A gang of thieves hijack a man’s car after botching their getaway from a robbery. Read More »
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Enchanted April (1992) Mike Newell, Alfred Molina, Joan Plowright, Miranda Richardson
This slow-paced gem is about the civilizing influence of Italy on beleaguered Londoners both male and female and has its own civilizing influence on the viewer. Read More »
Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933) Michael Curtiz, Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray, Glenda Farrell
In London, sculptor Ivan Igor struggles in vain to prevent his partner Worth from burning his wax museum…and his ‘children.’ Read More »
In My Father’s Den (2004) Brad McGann, Matthew Macfadyen, Miranda Otto, Emily Barclay
Paul, a prize-winning war journalist, returns to his remote New Zealand hometown due to the death of his father, battle-scarred and world-weary. Read More »
The Mysterious Airman (1928) Harry Revier, Walter Miller, Eugenia Gilbert, Robert Walker
An inventor adds new innovations to Baker Airplane Company’s planes Read More »
The Yakuza (1974) Sydney Pollack, Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith
Harry Kilmer returns to Japan after several years in order to rescue his friend George’s kidnapped daughter Read More »
Spider and Rose (1994) Bill Bennett, Ruth Cracknell, Simon Bossell, Max Cullen
Spider and Rose are on the road to Coonabarabran. It’s Spider’s last day working as an ambo, and he’s in a hurry. Read More »
An Early Frost (1985) John Erman, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Sylvia Sidney
Set in the mid-eighties Michael Pierson, a young gay man, is struck with AIDS in the prime of his life. Read More »
I Married a Shadow AKA J’ai épousé une ombre (1983) Robin Davis, Nathalie Baye, Francis Huster, Richard Bohringer
After a train accident, a woman survives and is mistaken for an other woman she just met on a train before the accident. Read More »
Death Curse of Tartu (1966) William Grefé, Fred Pinero, Babette Sherrill, Bill Marcus
Four students on an archaeology assignment in the Everglades decide to throw a dance party Read More »