
What happens when a man and a woman share a common passion? They fall in love. And this is what happens to Jean-René, the boss of a small chocolate factory Read More »
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Go for Sisters (2013) John Sayles, LisaGay Hamilton, Yolonda Ross, Edward James Olmos, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Fontayne is enlisted by Bernice – her estranged old friend and current parole officer – along with a disgraced cop to search for Bernice’s son, who went missing on the Mexican border.
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Bayou Maharajah (2013) Lily Keber, James Booker, Joe Boyd, Douglas Brinkley, Documentary, History, Music

Bayou Maharajah explores the life and music of New Orleans piano legend James Booker, the man Dr. John described as “the best black, gay, one-eyed junkie piano genius New Orleans has ever produced.” Read More »
Battle of the Coral Sea (1959) Paul Wendkos, Cliff Robertson, Gia Scala, Teru Shimada, Drama, War, Action

In 1942 submarine commander Jeff Conway secretly photographs Japanese aircraft carriers in the Coral Sea. Read More »
Vengeance Can Wait (2010) Masanori Tominaga, Tadanobu Asano, Minami, Eiko Koike

Director Tominaga Masanori (Pandora’s Box) brings Motoya Yukiko’s offbeat play Ranbo to Taiki Read More »
Zhi fa xian feng / Righting Wrongs (1986) Corey Yuen, Biao Yuen, Cynthia Rothrock, Melvin Wong, Action, Crime, Thriller

Yuen Biao plays Jason Chan a lawyer, angry at the way the law seems to protect the bad guys, he decides to take the law into his own hands Read More »
La coupure / Torn Apart (2006) Jean Châteauvert, Jean-François Boisvenue, Manon Brunelle, Valérie Cantin, Drama

Two people are caught up in an all-consuming and forbidden love in this drama, the first feature from director Jean Chateuvert. Read More »
The Incredible Melting Man (1977) William Sachs, Alex Rebar, Burr DeBenning, Myron Healey, Horror, Sci-Fi

“You’ve never seen anything til you’ve seen the Sun through the rings of Saturn,” exclaims Alex Rebar. Read More »
El bosque animado / The Enchanted Forest (1987) José Luis Cuerda, Alfredo Landa, Alejandra Grepi, Tito Valverde, Comedy, Fantasy

In the fantastic world of the “bosque animado” meet some people who have been transported to this place by a magic force. Now their histories cross one another.
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No abras nunca esa puerta / Never Open That Door (1952) Carlos Hugo Christensen, Ángel Magaña, Renée Dumas, Nicolás Fregues, Mystery, Thriller

Two separate episodes that have in common the door which separates good from evil. Read More »