A passenger ship, on her way to the scrap yard is pushed to her limits by the new owners to save on the dismantling fees. Read More »
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The Black Pirate (1926) Albert Parker, Douglas Fairbanks, Billie Dove, Tempe Pigott
A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. Read More »
Imitation of Life (1934) John M. Stahl
Bea Pullman and her daughter Jessie have had a hard time making ends meet since Bea’s husband died. Read More »
Polyester (1981) John Waters, Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey
Francine Fishpaw is an upper middle class suburban housewife in Baltimore. Read More »
Our Song (2000) Jim McKay, Kerry Washington, Anna Simpson, Melissa Martinez
Focusing on the bonding between three female (an African American female, a half African American half Latino American female Read More »
Fort Apache (1948) John Ford, John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple
In John Ford’s sombre exploration mythologising of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday Read More »
Mr. Skeffington (1944) Vincent Sherman, Bette Davis, Claude Rains, Walter Abel
It’s 1914 in New York City. Adult brother and sister Trippy Trellis and Fanny Trellis, whose parents are now deceased, were once wealthy Read More »
Respectable: The Mary Millington Story (2016) Simon Sheridan, Dexter Fletcher, David Sullivan, Dudley Sutton
Documentary chronicling the extraordinary life and tragic death of Mary Millington – Britain’s most famous pornographic actress of the 1970s. Read More »
Alice’s Restaurant (1969) Arthur Penn, Arlo Guthrie, Patricia Quinn, James Broderick
Arlo Guthrie’s song is converted into a motion picture. Arlo goes to see Alice for Thanksgivng and as a favor takes her trash to the dump. Read More »
Rush (1991) Lili Fini Zanuck, Jason Patric, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Sam Elliott
Raynor is an undercover narcotics cop. For his next assignment he chooses the more inexperienced but tough and good-looking Kristen. Read More »