After a convenience store robbery, three unidentified men hold a group of people hostage in a hospital. Read More »
Crime
The Lower Depths (1936) Jean Renoir, Jean Gabin, Suzy Prim, Louis Jouvet
Voted 1936’s best picture by a circle of prestigious French critics, Jean Renoir’s The Lower Depths (Les Bas-Fonds) is based on the “gutter” play by Russian author Maxim Gorky. Read More »
Mr. and Mrs. North (1942) Robert B. Sinclair, Gracie Allen, William Post Jr., Paul Kelly
Jerry North (William Post Jr.) and his wife, Pam (Gracie Allen)return home after a night away in a holiday spirit. Read More »
Escapement (1958) Montgomery Tully, David Paltenghi, Rod Cameron, Mary Murphy, Meredith Edwards
Jeff Keenan, insurance investigator, checks out the car-crash death of film star Clark Denver in the south of France. Read More »
Alley Cat (2000) Kon Ichikawa, Kôji Yakusho, Yûko Asano, Tsurutarô Kataoka
Samurai Koheita Mochizuki, who goes by the nickname Dora-Heita, meaning “alley cat” or “playboy” Read More »
Flame of the Islands (1956) Edward Ludwig, Yvonne De Carlo, Howard Duff, Zachary Scott
The story of a café singer who buys a gambling casino, and the men who fall in love with her. Read More »
Taxi! (1932) Roy Del Ruth, James Cagney
Amidst a backdrop of growing violence and intimidation, independent cab drivers struggling against a consolidated juggernaut rally around hot-tempered Matt Nolan. Read More »
The Lucky Stiff (1949) Lewis R. Foster
Semi-successful lawyer John Malone is intrigued by local night club singer Anna Marie St. Clair. Read More »
Elephant (2003) Gus Van Sant, Elias McConnell, Alex Frost, Eric Deulen
A day in the lives of a group of average teenage high school students. Read More »
To Die For (1995) Gus Van Sant, Nicole Kidman, Matt Dillon, Joaquin Phoenix
Suzanne Stone (Maretto) knows exactly what she wants. She wants to be a television newscaster and she is willing to do anything to get what she wants. Read More »