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Monthly Archives: January 2020
The Decks Ran Red (1958) Andrew L. Stone, James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford

Danger and suspense sail the high seas in this nautical thriller that some commentators call uncommonly fierce for its time. Read More »
Omnibus – Made in Ealing (1986) Alan Yentob, Richard Attenborough, Jill Balcon, Michael Balcon

A BBC Omnibus special documentary about Ealing Studios Read More »
Tea Party (1965) Charles Jarrott, Leo McKern, Vivien Merchant, Jennifer Wright

A self-made millionaire of humble origins acquires a new secretary just before he is due to marry a woman of aristocratic lineage. Read More »
Caged (2011) Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Chantal Demming, Babette Holtmann, Victor Reinier

After years of suppressing her desires, Stella finds she can no longer ignore her deep-rooted longings. Read More »
Breakaway (1956) Henry Cass, Tom Conway, Michael Balfour, Honor Blackman

When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin’s top secret agents Read More »
Gokuaku bôzu / Wicked Priest (1968) Kiyoshi Saeki, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Tsu Ishiyama

During the Taisho Period (early 1920’s) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. Read More »
A Night Out (1967) Christopher Morahan, Tony Selby, Anna Wing, Avril Elgar

Albert, a shy and repressed young man who lives with his mother, is persuaded to go for “a night out” with his workmates; it turns nightmarish. Read More »
Sparrows (1926) William Beaudine, Tom McNamara, Mary Pickford, Roy Stewart, Mary Louise Miller

Evil Mr.Grimes keeps a rag-tag bunch orphans on his farm deep in a swamp in the US South. Read More »
Murder at the Gallop (1963) George Pollock, Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley

The old and wealthy Mr. Enderby dies of a heart attack but the ever suspicious Miss Marple has her doubts. Read More »