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The Double Life of Veronique (1991) Krzysztof Kieslowski, Irène Jacob, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Halina Gryglaszewska

Two parallel stories about two identical women; one living in Poland, the other in France. Read More »
Schlußakkord / Final Accord (1936) Douglas Sirk, Willy Birgel, Lil Dagover, Mária Tasnádi Fekete

A young, impoverished German woman named Hanna (Maria von Tasnady) gives her infant up for adoption and emigrates to American to live with her husband. Read More »
Because of You (1952) Joseph Pevney, Loretta Young, Jeff Chandler, Alex Nicol

Blonde ‘doll’ Christine Carroll finds too late that her fiancée Mike is a gangster and she’s his unwitting accessory. Read More »
1776 (1972) Peter H. Hunt, William Daniels, Howard Da Silva, Ken Howard

The film version of the Broadway musical comedy of the same name. In the days leading up to July 4, 1776 Read More »
Waterland (1992) Stephen Gyllenhaal, Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke

High-school history teacher Tom Crick is having trouble connecting–with his class, with his wife. Read More »
The Quiller Memorandum (1966) Michael Anderson, George Segal, Alec Guinness, Max von Sydow

Two British agents are murdered by a mysterious Neonazi organization in West Berlin. The British Secret Service sends agent Quiller to investigate. Read More »
The Sure Thing (1985) Rob Reiner, John Cusack, Daphne Zuniga, Anthony Edwards

A North East college freshman is going through a sexual dry spell Read More »
Trouble in Paradise (1932) Ernst Lubitsch, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Francis, Herbert Marshall

High class European thief Gaston Monescu meets his soul mate Lily, a pickpocket masquerading as a countess. Read More »
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978) Irvin Kershner, Faye Dunaway, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Dourif

Fashion photographer Laura Mars, whose photographs contain violent images, develops the ability to see through a killer’s eyes. Read More »
The Trollenberg Terror (1958) Quentin Lawrence, Forrest Tucker, Laurence Payne, Jennifer Jayne

A remote mountain resort in Switzerland is invaded by horrible alien creatures that like to decapitate humans. Read More »
The Fall of the House of Usher (1960) Roger Corman, Vincent Price, Mark Damon, Myrna Fahey

Upon entering his fiancée’s family mansion, a man discovers a savage family curse Read More »
The Last Metro / Le dernier métro (1980) François Truffaut, Catherine Deneuve, Gérard Depardieu, Jean Poiret

In occupied Paris, an actress married to a Jewish theater owner must keep him hidden from the Germans while doing both of their jobs. Read More »
Separate Tables (1958) Delbert Mann, Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven

It’s the off-season at the lonely Beauregard Hotel in Bournemoth, and only the long-term tenants are still in residence. Read More »
Hollywood Boulevard (1976) Allan Arkush, Joe Dante, Mary Woronov, Paul Bartel, George Wagner

Lovely Candice Rialson, stars as aspiring actress, Candy Hope. Candy arrives in Hollywood, fresh from the Midwest. Read More »