Sunday, Dec. 30 - Love Crazy

Love Crazy (1941)

A series of misunderstandings on their fourth wedding anniversary lead an architect and his wife to break up, but he pretends to be insane and even poses as his own sister in order to win her back.

Saturday, Dec. 29 - Double Feature! Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy: Episodes 1 & 2

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1979– ) TV Mini-Series

George Smiley has been retired for about a year when he finds a friend from the circus, his old outfit in British Intelligence sitting in his living room. He is taken to the home of an advisor to the Prime Minister on intelligence matters where he finds evidence that one of the men in the senior ranks of his old agency is a Russian spy. Smiley is asked to find him, without official access to any of the files in the Circus or letting on that anyone is under suspicion. With only a few old friends, his own powers of deduction, and secrecy as weapons, Smiley must unearth the spy who turned him out of the Circus.

Season 1, Episode 1 Return to the Circus (10 Sep. 1979)

Control, the ageing head of British Intelligence (the "Circus"), sets up Operation "Testify": he sends secret agent Jim Prideaux to Czechoslovakia where he is to get the name of a Soviet spy (or "mole") inside the Circus. But Prideaux falls into a trap.

Season 1, Episode 2 Tarr Tells His Story (17 Sep. 1979)

At the home of Sir Oliver Lacon, George Smiley listens to Ricky Tarr's story. He was dispatched to Lisbon a year ago when the local resident, Thufty Thessinger, requested assistance. A Russian trade delegation is in town and one member, Boris, is stepping out on his own at night to bars and restaurants. Ricky soon realizes Boris is a trained agent and as per standing orders, doesn't approach him. He decides to check his hotel room and there meets Boris' wife Irina. They are soon having an affair and she eventually tells him a great secret: there is a Russian agent, a mole, buried deep in the British secret service. George had similar concerns before his forced retirement and now Lacon asks him to investigate.

Saturday, Dec. 29 - The Woman in White

The Woman in White (1997)

Based upon Wilkie Collins Victorian mystery, the gothic tale tells of a pair of half sisters whose lives end up caught in a grand conspiracy revolving around a mentally ill woman dressed in white. As the story unfolds, murder, love, marriage, and greed stand between the two women and happy lives. Their only hope is the secret the woman in white waits to tell them.

Friday, Dec. 28 - Lovejoy: Angel Trousers

Lovejoy: Season 3, Episode 4 Angel Trousers (2 Feb. 1992)

Lovejoy and Lady Jane drive her former housekeeper Vera to Portsmouth for the burial at sea of Vera's late brother, Captain Bucknall. Vera is anxious to sell the captain's medals to the local submarine museum but they cannot match the price offered by arrogant collector, fashion photographer Jeremy Prince so Vera reluctantly agrees to sell them to him. However they are stolen from Lovejoy's safe. Prince accuses him of trickery but then Angelo Pantalini or Angel Trousers appears with a gun, claiming revenge for an outrage the late captain committed to a statue of Mussolini in the Second World War

Thursday, Dec. 27 - Hustle: Cops and Robbers

Hustle: Season 1, Episode 4 Cops and Robbers (16 Mar. 2004)

Mickey Stone find himself being blackmailed by Victor Maher into helping him catch a bank robber. Maher has an old videotape of Danny Blue involved in a robbery and unless Mickey agrees to help, he will turn it over to the police. Maher spent his career in the fraud squad and is now head of security for Moores Bank. He knows that Sam Richards will soon try to rob the their main London Branch and want Mickey to get a member of his team in on the robbery. Albert Stroller, who has had dealings with Maher in the past, warns Mickey that the ex-cop is very good at what he does and that Mickey himself is as much the prize as Richards. Left on the sidelines, Danny and Stacie spend a good deal of time together with Danny starting to fall for her.

Wednesday, Dec. 26 - Oppenheimer: Episode 2

Season 1, Episode 2 Episode #1.2 (5 Nov. 1980)

1942: America is at war. Oppenheimer is engaged in the race to produce an atomic bomb.

Monday, Dec. 24 & Tuesday, Dec. 25 - Lovejoy: The Prague Sun

Season 3, Episode 14 The Prague Sun (27 Dec. 1992)

Dottie Mayhew, a dealer friend of Lovejoy's, is shaken when her former fiancé Marek returns to Britain after disappearing in action during the war fifty years earlier. Marek fought with the British as an aviator and has been presumed dead. The fall of Communism has allowed him to become reunited with her and to reclaim a cache of diamonds buried five decades earlier in a deserted church. When Lovejoy discovers his critically injured body and a single rose-cut Sebenteenth Century diamond, he is knocked unconscious by an anonymous assailant. The diamonds are among 6000 stolen from a priceless religious object stolen during the war in Prague, so he and Eric journey to the Czech capitol. When Lovejoy tries to question Marek's old friend Axel, he is murdered by the dark forces working to obtain the gems. (Actually, I don't Lovejoy is murdered in this episode, as the show ran for 3 more seasons.)

Sunday, Dec. 23 - The Heart of the Matter

The Heart of the Matter (1953)

Trevor Howard plays Scobie, a policeman in Sierra Leone. He is unhappily married to Louise, played by Elizabeth Allan. While she is away, he begins a love affair with Helen, a European played by Maria Schell. However, Scobie's Catholic faith leaves him tormented with guilt.

Friday, Dec. 21 - Oppenheimer: Episode 1

Oppenheimer (1980– ) TV Mini-Series

Biography of the American physicist who led the U.S. effort to develop the atomic bomb during World War II, only to find himself suspected as a security risk in the 1950s because of his increasing ambivalence about the effect of his life's work.

Thursday, Dec. 20 - The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps (2008) TV Movie

Richard Hannay, a mining engineer on holiday from the African colonies, finds London socialite life terribly dull. Yet it's more then he bargained for when secret agent, Scudder, bursts into his room and entrusts him a coded notebook with map, concerning the impending start of World War I. In no time both German agents and the British law are chasing him, ruthlessly coveting the Roman numerals code, which Hannay believes he must crack himself. Masquerading as a liberal party pundit, Richard also gets stuck with parliamentary candidate Sir George Sinclair's sister Victoria. They must survive with the secrets and decide who they can trust and how to keep it from others.

Wednesday, Dec. 19 - Lovejoy: Scotch on the Rocks

Season 3, Episode 7 Scotch on the Rocks (23 Feb. 1992)

Vicky finds a Scots claymore in the attic of her new flat which Lovejoy buys from her. He is approached by a man named Kinloch who offers him a more than generous price for it,claiming a family connection, and, when a suspicious Lovejoy refuses,the sword becomes the subject of a bungled burglary. Lovejoy is intrigued and finds out that the sword provides the key to a cache of French gold buried in the ground. Ironically Tartan Transactions,a controversial firm in which Kinloch has an interest,has just built a supermarket over it and retrieval seems unlikely.

Tuesday, Dec. 18 - Mr. Ace

Mr. Ace (1946)

Margaret Wyndham Chase wants to run for governor and approaches Eddie Ace, local political kingmaker/fringe gangster, to get his support. Ace's belief is that "beautiful women and politics do not mix" and he declines to help. She decides to play the game rough-and-tough without him, but he shows he is even rougher-and-tougher, and she gives up and withdraws from the race. But Ace has fallen in love with her at about the 45-minute mark and, with his new-found ardor for clean politics, he makes some (unclean) manipulations behind the scenes, and she is picked to run on an independent good-government ticket.

Monday, Dec. 17 - Lovejoy: Eric of Arabia

Season 3, Episode 6 Eric of Arabia (16 Feb. 1992) TV Episode

In hospital with a broken leg Lovejoy delegates Lady Jane and Tinker to sell a terra cotta Chinese pig to a Chinese banker,though it turns out to be a forgery and gets broken,revealing its contents, a valuable medieval Chinese bank note. But this might also be a forgery so Lovejoy makes use of micro-surgery to examine another pig,one of several in the possession of choleric dealer and possible swindler Sir Desmond Clark. Meanwhile Eric meets fellow biker,the lovely Natasha,with whose help he sells his motor-cycle as having been the property of Lawrence of Arabia.

Sunday, Dec. 16 Double Feature! - Propaganda Swing: Dr. Goebbels' Jazz Orchestra

Propaganda Swing: Dr. Goebbels' Jazz Orchestra

In the twisted annals of the Third Reich, few stories are so improbable as that of Charlie and his Orchestra. Even as the Nazis campaigned against degenerate jazz music, persecuting musicians and throwing swing kids into concentration camps, behind the scenes Joseph Goebbels and his Propaganda Ministry were creating a jazz orchestra that would serve up Nazi propaganda backed by the latest swing music.

The result was Charlie and his Orchestra , Karl Schwedler, made up of Europe's finest jazz players, whose short-wave broadcasts to English and American audiences soon gained a following abroad and, more clandestinely, within the Reich itself.

Sunday, Dec. 16 - Fanny by Gaslight

Man of Evil (1945) Fanny by Gaslight (original title)

Returning to 1870's London after finishing at boarding school, Fanny winesses the death of her father in a fight with Lord Manderstoke. She then finds that her family has for many years been running a bordello next door to their home. When her mother dies shortly after, she next discovers that her real father is in fact a well-respected politician. Meeting him and then falling in love with his young advisor Harry Somerford leads to a life of ups and downs and conflict between the classes. Periodically the scoundrel of a Lord crosses her path, always to tragic effect.

Saturday, Dec. 15 - The Three Stooges Story

The Three Stooges Story (2001)

This documentary compiles clips of all six of the actors who at one time or another played one of the three stooges. Moe, Curly, Shemp, Larry Fine, Joe Besser, and Curly Joe Derita are seen in clips from their most famous shorts, as well as in television appearances and interview clips. New interviews with people who worked with the group round out this entertaining and affectionate documentary.

Friday, Dec. 14 - The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead (1936)

Gangsters led by Nolan (Ricardo Cortez) want to have a local law-abiding judge killed. In doing so they frame an ex-con, John Ellman (Boris Karloff), for the murder. Nolan acts as Ellman's lawyer and makes certain he is convicted and executed in the electric chair. Dr. Beaumont (Edmund Gwenn), a scientist, is able to restore life to dead animals and seeks permission to try reviving Ellman's dead body. Dr. Beaumont is successful in restoring Ellman back to life. Boris Karloff goes on a killing rampage.

Thursday, Dec. 13 - Van der Valk: A Dangerous Point of View

Season 2, Episode 4 A Dangerous Point of View (19 Sep. 1973)

The body of a man who has been stabbed to death is discovered in a flat. Van der Valk must find out why the dead man was there and who could have known about it.

Wednesday, Dec. 12 - Lovejoy: Benin Bronze

Season 3, Episode 5 Benin Bronze (9 Feb. 1992)

Wealthy Australian Greg Veitch arrives in East Anglia looking for his 'Eureka',the thing that he must have, and believes he has found it in a Beninese bronze sculpture belonging to Sir Max Spence. Problems obtaining an export licence leads to him doing a deal with Sir Max and a local forger to get the statue out of the country. When it goes missing Lovejoy comes under suspicion but discovers that police inspector Shand is not all he claims to be - just as Veitch will have a similar experience with the bronze, which will lead him to seek revenge.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 - Double Feature! Quantum Leap: Play It Again, Seymour

Season 1, Episode 9 Play It Again, Seymour - April 14, 1953 (17 May 1989) 

It's the early 1950s an Sam has leaped into the body of a New York City private detective, Nick Allen. Apart from the fact that Allen bears a striking resemblance to Humphrey Bogart, Sam feels that he has leaped into a cheap pulp novel, something that proves to be all too accurate when he realizes he knows the story and is constantly having a sense of déjà vu. With his partner murdered, Sam has to not only find the murderer but launch the career of a prospective writer.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 - Libeled Lady

Libeled Lady (1936)

Spencer Tracy is the tough city editor who goes to some spectacular extremes when socialite Myrna Loy files a $5 million libel suit against his paper for calling her a notorious home-wrecker; he hires celebrated ladies' man William Powell to seduce Loy and asks his long-suffering fiancée, Jean Harlow, to marry Powell temporarily so she can play the wronged wife when Loy and Powell are discovered together.

Monday, Dec. 10 - The Unguarded Moment

The Unguarded Moment (1956)

Contemporary bachelorette Lois Conway is the music teacher and cheerleading director at Ogden Central High. She receives some lurid notes addressed in crayon to 'TEACHER DEAR' and is subsequently assaulted and harassed by a troubled teen, the son of a stern and overly-protective businessman. Lois finds herself at the center of unfavorable high school politics and the victim of a bit of sexism. There's also been a rash of assaults on women, one ending in murder, and Lieutenant Graham searches for a connection while wooing Miss Conway

Sunday, Dec. 9 - Taras Bulba

Taras Bulba (1962)

Loosely based on Gogol's short novel, story tells of a Cossack uprising against the Polish forces who have taken control of the Ukraine. At the centre of the Cossack army is the leader Taras (Brynner) and his two sons, Andrei (Curtis) and Ostap (Lopez). But when Andrei falls in love with a Polish princess called Natalia (Kaufmann), it sets the wheels in motion for the Bulba family to crack from within; just as the Polish come calling asking for the Cossacks help to defeat the Turkish.

Saturday, Dec. 8 - Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!'

Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer!' (1954) TV Movie

A 1954 television pilot starring Brian Keith that was written and directed by Blake Edwards.

Friday, Dec 7 - Abandoned

Abandoned (1949)

Newspaperman helps girl find her sister's illegitimate baby, gets mixed up in baby-adoption racket.

Thursday, Dec. 6 - Quantum Leap:

Season 1, Episode 8 Camikazi Kid - June 6, 1961 (10 May 1989)

Sam leaps into the body of a gawky teenager to keep the boy's older sister from marrying an abusive alcoholic. Taking advice from Al, Sam hopes to reveal the young man's true nature by challenging him to a drag race.

Wednesday, Dec. 5 - The Suicide Club

The Chevy Mystery Show (1960– ) TV Series

Anthology series featuring a different mystery each week.

Season 1, Episode 17 The Suicide Club (18 Sep. 1960)

Despite a rash of bizarre murders which have the whole town on edge, Prince Florizel and Colonel Geraldine roam London's streets in search of adventure. They learn of a strange secret society ? a Suicide Club. Ever curious, the intrepid pair manage to infiltrate the club, and get indoctrinated into its ways. All of the members are world-weary souls who wish to die but lack the courage to commit the act themselves. At meetings, cards are drawn and 2 members are secretly selected - one to die and the other to commit the murder. Prince Florizel attempts to ferret out the mysterious leader who is growing rich on the misery of his membership. But when he is chosen to perform the next execution, he will be forced to either commit murder or die.

Tuesday, Dec. 4 - The Final Cut: Episode 4

Season 1, Episode 4 Episode #1.4 (26 Nov. 1995)

Not having secured enough votes on the first ballot to retain the party leadership, Francis Urquhart plots to not only keep him in place as Prime Minister but to win the next general election. He is desperate to surpass Margaret Thatcher's length of service as PM and decides that to emulate her is likely the best approach: starting a war in Cyprus, his own little Falklands, as he describes it to his wife. It all goes very badly however and the PM's hold on power begins to slip. Claire Coulsen learns that there is a cost to playing both sides in any contest. In the end, it's left to Elizabeth Urqhart to come up with a solution that will ensure the PM's legacy for all time.

Monday, Dec. 3 - The Final Cut: Episode 3

Season 1, Episode 3 Episode #1.3 (19 Nov. 1995)

Having resigned as Foreign Secretary, Tom Makepeace launches a blistering attack in the House of Commons directed not only at the government in general but at the Prime Minister in particular. He then moves across the aisle to sit on the opposition benches. For his part, Francis Urquhart takes it all in stride quite sure of his position and his ability to retain the leadership of the party. As chance would have it, Cypriot nationalists attack the British High Commission in Cyprus and kidnap the High Commissioner thus allowing Urquhart to question the wisdom of Makepeace's constant challenges on the Cypriot peace deal. Makepeace for his part takes up the cause of identifying the killer of Maria Passolides' uncles.

Sunday, Dec. 2 - Double Feature! Manhattan Melodrama

Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

Orphans Edward "Blackie" Gallagher and Jim Wade are lifelong friends who take different paths in life. Blackie thrives on gambling and grows up to be a hard-nosed racketeer. Bookworm Wade becomes a D.A. vying for the Governorship. When Blackie's girlfriend Eleanor leaves him and marries the more down to earth Wade, Blackie harbors no resentment. In fact, their friendship is so strong that Blackie murders an attorney threatening to derail Wade's bid to become Governor. The morally straight Wade's last job as D.A. is to convict his friend of the murder, and send him to the electric chair. After he becomes Governor, Wade has the authority to commute Blackie's death sentence-- a decision that pits his high moral ethics against a lifelong friendship.

Sunday, Dec. 2 - The Final Cut: Episode 2

Season 1, Episode 2 Episode #1.2 (12 Nov. 1995)

Having sacked his Parliamentary Private Secretary, Urquhart casts about for a replacement. At the suggestion of Geoffrey Booza Pitt he gives serious consideration to backbench MP Claire Carlsen, despite the fact that she is carrying on an affair with Foreign Secretary Tom Makepeace. Claire is clearly playing both sides of the fence to ensure her own place in the hierarchy, regardless of what the future may hold. Urquhart decides the time has come to shake things up and forces Makepeace to resign, something his wife Elizabeth isn't sure is in their best interest. He also continues working on his legacies, dropping a good word in the ear of the British judge on the Cyprus boundary panel. Meanwhile, a young Greek-Cypriot woman, Maria Passolides, seeks Urquhart's assistance in solving the death of two uncles who were killed in Cyprus in the 1950s.

Saturday, Dec. 1 - The Final Cut: Episode 1

The Final Cut (1995– ) TV Mini-Series

Francis Urquhart is too experienced a politician not to know that everything must end, even his long career as British prime minister. In order to secure his retirement and establish monument to himself, he takes part in negotiations aimed at ending the Cyprus conflict. However, that same island hides the secrets from Urquhart's youth - secrets that could destroy him.

Season 1, Episode 1 Episode #1.1 (5 Nov. 1995)

Approaching his 65th birthday, Prime Minister Frances Urquhart begins to see the end of his career. Not that he has the intention of resigning anytime soon. He does however hope to establish a legacy, one for the history books and one to provide his pension. For the latter, his wife Elizabeth introduces him to Mr. Nures, a Turkish-Cypriot businessman who will contribute handsomely to the Urquhart Trust if the upcoming boundary commission report provides a ruling favorable to Turkish-occupied Cyprus. As for the history books, he's decided to take credit for the upcoming peace deal in Cyprus, much to the consternation of the Foreign Secretary, Tom Makepeace. Still haunted by what happened to Mattie Storin, he is also haunted by events when he was in Cyprus as an army officer in the 1950s. A encounter on the motorway lands him in hospital.

Friday, Nov. 30 - The Long Memory

The Long Memory (1953)

Phillip Davidson (John Mills) is a man released from prison after serving 12 years for a murder he didn't commit. Finding a base home on a dilapidated barge in a boggy Thames inlet, Davidson sets about finding the liars who were responsible for his incarceration.

Thursday, Nov. 29 - Quantum Leap: The Color of Truth

Season 1, Episode 7 The Color of Truth - August 8, 1955 (3 May 1989)

Sam leaps into the body of an elderly black man, Jesse Tyler, in the US South. It's 1955 and racism is institutionalized. Not realizing initially that he is black, Sam commits a major error when he takes a seat in the local diner, raising the ire of a couple of local rednecks. Sam learns that Jesse is chauffeur to Miss Melny Trafford, a highly respected local citizen. The US civil rights movement has yet to begin, but Sam decides he's going to take action.

Wednesday, Nov. 28 - Darkroom: 3 Episodes

Darkroom (1981–1982) TV Series

An anthology horror/thriller series, along the same lines as "Twilight Zone" or "Night Gallery." Each week features a new story and a new cast.

S1, Ep9 Dec. 25, 1981 The Partnership

An old man's eerie partnership allows him to live well in a crumbling town. Tad...Pat Buttram, Biker...David Carradine

S1, Ep10 Dec. 25, 1981 Daisies

A botanist (Lloyd Bochner) is working with plants to learn a way to communicate to them. Louise...Rue McClanahan

S1, Ep11 Dec. 25, 1981 Catnip

A ruthless young man (Cyril O'Reilly) is stalked by a demonic black cat. Mrs Mingle...Jocelyn Brando, Loretta...Karin Argoud

Tuesday, Nov. 27 - Lovejoy: No Strings

Season 3, Episode 3 No Strings (26 Jan. 1992)

Irish band Hothouse Flowers,whose roadie Declan is a friend of Tinker, stay with Lady Jane whilst performing a charity concert but after the gig it seems that events organizer Ray Morgan has decamped with the money. To make up the shortfall the band decide to sell a valuable Celtic harp,but this too is stolen. Lovejoy catches up with Morgan at an auction to recoup the cash but it's down to Tinker to divulge what happened to the harp. Victoria meanwhile returns to Peru having turned down Lovejoy's offer of marriage.

Monday, Nov. 26 - Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice (1934)

Evelyn Prentice is the respected wife of a high-profile New York attorney. Despite the prestige and status she enjoys, she feels neglected and out of boredom becomes involved with an unscrupulous womanizing poet, who gives her the attention she craves. She eventually finds herself a victim of blackmail and becomes involved in his murder. When another woman is accused of the crime, she begs her husband to defend her.

Sunday, Nov. 25 - Suspense: The Kiss-Off

Suspense (1949–1954) TV Series

The Kiss-Off Season 5, Episode 20 (3 Mar. 1953)

Tom Walker, an ex-convict who was wrongly convicted and just released, holds up a tax office and leaves behind an obvious clue as to his identity. He gives the bag of money to his patient girlfriend and sends her ahead to Florida saying he'll join her soon. Soon enough, he gets the expected visit from the DA and cop who wrongly convicted him. Tom intends to make fools of his former persecutors.

Saturday, Nov. 24 - The Last Time I Saw Paris

The Last Time I Saw Paris (1954)

A reporter falls in love and marries a woman. He has a job and writes novels. He gives up writing. The marriage falters.

Friday, Nov. 23 Triple Feature!! L.A. is My Home Town

L.A. Is My Home Town (1976)

In this documentary, join Ian Whitcomb (singer of the top ten smash YOU TURN ME ON), an ex-British rock personality now living in Hollywood, as he takes a tongue-in-cheek tour of the City Of Angels. He gives us a look at the 350,000 members of the Southern California British community in this highly irreverent and very funny potpourri of Hollywood landmarks, Los Angeles history, and contemporary UK exiles! See him interview such personalities as Consul General Thomas Aston and former British Ambassador Sir Peter Ramsbottom, record producer Peter Asher and 'nude photographer' Roy Dean.

Friday, Nov. 23 Double Feature! - Lovejoy: Out to Lunch

Out to Lunch Season 3, Episode 2 (19 Jan. 1992)

After spending the weekend with Victoria Lovejoy takes her to an antiques fair and cannot believe his luck when he picks up a set of paintings by famous artist Lionel Beckwith for a mere twelve pounds. He sells them to a local gallery but is interrupted by Beckwith himself, claiming they are forgeries. A little detective work on Lovejoy's part reveals Beckwith's reasons for wanting supposedly adverse publicity as interest in his work is falling. Lady Jane saves the day for Eric after he is conned by a supposedly bereaved pensioner.

Friday, Nov. 23 - Wives and Lovers

Wives and Lovers (1963)

In this romantic comedy, Bill Austin (Van Johnson) is an unsuccessful writer who lives in a forlorn New York tenement while his wife Bertie (Janet Leigh) earns an income for both of them. Their lives change dramatically when Bill's first novel becomes a best-seller. Bill persuades Bertie to quit her job and move to a grand house in an upscale suburb. Leaving his wife alone most of the time, Bill begins working long hours on Broadway adapting his novel for the theater, and he spends increasing amounts of time with his attractive agent, Lucinda Ford (Martha Hyer). Bertie suspects the worst and begins courting an actor, Gar Aldrich (Jeremy Slate).

Thursday, Nov. 22 Double Feature! Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure (1964) Nemuri Kyoshiro 2: Shôbu (original title)

Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off her allowance. The enraged princess promptly hatches a scheme to have Asahina bumped off -- along with his protector, Kyoshiro.

Thursday, Nov. 22 - The Black Panther

The Black Panther (1977)

Based on the true story of Donald Neilson, an ex-military man who goes on a crime spree which culminates in the abduction of teenage heiress Leslie Whittle. Set around Stoke this film was made just a few years after the events took place and was banned in many cinemas in the Midlands area.

Wednesday, Nov. 21 - Street of Chance

Street of Chance (1942)

Frank Thompson (Burgess Meredith), awakens in the middle of the street, after wreckage falling from a building in New York City hits him in the head. Frank soon discovers that his apartment has been rented out for a year and his wife Virginia has been living on her own elsewhere.

Frank confronts Virginia (Louise Platt), who is shocked to see the husband who disappeared without explanation a year earlier. As Frank slowly pieces together his old life, it turns out he is running from a murder he cannot remember committing, and only an old, paralyzed woman can clear him.

Tuesday, Nov. 20 - The Hoodlum

The Hoodlum (1951)

After five years in the jug, a hard-bitten criminal is reluctantly freed by the skeptical parole board, largely on the pleas of his elderly mother; in no time flat, the hood--now pumping gas at a service station owned by his brother--is plotting the robbery of an armored car along with his cronies.

Monday, Nov. 19 - Lovejoy: Friends in High Places

Friends in High Places Season 3, Episode 1 (12 Jan. 1992) 

Lovejoy returns,penniless,from a year in Spain to find Tinker about to enter a monastery and Eric working as a security guard. Lady Jane introduces her to Victoria Cavero,widow of a South American politico who was investigating a group of corrupt bankers,possibly headed by Alfredo Pereira,who just happens to be in England. Victoria asks Lovejoy to sell an Inca ring for her but then Lady Jane is kidnapped in mistake for Victoria and the ring demanded as her ransom. After Lovejoy has done the deal he sets out to prove Pereira's involvement.

Sunday, Nov. 18 - Element of Doubt

Element of Doubt (1996)

Beth and Richard appear to be the perfect married couple. However, arguments begin over when they should have children, and Beth begins to see why her family never took to Richard. While Richard pursues a buiness deal he believes will make him his fortune, Beth begins to unravel a chain of events and becomes suspicious of her husband.

Saturday, Nov. 17 - The Debt

The Debt (2003) TV Movie

An ex-robber reluctantly agrees to do one last job in order to protect his family.

Friday, Nov. 16 - Danger: Lady on the Rock

Danger (1950–1955) TV Series

Live psychological and murder mystery dramas and one of the first U.S. TV dramas to make effective use of background music. 

Season 2, Episode 14 The Lady on the Rock (18 Dec. 1951)

The life of a homeless, mentally retarded shoeshine man named Bleeker is changed after a chance meeting with a glamorous yet sad woman in the park. Because of his cognitive impairment, Bleeker is often the butt of cruel jokes, especially from Solly, an embittered, unemployed musician he encounters nightly at a local jazz bar. Bleeker accepts this abusive attention as kindness until he meets a beautiful woman named Loreli, who is often battered by her violent boyfriend. She and Bleeker share a tender moment in the park, hoping it will transform their pained lives