
Police Beat is a highly unconventional crime film in which the protagonist Z is so preoccupied with his possibly Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2017
The Girls of Huntington House (1973) Alf Kjellin, Shirley Jones, Mercedes McCambridge, Pamela Sue Martin, Drama

An unmarried teacher in a school for unwed mothers finds herself becoming too emotionally attached to her students and their problems. Read More »
Final Vow (1962) Norman Lloyd, Alfred Hitchcock, Carol Lynley, Clu Gulager, Crime, Drama, Mystery

On the way back to the nunnery, a beautiful novice loses a priceless statue donated by an aging criminal, the failed protégé of the head of the nunnery. Read More »
God’s Gift To Women (1931) Michael Curtiz, Frank Fay, Laura La Plante, Joan Blondell, Comedy, Romance

Contemporary Casanova Toto loves beautiful women and pursues them shamelessly.  Read More »
Friends of Mr. Sweeney (1934) Edward Ludwig, Charles Ruggles, Ann Dvorak, Eugene Pallette, Comedy, Drama, Romance

After 20 years of writing for The Balance, Asaph has become a conservative shadow of his former self. Read More »
Babyface (1977) Alex de Renzy, Rudy Graham, Blair Harris, Carla Harwood, Comedy, Adult

DeRenzy’s masterpiece film and ranks as one of the all time erotic efforts. The film has everything needed in a classic — humor, plot, production, pace and sensational sex scenes. Read More »
Sanjûsangen-dô, tôshiya monogatari / A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo (1945) Mikio Naruse, Kazuo Hasegawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Sensho Ichikawa, War, Drama

After a renowned archer commits harakiri because he’s lost the big tournament, innkeeper Kinuyo Tanaka takes in his boy and sees to his training so he can compete in the next big contest.
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Appointment with Death (1988) Michael Winner, Peter Ustinov, Lauren Bacall, Carrie Fisher, Crime, Drama, Mystery

Emily Boynton, step-mother to the three Boynton children and mother to Ginevra, blackmails the family lawyer, Jefferson Cope Read More »
You for Me (1952) Don Weis, Peter Lawford, Jane Greer, Gig Young, Comedy, Romance

Katie McDermad, who comes from a working class household, is a dedicated surgical nurse, who loves her profession but not the low pay. Read More »
The Mirror (1975) Andrei Tarkovsky, Margarita Terekhova, Filipp Yankovskiy, Ignat Daniltsev, Biography, Drama

Tarkovsky mixes flash-backs, historical footage and original poetry to illustrate the reminiscences of a dying man about his childhood during World War II Read More »