Mexican bandit Yaqui Jack and his men hold up a stage coach, kill the driver and guard and are robbing the passengers, ranch owner Matt Quigg, his son Lute and Linda, when they in turn are ambushed by Lefty and his gang. Read More »
Das Versprechen / The Promise (1995) Margarethe von Trotta, Corinna Harfouch, Meret Becker, August Zirner, Romance, Drama
East-Berlin, 1961, shortly after the erection of the Wall. Konrad, Sophie and three of their friends plan a daring escape to Western Germany. Read More »
The Lady and the Monster (1944) George Sherman, Vera Ralston, Erich von Stroheim, Richard Arlen, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A millionaire’s brain is preserved after his death, and telepathically begins to take control of those around him. Read More »
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) Milos Forman, Woody Harrelson, Courtney Love, Edward Norton
Larry Flynt is the hedonistically obnoxious, but indomitable, publisher of Hustler magazine. Read More »
Sapphire (1959) Basil Dearden, Nigel Patrick, Yvonne Mitchell, Michael Craig, Crime, Drama, Mystery
In 1950s London racial hostility to Commonweath immigrants is openly paraded. A pregnant girl, initially assumed to be white, is murdered. Read More »
Sing, You Sinners (1938) Wesley Ruggles, Bing Crosby, Fred MacMurray, Donald O’Connor, Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Of the singing Beebe brothers, young Mike just wants to be a kid; responsible Dave wants to work in his garage and marry Martha; but feckless Joe thinks his only road to success is through swapping and gambling. Read More »
Genji monogatari / The Tale of Genji (1951) Kôzaburô Yoshimura, Kazuo Hasegawa, Michiyo Kogure, Machiko Kyô, Drama
Based on the classic novel by Murasaki Shikibu, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the nobility of Kyoto for his charm and good looks Read More »
Vredens dag / Day of Wrath (1943) Carl Theodor Dreyer, Thorkild Roose, Lisbeth Movin, Sigrid Neiiendam, Drama
In a 17th-century Danish village, an old woman is accused of witchcraft. In the shadow of her flight, capture, confession, and burning at the stake, the young wife of the town’s aging pastor falls in love with the pastor’s son. Read More »
Congo Crossing (1956) Joseph Pevney, Virginia Mayo, George Nader, Peter Lorre, Adventure, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign gangsters, headed by Carl Rittner. Read More »
Aimez-vous les femmes / A Taste for Women (1964) Jean Léon, Sophie Daumier, Guy Bedos, Grégoire Aslan
A secret sect of cannibals owns a vegetarian restaurant, which they use as a cover so they can find a beautiful young woman to serve as the main course at their full-moon sacrifice. Read More »