A pair of lovers go off to a small hotel in a little town. The memories of war, however, intrude on their idyll. Read More »
Having a Wild Weekend AKA Catch Us If You Can (1965) John Boorman, The Dave Clark Five, Barbara Ferris, David Lodge
Dinah is a model whose face appears in an ad campaign for meat. Read More »
Festival in Cannes (2001) Henry Jaglom, Anouk Aimée, Rachel Bailit, Greta Scacchi
Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she’ll use Millie, an aging French star. Read More »
Charles, Dead or Alive (1969) Alain Tanner
On the 100th anniversary of the founding of a watchmaking company in Geneva Read More »
The Kid from the Big Apple / Wo lai zi Niu Yue (2016) Jess Teong, Lung Ti, Sarah Tan, Jessica Hester Hsuan
Elders see the younger generations as eyesores because of their overly ‘westernised’ (wild/ care free) behaviour and poor moral’s. Read More »
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) Budd Boetticher, Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart
Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewellery thieves. Read More »
Living Dangerously (1936) Herbert Brenon, Otto Kruger, Leonora Corbett, Francis Lister
Adapted from a long-running play by Reginald Simpson and Frank Gregory, Living Dangerously stars Otto Kruger as Dr. Norton. Read More »
Ready, Willing and Able (1937) Ray Enright, Ruby Keeler, Lee Dixon, Allen Jenkins
Ruby Keeler, as charmingly ingenuous as ever, plays Jane, a college student with show-biz aspirations. Read More »
Fig Leaves (1926) Howard Hawks, George O’Brien, Olive Borden, Phyllis Haver
In the modern day (1920s) story, Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. Read More »
The Devil Queen / A Rainha Diaba (1974) Antonio Carlos da Fontoura, Milton Gonçalves, Odete Lara, Stepan Nercessian
In Lapa, Rio de Janeiro, the homosexual drug dealer lord Rainha Diaba (Milton Gonçalves) Read More »