CHARADE (1963)

 

Directed by: Stanley Donen

Based on the short story "The Unsuspecting Wife" by: Peter Stone, Marc Behm

Starring: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau, James Coburn, George Kennedy, Dominique Minot, Ned Glass, Jacques Marin, Paul Bonifas, Thomas Chelimsky

113 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Dragged into a white-knuckle, cat-and-mouse game to unearth $250,000 allegedly stolen by her estranged and recently deceased husband Charles, Regina Lampert, an elegant American interpreter living in France, crosses paths with dashing perfect stranger Peter Joshua. And as if the terrible sense of loss weren't enough, a trio of ruthless cut-throats picks up the sweet scent of easy profit, bent on finding the lost cash first. As suave but enigmatic Peter dices with death to protect Regina before the situation spins out of control, little by little, a timid relationship forms; however, money corrupts. Now, fragile alliances and dangerous encounters spell trouble, and Regina can only count on herself to unravel the secret. But what are the chances of getting to the bottom of the mystery when trust falters?

ACTUAL MOVIE:

MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION (1935)

 




















Directed by: John M. Stahl
Based on the novel by: Lloyd C. Douglas
Starring: Irene Dunne, Robert Taylor, Charles Butterworth, Betty Furness, Sara Haden, Ralph Morgan, Henry Armetta, Gilbert Emery, Arthur Treacher, Beryl Mercer, Alyce Ardell, Theodore von Eltz, Sidney Bracey, Arthur Hoyt, Cora Sue Collins, Frank Mayo

112 minutes
(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:
A wealthy survivor of a hospital crisis later falls for a deceased doctor's blind widow. Inspired by the doctor's charitable values, he secretly aids her, studies medicine, and performs her sight-saving surgery.

AUDIO PRESENTATION:

DARK PASSAGE (1947)

 

Directed by: Delmer Daves

Based on the novel by: David Goodis

Starring: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Bruce Bennett, Agnes Moorehead, Tom D'Andrea, Clifton Young, Douglas Kennedy, Rory Mallinson, Houseley Stevenson, John Arledge, Frank Wilcox

106 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

A convicted murderer, Vincent Parry, breaks out of prison. He had been wrongfully convicted of the murder of his wife. Along the way he is helped by young woman, Irene Jansen who is convinced of his innocence. Soon he has to make a decision between leaving the city or staying around to find out who the real murderer is. And his troubles are just beginning.

TRAILER:

MERMAIDS (1990)

 




















Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Based on the novel by: Patty Dann
Starring: Cher, Winona Ryder, Bob Hoskins, Christina Ricci, Michael Schoeffling, Caroline McWilliams, Jan Miner, Betsy Townsend, Richard McElvain, Paula Plum

110 minutes
(PG-13 - adult language, adult themes, adult situations)

PLOT:
An unconventional single mother relocates with her two daughters to a small Massachusetts town in 1963, where a number of events and relationships both challenge and strengthen their familial bonds.

TRAILER:

THE SECRET AGENT (2025)

 




















Directed by: Kleber Mendonca Filho
Starring: Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tania Maria, Roberio Diogenes, Gabriel Leone, Maria Fernanda Candido, Alice Carvalho, Udo Kier, Enzo Nunes, Roney Villela, Kaiony Venancio, Thomas Aquino, Hermila Guedes, Isabel Zuaa, Italo Martins, Igor de Araujo, Laura Lufesi, Isadora Ruppert, Luciano Chirolli, Joao Vitor Silva, Aline Marta Maia, Geane Albuquerque, Suzy Lopes, Gregorio Graziosi, Buda Lira, Marcelo Valle, Licinio Januario, Robson Andrade

161 minutes
(R - strong language, adult themes, sexual situations, violence, some graphic nudity)
Country of origin: Brazil

PLOT:
In 1977 Brazil, Marcelo is hunted by mercenaries after being targeted by a dictator and a ruthless, political tumult. With help from the growing underground resistance, he tries to escape the country with his young son.

TRAILER:

BATTLE ANGEL (1993)

 




















Directed by: Hiroshi Fukutomi
Based on the manga by: Yukito Kishiro
Starring: (voices) Miki Ito, Shunsuke Kariya, Kappei Yamaguchi, Edward Glen, Mami Koyama, Shigeru Chiba, Ryuzaburo Otomo, Kazuhiko Kishimo, Koji Totani, Takumi Yamazaki, Kazuyuki Sogabe, Rick Peeples, Naoki Makishima, Michitaka Kobayashi, Tomoko Maruo, Shinobu Satouchi, Stuart Milligan, Spike Spencer, William Roberts, Amanda Winn Lee, Doug Smith, John Guerrasio, Tristan MacAvery, Larissa Murray, Matt Greenfield, Aaron Krohn, Kurt Stoll, Bryan Bounds, John Bull, Lorraine Reyes, Jennifer Rutherford, Dan Rockwell, Tamsin Hollo, Andy Orjuela, Guil Lunde, Angel Fisher, Laura Chapman

60 minutes
(NR - adult language, adult themes, adult situations, animated sci-fi/fantasy violence)

PLOT:
In a distant future, the young cyborg Gally is found on a scrapheap by the Cyberdoctor Daisuke Ido, who rebuilds her and becomes her surrogate father.

ANIME FEATURE

SECONDS (1966)

 

Directed by: John Frankenheimer

Based on the novel by: David Ely

Starring: Rock Hudson, Salome Jens, John Randolph, Will Geer, Jeff Corey, Richard Anderson, Murray Hamilton, Karl Swenson, Khigh Dhiegh, Frances Reid, Wesley Addy, John Lawrence, Elisabeth Fraser, Dody Heath, Robert Brubaker, Dorothy Morris, Barbara Werle

107 minutes

(NR - adult themes)

PLOT:

Middle-aged banker Arthur Hamilton is given the opportunity to start a completely new life when he receives calls from his old friend Charlie. The only problem is that Charlie is supposed to be dead. Hamilton is eventually introduced to a firm that will fake his death and create an entirely new look and life for him. After undergoing physical reconstruction surgery and months of training and psychotherapy, Hamilton returns to the world in the form of artist Tony Wilson. He has a nice house in Malibu and a manservant, a company employee who is there to assist him with his adjustment. He finds that the life he had hoped for isn't quite what he expected and asks the company to go through the process with surprising results.

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