Sunday, April 29 - Bait

Bait (2002)

Reclusive Britisher Jack Blake (John Hurt) comes to the rescue when motorists Pam Raeburn (Sheila Hancock) and her daughter, Stephanie (Rachael Stirling), are stranded on a lonely road during a heavy rain. Offering the ladies shelter in his stately but rather gloomy mansion, Jack cannot help but notice that Stephanie bears a remarkable resemblance to his own daughter, who had been brutally murdered by an unknown assailant several years earlier. Then and there, Jack decides to use Stephanie as bait to trap the man whom he thinks is his daughter's killer

Saturday, April 28 - Blue Sunshine

Blue Sunshine (1978)

Hippies took bad acid in the 60's and the delayed effect 10 years later is making them all homicidal bald lunatics who go berserk and kill, and only one guy can stop it all but he's on the run...

Friday, April 27 - George Gently: Bomber's Moon

Inspector George Gently (2007)
TV Series

Bomber's Moon
S1, Ep2
Jul. 20, 2008

Chief Inspector George Gently and Detective Sergeant John Bacchus investigate the murder of Gunter Schmeikel, who is found at the bottom of the harbor. The man drowned but his back had been broken, so it clearly wasn't an accident. Gunter had lived in England as a POW during World War II and had worked on Old Jim Hardyment's farm. It's only been 20 years since the end of the war and there is still a good deal of anti-German sentiment. The dead man's son and daughter-in-law, Wilhelm and Trudi Schmeikel, are lying to the police about their whereabouts on the evening of Gunter's death. It also appears that Wilhelm is under investigation for embezzling funds from his father's business. As well, young Jimmy Hardyment may hold hard feelings against Gunter who had an affair with his mother. Meanwhile, Gently is concerned when he learns that Sgt. Bacchus is having money troubles.

Wednesday, April 25 - Brief Encounter

Brief Encounter (1945)

On a café at a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Although she is already married, they gradually fall in love with each other. They continue to meet every Thursday on the small café, although they know that their love is impossible.

Tuesday, April 24 - Midnight Alibi

Midnight Alibi (1934)

Returning from Europe to New York City, suave Irish gangster Richard Barthelmess (as Lance McGowan) falls in love with sexy Ann Dvorak (as Joan Morley), then learns she's the kid sister of rival gambling crime lord Robert Barrat (as "Angie the Ox"). When accused of Mr. Barrat's murder, Mr. Barthelmess receives assistance from wealthy old Helen Lowell (as Abigail "The Old Doll" Ardsley).

Monday, April 23 - R.I.P. & Four O'Clock

U.S. Marshal (1958–1960)
TV Series - 30 min

Suspicion (1957–1959)
TV Series - 60 min

R.I.P.:

A tense 1959 episode from the modern western crime series US MARSHALL directed by Robert Altman. A bank guard who can identify bank robbers is shot and left paralyzed and unable to speak.

Four O'Clock:

In the 1950s, Alfred Hitchcock produced an anthology show titled Suspicion, and directed the initial episode himself. Based on a Cornell Woolrich story, “Four O’Clock” stars E. G. Marshall as a cuckolded watchmaker who decides to get a little revenge.

Sunday, April 22 - Stop Me Before I Kill!

Stop Me Before I Kill! (1960)
The Full Treatment (original title)

High-strung race car driver Alan Colby is trying to recover from a serious head injury. Alan and his lovely new wife Denise go on vacation to the South of France for some much needed rest and relaxation. But Alan is having trouble resisting his more violent impulses. Suave local psychiatrist David Prade offers to help Alan out.

Saturday, April 21 - Rainy Dog

Gokudô kuroshakai (1997)

A Japanese assassin stranded in Taiwan must take work from a local crime boss to make ends meet when suddenly a woman from his past delivers a son to him.

Friday, April 20 - Do You Know This Voice?

Do You Know This Voice?

Dan Duryea stars in this unsavory British melodrama as a seedy kidnapper who accidentally kills his child victim. The police pretend to be unaware of the murder in hopes of capturing Duryea when he comes to collect the ransom. He wriggles out of this trap, then finds he must contend with a nosy neighbor (Isa Miranda) who seems to know more about him than she's letting on. Duryea schemes to poison the woman, but the plan boomerangs and his own wife dies instead.

Thursday, April 19 - The Smiling Ghost

The Smiling Ghost (1941)

Elinor Bentley Fairchild's previous three grooms-to-be have either died or been maimed. Her aunt hires Lucky Downing to become engaged to her for a month to break the curse. But Lucky becomes a target of what appears to be the ghost of one of the former fiances.

Wednesday, April 18 - Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979–1988)

The Umbrella Man
S2, Ep11
May 10, 1980

An elderly con-man works a scam whereby he steals an umbrella from a rack in a public building and sells it to another person, who needs it to shield them from the rain. In the process, a mix-up with the umbrellas means that he exposes a couple who are cheating on the woman's husband and leads to fisticuffs.

Genesis & Catastrophe
S2, Ep12
May 17, 1980

In 1889 Austrian customs officer Alois is desperate that his wife Klara will pull through a difficult labour and that she and her baby son will survive. They do. They call the child Adolf.

Tuesday, April 17 - Foyle's War: Eagle Day

Foyle's War (2002– )
TV Series

Eagle Day
S1, Ep4
Nov. 17, 2002

Foyle investigates a man found with a knife in his stomach in a bombed out building while son Andrew gets involved in a top secret radar program.