Orwell Rolls in His Grave

$14.95 | 103 minutes

Author George Orwell's bleak vision of the future was encapsulated in his novel, 1984, which pointed towards a society where thoughts and actions are controlled by an overbearing government. Orwell's frightening prediction of the future was first published in 1948. Fast forward to 2004--exactly 20 years after Orwell's predicted date of&hellip&hellip…

Deadline

$25.95 | 90 minutes

After discovering that 13 of 167 death row inmates were innocent, Republican Illinois governor George Ryan lessened sentences of them all at a 2003 press conference. This gripping documentary delves into both Ryan's struggle to come to grips with the moral questions inherent in the death penalty as well as a judicial system which allows&hellip&hellip…

Dawn of the Dead

$39.95 | 127 minutes

Picking up where NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD left off, and still offering no explanation of why the dead are walking the earth, DAWN plunges headlong into one of the most violent and original horror films ever made. After securing an apartment building overcome with flesh-eating zombies, two Philadelphia area SWAT team members, Peter (Ken&hellip&hellip…

Hyenas

$19.95 | 113 minutes

A tiny Senegalese village is eroded by rampant materialism after a woman exiled for adultery returns home thirty years later, willing to exchange the fortune she amassed for the life of her accuser. Tempted by newfangled Western conveniences, the villagers assent, with pointedly comic results. Adapted from Friedrich Durrenmatt's stage&hellip&hellip…

Notre Musique

$16.95 | 80 minutes

French master Jean-Luc Godard's NOTRE MUSIQUE is a passionate, scathing indictment of war. Divided into three segments, the film boldly condemns the notion of war and the damage that it causes. The first segment, Hell, is a breathtaking visual montage that captures the cruelty and brutality of battle. Next comes Purgatory. Set in postwar&hellip&hellip…

Oldboy

$20.95 | 115 minutes

It would be a sin to reveal too much about this riveting and bizarre thriller from Korean director Chan Wook Park, except to say that it's about a man named Dae-Su (Choi Min-Sik) who is locked in a hotel room for 15 years without knowing his captor's motives. When he is finally released, Dae Su finds himself still trapped in a web of&hellip&hellip…

Palindromes

$16.95 | 100 minutes

With PALINDROMES, fiercely independent writer-director Todd Solondz (HAPPINESS, STORYTELLING) places the topic of abortion under his scathing microscope. This time around, Solondz takes an even more daring approach by casting seven different actors to play the film's lead role. Aviva Victor is the young New Jersey cousin of the recently&hellip&hellip…

Not on the Lips

$16.95 | 117 minutes

Helmed by legendary French director Alain Resnais (HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR), NOT ON THE LIPS is a stunning operetta. Stylistically resembling an early-20th century film, Resnais casts Audrey Tatou (AMELIE) and Sabine Azéma (SAME OLD SONG) as two women vying for the affections of Charly (Jalil Lespert). Comedic capers ensue, with the cast&hellip&hellip…

Jews In Space

$19.95 | 89 minutes

"Why is this night different from all the other nights?" The answer to this traditional Passover question lingers throughout this twisted comedy-drama about a Jewish family in Buenos Aires who comes together to celebrate the holiday, despite petty jealousy, mismatched romantic feelings, and a suicidal patriarch. Affectionate yet keenly&hellip&hellip…

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