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:710: 536 - The Pit and the Pendulum (1961) - 7/10 - In 1547, an Englishman travels to his brother-in-law's castle in Spain to try and find out more information about his sister's mysterious death. He is met with evasive answers in this Roger Corman gothic horror film. The movie lags at time, but it...

:6510: 532 - Jodorowsky's Dune (2013) - 6.5/10 - This documentary features interviews with Jodorowsky and many others who were involved in his Dune project. We also get a look at some of the storyboards and Jodorowsky explains his vision for the film. If the film had been made, I think it would have...

:5510: 525 - Eccentricities of a Blonde-Haired Girl (2009) - 5.5/10 - A man on a train relates his story to the stranger seated next to him. As a young man working as an accountant for his uncle, he fell in love with a young woman he spotted on a balcony across the street. He eventually gets to know...

:610: 518 - Pursued (1947) - 6/10 - As a boy, Jeb Rand saw his whole family killed, though he repressed those memories. He was taken in by a widow who lived nearby and was raised with her son, Adam, and daughter, Thor. Jeb and Thor fall in love, but Adam is resentful. Then there is the man who keeps...

:510: 515 - Tepepa (1969) - 5/10 - A Mexican revolutionary battles a police chief while an English doctor seeks to kill the revolutionary for his own reasons. Orson Welles co-stars as the police chief and gives a lackluster performance. The whole film is rather dull and overlong. The soundtrack is d...

:8510: 510 - Pellet / El bola (2000) - 8.5/10 - Pellet is a 12 year old boy without any real friends, though he sometimes hangs out with other boys from school who engage in a dangerous game. His home life is tough, but his life outside improves when a new boy joins his class and they become friends...

:3510: 503 - Bilbao (1978) - 3.5/10 - A man becomes obsessed with a prostitute and eventually kidnaps her. I couldn't really get into this one. :610: 504 - Days of Hope /Espoir - Sierra de Teruel (1940) - 6/10 - Republican soldiers battle against Franco's forces during the Spanish Civil War. It was ...

:7510: 500 - The Unforgiven (1960) - 7.5/10 - The Zachary family is a respected ranching family, living peacefully and happily until a stranger arrives and turns some of the people in the area against them. He tells a story that the adopted daughter Rachel (Audrey Hepburn) was actually a Kiowa baby ...

:6510: 492 - To Be and to Have / Être et avoir (2002) - 6.5/10 - A teacher in rural France has been teaching for 35 years, the last 20 in the same small school with kids ranging in age from 4-13. He is getting close to retirement, though he still enjoys his profession. The film follows the teacher a...

:710: 488 - The Miracle of Marcelino / Marcelino pan y vino (1955) - 7/10 - A monk goes to visit a sick little girl and tells her the story of an orphan boy who was left on the doorstep of a monastery as an infant and was raised by the monks who lived there. He missed having a mother, but the monks ...

:710: 480 - Shelter (2007) - 7/10 - Zach is stuck in dead end jobs to help support his sister's son. He's put his dreams of attending art school on hold while his controlling and self-serving sister continually takes advantage. Zach has an off and on romantic relationship with Tori, one of his best ...

:610: 474 - The Tower of the Seven Hunchbacks / La torre de los siete jorobados (1944) - 6/10 - A superstitious young man is approached by the ghost of a professor to protect his niece. It turns out that the professor was murdered and the niece may also be a target. The culprits? A group of hunchbac...

:610: 472 - I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes (1948) - 6/10 - An out of work dancer finds himself on trial for murder. He's innocent, but the evidence, while circumstantial, points his way, His wife tries to find the real killer. It's pretty entertaining, but there are a few too many coincidences :510: 47...

:710: 468 - A British Picture (1989) - 7/10 - Ken Russell narrates a documentary about his life and career with a young actor as his stand-in for reconstructions. I'm not a Russell fan, but it was kind of interesting with a fair amount of humor. :810: 469 - The Big Gundown (1967) - 8/10 - Lee Van Cl...

:810: 464 - Snoopy, Come Home (1972) - 8/10 - Snoopy gets a letter from a girl in the hospital and leaves home to go see her. Charlie Brown is worried about Snoopy and wonders why he left. Snoopy has a few adventures along the way. Not as good as the first film, but still pretty entertaining. :510: ...