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The Beloved Rogue

The Beloved Rogue

Drama · Romance · Silent

A rich historical romance starring John Barrymore as poet Frances Villon who battles against nasty King Louis the XI in 17th Century France. 

Burke & Hare (Special Edition)

Burke & Hare (Special Edition)

Comedy · Horror · Cult

A colorful, early ’70s rendition of life in the taverns, brothels, and surgical theatres of 1820s Scotland, blending dark comedy with bawdy eroticism, seasoning it with the grotesque, then crowning it with a playful theme song by the pop band The Scaffold.

Butley

Butley

Theatre

Alan Bates turns his Tony-winning role into one of his greatest film performances as a lecturer who experiences a truly awful day.

Checkered Flag or Crash

Checkered Flag or Crash

Comedy · Adventure

Susan Sarandon is C.C. Wainwright, a tenacious photojournalist who joins Walkaway on the Manila 1000, a three-day, off-road race through the Philippine jungle.

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Period Drama · Based on Literature · World Cinema

Anton Chekhov’s THE CHERRY ORCHARD is the timeless story of an aristocratic Russian family torn apart by buried secrets and changing times. Stars Alan Bates and Charlotte Rampling.

Coincoin and the Extra-Humans

Coincoin and the Extra-Humans

Comedy · Science Fiction

In Bruno Dumont’s farcical follow-up, Li’l Quinquin is all grown up and still living in the Côte D'Opale. When the townsfolk start behaving strangely, our beloved heroes Captain Van Der Weyden and Carpentier begin to suspect an alien attack.

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

Comedy · Documentary · Film Documentaries

A comprehensive survey of one of cinema's most influential figures, Edison: The Invention of the Movies is a monumental collection of 140 archival motion pictures.

I Could Never Go Vegan

I Could Never Go Vegan

Documentary

On a quest for the truth, a filmmaker sets out on a journey to find out the leading arguments facing the vegan movement, and if they're justified.

In Celebration

In Celebration

Theatre

Taught adaptation of David Storey's emotionally-charged family drama.

Itzhak

Itzhak

Documentary · Music · RT Certified Fresh

Alison Chernick’s enchanting documentary on Itzhak Perlman looks beyond the sublime musician, to see the polio survivor whose parents emigrated from Poland to Israel, the young man who struggled to be taken seriously as a music student when schools saw only his disability.

King of Hearts

King of Hearts

Comedy · War

This legendary cult classic is a satirical look at the absurdities of war is presented in a gorgeous new 4K restoration.

Li'l Quinquin

Li'l Quinquin

Cannes Film Festival · Comedy · World Cinema

French auteur Bruno Dumont, best known for uncompromising and austere dramas, proves with the comedy Li'l Quinquin that he is capable of shifting gears without conceding his signature style. This absurdist, metaphysical murder mystery opens with the discovery of human body parts stuffed inside a cow…

Luther

Luther

Theatre · Religion · Biography

John Osborne's play is a fascinating and powerful psychological study of the Augustinian monk Martin Luther, examining his central role in the birth of Protestantism and revolt against the Roman Catholic Church.

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story

Documentary

The extraordinary life of playwright, singer, actor, composer, and director Noël Coward, who rose from poverty to stardom while keeping his sexuality a secret.

NOTFILM

NOTFILM

Documentary · Biography

After restoring the short Film, Ross Lipman wanted to explore its surprising history. He ended up making a mesmerizing feature-length essay about Samuel Beckett, Buster Keaton and other luminaries! 

Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Drama · Romance · Based on Literature

In John Cromwell's adaptation of W. Somerset Maugham's OF HUMAN BONDAGE, Leslie Howard (GONE WITH THE WIND) stars as Philip, a British medical student who becomes infatuated with a most unlikely woman: a vulgar waitress named Mildred (Davis). Davis fearlessly embraces Mildred's dark side, and delive…

The Olive Thomas Collection

The Olive Thomas Collection

Comedy · Documentary · Biography

Beautiful, talented and charismatic, Olive Thomas reigned as a Hollywood star briefly but magically… and her untimely death was mourned worldwide. Also features her charming comedy, The Flapper

Remembering Gene Wilder

Remembering Gene Wilder

Documentary

This loving tribute to Gene Wilder celebrates his life and legacy with clips from his classic films like The Producers and Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, narration from his audiobook memoir, and interviews with Mel Brooks, Alan Alda, and Carol Kane.

Scream, Pretty Peggy

Scream, Pretty Peggy

Horror

College student and aspiring artist Peggy takes a housekeeping job at a mansion where sculptor Jeffrey lives with his elderly mother. Things get strange when Peggy discovers a third resident: Jeffrey’s hopelessly insane sister.

Spiritual Revolution

Spiritual Revolution

Documentary · Spirituality · Meditation

This documentary chronicles the evolution of eastern spirituality in America from its popularization in the counterculture of the 1960s to its widespread infusion into every aspect of our contemporary society. Discusses its role in our new understandings of social inequities, western faith practices…

Three Sisters

Three Sisters

Period Drama · Theatre

Anton Chekhov's classic play about the lives of three sisters living in a remote Russian village is given the all-star treatment by director and star Laurence Olivier.

The Wanderers

The Wanderers

Comedy · Romance · Youth Film

Based on the acclaimed first novel by Richard Price (The Night Of), Philip Kaufman's The Wanderers follows the exploits of the eponymous Italian-American gang in the Bronx in 1963, just before the country underwent profound change.  New 2K restoration!

Woman Times Seven

Woman Times Seven

Comedy · Drama · Romantic Comedy

Screen legend Shirley MacLaine lights up the screen in this collection of seven sexy stories of love and adultery set against the romantic backdrop of Paris.