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Stefan Luchian (1981) Nicolae Margineanu, Florin Calinescu, Ion Caramitru, George Constantin
Recreating the early twentieth century in Bucharest, leading to an unforgettable journey Read More »
Kongo (1932) William J. Cowen, Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, Conrad Nagel
This remake of West of Zanzibar (1928) made four years later tries to outdo the Lon Chaney original in morbidity. Read More »
Mo’ Better Blues (1990) Spike Lee, Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes
Opens with Bleek as a child learning to play the trumpet, his friends want Read More »
An Actor’s Revenge (1959) Yukinojo Henge
Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo’s kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata Read More »
Sunset Blvd. (1950) Billy Wilder, William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim
In early-1950s Hollywood, obscure screenplay-writer Joe Gillis is unable to sell his work to the studios Read More »
Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film (2011)
What is experimental film, and why is it called that? Artists and poet working in celluloid Read More »
There’s Nothing Out There (1991) Rolfe Kanefsky, Craig Peck, Wendy Bednarz, Mark Collver
Seven teens head up to a cabin on the lake for spring break. Mike has studied all horror films on video Read More »
The Word / Ordet (1943) Gustaf Molander, Victor Sjöström, Holger Löwenadler, Rune Lindström
Swedish film of the Kaj Munk play that was made into a far more famous film by Carl Dreyer in Denmark twelve years later. Read More »
The Sign of Four (2001) Rodney Gibbons, Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, Sophie Lorain
Greed, betrayal and vengeance set the stage for this Sir Arthur Conan Doyle classic. Read More »