Brimstone and Treacle is a modern gothic tale about the evil that men do and the price that must be paid to make things right. Read More »
The Bandit Trail (1941) Edward Killy, Tim Holt, Ray Whitley, Janet Waldo, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Music, Romance, Western
Rancher Tom Haggerty is killed trying to stop a gun battle between his hot-headed brother Red and the sheriff, who is trying to repossess Haggerty’s ranch for defaulting on a bank loan. Read More »
Goldsnake – Anonima Killers (1966) Ferdinando Baldi, Stelio Candelli, Annabella Incontrera, Juan Cortés, Action, Crime
When the US government finds out that a Chinese scientist, Chang, has discovered a means of creating astonishingly small atomic weapons, they are concerned. Read More »
Memories and Confessions (1993) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Isabel de Oliveira, Diogo Dória, Documentary, Biography, History
A docu-drama that follows Manoel de Oliveira’s life during the times of dictatorship in Portugal. Read More »
Carnival Story (1954) Kurt Neumann, Anne Baxter, Steve Cochran, Lyle Bettger, Drama
In search of better business, a big American carnival opens in Munich, Germany. Joe the barker befriends attractive pickpocket Willie, finds her a job, and beds her. Read More »
Benilde or the Virgin Mother (1975) Manoel de Oliveira, Maria Amélia Matta, Jorge Rolla, Varela Silva, Drama
A young girl, Benilde, so protected by her religious family that she seemingly knows nothing about procreation, insists that her mysterious pregnancy is a miracle Read More »
Halfway to Shanghai (1942) John Rawlins, Kent Taylor, Irene Hervey, Henry Stephenson, Adventure, Mystery
The film itself concerns a train hurtling through the night toward Rangoon (which must be half-way to Shanghai from some point) Read More »
Island in the Sun (1957) Robert Rossen, James Mason, Joan Fontaine, Dorothy Dandridge, Drama, Romance
Set on a fictitious island in the Carribean during colonial British rule, it focuses on the life of a young charismatic and handsome black male with political aspirations. Read More »
New Faces of 1937 (1937) Leigh Jason, Joe Penner, Milton Berle, Harry Parke, Comedy, Musical, Romance
A crooked producer tries to link his backers by producing a flop and disapearing with the money. Read More »
Garbo Talks (1984) Sidney Lumet, Anne Bancroft, Ron Silver, Carrie Fisher, Comedy, Drama
Estelle is a one-person protest army: she goes to jail over grocery prices, shames construction workers for catcalls to passing women, and won’t cross a picket line for her son’s wedding. Read More »