
Theo Tomasis, from humble beginnings, is an aging Greek shipping magnate who works on his own moral (or amoral as the case may be) code Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) Frank Perry, Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress

Tina Balser is a bored New York housewife-mother married to Jonathan, a pompous Read More »
The Reckless Moment (1949) Max Ophüls, James Mason, Joan Bennett, Geraldine Brooks

In the charming community of Balboa 50 miles from Los Angeles, middle-class housewife Lucia Harper Read More »
Alice Goodbody (1974) Tom Scheuer, Colleen Brennan, Daniel Kauffman, Keith McConnell

Sharon Kelly plays a naive waitress who sleeps her ways to bigger and bigger roles in a musical adaptation of Julius Caesar Read More »
My Past (1931) Roy Del Ruth, Bebe Daniels, Lewis Stone, Ben Lyon

A stage star finds herself torn between a wealthy older man and a handsome younger one. Read More »
Finders Keepers, Lovers Weepers (1968) Russ Meyer, Anne Chapman, Paul Lockwood, Gordon Wescourt

Paul, the owner of a topless go-go bar on the Sunset Strip, isn’t having a good day. Read More »
Men in War (1957) Anthony Mann, Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray, Robert Keith

In Korea, on 6 September 1950, Lieutenant Benson’s platoon finds itself isolated in enemy-held territory after a retreat. Read More »
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) Joan Chen, Xiaolu Li, Lopsang, Zheng Qian

Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 Read More »
The Buddy System (1984) Glenn Jordan, Richard Dreyfuss, Susan Sarandon, Nancy Allen

A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy’s attempt to fake a residential address Read More »
Gentleman Jim (1942) Raoul Walsh, Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson

Because boxing is a considered an illegal and disreputable enterprise in 1880’s San Francisco Read More »