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541) The Evening Hour
Language
English
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Cole Freeman maintains an uneasy equilibrium in his Appalachian town, looking after the old and infirm in the community while selling their excess painkillers to local addicts to make ends meet. But when an old friend returns with dangerous new plans that threaten the fragile balance Cole has crafted in his declining mountain town, his world and identity are thrown into deep disarray. A moving lyrical hymn for the complex tangle of hardship and hope...
542) Wild Style
Pub. Date
1983.
Language
English
Description
Universally hailed as the first hip-hop movie, WILD STYLE captures New York's 1981 hip-hop culture and several prominent figures including Busy Bee Starski, Fab Five Freddy, The Cold Crush Brothers, and one of the godfathers of hip-hop, Grandmaster Flash. Official Selection at the **Toronto International Film Festival**. "*It's a fascinating time capsule, worth examining for anyone interested in the cultural roots of hip hop.*" - Keith Phipps, ***AV...
543) Bomb City
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English
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The cultural aversion to a group of punks in a conservative Texas town leads to one of the most controversial hate crimes in American history. Based on the true story of Brian Deneke, BOMB CITY questions the morality of American justice. Winner of the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Feature and Best Actor (Dave Davis) at the **Nashville Film Festival**. *"BOMB CITY will keep you in its grasp during every moment leading to its climactic violence....
544) A call to spy
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English
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In the beginning of WWII, Churchill orders his new spy agency -- the Special Operations Executive (SOE) -- to recruit and train women as spies. Their daunting mission: conduct sabotage and build a resistance. SOE's "spymistress" recruits two unusual candidates: an ambitious American with a wooden leg and a Muslim pacifist. Together, these women help to undermine the Nazi regime in France, leaving an unmistakable legacy in their wake. Inspired by true...
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English
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Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
Pub. Date
1975.
Language
English
Description
At their annual tea party reunion, an Indian princess (Madhur Jaffrey), long divorced and living in self-exile in London, and her father’s ex-tutor, Cyril Sahib (James Mason) view home-movie footage of their former life in India. While the recollections of the Princess are selective and hazily nostalgic, Cyril’s memories about their common past and her father, the Maharaja, have left him disillusioned and appalled. Official Selection at the **New...
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
Times are hard for Toxie. What’s a hideously deformed creature of superhuman size and strength to do after he’s eliminated crime from his hometown? Desperate to raise money for the experimental surgery that could restore his blind fiancée’s eyesight, Toxie accepts a lucrative job with the evil multinational conglomerate Apocalypse Inc. Now, Toxie’s transforming into an even more monstrous creature: a yuppie. And all of Tromaville is paying...
548) Storm Boy
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
Michael Kingley (Geoffrey Rush), a successful retired businessman and grandfather recounts to his grand-daughter the story of how, as a boy, he rescued and raised an extraordinary orphaned pelican, Mr Percival. Based on the beloved book, STORM BOY is a timeless story of an unusual and unconditional friendship. "*Themes of loss, grief and separation are pitched at just the right level to resonate with children and adults alike.*"- Richard Kuipers,...
549) Capsule
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The year is 1959. It is the height of the Cold War. An experienced fighter pilot finds himself in command of Britain's first manned mission to space, when his capsule malfunctions and he begins suffering from hypoxia. With limited radio contact to the UK, some unusual messages from the US, and unorthodox communication with Soviet Russia, he must fight to survive and make it back home to Earth. Nominated for Best Narrative at the **Venice Film Week**....
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
While the Toxic Avenger (Toxie) is trapped in Amortville, Tromaville comes under the control of Toxie’s evil doppelganger, the Noxious Offender (Noxie). Will Toxie return to Tromaville in time to stop Noxie’s rampage or is he doomed to remain a second-class citizen in Amortville forever? How did Toxie’s wife Sarah become pregnant with two babies from two different fathers? Will Tito, the Retarded Rebel, ever get over his teen angst and become...
551) Unsane
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A young woman (Claire Foy) is involuntarily committed to a mental institution where she is confronted by her greatest fear - but is it real or is it a product of her delusion? Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. *"Foy owns this intimate, claustrophobic film, which at its heart is about the universal fear...of telling your story and not being believed." - Sara Stewart, **The New York Post***
552) Patriot
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
This subtle drama depicts how, against the backdrop of simmering racial tensions within her rural English town, the life of eleven year old Hannah changes forever when she meets a boy from a mysterious and forbidden world. Nominated for a Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Telluride Film Festival** and the **Palm Springs International Film Festival**.
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
A Comedy-horror musical loosely based on the true story of the only person convicted of cannibalism in America – Alfred Packer. The sole survivor of an ill-fated trip to the Colorado Territory, he tells his side of the harrowing tale to news reporter Polly Prye as he awaits his execution. CANNIBAL! THE MUSICAL is Oklahoma meets Bloodsucking Freaks. Brought to you by the Troma Team and one of the creators of Southpark, Trey Parker – the Rogers...
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An action-packed, nautical adventure filled with monster mayhem. Captain Seafield, played by director Ryland Brickson Cole Tews himself, assembles a quirky crew to hunt down a terrifying sea monster. As Seafield's obsession grows, can his team keep the mission afloat? Shot in retro black and white on a shoestring budget, this inventive and irreverent film pays homage to classic monster movies.
555) Moffie
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
South Africa's white minority government is embroiled in a conflict on the Angolan border. Nicholas Van der Swart must complete two years of compulsory military service to defend the apartheid regime. The threat of communism and "die swart gevaar" (the so-called black danger) is at an all-time high. But that's not the only danger. Nicholas must survive the brutality of the army – something that becomes even more difficult when a connection is sparked...
556) Self
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Judgment comes to a man who must reckon with the state of his monotonous existence. He must physically confront the commonplace clichés that most of us tell ourselves instead of following our dreams. He will live a humdrum life or he will break through the walls of conformity to climb his personal mountains.
557) Benedetta
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Français
Description
**WARNING:** This film contains mature content & nudity. Based on a true story, a 17th-century nun becomes entangled in a forbidden lesbian affair with a novice. But it is Benedetta's shocking religious visions that threaten to shake the Church to its core.
558) The Watermelon Woman
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The wry, incisive debut feature by Cheryl Dunye gave cinema something bracingly new and groundbreaking: a vibrant representation of Black lesbian identity by a Black lesbian filmmaker. Dunye stars as Cheryl, a video-store clerk and aspiring director whose interest in forgotten Black actresses leads her to investigate an obscure 1930s performer known as the Watermelon Woman, whose story proves to have surprising resonances with Cheryl’s own life...
559) Ricky
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
Français
Description
When Katie, an ordinary woman, meets Paco, an ordinary man, something magical and miraculous happens: they fall in love. Out of their love comes an extraordinary baby: Ricky.
Pub. Date
1962.
Language
English
Description
The Gay Girls Riding Club (GGRC) took California’s 1960s underground gay scene by storm with drag spoofs of classic Hollywood films. These pioneering DIY movies are essential snapshots of mid-century drag culture that would feel right at home with the dreamy work of Mike and George Kuchar. AGFA, in partnership with the Outfest UCLA Legacy Project, is thrilled to present these overlooked chapters of queer cinema -- preserved from the only known 16mm...
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