A long look at John Cassavetes’s films, life (1929-1989), and exploration of how people love. Read More »
Tag Archives: USA
The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1960) Delbert Mann, Robert Preston, Dorothy McGuire, Eve Arden, Drama
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Ruben Flood loses his job as a traveling salesman, when the company goes bankrupt. Read More »
The Subterraneans (1960) Ranald MacDougall, Leslie Caron, George Peppard, Janice Rule, Drama
Leo is a 28 year old writer who doesn’t have any friends because he finds normal people too shallow and so he hasn’t found love. Read More »
Punchline (1988) David Seltzer, Sally Field, Tom Hanks, John Goodman, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Steven Gold is a stand-up comedian who is flat broke and has recently dropped out of medical school. Read More »
The Gunfight at Dodge City (1959) Joseph M. Newman, Joel McCrea, Julie Adams, John McIntire, Western
Bat Masterson doesn’t look for trouble, but he doesn’t walk away from it. When an army sergeant in Hays City tries to kill Bat and dies for his trouble Read More »
The Girl in White (1952) John Sturges, June Allyson, Arthur Kennedy, Gary Merrill, Biography, Drama
The first female doctor in New York City comes up against prejudice from male counterparts who feel threatened by her skills. Read More »
The Power of the Resurrection (1958) Harold D. Schuster, Richard Kiley, Jon Shepodd, Jan Arvan, Drama
A young man, Facing torture and possibly death for his Christian beliefs, confesses his fears to Peter, who awaits a similar fate. Read More »
Shadows in the Storm (1988) Terrell Tannen, Ned Beatty, Mia Sara, Michael Madsen, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A daydreaming businessman named Thelonius Pitt takes a vacation in the Redwood Forests of California. Read More »
Sextette (1978) Ken Hughes, Mae West, Timothy Dalton, Dom DeLuise, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Marlo Manners is enjoying her honeymoon with Sir Michael Barrington, husband number 6. Read More »
Brief Moment (1933) David Burton, Carole Lombard, Gene Raymond, Donald Cook, Drama
A dissolute rich society boy marries a worldly nightclub singer, and she begins to have a wholly unexpected effect on him. Read More »