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Stefan Luchian (1981) Nicolae Margineanu, Florin Calinescu, Ion Caramitru, George Constantin
Recreating the early twentieth century in Bucharest, leading to an unforgettable journey Read More »
Kongo (1932) William J. Cowen, Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, Conrad Nagel
This remake of West of Zanzibar (1928) made four years later tries to outdo the Lon Chaney original in morbidity. Read More »
Crime Unlimited (1935) Ralph Ince, Esmond Knight, Lilli Palmer, Cecil Parker
Frustrated by a seemingly infallible gang of jewel thieves, Scotland Yard Read More »
Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes
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An Actor’s Revenge AKA Yukinojo Henge (1959) Masahiro Makino, Hashizo Okawa, Chikage Awashima, Keiko Okawa
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Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
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Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011) Pip Chodorov, Ken Jacobs, Hans Richter
What is experimental film, and why is it called that? Artists and poet working in celluloid Read More »
Cold Sassy Tree (1989) Joan Tewkesbury, Faye Dunaway, Richard Widmark, Frances Fisher
Handsome May-December romantic drama set in a sleepy Southern town at the turn of the century. Read More »
Synchronicity (2015) Jacob Gentry, Chad McKnight, Brianne Davis, AJ Bowen
From the creators of The Signal (Sundance 2007) comes Synchronicity, a mind-bending Read More »