A rebellious young man, just released from reform school, returns home only to come into conflict with his father. Read More »
Monthly Archives: February 2021
Desire (1936) Frank Borzage, Marlene Dietrich, Gary Cooper, John Halliday
Madeleine steals a string of pearls in Paris and uses US engineer Tom, who is driving on his vacation to Spain Read More »
Pornography and the Holocaust AKA Stalags (2008) Ari Libsker
Documentary film about pornographic Stalag fiction books popular in Israel until the time of the Adolf Eichmann trial. Read More »
Bop Girl Goes Calypso (1957) Howard W. Koch, Judy Tyler, Bobby Troup, Margo Woode
To prove his theory that rock and roll is on its way out, a sociologist tries to convince a “bop” singer Read More »
Hot Water (1924) Fred C. Newmeyer, Harold Lloyd, Jobyna Ralston, Josephine Crowell
Episodic look at married life and in-law problems. Adventures include a ride on a crowded trolley with a live turkey Read More »
Law of the Pampas (1939) Nate Watt, William Boyd, Russell Hayden, Sidney Toler
Hoppy and Lucky deliver cattle to Valdez in Argentina. Merritt is after Valdez’s ranch and has his son and daughter killed, supposedly in an accident. Read More »
Quiet Is the Night AKA Wsród nocnej ciszy (1978) Tadeusz Chmielewski, Antonina Barczewska, Henryk Bista, Jerzy Bonczak
A psychological detective story about a police hunt for the murderer of young boys. Read More »
Making Plans for Lena AKA Non ma fille, tu n’iras pas danser (2009) Christophe Honoré, Chiara Mastroianni, Marina Foïs, Marie-Christine Barrault
Ever since she broke up with Nigel, Lena soldiers on through life as best she can with her two kids. Read More »
The Virgin’s Bed AKA Le lit de la vierge (1969) Philippe Garrel, Zouzou, Pierre Clémenti, Tina Aumont
30 year old child enters the new city, riding on a donkey. He says he is the Savior. Read More »
Johnny on the Run (1953) Lewis Gilbert, Eugeniusz Chylek, Sydney Tafler, Michael Balfour
A superb early work by illustrious British director Lewis Gilbert (Alfie, You Only Live Twice) Read More »
A Matter of Time (1976) Vincente Minnelli, Liza Minnelli, Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer
Nina has just started working as a chambermaid in Rome’s Imperial Hotel, a once grand but now slightly run down establishment. Read More »
Harry’s War (1981) Kieth Merrill, Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle
Harry Johnson’s aunt is a rich eccentric with an extensive collection of military memorabilia, who also happens to be in a fight with the IRS. Read More »
I Am Nero AKA Soy Nero (2016) Rafi Pitts, Rory Cochrane, Khleo Thomas, Joel McKinnon Miller
Nero, a deported Mexican, returns illegally to the U.S in search of his identity. An intimate portrait of a I9 year old Latino Read More »
God’s Puzzle AKA Kamisama no pazuru (2008) Takashi Miike, Hayato Ichihara, Mitsuki Tanimura, Ken’ichi Endô
A set of twins — one a hard-working student and the other a drifter Read More »
The Chair (1988) Waldemar Korzeniowsky, James Coco, Trini Alvarado, Paul Benedict
A psychologist, a psychiatrist and a prison warden open up a long-closed prison Read More »