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Monthly Archives: March 2021
Lovers of Paris / Pot Bouille (1957) Julien Duvivier, Gérard Philipe, Dany Carrel, Jacques Duby

Young, handsome, dashing but cynical, Octave Mouret arrives in Paris, determined to conquer the belles of the capital. Read More »
Silent Raiders (1954) Richard Bartlett, Earle Lyon, Jeanette Bordeaux

American-produced-directed-written films by Richard Bartlett and Earle Lyon were guaranteed to resemble something Read More »
The Flying Fool (1929) Tay Garnett, William Boyd, Marie Prevost, Tom O’Brien

Bill Taylor, World War I flying ace is a hot-shot barnstormer, with his kid-brother, Jimmy, as one of his crew members. Read More »
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958) Budd Boetticher, Randolph Scott, Craig Stevens, Barry Kelley

On his way home to West Texas, Tom Buchanan rides into the Californian border town of Agry Read More »
Venice/Venice (1992) Henry Jaglom, Nelly Alard, Melissa Leo

Dean is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as the Official U.S. Read More »
Stolen Desire / Nusumareta yokujô (1958) Shôhei Imamura, Osamu Takizawa, Shin’ichi Yanagisawa, Hiroyuki Nagato

A rambunctious and ribald tale of a troupe of travelling actors who alternate highlights of kabuki theatre with strip shows. Read More »
Lethal Weapon (1987) Richard Donner, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey

Nearing retirement, a strait-laced LAPD detective gets teamed up with an unhinged cop Read More »
Death in Venice (1981) Tony Palmer, Robert Gard, John Shirley-Quirk, James Bowman

Gustav Von Aschenbach, a passionate composer, arrives in Venice as a result  Read More »
Plank Face (2016) Scott Schirmer, Nathan Barrett, Susan M. Martin, Brigid Macaulay

A man is taken captive by a feral family in the deep woods. Read More »