Chaplin’s final American film tells the story of a fading music hall comedian’s effort to help a despondent Read More »
Visible Secret AKA You ling ren jian (2001) Ann Hui, Eason Chan, Qi Shu, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong
An unemployed hairdresser and a strange nurse, meet at a club and start a romance. Read More »
A Simple Event AKA Yek Etefagh sadeh (1974) Sohrab Shahid Saless, Hedayatollah Navid, Hibibollah Safarian, Ane Mohammad Tarikhi
The story of a ten years old Iranian schoolboy living with his mother and his father in Northern coasts of Iran. Read More »
The Lacemaker AKA La dentellière (1977) Claude Goretta, Isabelle Huppert, Yves Beneyton, Florence Giorgetti
Timid, discreet, and humble, the guileless nineteen-year-old assistant hairdresser, Pomme, lives with her doting mother and works in a Parisian beauty salon. Read More »
The Naked City (1948) Jules Dassin
Amid a semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, Jean Dexter Read More »
Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) Henry King
Roger Grant, a classical violinist, disappoints his family Read More »
Flesh and Fury (1952) Joseph Pevney, Tony Curtis, Jan Sterling, Mona Freeman
Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow Read More »
The Black Bird (1975) David Giler, George Segal
The son of famous detective Sam Spade carries on the family tradition of getting involved with the Maltese Falcon Read More »
Rio, Zona Norte (1957) Nelson Pereira dos Santos, Grande Otelo, Jece Valadão, Malu Maia
A talented songwriter of sambas is forced to face the social injustices of the city around him. Read More »
Le 6 juin à l’aube (1946) Jean Grémillon
The film starts by a visit to bucolic Normandy before the events. Read More »
Roaring Fire AKA Hoero tekken (1981) Norifumi Suzuki, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shin’ichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi
Joji learns a dark secret from his dying father; he learns he has a twin brother and a sister. Read More »
Salem’s Lot (1979) Tobe Hooper, David Soul, James Mason, Lance Kerwin
The successful writer Benjamin “Ben” Mears returns to his hometown Salem’s Lot, Maine Read More »
Last Light (1993) Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Clancy Brown
Awaiting execution, Denver Bayliss gains an unlikely friend and confidant in Fred Whitmore Read More »
The Doughgirls (1944) James V. Kern, Ann Sheridan, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson
Arthur and Vivian are just married, but when the get to their honeymoon suite in Washington D.C., they find it occupied. Read More »
Deep Valley (1947) Jean Negulesco, Ida Lupino, Dane Clark, Wayne Morris
Uneducated and poor, Libby lives a sheltered life in a broken down shack with her unloving parents. Read More »