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Daily Archives: June 8, 2021
Ermo (1994) Xiaowen Zhou, Liya Ai, Peiqi Liu, Zhijun Ge

Women’s roles and consumerism in a Chinese village. The independent Ermo supports Read More »
Sella Turcica (2010) Fred Vogel, Camille Keaton, Damien A. Maruscak, Harvey Daniels

Sgt. Bradley Roback (Damien A. Maruscak) returns home from active duty after a mysterious Read More »
Kingdom of Jirocho 3 / Jirochô sangokushi daisanbu (1964) Masahiro Makino, Kôji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Sakuma, Eitarô Shindô

The oft-filmed tale of real-life yakuza boss Shimizu no Jirocho is told this time by Masahiro Makino Read More »
The Great White Hope (1970) Martin Ritt, James Earl Jones, Jane Alexander, Lou Gilbert

Boxer Jack Jefferson (James Earl Jones) is the world’s reigning heavyweight boxing champion. Read More »
A Woman Alone (1936) Eugene Frenke, Anna Sten, Henry Wilcoxon, Viola Keats

A peasant girl working as a maid in 19th-century Russia has a dangerous love affair with a military officer. Read More »
Home for Christmas (1978) Rick Hancox

Here is the quintessential Hancox ‘personal documentary,’ a film in which both the production Read More »
Love Crazy (1941) Jack Conway, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Gail Patrick

Steve and Susan Ireland are about to celebrate their 4th wedding anniversary by re-enacting their first date. Read More »
Helpless (1996) Shinji Aoyama, Tadanobu Asano, Ken Mitsuishi, Yôichirô Saitô

Yasuo is a gangster just released from jail. Believing his boss double-crossed him Read More »
Sylvia Plath: Inside the Bell Jar (2018) Teresa Griffiths, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Tristine Skyler, Frieda Hughes

The story of Sylvia Plath’s seminal novel The Bell Jar as well as the parallels between her life and the book. Read More »