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The Iceman Cometh (1973) John Frankenheimer, Lee Marvin, Fredric March, Robert Ryan

It’s 1912 and the patrons of ‘The Last Chance Saloon’ have gathered for their evening of whiskey Read More »
The Dupes AKA Al-makhdu’un (1972) Tewfik Saleh, Mohamed Kheir-Halouani, Abderrahman Alrahy, Bassan Lofti Abou-Ghazala

Set in Iraq (but shot in Syria), this is the story of three men who try to leave their impoverished and hopeless lives to get get work in Kuwait. Read More »
I Love You Again (1940) W.S. Van Dyke, William Powell, Myrna Loy, Frank McHugh

While alone on a cruise, the upstanding – and mean – teetotaler, Larry Wilson, receives a blow on the head Read More »
Valentino (1977) Ken Russell, Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips

In 1926, the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female movie-goers to riot in the streets Read More »
Elevator to the Gallows AKA Ascenseur pour l’échafaud (1957) Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly

The feature-film debut of famed director Louis Malle is an interesting, modern film noir with the classic theme of lovers plotting Read More »
Blind Venus AKA Vénus aveugle (1941) Abel Gance, Viviane Romance, Georges Flamant, Henri Guisol

A Clarisse is a cabaret singer, diagnosed that will remain blind in one or two years. It will break with her lover, Madère into thinking that no longer loves you … Read More »
The Princess Comes Across (1936) William K. Howard, Carole Lombard, Fred MacMurray, Douglass Dumbrille

A Swedish princess boards an ocean liner in Europe en route to an acting career in America Read More »
How to Be Loved AKA Jak byc kochana (1963) Wojciech Has, Barbara Krafftówna, Zbigniew Cybulski, Artur Mlodnicki

An actress travels from Warsaw to Paris and during the trip reflects on the last few years of her life. Read More »
School AKA Okul (2004) Durul Taylan, Yagmur Taylan, Deniz Akkaya, Hamdi Alkan, Burak Altay

Adapted from Do?u Yücel’s supreme novel, Ghost Book, School takes place in a high school environment. Read More »
Kids (1995) Larry Clark, Leo Fitzpatrick, Justin Pierce, Chloë Sevigny

Disturbing, dark, low-budget independent film about teen-agers in New York City. Read More »
The Warrior and the Wolf AKA Lang zai ji (2009) Zhuangzhuang Tian, Joe Odagiri, Maggie Q, Tsung-Hua To

The disillusioned general of an ancient Chinese army regiment finds himself stranded in a village populated by a strange clan with mystical connections to wolves. Read More »
Angel in the Wardrobe AKA Aniol w szafie (1987) Stanislaw Rózewicz, Jerzy Trela, Grazyna Barszczewska, Maria Czubasiewicz

Angel In The Wardrobe is a film about responsibility, the duty to yourself and to the others. Read More »
The Cyclist AKA Bicycleran (1987) Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mahshid Afsharzadeh, Firouz Kiani, Samira Makhmalbaf

The wife of Nasim, an Afghan immigrant in Iran, is gravely ill. He needs money to pay for her care, but his day labor digging wells does not pay enough. Read More »
Lust, Caution AKA Se, jie (2007) Ang Lee, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Wei Tang, Joan Chen

Frustrated in his attempts to assassinate Yee, who is an important official in Japanese-ruled Shanghai Read More »