“You can always do so much more with mercy than you can with murder.”
Synopsis:
A general (Nils Asther) in revolutionary China falls in love with an American missionary (Barbara Stanwyck) he rescues during a street riot.
Genres:
China
Cross-Cultural Romance
Frank Capra Films
Missionaries and Revivalists
Review:
The Bitter Tea of General Yen remains a unique entry in Frank Capra’s early oeuvre. [...]
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by admin
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“There is nothing so good as a good nurse, and nothing so bad as a bad one.”
Synopsis:
A dedicated nurse (Carole Lombard) takes responsibility for a death caused by her uncertified sister (Anne Shirley), and leaves to work at a large urban hospital, where she develops a relationship with a handsome surgeon (Brian Aherne) and fights [...]
Posted on October 29th, 2009 by admin
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“Henry indulged Lorabelle in some of her fantasies, ignored others — and gradually realized that what she wanted most was the impossible: a declaration of love.”
Synopsis:
An idealist (Ina Mena) attempts to cure her husband (Tom Rosqui) of his cynical realism, with little success.
Genres:
Marital Problems
Star-Crossed Lovers
Review:
John Korty’s debut film — starring unknown actors, and following [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2009 by admin
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“All I am, or was, is rich — and that’s all I ever wanted to be.”
Synopsis:
A financially strapped playboy (Walter Matthau) woos an eccentric heiress (Elaine May) with the intent of murdering her after their marriage.
Genres:
Black Comedy
Heiresses
Homicidal Spouses
Review:
Comedian Elaine May was apparently so appalled with the drastic studio cuts made to her debut film [...]
Posted on October 27th, 2009 by admin
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“So, I got that goin’ for me, which is nice.”
Synopsis:
At an elite country club, a young caddy (Michael O’Keefe) hopes to win a college scholarship; meanwhile, the groundskeeper (Bill Murray) pursues a menacing gopher, and the club’s owner (Ted Knight) clashes with an abrasive new member (Rodney Dangerfield).
Genres:
Class Relations
Comedy
Social Climbers
Review:
A cult favorite of those [...]
Posted on October 24th, 2009 by admin
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“Women have no scruples. We — we can be blackmailed by our consciences.”
Synopsis:
When an advertising executive (Heiner Lauterbach) discovers his wife (Ulrike Kriener) is having an affair with a bohemian artist (Uwe Ochsenknecht), he assumes a new identity and moves in with Stefan (Ochsenknecht), determined to learn more about why he’s so appealing to his [...]
Posted on October 24th, 2009 by admin
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“There are five people back there on a black mountain in a pure sand desert. They’re starving to death!”
Synopsis:
A diverse group of individuals — including a womanizing pilot (Nigel Davenport), a domineering hunter (Stuart Whitman), a failed mining engineer (Stanley Baker), a beautiful divorcee (Susannah York), a soft-spoken doctor (Theodore Bikel), and a former Nazi [...]
Posted on October 5th, 2009 by admin
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“They didn’t put people out on the street in Rome…”
Synopsis:
When a nebbishy do-gooder (Eddie Cantor) is thrown out of his home town of West Rome, Oklahoma, he suddenly finds himself a slave in Ancient Rome, fighting to save Princess Sylvia (Gloria Stuart) from the clutches of corrupt Emperor Valerius (Edward Arnold).
Genres:
Ancient Greece and Rome
Comedy
Do-Gooders
Musicals
Slavery
Time Travel
Review: [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2009 by admin
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“You don’t mess around with the army: I don’t care who you are, you take orders.”
Synopsis:
During World War Two, a lieutenant (Cliff Robertson) in the Pacific clashes with his superior (Raymond Massey) over privileges afforded to officers, and is sent to the front to help a cynical sergeant (Aldo Ray) lead a platoon against the [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2009 by admin
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“It’s what you can’t see that counts in plumbing; always remember that.”
Synopsis:
A working-class plumber (Ivar Kants) terrorizes the wife (Judy Morris) of an anthropologist (Robert Coleby).
Genres:
Australian Films
Cat-and-Mouse
Class Relations
Peter Weir Films
Psychological Horror
Review:
Made by writer-director Peter Weir for Australian television, this darkly humorous thriller is an unusual and strangely compelling treat. Judy Morris (as Jill) [...]
Posted on October 1st, 2009 by admin
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