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Paul Schrader – Dark (2017)
Quote: “Dark” was filmed in 2013 and released in 2014 under the titled “Dying of the Light.” That film was taken from me after the first director’s cut, re-edited as well as scored and mixed without...
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Alain Delon – Pour la peau d’un flic AKA For a Cop’s Hide (1981)
FROM IMDB Author: Lalit Rao from Paris, France French cinema of nineteen eighties was known for its numerous popular films which gave a new dimension to box office collections.”Pour La Peau D’Un Flic”...
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Wim Wenders – Hammett (1982)
The plot Based in part on detective-fiction writer Dashiell Hammett’s early experiences as a Pinkerton detective, this moderately-noir film has Hammett (using his little-known first name, Sam)...
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Isao Yukisada – Ribâzu ejji AKA River’s Edge (2018)
Synopsis: Haruna is a high school student whose, school-mates, school and life is topsy turvy and often tragic. One of her classmates is the homosexual Ichiro. The boy is often bullied, derided and...
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Jirí Menzel – Zlocin v santanu aka Crime in a Music Hall [+Extras] (1968)
Description: Black detective comedy Crime in the Cabaret is set in a cabaret Tartaros, where one evening lost a pearl necklace singer Regina Clara gave her devoted admirer of the minister of justice,...
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William Friedkin – The French Connection (1971)
Quote: “The French Connection” is routinely included, along with “Bullitt,” “Diva” and “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” on the short list of movies with the greatest chase scenes of all time. What is not...
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Wes Anderson – Bottle Rocket (1997)
Comedy/Crime “Upon his release from a mental hospital following a breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan (who seems far less sane than Anthony.) Dignan has hatched a hair brained...
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Andrew L. Stone – The Night Holds Terror (1955)
Plot: A group of escaped convicts take over a suburban home to evade the ongoing police manhunt, making the lives of the family living there a nightmare. The longer the men stay there, the more the...
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Gilles Grangier – Maigret voit rouge AKA Maigret Sees Red [+Extras] (1963)
Synopsis: “A man is shot dead in the centre of Paris and the witness to the murder finds himself the next target in a vendetta between American gangsters. Inspector Maigret is charged with protecting...
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Robert Bresson – L’argent AKA Money (1983)
Quote: In his ruthlessly clear-eyed final film, French master Robert Bresson pushed his unique blend of spiritual rumination and formal rigor to a new level of astringency. Transposing a Tolstoy...
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Michel Audiard – Elle Boit Pas, Elle Fume Pas, Elle Drague Pas, Mais… Elle...
the AMG wrote : “This offbeat satirical comedy finds a beautiful and talkative housekeeper (Annie Girardot) working for several colorful employers. One is a former prostitute living with a prominent...
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Wes Craven – The Last House on the Left [+Extras] (1972)
Wes Craven’s first film was a crude but shocking horror opus that, like George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead (1968), became a grind house hit largely because it went much further than terror...
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Abel Ferrara – Bad Lieutenant [+Commentary] (1992)
Description: This provocative film has an almost documentary-like feel in its depiction of New York lowlife, and another credible performance by Harvey Keitel, but at times it’s as stagnant as the...
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Dominik Graf – Die Katze AKA The Cat (1988)
Quote: One of the highlights of this year’s Edinburgh International Film Festival, it’s already apparent, is a retrospective of the work of Dominik Graf, a genre specialist mostly unknown outside his...
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Abel Ferrara – King of New York (1990)
King of New York is a 1990 crime drama film, starring Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne, David Caruso, Wesley Snipes, Victor Argo, Giancarlo Esposito, and Steve Buscemi. It was directed by...
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Robert Hamer – Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Synopsis: Director Robert Hamer’s fiendishly funny Kind Hearts and Coronets stands as one of Ealing Studios’ greatest triumphs, and one of the most wickedly black comedies ever made. Dennis Price is...
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Karel Reisz – Who’ll stop the rain (1978)
Plot summary from DVD Verdict: Ray Hicks (Nolte) is an ex-Marine who served in Vietnam first in combat and now as a merchant seaman, which allows him to come and go between Vietnam and the US. This...
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Massimo Dallamano – La polizia chiede aiuto AKA What Have They Done to Your...
Synopsis: “Police investigate apparent suicide of teen girl and uncover details of a teenage prostitution racket. They go on the hunt for a motorcycle riding killer.” – IMDb 1.58GB | 1 h 27 min |...
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Cesare Canevari – Una Jena in Cassaforte AKA A Hyena in the Safe (1968)
Synopsis: Several men and women make their way to a large mansion as guests. They relax for a while, then get down to the business that they are there for. A rich man called Boris has died and left a...
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Antonio Margheriti – Con la rabbia agli occhi aka Death Rage (1976)
Plot / Synopsis In the star’s final big screen role, Yul Brynner plays Peter Marciani, a former mob assassin who comes out of retirement to track down the man who killed his brother, but he finds that...
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