High-school senior Peter considers the adults around him to be hypocritical Read More »
Drama
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983) Nagisa Ôshima, David Bowie, Tom Conti, Ryuichi Sakamoto
In 1942 British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a Japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honor and glory. Read More »
Osmanthus Alley / Gui hua xiang (1987) Kun-Hou Chen, Hsiao-Fen Lu, Hsiu-Ling Lin, Simon Yam
Ti Hung’s parents die when she is twelve. When she is sixteen, she determines to change her fate, swearing to forget about the poverty. Read More »
Matto regiert / Madness Rules (1947) Leopold Lindtberg, Heinrich Gretler, Heinz Woester, Friedrich Braun
If any one man is responsible for the rejuvenation of the postwar Swiss film industry Read More »
The Death of Mario Ricci (1983) Claude Goretta, Gian Maria Volontè, Magali Noël, Heinz Bennent
A TV journalist and his assistant come to interview a sociologist whose books deal with world hunger Read More »
In Harm’s Way (1965) Otto Preminger, John Wayne, Kirk Douglas, Patricia Neal
On patrol the afternoon of December 7th controlling a cruiser Captain Torrie receives word about the assault on Pearl Harbor. Read More »
Second Chance (1947) James Tinling, Kent Taylor, Louise Currie, Dennis Hoey
Joan Summers (Louise Currie) enters the office of jewel merchant Montclaire Read More »
Lone Star (1952) Vincent Sherman, Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Broderick Crawford
Rip-roaring big star, big budget semi-historical story about cattle baron Devereaux Burke Read More »
Cold Fever (1995) Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Masatoshi Nagase, Lili Taylor, Fisher Stevens
Hirata finds himself canceling his vacation plans to Hawaii when his grandfather reminds him of his duty to his parents. Read More »
The Haunted Airman (2006) Chris Durlacher, Julian Sands, Rachael Stirling, Robert Pattinson
In World War II, the airman Toby Jugg is hit in the spine during an airborne attack and he becomes paraplegic. Read More »