
In 1946, ex-Navy engineer Steve Martin comes to a Louisiana town with a dream: to build a safe platform for offshore oil drilling. Read More »
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If…. (1968) Lindsay Anderson, Malcolm McDowell, David Wood, Richard Warwick

In an indictment of the British public school system, we follow Mick Read More »
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 / Giornata nera per l’ariete (1971)

After a high-class party in Rome, there’s an assault. The victim is injured but lives. 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 »