
The film tells the story of a circus performer who falls in love with the son of a plantation owner in antebellum New Orleans. Read More »
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How Strange to Be Named Federico (2013) Ettore Scola, Tommaso Lazotti, Maurizio De Santis, Giacomo Lazotti, Biography

An exciting and visionary portrait of the master filmmaker Federico Fellini, based on the memories and the feelings of his great friend director Ettore Scola. Read More »
Big Trouble (1986) John Cassavetes, Peter Falk, Alan Arkin, Beverly D’Angelo, Comedy

Leonard Hoffman is an insurance salesman struggling to make ends meet. The fact that he has triplet sons who all want to go to Yale isn’t making things any easier. Read More »
Saga of the Phoenix (1990) Ngai Choi Lam, Sze Yu Lau, Biao Yuen, Gloria Yip, Loletta Lee, Action, Adventure, Fantasy

The Holy Maiden of Hell, Ashura possesses immense power that can destroy humanity. Read More »
S.O.S. Noronha (1957) Georges Rouquier, Jean Marais, Yves Massard, José Lewgoy, Adventure, Drama, Thriller

Story of a group of radio-men, on the isle of Noronha, off the coast of Brazil, whose post was attacked by escaped convicts Read More »
Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror (1942) John Rawlins, Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Evelyn Ankers, Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

When a Nazi saboteur jeeringly predicts to the nation new depredations, via their radio ‘Voice of Terror’ Read More »
Ball of Fire (1941) Howard Hawks, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oskar Homolka, Comedy, Romance

Sexy, wisecracking nightclub singer Sugarpuss O’Shea is a hot tomato who needs to be kept on ice Read More »
The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972) Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Drama

From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters, Ruth and Matilda. Read More »
Gone with the Wind (1939) Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh, Thomas Mitchell, Drama, History, Romance, War

Scarlett is a woman who can deal with a nation at war, Atlanta burning, the Union Army carrying off everything from her beloved Tara, the carpetbaggers who arrive after the war. Read More »
Secrets of Women (1952) Ingmar Bergman, Anita Björk, Eva Dahlbeck, Maj-Britt Nilsson

Rakel, Marta, Karin and Annette are married to four brothers. Read More »