
Elmer is a dry cleaner. He is madly in love with stage star Trilby Drew; for each of her 35 performances Read More »
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Moby Dick (1956) John Huston, Gregory Peck, Richard Basehart, Leo Genn

This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge whale, Moby Dick. Read More »
A Strange Adventure (1956) William Witney, Joan Evans, Ben Cooper, Marla English

A trio of thieves make their getaway by kidnapping a young hot-rodder Read More »
Minnie and Moskowitz (1971) John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery

Minnie breaks up with her married boyfriend and becomes disillusioned. Read More »
White Zombie (1932) Victor Halperin, Bela Lugosi, Madge Bellamy, Joseph Cawthorn

In Haiti, a wealthy landowner convinces a sorcerer to lure the American woman he has fallen for away from her fiance Read More »
One from the Heart (1981) Francis Ford Coppola, Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia

Hank and Frannie don’t seem to be able to live together anymore. Read More »
Heart Like a Wheel (1983) Jonathan Kaplan, Bonnie Bedelia, Beau Bridges, Bruce Barlow

Shirley Muldowney is determined to be a top-fuel drag racer, although no woman has ever raced them before. Read More »
The Terence Davies Trilogy (1983) Terence Davies, Phillip Mawdsley, Nick Stringer, Valerie Lilley

Davies’ film is divided into three segments entitled “Children”, “Madonna and Child”, and “Death and Transfiguartion”. Read More »
Petey Wheatstraw (1977) Cliff Roquemore, Rudy Ray Moore, Jimmy Lynch, Leroy Daniels

Petey Wheatstraw (Rudy Ray Moore) is a candidate to become the devil’s son-in-law. Read More »
Sleepaway Camp (1983) Robert Hiltzik, Felissa Rose, Jonathan Tiersten, Karen Fields

After a horrible boating accident kills her family, Angela, a shy and sullen young girl Read More »