The Cheat
A society woman falls victim to a Burmese ivory trader (Sessue Hayakawa) who intends to brand her for his own. A visually powerful today as when it was made. U.S. 1915. 59 min. B/W.
Gorky Park
When three murder victims are discovered in Moscow’s Gorky Park detective Arkady Renko is determined to identify the bodies and find the killer. But when the clues point toward the involvement of the KGB, Renko is hunted by the secret police and confronted by an intricate web of deception and …
Kamikaze Hearts
Juliet Bashore’s quasi-documentary plunge into the 1980s porn industry takes an unsparing look at issues of misogyny, drug abuse, and exploitation via the story of two women—the naive newcomer Tigr and her partner, the magnetic, imperious porn veteran Sharon Mitchell — caught in a …
King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis
King: A Filmed Record...from Montgomery to Memphis is the landmark 3-hr documentary that chronicles the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., from the beginnings of the Civil Rights movement in Montgomery, Alabama, and culminating with his assassination in Memphis in 1968. Academy Award nomi…
Obit.
Every day, editorial obituary writers deposit the details of a handful of extraordinary lives into the cultural memory. Obit. explores their world, inviting essential questions about life, history, and the inevitable passage of time.
Prey for Rock & Roll
Prey for Rock & Roll, based on Cheri Lovedog’s autobiographical stageplay, stars Gina Gershon as Jacki, a rocker who’s hitting her “I’m still here” years and worrying that she may never make it big. Also starring Drea DeMatteo, Lori Petty, Shelly Cole, Marc Blucas, …
Simba: The King of the Beasts
Filmmaker-explorers Martin & Osa Johnson ford crocodile-infested rivers, brave stampeding elephants and stare down angry rhinos to film lions in their natural habitat in this legendary documentary.
We Are Columbine
We Are Columbine highlights the stories of four freshmen students who experienced one of the deadliest school shootings in United States history at Columbine High School in 1999. Director Laura Farber, who was also a freshman during the shootings, sensitively captures her classmates' deeply personal…
The Werewolf of Washington (Director's Cut)
The Werewolf of Washington is a biting satire that savagely attacks beltway politics while paying playful homage to the wolfman pictures of the past.