
After six months of marriage to Trevor Stevenson (Ralph Meeker), well-known painter and much-decorated hero of World War Two Read More »
Monthly Archives: October 2018
Smashing Time (1967) Desmond Davis, Rita Tushingham, Lynn Redgrave, Michael York

Two young women from England’s northern counties; the plain Brenda and the flamboyant Yvonne, arrive in London to find fame and fortune. Read More »
Mammy (1930) Michael Curtiz, Al Jolson, Lois Moran, Lowell Sherman

Center stage, singing his heart out – that’s how fans love Al Jolson. And that’s what they get in Mammy. Read More »
Sieranevada (2016) Cristi Puiu, Mimi Branescu, Judith State, Bogdan Dumitrache

Three days after the terrorist attack on the offices of Parisian weekly Charlie Hebdo and forty days after the death of his father Read More »
A Soldiers Plaything (1930) Michael Curtiz, Ben Lyon, Harry Langdon, Lotti Loder

At the beginning of the war, Georgie Wilson, an irresponsible but likable citizen having no sympathy with the conflict Read More »
Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) Burt Kennedy, Willie Nelson, Richard Widmark, Shaun Cassidy

Captain Hayes of the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of his career when he captured the notorious John Henry, an outlaw cowboy, and put him behind bars. Read More »
Sheba and the Gladiator (1959) Guido Brignone, Anita Ekberg, Georges Marchal, Folco Lulli

Zenobia, Queen of Palmira, revolts against Rome and defeats the Roman troops under the command of the consul Marcus Valerius. Read More »
Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982) Jean-Marie Poiré, Anémone, Josiane Balasko, Marie-Anne Chazel

Félix, disguised as Father Christmas, hands out leaflets advertising a sexy Christmas party. Read More »
Cyclomania (2001) Simo Halinen, Lauri Nurkse, Tommi Mujunen, Elena Leeve

C (Lauri Nurkse) and Eetu (Tommi Mujunen) are the best friends. They work together as bike couriers in the center of Helsinki Read More »
The Queen of Spades (1949) Thorold Dickinson, Anton Walbrook, Edith Evans, Yvonne Mitchell

An elderly countess strikes a bargain with the devil and exchanges her soul for the ability to always win at cards. Read More »