An arrogant young actress doesn’t want to play “young” parts anymore, and runs off. Read More »
Daily Archives: June 14, 2021
Tol’able David (1921) Henry King, Richard Barthelmess, Gladys Hulette, Walter P. Lewis
When three thuggish men are responsible for the death of his father and the crippling of his brother Read More »
Bed and Sofa / Tretya meshchanskaya (1927) Abram Room, Vladimir Fogel, Nikolay Batalov, Lyudmila Semyonova
A married couple have a small apartment in Moscow. Read More »
The Savage Is Loose (1974) George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, John David Carson
In 1902, John, his wife Maida (his real-life wife) and their infant son David Read More »
Eternity / Éternité (2016) Anh Hung Tran, Audrey Tautou, Bérénice Bejo, Mélanie Laurent
At the end of the 19th century, Valentine, aged 20, married Jules. Read More »
Victory (1919) Maurice Tourneur, Jack Holt, Seena Owen, Wallace Beery
Axel Heyst, an uncommitted wanderer, has settled on an island in the South Seas. Read More »
Forward, Soviet! / Shagay, sovet! (1926) Dziga Vertov
Dziga Vertov records the achievements, and some failures, of the Moscow soviet. Read More »
The Music Machine (1979) Ian Sharp, Gerry Sundquist, David Easter, Michael Feast
Lovely live venue The Music Machine in Camden provides Read More »
Easy to Love (1953) Charles Walters, Esther Williams, Van Johnson, Tony Martin
Set against the background of Florida’s Cypress Gardens, and featuring many stretches Read More »
Hi Diddle Diddle (1943) Andrew L. Stone, Friz Freleng, Adolphe Menjou, Martha Scott, Pola Negri
When the bride’s mother is supposedly swindled out of her money by a spurned suitor Read More »