An ogre keeps in his castle two children, whom he intends to eat. Read More »
Drama
The Big Operator (1959) Charles F. Haas, Mickey Rooney, Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren
Bill Gibson is Little Joe’s nemesis and is one of the men who can testify that he saw the labor boss in an incriminating Read More »
Love in the City (1953) L’amore in città
Six separate episodes: would-be suicides discuss their despair. A provincial dance hall. Read More »
Lili Marleen (1981) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Hanna Schygulla, Giancarlo Giannini, Mel Ferrer
In Switzerland, German singer Willie falls in love with Jewish composer, Robert, who offers resistance to the Nazis by helping refugees. Read More »
Adventure in Washington (1941) Alfred E. Green, Herbert Marshall, Virginia Bruce, Gene Reynolds
A senator hires a young hooligan as a senate page, but when the kid gives away valuable information to a conniving businessman Read More »
Night and Fog in Japan (1960) Nagisa Ôshima, Miyuki Kuwano, Fumio Watanabe, Masahiko Tsugawa
Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense Read More »
L’homme et l’enfant (1956) Raoul André, Eddie Constantine, Juliette Gréco, Folco Lulli
The “man” is Eddie Constantine; the “child” is Eddie’s adopted daughter. Read More »
King of the Children (1987) Kaige Chen, Yuan Xie, Xuewen Yang, Shaohua Chen
Set during the twilight of the Cultural Revolution, Chen Kaige’s third film, King of the Children Read More »
Girls Town (1996) Jim McKay, Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace
A look at a group of girl friends coming-of-age during their senior year of high school in urban America. Read More »
Chance at Heaven (1933) William A. Seiter, Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon
Blackstone ‘Blacky’ Gorman, rising service station owner, is blessed with the devotion of supremely sweet and noble Marje Harris Read More »