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The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster

Comedy · Slapstick

America's favorite fake 1930s comedy team is back in four all-new, all-different, all-hilarious shorts: "The Biffle Murder Case," "Imitation of Wife," "Schmo Boat" (in Cinecolor!) and the instant-classic horror spoof "Bride of Finklestein" (featuring Max Davidson in his talkie comeback). Starring Ni…

As it is in Heaven

As it is in Heaven

Drama · World Cinema

Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2005 Academy Awards, As It Is In Heaven is the story of Daniel, a successful international conductor who returns to his childhood village in Sweden.

Back in the Day

Back in the Day

Drama

"Back in the Day" is a gritty tale about Anthony Rodriguez (William DeMeo), an Italian/Puerto Rican teenager who's taken under the wing of a local mob boss (Michael Madsen) and a boxing trainer (Danny Glover) to turn him into a contender.

Becoming Bulletproof

Becoming Bulletproof

Documentary · Film Documentaries

BECOMING BULLETPROOF documents the making of Bulletproof, the Western film featuring Zeno Mountain Farm's actors with and without disabilities

Between the Lines

Between the Lines

Comedy · Drama

At the offices of a Boston alternative newspaper, the staff members enjoy a positive and open-minded work environment. From director Joan Micklin Silver (HESTER STREET) and featuring an all-star cast at the beginning of their careers. Newly Restored!

Biograph Shorts (Special Edition)

Biograph Shorts (Special Edition)

The selection of motion pictures featured in this two-disc set traces D. W. Griffith's rapid, unparalleled development as a filmmaker during his five year stint at the Biograph Company -- a development that contributed substantially to the emergence of film as a powerful form of cultural expression.

Bodies, Rest & Motion

Bodies, Rest & Motion

Drama · Romance

Bridget Fonda, Tim Roth, Phoebe Cates, and Eric Stoltz star in this left-field Gen-X romantic dramedy that harkens back to the anti-establishment cinema of the previous generation…fittingly, Easy Rider’s Peter Fonda makes a cameo appearance.

Broken Blossoms

Broken Blossoms

Silent · Romance · National Film Registry

The heartbreaking story of a waterfront waif (Lillian Gish) from the Limehouse district of London who escapes the abuse of her father (Donald Crisp) through a doomed relationship with a Chinese immigrant (Richard Barthelmess).

Bukow and König: Set 2

Bukow and König: Set 2

Drama · Mystery · Crime

A veteran cop and his straight-laced partner fight crime as often as they do each other in this modern iteration of a classic German series.

Bullets and Blueberries

Bullets and Blueberries

Documentary

The Holocaust began with the indiscriminate mass shootings by the Einsatzgruppen in the bloodlands of Eastern Europe and was perfected in the gas chambers at Auschwitz. Bullets And Blueberries explores the motives, methods and madness of the perpetrators.

The Buster Keaton Collection - Volume 4 (Go West / College)

The Buster Keaton Collection - Volume 4 (Go West / College)

Comedy

Go West: An idealistic young man hops a freight train westward to meet his destiny. College: A small-town, academically-inclined freshman applies his wiry physique to a series of sports, in order to impress a fellow student.

Camilla Läckberg's Fjällbacka Murders: Set 1

Camilla Läckberg's Fjällbacka Murders: Set 1

Drama · Crime · Thriller

Three films based on Camilla Läckberg's international smash-hit mystery novels, following a successful writer and family woman's unexpected turn as a crime-solver.

Camilla Läckberg's Fjällbacka Murders: Set 2

Camilla Läckberg's Fjällbacka Murders: Set 2

Drama · Crime · Thriller

Three films based on Camilla Läckberg's international smash-hit mystery novels, following a successful writer and family woman's unexpected turn as a crime-solver.

Caravans

Caravans

Adventure

Set in the fictional Middle Eastern country of Zadestan in 1948, Caravans tells the story of young diplomat Mark Miller, who is ordered by Ambassador Crandall and the U.S. Embassy’s CIA liaison man Richardson to find the missing daughter of an influential U.S. senator.

Chasing Madoff

Chasing Madoff

History · Mystery · Documentary

Based on the New York Times best-seller No One Would Listen, CHASING MADOFF is the compelling story of how Markopolos and his team of investigators pieced together a chain of white-collar predators and revealed some of the most frightening truths behind the infamous scandal.

Le Chef

Le Chef

Comedy · Drama

Jean Reno stars as a veteran chef who faces off against his restaurant group’s new CEO. When management tries to sabotage Reno's Michelin star, he brings in a younger chef (Michaël Youn) who specializes in molecular gastronomy.

The Cherry Orchard

The Cherry Orchard

Based on Literature · Period Drama · 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.

College

College

Comedy · Slapstick

In one of his most successful films, Keaton stars as an intellectual weakling who tries to earn the love of a young coed by demonstrating his athletic abilities. More than in any other feature, Keaton stretches the boundaries of solo physical comedy.

Contraband

Contraband

Film Noir

An excellent spy story from the sterling team of Powell and Pressburger. Danish freighter captain Conrad Veidt is detained in wartime Contraband Control, then must trail temptress Valerie Hobson through the demi-monde of a blacked out London.

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine

Documentary · Music Documentaries · Music

Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine explores the publication’s humble beginnings in post-riot Detroit, follows its upward trajectory from underground paper to national powerhouse, then imminent demise following the deaths of its visionary publisher, Barry Kramer…

Curse of the Undead

Curse of the Undead

Horror

Vampiric gunfighter Drake Robey goes West and terrorizes a small town. When the fiend sets his fangs on beautiful rancher Dolores, it’s up to Preacher Dan to destroy the gun-slinging bloodsucker with a bullet mounted with a cross.

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

D.W. Griffith: Father of Film

Art Documentaries · Film Documentaries · Silent

Acclaimed three-part documentary tells the proud, sad story of D.W. Griffith: the man who first brought artistry and ambition to the movies, and then, having dragged a reluctant American film industry to international prominence, found it had no more use for him.

Dead of Night (4KUHD)

Dead of Night (4KUHD)

Drama · Thriller · Fantasy

A group of strangers, mysteriously gathered at an isolated country estate, recount chilling tales of the supernatural.

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy

Documentary · Film Documentaries

This is not a documentary about the making of Midnight Cowboy: it is about the deeply gifted and flawed people behind a dark and difficult masterpiece; New York City in a troubled time of cultural ferment; and the era that made a movie and the movie that made an era.

Diary of a Lost Girl

Diary of a Lost Girl

LGBTQ · World Cinema

Diary of a Lost Girl represents the second and final work of one of the cinema's most compelling collaborations: G. W. Pabst and Louise Brooks. Diary confirmed Pabst's artistry as one of the great directors of the silent period and established Brooks as an "actress of brilliance, a luminescent perso…

Disaster Playground

Disaster Playground

Documentary · Science

Who are the people safeguarding the planet from asteroid destruction? What will happen when the Earth is finally threatened and how long will we have to save the human race? Disaster Playground investigates future outer space catastrophes and the procedures to manage and assess the risks

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Episodes 1 & 2

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Episodes 1 & 2

Mystery · Drama · Suspense

From the mind of world-famous crime novelist Donna Leon comes a blend of drama, romance and suspense fit for the idyllic city of Venice.

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Episodes 11 & 12

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Episodes 11 & 12

Mystery · Drama · Suspense

From the mind of world-famous crime novelist Donna Leon comes a blend of drama, romance and suspense fit for the idyllic city of Venice.

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Episodes 7 & 8

Donna Leon's Commissario Guido Brunetti Mysteries: Episodes 7 & 8

Mystery · Drama · Suspense

From the mind of world-famous crime novelist Donna Leon comes a blend of drama, romance and suspense fit for the idyllic city of Venice.

Early Russian Cinema, Vol. 7: Evgeni Bauer

Early Russian Cinema, Vol. 7: Evgeni Bauer

Comedy · Drama · Silent

These three films by the magnificent and macabre Evgeni Bauer reveal the distinctive eroticism and dark melodrama of early Russian cinema.

Elvis: Return to Tupelo

Elvis: Return to Tupelo

Documentary · Music & Dance

Elvis Presley may have been born with the rock 'n roll in his blood but without poverty, southern culture and a mother whom he adored, Elvis Aaron Presley might have been just another poor white guy rather than the King of Rock 'n Roll. Narrated by Kris Kristofferson.

F.T.A.

F.T.A.

Performance · Music Documentaries · War

In 1971, at the height of the Vietnam War, Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland toured an anti-war comedy show across Southeast Asia. Despite being highly controversial, it was a huge success among stationed soldiers. Out of circulation and difficult to see for decades, F.T.A. has now been fully restore…

Faust (Restored Version)

Faust (Restored Version)

Silent

Newly restored. Inspired by the German legend and by Goethe's classic tale, Murnau's Faust tells the story of an alchemist (played by Gosta Ekman) who, struggling with his faith amidst a devastating plague, is offered the power to cure and the gift of youth ... in exchange for his soul. As the diabo…

The Finances of the Grand Duke (Restored Authorized Edition)

The Finances of the Grand Duke (Restored Authorized Edition)

Thriller · Silent · World Cinema

In Murnau's playful espionage thriller reminiscent of Ernst Lubitsch (who had recently left Germany for Hollywood), Harry Liedtke stars as a benevolent dictator who must preserve the tiny nation of Abacco by fending off creditors, wooing a wealthy Russian princess, and evading a band of demonic cons…

Fish War

Fish War

Documentary

When the state of Washington banned tribes from fishing in their traditional waters and began arresting Indigenous fishers, it ignited the violent Fish Wars.

Flex is Kings

Flex is Kings

Music & Dance · Documentary · Culture

Flex is Kings is a riveting and awe-inspiring look inside the world of Brooklyn street dancing known as flexing. Directors Michael Beach Nichols and Deidre Schoo take audiences along on the emotional journey of several young dancers; dancers who vie for a chance to make something of themselves by ba…

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Free Radicals: A History of Experimental Film

Art Documentaries · Film Documentaries · Documentary

This documentary provides a vivid introduction to one of the most important, yet perpetually marginalized, realms of filmmaking: Avant-garde cinema. In its exploration of this expansive domain, FREE RADICALS privileges rare interviews with filmmakers in the avant-garde tradition and includes several…

Galileo

Galileo

Theatre · Drama

Based on the play by Bertolt Brecht (originally translated by Charles Laughton), GALILEO explores not merely the infamous historical figure, but the philosophical concepts for which he was both celebrated and condemned.

Goldengirl

Goldengirl

Drama · Sports · Science Fiction

An untried female sprinter enters the Olympics, claiming that she will win an unprecedented three gold medals. But when one man falls in love with her, he unravels the bizarre history of her training and the tough money men who stand to make millions…if she survives!

The Gospel of Eureka

The Gospel of Eureka

Documentary

Love, faith and civil rights collide in a southern town as evangelical Christians and drag queens step into the spotlight to dismantle stereotypes in this documentary narrated by Mx Justin Vivian Bond.

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Happy Clothes: A Film About Patricia Field

Documentary · Biography · Art

Enter the colorful world of Emmy®-winning, Oscar®-nominated Patricia Field, savvy retailer and costume designer behind Sex and the City, Emily in Paris, Ugly Betty, and The Devil Wears Prada.

Happy Times

Happy Times

Action · Comedy · World Cinema

A seemingly friendly dinner party erupts into a night of violence and terror at a lush Hollywood estate.

The Haunted Castle (Restored Authorized Edition)

The Haunted Castle (Restored Authorized Edition)

Silent · Horror

Before plumbing the depths of horror and despair with such films as Faust and The Last Laugh, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau tested the waters with this moody drama of a storm-bound manor and the grim mystery that lurks within.

Heaven

Heaven

Drama

HEAVEN tells the story of Jonathan Stone, a middle-aged paramedic who struggles to find meaning in the midst of his everyday life, until he wakes up one day in Heaven and discovers that his life had more meaning than he could ever have imagined. 

High Ground

High Ground

Documentary · War

A group of wounded veterans join an expedition to climb the 20,000-foot Himalayan Mount Lobuche, led by blind adventurer Erik Weihenmayer.

Household Saints

Household Saints

Comedy · Drama · Religion

Nancy Savoca’s chronicle of a spirited Italian-American New York family boasts memorable performances from Vincent D’Onofrio, Tracey Ullman, Lili Taylor, and Michael Imperioli, and showcases a unique voice in 1990s independent filmmaking.

How to Fold a Flag

How to Fold a Flag

Documentary · War

Follows a group of U.S. veterans as they create new lives post-Iraq against the backdrop of the 2008 election.

I Am JFK Jr.

I Am JFK Jr.

History · Documentary · Politics

I AM JFK JR. tells the story of a little boy who would grow up to become one of the most famous men in America.

I Am Richard Pryor

I Am Richard Pryor

Documentary · Biography

I AM RICHARD PRYOR tells the story of the legendary performer and satirist, who transcended race and social barriers with his irreverent and biting humor.

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (Special Edition)

I Bought a Vampire Motorcycle (Special Edition)

Comedy · Horror · Vampires

When a Satanist biker is killed by a gang of Hells Angels, an evil spirit he was summoning possesses his old Norton Commando motorcycle.

In Search of Kundun

In Search of Kundun

Documentary

In Search of Kundun with Martin Scorsese is a deeply insightful film documenting the unique encounter of filmmaker Martin Scorsese (The Irishman, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver) with the Tibetan people and their spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama. Filmed in 1997, this emotional saga takes us from the s…

Intolerance

Intolerance

Silent · National Film Registry

An epic like nothing that came before it or has been seen since, Griffith's monumental masterpiece remains as powerful today as it was almost a century ago. Featuring an orchestral score by Carl Davis.

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

Intolerance (Griffith Masterworks)

Silent · Period Drama · National Film Registry

D.W. Griffith had a vision of the movies as the greatest spiritual force the world had ever known. Just one year after the huge success of THE BIRTH OF A NATION, he was emboldened to prove his faith in the new medium with the superproduction INTOLERANCE.

Jacob (unrated director's cut)

Jacob (unrated director's cut)

Horror

A Southern Gothic slasher in the tradition of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, Jacob is a chilling portrait of a hulking, troubled child who seeks vengeance against those who destroyed his family.

Journey to Shiloh

Journey to Shiloh

Western · War

At the onset of the Civil War, seven young Texans hope to join up with General Hood’s Confederate forces. They end up at the bloody Battle of Shiloh, where their courage is tested beyond their wildest expectations.

Just Around the Corner

Just Around the Corner

Documentary · Music

JUST AROUND THE CORNER takes you through the life of Bob Benjamin, from before his diagnosis with Parkinson's to the beginnings of his incredible foundation, responsible for raising over a million dollars toward research.

Kansas vs. Darwin

Kansas vs. Darwin

Documentary

In May of 2005, a three-member subcommittee of the Kansas State Board of Education held hearings to determine whether Charles Darwin’s long-held Theory of Evolution should be challenged in public-school science curriculum. At stake was, in effect, the definition of science for Kansas schoolchi…

Köln 75

Köln 75

Drama · Biography · Music

Keith Jarrett’s legendary performance in January 1975 nearly didn’t happen. Based on a true story, Köln 75 shows how the concert was conceived and orchestrated through the efforts of a teenage concert promoter, Vera Brandes

Last Impresario

Last Impresario

Art Documentaries · Documentary

The Last Impresario is a portrait of Michael White, the enfant terrible of London's theater world in the 1970s. He is the man responsible for introducing Yoko Ono, Merce Cunningham and Pina Bausch to international audiences.

The Last Laugh (Restored Version)

The Last Laugh (Restored Version)

Silent · World Cinema

One of the crowning achievements of the German expressionist movement, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau’s The Last Laugh (Der letzte Mann) stars Emil Jannings stars as an aging doorman whose happiness crumbles when he is relieved of the duties and uniform which had for years been the foundation of his…