Author Archive: Retro

George Mellies Short.

George Mellies Short.

Two strangers engaged to other people fall in love on a cruise and agree to meet six months later on top of the Empire State Building. Remade by McCarey as “An Affair to Remember”. Written by Leo McCarey. Dir. Leo McCarey

Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with violence, resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Parrish, a friend to the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed, but is court- martialed for “collaborating” with the enemy. Sitting Bull, however, manages to intercede with President Grant on Parrish’s behalf.

Many live performances highlight this biography of the famous battling, bandleading brothers. Songs include: “Green Eyes”, “Everybody’s Doin’ It”, “Marie”, & “I’ll Never Say Never Again.” Dir. Alfred E. Green

Inspired by the Rankin/Bass cartoon, the evil Dr. Who captures King Kong to dig for Element X when his mechanical doppelganger, Mechani-Kong, is unable to do the task. Kong escapes and soon confronts his mechanical double.

A psychological thriller about a small New England town that lived in the shadows of a dark secret that threatened its way of life.

A doctor’s sophisticated wife joins him at his remote Asian practice to try and patch up their marriage. Increasingly violent friction between local rubber plantation workers and the authorities force both parties to make decisions.