Director Ted Brooks and comedians Jack Norcross, Dandy Joslyn and Phil Miller are part of a troupe of promising young players rehearsing Read More »
H.M. Pulham, Esq. (1941) King Vidor, Hedy Lamarr, Robert Young, Ruth Hussey
A middle-aged businessman who has lived a conservative life according to the routine conventions of society Read More »
Man from Deep River (1972) Umberto Lenzi, Ivan Rassimov, Me Me Lai, Prasitsak Singhara
A photographer on assignment in the rain forest is ambushed and held slave by a primitive tribe Read More »
Underworld (1927) Josef von Sternberg, Arthur Rosson, George Bancroft, Clive Brook, Evelyn Brent
‘Nobody helps me — I help them!’ boasts open-handed gangster Bull Weed Read More »
No Love for Johnnie (1961) Ralph Thomas, Peter Finch, Stanley Holloway, Mary Peach
Johnnie Byrne is a member of the British Parliament. In his 40s, he’s feeling frustrated with his life Read More »
Martin’s Day (1985) Alan Gibson, Richard Harris, Lindsay Wagner, James Coburn
Threatened with recapture after a prison escape, Martin Stechert grabs a twelve-year-old as hostage. Read More »
Bridal Suite (1939) Wilhelm Thiele, Annabella, Robert Young, Walter Connolly
Affording a happy variation from the more serious problems of life Read More »
Savage Man Savage Beast (1975) Antonio Climati, Mario Morra, Giuseppe Rinaldi, Pit Dernitz
Here’s a National Geographic style documentary that’s alternately exploitive and informative. Read More »
Brakhage (1998) Jim Shedden, Jerry Aronson, Jane Brakhage, Marilyn Brakhage
Jim Sledden’s 1998 documentary Brakhage is an interesting, well-constructed portrait of avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage Read More »
There Were Seven Simeons (1989) Vladimir Eisner, Herz Frank
One family, one band. They seemed to be happy. A movie that investigates why these seemingly optimistic musicians Read More »