Film Dictionary

A tax collector falls in love with a mysterious woman who might be a ghost. A perfect example of the "wu xian pian" genre of Hon...

This comedy follows the careers of three TV journalists: handsome and witless William Hurt, smart and clumsy Albert Brooks, ambitious and ne...

John Huston's last film, a brilliant adaptation of James Joyce's short story about a Christmas reception in Dublin.

A classic of "splat-stick" cinema - a scary, hilarious and very inventive mixture of comedy and gore.

A powerful anti-war movie about a group of US Marines who survive a harrowing training in South Carolina, only to find themselves fighting...

A clever and witty fairy tale about a beautiful princess kidnapped by an evil prince and rescued by a loyal admirer and his two friends.

One of Eric Rohmer's most charming films, a delightful comedy of romantic errors and sentimental misunderstandings.

Wonderful film about the Parisian haute cuisine in a remote Danish village.

Hilarious black comedy from the Coen Brothers.

Action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Spalding Gray recounts his exploits while playing in 'The Killing Fields'.

Excellent gangster film starring Kevin Costner as Elliot Ness and Robvert DeNiro as Al Capone.

Directed by Peter Jackson. Low budget thriller about cannibal aliens from outer space.

Original and surprising film adapted from several stories by Anton Chekhov.

Nostalgic musical set in a Catskills resort in the summer of 1963. Songs and musical numbers include: "Be My Baby" *** "...

Excellent comedy starring Robin Williams as an unorthodox radio DJ in Saigon in 1965.

A delightful romantic comedy about a young widow (Cher), who falls in love with her fiance's brother. A brilliant combination of tendern...

This action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger is a cross between "Rambo" and "Alien".

A delightful Eric Rohmer's comedy - constantly surprising and full of embarrassing situations.

Thought-provoking, very interesting drama directed by Woody Allen.

A young boy tries to find his classmate's house to return his exercise book.

Quirky horror/comedy about the Devil (Jack Nicholson) who's trying to seduce three beautiful witches (Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer ...

French drama about a little Jewish boy hiding in a Catholic school during the Nazi occupation.

Very entertaining animated film about household appliances.

Atom Egoyan's film debut.

A psychiatrist is led by a smooth-talking gambler into the shadowy world of stings, scams, and con men. Intelligent film directed by David M...

Excellent action pic directed by Paul Verhoeven.

The life and music of Richie Valens.

This Jackie Chan film has a few nifty car chases, but too few fight scenes. The sequel to this film, 1991's "Armour Of God II: Oper...

A romantic melodrama, with plenty of comic touches. A Hong Kong film set in New York, starring Chow Yun-Fat and Cherie Chung.

A crime film by John Woo. Much weaker than his other films.

Basically a Hong Kong remake of "The Dirty Dozen", with half a dozen hard-core criminals sent on dangerous military mission to Vie...

Hong Kong melodrama.

A really lousy crime film from Hong Kong, directed by Ringo Lam. It became famous in 1990's when "Film Threat" published an ar...

World War II in England seen through the eyes of a little boy.