Bio of swing band leader ‘Benny Goodman’ from age 10 (1919) to his landmark Carnegie Hall band concert in 1938. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
Knife Edge (2009) Anthony Hickox, Hugh Bonneville, Natalie Press, Matthieu Boujenah
A successful Wall Street trader returns to England with her new husband and five-year-old son Read More »
Homecoming (1948) Mervyn LeRoy, Clark Gable, Lana Turner, Anne Baxter
Self-absorbed Dr. Lee Johnson enlists with the Army medical corps during World War II, more out of a feeling that it’s “the thing to do” rather than deep-seated patriotism. Read More »
Experiment in Terror (1962) Blake Edwards, Glenn Ford, Lee Remick, Stefanie Powers
When the bank clerk Kelly Sherwood arrives home after hours, she is intimidated by a stranger that knows her routine habit. Read More »
Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989) Howard Brookner, Josef Sommer, Madonna, Tony Azito
This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. Read More »
The Out-of-Towners (1999) Sam Weisman, Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese
The remake of the 1970 Neil Simon comedy follows the adventures of a couple, Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for a job interview. Read More »
High Fidelity (2000) Stephen Frears, John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso
Rob Gordon is the owner of a semi-failing record store in Chicago where he sells music the old fashioned way- on vinyl. Read More »
The Driller Killer (1979) Abel Ferrara, Carolyn Marz, Baybi Day
Reno is an artist struggling to survive in NYC. He draws inspiration from scenes of daily street life and occasional random violence. Read More »
The Grifters (1990) Stephen Frears, Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Bening
Lily works for a bookie, placing bets to change the odds at the track. Read More »
Personal Maid (1931) Monta Bell, Lothar Mendes, Nancy Carroll, Pat O’Brien, Gene Raymond
Nora Ryan, a poor Irish girl, living in New York decides to change her life by working as a personal maid for the wealthy, Gary family. Read More »