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Tag Archives: USA
Miracle Mile (1988) Steve De Jarnatt, Anthony Edwards, Mare Winningham, John Agar
A young man meets and falls in love with a young woman at the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles. Read More »
The Conversation (1974) Francis Ford Coppola, Gene Hackman, John Cazale, Allen Garfield
Harry Caul is a devout Catholic and a lover of jazz music who plays his saxophone while listening to his jazz records. Read More »
12 Angry Men (1957) Sidney Lumet, Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Martin Balsam
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room Read More »
Eternal Love (1929) Ernst Lubitsch, John Barrymore, Camilla Horn, Victor Varconi
In a Swiss Village in 1806, the fiery Marcus and the local clergyman’s niece Ciglia are passionately in love. Read More »
Dreams That Money Can Buy (1947) Hans Richter, Jack Bittner, Libby Holman, Josh White
After learning how to look inside himself, a poetic bum sells people vivid dreams. Read More »
The Mortal Storm (1940) Frank Borzage, Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young
Interesting to note that the film was made in 1940, one year before America’s entry into the European war against Hitler. Read More »
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916) Stuart Paton, Allen Holubar, Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton
Captain Nemo has built a fantastic submarine for his mission of revenge. Read More »
Island of the Blue Dolphins (1964) James B. Clark, Celia Milius, Larry Domasin, Ann Daniel
When her whole tribe disappears from Westerners, Karana and her brother have to survive themselves. Read More »
Obit. (2016) Vanessa Gould, Bruce Weber, William McDonald, Margalit Fox
How do you put a life into 500 words? Ask the staff obituary writers at the New York Times. Read More »