
African-American drifter Danny Glover shows up at the LA doorstep of his old pal Paul Butler. In the spirit of auld lang syne, Butler takes Glover in, though his wife (Mary Alice) is not happy with this intrusion. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
To Die in Jerusalem (2007) Hilla Medalia, Documentary

Ever since 17-year-old Rachel Levy, an Israeli, was killed four years ago in Jerusalem by a Palestinian suicide bomber, her mother Abigail has found hardly a moment’s peace. Read More »
Traveller (1997) Jack N. Green, Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, Julianna Margulies, Crime, Drama, Romance

A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended.
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Bad Dreams (1988) Andrew Fleming, Jennifer Rubin, Bruce Abbott, Richard Lynch, Horror, Thriller

In the mid-’70s, a cult group called Unity Field commits mass suicide, but a young girl survives. After being in a coma for thirteen years she wakes up in a psyche ward, not remembering the incident.
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In Love and War (1958) Philip Dunne, Robert Wagner, Dana Wynter, Jeffrey Hunter, Drama, War

Three Marines take shore leave in San Francisco during World War II. Frankie O’Neill visits his lower-class dysfunctional family; Nico Kantaylis visits his pregnant fiancée; and the upper-class Alan Newcombe visits his high-living playgirl girlfriend.
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Cavite (2005) Neill Dela Llana, Ian Gamazon, Edwin Lagda, Edgar Tancangco, Thriller

Adam, a security guard, travels from California to the Philippines, his native land, for his father’s funeral.
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Raging Bull (1980) Martin Scorsese, Robert De Niro, Cathy Moriarty, Joe Pesci, Biography, Drama, Sport

When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he’s a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he’s a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment.
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The Seven-Ups (1973) Philip D’Antoni

Buddy Manucci (Roy Scheider) is a tough New York City cop who operates as part of an unconventional team called “The Seven-Ups” that uses drastic measures to bring criminals to justice. Read More »
Vigil in the Night (1940) George Stevens, Carole Lombard, Anne Shirley, Brian Aherne, Drama

Nurse Anne Lee blames herself for a fatal mistake of her sister Lucy, who also is a nurse. Anne loses her job, and gets a new one at a poorly equipped country hospital. There she falls in love with Dr. Prescott, who is battling with Mr. Bowly, the chairman of the local hospital board, who also makes Anne’s life miserable. But then a virulent epidemic begins…
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Night Call Nurses (1972) Jonathan Kaplan, Patty Byrne, Alana Stewart, Mittie Lawrence, Thriller, Erotic
The sweet and perky Barbara, the sunny Janis, and the responsible Sandra are a trio of young and attractive nurses who work in the psych ward at a hospital.
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