
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The Seven-Ups (1973) Philip D’Antoni, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Victor Arnold, Action, Crime, Drama
Buddy Manucci (Roy Scheider) is a tough New York City cop who operates as part of an unconventional team called “The Seven-Ups” that uses drastic measures to bring criminals to justice.
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Vigil in the Night (1940) George Stevens, Carole Lombard, Anne Shirley, Brian Aherne, Drama
Nurse Anne Lee blames herself for a fatal mistake of her sister Lucy, who also is a nurse. Anne loses her job, and gets a new one at a poorly equipped country hospital. There she falls in love with Dr. Prescott, who is battling with Mr. Bowly, the chairman of the local hospital board, who also makes Anne’s life miserable. But then a virulent epidemic begins…
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Night Call Nurses (1972) Jonathan Kaplan, Patty Byrne, Alana Stewart, Mittie Lawrence, Thriller, Erotic
The sweet and perky Barbara, the sunny Janis, and the responsible Sandra are a trio of young and attractive nurses who work in the psych ward at a hospital.
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Alice in Wonderland (1985) Harry Harris, Natalie Gregory, Sheila Allen, Sharee Gregory, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Classic tale of a girl named Alice who follows a white rabbit down a hole into Wonderland, where she can change sizes by eating and drinking and animals talk.
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Kiss of Fire (1955) Joseph M. Newman, Jack Palance, Barbara Rush, Rex Reason, Adventure, History, Western
In 1700, news that the king of Spain is dying comes to the Spanish outpost in Santa Fe, New Mexico. For some reason, lovely Princess Lucia, the preferred heir, is in this remote location.
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No Greater Sin (1941) William Nigh, Leon Ames, Luana Walters, Pamela Blake, Drama
A local health official tries to stop the spread of VD in a town.The dangers of the dread venereal disease syphilis are depicted in this earnest drama from the 1940s.
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The Young Nurses (1973) Clint Kimbrough, Jeane Manson, Ashley Porter, Angela Elayne Gibbs, Thriller, Erotic
Sexy young nurses apply special therapy in their daily rounds, as they work against a drug ring operating out of the hospital.
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