Category: USA
The Godfather: Part III (1990)
In the midst of trying to legitimize his business dealings in 1979 New York and Italy, aging mafia don, Michael Corleone seeks forgiveness for his sins while taking a young protege under his wing.
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
In the continuing saga of the Corleone crime family, a young Vito Corleone grows up in Sicily and in 1910s New York. In the 1950s, Michael Corleone attempts to expand the family business into Las Vegas, Hollywood and Cuba.
The Godfather (1972)
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.
The Stars Are Singing (1953)
After she enters the United States illegally, 15-year-old Polish singer Katri Walenska (Anna Maria Alberghetti) finds herself under the wing of aspiring singer Terry Brennan (Rosemary Clooney). Soon Terry has Katri booked on a TV talent show — but her immigration status may cause a problem. This musical classic boasts a host of famous performers, including Metropolitan Opera star Lauritz Melchior. [netflix]
Can-Can (1960)
Parisian nightclub owner Simone Pistache is known for her performances of the can-can, which attracts the ire of the self-righteous Judge Philipe Forrestier. He hatches a plot to photograph her in the act but ends up falling for her — much to the chagrin of her boyfriend, lawyer François Durnais.
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Framed in the 1940s for the double murder of his wife and her lover, upstanding banker Andy Dufresne begins a new life at the Shawshank prison, where he puts his accounting skills to work for an amoral warden. During his long stretch in prison, Dufresne comes to be admired by the other inmates — including an older prisoner named Red — for his integrity and unquenchable sense of hope.
Harbor Lights (1963)
Professional gambler Dan Crown arrives in San Juan to visit his brother Alex, only to learn from the police that…
That Rhythm, Those Blues (1988)
A documentary covering the R&B (rhythm and blues) field from the 1940s to the early 1950s. Included is footage of…
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Thornton Wilder, The Bridge of San Luis Rey tells the story of a…
Table Settings (1982)
This comedy is about three generations of a Jewish family. All the action takes place around an all purpose dining…
Altman on His Own Terms (2000)
A look at director Robert Altman’s legendary film career that spans five decades. Includes film clips and commentary from friends,…
Flesh (1968) AKA Andy Warhol’s Flesh
Flesh was filmmaker Paul Morrissey’s first production for Andy Warhol. The story concerns a bisexual hustler who does tricks so…
Report (1967)
Bruce Conner deconstructs the repetitive imagery and messages from media coverage of the Kennedy assassination, fabricating an image track out…
One Cooks, the Other Doesn’t (1983)
In this lightweight made-for-television domestic comedy, a beautiful divorcee, who got the house and the kids, finds herself allowing her…
Francois Truffaut (1977) Camera Three
Francois Truffaut in conversation in 1977 with Richard Roud, then Director of the New York Film Festival. Truffaut, director of…
The Two Worlds of Charlie Gordon (1961) The United States Steel Hour
Charlie Gordon, a mentally challenged man who is eager to learn, is given an experimental operation to increase his intelligence…
John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)
Condemned by the tyrannical High Table to be on the run for the rest of his life, deadly assassin maestro…
John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
In this third installment of the adrenaline-fueled action franchise, skilled assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) returns with a $14 million…
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Bound by an inescapable blood debt to the Italian crime lord, Santino D’Antonio, and with his precious 1969 Mustang still…
John Wick (2014)
With the untimely death of his beloved wife still bitter in his mouth, John Wick, the expert former assassin, receives…
Irresistible Impulse (1996)
A desperate salesman reluctantly teams up with a beautiful femme fatale to close a big sale. After a hot love…