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Down to the Bone (2004) Debra Granik, Vera Farmiga, Hugh Dillon, Clint Jordan

Winter in hard-scrabble upstate New York. Irene is working class, a mother of two boys Read More »
Alps / Alpeis (2011) Yorgos Lanthimos, Stavros Psyllakis, Aris Servetalis, Johnny Vekris

A night nurse in a hospital provides special services to families who have recently lost their loved ones. Read More »
Beast Cops / Ye shou xing jing (1998) Gordon Chan, Dante Lam, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Michael Wong, Stephanie Che

One of the most universally acclaimed motion pictures in the history of Hong Kong cinema. Read More »
Vixen Velvet’s Zombie Massacre III (2015) Stefan Popescu, Nathan Bragg, Zackery Bartholomeus, Colleen Booth

Adult film starlet Vixen Velvet wants to be a real actress – she gets her chance when the remote Read More »
Macon County Line (1974) Richard Compton, Alan Vint, Cheryl Waters, Max Baer Jr.

This film focuses on the redneck sheriff of a small Southern town. The sheriff’s wife has been murdered Read More »
A Heart in Winter / Un coeur en hiver (1992) Claude Sautet, Daniel Auteuil, Emmanuelle Béart, André Dussollier

Beautiful violin virtuoso Camille has two obsessions: the music of Ravel Read More »
The Boys in Company C (1978) Sidney J. Furie, Stan Shaw, Andrew Stevens, James Canning

This war drama (which prefigures the later “Full Metal Jacket”) follows the lives of five young Marine inductees from their training Read More »
Flight to Mars (1951) Lesley Selander, Marguerite Chapman, Cameron Mitchell, Arthur Franz

A newspaper reporter and a bunch of scientists fly a rocket to Mars just to find out that Martians look exactly like us. Read More »
Top Hat (1935) Mark Sandrich, Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Edward Everett Horton

Showman Jerry Travers is working for producer Horace Hardwick in London. Read More »
The Mad Magician (1954) John Brahm, Vincent Price, Mary Murphy, Eva Gabor

Don Gallico is a master at designing magical illusions which are sold by his employer, Mr. Ormond Read More »
The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)

In this third Gill-Man feature, the Creature is captured and turned into an air-breather by a rich mad scientist. Read More »
Revenge of the Creature (1955) Jack Arnold, John Agar, Lori Nelson, John Bromfield

The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) has been captured by scientists and transported to an aquarium in south Florida. Read More »
The Doll Squad (1973) Ted V. Mikels, Michael Ansara, Francine York, Anthony Eisley

Squad of beautiful government agents tries to catch saboteurs. Read More »
The Gang’s All Here (1943) Busby Berkeley

Playboy Andy Mason, on leave from the army, romances showgirl Eadie Allen overnight to such effect Read More »