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The Prince of Porn (2002) Brian O’Hara, Phil Prince, Stella Stevens, Bumble Bee

Phil Prince was a director of rather sleazy bondage and discipline films in the New York Read More »
Mary, Queen of Scots (1971) Charles Jarrott, Vanessa Redgrave, Glenda Jackson, Patrick McGoohan

Mary Stuart, who was named Queen of Scotland when she was only six days old, is the last Roman Catholic ruler of Scotland. Read More »
Cabaret (1972) Bob Fosse, Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Helmut Griem

Cambridge University student Brian Roberts arrives in Berlin in 1931 to complete his German studies. Read More »
The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer (2003) Craig R. Baxley, Lisa Brenner, Steven Brand, Kate Burton

Set at the turn of the century, this is the tale of Ellen Rimbauer Read More »
Point Blank (1967) John Boorman, Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson, Keenan Wynn

Mal Reese is in a real bind – owing a good deal of money to his organized crime bosses Read More »
Larceny, Inc (1942) Lloyd Bacon, Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford

Three bumbling crooks buy a store so that they can rob the bank next door. Read More »
Brother Orchid (1940) Lloyd Bacon, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Ann Sothern

Gang boss Little John Sarto returns from Europe where he was looking for “class” Read More »
Jackson County Jail (1976) Michael Miller, Yvette Mimieux, Tommy Lee Jones, Lisa Copeland

This is a powerful drama about a young woman who stumbles into a nightmare Read More »
Have a Good Funeral, My Friend… Sartana Will Pay / Buon funerale amigos!… paga Sartana (1970) Giuliano Carnimeo, Gianni Garko, Antonio Vilar, Daniela Giordano

After witnessing a brutal massacre, the legendary hero Sartana is ready Read More »
Julia (1977) Fred Zinnemann, Jane Fonda, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Robards

This Oscar-winning drama, based on the writing of Lillian Hellman Read More »
Wing Chun (1994) Woo-Ping Yuen, Michelle Yeoh, Donnie Yen, King-Tan Yuen

Wing Chun, a woman living in a remote village often pillaged by robbers. Read More »
The Quiet Earth (1985) Geoff Murphy, Bruno Lawrence, Alison Routledge, Pete Smith

A man wakes up to find himself literally alone in the world Read More »
I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (1990) Dirk Campbell, Neil Morrissey, Amanda Noar, Michael Elphick

When a motorbike gang kills an occultist, the evil spirit he was summoning inhabits a damaged bike. Read More »
The Beast Must Die / La bestia debe morir (1952) Román Viñoly Barreto, Narciso Ibáñez Menta, Guillermo Battaglia, Milagros de la Vega

“La bestia debe morir” is a taut, smartly crafted Argentinian noir that packs an emotional punch. Read More »