April 6th, 1917. As an infantry battalion assembles to wage war deep in enemy territory, two soldiers are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1,600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
When renowned crime novelist Harlan Thrombey is found dead at his estate just after his 85th birthday, the inquisitive and debonair Detective Benoit Blanc is mysteriously enlisted to investigate.
Liège, Belgium. Sandra is a factory worker who discovers that her workmates have opted for a EUR1,000 bonus in exchange for her dismissal. She has only a weekend to convince her colleagues to give up their bonuses in order to keep her job.
The Zone of Interest is a 2023 historical drama film written and directed by Jonathan Glazer. Loosely based on the 2014 novel by Martin Amis, the film focuses on the life of German Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss and his wife Hedwig, who live with their family in a home in the “Zone of Interest” next to the Auschwitz concentration camp. Christian Friedel stars as Rudolf Höss alongside Sandra Hüller as Hedwig Höss.
Richard Roundtree as detective John Shaft in a brown leather jacket & beige turtleneck, walking down a crowded pavement in New York City. Near him, someone is holding a sign that says “I GOT MY JOB THROUGH THE NEW YORK TIMES”. For some reason, the sign has a cartoon of a smiling duck wearing a boater.
Plot: Paris, France, 1935, and a young actress has just been acquitted of murdering a famous French Producer. However, this is where the story just begins. Is she really innocent?, or has she gotten away with Murder?
It was a bit hard to take Bela Lugosi seriously at first, because I’ve seen him parodied so much more than I’ve actually seen him. But the film soon managed to build tension and was full of beautiful shots and scenery.
The story of a young mother (Jasmine Trinca) with a failed marriage behind her, who fights daily for her dream to open a hair salon, challenging her fate in an effort to free herself, gain independence, and claim her right to happiness.
A commercial disaster, which caused the maverick director to stop making and go into depression; this semi autobiographical film about the rise and fall of a director would only get critical acclaim decades later.