This film is presented as a documentary on the life of an incompetent, petty criminal called Virgil Starkwell. Read More »
Crime
A Better Tomorrow AKA Ying hung boon sik (1986) John Woo, Lung Ti, Leslie Cheung, Yun-Fat Chow
This story is the tale of two brothers: one a successful counterfeiter Read More »
Thunder and Lightning (1977) Corey Allen, David Carradine, Kate Jackson, Sterling Holloway
A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang Read More »
The Florentine Dagger (1935) Robert Florey, Donald Woods, Margaret Lindsay, C. Aubrey Smith
Juan Cesare, a descendant of the Borgia’s of Vienna, thinks he may have a murder streak in him acquired from his long-dead relatives Read More »
Siberia (1998) Robert Jan Westdijk, Roeland Fernhout, Hugo Metsers, Vlatka Simac
Goof and Hugo are flatmates in Amsterdam who have made a tidy sum from having sex with tourists, then robbing them. Read More »
Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935) James Tinling, Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall
On his return to China, Charlie is honored at a Shanghai banquet for his many accomplishments. Read More »
Reform Girl (1933) Sam Newfield, Noel Francis, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher, Hale Hamilton
A young girl just out of prison and desperate for money finds herself involved Read More »
The City of Lost Souls AKA Hyôryû-gai (2000) Takashi Miike, Teah, Michelle Reis, Kôji Kikkawa
Japanese-Brazilian Mario and Chinese hairdresser Kei are lovers. Read More »
Manon (1949) Henri-Georges Clouzot, Serge Reggiani, Michel Auclair, Cécile Aubry
An adaptation of Abbe Prevost’s classic French novel ‘Manon Lescaut’, updated to post-World War II France Read More »
Murder by Contract (1958) Irving Lerner, Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi
Claude is a young man with a regular job, no history of trouble with the law and no chance of making any real money. Read More »