Harry Fabian is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. Read More »
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A Game of Death (1945) Robert Wise, John Loder, Audrey Long, Edgar Barrier
A remake of Richard Connell’s famous short story, “The Most Dangerous Game,” about a madman Read More »
The Search for Animal Chin (1987) Stacy Peralta, Steve Caballero, Skip Engblom, Rob Roy Fitzgerald
The Bones Brigade travels around California, Nevada, and Hawaii to different Read More »
The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Frank Darabont, Tim Robbins, Morgan Freeman, Bob Gunton
Chronicles the experiences of a formerly successful banker as a prisoner in the gloomy Read More »
Fist of Legend AKA Jing wu ying xiong (1994) Gordon Chan, Jet Li, Shinobu Nakayama, Siu-Ho Chin
Chen Zhen, a Chinese engineering student in Kyoto, who braves the insults Read More »
At Land (1944) Maya Deren, John Cage, Alexander Hammid
Silently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Read More »
Hot Honey (1978) William Lustig, Jamie Gillis, Serena, Lisa Marks
Sexually repressed young virgin Honey refuses to make love to her frustrated boyfriend Johnny. Read More »
Across 110th Street (1972) Barry Shear, Anthony Quinn, Yaphet Kotto, Anthony Franciosa
In Harlem, two Italian mobsters meet three black gangsters that work for the kingpin Read More »
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) Vincente Minnelli, Judy Garland, Margaret O’Brien, Mary Astor
St. Louis 1903. The well-off Smith family has four beautiful daughters, including Esther and little Tootie. Read More »
Deep Impact (1998) Mimi Leder, Robert Duvall, Téa Leoni, Elijah Wood
Journalist Jenny Lerner is assigned to look into the background of Secretary Alan Rittenhouse Read More »
Visit to a Small Planet (1960) Norman Taurog, Jerry Lewis, Joan Blackman, Earl Holliman
Jerry Lewis is Kreton, a childish alien who, against his teacher’s will leaves Read More »
Dementia AKA Daughter of Horror (1955) John Parker, Bruno VeSota, Adrienne Barrett, Bruno VeSota, Ben Roseman
As the narrator invites us to explore the horrors of an insane mind Read More »
The Whole Shootin Match (1978) Eagle Pennell, Lou Perryman, Sonny Carl Davis, Doris Hargrave
Lloyd (Lou Perry) and Frank (Sonny Davis), two lifelong friends and self-styled Read More »
The Vengeance of She (1968) Cliff Owen, John Richardson, Olga Schoberová, Edward Judd
A beautiful young European girl, Carol, is taken over by the spirit of mysterious Ayesha Read More »
Raw Deal (1948) Anthony Mann, Dennis O’Keefe, Claire Trevor, Marsha Hunt
Joe Sullivan (Dennis O’Keefe) is itching to get out of prison. Read More »