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90° South: With Scott to the Antarctic

History · Documentary · Earth Day

This spellbinding chronicle of Captain Robert Scott's race for the South Pole features narration by photographer Herbert Ponting, quoting directly from Scott's recovered journal on the final days of his failed expedition. Hauntingly beautiful imagery of Antarctic landscapes and wildlife act as lasti…

Alma's Rainbow

Comedy · Lesbian · Drama

Ayoka Chenzira’s overlooked classic, newly restored and ripe for rediscovery, is a coming-of-age comedy-drama about three Black women living in Brooklyn who live, love, and wrestle with what it means to exert and exercise their agency.

Amnesia

A one-minute video that compresses with an economy of time and textual editing a direct assault on the languages of hate and intolerance. 

Anamorphosis

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The Annihilation of Fish

Romance · Drama

This charming film by celebrated Black independent filmmaker Charles Burnett stars Lynn Redgrave as a woman with an imaginary lover, Margot Kidder as her energetic landlady, and James Earl Jones as her love interest who is also battling unseen demons.  

Archangel

Romance · Drama · RT Certified Fresh

In 1919, one-legged Canadian soldier Lt. John Boles arrives in the northern Russian town of Archangel where Bolsheviks, White Russians and German Huns converge during World War I.

Bird of Paradise

Romance · Action & Adventure

From legendary Oscar®-winning director King Vidor (The Crowd, Duel in the Sun) comes an exotic tale of romance set in gorgeous Polynesia. With Joel McCrea at his most dashing and Delores del Rio at her alluring height, BIRD OF PARADISE is a movie of wild eroticism and thrilling adventure, and no…

Bloodsisters: Leather, Dykes & Sadomasochism

Lesbian · LGBTQ · Documentary

Bloodsisters: Leather, Dykes & Sadomasochism immerses the viewer in the San Francisco leather dyke scene, shattering assumptions about gender and lesbian sexuality, while broadening the discussion about personal expressions of eroticism and their political implications.

The Blue Angel

World Cinema · Drama · Musical

The crowning achievement of the Weimar cinema, The Blue Angel is an exquisite parable of one man's fall from respectability.

Boatman

Spirituality · Earth Day · Environment

Gianfranco Rosi has emerged as one of the most awarded and provocative documentarians working today. His observational films artfully and sympathetically depict the lives of subcultures and displaced peoples the world over.  His first feature, Boatman (1993), captures life and death on the Gang…

Bodies, Rest & Motion

Romance · Drama

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.

Brakhage

Biography · Documentary · Film Documentaries

Stan Brakhage (1933-2003) was possibly the most important filmmaker of the avant-garde, and one of the greatest artists of our time. From 1952, at the age of nineteen, until his death, Brakhage created more than 400 films, ranging in length from several seconds to several hours, constantly and consi…

The Cherry Orchard

World Cinema · Based on Literature · Period Drama

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.

The Comb (from the Museums of Sleep)

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Daddy and the Muscle Academy

Biography · LGBTQ · Documentary

Tom of Finland is one of the major icons of the gay world. His provocative erotic drawings have had an enormous influence on gay identity, attitude and self-understanding. This ground-breaking work combines interviews with Tom (prior to his death in 1992) and his leather men acolytes with hundreds o…

Damaged Goods

Drama

Eugène Brieux’s play Les Avaries endeavored to bring syphilis out of the shadows and erase the stigma surrounding it. Later adapted by Upton Sinclair into the novel Damaged Goods, the story became the backbone of countless sex hygiene films, in which a young couple’s happiness is …

Damaged Lives

Drama

Eugène Brieux’s play Les Avaries endeavored to bring syphilis out of the shadows and erase the stigma surrounding it. Later adapted by Upton Sinclair into the novel Damaged Goods, the story became the backbone of countless sex hygiene films, in which a young couple’s happiness is …

The Death Kiss

Horror

Bela Lugosi stars as the head of a struggling studio, who tries to contain a scandal after an actor is killed during the making of a film. While the police investigate the deepening mysteries within the studio, a quick-witted screen- writer (DavidManners) decides to solve the crime himself, in order…

Deluge

Pre-Code · Drama · Action & Adventure

Triggered by a series of earthquakes on the West Coast of the United States, a massive tidal wave circles the globe and-in a prolonged and spectacular special effects sequence-wipes out New York City. Sidney Blackmer stars as a man who, separated from his family, must begin to rebuild civilization i…

Diva Dolorosa

Documentary · Film Documentaries · Film

In this mesmerizing collage of silent Italian melodrama, found-footage filmmaker Peter Delpeut (Lyrical Nitrate) affectionately captures the spirit of the World War One-era cinema diva. In all-but-lost gems such as La donna nuda(1914), and Tigre reale (1916), superstars such as Lyda Borelli and Pina…

The Edge of the World

Romance · Drama

Two families living on a remote island off of Scotland are torn asunder by a race between their sons in this thrilling romantic drama from director Michael Powell (The Red Shoes, Stairway to Heaven).

Ferdinando & Carolina

Comedy · Historic Drama

NEW DCP COMING SOON! In the dazzling court of 18th century Naples, against their wishes, young King Ferdinando will wed Carolina, the sweet 16 year-old daughter of Empress Maria Theresa of Austria. As the monarchies of Europe hold their breath, something unexpected happens. King Ferdinando and Carol…

Flaming Ears

Sci-Fi

This pop sci-fi lesbian extravaganza set in the year 2700 in the fictional burned-out city of Asche follows the tangled lives of three women. Truly underground and shot on Super 8, Flaming Ears is original for its playful disruption of narrative conventions, its witty approach to film genre, and its…

The Front Page

National Film Registry

Raucous, irreverent, and remarkably funny, THE FRONT PAGE is a landmark in cinema history; a brilliantly orchestrated, high-speed satire that set the standard for the countless screwball comedies that followed in its wake.

The Giant Woman and the Lightning Man

History · Art · Documentary

Philip Haas’s eye-popping film covering Australian Aboriginal artwork takes viewers through the stunning, painstaking step-by-step processes of preparing paintings by desert tribesmen.

Glitterbug

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Gold (1934, Germany)

World Cinema · Science Fiction

A rare science fiction film made in National Socialist Germany, Karl Hartl's GOLD is a high-tech thriller dramatizing the ongoing war between scientific progress and corporate greed (resurrecting some of the themes and spectacle of Fritz Lang's Metropolis). GOLD is not only a handsomely-produced dra…

Guimba the Tyrant

World Cinema

Acclaimed at home and at the Cannes, Toronto and New York Film Festivals as the African film event of the year, Guimba weaves a captivating tale of sexual power plays, set against the grand sweep of a precolonial African empire.

Hell-Bound Train

Silent · Drama · African-American

The film is the work of self-taught filmmakers James and Eloyce Gist, African-American evangelists who employed cinema as a tool for their traveling ministry. Their surreal visual allegories were screened in churches and meeting halls, accompanied by a sermon and the passing of a collection plate. R…

High Heel Nights

Intimate portraits of gay artists and drag performers talking about gender, identity, and all the fine lines around it. The film is an important reminder that for us today drag queen performances are accepted in the mainstream, however there was a time when it was strictly underground.

Highway Patrolman

Action · Drama

Repo Man director Alex Cox went south of the border to film this dramatic tale of a rookie member of Mexico’s national highway patrol, who struggles to keep on the straight and narrow in a department rife with corruption. This is a new 4K restoration overseen by the director.

Household Saints

Comedy · Romance · 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.

I Can No Longer Hear The Guitar

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The Jewish Soul: Classics of Yiddish Cinema

Drama · Jewish Interest · Religion

Too often segregated within an academic and cultural niche, Yiddish cinema is in fact a varied and vibrant genre ripe for reappraisal. Whether shot in the fields of Poland or makeshift studios in Manhattan, Yidishe Kino endure not only as precious documents of a vanishing culture, but a fascinating …

Joan the Maid: The Battles

World Cinema · Biography · Period Drama

For the first installment of his ambitious yet restrained two-part study, director and co-screenwriter Jacques Rivette surveys the revelatory period where Joan met with royalty, joined the army, and led the French into battle against the English. As Joan, Sandrine Bonnaire gets at the reality behind…

Joan the Maid: The Prisons

World Cinema · Biography · Period Drama

The second part of Rivette’s diptych, brought leading lady Sandrine Bonnaire a César Award nomination for her powerful performance. Joined in this installment by other excellent French actresses, including Edith Scob, Hélène de Fougerolles, and Nathalie Richard, Bonnaire t…

Kadosh

World Cinema · Cannes Film Festival · Drama

"Incandescent" portrayals by two Israeli actresses illuminate the plight of women within Orthodox Judaism today. Using superb cinematography, ethnic music, and authentic Jerusalem locations, Israel's best known filmmaker renders a heartbreaking chamber story of two sisters and their broken marriages…

Kameradschaft

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Kings of the Water

Art · Religion · Documentary

In KINGS OF THE WATER, director Philip Haas follows a painter of sacred temples in Benin, exploring West African art, religion, and passion for one man's craftsmanship.

L'Age D'or

World Cinema · Cannes Film Festival · Avant Garde

L'AGE D'OR, the surrealist masterpiece of 20th century cinema is now available on DVD to challenge, arouse, unnerve, amuse, and galvanize the uninitiated for generations to come.

Legong: Dance of the Virgins

Romance · Drama

Filmed entirely in Bali in 1935, LEGONG: DANCE OF THE VIRGINS is a tragic tale of love denied featuring a new restoration and soundtrack by the UCLA Film & Television Archive.

Let It Come Down: The Life of Paul Bowles

One of the most enigmatic artists of the 20th century, writer, composer and wanderer Paul Bowles (1910–1999) is profiled by a filmmaker who has been obsessed with his genius since age nineteen. Set against the dramatic landscape of North Africa, the mystery of Bowles (famed author of The Shelt…

Little Buddha

4K UHD DISC · Drama

Drawing on Buddhist history to weave a metaphor about the tragedy of Tibetans in exile, Little Buddha is Bernardo Bertolucci's stunning religious tour-de-force starring Chris Isaak, Bridget Fonda, and Keanu Reeves.

Louvre City

Art Documentaries · Fine Art · Documentary

LOUVRE CITY takes the form of one of the classic symphonies of the 1920s, which begin at daybreak, end at nightfall, and chronicle the lives of urban dwellers at work and at play. Rather than focus on its familiar role as a monument to high culture, director Nicolas Philibert shows us the everyday l…

MURDER and murder

Performing Arts · Experimental

MURDER and murder is a middle-aged love story between Mildred, a life-long lesbian, and Doris, who is in love with a woman for the first time. An unflinching meditation on female aging, lesbian sexuality and breast cancer in a culture that glorifies youth and heterosexual romance.

Maborosi

World Cinema · Romance · Drama

After the mysterious death of her husband, a young mother remarries and moves with her son to a remote seaside village in the first feature by director Hirokazu Koreeda (Shoplifters). 

The Man Without a World

Romance · Drama

THE MAN WITHOUT A WORLD is credited to Soviet director Yevgeny Antinov...who is nothing but a persona created by contemporary filmmaker Eleanor Antin, the true artist behind this fiendish and fabulous ode to classic cinema.

Money Man

Art · Biography · Documentary

Is a dollar worth anything on paper, or is it simply in the eye of the beholder… or the spender? Filmed by director Philip Haas, Money Man followed artist J.S.G. Boggs as he created drawings dangerously close to legal currency.

Mädchen in Uniform

World Cinema · Lesbian · LGBTQ

As a new student at an all-girls boarding school, Manuela falls in love with the compassionate teacher Fräulein von Bernburg, and her feelings are requited. Experiencing her first love, lonely Manuela also discovers the complexities that come with an illicit romance. This artfully composed land…

Naked Acts

Comedy · Drama

Celebrated as a key film in the canon of Black independent cinema of the 1990s, Bridgett M. Davis’s Naked Acts tells the story of an aspiring actor who has just landed her first major role, but must overcome her fear of disrobing in public when she learns it requires a nude scene.

Nothing Sacred (Restored Version)

Comedy · Romance · Drama

Fredric March is an unscrupulous newspaperman eager to exploit the story of a young woman's death by radium poisoning. Carole Lombard knows she's not really dying but can't pass up a free trip to New York with all the trimmings. 

One Hand Don't Clap

Documentary

ONE HAND DON’T CLAP captures the vibrant story of calypso and the emergence of soca, through the eyes of two legendary artists, Lord Kitchener, the Grandmaster of the music and Calypso Rose, the first woman to break through in a traditionally male arena. Forging onscreen the connections betwee…

Out of Sight, Out of Mind

As an intense study of the physical, psychological and social breakdown of the human condition, the documentary questions a system that has lost its aspiration to reform while adding the television docudrama style of the late-20th century that drives our knowledge of accepted views of truth and mora…

Paradjanov: A Requiem

Biography · Documentary

An absorbing portrait of one of the most colorful and revered figures in world cinema, Paradjanov: A Requiem offers an affectionate and insightful look at the tumultuous career of the late Sergei Paradjanov; artist, dissident, romantic and iconoclast.

Paris Was a Woman

A film portrait of the creative community of women writers, artists, photographers and editors (including Colette, Djuna Barnes, Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas) who flocked to the Left Bank of Paris in the early decades of the 20th century.