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Tag Archives: USA
The Wings of Eagles (1957) John Ford, John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Dan Dailey

U.S. Navy pilot Frank ‘Spig’ Wead is a fun-loving and rowdy adventurer, but also a fierce proponent of Naval aviation. Read More »
Goliath Awaits (1981) Kevin Connor, Mark Harmon, Christopher Lee, Eddie Albert

During World War II, the passenger liner Goliath is sunk by a German submarine. Read More »
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) Randa Haines, Robert Duvall, Richard Harris, Shirley MacLaine

Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. Read More »
Beyond the Sea (2004) Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, John Goodman

Consummate entertainer Bobby Darin (1936-1973) is making a movie about his life. Read More »
Los Angeles Plays Itself (2003) Thom Andersen, Encke King, Ben Alexander, Jim Backus

Of the cities in the world, few are depicted in and mythologized more in film and television than the city of Los Angeles. Read More »
Hedwig and the Angry Inch (2001) John Cameron Mitchell, Miriam Shor, Stephen Trask

Hedwig, born male as Hansel in East Berlin, fell in love with an American G.I. Read More »
The Penthouse (2010) Chris Levitus, Rider Strong, Corey Large, April Scott

Three lifelong friends inhabiting a penthouse apartment find themselves at odds when one of them attempts to move Read More »
Just a Gigolo (1931) Jack Conway

Haines plays the role of a festive British nobleman, for whom a marriage has been arranged by his relatives. Read More »
Framed (1930) George Archainbaud, Evelyn Brent, Regis Toomey, Ralf Harolde

Rose Manning, the daughter of a racketeer who has just been killed, along with a policeman Read More »