Yancy Derringer (Jock Mahoney), an ex-Confederate soldier turned gambler, was a suave lady’s man in New Orleans, Louisiana. In reality, he was working for John Colton, the civil administrator of the city. Yancy’s job was to prevent crime and if necessary, arrest the culprits. His constant companion was Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah (X Brands) an Indian who watches […]
A Walk on the Moon
Although its tale of marital crisis, A Walk on the Moon is a story that gently involves. The characters are authentic, and, best of all, Diane Lane is given a chance to show why she’s one of the most genuine and underrated actresses of her generation. Here she plays Pearl Kantrowitz, a devoted housewife on […]
An Unmarried Woman
Erica Benton (Jill Clayburgh) is unmarried only temporarily in that her successful, wealthy husband Martin (Michael Murphy) of seventeen years has just left her for a girl he met while buying a shirt in Bloomingdale’s. The film shows Erica coming to terms with the break-up while revising her opinions of herself, redefining that self in […]
The Piano
Jane Campion’s The Piano struck a deep chord with audiences in 1993, who were mesmerized by the film’s rich, dreamlike imagery. It is the story of a Scottish woman named Ada (Holly Hunter), who has been mute since age 6 because she simply chose not to speak. Ada travels with her daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) […]
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