The Holy Mountain
Synopsis: The scandal of the 1973 Cannes Film Festival, writer/director Alejandro Jodorowsky’s flood of sacrilegious imagery and existential symbolism is a spiritual quest for enlightenment pitting illusion against truth. The […]
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El topo
Synopsis: It was the landmark cult film that began the whole Midnight Movie phenomena of the counterculture crazy 1970s. El Topo was the most talked about, most controversial quasi-Western head […]
Fando y Lis
Synopsis: Banned in Mexico, a permanent cause celebre, surrealist “fabulador” Alejandro Jodorowsky unique career began with this bizarre tale of corrupted innocence, sadomasochistic love and unattainable paradise. Created from hazy […]
Sirens
Synopsis: Be Seduced… Sexy and spirited, this endearingly funny comedy has captivated moviegoers everywhere! The charming Hugh Grant plays an idealistic young minister on a mission. He must tame the […]
What the Bleep!? Down the Rabbit Hole
Synopsis: One Movie. Infinite Possibilities. Proving once and for all that life can be an amazing journey?and a real trip?this all-new Quantum Edition release of What The Bleep!? Down the […]
8½ Women
Synopsis: When sexual desire becomes an obsession, it’s every man for himself. Directed by Peter Greenaway (The Pillow Book; The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover), the dark […]
Prom Night IV: Deliver Us from Evil
Synopsis: A maniacal killer stalks two young couples on the night of their prom in this fourth installment of the hit “Prom Night” series. After 33 years in captivity, a […]
Madonna: Celebration – The Video Collection, disc 1
Synopsis: 2 DVD collection features 47 videos, including unedited and never before seen footage of ‘Justify My Love’ along with 18 Madonna videos to be released on a 2 disc […]
The Sound of Music
Synopsis: Share the magical, heartwarming true-life story that has become the most popular family film of all time – Rodgers and Hammerstein’s The Sound of Music. Julie Andrews lights up […]
Paul
Synopsis: Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead) reunite as sci-fi geeks taking a pilgrimage to America’s UFO heartland. There they meet a smart-ass alien, Paul […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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