Albert Lory is a teacher at a school in German-occupied France. He is a coward, but he is drawn into the actions of the resistance. Read More »
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The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002)
When rock star Roddy Usher’s wife is murdered, he’s sent to the county lunatic asylum, where the therapy is far more insane than the inmates. Read More »
Rambling Rose (1991) Martha Coolidge, Laura Dern
Rose, is taken in by the Hillyer family to serve as a 1930s housemaid so that she can avoid falling into a life of prostitution. Read More »
Blink (1994) Michael Apted, Madeleine Stowe, Aidan Quinn
Emma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery Read More »
Midnight (1939) Mitchell Leisen, Claudette Colbert
Showgirl Eve, stranded in Paris without a sou, befriends taxi driver Tibor Czerny, then gives him the slip to crash a party. Read More »
Three Brave Men (1956) Philip Dunne, Ray Milland
Bernie Goldsmith, a long-time civilian employee of the U.S. Navy is suspended as a security risk Read More »
Big Jim McLain (1952) Edward Ludwig, John Wayne, Nancy Olson
House Un-American Activities Committee investigators Jim McLain and Mal Baxter come to Hawaii Read More »
The Walls of Hell / Intramuros (1964) Gerardo de Leon
In the final days of the battle of Manila during World War II, fanatical Japanese naval forces barricade Read More »
Beachhead (1954) Stuart Heisler, Tony Curtis, Frank Lovejoy
On a Japanese-occupied island during World War II, only two soldiers remain alive after a mission attempt goes horribly wrong. Read More »
Glastonbury Past and Present (1922) H.O. Martinek
In the shadow of the Glastonbury Tor, locals re-enact their town’s history: from the early Mendip encampments Read More »