When a modern-day girl faces a big challenge in her life, her mother teaches her about the power of fasting by sharing the story of a heroine from the Bible.
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The Learning Tree (1969) Gordon Parks, Kyle Johnson, Alex Clarke, Estelle Evans, Drama
The story, set in Kansas during the 1920s, covers less than a year in the life of a black teenager, and documents the veritable deluge of events which force him into sudden manhood.
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Tom Jones (1963) Tony Richardson, Albert Finney, Susannah York, George Devine, Adventure, Comedy, History
In eighteenth century England, “first cousins” Tom Jones and Master Blifil grew up together in privilege in the western countryside, but could not be more different in nature. Read More »
Choking Man (2006) Steve Barron, Octavio Gómez Berríos, Eugenia Yuan, Mandy Patinkin, Drama
Choking Man is an intense blend of psychological drama and magical realism that encapsulates the contemporary immigrant experience in America. Read More »
Breezy (1973) Clint Eastwood, William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel, Drama, Romance
Breezy is a teen-aged hippy with a big heart. After taking a ride with a man who only wants her for sex, Breezy manages to escape. She runs to hide on a secluded property where stands the home of a middle-aged divorced man, Frank Harmon. Frank reluctantly takes Breezy in only to fall unexpectedly in love with her.
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Human Desire (1954) Fritz Lang, Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Broderick Crawford, Drama, Film-Noir, Romance
Jeff Warren, a Korean War vet just returning to his railroad engineer’s job, boards at the home of co-worker Alec Simmons and is charmed by Alec’s beautiful daughter. Read More »
Jimmy the Gent (1934) Michael Curtiz, James Cagney, Bette Davis, Allen Jenkins, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Unscrupulous investigator of lost heirs Jimmy Corrigan loses his love Joan Martin to apparently upright competitor James Wallingham. He counters by adding a veneer of respectability to his own operation. Meanwhile he exposes Wallingham for a fraud.
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To Sleep with Anger (1990) Charles Burnett, Danny Glover, Paul Butler, DeVaughn Nixon, Drama
African-American drifter Danny Glover shows up at the LA doorstep of his old pal Paul Butler. In the spirit of auld lang syne, Butler takes Glover in, though his wife (Mary Alice) is not happy with this intrusion. Read More »
To Die in Jerusalem (2007) Hilla Medalia, Documentary
Ever since 17-year-old Rachel Levy, an Israeli, was killed four years ago in Jerusalem by a Palestinian suicide bomber, her mother Abigail has found hardly a moment’s peace. Read More »
L’ultimo gladiatore / Messalina vs. the Son of Hercules (1964) Umberto Lenzi, Richard Harrison, Marilù Tolo, Philippe Hersent, Adventure, Drama
While fighting in Britain, Roman forces commanded by Caligula capture the noble warrior, Glaucus. Read More »