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
Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want Read More »
An Actor’s Revenge / Yukinojo Henge (1959) Masahiro Makino, Hashizo Okawa, Chikage Awashima, Keiko Okawa
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo’s kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata Read More »
Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
In early-1950s Hollywood, obscure screenplay-writer Joe Gillis is unable to sell his work to the studios Read More »
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 »
The Edifying and Joyous Story of Colinot / L’histoire très bonne et très joyeuse de Colinot Trousse-Chemise (1973) Nina Companeez, Francis Huster, Nathalie Delon, Brigitte Bardot
Colinot is a young, happy man, until the day three highway robbers abduct his fiancee. Read More »
There’s Nothing Out There (1991) Rolfe Kanefsky, Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, Mark Collver
Seven teens head up to a cabin on the lake for spring break. Mike has studied all horror films on video Read More »