Socially prominent Michael Ashburn, is the chief assistant to Rufus Trent Read More »
Daily Archives: April 18, 2022
The Christmas Tree / L’arbre de Noël (1969) Terence Young, William Holden, Virna Lisi, Bourvil
Since the death of his mother, Pascal, ten years old, spends his holidays with his father Read More »
The Statue (1971) Rod Amateau, David Niven, Virna Lisi, Robert Vaughn
Bolt, a British linguist, develops a universal language, so he’s a sudden sensation Read More »
Gulf Road / Wangan Doro (1984) Yôichi Higashi, Masao Kusakari, Kanako Higuchi, Kaoru Kobayashi
21st century modern love in 80s Japan. Carried out with absolute smoothness, confidence, and nuance. Read More »
Contagion (1987) Karl Zwicky, John Doyle, Nicola Bartlett, Ray Barrett
A real estate agent is lured to a run-down mansion only to be trapped and tortured by ghosts. Read More »
The Valley of Decision (1945) Tay Garnett, Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp
Mary Rafferty comes from a poor family of steel mill workers in 19th Century Pittsburgh. Read More »
The Last Mile (1932) Samuel Bischoff, Howard Phillips, Preston Foster, George E. Stone
Richard Walters is condemned to death for a murder he claims not to have committed. Read More »
Jewels of Brandenburg (1947) Eugene Forde, Richard Travis, Micheline Cheirel, Leonard Strong
Johnny Vickers is a US government agent operating in London. Read More »
It’s Hard to Be Good (1948) Jeffrey Dell, Anne Crawford, Jimmy Hanley, Raymond Huntley
A conscientious captain emerges from the war with ambitions to spread peace Read More »
The Ox / Oxen (1991) Sven Nykvist, Stellan Skarsgård, Ewa Fröling, Erland Josephson
In desperation brought on by near-starvation, Helge Roos kills his master’s ox Read More »