Title: The Bride With White Hair Year: 1993 Director: Ronny Yu Cast: Brigitte Lin, Leslie Cheung, Yammie Lam, Francis Ng, Elaine Lui Siu-Ling Synopsis: The immensely talented but rebellious swordsman and successor to the prestigious Wudang sect Zhao Yihang (Cheung)...
Title: In Fabric Year: 2018 Director: Peter Strickland Cast: Marianne Jean Baptiste, Fatma Muhammed, Gwendoline Christie, Leo Bill Synopsis: Strickland’s freewheeling narrative follows the life a cursed dress, the two people that come into its orbit and the otherworldly department...
Title: Masks Year: 1987 Director: Claude Chabrol Cast: Philippe Noirot, Anne Brochet, Robin Renucci Synopsis: Author Roland Wolf (Renucci) is hired by famous game show host Christian Legagneur (Noiret) to pen his biography. However, Wolfe is using the gig as...
Title: In Our Time Year: 1982 Director(s): Edward Yang, Yi-Chang, Ko I-Chen, Jim Yao Cast: Sylvia Chang, Emily Y. Chang, Li Kuo-hsiu Synopsis: In Our Time is a multi-volume anthology film that gave way to up-and-coming directors such as Chang...
Title: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Year: 1935 Director(s): William Dieterle, Max Reinhardt Cast: Olivia de Havilland, James Cagney, Hobart Cavanaugh, Dick Powell, Mickey Rooney, Kenneth Anger Synopsis: Four travelers escape Greece only to land in a mystical forest where fairy...
Title: Oedipus Rex Year: 1967 Director: Pier Paolo Pasolini Cast: Silvana Mangano, Alida Valli, Franco Citti, Carmelo Bene Synopsis: A jealous father in pre-war era Italy abandons his baby son in the desert. After shifting to an undisclosed ancient time,...
Title: The Trial Year: 1962 Director: Orson Welles Cast: Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider, Akim Tamiroff Synopsis: A nebbishy and unassuming office worker (Perkins) is arrested for unknown reasons and stands trial utterly unaware of the circumstances. Critique: Sometimes...
Title: The World Year: 2004 Director: Jia Zhangke Cast: Zhao Tao, Jue Jing, Cheng Taishen, Jiang Zhong-Wei Synopsis: Tao, a young dancer, and her security guard boyfriend, Taisheng, both work at the unusual international mishmash called Beijing’s World Park. An...
Title: After Hours Year: 1985 Director: Martin Scorsese Cast: Griffin Dunne, Rosanna Arquette, Verna Bloom, Linda Fiorentino, Tommy Chong Synopsis: An ordinary data entry worker endures the night from hell after he goes home with a young lady he meets...
Title: Taboo Year: 1999 Director: Nagisa Oshima Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Ryuhei Matsuda, Tadanobu Asano, Susumu Terajima Synopsis: The elite Shimsengumi are riven by infighting when their various warriors vie for the affections of Kano (Matsuda), a young samurai who joins...