La Belle et la Bête
Synopsis: Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a […]
Category Archives: Literature
Sheldon and Mrs. Levine: An Excruciating Correspondence
Summary: In a parody of the best-selling Griffin & Sabine, an angst-ridden young man and his eccentric, meddlesome mother trade blows over his latest infatuation in a series of hilarious […]
Ugetsu monogatari
Synopsis: “Quite simply one of the greatest of filmmakers,” said Jean-Luc Godard of Kenji Mizoguchi. And Ugetsu, a ghost story like no other, is surely the Japanese director’s supreme achievement. […]
Shinjū: Ten no amijima
Synopsis: Many films have drawn from classic Japanese theatrical forms, but none with such shocking cinematic effect as director Masahiro Shinoda’s Double Suicide. In this striking adaptation of a bunraku […]
Romeo and Juliet (1968)
Synopsis: Italian director Franco Zeffirelli stunned the screen world when he cast two young unknowns to portray the star-crossed lovers in Romeo & Juliet, but it was a gamble that […]
Much Ado About Nothing (2012)
Synopsis: Fans of Whedon and Shakespeare will rejoice… Joss Whedon’s sexy and contemporary spin on Shakespeare’s classic comedy about sparring lovers Beatrice and Benedick offers a sensual, tragic and occasionally […]
Tous les matins du monde
Synopsis: One of the most celebrated motion pictures to explore the art of music, Tous les Matins du Monde presents renowned actor Gérard Depardieu (Cyrano de Bergerac, Jean de Florette) […]
The Remains of the Day
Synopsis: Oscar®-winners Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs) and Emma Thompson (Howards End) reunite with the acclaimed Merchant Ivory filmmaking team for this extraordinary and moving story of blind […]
Bridget Jones’s Diary
Synopsis: Uncensored. Uninhibited. Unmarried. This hilarious romantic comedy is the story of Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger), a 32 year old “singleton” who decides to take control of her life by […]
Star Wars Infinities: Return of the Jedi
Summary: When the plan to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt falls apart, Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, and Chewbacca embark on another rescue mission that puts them into direct […]
Star Wars Infinities: The Empire Strikes Back
Summary: Take the events and characters from one of the classic Star Wars films, throw in one happenstance, mishap, or technical glitch beyond the characters’ control, and watch how that […]
Star Wars Infinities: A New Hope
Summary: The first title in a series of non-continuity Star Wars stories shows what happens when Luke Skywalker and the rebels fire on the Death Star and miss their mark. […]
Crankenstein
Summary: BEWARE OF CRANKENSTEIN! Who is Crankenstein? HE IS A MONSTER OF GRUMPINESS THAT NO ONE CAN DESTROY! MEHHRRRR!!! HE’S ALIVE! He may look like any ordinary boy, but when […]
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