Victorian London. George, the 10th Duke of Bristol, and his equally upper class friend Richard Halton are both broke. Read More »
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The Virgin Spring AKA Jungfrukällan (1960) Ingmar Bergman, Max von Sydow, Birgitta Valberg, Gunnel Lindblom
Set in creepy 14th century Sweden, it is the sombre, powerful fable of wealthy Read More »
Nine to Five (1980) Colin Higgins, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton
Meet Franklin Hart (Dabney Coleman). The biggest “sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot” boss on the planet. Read More »
Death and the Compass (1992) Alex Cox, Peter Boyle, Miguel Sandoval, Christopher Eccleston
Detective Lonnrot declares war on the notorious outlaw Red Scharlach Read More »
Carry on Nurse (1959) Gerald Thomas, Kenneth Williams, Hattie Jacques, Kenneth Connor
Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men’s ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put together. Read More »
The Unknown Terror (1957) Charles Marquis Warren, John Howard, Mala Powers, Paul Richards
The mysterious disappearance of Jim Wheatley (Charles Gray), while exploring a cave near a Mexican village Read More »
Schizopolis (1996) Steven Soderbergh, Miles Hardy, Scott Allen
Fletcher Munson is a lethargic, passive worker for a Scientology-like self-help corporation called Eventualism. Read More »
Amerikana (2001) James Merendino, Michael A. Goorjian, James Duval, Tara Agace
Peter and Chris, two young American friends in their late 20s, go from South Dakota to California on a scooter Read More »
A Midsummer’s Fantasia AKA Han yeo-reum-ui pan-ta-ji-a (2014) Kun-jae Jang, Sae-byeok Kim, Hyeong-gook Im, Ryo Iwase
Split into two parts, shot in black and white, the opening chapter First Love Read More »
The Wind and the Lion (1975) John Milius, Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. Read More »
Irma Vep (1996) Olivier Assayas, Maggie Cheung, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Nathalie Richard
French filmmaker René Vidal was once a renowned director Read More »
A Smell of Honey, a Swallow of Brine (1966) Byron Mabe, Stacey Walker, Sam Melville, Bob Todd
Sharon is a young office worker who sexually teases, seduces Read More »
Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) James Marsh, Ian Holm, Jeffrey Golden, Jo Vukelich
Wisconsin Death Trip is an intimate, shocking and sometimes hilarious account Read More »
Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980) Michael Apted, Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm
At only 13, Loretta Webb marries Doolittle Lynn and is soon responsible for a large family. Read More »
The Leopard AKA Il gattopardo (1963) Luchino Visconti, Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale
In the 1860s, a dying aristocracy struggles to maintain itself against a harsh Sicilian landscape. Read More »