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Monthly Archives: February 2018
Barricade (1939) Gregory Ratoff, Alice Faye, Warner Baxter, Charles Winninger, Adventure, Drama, Romance, War

In China, a singer and a journalist meet while traveling on a train attacked by bandits. Read More »
Mein Name ist Bach / My Name Is Bach (2003) Dominique de Rivaz, Vadim Glowna, Jürgen Vogel, Karoline Herfurth, Biography, Drama

Brilliant composer and organist Johann Sebastian Bach completes the long journey from his home in Leipzig to Potsdam. Read More »
The Affairs of Cellini (1934) Gregory La Cava, Constance Bennett, Fredric March, Frank Morgan, Comedy, Drama, History

The Affairs of Cellini is based on Edwin Justus Mayer’s popular stage play The Firebrand, which in turn was based on the life and times of Renaissance artist/political reactionary Benvenuto Cellini. Read More »
Herostratus (1967) Don Levy, Michael Gothard, Gabriella Licudi, Peter Stephens, Drama

When Max, a young poet hires a marketing company to turn his suicide-by-jumping into a mass-media spectacle Read More »
The Soldier and the Lady (1937) George Nichols Jr., Anton Walbrook, Elizabeth Allan, Akim Tamiroff, Adventure, History, Romance, War

Based on a story by Jules Verne and featuring battle footage from a French film version of the tale Read More »
The Big Mess (1971) Alexander Kluge, Vinzenz Sterr, Maria Sterr, Sigi Graue, Sci-Fi, Comedy

Outer space in 2034 is run by greedy corporations in a rundown bureaucracy. Read More »
The Ruling Class (1972) Peter Medak, Peter O’Toole, Alastair Sim, Arthur Lowe, Comedy, Drama, Musical

A member of the House of Lords dies in a shockingly silly way, leaving his estate to his son. Read More »
The Magic of Lassie (1978) Don Chaffey, James Stewart, Mickey Rooney, Pernell Roberts, Drama, Family, Musical

Lassie is trying to find her way home. She will have to run all the way from Colorado to California. Her loving owner is looking for her too. Read More »
S.O.S. Tidal Wave (1939) John H. Auer, Ralph Byrd, George Barbier, Kay Sutton, Crime, Sci-Fi

A television hoax unleashes pandemonium as citizens believe New York City is being washed away. Read More »