Exile Express 1939  N/R, 70 min.
Genre: Drama / Thriller
Director: Otis Garrett
Cast: Anna Sten, Alan Marshal, Jerome Cowan, Jed Prouty, Walter Catlett, Stanley Fields, Leonid Kinskey, Irving Pichel, Harry Davenport, Addison Richards, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Spencer Charters
During the attempt to get their hands on the secret formula for a deadly poison, the assailants kill an American scientist. When she is framed for the murder, the scientist's lab assistant, Nadine (Anna Sten), finds her quest for American citizenship, as well as her future, in jeopardy. But help is on the way from reporter Steve Reynolds (Alan Marshal) who comes to Nadine's aid and solves the crime.
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Inferno 1980  R, 107 min.
Genre: Horror / Mystery
Director: Dario Argento
Cast: Leigh McCloskey, Irene Miracle, Eleonora Giorgi, Daria Nicolodi, Alida Valli, Sacha Pitoeff, Veronica Lazar, Gabriele Lavia, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Leopoldo Mastelloni, Ania Pieroni, James Fleetwood, Paolo Paoloni
Rose (Irene Miracle) buys a book from an antique dealer and, while reading it, learns about a supernatural force in her New York apartment building. Written by architect E. Varelli (Feodor Chaliapin Jr.), Rose's book gives details about the houses Varelli built for three witches: The Three Mothers. Rose writes to her brother Mark (Leigh McCloskey) in Rome, but, before he can respond, Rose is killed. Mark comes to New York to investigate his sister's murder and, in the process, discovers secret passages within the apartment building and then uncovers the shocking truth about The Three Mothers.
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La Chiesa 1989 R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Horror
aka: The Church
Demons 3
Director: Michele Soavi
Cast: Tomas Arana, Asia Argento, Hugh Quarshie, Barbara Cupisti, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Antonella Vitale, Roberto Corbiletto, Giovanni Lombardo Radice, Lars Jorgenson, Olivia Cupisti
Devil worshippers in a small town were massacred in 12th-century Italy. A church was built over the gravesites by an alchemist who devised an elaborate scheme to seal off the church in the event the Satanists arose from the now-sealed crypt. The builder was buried alive in the church at the end of construction. Now the church is being restored, and–you guessed it–the demons are unleashed. Will the world be saved by the alchemist's defenses? Excellent photography.
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 Moonstruck 1987  PG, 103 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: Norman Jewison
Cast: Cher, Nicolas Cage, Olympia Dukakis, Vincent Gardenia, Danny Aiello, John Mahoney, Julie Bovasso, Louis Guss, Joe Grifasi, Anita Gillette, Leonardo Cimino, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Nada Despotovich, Helen Hanft, Robin Bartlett
Loretta (Cher) is a superstitious woman who feels that bad luck has caused her tragedies in life. She accepts Johnny Commarari's (Danny Aiello) marriage proposal because she wants the security of a husband. After Johnny leaves for a trip to Sicily to visit his dying mother, Loretta meets his brother Ronny (Nicholas Cage), and she finds the great love of her life. Cher and Olympia Dukakis (in the role of Loretta's mother) won Oscars for this film, as did the Writing-Screenplay. Nominations were received for Best Picture, Supporting Actor (Vincent Gardenia as Loretta's father) and Director.
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The Name of the Rose 1986 R, 128 min.
Genre: Action
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Cast: Sean Connery, Christian Slater, F. Murray Abraham, Elya Baskin, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., William Hickey, Michael Lonsdale, Ron Perlman, Dwight Weist, Volker Prechtel
Murders are occurring in a 14th-century monastery, and a Franciscan monk (Sean Connery) sets out to solve them.
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Sodom and Gomorrah 1962 N/R, 154 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Aldrich
Cast: Stewart Granger, Pier Angeli, Stanley Baker, Rossana Podesta, Anouk Aimee, Claudia Mori, Rik Battaglia, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Aldo Silvani, Gabriele Tinti
Good acting saves this very long version of the Bible story about God venting his wrath on the sinful cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.
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Stanley & Iris 1990 PG-13, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Jane Fonda, Robert De Niro, Swoosie Kurtz, Martha Plimpton, Harley Cross, Jamey Sheridan, Feodor Chaliapin Jr., Zohra Lampert, Loretta Devine, Julie Garfield
A newly widowed, bakery worker (Jane Fonda) realizes that the cook (Robert De Niro) is illiterate. She helps him learn to read, and romance blooms as both of their lives are improved.
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Summer's Lease 1989 TV, 220 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Martyn Friend
Cast: Susan Fleetwood, John Gielgud, Michael Pennington, Rosemary Leach, Annette Crosbie, Jeremy Kemp, Caroline Waldron, Suzanne Hay, Sammy Glen, Gabrielle Anwar, Leslie Phillips, Feodor Chaliapin Jr.
In this made-for-TV miniseries, British housewife Molly Pargeter (Susan Fleetwood) arrives in Tuscany with her family for what could be a perfect family holiday. But, it turns out that there is more to this vacation than she had planned, and there are secrets surrounding their missing landlord. Molly teams up with her off-beat father (John Gielgud), and, together, they work to solve the mysteries. John Gielgud won an Emmy for Best Actor in a Miniseries or Special.
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| 1. Exile Express (1939)
2. Inferno (1980)
3. La Chiesa (1989)
aka: The Church
aka: Demons 3
4. Moonstruck (1987)
5. The Name of the Rose (1986)
6. Sodom and Gomorrah (1962)
7. Stanley & Iris (1990)
8. Summer's Lease (1989)
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