
Aspiring actress Louise Muban attends the prestigious Paris School of Drama during the day and works at a dreary factory assembling gas meters at night. Read More »
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Howdy Broadway (1929) Charles J. Hunt, Tommy Christian, Ellalee Ruby, Johnny Kane

A story about wild youth is framed in this early musical from Poverty Row company Rayart that includes such songs as “I Want You to Know I Love You” Read More »
Captain Johnno (1988) Mario Andreacchio, John Waters, Damien Walters, Rebecca Sykes

A young deaf boy who calls himself “Captain Johnno” befriends Tony, an Italian fisherman in the small Australian fishing town they live in. Read More »
Diverted (2009) Alex Chapple, Shawn Ashmore, David Suchet, Joanne Whalley

On September 11th, 2001, 38 planes headed to New York City were diverted to Gander, Newfoundland, Canada. Read More »
The Deadly Mantis (1957) Nathan Juran, Craig Stevens, William Hopper, Alix Talton

The calving of an Arctic iceberg releases a giant praying mantis, trapped in suspended animation since prehistoric times. Read More »
A Caretaker’s Tale (2012) Katrine Wiedemann, Lars Mikkelsen, Julie Zangenberg, Peter Plaugborg

Harsh and bitter, apartment caretaker Per despises everyone and everything around him until Read More »
Sky Full of Moon (1952) Norman Foster, Carleton Carpenter, Jan Sterling, Keenan Wynn

Sky Full of Moon gets under way when Vegas gambling-joint owner Al (Keenan Wynn) rescues rodeo rider Harley Williams (Carleton Carpenter) from drowning. Read More »
Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom? (1993) Shunji Iwai, Yuta Yamazaki, Megumi Okina, Takayuki Sorita

On the day when a fireworks display is planned, Norimichi, Yusuke, and their friends at school in a Japanese seaside town Read More »
The Man in White (2003) Takashi Miike, Masaya Sato, Shôko Aida, Naomi Akimoto

A member of a Yakuza gang exacts revenge on the people responsible for the death of his boss. Read More »
African Treasure (1952) Ford Beebe, Johnny Sheffield, Laurette Luez, Martin Garralaga

Andy Barnes gets word by short wave that two of the three geologists who passed through his district some weeks before were known diamond smugglers Read More »