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8 Bit Generation:  The Commodore Wars

8 Bit Generation: The Commodore Wars

Documentary

"8-Bit Generation" dives into the home computer explosion, exploring Commodore’s key role in changing the way in which we interact, create and play with computers, and shaping the future in which we now live.

Benjamin

Benjamin

Comedy · Romance · Romantic Comedy

A charmingly offbeat gay romantic comedy about a mess-of-a-filmmaker juggling the anxieties and excitement of his upcoming film premiere with the fear and awkwardness of a burgeoning romance.

A Bigger Splash

A Bigger Splash

Cannes Film Festival · Art · Drama

A Bigger Splash is an intimate and innovative film about English born, California-based artist David Hockney and his work, honoring its subject through creative risk-taking.

Black Jack

Black Jack

Drama · History · Crime

When French thief "Black Jack" kidnaps young Tolly, a journey begins that includes traveling fairs, murder and the rescue of a young girl from a private insane asylum.

The Bloody Brood

The Bloody Brood

Horror · Cult

Two years before directing the 3-D cult favorite The Mask (1961), Julian Roffman made his feature directorial debut with this early canuxploitation film, The Bloody Brood (1959).

The Blue Lamp (Special Edition)

The Blue Lamp (Special Edition)

Thriller · Film Noir · Drama

A veteran cop is murdered by small-time delinquents Tom Riley and Spud. Rookie cop Andy Mitchell, who looked up to the veteran policeman as a father figure, embarks on a perilous search to bring his mentor’s killers to justice.

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith (1978)

Drama · Based on Literature

THE CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH (1978), based on the novel by Thomas Keneally, is the shocking tale of an indigenous man driven to madness and revenge. Jimmie Blacksmith (Tommy Lewis) is a young Aboriginal half-caste raised in central New South Wales at the turn-of-the-century, a boy initiated by his…

The Comeback

The Comeback

Horror · Thriller · Cult

Pop star Jack Jones (best remembered for the theme from The Love Boat) plays a singer who is haunted by the death of his estranged wife, and led into a confrontation with the killer, in THE COMEBACK. A sleek and entertaining slasher film from director Pete Walker, it is a bloody illustration of the …

The Connection

The Connection

Jazz · Drama

In a downtown loft, a group of junkies gather to wait for their connection... while a clueless documentarian attempts to film them. Clarke's film was banned on release and remains powerful and transgressive.

Daughter of the Nile

Daughter of the Nile

Drama · World Cinema

A rediscovered gem in Hou Hsiao-hsien's filmography, DAUGHTER OF THE NILE is a neon-lit, contemporary drama named after a Japanese manga series. A 4K restoration.

Gator

Gator

Thriller · Action · Drama

Meet the Bayou's baddest good ol' boy! Burt Reynolds (Sam Whiskey) returns as Gator McKlusky, the moonshine-running king of the Bayou, in this high-octane sequel to White Lightning.

Holes In My Shoes

Holes In My Shoes

Documentary · Culture

The profoundly moving story of native New Yorker, Jack Beers. He cuts down trees and rips telephone books into pieces at 94, but it is his long and diverse list of lifetime achievements that makes his tale so touching.

THE INTRIGUE: The Films of Julia Crawford Ivers

THE INTRIGUE: The Films of Julia Crawford Ivers

This collection showcases two of Julia Crawford Ivers’s directorial efforts: A Son of Erin (1916) and The Majesty of the Law (1915). But the centerpiece is The Intrigue a sci-fi/espionage film in which world powers vie for control of a death ray during World War I.

Islands

Islands

Thriller · Drama · Crime

In this twisty thriller, a tennis coach at a tropical resort finds himself at the center of amissing persons mystery.

It Always Rains on Sunday

It Always Rains on Sunday

Thriller · Film Noir · Drama

An escaped convict tries to hide out at his former lover's house, despite her moving on to have a new family.

It Happened Tomorrow

It Happened Tomorrow

Drama

What would happen if someone could get tomorrow's newspaper headlines today? This charming comedy tells the story of a turn of the century newspaper reporter (Dick Powell) who wishes he could scoop his colleagues by knowing about events before they occur. This sparkling black and white film was mast…

Jigsaw

Jigsaw

Mystery · Film Noir

After discovering a woman’s body in a lonely beach house, a pair of Brighton detectives painstakingly assemble a jigsaw puzzle of clues as they attempt to track down her murderer.

The Outlaw

The Outlaw

Romance · Comedy · Drama

The Outlaw follows the friendship of Billy the Kid (Jack Buetel, Rose of Cimarron) and fellow outlaw Doc Holliday (Walter Huston, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre), as they both pursue the affections of Holliday's girlfriend, Rio (Jane Russell), while being chased through the desert by Sheriff Pat G…

The Quare Fellow

The Quare Fellow

Culture · Drama · World Cinema

Legendary Irish playwright Brendan Behan's insider's look at life on death row is a film "studded with gem-like performances" (Hollywood Reporter) that packs "a harsh Irish eloquence and a brutal dramatic punch" (New York Times).

The Queen

The Queen

Cannes Film Festival · LGBTQ · Documentary

More than 40 years before RuPaul's Drag Race, this ground-breaking documentary about the 1967 Miss All-American Camp Beauty Pageant introduced audiences to the world of competitive drag, as well as LGBTQ icons Flawless Sabrina and Crystal LaBeija.

Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

Action · Adventure · War

The captain of a submarine (Clark Gable) sunk by the Japanese during WWII is given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His single-minded determination for revenge against the destroyer that sunk his previous vessel puts his new crew (including Burt Lancaster, Jack War…

Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street

Scream, Queen: My Nightmare on Elm Street

LGBTQ · Documentary

Some have called it the 'gayest horror movie ever made!' But for Mark Patton, the star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge, it was anything but a dream come true. Detailing the homophobia and Aids-phobia of 1985 as a closeted actor in Hollywood, Mark retraces his obstacles, misste…

The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

Horror · Thriller · Drama

A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman coming from underneath the ground who has been buried alive. Her family, however, see the incident as an opportunity to prove the woman's mind has snappe…

Silver Skies

Silver Skies

Comedy · Drama

SILVER SKIES chronicles a group of residents whose lives are turned upside-down when their apartment complex threatens to be sold out from under them.

Single, Out: Season 2

Single, Out: Season 2

Comedy · LGBTQ · Drama

Season 2 of this thoroughly enjoyable TV series by Lee Galea (“Monter Pies”) follows the tumultuous romantic life of Adam and his group of friends, lovers and elusive love interests.

The Sporting Club

The Sporting Club

Comedy · Drama · Sports

When the current members of the very select Centennial Sporting club meet for a 100-year anniversary celebration, one of the younger men decides it’s time to “purify” the membership. His plan takes shape as the opening of a time capsule sets off a wild party and men suddenly revert…

Sudden Fear

Sudden Fear

Thriller · Film Noir · Drama

Joan Crawford and Jack Palance star in this film noir classic. SUDDEN FEAR received Academy Award Nominations in 1952 for Charles Lang Jr (Best Black & White Cinematography), Joan Crawford (Best Actress), and Jack Palance (Best Supporting Actor).

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Support Your Local Gunfighter

Comedy · Western

Mastered in HD! The Wild West just got wilder... and a whole lot wackier! James Garner (Support Your Local Sheriff) is back in the saddle again in Support Your Local Gunfighter, a powder keg of laughs co-starring Suzanne Pleshette, Jack Elam, Harry Morgan, Joan Blondell, Marie Windsor, Henry Jones, …

The Thomas Crown Affair

The Thomas Crown Affair

Thriller · Mystery · Romance

Genius rogue Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) pulls off a crime-of-the-century bank heist and finds himself pitted against a nemesis as powerful as he is, his devil-may-care attitude hurls him into an edge-of-your-seat game of intrigue and suspense.

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (4KUHD)

Thunderbolt and Lightfoot (4KUHD)

Thriller · Comedy · Drama

Thunderbolt (Clint Eastwood) is a former thief who was once a master of his profession, but he's about to reenter the criminal world with a new partner: Lightfoot (Jeff Bridges), a brash young drifter whose energy and exuberance give the veteran a new outlook on life. Their target: the seemingly imp…

Tierney Gearon: The Mother Project