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Iron and Silk

February 1991 •English

Iron and Silk is a 1990 movie based on the eponymous book by American writer Mark Salzman. It details his journey to China after college to study Chinese wu shu, better known in the west as kung fu, and to teach English. Though not trained as an actor, Salzman starred as himself, as did Pan Qingfu, who claimed no one else could portray him on film. Salzman's experiences occurred in Changsha, Hunan, though the film was shot in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. (Wikipedia)

Don't Bother to Knock

July 1952 •English

An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

June 2010 •English

Bella once again finds herself surrounded by danger as Seattle is ravaged by a string of mysterious killings and a malicious vampire continues her quest for revenge. In the midst of it all, she is forced to choose between her love for Edward and her friendship with Jacob, knowing that her decision has the potential to ignite the ageless struggle between vampire and werewolf. With her graduation quickly approaching, Bella is confronted with the most important decision of her life.

Ask Me Anything

April 2014 •English

Beautiful, wild, funny, and lost, Katie Kampenfelt takes a year off before college to find herself, all the while chronicling her adventures in an anonymous blog into which she pours her innermost secrets. Eventually, Katie's fearless narrative begins to crack, and dark pieces of her past emerge.

The Sob

January 1953 •Turkish

After his mother had died, Kenan (Muzaffer Tema) left the home to take care of a goodhearted rich man, whose daughter Nalan (Nedret Güvenç) fell deeply in love with him...

Vdavky Nanynky Kulichovy

December 1935 •Czech

Boží mlýny

February 1938 •Czech

The Key for Determining Dwarfs or The Last Travel of Lemuel Gulliver

September 2002 •Czech

A Czech director wrestles with problems personal and political during the Prague spring of 1968.

Zapadlí vlastenci

October 1932 •Czech

The Time Traveler's Wife

August 2009 •English

Due to a genetic disorder, handsome librarian Henry DeTamble involuntarily zips through time, appearing at various moments in the life of his true love, the beautiful artist Clare Abshire.

Gone with the Woman

September 2007 •Norwegian Bokmål

A woman moves into a young man's home and starts to run his life -- a process that makes him fall hopelessly in love with her.

The Black Shield of Falworth

September 1954 •English

In the days of King Henry IV, stalwart young Myles and his sister Meg have been raised as peasants, without any knowledge of who their father really was. But one day, they journey to Macworth Castle. There, Myles falls in love with Lady Anne Macworth, makes friends and enemies, and learns to be a knight.

A World for You and Me

February 1962 •Turkish

Turkish adaptation of the novel “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck.

A Ball Shot by a Midget

October 1981 •Korean

A dwarf and his poor, but loving, family who are forced out of their house by a real estate agent.

Our Twisted Hero

August 1992 •Korean

Han Byung-tae, who teaches at a private after-school academy in Seoul, receives word that his old teacher has passed away and sets off to the rural village where he attended elementary school. In the train, he reminisces about the tough fights he used to get into back in the day.

A Whale for the Killing

February 1981 •English

A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of custom and fights an entire community to prevent a trapped whale's slaughter with only the support of his wife and one of the locals.

Sidelined: The QB and Me

November 2024 •English

Dallas, a burdened but headstrong dancer, is determined to get into the best dance school in the country—her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet secretly grieving football star, Drayton, crashes into her life with a unique story of his own. Will the two of them be able to grow into their dreams together, or will their dreams be sidelined?

The Man in My Basement

Invalid date •English

In the African American neighborhood of Sag Harbor, Charles Blakey is out of work, out of luck and on the verge of foreclosure on his ancestral home. A knock on the door from mysterious businessman Anniston Bennet brings a bizarre and lucrative proposition; rent his dusty stand-up basement out for the summer and receive enough money to clear his debts for good. Once Charles accepts, he finds himself led down a terrifying path that confronts his family’s ghosts and locks the men in a terrifying puzzle, at the heart of it race, the source of their traumas and the root of all evil.

Invisible Man

December 1954 •Japanese

When an invisible man is run down by a car it’s up to an eager young reporter and a strange clown to bring a dangerous gang to justice.

Little Lady

January 1961 •Turkish

Little Lady (1961), adapted from a paperback novel, tells the story of a young woman, "the little lady", surrounded by evil relatives who try forcefully to take control of her inheritance until she is saved by the young son of a fallen aristocratic family.