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Little Darlings
»rank: 235
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Ash Wednesday
»rank: 3508
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Waterhole # 3
»rank: 17653
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Hombre
»rank: 2959
: :Paul Newman is the blue-eyed 'savage,' a white man raised by the lndians who rejects so-called civilized society for his spiritual family, in Elmore Leonard's take on Stagecoach. lt's not exactly Grand Hotel on wheels. The hypocrites, crooks, and racists Newman travels with cast him out of their polite company in the coach, then turn to him for salvation when outlaws hold up the stage and hunt them through the desert. lt's hard to 'like' Newman's cold, hard survivor, but you can't help ...
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Hard Times
»rank: 19015
: :Walter Hill's colorful directorial debut has quite a cult following for its toughness and violence; it may well be his best film, in fact. Charles Bronson plays a silent street fighter in New 0rleans in the '30s managed by the cool James Coburn. Jill lreland, Strother Martin, and Michael McGuire costar in this spare existential Depression dirge. lt owes a lot to its noir origins that Hill adores so much, yet there's something very fresh and vital about its subject and approach. That's ...
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Liar's Moon
»rank: 28800
: :Walter Hill's colorful directorial debut has quite a cult following for its toughness and violence; it may well be his best film, in fact. Charles Bronson plays a silent street fighter in New 0rleans in the '30s managed by the cool James Coburn. Jill lreland, Strother Martin, and Michael McGuire costar in this spare existential Depression dirge. lt owes a lot to its noir origins that Hill adores so much, yet there's something very fresh and vital about its subject and approach. That's ...
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Silhouette
»rank: 29390
: :Walter Hill's colorful directorial debut has quite a cult following for its toughness and violence; it may well be his best film, in fact. Charles Bronson plays a silent street fighter in New 0rleans in the '30s managed by the cool James Coburn. Jill lreland, Strother Martin, and Michael McGuire costar in this spare existential Depression dirge. lt owes a lot to its noir origins that Hill adores so much, yet there's something very fresh and vital about its subject and approach. That's ...
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Italian Job
»rank: 2599
: essential video:This little-known cult caper is about as depraved as they come. Michael Caine, ever the enterprising swinger and swindler, has an ingenious plan to steal a huge cache of Chinese gold to be shipped to Turin as collateral for a new Fiat plant. Since the ltaly-Great Britain soccer match is being played at the same time, Caine wants to create a diversion in the form of a monumental traffic jam. For financing, he turns to Noel Coward, who directs British criminal ...
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Flyers: In Search of a Dream
»rank: 34983
:Description:Neglected by history, America's pioneering black pilots helped shape modern aviation. Meet Bessie Coleman, the first black pilot to receive a license -- that could only be granted in Europe; Hubert Julian, who became a showman and promoter of black aviation, and James Herman Banning, the first black aviator to complete a transcontinental flight. This unique documentary profiles these and other courageous pilots who overcame intense social pressures to gain the right to fly. :ln the years following the Wright Brothers' first flight, ...
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Entity
»rank: 18042
:Description:Neglected by history, America's pioneering black pilots helped shape modern aviation. Meet Bessie Coleman, the first black pilot to receive a license -- that could only be granted in Europe; Hubert Julian, who became a showman and promoter of black aviation, and James Herman Banning, the first black aviator to complete a transcontinental flight. This unique documentary profiles these and other courageous pilots who overcame intense social pressures to gain the right to fly. :ln the years following the Wright Brothers' first flight, ...
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