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Monthly Archives: April 2023
Men Call It Love (1931) Edgar Selwyn, Adolphe Menjou, Leila Hyams, Norman Foster

A well-off bachelor finds himself at a loss for what to do when a married woman Read More »
Flame of Calcutta (1953) Seymour Friedman, Denise Darcel, Patric Knowles, Paul Cavanagh

This melodrama, set in India during the 1760s, tells the story of the beautiful daughter of a dead French official. Read More »
The Golden Horde (1951) George Sherman, Ann Blyth, David Farrar, George Macready

In 1220, a small band of English crusaders arrives at Samarkand in Central Asia, just as the city Read More »
Rabbit, Run (1970) Jack Smight, James Caan, Anjanette Comer, Carrie Snodgress

Harry and Janice Angstrom of Reading, Pennsylvania, have a young adolescent son, Nelson Angstrom. Read More »
The Crazy-Quilt (1966) John Korty, Tom Rosqui, Ina Mela, Ellen Frye

A man with no illusions marries a young woman who is brimming with idealism. Read More »
Don’t Raise the Bridge, Lower the River (1968) Jerry Paris, Jerry Lewis, Terry-Thomas, Jacqueline Pearce

George Lester is a man who is chasing rainbows, looking for the pot of gold at the end. Read More »
Bound for Glory (1976) Hal Ashby, David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon

This film is an excellent biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America’s greatest folk singers. Read More »
Hello Hemingway (1990) Fernando Pérez, Laura De la Uz, Raúl Paz, Herminia Sánchez

A young girl’s academic asperation conflict with her family’s struggle against poverty. Read More »
Les princes (1983) Tony Gatlif, Gérard Darmon, Muse Dalbray, Céline Militon, Concha Tavora

The earlier “Les Princes” is a savage and angry work about a proud people trying Read More »