A dozen of elegant people are gathered in a writer’s desirable mansion. Read More »
Strange Victory (1948) Leo Hurwitz, Alfred Drake, Muriel Smith, Gary Merrill
“Strange Victory” is about racial bias in post World War II America. Read More »
Berlin-Jerusalem AKA Berlin-Yerushalaim (1989) Amos Gitai, Lisa Kreuzer, Rivka Neuman, Markus Stockhausen
Two interconnected stories in the 1930s, one set in Berlin, the other in Palestine Read More »
Jack and the Beanstalk (1970) Barry Mahon, Mitch Poulos, Dorothy Stokes, Renato Boracherro
Retelling of the classic fairy tale, but from a decidedly 1960s point of view, complete with “groovy” dialogue. Read More »
Down Twisted (1987) Albert Pyun
When a levelheaded waitress decides to help her shady friend against her better judgment Read More »
Five and Ten (1931) Robert Z. Leonard, Marion Davies, Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett
John owns the largest chain of five and ten cent stores in the country. He moves his family to New York from Kansas City and their life Read More »
The Hawaiians (1970) Tom Gries, Charlton Heston, Tina Chen, Geraldine Chaplin
The intertwined lives of two kindred souls with ambition begins when Captain Whip Hoxworth discovers that Nyuk Tsin Read More »
Baghead (2008) Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass, Ross Partridge, Steve Zissis, Greta Gerwig
Four struggling actors retreat to a cabin in Big Bear, California in order to write a screenplay that will make them all stars. Read More »
Northern Patrol (1953) Rex Bailey, Kirby Grant, Chinook, Marian Carr
This entry in the series featuring RCMP Rod Webb and his wonder dog, Chinook, has a larger cast than usual Read More »
Street of Shame AKA Akasen Chitai (1956) Kenji Mizoguchi, Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao
Five prostitutes work at Dreamland, in Tokyo’s Yoshiwara district. As the Diet considers a ban on prostitution, the women’s daily dramas play out. Read More »