A father lives a double life as a counterfeiter, bank robber and con man in order to provide for his daughter. Read More »
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The Tiger Makes Out (1967) Arthur Hiller, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, Bob Dishy
Ben Harris, an embittered, mid-century New York City postal worker residing in a Greenwich Village cellar Read More »
Let’s Go Native (1930) Leo McCarey, Jack Oakie, Jeanette MacDonald, Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher
Dress designer Joan Wood, who’s heavily in debt, has created costumes for a Broadway show Read More »
Boxing Gym (2010) Frederick Wiseman, Richard Lord
Explores the world of a boxing gym in Austin, Texas, dwelling on the discipline of training Read More »
The Silver Darlings (1947) Clarence Elder, Norman Williams, Christopher Capon, Murdo Morrison
A harsh if ultimately optimistic depiction of life in the unforgiving Hebrides Read More »
Death Ring (1992) R.J. Kizer, Mike Norris, Billy Drago, Chad McQueen
Ex-Green Beret Matt Collins is kidnapped along with his fiancée, Lauren Sadler Read More »
Trottie True (1949) Brian Desmond Hurst, Jean Kent, James Donald, Hugh Sinclair
In the 1890s, Trottie True moves from bit theatre parts to stardom, and from balloonist Sid Skinner to more prominent men. Read More »
An Early Frost (1985) John Erman, Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, Sylvia Sidney
Set in the mid-eighties Michael Pierson, a young gay man, is struck with AIDS in the prime of his life. Read More »
The Stranger’s Hand / La mano dello straniero (1954) Mario Soldati, Trevor Howard, Alida Valli, Richard Basehart
A British lad tries to investigate his father’s disappearance in Venice when nobody believes him. Read More »
Eye of the Eagle 3 (1989) Cirio H. Santiago, Steve Kanaly, Ken Wright, Peter Nelson
Vietnam, 1968. Army Headquarters has written off Captain Fahey’s men as Missing In Action Read More »