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  • Peter Bezencenet & Terry Bishop – Bomb in the High Street (1961)

    1961-1970DramaPeter BezencenetTerry BishopUnited Kingdom

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    An English town is evacuated when an old German WW2 bomb is found. A bomb squad is called in to disarm it but the men have their own agenda. A runaway teen couple stumble on their activities. 60 minute British programmer.Read More »

  • Kenneth Branagh – Frankenstein AKA Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (1994)

    1991-2000DramaKenneth BranaghRomanceUSA

    When the brilliant but unorthodox scientist Dr. Victor Frankenstein rejects the artificial man that he has created, the Creature escapes and later swears revenge.Read More »

  • Sylvain Estibal – When Pigs Have Wings AKA Le Cochon de Gaza (2011)

    2011-2020ArthouseComedyFranceSylvain Estibal

    imdb says:
    After a tempest, fishermen do not find only fish in their nets. That is what happens to Jafaar, a poor fisherman who lives poorly in Gaza. And what he hauls in is really upsetting : imagine that, a pig! An unclean animal judged impure not only by the Faith of Islam but also by the Jewish religion. Determined to get rid of the animal, Jafaar tries desperately to sell it, first to a United Nations official, then to a Jewish colony where Yelena raises pigs not for their meat but for security reasons. Of course, going unnoticed in the company of a “forbidden” animal, among his Palestinian brothers, past Israeli soldiers and under the scrutiny of Islamic fundamentalists is no bed of roses and a series of misadventures await Jafaar….Read More »

  • Abel Ferrara – King of New York (1990)

    1981-1990Abel FerraraCrimeThrillerUSA

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    After completing a lengthy prison sentence, one-time drug kingpin Frank White returns to New York intent on reestablishing his empire and making things as they were before he left. Others of course have taken over the business during his absence but that clearly isn’t going to stop White. While he is gunning down the opposition, he decides he’s going to give away the money he’ll make to modernize the hospital in his old neighborhood. Drug dealers aren’t the only thing he has to worry about however: a group of rogue cops decide they are going to take him down.Read More »

  • John Huckert – Hard (1998)

    1991-2000CrimeDramaJohn HuckertUSA

    When a series of brutal killings of young male hustlers awakens the police to the threat of a serial killer, rookie detective Raymond Fates (Noel Palomaria) and his seasoned partner detective Tom Ellis (Charles Lanyer) battle an intolerant police department that is indifferent to these “misdemeanor killings.Read More »

  • Oliver Stone – Nixon (1995)

    1991-2000DramaOliver StoneUSA

    A biographical story of former U.S. President Richard Nixon, from his days as a young boy, to his eventual Presidency, which ended in shame.Read More »

  • Bill Karn – Ma Barker’s Killer Brood (1960)

    USA1951-1960Bill KarnCrimeDrama

    The story of America’s most notorious gangster mother is chronicled in this crime drama. The tale starts in Oklahoma during the Depression. It is she who encourages her sons to become criminals. So sage is her advice, that other infamous mobsters such as Dillinger, and Machine Gun Kelly come to her for advice. She and her outlaw progeny go on the lam until the police finally corner her in her richly appointed Florida hide-out. A bloody shoot-out ensues. – Sandra Brennan, All Music GuideRead More »

  • Henry King – State Fair (1933)

    1931-1940ComedyDramaHenry KingUSA

    Synopsis:
    The Frake family attend the Iowa State Fair. Father Abel enters his Hampshire boar, Blue Boy, in the hog contents. Mother Melissa enters the mincemeat competition. And their children, Margy and Wayne, find love with newspaper reporter Pat Gilbert and trapeze artist Emily Joyce. But will everyone return home safe and happy or will hearts be broken?Read More »

  • William Dieterle – Madame Du Barry (1934)

    1931-1940ComedyDramaUSAWilliam Dieterle

    Plot Synopsis:
    No boring historical pageant this, Warner Bros.’ Madame DuBarry is a fast-paced, often hilarious romantic romp. Her Mexican accent held in check, the ravishingly beautiful Dolores Del Rio plays 18th-century French courtesan DuBarry like a 20th-century golddigger on the make. Brought to Versailles as the companion of courtier D’Aigullon (Victor Jory), former street waif DuBarry charms her way into the heart — and boudoir — of gouty King Louis XV (Reginald Owen). Many of the famous incidents in her character’s life are given showcase treatment: When DuBarry’s enemies steal her gown, she appears at her presentation at Versailles in a flimsy nightgown; and when she wants to take a sleighride in the middle of summer, King Louis “nationalizes” all the sugar in Paris as a substitute for snow. Read More »

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