Long takes and a highly theatrical visual approach combine to form a tense Read More »
L’homme et l’enfant (1956) Raoul André, Eddie Constantine, Juliette Gréco, Folco Lulli
The “man” is Eddie Constantine; the “child” is Eddie’s adopted daughter. Read More »
God’s Country (1985) Louis Malle
Original footage of the prosperous farming community of Glencoe Minnesota, 60 miles west of Minneapolis, was filmed in 1979 for a PBS documentary. Read More »
Hurricane Smith (1952) Jerry Hopper, Yvonne De Carlo, John Ireland, James Craig
Hurricane Smith and his marooned sailors escape from a South Seas island by stealing the ship of Capt. Raikes who’s come to the island in search of slaves. Read More »
Lifepod (1981) Bruce Bryant, Joe Penny, Kristine DeBell, Carl Lumbly
The first interplanetary cruise ship malfunctions halfway to Jupiter, forcing most of the crew and passengers to abandon ship. Read More »
King of the Children (1987) Kaige Chen, Yuan Xie, Xuewen Yang, Shaohua Chen
Set during the twilight of the Cultural Revolution, Chen Kaige’s third film, King of the Children Read More »
Girls Town (1996) Jim McKay, Lili Taylor, Bruklin Harris, Anna Grace
A look at a group of girl friends coming-of-age during their senior year of high school in urban America. Read More »
Chance at Heaven (1933) William A. Seiter, Ginger Rogers, Joel McCrea, Marian Nixon
Blackstone ‘Blacky’ Gorman, rising service station owner, is blessed with the devotion of supremely sweet and noble Marje Harris Read More »
Cop in Drag (1984) Bruno Corbucci, Tomas Milian, Bombolo, Olimpia Di Nardo
During a show held at Blue Gay, drag queen cabaret in the center of Rome, an artist of the restaurant is found dead. Read More »
Thirteen Hours by Air (1936) Mitchell Leisen, Fred MacMurray, Joan Bennett, Zasu Pitts
Airline pilot Jack Gordon (Fred MacMurray) on a flight from New York to San Francisco Read More »
The Devil’s Disciple (1959) Guy Hamilton, Alexander Mackendrick, Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier
In a small New England town during the American War of Independence, Dick Dudgeon Read More »
No Place for a Lady (1943) James P. Hogan, William Gargan, Margaret Lindsay, Phyllis Brooks
Jess Arno (William Gargan), a private detective from Los Angeles, succeeds in clearing former actress Dolly Adair (Phyllis Brooks) Read More »
Mardi Gras (1958) Edmund Goulding, Pat Boone, Christine Carère, Tommy Sands
A military school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the “Mardi Gras” parade. Read More »
The Return of the Tall Blond Man (1974) Yves Robert, Pierre Richard, Jean Carmet, Jean Rochefort
With ‘little captain’ Cambrai raising serious doubts about the reality of the so-called “super spy” Read More »
Stakeout (1987) John Badham, Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, Madeleine Stowe
Acclaimed director John Badham delivers a winning combination of action, suspense, comedy, and romance! Read More »