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[TRAILER] Victorian-era Englishman Phileas Fogg (David Niven) proclaims before his fellow members of a London gentleman's club that he can circumnavigate the globe in a mere 80 days, further boasting that he will bet the princely sum of 20,000 pounds on the success of his endeavor. With his stalwart manservant Passepartout (Cantinflas) alongside, he goes forth on his adventure, pursued by a dogged Police Inspector (Robert Newton) who suspects Fogg of chicanery. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jan 23, 2023 - 3 comments

A New Yorker down on his luck sells his possessions and hops a train west. Arriving on a ranch, he attempts to work as a cowhand and befriends a lonely cow named Brown Eyes. When the rancher must deliver a herd of cattle to the Los Angeles stockyards, and takes Brown Eyes along with the rest, shenanigans ensue. [more inside]
posted by Pallas Athena on Dec 12, 2022 - 3 comments

A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch. [more inside]
posted by Carillon on May 21, 2022 - 2 comments

After being rejected by the Confederate military, not realizing it was due to his crucial civilian role, an engineer must single-handedly recapture his beloved locomotive after it is seized by Union spies and return it through ene... [more inside]
posted by Carillon on May 20, 2022 - 5 comments

Burnham and Adira visit the Trill homeworld while Saru's efforts on the Discovery to help the crew reconnect yield surprises. [more inside]
posted by Halloween Jack on Nov 5, 2020 - 51 comments

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. The screenwriter's ambivalence about their relationship and her unwillingness to let go leads to a situation of violence and madness. [more inside]
posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome on Aug 18, 2015 - 56 comments