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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Prisoner of Rio (1988) Lech Majewski, Steven Berkoff, Paul Freeman, Peter Firth, Biography, Drama, Thriller

In 1981, Ronald Biggs was kidnapped by agents from Scotland Yard from his Brazilian hideout for his participation in the 1964 British train robbery. Read More »
Black City (1961) Duilio Coletti, Ernest Borgnine, Max Cartier, Guido Celano, Comedy, Crime, Drama

Based on a true story, Neapolitan gangster Giuseppe (Peppino) Navarra is credited with feeding the poor and needy during WW2 and in the years that followed. Read More »
Black God White Devil (1964) Glauber Rocha, Geraldo Del Rey, Yoná Magalhães, Othon Bastos, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Western

Fictionalized account of the adventures of hired gunman Antonio das Mortes, set against the real life last days of rural banditism. Read More »
Strictly Dishonorable (1951) Melvin Frank, Norman Panama, Ezio Pinza, Janet Leigh, Millard Mitchell, Comedy, Romance, Musical

Strictly Dishonorable is a musicalized version of Preston Sturges’ cynical Broadway comedy of the same title, previously filmed sans songs in 1931. Read More »
The 27th Day (1957) William Asher, Gene Barry, Valerie French, George Voskovec, Sci-Fi

Five individuals from five nations, including the “Superpowers,” USA, USSR, and China, suddenly find themselves on an alien spacecraft. Read More »
Seven Minutes in Heaven (1985) Linda Feferman, Jennifer Connelly, Byron Thames, Maddie Corman, Comedy, Drama, Romance

Natalie Becker is staying at home studying and working on an essay to meet the president while her father is away. Read More »
Meet the Applegates (1990) Michael Lehmann, Ed Begley Jr., Stockard Channing, Dabney Coleman, Comedy, Sci-Fi

Giant preying mantis living in a south American jungle decide to move into suburban USA. Read More »
Anxiety (1998) Manoel de Oliveira, Luís Miguel Cintra, José Pinto, Isabel Ruth, Drama

An anthology film drama featuring a poetic mirror structure based on existential identity. Read More »
I Live My Life (1935) W.S. Van Dyke, Joan Crawford, Brian Aherne, Frank Morgan, Comedy, Drama

Kay, a bored society girl from New York, takes a trip to Greece-where she meets, Terry, an archaeologist. Read More »