Perky social worker Laura Mathews (Pam Dawber) takes up the cause of a group of senior citizens Read More »
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Scandalous John (1971) Robert Butler, Brian Keith, Alfonso Arau, Michele Carey
A crotchety old ranch owner fights to be able to live his life the way he wants to, and not the way other people–and the law–tell him he has to. Read More »
Beyond the Stars (1989) David Saperstein, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Robert Foxworth
This Sci-Fi Drama centers around the teen-age Eric, son of a computer scientist Read More »
Yang ± Yin: Gender in Chinese Cinema (1996) Stanley Kwan, Cheh Chang, Kaige Chen, Leslie Cheung
This highly personal film essay demonstrates that Chinese cinema has dealt with questions of gender and sexuality Read More »
The Falcon’s Alibi (1946) Ray McCarey, Tom Conway
A wealthy woman’s secretary, fearing that she will be blamed if her employer’s jewelry is stolen, hires the Falcon as guardian. Read More »
International Lady (1941) Tim Whelan
The film opens with a German air-raid over the skies of London Read More »
Weeds (1987) John D. Hancock, Nick Nolte
Lee Umstetter is a lifer at San Quentin prison and a multiple suicide attempter. Read More »
The Lost Squadron (1932) George Archainbaud
In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs Read More »
Our Time (1974) Peter Hyams, Pamela Sue Martin
A student of Penfield girls school falls in love with a male student in 1955. Read More »
England Made Me (1973) Peter Duffell, Peter Finch
A story about an English businessman in 1930s Germany who encounters a financier who has forged his career on greed Read More »