Det. Const. “Dangerous” Davies is not known for his finesse, but often finds Read More »
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Mr. Wu (1927) William Nigh, Lon Chaney, Louise Dresser, Renée Adorée
Raised by his grandfather to adhere to the ancient laws of China, Mandarin Wu is a strict authoritarian. Read More »
The Great Caruso (1951) Richard Thorpe, Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten
Loosely traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town Read More »
Samson and Delilah (1996) Nicolas Roeg, Dennis Hopper, Elizabeth Hurley, Eric Thal
Mara and her husband Manoa are both upstanding and religious Israelites living Read More »
The Birds and the Bees (1956) Norman Taurog, George Gobel, Mitzi Gaynor, David Niven
George ‘Hotsy’ Hamilton II, heir to a meat-packing fortune, returns home from an expedition in the Congo. Read More »
The River Wild (1994) Curtis Hanson, Meryl Streep, Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn
Gail Hartman is facing problems with with her husband, the workaholic architect Tom. Read More »
Near Dark (1987) Kathryn Bigelow, Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen
A small-town farmer’s son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter. Read More »
Hello, Everybody! (1933) William A. Seiter, Kate Smith, Randolph Scott, Sally Blane
The setting is a farm. Kate Smith and Sally Blane play sisters Read More »
I Am a Thief (1934) Robert Florey, Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez, Dudley Digges
An insurance company hurt by a string of jewel thefts decides to smoke out the international community Read More »
Zelda (1993) Pat O’Connor, Natasha Richardson, Timothy Hutton, Rutanya Alda
Famous 1920s modernist US writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and his eccentric Flapper socialite wife Zelda Sayre’s Read More »