The Val Lewton Collection: The 7th Victim (1943)
Synopsis: A high school girl, Mary Gibson (Kim Hunter, A Streetcar Named Desire), has been informed that her older sister has disappeared. Mary decides to leave school and search for […]
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The Val Lewton Collection: The Leopard Man (1943)
Synopsis: An ambitious talent agent, Jerry Manning (Dennis O’Keefe, Raw Deal), decides to hire a leopard for his client’s singing act, but the wild beast escapes and women start showing […]
Dead of Winter (1987)
Synopsis: A struggling actress (Mary Steenburgen, Melvin and Howard) is asked to do a screen test at an isolated mansion, but this isn’t what it looks like. Reaction & Thoughts: […]
Walt Disney Presents: Bambi (1942)
Synopsis: Bambi, a young deer, enjoys life in the forest alongside his mother and friends. Unforeseen circumstances force Bambi to deal with some harsh realities. Reaction & Thoughts: In an […]
The Malpaso Collection: Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
Synopsis: In late 1800s, Mexico, an American mercenary (Clint Eastwood, Coogan’s Bluff) comes to the aid of a feisty nun (Shirley MacLaine, The Apartment) who is working with Mexican rebels […]
The Malpaso Collection: Paint Your Wagon (1969)
Synopsis: Set in California in the 1800s, two gold prospectors (Clint Eastwood, Dirty Harry, and Lee Marvin, Cat Ballou) vie for the affections of a feisty pioneer woman (Jean Seberg, Airport), […]
The Bette Davis Project: The Empty Canvas (1963, aka La Noia)
Synopsis: A wealthy Italian young man (Horst Buchholz, The Magnificent Seven) wants to be an artist, but his powerful American mother (Bette Davis) has other plans for him. All hell […]
The Bette Davis Project: Dead Ringer (1964)
Synopsis: Twenty years ago, Edith (Bette Davis) married twin sister Margaret’s (also Davis) boyfriend. Still angry about the betrayal, Margaret kills Edith and assumes her identity, but Margaret begins to […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s Jamaica Inn (1939)
Synopsis: In Cornwall, England, during the first half of the 19th century, a young Irish woman, Mary (Maureen O’Hara, The Black Swan), slowly realizes that her aunt’s husband (Leslie Banks, The […]
Director’s Spotlight: Alfred Hitchcock’s The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Synopsis: A British socialite (Margaret Lockwood, Night Train to Munich) on vacation in Europe, befriends a charming elderly governess (Dame May Whitty, Mrs. Miniver) on a train. When the governess disappears, […]
Walt Disney Presents: Fantasia (1940)
Synopsis: Walt Disney combines animation with classical music. Eight animated sequences are accompanied by the works of Bach, Beethoven, Stravinsky, Schubert, etc. Reaction & Thoughts: Without a doubt, Fantasia is Disney’s most ambitious […]
Against All Odds (1984)
Synopsis: An unemployed football player (Jeff Bridges, Winter Kills) is hired to find the girlfriend (Rachel Ward, Fortress) of a shady night club owner (James Woods, Best Seller). Things get […]
