
This is a remake of the classic “The Housemaid” (aka Hayo). This time it takes place on a chicken farm run by the wife. Read More »
Monthly Archives: March 2020
The Night Is Young (1935) Dudley Murphy, Ramon Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth

Based on a story by Vicki Baum, the Sigmund Romberg-Oscar Hammerstein operetta The Night is Young is set in Vienna during the Franz Josef era. Read More »
Ten Gentlemen from West Point (1942) Henry Hathaway, George Montgomery, Maureen O’Hara, John Sutton

Among those who are fighting to have Congress re-establish the military academy at West Point Read More »
The Maids (1975) Christopher Miles, Glenda Jackson, Susannah York, Vivien Merchant

A film version of Genet’s play. Two maids, Solange and Claire, hate their employers and Read More »
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle AKA Rippu Van Winkuru no hanayome (2016) Shunji Iwai, Haru Kuroki, Cocco, Gô Ayano

Nanami is an apathetic, part-time junior high school teacher, whose only solace comes from connecting Read More »
Flower Drum Song (1961) Henry Koster, Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Benson Fong

Chinese stowaway Mei Li (Miyoshi Umeki) arrives in San Francisco with her father to meet her fiancé, wealthy nightclub owner Sammy Fong (Jack Soo) Read More »
The Exiles (1961) Kent Mackenzie, Yvonne Williams, Homer Nish, Tom Reynolds

Native Americans in Los Angeles. For 12 hours one Friday night, from late afternoon until dawn, we follow a handful of urban Indians. Read More »
The Haunting Passion (1983) John Korty, Jane Seymour, Gerald McRaney, Millie Perkins

Dan was a successful football player, but when his contract expired recently, it wasn’t renewed due to his age. Read More »
Brutal Tales of Chivalry 4 (1967) Masahiro Makino, Ken Takakura, Ryô Ikebe, Sumiko Fuji

Fourth film in the “Shôwa Zankyôden” series. This expression means duty, obligations, and rules obeyed by gangsters and outlaws in the pre-Shôwa era. Read More »
Death of a Salesman (1951) Laslo Benedek, Fredric March, Mildred Dunnock, Kevin McCarthy

Based on Arthur Miller’s famous play. Willy Loman is an over-the-hill salesman who faces a personal turning point Read More »