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Adventures of Captain Marvel (12 Chapter Serial)

Adventures of Captain Marvel (12 Chapter Serial)

Action & Adventure · Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Considered by many to be the finest serial ever made, Adventures of Captain Marvel chronicles the exploits of Captain Marvel (Tom Tyler, The Phantom), the world's mightiest mortal, as he combats the Scorpion, a hooded villain intent on obtaining six optical lenses that turn ordinary stones into gold…

The Anonymous People

The Anonymous People

The Anonymous People is a feature documentary film about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction.

The Ape

The Ape

Horror

A kindly doctor seeks to cure a young woman of polio through injections of human spinal fluid. Meanwhile, a vicious circus ape has broken out of its cage, and is terrorizing towns people.

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.

The Big Country

The Big Country

Romance · Western

A ship's captain (Gregory Peck) ventures west to find a hotbed of jealousy, hatred and dangerous rivalries. As the reluctant hero is thrust into the maelstrom, he must summon all of his resolve to save not only his own life, but also the life of the woman he loves.

Billy the Kid vs. Dracula

Billy the Kid vs. Dracula

Western · Horror

When Dracula kidnaps Billy the Kid’s fiancée and takes her to an abandoned silver mine, Billy must confront the Count, but soon realizes his six-shooters’ bullets are no match for the undead—and an all-out battle of good vs. evil ensues.

Buried Alive

Buried Alive

Romance · Thriller · Horror

Clint Goodman enjoys the simple life he’s created in the small town where he grew up. However, his wife yearns for a more glamorous existence and begins an affair with the local doctor, who offers her a sinister but seemingly perfect way out.

Cannibal Apocalypse (4KUHD) aka Cannibals in the Streets / Invasion of the Flesh Hunters

Cannibal Apocalypse (4KUHD) aka Cannibals in the Streets / Invasion of the Flesh Hunters

Thriller · Horror · 4K UHD DISC

Giovanni Lambardo Radice and John Saxon are Vietman vets that bring back contagious virus that turn people into cannibals when bitten.

China: A Century of Revolution

China: A Century of Revolution

Documentary · China

CHINA: A CENTURY OF REVOLUTION is a six-hour tour de force journey through the country’s most tumultuous period. First televised on PBS, this award-winning documentary series presents an astonishingly candid view of a once-secret nation with rare archival footage, insightful historical comment…

The Clockmaker of St. Paul

The Clockmaker of St. Paul

Drama

Tavernier's first film and one of his best. The superb Philippe Noiret stars as a watchmaker who must reevaluate his life after his son is arrested for murder.

The Connection

The Connection

Drama · Jazz

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.

Copa 71

Copa 71

Sports · Documentary

The extraordinary story of the 1971 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Mexico City and witnessed by more than 100,000 fans. This landmark tournament was dismissed by FIFA and written out of sports history – until now.

A Cops and Robbers Story

A Cops and Robbers Story

Documentary

In the 1980s, Corey Pegues was embroiled in a life of crime as a member of New York’s City’s infamous Supreme Team gang. After a near-death gang confrontation, Pegues flees the city, only to return years later as a rising star in the NYPD

Denise Ho – Becoming the Song

Denise Ho – Becoming the Song

Documentary · Music Documentaries · Lesbian

Denise Ho – Becoming the Song profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her l…

Detour

Detour

National Film Registry · Thriller

DETOUR is a nerve-wracking thriller that conveys the claustrophobic horror of being buried alive. While driving home Jackson Alder is engulfed in a powerful mudslide, his car turned into an expensive steel tomb. As the windows crack under an avalanche of mud, his time and oxygen are running out.

Dirty Old Town

Dirty Old Town

Comedy

The Bowery becomes a nexus of shattered dreams when a merchant has 72 hours to pay his rent. Facing extinction, his ramshackle tent of antiques lures a troop of misfits who form a tableaux full of carnival pageantry, white lies and victimless crime in a fleeting glimpse of Downtown New York.

The Dragon Painter

The Dragon Painter

Romance · Silent · Drama

Long considered lost, THE DRAGON PAINTER survives today as a shining example of Asian-American cinema, starring Sessue Hayakawa (The Bridge on the River Kwai) as a delusional hermit recruited by a famed artist to pass on his legacy.

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

Edison: The Invention of the Movies

Comedy · Film Documentaries · Short Films

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.

The Exiles

The Exiles

Native and Indigenous Americans · Drama · Documentary

From dusk to dawn, a group of young Native Americans in Los Angeles, hang out, dance, drink, flirt, and remember life on the reservations they have left in this glistening black-and-white film.

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…

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

Documentary · Film Documentaries

The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called "the most powerful movie musical ever made." Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, this film captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish li…

Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China

Finding Samuel Lowe: From Harlem to China

Documentary

An Afro-Chinese-Jamaican family from Harlem seeks out their grandfather, who was forever separated from his 3-year old daughter, their mother, in 1920.

First Love

First Love

Romance · Drama

Veteran TV director Joan Darling’s (M*A*S*H, Taxi) feature film debut captures the warmth, the pangs and the excitement all young lovers experience the “first time.”

Fishing Naked

Fishing Naked

Comedy · American Independent

Fishing Naked is an outrageously funny comedy of mythic proportions. Two buddies (Evan Williams and Twilight’s Bronson Pelletier) want to drive tourists away from their fly fishing river paradise, so they devise some Bigfoot hoaxes that quickly get out of hand.

Future Weather

Future Weather

Drama

When 13-year-old Lauduree is abandoned by her single mother, she decides to take survival into her own hands, along with her alcoholic grandmother.

Hanging For Django

Hanging For Django

Western · World Cinema

Desperately sought after and never before released worldwide on blu-ray Rarovideo is proud to be releasing the action packed film, Hanging for Django.

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert

Documentary · Music

An extraordinary live performance of Hans Zimmer's most beloved and renowned movie soundtracks, featuring conversations with creative collaborators.

The Hitch-Hiker

The Hitch-Hiker

Drama · National Film Registry · Film Noir

Remembered as one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s, Ida Lupino's THE HITCH-HIKER remains the only classic film noir directed by a woman. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, this is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip who are held captive by a hom…

The Holly and the Ivy

The Holly and the Ivy

Drama · Christmas

A recently widowed minister's zeal for attending to his parishioners leads him to neglect the needs of his own family, until emotions boil over one Christmas.

Homebodies (Special Edition)

Homebodies (Special Edition)

Horror · Comedy

When six mild-mannered senior citizens are told that their old brownstone is going to be torn down, the oldsters decide they must exert “Gray Power” and take action.

Honky Tonk Freeway

Honky Tonk Freeway

Comedy

Welcome to Ticaw, Florida, a tiny town just off the highway with big dreams of attracting huge tourist dollars. But when construction of the new freeway leaves them without a crucial exit ramp, the desperate townsfolk decide to take motor matters into their own hands.

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.

J.C.

J.C.

Drama · Adventure · Action

With a religious fanatic for a father, the last thing “J.C.” wanted was to follow in his footsteps. To escape his background, he rebels, joining a biker gang and leading an LSD-fueled pilgrimage to "the West" to fight "the establishment.  

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.

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

Drama · National Film Registry · Based on True Story

The event the world will never forget! Winner of Two Academy Awards including Actor in a Leading Role (Maximilian Schell, The Black Hole) and nominated for eleven Academy Awards, including Best Picture Judgment at Nuremberg is a magnificent achievement in filmmaking, boasting brilliant performances …

King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis

King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis

Academy Award Nominees · National Film Registry · Documentary

King: A Filmed Record...from Montgomery to Memphis is the landmark 3-hr documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Academy Award nomi…

The Latent Image

The Latent Image

LGBTQ · Thriller

A thriller writer finds his story coming to horrifying life when a mysterious drifter arrives at the door of his isolated cabin.

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

The Life and Times of Allen Ginsberg

Documentary

Visionary, radical, spiritual seeker, renowned poet, founding member of a major literary movement, champion of human rights, Buddhist, political activist and teacher – Allen Ginsberg’s remarkable life shaped the very soul of American counterculture.

Look Both Ways

Look Both Ways

Comedy · Health and Healing

A lonely artist who literally envisions disasters around every corner and an emotionally distant photojournalist meet in the aftermath of a train accident and soon their lives are transformed. This romantic comedy about love, life and death marks the live action feature debut of Australian animator…

Lust for Gold : A Race Against Time

Lust for Gold : A Race Against Time

Historic Drama · Documentary · SenArt

A true story is about obsession, greed, and the hunt for gold. Boyhood dreams of treasure lead to a lifelong search when a retired missile scientist makes a monumental discovery and tempts fate for fortune as he hatches a secret plan to prove his claim.

MAU

MAU

Documentary

MAU is the first-ever, feature-length documentary about the design visionary Bruce Mau. The film explores his unlikely creative journey and ever-optimistic push to tackle the world’s biggest problems with design.

Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles

Magician: The Astonishing Life & Work of Orson Welles

History · Documentary · Biography

A look at the remarkable genius of Orson Welles on the eve of his centenary - the enigma of his career as a Hollywood star, a Hollywood director (for some a Hollywood failure), and a crucially important independent filmmaker.

NAS: Time Is Illmatic

NAS: Time Is Illmatic

Music & Dance · Documentary · African-American

Time Is Illmatic is a feature length documentary film that delves deep into the making of Nas' 1994 debut album, Illmatic, and the social conditions that influenced its creation. Twenty years after its release, Illmatic has become a hip-hop benchmark that encapsulates the socio-political outlook, en…

Name of the Game

Name of the Game

Documentary

Name of the Game follows the lives of several past and current male exotic dancers from South Central Los Angeles. In interviews and performances, we learn the behind-the-scenes reality of the male exotic industry as it's never been told before: unfiltered, uncensored, and uncut.

Nationtime

Nationtime

Documentary

Best known for his avant-garde meta-documentary Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, William Greaves (1926–2014) was also the director of over 100 documentary films, the majority focused on African American history, politics, and culture. Nationtime is a report on the National Black Political Conv…

Neptune Frost

Neptune Frost

Sci-Fi · World Cinema · Cannes Film Festival

In an otherworldly e-waste dump camp, an anti-colonialist hacking collective attempts a takeover of the authoritarian regime exploiting the region's natural resources — and its people. When an intersex runaway and an escaped coltan miner find each other through cosmic forces, their connection …

Never Steal Anything Small

Never Steal Anything Small

Drama · Comedy · Musical

James Cagney sings and dances his way to the top of the heap as Jake MacIllaney, a combination Yankee Doodle Dandy and Robin Hood, who empties company and union coffers alike to become president of the stevedore’s union.

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Drama · Thriller · Film Noir

When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancé Elliott Carson probes her relationship to stage mentalist John Triton.

OPEN

OPEN

Thriller · Comedy · Musical

When the Corbins decide to open their marriage, wife, Kristina, falls for an ex-TV star and longtime object of infatuation, while husband, Robert, chooses a much safer old friend.

Obit.

Obit.

RT Certified Fresh · Documentary

Every day, editorial obituary writers deposit the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Obit. explores their world, inviting essential questions about life, history, and the inevitable passage of time.

The Olive Thomas Collection

The Olive Thomas Collection

Biography · Documentary · Comedy

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

Overwhelm the Sky

Overwhelm the Sky

Drama

Daniel Kremer’s Overwhelm the Sky is an epic odyssey of a spiritually shell-shocked man searching for answers in a world of loners, mourners, kooks, seducers, deceivers, and sleepwalkers.

Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy

Patterns of Evidence: The Moses Controversy

Religion · History · Documentary

An award-winning filmmaker sets off to make his latest film, leading to the discovery of the world’s first alphabet and its controversial connection to the Bible.

Pioneers of African-American Cinema

Pioneers of African-American Cinema

American Independent · Short Films · National Film Registry

A monumental collection of historically vital films, digitally mastered in HD using archival elements. This collection of the works of America's legendary first African-American filmmakers is the only one of its kind with no fewer than a dozen feature-length films and nearly twice as many shorts and…

The Railway Children

The Railway Children

Drama · Family

Suddenly impoverished, three children and their mother are forced to move to a dusty cottage in the country perched on the edge of a railroad. But along these magical tracks, Bobbie and her siblings will discover adventure, face danger and forge friendships that will change their young lives forever…

Robbery

Robbery

Crime · Mystery · Cult

Inspired by true events, Robbery is an uncompromising portrayal of swinging London’s criminal underworld.

S.O.S. Titanic (Special Edition)

S.O.S. Titanic (Special Edition)

Drama · World Cinema

Based on detailed research, this intriguing docudrama gives a rich sense of life aboard the Titanic as it explores the lives of various passengers, ranging from the most impoverished to the wealthiest, and movingly finds the courage amidst the horror and tragedy.

Sacco & Vanzetti

Sacco & Vanzetti

Drama · Crime · World Cinema

Boston, 1920. Italian immigrants Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, known for their anarchist beliefs, stand accused of robbery and murder. Their political leanings are used as evidence against them, but defense attorney Fred Moore is convinced of their innocence.

Scare Us

Scare Us

Horror · Anthology

A writers’ club local bookstore meeting is underscored with the news that an infamous serial killer is back to terrorize their small town.

Secret of the Incas (Special Edition)

Secret of the Incas (Special Edition)

Action · Adventure

Rugged adventurer Harry Steele earns his living as a tour guide in the jungles of Peru, but plans to make his fortune by finding the Sunburst, an ancient Incan treasure that holds an awesome power.