A day in the life of Ben Butley. But definitely not a day to remember for this T.S. Eliot scholar at the University of London. Read More »
Drama
Golgotha / Behold the Man (1935) Julien Duvivier, Harry Baur, Jean Gabin, Robert Le Vigan
Robert le Vigan plays the Son of God, but as often happens in films of this nature he is upstaged by the villains Read More »
Rififi / Du rififi chez les hommes (1955) Jules Dassin, Jean Servais, Carl Möhner, Robert Manuel
After making such American noir classics as Brute Force and The Naked City Read More »
Genghis Khan and His Mongols / Kogan no misshi (1959) Tai Katô, Hashizô Ôkawa, Yoshio Yoshida, Jun Tazaki
Over 1,000 years ago, Mt. Fumi violently erupted, sending fiery fumes Read More »
The Testimony / Il testimone (1946) Pietro Germi, Roldano Lupi, Marina Berti, Ernesto Almirante
A man, standing trial for robbery with murder, faces the death penalty. The testimony of an old civil servant will be crucial. Read More »
Jealousy / Gelosia (1953) Pietro Germi, Marisa Belli, Erno Crisa, Alessandro Fersen
A Sicilian nobleman is very jealous of his mistress and when she gets married Read More »
Other People’s Letters / Chuzhie pisma (1976) Ilya Averbakh, Irina Kupchenko, Svetlana Smirnova, Sergei Kovalenkov
Zina is sixteen. She is a manipulative schoolgirl living in a small Russian town among sincere and simple people. Read More »
Showdown at the Great Tone River / Doto no taiketsu (1959) Yasushi Sasaki, Utaemon Ichikawa, Chiezô Kataoka
One of the great stories from Japan’s rich history comes to life in this true tale Read More »
The Jack Bull (1999) John Badham, John Cusack, John Goodman, L.Q. Jones
The Jack Bull is about a normal Horse trader Myrl Redding (John Cusack) who cherishes the law and his rights. Read More »
The Trip to Bountiful (1985) Peter Masterson, Geraldine Page, John Heard, Carlin Glynn
Carrie Watts is living the twilight of her life trapped in an apartment in 1940’s Houston Read More »