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Tag Archives: USA
So Proudly We Hail! (1943) Mark Sandrich, Claudette Colbert, Paulette Goddard, Veronica Lake

A group of U.S. Army nurses leaves San Francisco for their tour of duty in Hawaii in December 1941. Read More »
Festival in Cannes (2001) Henry Jaglom, Anouk Aimée, Rachel Bailit, Greta Scacchi

Cannes, 1999. Alice, an actress, wants to direct an indie picture. Kaz, a talkative (and maybe bogus) deal maker, promises $3 million if she’ll use Millie, an aging French star. Read More »
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960) Budd Boetticher, Ray Danton, Karen Steele, Elaine Stewart

Jack Diamond and his sickly brother arrive in prohibition New York as jewellery thieves. Read More »
Ready, Willing and Able (1937) Ray Enright, Ruby Keeler, Lee Dixon, Allen Jenkins

Ruby Keeler, as charmingly ingenuous as ever, plays Jane, a college student with show-biz aspirations. Read More »
Fig Leaves (1926) Howard Hawks, George O’Brien, Olive Borden, Phyllis Haver

In the modern day (1920s) story, Adam, a plumber, is happily married to Eve, a wardrobe-obsessed housewife, until she accidentally meets a supercilious fashion designer. Read More »
Terror in a Texas Town (1958) Joseph H. Lewis, Sterling Hayden, Sebastian Cabot, Carol Kelly

Sven Hanson is one of a number of farmers whom Ed McNeil wants to run off their land (because he knows there’s oil on it). Read More »
The Cassandra Crossing (1976) George P. Cosmatos, Sophia Loren, Richard Harris, Martin Sheen

Terrorists have planted a deadly virus on a transcontinental train. Read More »
Panic in Year Zero! (1962) Ray Milland, Jean Hagen, Frankie Avalon

While on a fishing trip, Harry Baldwin (Ray Milland) and his family hear an explosion Read More »
MURDER and murder (1996) Yvonne Rainer, Joanna Merlin, Kathleen Chalfant, Catherine Kellner

Mildred and Doris are two middle-aged white women, from very different backgrounds, who become lovers and set up house together. Read More »