Ronin
A group of international pros, including American Sam (Robert De Niro), gather in Paris for a mission where they must obtain a case whose contents are unknown. The last really…
The Phantom of Liberty
A surrealist exercise from Luis Buñuel that begins in 1808, with French troops occupying a church in Toledo. That scene leads to a contemporary meeting between a man and two…
Is Paris Burning?
The book is a classic, dramatized account of the liberation of Paris in 1944, creating a mosaic of exciting individual stories in the shadow of great historical events. The movie…
Stolen Kisses: Antoine Doinel Finds Love
Claude Jade and Jean-Pierre Léaud. Photo: United Artists The opening shot places the film firmly in its time, capturing a moment that is long forgotten. We’re shown the French Cinémathèque…
The Bunker
An account of the last days of the Nazi leadership as they were hunkering in a Berlin bunker, waiting for the end – and for Adolf Hitler to understand that…
Moonraker
James Bond (Roger Moore) tries to find out what happened to a missing space shuttle and the traces lead to an industrialist (Michael Lonsdale) who is planning to start a…
Munich: No Promise of Peace
Geoffrey Rush and Eric Bana. Photo: Universal Shortly after the release of Munich, director Steven Spielberg expressed a hope in TIME Magazine that the film would bring Palestinians and Israelis together.…