The Assassination Bureau has existed for decades (perhaps centuries) until Sonya Winter Read More »
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Rain (1932) Lewis Milestone, Fred Howard, Ben Hendricks Jr., William Gargan
For residents on the idyllic South Seas island of Pago Pago, life is simple until Read More »
Topless Women Talk About Their Lives (1997) Harry Sinclair, Danielle Cormack, Joel Tobeck, Ian Hughes
Liz has missed an appointment to have an abortion. Read More »
The Bigamist (1953) Ida Lupino, Joan Fontaine, Edmund Gwenn
Harry and Eve Graham are trying to adopt a baby. The head of the agency senses Harry is keeping a secret and does some investigating. Read More »
The Great McGinty (1940) Preston Sturges, Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff
Told in flashback, Depression-era bum Dan McGinty is recruited Read More »
Christmas in July (1940) Preston Sturges, Dick Powell, Ellen Drew, Raymond Walburn
An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune Read More »
Android (1982) Aaron Lipstadt, Klaus Kinski, Don Keith Opper, Brie Howard
Eccentric scientist, Dr. Daniel, and his shy, clumsy assistant, Max Read More »
Run, Man, Run / Corri uomo corri (1968) Sergio Sollima, Tomas Milian, Donald O’Brien, Linda Veras
A knife-wielding Mexican ne’er-do-well is tasked by a scholar with locating $3 million Read More »
Animal Crackers (1930) Victor Heerman, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx
Captain Spaulding, the noted explorer, returns from Africa and attends a gala party held by Mrs. Rittenhouse. Read More »
Darkness in Tallinn / Tallinn pimeduses (1993) Ilkka Järvi-Laturi, Ivo Uukkivi, Milena Gulbe, Monika Mäger
In August, 1991, Estonia reclaims its independence from the USSR and brings to its national bank Read More »