Angels Hard as They Come (1971)

Angels Hard as They Come (1971)
Director: Joe Viola
Writers: Jonathan Demme and Joe Viola (screenplay)
Release Date: September 1971 (USA)
Runtime: 01:26:00


* PLot:

A drug deal is foiled, when the cops show up. They agree to meet in a few days out in the desert and complete the deal. The Angels head for the meeting place. On the way they meet up with the Dragons and are invited to come party with some hippies in an old ghost town. The General, leader of the Dragons is a psychotic dwarf and his henchman Axe isn't to stable either. The trouble start when one of the hippie girls is murdered and the Dragons decide that one of the Angels did it.


* Cast:

Scott Glenn ... Long John
Charles Dierkop ... General
James Iglehart ... Monk
Gilda Texter ... Astrid
Gary Littlejohn ... Axe
Gary Busey ... Henry
Don Carerra ... Juicer
Brendan Kelly ... Brain
Janet Wood ... Vicki
Dirty Denny ... Rings (also as Dennis 'Dirty Denny' Art)
Neva Davis ... Clean Shiela
Cherie Latimer ... Lucifer's Gi

The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)

The Thin Man Goes Home (1945)
Director: Richard Thorpe
Writers: Robert Riskin
Harry Kurnitz
Release Date: 21 April 1948 (France) more
Genre: Comedy - Crime - Mystery - Drama - Family - Romance


* Cast :


William Powell ... Nick Charles
Myrna Loy ... Nora Charles
Lucile Watson ... Mrs. Charles
Gloria DeHaven ... Laura Ronson (as Gloria De Haven)
Anne Revere ... Crazy Mary
Helen Vinson ... Helena Draque
Harry Davenport ... Dr. Bertram Charles
Leon Ames ... Edgar Draque
Donald Meek ... Willie Crump
Edward Brophy ... Brogan
Lloyd Corrigan ... Dr. Bruce Clayworth
Anita Sharp-Bolster ... Hilda (as Anita Bolster)
Ralph Brooks ... Peter Berton
Donald MacBride ... Police Chief MacGregor
Morris Ankrum ... Willoughby


* Plot :

Nick and Nora head to Nick's hometown of Sycamore Springs to spend some time with his parents. His father, a prominent local physician, was always a bit disappointed with Nick's choice of profession in particular and his lifestyle in general.


With Nick's arrival however the towns folk, including several of the local criminal element, are convinced that he must be there on a case despite his protestations that he's just there for rest and relaxation.


When someone is shot dead on his doorstep however, Nick finds himself working on a case whether he wants to or not.

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Director: Frank Capra
Writers: Frances Goodrich and
Albert Hackett
Release Date: 28 July 1948
Genre: Drama - Family - Fantasy - Romance


* Cast :


James Stewart ... George Bailey
Donna Reed ... Mary Hatch
Lionel Barrymore ... Mr. Potter
Thomas Mitchell ... Uncle Billy
Henry Travers ... Clarence
Beulah Bondi ... Mrs. Bailey
Frank Faylen ... Ernie
Ward Bond ... Bert
Gloria Grahame ... Violet
H.B. Warner ... Mr. Gower
Frank Albertson ... Sam Wainwright
Todd Karns ... Harry Bailey
Samuel S. Hinds ... Pa Bailey
Mary Treen ... Cousin Tilly
Virginia Patton ... Ruth Dakin



* Presentation :


It's a Wonderful Life (1946) is an American drama film produced and directed by Frank Capra and loosely based on the short story "The Greatest Gift" written by Philip Van Doren Stern.


The film takes place in the fictional town of Bedford Falls shortly after World War II and stars James Stewart as George Bailey, a man whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve gains the attention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody (Henry Travers) who is sent to help him in his hour of need. Much of the film is told through flashbacks spanning George's entire life and narrated by Franklin and Joseph, unseen Angels who are preparing Clarence for his mission to save George. Through these flashbacks we see all the people whose lives have been touched by George and the difference he has made to the community in which he lives.


The film is regarded as a classic and is a staple of Christmas television around the world, although, due to its high production costs and stiff competition at the box office, financially, it was considered a "flop." The film's break-even point was actually $6.3 million, approximately twice the production cost, a figure it never came close to achieving in its initial release. An appraisal in 2006 reported: "Although it was not the complete box-office failure that today everyone believes … it was a major disappointment and confirmed, at least to the studios, that Capra was no longer capable of turning out the populist features that made his films the must-see, money-making events they once were."


It's a Wonderful Life was nominated for five Oscars without winning any, but the film has since been recognized by the American Film Institute as one of the 100 best American films ever made, and placed number one on their list of the most inspirational American films of all time.

A Quiet Place to Kill aka - Paranoia (1970)

Paranoia (1970)
Director: Umberto Lenzi
Writers: Marcello Coscia (screenplay) & Marcello Coscia (story
Release Date: 1973 (USA)
Genre: Drama - Thriller


* Cast :


Carroll Baker ... Helen
Jean Sorel ... Maurice Sauvage
Luis Dávila ... Albert Duchamps
Alberto Dalbés ... Dr. Harry Webb
Marina Coffa ... Susan Sauvage
Anna Proclemer ... Constance Sauvage
Hugo Blanco
Lisa Halvorsen ... Solange (as Liz Halvorsen)
Manuel Díaz Velasco ... Miguel
Jacques Stany ... James
Rossana Rovere ... Nurse
Calisto Calisti ... Doctor
Alfonso de la Vega ... Chauffeur
Miguel Beltrán
Gaspar Forteza ... 1st Cop



Umberto Lenzi (born August 6, 1931), is an Italian film director who was very active in low budget crime films, peplums, spaghetti westerns, war movies, cannibal films and giallo mysteries (in addition to writing many of the screenplays himself).


According to the free encyclopdey, Wikipedia, Lenzi was born in Massa Marittima, southern Tuscany. He is the writer/director of two highly controversial exploitation films: Mangiati vivi (1980) and Cannibal Ferox (1981) as well as the director of the film adaptation of the Italian comic book Kriminal (1966). He was one of the first Italian directors to get involved in the Giallo film craze (along with Mario Bava and Dario Argento), and his "Man From Deep River" is credited as being the film that started the "Italian cannibal film" genre later popularized by Ruggero Deodato, Jess Franco and others. In spite of his moments of ground-breaking originality, however, Lenzi wasn't above "cloning" popular hit movies such as "Conan The Barbarian" (with his 1982 "Ironmaster") and "Dawn of the Dead" (with his 1980 "Nightmare City").

Bluebeard (1972)

Bluebeard (1972)
Directors: Edward Dmytryk & Luciano Sacripanti
Writers: Ennio De Concini & Edward Dmytryk
Release Date: 1 September 1972 (USA)
Genre: Crime - Drama - Thriller
Runtime: 2:05:40


* Cast :

Richard Burton ... Baron von Sepper
Raquel Welch ... Magdalena
Virna Lisi ... Elga
Nathalie Delon ... Erika
Marilù Tolo ... Brigitte
Karin Schubert ... Greta
Agostina Belli ... Caroline
Sybil Danning ... A Prostitute
Joey Heatherton ... Anne
Edward Meeks ... Sergio
Jean Lefebvre ... Greta's Father
Erica Schramm ... Greta's Mother
Doka Bukova ... Rosa
Mathieu Carrière ... The Violinist
Karl-Otto Alberty ... Friend of von Sepper


* Plot :


Baron von Sepper is an Austrian aristocrat noted for his blue-toned beard, and his appetite for beautiful wives. His latest spouse, an American beauty named Anne, discovers a vault in his castle that's filled with the frozen bodies of several beautiful women.


When confronted with this slight oddity, Bluebeard explains to Anne that he found an easier alternative to divorce when he grew bored with his previous wives. In order to avoid being Bluebeard's next frozen bride, Anne must find a way to outwit her murderous hubby.

My Brother Tom (2001 - UK)

My Brother Tom (2001)
Director: Dom Rotheroe
Writers: Alison Beeton-Hilder (writer) & Dom Rotheroe (writer)
Release Date: 16 November 2001 (UK)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 1:46:14



* Cast :

Jenna Harrison ... Jessica
Ben Whishaw ... Tom
Honeysuckle Weeks ... Sarah
Michael Erskine ... Ian
Adrian Rawlins ... Jack
Judith Scott ... Jessica's Mum
Michael Tucek ... Gang Leader
Michael Power ... Gang Sidekick
Daniel Bliss ... Gang Boy
Adam Paul Harvey ... Gang Boy
Craig Vye ... Gang Boy
Richard Hope ... Jessica's Dad
Emily Barrett ... Nicola
Patrick Godfrey ... Father Felix
Jonathan Hackett ... Tom's Dad


* Plot :


A teenage girl, Jessica, befriends a teenage boy called Tom, who is bullied by a local gang. She is abused by Jack, who is both her neighbour and school teacher, and Tom is sexually abused by his father.


Together they bond in the woods, creating a private reality that no-one else can enter.



Source: Imdb.Com

The Train

The Train (2007)
Directors: Hasnain Hyderabadwala & Raksha Mistry
Writers: Janak-Hriday (screenplay) & Sanjay Masoom (dialogue)
Release Date: 2007 (India)
Genre: Thriller


* Cast :

Emraan Hashmi ... Vishal Dixit
Geeta Basra ... Roma Ram Kapoor / Richa Malhotra
Rajat Bedi ... Special Investigating Officer Asif Ahmed Khan
Anant Mahadevan ... Sudhir (as Ananth Mahadevan)
Ashok Beniwal (as Ashok Benewal)
Asseem Merchant ... Tony
Sayali Bhagat ... Anjali V. Dixit
Rajesh Khattar (as Rajeesh Kattar)


* Plot :


Vishal Dixit leads an ordinary life with his wife and daughter but his once idyllic marriage is crumbling. When he meets a beautiful married woman en route to work on the train, it sparks a torrid adulterous affair. Vishal soon finds that an unidentified enemy knows his secret -- and is determined to destroy his life. Can Vishal find a solution, or will he pay the price for his passion?