A struggling director is offered the opportunity to direct a Cat-III film to revive his career. Read More »
Comedy
Out of the Blue (2008) Yigal Bursztyn, Alon Aboutboul, Moshe Ivgy, Dorit Bar-Or
This is a little like an extended but half-serious variation on the “Uptown Girl” song video where the working-class guy meets the beautiful model from the billboard. Read More »
Le dolci signore (1968) Luigi Zampa, Ursula Andress, Virna Lisi, Claudine Auger
In this delightful romantic comedy, four beautiful women attempt to deal with their sexual frustrations in fashionable Rome society. Read More »
Les yeux clairs / Pale eyes (2005) Jérôme Bonnell, Nathalie Boutefeu, Marc Citti, Judith Rémy
Fanny lives with her brother and his girlfriend in their long time dead parents’ house. Read More »
Having a Wild Weekend AKA Catch Us If You Can (1965) John Boorman, The Dave Clark Five, Barbara Ferris, David Lodge
Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. Read More »
Festival in Cannes (2001) Henry Jaglom, Anouk Aimée, Rachel Bailit, Greta Scacchi
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 »
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 »
Cousin cousine (1975) Jean-Charles Tacchella, Marie-Christine Barrault, Victor Lanoux, Marie-France Pisier
Two distant cousins meet for the first time at a wedding banquet for an elderly couple. Read More »
MURDER and murder (1996) Yvonne Rainer, Joanna Merlin, Kathleen Chalfant, Catherine Kellner
Mildred and Doris are two middle-aged white women, from very different backgrounds, who become lovers and set up house together. Read More »