Saladin, ruler of the kingdoms surrounding the Latin state of Jerusalem, is brought to attack the Christians in the Holy Land by the sacking of a convoy of Muslim pilgrims Read More »
Land Without Bread (1933) Luis Buñuel, Abel Jacquin, Alexandre O’Neill, Documentary, Short
In this documentary short by director Luis Buñuel he travels to Las Hurdes, a remote region of Spain which was connected to the outside world only in 1922 with the completion of a road. Read More »
The Drivers Seat (1974) Giuseppe Patroni Griffi, Elizabeth Taylor, Ian Bannen, Guido Mannari, Drama
Lise, a mentally unbalanced middle-aged woman travels toward a fatal destiny that she had helped to arrange Read More »
Heritage Africa (1989) Kwaw Ansah, Kofi Bucknor, Ian Collier, Anima Misa, Drama
The films follows the first black district commissioner appointed in Ghana circa 1955, shortly before the civil unrest that would lead to Ghana becoming the sub-Saharan African country to gain independence. Read More »
Bride of the Gorilla (1951) Curt Siodmak, Barbara Payton, Lon Chaney Jr., Raymond Burr, Horror
Deep in the South American jungle plantation manager Barney Chavez (Raymond Burr) kills his elderly employer in order to get to his beautiful wife (Barbara Payton). Read More »
The Parsons Widow (1920) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Hildur Carlberg, Einar Röd, Greta Almroth, Comedy, Drama, Horror
A young man is elected by a small village to be its parson. As part of his duties, he is required to marry the widow of the parson before him. Read More »
Winter People (1989) Ted Kotcheff, Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis, Lloyd Bridges, Drama
A young widower moves with his daughter into a North Carolina mountain town in 1934. Read More »
The Story Of Last Chrysanthemum (1939) Kenji Mizoguchi, Shôtarô Hanayagi, Kôkichi Takada, Ryôtarô Kawanami, Drama, Romance
In Tokyo in 1888, Kikunosuke Onoue, the adoptive son of an important actor, discovers that he is praised for his acting only because he is his father’s heir Read More »
The Big Steal (1949) Don Siegel, Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Crime, Film-Noir, Romance, Thriller
Jane and Duke (alias Capt. Blake) accidently meet in Vera Cruz while chasing flim-flam man Fiske. Read More »
The Deadliest Season (1977) Robert Markowitz, Michael Moriarty, Kevin Conway, Meryl Streep, Drama, Sport
Gerry Miller, a professional hockey player, gives in to internal and outside pressures and adopts a more aggressive style on the ice. Read More »