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Irena Dubrovna (Simone Simon), a Serbian-born NYC fashion designer, begins a romance with marine engineer Oliver Reed (Kent Smith). Oliver becomes concerned about Irena's notion that she is cursed and may transform into a large cat in the heat of passion. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Nov 20, 2024 - 9 comments

Edmond Dantes becomes the target of a sinister plot and is arrested on his wedding day for a crime he did not commit. After 14 years in the island prison of Château d'If, he manages a daring escape. Now rich beyond his dreams, he assumes the identity of the Count of Monte-Cristo and exacts his revenge on the three men who betrayed him.
posted by TheophileEscargot on Sep 5, 2024 - 7 comments

Drama dealing with the hazardous work of the U. S. Forest Service's paratroop fire-fighters in Montana.
posted by TheophileEscargot on Aug 13, 2024 - 1 comment

[TRAILER] Renowned actress Joan Crawford (Faye Dunaway), at the height of her career, adopts two orphans--Christina and Christopher--to fill the lonely gap in her personal life. However, as her professional and romantic relationships sour, Joan's already callous and abusive behavior towards Christina intensifies. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 4, 2024 - 10 comments

[TRAILER] Young farm girl Mari is forbidden by her father from seeing Máté, the young man she loves. Her father, sick of being told what to do, wishes to leave the collective, and sees giving his daughter in marriage to an old but rich man as his way out. But Máté is ready to stand up to any challenge to keep Mari's love, and Mari herself doesn't like being told what to do any more than her father does. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on May 25, 2024 - 4 comments

Imagine a young soldier, finishing his first tour in the US military... perhaps he is a sniper... maybe he drives a tank... but this soldier was not born when Grey's Anatomy premiered in 2005.
posted by DirtyOldTown on Apr 3, 2024 - 5 comments

In 1950s Connecticut, a flustered housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world. [more inside]
posted by johnofjack on Dec 2, 2022 - 2 comments

Widow Aurora Greenway (Shirley MacLaine) and her daughter, Emma (Debra Winger), have a strong bond, but Emma marries teacher Flap Horton (Jeff Daniels) against her mother's wishes. When the marriage sours, Emma returns to her mother, who is involved with a former astronaut (Jack Nicholson). Soon, Emma learns that she has terminal cancer. In the hospital, supported by Aurora, she tries to make peace with Flap and her children. Based on the novel by Larry McMurtry. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 12, 2022 - 2 comments

Life is ever-delightful — and ever-challenging — for a group of friends in their twilight years as they rediscover themselves through love and family. (Netflix, tvN Korea) [more inside]
posted by oh yeah! on Jul 13, 2020 - 5 comments