Amid a semi-documentary portrait of New York and its people, Jean Dexter Read More »
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Alexander’s Ragtime Band (1938) Henry King, Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Don Ameche
Roger Grant, a classical violinist, disappoints his family Read More »
99 River Street (1953) Phil Karlson, John Payne, Evelyn Keyes, Brad Dexter
Having lost his heavyweight championship match, boxer Ernie Driscoll Read More »
Ride the High Country (1962) Sam Peckinpah, Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott, Mariette Hartley
Aging ex-marshal Steve Judd is hired by a bank to transport a gold shipment through dangerous territory. Read More »
Paper Moon (1973) Peter Bogdanovich, Ryan O’Neal, Tatum O’Neal, Madeline Kahn
Set in the midwest of the depression-era, Paper Moon follows Moses Pray Read More »
Miracle Mile (1988) Steve De Jarnatt, Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar
A young man meets and falls in love with a young woman at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Read More »
The Conversation (1974) Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield
Harry Caul is a devout Catholic and a lover of jazz music who plays his saxophone while listening to his jazz records. Read More »
12 Angry Men (1957) Sidney Lumet, Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room Read More »
The System (1964) Michael Winner, Oliver Reed, Jane Merrow, Barbara Ferris
In a seaside village, a group of local young men mingle among the seasonal tourists in search of sexual conquests. Read More »
Sorority Babes in the Slimeball Bowl O Rama (1988) David DeCoteau, Andras Jones, Linnea Quigley, Robin Stille
Three frat boys sneak into the Tri-Delt sorority to witness the initiation of new pledges and are caught. Read More »