Vincent Van Gogh is the archetypical tortured artistic genius. His obsession with painting, combined with mental illness Read More »
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Portrait of Jennie (1948) William Dieterle
Eben Adams is a talented but struggling artist in Depression era New York who has never been able to find inspiration for a painting. Read More »
Nightmare City / Incubo sulla città contaminata (1980)
In a nameless European city, a local reporter and his doctor wife try to escape from hordes of blood thirsty zombies Read More »
The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse (1938) Anatole Litvak, Edward G. Robinson, Humphrey Bogart, Claire Trevor
Dr. Clitterhouse is fascinated with the working of the criminal mind. Read More »
The Black Swan (1942) Henry King, Tyrone Power, Maureen O’Hara, Laird Cregar
When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his former partners Read More »
Yesterday’s Enemy (1959) Val Guest, Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern
Set during the Burma Campaign of World War 2, this is the story of courage Read More »
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) Mark Robson, Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat, Curd Jürgens
All her life Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Read More »
Whole New Thing (2005) Amnon Buchbinder
After years of being home schooled by hippie parents, Emerson is enrolled at his local high school. Read More »
In a Year with 13 Moons AKA In einem Jahr mit 13 Monden (1978) Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Volker Spengler, Ingrid Caven, Gottfried John
This drama follows the last few days in the life of Elvira (formerly Erwin) Weisshaupt. Read More »
Not of This Earth (1957) Roger Corman, Paul Birch, Beverly Garland, Morgan Jones
An alien agent from the distant planet Davana is sent to earth via a high-tech matter transporter. Read More »