Madame Tutli-Putli (2007)

In 1906, in China, Professor Alexander Saxton discovers an ancient frozen fossil in the remote Province of Szechuan. He brings the remains of the being in a box to Shanghai and boards a trans-Siberian train, where he meets his acquaintance Dr. Wells. During the trip, a life force trapped in the frozen creature is released, killing and stealing the memories of the passengers.Horror Express can be [...]

Six Shooter (2004) - Harsh Irish comedy about a sad train journey Six Shooter (2004) - black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball.... The film earned several awards, including the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film. McDonagh is a brilliant story teller and fully [...]

Pure Old-Fashioned Hollywood Fantasy Like the Grant-Hepburn-Kelly films of the 1950's and 1960's Elise (Angelina Jolie) lives in Paris, where she has been "watched" for over a year. Scotland Yard, you see, under the direction of Inspectors Acheson (Paul Bettany) and Jones (Timothy Dalton), want money owed to the British government, by Elise's boyfriend, Alexander. They are convinced that eventuall [...]

Trappers Delight! Indie Western Par-Excellance! Texan fur trapper journeys into the mysterious Buckskin woods. The cinematography and sound is first rate. I especially enjoyed the non-sentimental, plain talk, and straightforward acting style. If you liked the "revenant" this film is for you. The ending is a bit of a surprise, and the movie did not need the dream/ vision sequences. This is supposed [...]

**Outland (1981)**, directed by **Peter Hyams** (Capricorn One, 2010: The Year We Make Contact), is a gripping sci-fi neo-western that transposes the classic frontier lawman tale into the cold, corporate-run mining colony on Jupiter’s moon Io. Hyams masterfully channels the mood and isolation of High Noon into a futuristic setting, crafting a tense atmosphere thick with suspicion, danger, and co [...]

Plot:The Unholy Four follows a gang of robbers who set a diversionary fire in a madhouse as part of their plot to steal a gold shipment. Four inmates escape together. One of them, an amnesiac, hopes to find out who he is and where he comes from. One of the robbers reveals his name, Chuck Mool, and other clues lead him and his fellow escapees to his hometown. There Chuck is reintroduced to his fami [...]