Batalla en el cielo
Synopsis: From the Mexican director of the critically acclaimed Japón comes the most controversial film of the year. Marcos (Marcos Hernández) is the middle-aged chauffeur of Ana (Anapola Mushkadiz), the […]
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The Party
Synopsis: Hollywood mogul Fred Clutter buck isn’t just giving a party, he’s giving The Party. Absolutely everyone who’s anyone will be there: gorgeous models, ravishing starlets, powerful producers – even […]
Ai nu
Synopsis: She’s got a killer secret! In one of the most outrageous and taboo-smashing Shaw Brothers classics, sweet young Ainu (Lily Ho, Water Margin) is abducted and sold off to […]
Talking to Girls About Duran Duran
Summary: The 1980s meant MTV and John Hughes movies, big dreams and bigger shoulder pads, and millions of teen girls who nursed crushes on the members of Duran Duran. As […]
Duran Duran: Three To Get Ready (US Fan Club version)
Synopsis: Award-winning filmmakers Carolyn Brooks and David Gasperik take you behind the scenes, on the road, and on stage with Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes and John Taylor – also […]
The Millionairess
Synopsis: A beautiful, spoiled heiress has everything money can buy – except a husband. After a disastrous first marriage, she sets her sights on a dedicated, but poor Indian doctor […]
Les filles du botaniste
Synopsis: In eighties China, not all taboos were lifted. Min, a young orphan, sets off to study with a renowned botanist. A secretive man and authoritarian father, this teacher lives […]
The Odd Couple
Synopsis: Neil Simon has a special genius for finding the great hilarity in ordinary people doing everyday things. Like two divorced men who decide to share a New York apartment. […]
When Night is Falling
Synopsis: Successful in her teaching job at a conservative religious college, Camille looks forward to marrying her adoring, minister boyfriend and settling down to the conventions of family and career. […]
Harold and Maude
Synopsis: With the idiosyncratic American fable Harold and Maude, countercultural director Hal Ashby fashioned what would become the cult classic of its era. Working from a script by Colin Higgins, […]
Room in Rome
Synopsis: A night of passion that will change their lives. Like the erotic classic Last Tango In Paris, the new drama Room In Rome is a controversial, boundary-breaking film about […]
Love is a Mix Tape
Summary: Mix tapes: Stick one into a deck and you’re transported to another time in your life. For Rob Sheffield, author of Turn Around Bright Eyes that time was one […]
Seu Jorge: Live at Montreux 2005
Synopsis: 2005 was a busy year for Seu Jorge. Following his acclaimed movie role singing David Bowie songs in Portuguese in The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou and ongoing promotion […]
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