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Amarcord A young man views life in a 1930s Italian village.RatingRFormatDVD - Criterion Collection ... |
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Jeanne Dielman/23/Quai Du Commerce/1080 Bruxelles A singular work in film history, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles meticulously details, with a sense of impending doom, the daily routine of a middle-aged widow, whose chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her son, and turning the occasional trick. In its enormous spareness, Akerman's film seems simple, but it encompasses an entire world. Whether seen as an e ... |
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Jeanne Dielman/23/Quai Du Commerce/1080 Bruxelles A singular work in film history, Chantal Akerman's Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles meticulously details, with a sense of impending doom, the daily routine of a middle-aged widow, whose chores include making the beds, cooking dinner for her son, and turning the occasional trick. In its enormous spareness, Akerman's film seems simple, but it encompasses an entire world. Whether seen as an e ... |
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Good Morning A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu's perennial theme of the challenges of inter-generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his ch ... |
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1898 Los Ultimos de Fillipnas At the end of the 19th century, in the Spanish colony of the Philippines, a Spanish detachment was besieged in the town of Baler on the island of Luzon by Filipino revolutionary insurgents for 337 days. In December 1898, with the signing of the Treaty of Paris between Spain and United States, the war between the two countries was formally ended and Spain ceded sovereignty over the Philippines to the United St ... |
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Festival Before Woodstock and Monterey Pop, there was Festival. From 1963 to 1966, Murray Lerner visited the annual Newport Folk Festival to document a thriving, idealistic musical movement as it reached its peak as a popular phenomenon. Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Cash, the Staples Singers, Pete Seeger, Son House, and Peter, Paul and Mary were just a few of the legends who shared the stage at Newport, ... |
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Festival Before Woodstock and Monterey Pop, there was Festival. From 1963 to 1966, Murray Lerner visited the annual Newport Folk Festival to document a thriving, idealistic musical movement as it reached its peak as a popular phenomenon. Joan Baez, Bob Dylan, Howlin' Wolf, Johnny Cash, the Staples Singers, Pete Seeger, Son House, and Peter, Paul and Mary were just a few of the legends who shared the stage at Newport, ... |
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Oscura Seduccion Laura is a successful plastic surgeon. But having dedicated her life to her profession, and on the verge of turning 40 she is single and lonely and feels her youth slipping away. When a handsome young male nurse, Gustavo, shows interest, she falls quickly into bed with him. He unleashes in her a wild sexuality but his love turns toxic as he grows more and more jealous. Eventually she has no recourse but to fi ... |
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Embrace of the Serpent At once blistering and poetic, the ravages of colonialism cast a dark shadow over the South American landscape in EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT, the third feature by Ciro Guerra. Filmed in stunning black-and-white, SERPENT centers on Karamakate, an Amazonian shaman and the last survivor of his people, and the two scientists who, over the course of 40 years, build a friendship with him. The film was inspired by the r ... |
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Good Morning A lighthearted take on director Yasujiro Ozu's perennial theme of the challenges of inter-generational relationships, Good Morning tells the story of two young boys who stop speaking in protest after their parents refuse to buy a television set. Ozu weaves a wealth of subtle gags through a family portrait as rich as those of his dramatic films, mocking the foibles of the adult world through the eyes of his ch ... |
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Joyeux Noel When war breaks out in the lull of summer 1914, it surprises and pulls millions of men in its wake. Christmas arrives, with its snow and multitude of family and army presents. But the surprise won't come from inside the generous parcels which lie in the French, Scottish, and German trenches. That night, a momentous event will turn the destinies of four characters: an Anglican priest, a French lieutenant, ... |
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Zatoichi-the Blind Swordsman The colossally popular Zatoichi films make up the longest-running action series in Japanese history and created one of the screen's great heroes: an itinerant blind masseur who also happens to be a lightning-fast swordsman. As this iconic figure, the charismatic and earthy Shintaro Katsu became an instant superstar, lending a larger-than-life presence to the thrilling adventures of a man who lives staunchly b ... |
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Adios Vaya Con Dios A gritty urban thriller inspired by real events, Adios Vaya Con Dios is the story of two friends within the world of Chicago's Latino street gangs. With the city simmering - a day of reckoning approaches for Rory, a rising Irish-Mexican street lieutenant for the Olmec street gang when his trusted life-long friend Eloy, comes home from prison. Tensions rise as Eloy dives right back into the chaotic crucible o ... |
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Frankie & Johnny A riverboat gambler loses money and his girlfriend on the Mississippi. Elvis sings 12 songs.RatingNot RatedFormatBlu-ray - Widescreen ... |
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Casa de Mi Padre Armando Alvarez (Will Ferrell) has lived and worked on his father's ranch in Mexico his entire life. As the ranch encounters financial difficulties, Armando's younger brother Raul (Diego Luna) shows up with his new fiancee, Sonia (Genesis Rodriguez). It seems that Raul's success as an international businessman means the ranch's troubles are over as he pledges to settle all debts his father has incurred. But w ... |
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Clambake A Texas oil heir comes to Miami and trades places with a poor water-skiing instructor.RatingNot RatedFormatBlu-ray - Widescreen ... |
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Man Called Ove Ove is an ill-tempered, isolated retiree who spends his days enforcing block association rules and visiting his wife's grave, and has finally given up on life just as an unlikely friendship develops with his boisterous new neighbors.RatingPG-13Format ... |
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Mod-Last Supper Witness a young peasant's meteoric rise to power in this action-packed martial arts saga from renowned director Lu Chuan. During the tumultuous last days of the Qin dynasty, the Commander of the era's most powerful army recognizes great potential in an inexperienced laborer named Liu. When he gives Liu command of thousands of officers, he unwittingly sets in motion a chain of events that will put his own lif ... |
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Roma Director Federico Fellini shows the strange Rome he sees as a boy, as a teen and as an adult.RatingRFormatBlu-ray - Widescreen - Criterion Collection ... |
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Lemony Snickets-Series of Unfortunate Events When their parents are killed in a mysterious house fire, three orphans are forced to live with their uncle, the strange actor Count Olaf. When his plan to steal the children's inheritance is uncovered, the orphans are moved to a new family member, but the resourceful Count is hot on their trail and determined to win their inheritance by any means necessary. ... |
