2024-07-14
A hardened police officer agrees to help the sister of a killer when she realizes the victim's father hopes to get revenge by murdering the perpetrator, who is deeply mentally ill.
A sadistic teen is incarcerated for killing a woman, and in order to gain his freedom, he agrees to participate in a behavior-modification program that works, leaving him helpless against his former victims.
An elderly man fights government bureaucracy in order to build a new home for himself and his ailing wife. Threatened with jail time after receiving a stop-work order, the loyal husband stands his ground in this touching drama inspired by actual events.
Film and pop culture experts discuss the iconic and influential films of 1978, including Grease, The Deer Hunter, and Superman.
Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel in a big-budget epic with Oscar-winning effects. Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Cooper, Susannah York, Glenn Ford. Richard Donner directed.
Best Picture winner about a longshoreman and washed-up boxer, who "coulda been a contendah," struggling under the constant "pier" pressure of the organized-crime syndicate that controls the docks on which he works. The film won eight Oscars, including Actor (Marlon Brando), Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint) and Director (Elia Kazan). In an Oscar oddity, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger
A hardened police officer agrees to help the sister of a killer when she realizes the victim's father hopes to get revenge by murdering the perpetrator, who is deeply mentally ill.
An inexperienced and idealistic teacher invests himself in a group of problem kids at a high school in a slum of London's East End.
Christopher Reeve as the Man of Steel in a big-budget epic with Oscar-winning effects. Marlon Brando, Margot Kidder, Gene Hackman, Ned Beatty, Valerie Perrine, Jackie Cooper, Susannah York, Glenn Ford. Richard Donner directed.
Best Picture winner about a longshoreman and washed-up boxer, who "coulda been a contendah," struggling under the constant "pier" pressure of the organized-crime syndicate that controls the docks on which he works. The film won eight Oscars, including Actor (Marlon Brando), Supporting Actress (Eva Marie Saint) and Director (Elia Kazan). In an Oscar oddity, Lee J. Cobb, Karl Malden and Rod Steiger
A hardened police officer agrees to help the sister of a killer when she realizes the victim's father hopes to get revenge by murdering the perpetrator, who is deeply mentally ill.
A sadistic teen is incarcerated for killing a woman, and in order to gain his freedom, he agrees to participate in a behavior-modification program that works, leaving him helpless against his former victims.
A former rock star seeks a new chapter in life after finally being released from prison for a drug-dealing conviction. Although his plans are to go straight, a crooked cop exploits and blackmails him into selling marijuana.