In the hands ofthe renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook William...In the hands of the renowned experimental theater director Peter Brook William Golding s legendary novel on the primitivism lurking beneath civilization becomes a film as raw and ragged as the lost boys at it s center. Taking an innovative...more
Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa s oeuvre Yoji...Thanks to perhaps the most indelible character in Akira Kurosawa s oeuvre Yojimbo surpassed even Seven Samurai in popularity when it was released. The masterless samurai Sanjuro who slyly manipulates two warring clans to his own advantage in a small...more
Elaine May crafted a gangster film like no other in the nocturnal odyssey Mike...Elaine May crafted a gangster film like no other in the nocturnal odyssey Mikey and Nicky capitalizing on the chemistry between frequent collaborators John Cassavetes and Peter Falk by putting them on-screen together as small-time mobsters whose...more
CriterionBlu-ray. At the turn ofthe twentieth century three Australian army ...Criterion Blu-ray. At the turn of the twentieth century three Australian army lieutenants are court-martialed for alleged war crimes committed while fighting in South Africa. With no time to prepare an Australian major appointed as defense attorney...more
The great Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov (THE CRANES ARE FLYING) known for ...The great Soviet director Mikhail Kalatozov (THE CRANES ARE FLYING) known for his virtuosic emotionally gripping films perhaps never directed one more visually astonishing than LETTER NEVER SENT. This absorbing tale of exploration and survival...more
A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and m...A young sister and brother are abandoned in the harsh Australian outback and must learn to exist in the natural world without their usual comforts in this hypnotic masterpiece from Nicolas Roeg (Don t Look Now the Man Who Fell to Earth). Along the...more
Four decades into an already legendary career Terrence Malick realized his mos...Four decades into an already legendary career Terrence Malick realized his most rapturous vision to date tracing a story of childhood wonder and grief to the outer limits of time and space. Reaching back to the dawn of creation Malick sets a story...more
This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farley s classic children s novel by Carr...This remarkable adaptation of Walter Farley s classic children s novel by Carroll Ballard (Fly Away Home) in which an American boy is rescued after a shipwreck off the coast of North Africa by a seemingly untamable wild horse - is a cinematic tour...more
Night Train to Munich from writers Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat (Hitchcock...Night Train to Munich from writers Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat (Hitchcock s The Lady Vanishes) and director Carol Reed (The Fallen Idol The Third Man) is a twisting turning cloak-and-dagger delight. Paced like an out-of-control locomotive this...more
The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Gu...The geographical dead center of North America and the beloved birthplace of Guy Maddin (BRAND UPON THE BRAIN) Winnipeg is the frosty and mysterious star of Maddin s docu-fantasia. A work of memory and imagination Maddin s film burrows into what the...more
This sensual remarkably observed beautifully acted wonder is the breakout feat...This sensual remarkably observed beautifully acted wonder is the breakout feature from British writer-director-editor Andrew Haigh (GREEK PETE). Rarely has a film been as honest about sexuality in both depiction and discussion as this tale of a...more
This monumental mid-nineteenth-century epic from Jan Troell charts over the co...This monumental mid-nineteenth-century epic from Jan Troell charts over the course of two films a Swedish farming family s voyage to America and their efforts to put down roots in this beautiful but forbidding new world. Movie legends Max Von Sydow...more
Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic com...Chaos lurks in every corner of this giddily off-kilter foray into romantic comedy by Paul Thomas Anderson (There Will Be Blood Boogie Nights). Struggling to cope with his erratic temper novelty toilet plunger salesman Barry Egan (Adam Sandler...more
Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein Marilyn Monr...Four unnamed people who look and sound a lot like Albert Einstein Marilyn Monroe Joe DiMaggio and Joseph McCarthy converge in one New York City hotel room for this compelling visually inventive adaptation of Terry Johnsons play from director Nicolas...more
With excruciating honesty The Squid and the Whalechroni les the experiences of...With excruciating honesty The Squid and the Whalechroni les the experiences of two young brothers growing up in 1980s Park Slope Brooklyn as they navigate the jagged contours of the divorce of their parents both writers. The acclaimed third feature...more