Let the Good Times Roll (1973): Robert Abel and Sidney Levin’s Rockumentary-Concert Film
The film ends with rare, and apparently impromptu, duet between Berry and Diddley, who had recorded t]before, but were not often filmed on stage together.
Last Night in Soho: Edgar Wright’s Psychological Thriller, Starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Thomasin McKenzie
Edgar Wright’s film is a London-set psychological thriller that follows an up-and-coming fashionista who is able to reach back in time and meet her idol, a dazzling singer named Sandy, in the 1960s.
Dry, The: Eric Bana Shines in Robert Connolly’s Aussie Thriller
Eric Bana plays a federal city police detective, drawn back to his rural Australian roots by a brutal crime that dovetails with an unsolved mystery from his adolescence in Robert Connolly’s thriller.
Leopard Man, The (1943): Tourneur-Lewton Horrror Noir
Jacques Tourneur directed The Leopard Man, a striking horror film, starring Dennis O’Keefe, Jean Brooks, and Margo.
Return of Doctor X, The (1939): Vincent Sherman’s Sci-Fi Horror, Starring Wayne Morris and Bogart in his Only Film of that Genre
Vincent Sherman directed The Return of Doctor X (aka The Return of Dr. X) is a sci-fic-horror film, starring Wayne Morris, Rosemary Lane, and Humphrey Bogart as the title character.
Pacific Liner (1939): Action-Adventure, Starring Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris, Wendy Barrie
Lew Landers directed Pacific Liner an action adventure starring Victor McLaglen, Chester Morris and Wendy Barrie.
7 Prisoners (7 Prisioneiros): Human Trafficking (Venice 2021)
It is a coming-of-age story, set against harrowing examination of human trafficking in Brazil.
Racket Busters (1938): Lloyd Bacon’s Crime Tale, Starring Bogart and George Brent
Lloyd Bacon directed Racket Busters, a tale of crime in the trucking industry, starring Humphrey Bogart and George Brent.
Bad Sister (1931): Hobart Henley’s Pre-Code Melodrama, Starring Conrad Nagel and Bette Davis in her Screen Debut
Hobart Henley directed Bad Sister, a pre-Code drama, marking the screen debuts of Bette Davis and Sidney Fox, who was billed over Davis. Bad Sister The screenplay by Edwin H. Knopf, Tom Reed, and Raymond L. Schrock is based on Booth Tarkington’s 1913 novel “The Flirt,” which had been filmed in 1916 and 1922. The […]
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White Tower, The (1950): Ted Tetzlaff Technicolor Adventure, Starring Gleen Ford and Alida Valli
Ted Tetzlaff directed The White Tower, a Technicolor adventure, starring Alida Valli as a woman determined to fulfill her father’s dream by conquering the mountain that killed her father. Glenn Ford is the mountaineer who helps and loves her.