

Storyline: CITY UNDER SIEGE is something of an atypical entry in the Italian polizia genre Sure, it has all of the required trappings present in these filthy little crime films there are rapes, violent robberies, shoot outs, hostage situations, suicides, drugs, orgies, prostitutes, and squad cars racing down the streets with their tyres squealing and their horns blaring These are all filmed perfectly well and give the film a classic 70s feel Yet, on top of that, theres a main story of how vice, sleaze and corruption are rife in the city of Turin, and which shows how a middle aged cop and his reporter friend attempt to clean up the rackets and get to the bottom of things Inevitably its a downbeat story, but there are nevertheless some highs, especially a uniquely original climax I havent seen the like anywhere else in this genre, and its a good one Enrico Maria Salerno THE BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE is well cast as the ageing hero, a cop with heart problems troubled by the lack of morals he sees everywhere around him He really gets us on side from the beginning so that we end up rooting for him His foil is sometime director Luciano Salce, who supplies a lot of cynical comic relief to the proceedings The lovely Francoise Fabian pops up in a supporting role, leaving the viewer entranced by her beauty every time she appears Weirdly, some of the film appears to have been played for laughs, and its not sure whether this was true of the original, or whether its the fault of the dubbing It makes for a sometimes unwieldy combination of drama and chuckles Director Romolo Guerrieri works hard, though, and in the end his efforts pay off CITY UNDER SIEGE is unusual enough to be distinguishable from the dozens of other cops and robbers flicks filling Italian cinemas in the 1970s
Grendel (2007)
King Higlack of the Gauths entrusts prince Finn and a fire ball weapon to his champion, slayer Beowulf They lead twelve men on a mission to help king Hrothgar of the Danes, whose once
Moneyball (2011)
Oakland As general manager Billy Beanes successful attempt to assemble a baseball team on a lean budget by employing computer generated analysis to acquire new players
Creep (2014)
A young videographer answers an online ad for a one day job in a remote town to record the last messages of a dying man When he notices the mans odd behavior, he starts to question his intentions
TMZ Investigates Tiger King What Really Went Down (2020)
Outstanding questions about whether or not Joe Exotic is guilty, an inside look into Carole Baskins husbands disappearance and the current status of the new investigation
Duncan (2020)
A dark social satire inspired by the real life conspiracy theory known as Pizzagate An amateur journalist and a far right militiaman team up to expose the ugly truth behind rumors involving sex cults, a pizza place and the lizard pe
This Town (2020)
Five years after being acquitted for the murder of his family, Sean is finally ready to move on with life But the bitter ex cop who led the investigation remains adamant that hes guilty and will stop at nothing to bring him down
Hoodrats (2004)
Two homies from the hood are persued by police and thugs who suspect they are in posession of a mysterious package
Old Flames Never Die (2022)
When successful novelist Kira Young Yan Kay Crystal Lowe returns to her hometown to escape bad press after her cheating fiance Tyson Rich Paul is accused of murder, she rekindles a romantic one night stand with her high school
Blackout (1978)
Thriller about four sadistic criminals who, after escaping during a transfer, take over a posh Manhattan apartment complex and start looting and terrorizing its occupants during New York Citys famous 1977 blackout
Evidence (2012)
Ryan makes a documentary on his friend, Brett, and his first time camping, until a mysterious figure in the woods starts hunting them
Living in Bondage Breaking Free (2019)
Mentored by a mysterious tycoon, an ambitious young man faces a crisis when his rise to power draws him deep into the occult
Mensaje en una botella (2025)
Denise is a sommelier who discovers that she can change her present by putting a message in an empty wine bottle labeled for a specific year Constantly trying correct past mistakes, she will find herself trapped in these time tra
La luz en el cerro (2016)
The mysterious death of a mountain shepherd awakens greed and superstition in a remote Peruvian village
Peek a Boo (1953)
A filmed record of a burlesque show featuring strippers and comedians