
Eric Stanton (Dana Andrews), thrown off a bus for not having the fare, begins to frequent a diner called “Pop’s Eats” Read More »
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Hamlet (1996) Kenneth Branagh, Julie Christie, Derek Jacobi

Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father’s Read More »
The Kiss of Death (1977) Mike Leigh, David Threlfall, John Wheatley, Kay Adshead

Trevor is an extremely shy undertaker’s assistant. He always tags along with his good friend Ronnie Read More »
Melvin and Howard (1980) Jonathan Demme, Paul Le Mat, Jason Robards, Elizabeth Cheshire

This movie tells the possibly true story of Melvin E. Dummar. Read More »
The Last Hurrah (1958) John Ford, Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster

An aging politician tries to get re-elected one last time in the changing world of the 1950s when TV started to play a bigger part in politics. Read More »
It’s the Old Army Game (1926) A. Edward Sutherland, W.C. Fields, Louise Brooks, Blanche Ring

Elmer Pettywillie is the owner of a small drug store in Florida, and Mildred Marshall is his clerk. Read More »
The Witch’s Mirror / El espejo de la bruja (1962) Chano Urueta, Rosita Arenas, Armando Calvo, Isabela Corona

A husband murders his wife, and years later her ghost emerges from a witch’s mirror to take her revenge. Read More »
A Modern Musketeer (1917) Allan Dwan, Douglas Fairbanks, Marjorie Daw, Kathleen Kirkham

Ned Thacker, through prenatal suggestion, is born in Kansas with the spirit of D’Artagnan Read More »
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966) Karel Reisz, David Warner, Vanessa Redgrave, Robert Stephens

Morgan Delt is a failed and irresponsible left-wing artist whose Communist parents Read More »
Robot Jox (1989) Stuart Gordon, Gary Graham, Anne-Marie Johnson, Paul Koslo

It is post-World War III. War is outlawed. In its place, are matches between large Robots called Robot Jox. Read More »
Dangerous Liaisons (1988) Stephen Frears, Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer

In 18th century France, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont Read More »
The Prince of Tides (1991) Barbra Streisand, Nick Nolte, Blythe Danner

The Wingo family is from South Carolina, they growing up in a house on a tidal plain. Read More »
Play for Today: Nuts in May (1976) Mike Leigh, Roger Sloman, Alison Steadman, Anthony O’Donnell

Their Morris packed to the gills, the punctilious Keith and the more spontaneous Candice-Marie arrive at a Dorset Read More »
A Touch of Zen / Xia nü (1971) King Hu, Feng Hsu, Chun Shih, Ying Bai

An artist, Ku, lives with his mother near an abandoned fort, reputed to be haunted. Read More »
Fair Game (1986) Mario Andreacchio, Cassandra Delaney, Peter Ford, David Sandford

A young woman running a wildlife sanctuary in the Australian outback is in for trouble Read More »