Although the evidence appears to be overwhelming in the strangulation murder of a blackmailer Read More »
Shin Jingi no Hakaba AKA Graveyard of Honor (2002) Takashi Miike, Ryo Amamiya, Narimi Arimori, Yoshiyuki Daichi
A barkeeper saves a Yakuza boss’ life and thus makes his way up in the organization. Read More »
The Decks Ran Red (1958) Andrew L. Stone, James Mason, Dorothy Dandridge, Broderick Crawford
Danger and suspense sail the high seas in this nautical thriller that some commentators call uncommonly fierce for its time. Read More »
Omnibus – Made in Ealing (1986) Alan Yentob, Richard Attenborough, Jill Balcon, Michael Balcon
A BBC Omnibus special documentary about Ealing Studios Read More »
Tea Party (1965) Charles Jarrott, Leo McKern, Vivien Merchant, Jennifer Wright
A self-made millionaire of humble origins acquires a new secretary just before he is due to marry a woman of aristocratic lineage. Read More »
Caged (2011) Stephan Brenninkmeijer, Chantal Demming, Babette Holtmann, Victor Reinier
After years of suppressing her desires, Stella finds she can no longer ignore her deep-rooted longings. Read More »
Gokuaku bôzu: nenbutsu hitokiri tabi AKA Wicked Priest 3 (1969) Takashi Harada, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Minoru Ôki, Bunta Sugawara
Shinkai comes to the aid of a coastal village being held hostage by a group of political revolutionaries. Read More »
Breakaway (1956) Henry Cass, Tom Conway, Michael Balfour, Honor Blackman
When Johnny Matlock whisks away a cold war secret from under the noses of Berlin’s top secret agents Read More »
Gokuaku bôzu AKA Wicked Priest (1968) Kiyoshi Saeki, Tomisaburô Wakayama, Kenjirô Ishiyama, Tsu Ishiyama
During the Taisho Period (early 1920’s) a monastery of warrior monks was split apart between two factions. Read More »
A Night Out (1967) Christopher Morahan, Tony Selby, Anna Wing, Avril Elgar
Albert, a shy and repressed young man who lives with his mother, is persuaded to go for “a night out” with his workmates; it turns nightmarish. Read More »
Sparrows (1926) William Beaudine, Tom McNamara, Mary Pickford, Roy Stewart, Mary Louise Miller
Evil Mr.Grimes keeps a rag-tag bunch orphans on his farm deep in a swamp in the US South. Read More »
Fugitive in the Sky (1936) Nick Grinde, Jean Muir, Warren Hull, Gordon Oliver
Reporter Terry Brewer goes to the Los Angeles airport to say goodbye to his sweetheart, airline hostess Rita Moore. Read More »
Murder at the Gallop (1963) George Pollock, Margaret Rutherford, Stringer Davis, Robert Morley
The old and wealthy Mr. Enderby dies of a heart attack but the ever suspicious Miss Marple has her doubts. Read More »
El Callejón de los Milagros AKA Midaq Alley (1995) Jorge Fons, Ernesto Gomez Cruz, Maria Rojo, Salma Hayek
Based on the Nobel Prize Winner’s novel, the Egyptian Naguib Mahfouz. Read More »
La belle Américaine AKA The American Beauty (1961) Robert Dhéry, Pierre Tchernia, Alfred Adam, Colette Brosset, Robert Burnier
Marcel, a simple-minded factory worker, is tricked into buying a high-priced American convertible Read More »