Charlie Bubbles, a writer, up from the working class of Manchester, England, who, in the course of becoming prematurely rich and famous Read More »
Comedy
Winter Carnival (1939) Charles Reisner, Ann Sheridan, Richard Carlson, Helen Parrish, Comedy, Drama
This romance is set during the Dartmouth College Winter Carnival and follows the exploits of a woman recently divorced from a count who has returned to her alma mater for the annual carnival. Read More »
Heres to the girls (1949) Keisuke Kinoshita, Shûji Sano, Setsuko Hara, Sugisaku Aoyama, Comedy, Romance
Keizo Ishizu (Shuji Sano), owner of a car shop in Tokyo, meets Yasuko Ikeda (Setsuko Hara), the daughter of a former aristocratic family, on a matchmaking date arranged by Mr. Sato (Takeshi Sakamoto), a regular customer. Read More »
Ensayo de un crimen / The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz (1955) Luis Buñuel, Ernesto Alonso, Miroslava, Rita Macedo, Comedy, Crime, Drama
A bizarre black comedy about a man whose overwhelming ambition in life is to be a renowned serial killer of women, and will stop at nothing to achieve it – but not everything goes according to plan… Read More »
La Cage aux Folles 3: The Wedding (1985) Georges Lautner, Michel Serrault, Ugo Tognazzi, Antonella Interlenghi, Comedy
Third and final version of the La Cage aux Folles series has Renato’s drag queen lover Albin learning that he can inherit a vast fortune from a distant relative. Read More »
Up in Central Park (1948) William A. Seiter, Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price, Comedy, Musical
A newspaper reporter and the daughter of an immigrant maintenance man help expose political corruption in New York City. Read More »
Michael Shayne: Private Detective (1940) Eugene Forde, Lloyd Nolan, Marjorie Weaver, Joan Valerie, Comedy, Mystery, Drama
Millionaire sportsman Hiram Brighton hires gumshoe Michael Shayne to keep his spoiled daughter Phyllis away from racetrack betting windows and roulette wheels. Read More »
The Amazing Mrs. Holliday (1943) Bruce Manning, Jean Renoir, Deanna Durbin, Edmond O’Brien, Barry Fitzgerald, Comedy, Drama
Making her first film appearance since 1941, Deanna Durbin plays the title role in The Amazing Mrs. Holliday. Truth to tell, however, there is no Mrs. Holliday: it’s the guise assumed by idealistic missionary Ruth (Durbin) to sneak a group of Chinese war orphans into the US. Read More »
Shadows In Paradise / Varjoja paratiisissa (1986) Aki Kaurismäki, Matti Pellonpää, Kati Outinen, Sakari Kuosmanen, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Only connect. In gray, class-conscious Helsinki, Nikander is a stoic, solitary garbage man. Cigarettes, coffee, bingo games, and English lessons border his circumscribed life. Read More »
Safety Last (1923) Fred C. Newmeyer, Sam Taylor, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Bill Strother, Comedy, Thriller
In 1922, the country boy Harold says goodbye to his mother and his girlfriend Mildred in the train station and leaves Great Bend expecting to be successful in the big city. Read More »