In an indictment of the British public school system, we follow Mick Read More »
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Game 6 (2005) Michael Hoffman, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Griffin Dunne
Nicky Rogan’s new play is opening on Broadway and many agree, he has written the best play his career. Read More »
McLintock! (1963) Andrew V. McLaglen, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Patrick Wayne
George Washington McLintock, “GW” to friends and foes alike, is a cattle baron and the richest man in the territory. Read More »
Persona (1966) Ingmar Bergman, Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann, Margaretha Krook
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. Read More »
State of Grace (1990) Phil Joanou, Michael Lee Baron, Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman
Terry Noonan returns home to New York’s Hells Kitchen after a ten year absence. Read More »
The Fifth Cord AKA Giornata nera per l’ariete (1971) Luigi Bazzoni, Franco Nero, Silvia Monti, Wolfgang Preiss
After a high-class party in Rome, there’s an assault. The victim is injured but lives. Read More »
Death Walks at Midnight AKA La morte accarezza a mezzanotte (1972) Luciano Ercoli, Nieves Navarro, Simón Andreu, Pietro Martellanza
Valentina, a beautiful fashion model, takes an experimental drug as part of a scientific experiment. Read More »
Sabotage (1936) Alfred Hitchcock, Sylvia Sidney, Oskar Homolka, Desmond Tester
Mr. Verloc is part of a gang of foreign saboteurs operating out of London. He manages a small cinema Read More »
The Colonel AKA Mon colonel (2006) Laurent Herbiet, Olivier Gourmet, Robinson Stévenin, Cécile De France
A “Reformed Colonel” is found dead in Paris, a couple of decades after Algeria’s struggle for independence was won from France. Read More »
The Mercenaries AKA Dark of the Sun (1968) Jack Cardiff, Rod Taylor, Yvette Mimieux, Peter Carsten
British commando, Captain Curry, is hired by President Ubi of war-torn Congo, to steal $50 million in uncut diamonds Read More »