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'It'

Silent

The quintessential flapper, Clara Bow, is captured at the height of her charm in this bubbly fable of a New York shopgirl who hunts the heart of a young millionaire.

Action U.S.A.

Indie · Action

Turns out a Texas stuntman-turned-filmmaker unleashed the most explosive, death-defying, bullet-riddled, grenade-launching, flame-broiled, anti-human megattack in independent film history back in 1989, and no one knew… UNTIL NOW.

The Anonymous People

The Anonymous People is a feature documentary film about the 23.5 million Americans living in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug addiction.

Captured on Film: The True Story of Marion Davies

Documentary · Biography

CAPTURED ON FILM deploys archival film clips, rare home videos and narration by Charlize Theron to explore Marion Davies' one-of-a-kind life and work.

The Connection

Drama · Jazz

In a downtown loft, a group of junkies gather to wait for their connection... while a clueless documentarian attempts to film them. Clarke's film was banned on release and remains powerful and transgressive.

Damaged Lives

Drama

Eugène Brieux’s play Les Avaries endeavored to bring syphilis out of the shadows and erase the stigma surrounding it. Later adapted by Upton Sinclair into the novel Damaged Goods, the story became the backbone of countless sex hygiene films, in which a young couple’s happiness is …

Denise Ho – Becoming the Song

Music Documentaries · Lesbian · Documentary

Denise Ho – Becoming the Song profiles the openly gay Hong Kong singer and human rights activist Denise Ho. Drawing on unprecedented, years-long access, the film explores her remarkable journey from commercial Cantopop superstar to outspoken political activist, an artist who has put her l…

The Dragon Painter

Drama · Romance · Silent

Long considered lost, THE DRAGON PAINTER survives today as a shining example of Asian-American cinema, starring Sessue Hayakawa (The Bridge on the River Kwai) as a delusional hermit recruited by a famed artist to pass on his legacy.

The Exiles

Drama · Native and Indigenous Americans · Documentary

From dusk to dawn, a group of young Native Americans in Los Angeles, hang out, dance, drink, flirt, and remember life on the reservations they have left in this glistening black-and-white film.

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

Documentary · Film Documentaries

The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called "the most powerful movie musical ever made." Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, this film captures the humor and drama of director Norman Jewison's quest to recreate the lost world of Jewish li…

G-MAN

An exploration of social schizophrenia in which terrorists consult their mothers before planting bombs, and the head of the New York City bomb squad succumbs to his dominatrix.

Gorky Park

Crime · Mystery · Based on Literature

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 …

The Hitch-Hiker

Drama · National Film Registry · Film Noir

Remembered as one of the most nightmarish motion pictures of the 1950s, Ida Lupino's THE HITCH-HIKER remains the only classic film noir directed by a woman. Inspired by the true-life murder spree of Billy Cook, this is the tension-laden saga of two men on a camping trip who are held captive by a hom…

King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis

National Film Registry · African-American · Historic Drama

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…

Lust for Gold : A Race Against Time

Historic Drama · SenArt · Documentary

A true story is about obsession, greed, and the hunt for gold. Boyhood dreams of treasure lead to a lifelong search when a retired missile scientist makes a monumental discovery and tempts fate for fortune as he hatches a secret plan to prove his claim.

Luther

Religion · Theatre · Biography

John Osborne's play is a fascinating and powerful psychological study of the Augustinian monk Martin Luther, examining his central role in the birth of Protestantism and revolt against the Roman Catholic Church.

Name of the Game

Documentary

Name of the Game follows the lives of several past and current male exotic dancers from South Central Los Angeles. In interviews and performances, we learn the behind-the-scenes reality of the male exotic industry as it's never been told before: unfiltered, uncensored, and uncut.

Nationtime

Documentary

Best known for his avant-garde meta-documentary Symbiopsychotaxiplasm, William Greaves (1926–2014) was also the director of over 100 documentary films, the majority focused on African American history, politics, and culture. Nationtime is a report on the National Black Political Conv…

Never Fear

Noir · Drama

Carol Williams is a beautiful young dancer whose body, and promising career, is suddenly crippled by polio. Carol’s dance partner and fiancé, Guy Richards, wants to see her through her illness, but the angry, self-pitying Carol prefers to go it alone.

Nothing Sacred (Restored Version)

Drama · Romance · Comedy

Fredric March is an unscrupulous newspaperman eager to exploit the story of a young woman's death by radium poisoning. Carole Lombard knows she's not really dying but can't pass up a free trip to New York with all the trimmings. 

Obit.

Documentary · RT Certified Fresh

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.

The Olive Thomas Collection

Comedy · Documentary · Biography

Beautiful, talented and charismatic, Olive Thomas reigned as a Hollywood star briefly but magically… and her untimely death was mourned worldwide. Also features her charming comedy, The Flapper

On Broadway

Performance · Documentary · Performing Arts

For anyone who loves theater, this contemporary history of Broadway is a pure joy! It takes us behind the scenes of Broadway’s most groundbreaking shows, from A Chorus Line to Hamilton, and is packed with interviews and performances by legendary stars like Helen Mirren, Chr…

Ornette: Made in America

Music · Jazz · Documentary

Ground-breaking filmmaker Shirley Clarke combined forces with Ornette Coleman to create this dazzling window into the life of the great jazz artist and innovator. 

Pioneers of African-American Cinema

National Film Registry · African-American · Box Set

A monumental collection of historically vital films, digitally mastered in HD using archival elements. This collection of the works of America's legendary first African-American filmmakers is the only one of its kind with no fewer than a dozen feature-length films and nearly twice as many shorts and…

The Scar of Shame

Drama · African-American · Silent

When a young woman (Lucia Moses) escapes from her abusive father (William E.Pettus), she is rescued by an aspiring composer (Harry Henderson), but encounters opposition from his class-conscious mother. This edition of THE SCAR OF SHAME includes four minutes of newly-restored material.

Scare Us

Horror · Anthology

A writers’ club local bookstore meeting is underscored with the news that an infamous serial killer is back to terrorize their small town.

Shoes

Drama · Silent

In Lois Weber's feminist masterpiece, teenaged shopgirl Eva is on her feet all day to support her family. As the soles of her boots disintegrate, her desperation grows.

Slam

Drama

A young Black poet (Saul Williams) is imprisoned for a petty marijuana charge, where he meets a writing teacher (Sonja Sohn) who inspires him to use his creative expression to fight for his freedom in this Sundance and Cannes award-winning film.

A Star Is Born (1937)

Academy Award Winners · Drama · Academy Award Nominees

From maverick filmmaker William A. Wellman (The Public Enemy, Nothing Sacred) comes the original, timeless tale of Hollywood fantasy and heartbreak: A STAR IS BORN. Janet Gaynor stars as Esther Blodgett, a small-time girl who get a lucky break in Hollywood with help from movie star Norman Maine (Fre…

Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

LGBTQ · Documentary

The brilliant work, personal struggles, and cultural impact of iconic American writers Truman Capote and Tennessee Williams explodes onto the screen in this innovative dual-portrait documentary featuring vibrant voiceover work from Jim Parsons and Zachary Quinto.

Tumbleweeds

Silent

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Vortex

A film noirish atmosphere is created to show detective Lunch (a popular underground musician and poet) plow her way through the plans of a corporate businessman who seeks government defense contracts through real “corporate wars” and the manipulation of politicians.