A Chinese aphorism says that although the poet dreams he is a butterfly, it is perhaps instead Read More »
Monthly Archives: August 2023
Alexandrie… New York (2004) Youssef Chahine, Mahmoud Hemida, Ahmed Yehia, Youssra
Yehia, an Egyptian director from Alexandria goes to New York Read More »
Touch Me in the Morning (1999) Giuseppe Andrews, Bill Nowlin, Ruth Estes
Guiseppe Andrews stars as Coney Island, a young man who is dealing with a lot of the issues facing today’s youth Read More »
A Brutal Game AKA Un jeu brutal (1983) Jean-Claude Brisseau, Bruno Cremer, Emmanuelle Debever, María Luisa García
A strict father imposes impossible guidelines on his disabled daughter which reflect his secret, tortured life. Read More »
Pauline at the Beach AKA Pauline à la plage (1983) Eric Rohmer, Amanda Langlet, Arielle Dombasle, Pascal Greggory
Fifteen year old Pauline and her older cousin, model-shaped Marion, go to the emptying Atlantic Read More »
Morning Glory (1933) Lowell Sherman, Katharine Hepburn, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Adolphe Menjou
When a naively innocent, aspiring actress arrives on the Broadway scene Read More »
Winner Take All (1932) Roy Del Ruth, James Cagney, Marian Nixon, Guy Kibbee
Young boxer Jim Hunt, resting at a New Mexico “health ranch,” meets and falls for Peggy Harmon Read More »
Too Beautiful for You AKA Trop belle pour toi (1989) Bertrand Blier, Gérard Depardieu, Josiane Balasko, Carole Bouquet
A car dealer, well-to-do and with a beautiful wife, finds himself attracted Read More »
Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts (2007) Scott Hicks, Philip Glass, Holly Critchlow, Chuck Close
Academy Award®-nominated director Scott Hicks (“Shine”) documents an eventful year Read More »
Tightrope (1984) Richard Tuggle, Clint Eastwood, Geneviève Bujold, Dan Hedaya
Wes Block (Clint Eastwood) is a detective who’s put on the case of a serial killer Read More »