The Crusades
In order to obtain supplies for his soldiers, England’s king, Richard the Lion-Hearted, is forced to marry a princess he has never met. The two are soon involved in a treacherous battle for survival of the Holy City of Jerusalem—and of their love.
UNASHAMED: A ROMANCE / ELYSIA (VALLEY OF THE NUDE) (FORBIDDEN FRUIT: THE GOLDEN AGE OF THE EXPLOITATION PICTURE Volume 3)
In an unusual reversal of the usual exploitation formula—in which scenes of sex, violence, and drug abuse were wrapped in a dire warning of moral degradation—the nudist film took a more positive approach to its subject matter.
The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema
Too often segregated within an academic and cultural niche, Yiddish cinema is in fact a varied and vibrant genre ripe for reappraisal. Whether shot in the fields of Poland or makeshift studios in Manhattan, Yidishe Kino endure not only as precious documents of a vanishing culture, but a fascinating …
White Zombie
A remarkably atmospheric treatment of the Haitian zombie myth, WHITE ZOMBIE was one of the rare films that provided Bela Lugosi with a role worthy of his acting talent, after he became an overnight success with his performance in Tod Browning's Dracula.