Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness) finds his old organization Read More »
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Uncle Vanya (1963) Stuart Burge
Uncle Vanya is a 1963 British film adaptation of the work Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov. Read More »
That Midnight Kiss (1949) Norman Taurog
In Philadelphia, the soprano Prudence Budell returns from Europe after a period of five years Read More »
Casey’s Shadow (1978) Martin Ritt
Casey is a young boy in a family that trains racehorses. Read More »
Bunker Bean (1936) William Hamilton
Bunker Bean, a meek office clerk, has grandiose dreams but seems destined to remain forever in his lowly station. Read More »
Once Is Not Enough (1975) Guy Green
A young woman goes home to New York after a long stay in Europe. Read More »
A Primer for ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ (1970)
Primer on the meaning, techniques and background of Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film Read More »
The Hitcher II: I’ve Been Waiting (2003)
A sadistic serial killer terrorizes a couple driving on a rural highway in Texas Read More »
Sea of Fear (2006) Andrew Schuth
One by one each of the seven passengers aboard a sailboat cruise begin to disappear. Read More »
Joe Palooka in the Big Fight (1949) Cy Endfield
Gangsters frame Joe on a drunk charge and a murder rap so they can put their own fighter into a big event. Read More »