
Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she’ll use Millie, an aging French star. Read More »
Monthly Archives: November 2025
Charles, Dead or Alive (1969) Alain Tanner

On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva Read More »
The Kid from the Big Apple / Wo lai zi Niu Yue (2016) Jess Teong, Lung Ti, Sarah Tan, Jessica Hester Hsuan

Elders see the younger generations as eyesores because of their overly ‘westernised’ (wild/ care free) behaviour and poor moral’s. Read More »
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) Budd Boetticher, Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewellery thieves. Read More »
Living Dangerously (1936) Herbert Brenon, Otto Kruger, Leonora Corbett, Francis Lister

Adapted from a long-running play by Reginald Simpson and Frank Gregory, Living Dangerously stars Otto Kruger as Dr. Norton. Read More »
Ready, Willing and Able (1937) Ray Enright, Ruby Keeler, Lee Dixon, Allen Jenkins

Ruby Keeler, as charmingly ingenuous as ever, plays Jane, a college student with show-biz aspirations. Read More »
Fig Leaves (1926) Howard Hawks, George O’Brien, Olive Borden, Phyllis Haver

In the modern day (1920s) story, Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. Read More »
The Devil Queen / A Rainha Diaba (1974) Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, Milton Gonçalves, Odete Lara, Stepan Nercessian

In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the homosexual drug dealer lord Rainha Diaba (Milton Gonçalves) Read More »
De dans van de reiger (1966) Fons Rademakers, Gunnel Lindblom, Jean Desailly, Van Doude

The rich and conservative Edward can not forgive his younger wife who had been unfaithful. She’s trying to get his attention by flirting with a Dutch tourist. Read More »
Maria no Oyuki / Oyuki, the Virgin (1935) Kenji Mizoguchi

During a war in the 19th century, a village linked to rebellious forces is attacked by the government army Read More »