
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 »
To Please a Lady (1950) Clarence Brown, Clark Gable, Barbara Stanwyck, Adolphe Menjou

Mike Brannon is a former war hero turned midget car racer. His ruthless racing tactics have made Read More »
The Word / Ordet (1943) Gustaf Molander, Victor Sjöström, Holger Löwenadler, Rune Lindström

Swedish film of the Kaj Munk play that was made into a far more famous film by Carl Dreyer in Denmark twelve years later. Read More »
The Mad Genius (1931) Michael Curtiz, John Barrymore, Marian Marsh, Charles Butterworth

A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Read More »
The Sign of Four (2001) Rodney Gibbons, Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Sophie Lorain

Greed, betrayal and vengeance set the stage for this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Read More »