Favorite films
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
Don’t forget to select your favorite films!
“Strangers on a Train” by Patricia Highsmith was released in 1950. The plot revolves around two individuals who happen to meet on a train ride: Charles Anthony Bruno, a wealthy and troubled man, and Guy Haines, an ambitious architect in an unhappy marriage. As they talk, Bruno suggests a “perfect” murder plan in which they would “swap” murders: Guy would kill Bruno’s father so that Bruno could inherit his wealth, and Bruno will kill Guy’s wife so that Guy could…
John Ball’s mystery book in the Heat of the Night takes place in the 1960s in the racially divided American South. The story centers on Virgil Tibbs, who is a Black detective from California who is wrongfully detained in the small South Carolina town of Wells for the murder of a well-known businessman. After revealing that he is an accomplished homicide detective, Tibbs is hesitantly requested to assist Bill Gillepsie, the local police chief, in resolving the case. Tibbs steadily…
In “Bicycle Thieves”, Antonio, a poor guy, finds work hanging posters in post-war Rome. He and his spouse pawn their possessions to obtain the bicycle needed for work. But when his bicycle was stolen on his first day of work, he and his little son Bruno proceed on a frantic quest for it throughout the city.
Throughout the day, Antonio and Bruno, pursue leads and talk to multiple people, and see the real image of injustice and poverty. Antonio tries…
“Run Lola Run”, is about a young woman named Lola who has twenty minutes to save her boyfriend Manni in the German thriller. If Manni doesn’t replace the money bag he lost-which belonged to a dangerous criminal- he may face some serious consequences. In a desperate attempt to figure out how to obtain the money and save him, Lola flees the city.
Three distinct versions of Lola’s run are shown in the film with different adjustments to her decision producing…