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The Man from Planet X (1951) Edgar G. Ulmer

To study a rogue planet heading for a near-miss with Earth, Prof. Elliot sets up an observatory Read More »
The Search for Animal Chin (1987) Stacy Peralta

The Bones Brigade travels around California, Nevada, and Hawaii to different Read More »
The Dark Past (1948) Rudolph Maté, William Holden

When a detective scoffs at his suggestion that an 18 year-old criminal be referred for psychiatric examination Read More »
Of Mice and Men (1992) Gary Sinise, John Malkovich, Ray Walston

Based on John Steinbeck’s 1937 classic tale of two travelling companions, George and Lennie Read More »
My Life to Live / Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux (1962)

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution. Read More »
My Blue Heaven (1950) Henry Koster, Betty Grable

Radio star Kitty Moran, long married to partner Jack, finds she’s pregnant, but miscarries. Read More »
Trixie (2000) Alan Rudolph, Emily Watson

Emily Watson stars as Trixie, an eccentric woman who aspires to quit her job as a security Read More »
Littlerock (2010) Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia

A powerfully intimate drama that captures the fears and desires of a young Japanese woman lost in the U.S. Read More »
Dreamchild (1985) Gavin Millar, Coral Browne

Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll’s classic book Read More »
My Kingdom (2001) Don Boyd, Richard Harris

A powerful dynasty, headed by a charismatic, manipulative father Read More »
House of Strangers (1949) Joseph L. Mankiewicz

In New York, after seven years in prison, the lawyer Max Monetti goes to the bank Read More »
The Leopard / Il gattopardo (1963) Luchino Visconti

In the 1860s, a dying aristocracy struggles to maintain itself against a harsh Sicilian landscape. Read More »
The End of the Tour (2015) James Ponsoldt, Jason Segel

The story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky Read More »
Bobby Deerfield (1977) Sydney Pollack, Al Pacino

Bobby Deerfield, a famous American race car driver on the European circuit Read More »