The title, in British police parlance of the day, defines a petty crook whose criminal activities are minor and legal-borderline Read More »
Crime
The Runaway Bus (1954) Val Guest, Marianne Stone, Lionel Murton, Lisa Gastoni
When heavy fog prevents all aircraft from leaving London airport, a group of passengers take an airline bus Read More »
Born Winner (1976) Aldo Lado, Joe Dallesandro, Eleonora Giorgi, Massimo Ranieri
A young man whose passions are money, beautiful women Read More »
Handle with Care (1967) Guido Zurli, Rod Dana, Luisa Rivelli, Spela Rozin
Secret agent Mark Roberts is described by his very angry boss as a “lascivious pleasure seeking sybarite”. Read More »
The Los Angeles Ripper (2011) Craig J. McIntyre, Celeste Marie Martinez, Randy Tobin, Ava Rose
Kristy White moves to Los Angeles to stay with her dysfunctional aunt Peggy Read More »
Chinatown Nights (1929) William A. Wellman, Wallace Beery, Florence Vidor, Warner Oland
Joan Fry, a society woman, falls in love with Chuck Riley, the white-leader of a powerful gang in Chinatown Read More »
Blackmailer (1936) Gordon Wiles, William Gargan, Florence Rice, H.B. Warner
An inept Police Inspector Killian (Paul Hurst) is assigned to investigate a blackmail case Read More »
Teenage Hitchhikers (1975) Gerri Sedley, Chris Jordan, Sandra Peabody, Claire Wilbur
Mouse and Bird are a couple of sassy and sexy young hitchhikers who embark on a cross country trip in search of freedom, excitement, and independence. Read More »
One Hundred Steps (2000) Marco Tullio Giordana, Luigi Lo Cascio, Luigi Maria Burruano, Lucia Sardo
“I cento passi” (one hundred steps) was the distance between the Impastatos’ house and the house of Tano Badalamenti Read More »
Who Knows? (2001) Jacques Rivette, Jeanne Balibar, Sergio Castellitto, Marianne Basler
The theatre world is a familiar setting for the films of Rivette. In Va savoir, the characters, all quick-witted Read More »