Several mysterious deaths are attributed to an ancient stone idol. Read More »
Tag Archives: Mexico
The Secret Formula / La fórmula secreta (1965) Rubén Gámez, José Castillo, Manuel Gaitán, Pilar Islas
An irreverent essay, unified only by the author’s unique voice, full of surreal moments Read More »
The Burning Season (1994) John Frankenheimer, Raul Julia, Carmen Argenziano, Sonia Braga
Based on the true story of a Brazilian rubber tapper who leads his people in protest against Read More »
Men with Guns (1997) John Sayles, Federico Luppi, Damián Delgado, Dan Rivera González
Humberto Fuentes is a wealthy doctor whose wife has recently died. Read More »
Guns for San Sebastian / La bataille de San Sebastian (1968) Henri Verneuil, Anthony Quinn, Anjanette Comer, Charles Bronson
Leon Alastray is an outlaw who has been given sanctuary by Father John, whom he then escorts to the village of San Sebastian. Read More »
Macho Callahan (1970) Bernard L. Kowalski, David Janssen, Jean Seberg, Lee J. Cobb
A man tricked into enlisting in the Confederate army is later thrown into a hellish Read More »
Maclovia (1948) Emilio Fernández, María Félix, Pedro Armendáriz, Carlos López Moctezuma
On a small Mexican island dwells a group of Indians who live in the traditional manner and who disdain outsiders. Read More »
Foxtrot (1976) Arturo Ripstein, Peter O’Toole, Charlotte Rampling, Max von Sydow
At the beginning of WW2, Liviu, a Romanian count, and his wife Julia come to live on an uninhabited tropical island Read More »
El jinete sin cabeza / The Headless Rider (1957)
A mute phantom hero takes on skull-masked killers, a disembodied living hand and a corpse that won’t stay in its grave. Read More »
Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970) Don Siegel, Clint Eastwood
Set in Mexico, a nun called Sara is rescued from three cowboys by Hogan Read More »