John G. Avildsen’s films have inspired millions of ‘underdogs’ and shaped popular Read More »
Panic in the Skies! (1996) Paul Ziller, Kate Jackson, Ed Marinaro, Erik Estrada
The cockpit of a Boeing 747 is struck by lightning during takeoff for a flight to Europe Read More »
Fanny By Gaslight (1944) Anthony Asquith, Phyllis Calvert, James Mason, Ann Stephens
Returning to 1870’s London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny witnesses Read More »
Frieda (1947) Basil Dearden, David Farrar, Glynis Johns, Mai Zetterling
An RAF pilot who was shot down during WWII returns home to his English village with his new bride. Read More »
Encore (1951) Harold French, Pat Jackson, Nigel Patrick, Roland Culver, Alison Leggatt
The film is made from three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham. The first, “The Ant and the Grasshopper” concerns the trials Read More »
Haunted Spooks (1920) Alfred J. Goulding, Hal Roach, Harold Lloyd, Mildred Davis, Wallace Howe
After numerous failed attempts to commit suicide, our hero (Lloyd) runs into a lawyer Read More »
Moon Over Miami (1941) Walter Lang, Don Ameche, Betty Grable, Robert Cummings
Kay, Barbara, and Susan Latimer come into a small legacy when they expected Read More »
Down Among the Z Men (1952) Maclean Rogers, Harry Secombe, Michael Bentine, Spike Milligan
Professor Pure Heart absentmindedly loses the top secret formula in Harry Jones’ Grocery Shop. Read More »
The River / Joki (2001) Jarmo Lampela, Sanna Hietala, Antti Ikkala, Jyri Ojansivu
Episodic study of feelings where six stories intertwine over one Saturday in a small town. Read More »
We’ve Forgotten More Than We Ever Knew (2016) Thomas Woodrow, Doug Jones, Louisa Krause, Aaron Stanford
A Man and a Woman wander through a hostile wilderness in a far-away world. Read More »