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  • Alexandre Arcady – Entre chiens et loups AKA Break of Dawn (2002)

    2001-2010ActionAlexandre ArcadyDramaFrance
    Entre chiens et loups (2002)
    Entre chiens et loups (2002)

    The story of two ex-legionnaires in a mission of political assasination in Romania. A candid portrayal of the human side of assassins.Read More »

  • James Frawley – The Big Bus (1976)

    James Frawley1971-1980ActionComedyUSA
    The Big Bus (1976)
    The Big Bus (1976)

    A star-studded cast headlines this outlandish spoof on disaster films in which a gigantic nuclear powered bus–containing a swimming pool, a bowling alley, and a piano bar–and goes out of control and nearly crashes while making a coast-to-coast journey. With a cannibalistic driver (Joseph Bologna) and an oil company man who is working overtime to sabotage the bus, the passengers (Stockard Channing, Richard Mulligan, Ruth Gordon, Rene Auberjonois, and more) assured a bumpy ride. Director James Frawley’s (TV’s The Monkees) is an obvious influence on 1980’s AIRPLANE!.Read More »

  • Charles B. Griffith – Eat My Dust (1976)

    1971-1980ActionCharles B. GriffithExploitationUSA
    Eat My Dust (1976)
    Eat My Dust (1976)

    Darlene’s into going fast, Hoover’s into Darlene, but when they both get into a red-hot race car, the reckless fun accelerates into a trunk-full of hot pursuits.Read More »

  • Riccardo Freda – Aquila Nera (1946)

    1941-1950ActionDramaItalyRiccardo Freda
    Aquila Nera (1946)
    Aquila Nera (1946)

    Fourth film by Freda, “Aquila Nera” is a “cappa e spada” adventure set in 19th century Russia (Pushkin’s tale is the source material): Tzar’s Army Officer Dubrowskij becomes an outlaw to avenge his father’s death and leads a pesant’s revolt against a greedy nobleman.Read More »

  • Jérémie Périn – Mars Express (2023)

    2021-2030ActionAnimationFranceJérémie Périn
    Mars Express (2023)
    Mars Express (2023)

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    Set in the 23rd century on Mars, the plot follows the investigation on a murder case carried out by the couple formed by private investigator Aline Ruby and her android companion Carlos Rivera.In 2200, private detective Aline Ruby and her android partner Carlos Rivera are hired by a wealthy businessman to track down a notorious hacker. On Mars, they descend deep into the underbelly of the planet’s capital city where they uncover a darker story of brain farms, corruption, and a missing girl who holds a secret about the robots that threatens to change the face of the universe.—olisilumeaRead More »

  • George Mihalka – Hostile Takeover (1988)

    1981-1990ActionCanadaGeorge MihalkaThriller
    Hostile Takeover (1988)
    Hostile Takeover (1988)

    A man takes three co-workers hostage while working overtime on Thanksgiving weekend. He has no demands.Read More »

  • Cheh Chang – Wu ming ying xiong AKA The Anonymous Heroes (1971)

    Cheh Chang1971-1980ActionComedyHong Kong
    Wu ming ying xiong (1971)
    Wu ming ying xiong (1971)

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    Meng Kang (David Chiang) and Tieh (Ti Lung) are shallow thrill seekers and friends whose goal it is in life to merely have a good time. These reckless youths are recruited to the side of the Chinese revolution by Wan (Ku Feng shedding his gray wig and mustache in a rare heroic role). Meanwhile, Marshall Chin (Cheng Miu), a high-ranking army official, secures a cache of 3000 rifles delivered from the nation of Japan. Marshall Chin intends to use these weapons to crush the rebel forces. Wan convinces Meng and Tieh to assist him in stealing the rifles away from the army. The task seems hopeless however, since Marshall Chin is aware of the spies in his midst and places the rifles under heavy guard. Three men alone cannot defy an entire army. Help arrives in the form of the beautiful and spunky Pepper (Ching Li), whose father is a captain of the guard. Read More »

  • Arizal – Final Score (1986)

    Arizal1981-1990ActionCultIndonesia
    Final Score (1986)
    Final Score (1986)

    A Vietnam War veteran who now living in Indonesia discovers that gunmen invaded his home, murdered his son and his wife. Vowing revenge, he begins to track down the culprits, learning that they’re in the employ of his business rival.Read More »

  • Kenji Misumi – Ken (1964)

    Kenji Misumi1961-1970ActionDramaJapan
    Ken (1964)
    Ken (1964)

    The second part of the ‘Sword’ trilogy by Kenji Misumi is an interesting story about a young man obsessed by kendo. Kokubu is a university student and has just been made captain of the kendo team, just ahead of Kagawa. Kokubu doesn’t think of anything other than kendo, this kind of upsets his fellow students, especially those that look up to him. Kagawa is the worst. He, having just lost the place for captain, gets obsessed by becoming a better kendo swordsman then Kokubu. Around his back, Kagawa is stirring up the anti-Kokubu sentiments in the group. He even charters his sister to seduce him. When the team goes into a trainingcamp led by Kokubu, things go awry…Read More »

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