
In the time of the Arabian Nights, the city of Baghdad is ruled by Sultan Ali Bajazeth but actually controlled by the scheming Grand Vizier Ghamal. Read More »
Monthly Archives: June 2020
Riff-Raff (1991) Ken Loach, Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman

The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer Read More »
Crimson Gold AKA Talaye sorkh (2003) Jafar Panahi, Hossain Emadeddin, Kamyar Sheisi, Azita Rayeji

For Hussein, a pizza delivery driver, the imbalance of the social system is thrown in his face wherever he turns. Read More »
Northwest Territory (1951) Frank McDonald, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Gloria Saunders

Fort McKenzie prospector Pop Kellogg, just before the arrival of his newly-orphaned grandson Billy Read More »
Satan Tempts with Love AKA Der Satan lockt mit Liebe (1960) Rudolf Jugert, Belinda Lee, Joachim Hansen, Ivan Desny

After escaping from prison, Carlos meets the naive Robert on a train. Read More »
The Quatermass Conclusion (1979) Piers Haggard, John Mills, Simon MacCorkindale, Barbara Kellerman

A separate screenplay by Nigel Kneale for theaters, parallel to the 1979 Quatermass four part mini-series. Read More »
The Champion AKA Shôri-sha (1957) Umetsugu Inoue, Yûjirô Ishihara, Keiji Itami, Mie Kitahara

Intersecting circles of obligation link a former boxer, the youth he vows to make a champion Read More »
The King’s Thief (1955) Robert Z. Leonard, Hugo Fregonese, Ann Blyth, Edmund Purdom, David Niven

Lady Mary’s father is innocently accused of treason and is executed. It is the king’s evil chancellor, the duke of Brampton Read More »
Yukon Manhunt (1951) Frank McDonald, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Gail Davis

Canadian Mountie Rod Webb (Kirby Grant) has been assigned to the case where three messengers carrying Kenmore Mine payrolls have been robbed and murdered. Read More »
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) Valerie Spencer, John Landis, Jonathan Kuntz

Various film historians, film makers, and cultural commentators discuss the cultural, political, economic Read More »