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Daily Archives: February 23, 2017
Der Choral von Leuthen / The Anthem of Leuthen (1933) Carl Froelich, Walter Supper, Otto Gebühr, Olga Tschechowa, Elga Brink, Biography, Drama, History

The story of the rise to power of King Frederick II (aka “Frederick the Great”) of Prussia of his military campaigns to make Prussia a major power in Europe.
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Douã lozuri / Two Lottery Tickets (2016) Paul Negoescu, Mircea Banu, Dorian Boguta, Dragos Bucur, Comedy

Somewhere in the midst of the Romanian outback lives Dinel, a man with a moustache and curly hair who seems to be down on his luck: his customers at the garage are an unhappy bunch and his wages barely cover an after work beer – which is also the reason his wife recently left him.  Read More »
Breezy (1973) Clint Eastwood, William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel, Drama, Romance

Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the home of a middle-aged divorced man, Frank Harmon. Frank reluctantly takes Breezy in only to fall unexpectedly in love with her.
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Human Desire (1954) Fritz Lang, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

Jeff Warren, a Korean War vet just returning to his railroad engineer’s job, boards at the home of co-worker Alec Simmons and is charmed by Alec’s beautiful daughter. Read More »
To Sleep with Anger (1990) Charles Burnett, Danny Glover, Paul Butler, DeVaughn Nixon, Drama

African-American drifter Danny Glover shows up at the LA doorstep of his old pal Paul Butler. In the spirit of auld lang syne, Butler takes Glover in, though his wife (Mary Alice) is not happy with this intrusion. Read More »
To Die in Jerusalem (2007) Hilla Medalia, Documentary

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 »
L’ultimo gladiatore / Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) Umberto Lenzi, Richard Harrison, Marilù Tolo, Philippe Hersent, Adventure, Drama

While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Read More »
Hu Du Men / Stage Door (1996) Kei Shu, Josephine Siao, Anita Yuen, Daniel Hiu Tung Chan, Comedy, Drama

Cross the Hu-du-men – the demarcation between the back and front stage in Cantonese opera, and you leave yourself behind to absorb totally in your character. Read More »