When romance starts to cool, Ah Ying applies for a job in a film centre. Read More »
Monthly Archives: September 2020
The Mortal Storm (1940) Frank Borzage, Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young
Interesting to note that the film was made in 1940, one year before America’s entry into the European war against Hitler. Read More »
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) Stuart Paton, Allen Holubar, Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton
Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. Read More »
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) James B. Clark, Celia Milius, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel
When her whole tribe disappears from Westerners, Karana and her brother have to survive themselves. Read More »
Not My Type AKA Pas son genre (2014) Lucas Belvaux, Émilie Dequenne, Loïc Corbery, Sandra Nkake
Clément, a young philosophy teacher from Paris is sent to Arras for a year. Read More »
Obit. (2016) Vanessa Gould, Bruce Weber, William McDonald, Margalit Fox
How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at the New York Times. Read More »
The Hound of the Baskervilles AKA Der Hund von Baskerville (1929) Richard Oswald, Carlyle Blackwell, Alexander Murski, Livio Pavanelli
For a tale that has been told on film and television countless times, Der Hund von Baskerville feels startlingly fresh. Read More »
In Dark Places (1997) James C.E. Burke, Joan Severance, Bryan Kestner, John Vargas
Chapelle, a mysterious sexy painter is reunited with her half-brother, Chazz after a 15 year separation. Read More »
The Wig / Gabal (2005) Shin-yeon Won, Min-seo Chae, Jung-sung Lee, Kyeong-bin Rah
In Seoul, Su-Hyeon is terminal with leukemia, and bald due the treatment of chemotherapy. Read More »
The Buried Forest AKA Umoregi (2005) Kôhei Oguri, Tadanobu Asano, Mai Enoki, Tokie Hidari
Machi, a young high school student from a small mountain town, is having fun with her friends Read More »