Whore (1991)
Whore (1991) The prostitute Liz works on the streets of Los Angeles. She recalls her life in flashback, when she marries an alcoholic man. She leaves him with their son. Then she works as waitress in a diner until the day a man introduces her to prostitution. Later she is raped by at least five men
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Crimes of Passion (1984) The thirty year-old hard-worker Bobby Grady is married with two children to the frigid Amy Grady and their marriage is in crisis. Bobby is invited to work the night shift at a fashion design studio whose owner believes his talented and introspective designer Joanna Crane is
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990) Three short stories come to the screen, each focused on a man and a woman. The first is set in the 1940s, the other two in the 1920s. In "The Man in a Brooks Brothers Suit," a businessman of about 40 plies a younger Leftist women with liquor aboard a train.
The Devils (1971)
In 17th-century France, Father Urbain Grandier seeks to protect the city of Loudun from the corrupt establishment of Cardinal Richelieu. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun.
Valentino (1977)
Valentino (1977) In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino. Ballroom dancer Valentino manipulated his good looks and animal-like grace into a Hollywood career.
Tommy The Who 1975
Nora Walker is told that her British fighter pilot husband is missing in action and presumed killed in World War II. On V.E. Day, Nora gives birth to their son, who she names Tommy. While Tommy is an adolescent, Nora marries Frank, a shifty camp counselor. Shortly thereafter, Tommy suffers an emotio
The Rainbow (1989)
The Rainbow (1989) Ken Russell's loose adaptation of the last part of D.H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow" sees impulsive young Ursula coming of age in pastoral England around the time of the Boer War. At school, she is introduced to lovemaking by a bisexual physical education instructress. While
Gothic (1986)
Gothic (1986) Story of the night that Mary Shelley gave birth to the horror classic "Frankenstein." Disturbed drug induced games are played and ghost stories are told one rainy night at the mad Lord Byron's country estate. Personal horrors are revealed and the madness of the evening runs f
Savage Messiah (1972)
Savage Messiah (1972) Biographical film of the life of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska.
French Dressing (1964)
French Dressing (1964) A drab little English seaside town tries to improve its image - and increase its revenues - by holding a film festival. When a famous continental star agrees to attend, things get out of hand.
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988) Scottish archaeologist Angus Flint discovers an odd skull amid the ruins of a convent that he is excavating. Shortly thereafter, Lady Sylvia Marsh returns to Temple House, a nearby mansion, far earlier than expected. At a party in the village, Angus meets Lord James
The Boy Friend (1971)
The Boy Friend (1971) The assistant stage manager of a small-time theatrical company (Polly Browne) is forced to understudy for the leading lady (Rita) at a matinée performance at which an illustrious Hollywood director (Cecil B. DeThrill) is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest
Altered States (1980)
Altered States (1980) It's the late 1960's. Just for a lark, graduate student Eddie Jessup, known for being unconventional, brilliant and slightly mad, conducts experiments with an isolation chamber, using himself as the subject. His experiences in the chamber cause him to hallucinate, much of the i
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017)
A Bad Idea Gone Wrong (2017) Two would-be thieves forge a surprising relationship with with an unexpected housesitter when they accidentally trap themselves in a house they just broke into.
Lisztomania (1975)
Lisztomania (1975) A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during the time when Franz would give piano pe
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967) Harry Palmer has left the British Secret Service and become a private detective. One of his first assignments is to deliver an apparently innocent thermos flask to an old friend in Helsinki, Palmer is suspicious of the flask contents and begins to doubt the motives of his
Mindbender (1996)
Mindbender (1996) Mindbender is the story of Uri Geller, probably the world's most famous psychic. The film shows his rise to fame from small shows in the middle east where he amazed audiences with his parapsychological feats of spoon-bending and clock-fixing. Terence Stamp plays a scientist who bri
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st C
The Fall of the Louse of Usher: A Gothic Tale for the 21st Century (2002) Rock star Roddy Usher's wife is murdered and Rod is sent to a lunatic asylum in this gothic-comedy-horror-musical.
Dogboys (1998)
Dogboys (1998) Corrupt officers track men for sport with dogs.
Mahler (1974)
Mahler (1974) Both trifles and structure are tossed out the door by director Ken Russell in this film. Here, historical content matters not so much as metaphors, feelings, emotions, and interpretations, and pay close attention, as every word and frame is intended to be important. The film takes plac
Dantes Inferno (1967)
Dantes Inferno 1967 The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his art
Monitor Special The Debussy Film (1965)
Monitor Special The Debussy Film 1965 An actor is playing Claude Debussy in a film about the composers life, and finds himself identifying with his subject very closely
Salomes Last Dance (1988)
Salomes Last Dance 1988 Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play Salome, on Guy Fawkes Day 1892 A bordellos the theatre and the performers are prostitutes Wildes lover Lord Alfred Bosie Douglas is John the Baptist Wildes interactions with some of the cast soon ignite Bosie
A British Picture (1989)
A British Picture (1989) Ken Russell's biopic on his own life and career.