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Warning to Wantons (1949) Donald B. Wilson, Harold Warrender, Anne Vernon, David Tomlinson

Seventeen-year-old Renee slips away from her convent school, joins her fashionable mother Read More »
Holiday in Spain (1960) Jack Cardiff, Denholm Elliott, Peter Lorre, Beverly Bentley

A vacationing Englishman (Denholm Elliott) stumbles upon a plot to kill a young American tourist (Beverly Bentley) in Spain. Read More »
Gaudi Afternoon (2001) Susan Seidelman, Judy Davis, Marcia Gay Harden, Lili Taylor

Cassandra, a solitary writer in Barcelona (a US ex-pat) gets a call for help from a stranger Read More »
A Family Thing (1996) Richard Pearce, Robert Duvall, James Earl Jones, Michael Beach

Earl Pilcher, Jr., runs an equipment rental outfit in Arkansas, lives with his wife Read More »
The Escape (1939) Ricardo Cortez, Kane Richmond, Amanda Duff, June Gale

An embittered Louie Peronni (Edward Norris) returns from prison to find that his sister Read More »
Starstruck (1982) Gillian Armstrong, Joey Kennedy, Ross O’Donovan, Margo Lee

Young woman wants to become the next big singer with the help of her friends and despite the wishes of her working class family. Read More »
Norman… Is That You? (1976) George Schlatter, Redd Foxx, Pearl Bailey, Dennis Dugan

A black man is distraught when he discovers his son is gay and is determined to set him right. Read More »
I’ll Get By (1950) Richard Sale, June Haver, William Lundigan, Gloria DeHaven

Updated version of “Tin Pan Alley” concerns two songwriters Read More »
Ides of March (2000) Darren Doane, Gary Daniels, Christopher Stapleton, Michael Madsen

A double-dealing member of an elite group of hit men becomes the ultimate target when his organization discovers his deceit. Read More »