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Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point (Blu-ray, Comedy; Dir: Tyler Taormina; Starring: Matilda Fleming, Francesca Scorsese, Maria Dizzia)
“A family gathers on Christmas Eve for what could be the last holiday in their ancestral home. As the night wears on and tensions arise, one of the teenagers sneaks out with her friends to claim the wintry suburb for her own.” Read more…
Tron: Ares (DVD, Sci-Fi; Dir: Joachim Rønning; Starring: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Jeff Bridges)
“A highly sophisticated Program called Ares is sent from the digital world into the real world on a dangerous mission, marking humankind’s first encounter with A.I. beings.” Read more…
Carnal Knowledge (Blu-ray, 1971; Dir: Mike Nichols; Starring: Jack Nicholson, Candice Bergen, Art Garfunkel)
“Two lifelong friends navigate complex sexual encounters and emotional entanglements, wrestling with societal norms and personal desires.” Read more…
House of Games (Blu-ray, 1987; Dir: David Mamet; Starring: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum)
“A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.” Read more…
This is Spinal Tap (Blu-ray, 1984; Dir: Rob Reiner; Starring: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest)
““This Is Spinal Tap” shines a light on the self-contained universe of a metal band struggling to get back on the charts, including everything from its complicated history of ups and downs, gold albums, name changes and undersold concert dates, along with the full host of requisite groupies, promoters, hangers-on and historians, sessions, release events and those special behind-the-scenes moments that keep it all real.” Read more…
Good Night, and Good Luck: Live from Broadway (DVD, Drama; Dir: Grant Heslov/Micah Bickham; Starring: George Clooney, Marc Brandt, Will Dagger)
“Livestreamed from the penultimate show at the Winter Garden Theatre in New York City, this stage adaptation of George Clooney’s 2005 film follows the story of journalist Edward R. Murrow’s stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy’s anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s.” Read more…
New Foreign
Basquiat (Blu-ray, 1996; Dir: Julian Schnabel; Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro)
“The brief life of Jean Michel Basquiat, a world renowned New York street artist struggling with fame, drugs and his identity.” Read more…
The Grifters (Blu-ray, 1990; Dir: Stephen Frears; Starring: Anjelica Huston, John Cusack, Annette Benning)
“A small-time conman has his loyalties torn between his estranged mother and his new girlfriend, both of whom are high-stakes grifters with their own angles to play.” Read more…
Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (Blu-ray, 1985; Dir: Tim Burton; Starring: Paul Reubens, Elizabeth Daily, Mark Holton)
“The eccentric and childish Pee-wee Herman embarks on a big adventure when his beloved bicycle is stolen. Armed with information from a fortune-teller and a relentless obsession with his prized possession, Pee-wee encounters a host of odd characters and bizarre situations as he treks across the country to recover his bike.” Read more…
Dicianovve (DVD, 2024, Italy; Dir: Giovanni Tortorici; Starring: Manfredi Marini, Vittoria Planeta, Sergio Benvenuto)
“Leonardo, a 19-year-old student, leaves his hometown of Palermo to study economics in London. He soon grows restless and enrolls at the University of Siena to study literature before dropping out of school to study classics on his own. The following year, he travels to Turin where he meets a man who will help him on his journey of self-discovery.” Read more…
Code Unknown (Blu-ray, France, 2000; Dir: Michael Haneke; Starring: Juliette Binoche, Thierry Neuvic, Josef Bierbichler)
“A series of events unfold like a chain reaction, all stemming from a minor event that brings the film’s five characters together. Set in Paris, France, Anne is an actress whose boyfriend Georges photographs the war in Kosovo. Georges’ brother, Jean, is looking for the entry code to Georges’ apartment. These characters’ lives interconnect with a Romanian immigrant and a deaf teacher.” Read more…
Peking Opera Blues (4K/Blu-ray, 1986, Hong Kong; Dir: Tsui Hark; Starring: Brigitte Lin, Sally Yeh, Cherie Chung)
“In 1913 Beijing, three fierce women—disguised rebel Tsao Wan, jewel-seeking Sheung Hung, and opera heiress Pat Neil—embark on a daring quest filled with intrigue and betrayal, challenging societal norms amidst political turmoil and the vibrant world of Peking Opera.” Read more…
New Docs
DIG! XX (Blu-ray/DVD, 2024; Dir: Ondi Timoner; Starring: The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols)
“Two rock bands, The Dandy Warhols and The Brian Jonestown Massacre, navigate fame, friendship, and fierce rivalry in a raw journey through the music industry. The 20th anniversary cut adds fresh footage and new perspectives.” Read more…
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A Big Bold Beautiful Journey (Blu-ray, Drama; Dir: Kogonada; Starring: Colin Farrell, Margot Robbie, Jennifer Grant)
“Sarah and David are single strangers who meet at a mutual friend’s wedding and soon, through a surprising twist of fate, find themselves on a funny, fantastical, sweeping adventure together where they get to re-live important moments from their respective pasts, illuminating how they got to where they are in the present… and possibly getting a chance to alter their futures.” Read more…
Israel Palestine on Swedish TV 1958-1989 (DVD, 2024; Dir: Göran Hugo Olsson)
“Archival film maestro Göran Hugo Olsson has assembled—from a vast catalogue of footage in the vaults of Sweden’s national television service SVT—accounts of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as witnessed and represented by Swedish journalists. Stories of the beginning of the Israeli state interwoven with the Palestinian struggle for independence. News coverage with Yasser Arafat and interviews with Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban during a visit to Sweden unseen since first broadcast. From the tenth anniversary of Israel’s founding to the First Intifada, perspectives and encounters with statesmen, civilians, revolutionaries, and intellectuals tell the story from myriad angles of an evolving media landscape, revivifying a history of the ongoing conflict.” Read more…