This 1933 Barbara Stanwyck vehicle about a small-town woman who sleeps her way up the corporate ladder, directed by the underrated Alfred E. Green, remains one of the raciest movies of the 30s, even after massive cuts by the censor; it’s also one of the most cynical about being female and getting ahead during the Depression. With George Brent and John Wayne in an early, highly uncharacteristic part. Well worth looking at. 70 min. (JR) Read more
Burt Lancaster plays a pacifist Indian who winds up fighting a one-man war for the rights of his tribe in this early (1954) Robert Aldrich western, based on a true story. Not an unqualified success by any means, but an interesting effort; with Jean Peters, John McIntire, and Charles Bronson. (JR) Read more
Czech animator Jan Svankmajer’s feature-length 1987 adaptation of Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, made in Switzerland. Not necessarily for young kids, this is a surrealist version with a great deal of attention accorded to objects. 91 min. (JR) Read more