The hero-worship that Simone has for a pop singer is built to a crescendo until Read More »
Drama
God of Gamblers II / Dou hap (1990) Jing Wong, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Man-Tat Ng
Wong Jing’s sequel to All for the Winner and spin-off to God of Gamblers Read More »
A Feather in Her Hat (1935) Alfred Santell, Pauline Lord, Basil Rathbone, Louis Hayward
A loving mother tells her son that he isn’t hers so that the boy will be able to climb out of their poor surroundings. Read More »
Adoration (2008) Atom Egoyan, Devon Bostick, Rachel Blanchard, Louca Tassone
Simon, a Toronto high school student, has been raised by his maternal Uncle Tom since Simon’s parents Read More »
The Fluffer (2001) Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland, Scott Gurney, Michael Cunio, Roxanne Day
The story, set in the world of adult entertainment, centers around three characters: Read More »
Escape from the ‘Liberty’ Cinema / Ucieczka z kina ‘Wolnosc’ (1990) Wojciech Marczewski, Janusz Gajos, Zbigniew Zamachowski, Teresa Marczewska
The film is set just before Poland’s communist regime came to an end, and the central character is a provincial censor (Janusz Gajos) Read More »
Red wine night / Noche de vino tinto (1966) José María Nunes, Serena Vergano, Enrique Irazoqui, Rafael Arcos
A boy and a girl, both depressed, meet in a bar. Although they do not know each other Read More »
Lone Wolf and Cub: The Final Conflict / Kozure Ôkami: Sono chîsaki te ni (1993) Akira Inoue, Masakazu Tamura, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yushi Shoda
A noble samurai serving the Shogun as ‘Kogi Kaishaku-nin’ (Official Executioner) Read More »
Behind the News (1940) Joseph Santley, Lloyd Nolan, Doris Davenport, Frank Albertson
It’s school graduate, Jeff Flavin’s, first day on the job as a cub reporter for the Enquirer. Read More »
Les Miserables (1952) Lewis Milestone, Michael Rennie, Robert Newton, Debra Paget
After stealing a loaf a bread to feed a starving family, Jean Valjean is sentenced Read More »