
An adaptation of Dostoyevsky’s novel, set in modern Helsinki. Read More »
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Madame White Snake / Byaku fujin no yoren (1956) Shirô Toyoda, Ryô Ikebe, Shirley Yamaguchi, Kaoru Yachigusa

Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form. Read More »
The Ambush: Incident at Blood Pass AKA Machibuse (1970) Hiroshi Inagaki, Toshirô Mifune, Yûjirô Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Read More »
By the Pricking of My Thumbs AKA Mon petit doigt m’a dit… (2005) Pascal Thomas, Catherine Frot, André Dussollier, Geneviève Bujold

Prudence and Belisaire are what can be called an eccentric couple. How can you bear such impossible Christian (?) names in the first place? Read More »
Immortal Love AKA Eien no hito (1961) Keisuke Kinoshita, Hideko Takamine, Keiji Sada, Tatsuya Nakadai

The year is 1932, and a woman, whose tenant-farmer fiancé is fighting in China, is raped by the landowner’s son (Nakadai) Read More »
Let’s Go with Pancho Villa AKA Vámonos con Pancho Villa! (1936) Fernando de Fuentes, Antonio R. Frausto, Domingo Soler, Manuel Tamés

The Mexican Revolution is on its way when six brave peasants, known as “Los Leones de San Pablo” Read More »
Silkwood (1983) Mike Nichols, Meryl Streep, Kurt Russell, Cher

Fairly accurate recounting of the story of Karen Silkwood, the Oklahoma nuclear-plant worker who blew the whistle Read More »
Best Seller (1987) John Flynn, James Woods, Brian Dennehy, Victoria Tennant

Hit man Cleve approaches writer/cop Dennis about a story for his next book: How Cleve made a living Read More »
Godfather Mendoza AKA El compadre Mendoza (1934) Juan Bustillo Oro, Fernando de Fuentes, Alfredo del Diestro, Carmen Guerrero, Antonio R. Frausto

During Mexican Revolution, Rosalio Mendoza (Del Diestro) survives by making and winning favors from both factions Read More »
Chinese Puzzle for Judoka AKA Casse-tête chinois pour le judoka (1967) Maurice Labro, Marc Briand, Marilù Tolo, Heinz Drache

Marc Saint-Clair wins a medal at a Kendo tournament in Tokyo, Japan. Read More »