Based on the true story of the 1963 British Royal Mail robbery, this late ’60s British caper film was directed by Peter Yates a year before he made the action classic Bullitt in the States. Read More »
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Kokoro / The Heart (1955) Kon Ichikawa, Masayuki Mori, Michiyo Aratama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Drama
Kon Ichikawa’s rich adaptation of Natsume Soseki’s classic novel depicts a complex relationship between a student and an older man he calls “sensei.” Read More »
Kenny and Company (1976) Don Coscarelli, Dan McCann, A. Michael Baldwin, Jeff Roth, Comedy, Drama
Several days in the life of Kenny, a typical 12-year-old, and his friends. Kenny goes through all the activities that most of us went through as kids as he and his friends prepare for Halloween. Along the way, Kenny deals with such childhood issues as bullies and his first crush on a girl.
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Turk 182! (1985) Bob Clark, Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall, Action, Comedy
Jimmy Lynch is angry because his older brother, who was injured as a result of an off duty fire rescue, is denied benefits by the city. Read More »
The Lady Vanishes (1938) Alfred Hitchcock, Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Mystery, Thriller
In Alfred Hitchcock’s most quick-witted and devilish comic thriller, the beautiful Margaret Lockwood, traveling across Europe by train Read More »
Hiroshima (1953) Hideo Sekigawa, Eiji Okada, Yumeji Tsukioka, Yoshi Katô, Drama
“Hiroshima” is a feature film directed by Hideo Sekigawa and was independently produced outside of major studio system in 1953. Read More »
Class of ’74 (1972) Mack Bing, Arthur Marks, Pat Woodell, Marki Bey, Sondra Currie, Drama, Romance
Inhibited college student Gabriella slowly learns about how awesome sex and ’70s-style free love is, with the help of her three significantly more experienced roommates.
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Rebecca (1940) Alfred Hitchcock, Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, George Sanders, Film-Noir, Mystery, Drama
Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. Read More »
Circuitry Man (1990) Steven Lovy, Jim Metzler, Dana Wheeler-Nicholson, Lu Leonard, Action, Comedy, Crime, Sci-Fi
In a future where most humans have moved underground to escape the pollution, one of the few pleasures left is a kind of narcotic in the form of chips which can be plugged directly into the brain. Read More »
Blue City (1986) Michelle Manning, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, David Caruso, Action, Crime, Drama
Returning to the small Florida town where he grew up, Billy Turner (Nelson) learns that his father has been killed. Read More »