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Kôki Mitani – Rajio no jikan aka Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald (1997)
Quote: Comedy is certainly not the first thing that comes to mind when we think of Japanese cinema. But a…
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James Hay – Popular Film Culture in Fascist Italy – The Passing of the Rex (1987)
This is the first comprehensive examination in English of Italian cinema during the Fascist era. James Hay discusses the films…
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Stanley Kramer – It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
Author: Ephraim Gadsby from USA Often accused of being less than the sum of its parts, “It’s a Mad Mad…
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Stanley Kramer – Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
This movie is a fictionalized account of the war crimes trial of judges and prosecutors who served the Nazis. “Judgment…
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Stanley Kramer – On the Beach (1959)
In 1964, nuclear war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds temporary safe haven in Australia,…
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William K. Howard – The Valiant (1929)
Paul Muni’s film debut. Muni earned an Academy Award nomination for his performance, the first of six in his long…
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William Wyler – The Collector (1965)
Quote: John Fowles’s novel The Collector was written in the form of a dual diary, one kept by a kidnapper,…
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Jules Dassin – Night and the City [+Extras] (1950)
Synopsis Two-bit hustler Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) aches for a life of ease and plenty. Trailed by an inglorious history…
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Peter Weir – Peter Weir Short Film Collection (1969 – 1972)
Peter Weir Short Film Collection is a wonderful collection of some early works of this great Australian director, at a…
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