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A Place Called Chiapas
$26.95 | 92 minutes
Director Nettie Wild travelled through the Mexican province of Chiapas to investigate the status of the Zapatista uprising that broke out in 1994. The crew meet the Zapatista leader, Subcommander Marcos, and see evidence that the country's problems will not be resolved easily. A unique and balanced documentary on the obstacles faced by&hellip…
Aguirre, the Wrath of God
$26.95 | 94 minutes
Based on the journals of Brother Gaspar de Carvajal, AGUIRRE, THE WRATH OF GOD is director Werner Herzog's hallucinatory tale of Spanish colonialists searching for El Dorado, the legendary city of gold, in 16th-century Peru. When the travellers reach an impasse, a scouting party is assembled to search for any traces of the mythical empire&hellip…
Amores Perros
$7.95 | 153 minutes
Alejandro Gonzalez Iniarritu makes an electrifying directorial debut with AMORES PERROS, an energetic, assured motion picture that jumps off the screen with a seemingly boundless energy. Told in three separate chapters--OCTAVIO AND SUSANA, DANIEL AND VALERIA, and EL CHIVO AND MARU--the film deals with love in the lives of several individuals&hellip…
Aventurera
$25.95 | 101 minutes
In this classic Mexican film, a beautiful exotic dancer (Ninon Sevilla) takes on a dreadful life of prostitution after becoming depressed over the death of her father. Seemingly, however, not all is lost when she meets and falls for a handsome man with a strange and mysterious past. Alberto Gout's wildly inventive film is a must-see for&hellip…
Calzonzin Inspector
$12.95 | 91 minutes
Based on the comic strip "The Super- Machos," Alfonso Arau's (LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE) film takes place in the town of San Garabato, Mexico. A stranger arrives in town, only to have everyone mistakes him for a federal inspector whom they have been waiting for. The townspeople make him a hero because they want him to do good things for&hellip…
Casa de los Babys
$11.95 | 95 minutes
A group of six women from the United States, each of whom wants to adopt a baby, are checked into a hotel in South America waiting for the paperwork to go through. As their wait stretches on for weeks, they each get to know each other, sharing their hopes and fears. Meanwhile, the film explores every layer of people who are effected by…
Conquest
$19.95 | 93 minutes
The demon sorceress Ocron has shadowed the sun with the strength of her will, and the once peaceful Land of Cronos lies in darkness. Only two warriors, Ilias and Maxz, can save the world from her evil sorcery. Legendary Italian horror maestro Luco Fulci is at the helm, joined by equally revered composer Claudio Simonetti, best known for&hellip…
Danzon
$23.00 | 120 minutes
Julia, a single mother who works in an unsatisfying job as a switchboard operator, expresses herself only through danzon, a traditional Cuban ballroom dance. When Carmelo, her dance partner for over five years, suddenly disappears, Julia finds that much of her pleasure in danzon goes with him. Though she knew Carmelo only on the ballroom&hellip…
Death and the Compass
$21.95 | 86 minutes
Alex Cox (REPO MAN) directed this stylized adaptation of Jorge Luis Borges labyrinthine detective story about a totalitarian city of the future plagued by a rash of bizarre crimes. Peter Boyle stars as Lonnrot, a decidedly even headed detective prone to philosophizing and Christopher Eccleston is his nemesis, Red Scarlach, whom Lonnrot&hellip…
Deep Crimson
$17.95 | 114 minutes
In 1940s Mexico, an unhappy, overweight nurse abandons her children to take up with a womanizing drifter who resembles her idol, Charles Boyer. After she blackmails him, they begin a messy crime spree in which they murder a series of wealthy widows. Disturbing and compelling, this acclaimed film is based on the "Lonely Hearts Killers"&hellip…