
The adventures of a young man as he moves from the Latin-American revolutions in the sixties and seventies, through Hungary in the eighties, to the Croatian war in 1991.
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Tag Archives: spanish
The Red Pony (1949) Lewis Milestone, Myrna Loy, Robert Mitchum, Louis Calhern, Drama, Family, Western

In the coast range mountains on the western edge of the Salinas Valley is a ranch where Tom, a lad of about ten, longs for a pony. Read More »
El gran calavera / The Great Madcap (1949) Luis Buñuel, Fernando Soler, Rosario Granados, Andrés Soler, Comedy

El Gran Calavera a dark comedy directed by Luis Buñuel deals with a family’s attempt to change the spending habit of the indulgent and hedonistic patriarch, Alfredo (Luis Alconira). Read More »
The Dead Mother / La madre muerta (1993) Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Lio, Art-house, Drama, Thriller

Ismael Lopez (Elejaldo), a petty criminal, shoots and kills a painting restorer during a bungled burglary, and shoots her daughter as well. Read More »
Las olas / The Waves (2011) Alberto Morais, Armando Aguirre, Sergio Caballero, Pepe Galotto, Drama

After the death of his wife, Miguel decides to take a trip, postponed for many years, Argeles-sur-Mer, a small town in southern France, where thousands of refugees are concentrated for some time. Read More »
La marca de Satanás / The Mark of Satan (1957) Chano Urueta, Luis Aguilar, Flor Silvestre, Jaime Fernández, Horror, Adventure, Mystery

The third and final film in the Headless Rider series directed by horror master Chano Urueta.
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The Black Shield of Falworth (1954) Rudolph Maté, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Adventure, History, Romance

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles of Crisby Dale, and his sister Meg, have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of their father’s true identity. Read More »
Desde allá / From Afar (2015) Lorenzo Vigas, Alfredo Castro, Luis Silva, Jericó Montilla, Drama, Romance

Armando, a middle-aged owner of a Caracas dental prosthesis business, is estranged from his father, who he observes occasionally from a distance. Read More »
Alias María (2015) José Luis Rugeles, Carlos Clavijo, Anderson Gomez, Carmenza González, Drama, War

The 13 year old Maria is a member of a guerrilla unit in Colombia. She is sent for a special mission together with three others to bring the commander’s child into safety. Meanwhile she is pregnant herself.
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Choking Man (2006) Steve Barron, Octavio Gómez Berríos, Eugenia Yuan, Mandy Patinkin, Drama

Choking Man is an intense blend of psychological drama and magical realism that encapsulates the contemporary immigrant experience in America. Read More »