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Thoroughbreds Don’t Cry (1937) Alfred E. Green
Cricket West is a hopeful actress with a plan and a pair of vocal chords that bring down the house. Read More »
Smiley’s People (1982) Simon Langton
Called out of retirement to settle the affairs of a friend, George Smiley (Sir Alec Guinness) finds his old organization Read More »
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 »