Depeche Mode: 101
Synopsis: 101 chronicles the journey of Depeche Mode fans who won a contest to be filmed as they travel to see Depeche Mode’s 1988 U.S. tour. The film focuses on […]
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Chew, vol. 6
Summary: While Tony Chu – the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats – clings to life in a hospital ICU, his twin […]
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Synopsis: Success Scandal Sex Tragedy Infamy…And that’s just the first reel… Rules are made to be broken. And Robert Evans has broken them all. he was the first actor to […]
Don’t Drink the Water (1994)
Synopsis: They couldn’t wait to get in. Now it’s hilarious trying to get out! Ever-popular favorites Michael J. Fox (Mars Attacks!, The American President) and Woody Allen (Small Time Crooks, […]
The Last Mogul
Synopsis: “If Hollywood was Mount Olympus,” says movie industry lobbyist Jack Valenti in Barry Avrich’s The Last Mogul: The Life and Times of Lew Wasserman “then Lew Wasserman was Zeus.” […]
Criminal, vol. 2
Summary: Twenty years ago, Tracy Lawless traded the crime-ridden streets of the city for a life in the military, and it’s a decision he’s rarely regretted. But now he’s walking […]
The Brothers Warner
Synopsis: Of All The Major Studios, One Was Family. Of the major studios, one was family. Harry, Albert, Sam, Jack- the Warner brothers- turned a storefront that used a sheet […]
Duran Duran: Sing Blue Silver
Synopsis: Packed with witty and spontaneous incidents, this behind the scenes documentary of Duran Duran’s 1984 American tour dispels the myth that they were mainly a video band. This film […]
Paris-Manhattan
Synopsis: Idealistic pharmacist Alice (the adorable Alice Taglioni – The Valet; Sky Fighters) is totally obsessed with the movies of Woody Allen. She continually quotes lines from his films, engages […]
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Synopsis: From Columbia Pictures to Warner Brothers, the studios that gave rise to the Hollywood empire were all founded by innovative Eastern European immigrants and first-generation American Jews. Called “a […]
Chew, vol. 5
Summary: Tony Chu – the cibopathic federal agent with the ability to get psychic impressions from what he eats – has been kidnapped! He was ambushed, knocked out, brought to […]
Les ennemis du cinéma
Synopsis: Documentary about the conflicts that, for nearly sixty years, pitted the Catholic Church and the government of Québec against cinephiles and defenders of artistic freedom. With the participation of […]
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Synopsis: Yoiks! Here be the Python’s tale of good King Arthur (Graham Chapman) and his knights as they quest for the Holy Grail. Watch as they face great odds and […]
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