In June 1944, twelve Japanese seaman are stranded on an abandoned-and-forgotten Read More »
Hans Westmar (1933) Franz Wenzler, Emil Lohkamp, Paul Wegener, Heinrich Heilinger
This Nazi propaganda film purports to show the story of a Nazi Storm Trooper Read More »
Days of Being Wild AKA Ah Fei jing juen (1990) Kar-Wai Wong, Leslie Cheung, Maggie Cheung, Andy Lau
Set in 1960, the film centres on the young, boyishly handsome Yuddy Read More »
Crimes at the Dark House (1940) George King, Tod Slaughter, Sylvia Marriott, Hilary Eaves
A madman murders Sir Percival Glyde. Taking on his victim’s identity, the man returns to the Glyde ancestral home Read More »
The Monster (1925) Roland West, Lon Chaney, Gertrude Olmstead, Hallam Cooley
Milquetoast small-town store clerk Johnny Goodlittle is smitten with his boss’s pretty daughter Read More »
The Colossus of New York (1958) Eugène Lourié, John Baragrey, Mala Powers, Otto Kruger
Jeremy Spensser, genius humanitarian, is killed in an accident just after winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Read More »
Brother of the Wind (1973) Dick Robinson, Leon Ames
Brave wilderness man lets wolves live, who later rescue him from an attacking bear. Awesome. Read More »
Suzhou River AKA Su Zhou he (2000) Ye Lou, Xun Zhou, Hongshen Jia, Zhongkai Hua
The river Suzhou that flows through Shanghai is a reservoir of filth, chaos and poverty Read More »
How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943) John Ford, Eddie Foster, Martin Garralaga
A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines Read More »
Tintin and the Blue Oranges AKA Tintin et les oranges bleues (1964) Philippe Condroyer, Jean Bouise, Jean-Pierre Talbot, Félix Fernández
In this live-action adaptation of the comic, Professor Calculus has just written a book called “The Earth is Starving”. Read More »
Once Around the Park AKA Un tour de manège (1989) Pierre Pradinas, Juliette Binoche, François Cluzet, Thierry Gimenez
Al and Elsa have been a couple for some time, but the chances that their relationship will be long-lived are few. Read More »
Till Death Do We Scare AKA Xiao sheng pa pa (1982) Chia-Yung Liu, Alan Tam, Olivia Cheng, Eric Tsang
A widow’s former husbands’ ghosts conspire to set her up with a radio personality. Read More »
Battlefield Baseball AKA Jigoku Kôshien (2003) Yudai Yamaguchi, Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Itô, Hideo Sakaki
Battlefield Baseball is a tough game–it doesn’t end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. Read More »
Acts of the Apostles AKA Atti degli apostoli (1969) Roberto Rossellini, Bradai, Edoardo Torricella, Jacques Dumur
The spread of Christianity, according to Luke’s account, 30 years after the departure of Jesus Read More »
Blood of the Condor AKA Yawar Mallku (1969) Jorge Sanjinés, Marcelino Yanahuaya, Benedicta Mendoza, Vicente Verneros Salinas
The reaction of an indigenous community against a group of foreigners who under the guise Read More »