The Black Room (1935)

“The house began with murder. It will end the same way.” Boris Karloff starred in three classic horror films in 1935 – The Bride of Frankenstein, The Raven and The…

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The Thing With Two Heads (1972)

“They transplanted a WHITE BIGOT’S HEAD onto a SOUL BROTHER’S BODY!” Wealthy racist “Dr. Maxwell Kirshner” (Ray Milland) has his head transplanted onto the 350-pound body of death row inmate…

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The Wanderers (1979)

"Gotta go, but if you ever need us just whistle loud and we'll be there." A great cast of relatively unknowns portrays a 1960’s teen gang living in the Bronx,…

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The War Zone (1999)

"What’s the matter?" Only a few minutes into this one a car transporting a pregnant mother to the hospital flips over. That sets the tone for a brooding, somber but…

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The Whistler (1944)

“I am the master of mystery! You cannot hide. You can never escape . . . for wherever you go, I will walk beside you!” Based on the immensely popular…

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Chilly Scenes of Winter (1979)

Originally released as Head Over Heels, Chilly Scenes of Winter is a quirky romantic comedy directed by Joan Micklin Silver and adapted from Ann Beattie’s first novel of the same…

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The Prowler (1951)

“She had to keep THE PROWLER from telling …” Directed by Joseph Losey and scripted by blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo (using Hugo Butler as his front), The Prowler is the…

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The Rain People (1969)

“The rain people are people made of rain. And when they cry they disappear all together because they cry themselves away.” Director Francis Ford Coppola followed up the big-budget musical…

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The Red Badge of Courage (1951)

“How do you know you won’t run when the time comes?” After John Huston adapted Stephen Crane’s classic 1895 Civil War novel, the legendary director initially believed the film would…

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The Red House (1947)

“Do you think there’s a man on earth without something to conceal.” Based on a 1943 novel of the same name by George Agnew Chamberlain, The Red House was directed…

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