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7241) The Body
Publisher
One World Digital
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
Español
Description
A detective searches for the body of a femme fatale which has gone missing from a morgue.
7242) Happy Times
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
An Israeli American couple plan a Sabbath dinner party for a group of fellow ex-pat friends and family in their Hollywood Hills mansion. What could possibly go wrong? Well, start with a deadly mix of alcohol, add inflated egos, some inappropriate lust and top with raging jealousy and the result is of cauldron of murderous mayhem. A shot gun, garden sheers, kitchen knives and even a garbage disposal are used as weapons of choice as these deranged guests...
7243) Custody
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
Français
Description
A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the center in this thrilling domestic drama. Miriam and Antoine Besson have divorced, and Miriam is seeking sole custody of their son Julien to protect him from a father she claims is violent. Antoine pleads his case as a scorned dad whose children have been turned against him by their vindictive mother. Unsure who is telling the truth, the appointed judge rules in favor of...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Holding Ground is at once a cautionary tale of urban policies gone wrong and a message of hope for all American cities. In 1985, African-American, Latino, Cape Verdean, and European-American residents in Roxbury, MA united to revitalize their community. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative went on to gain national recognition as residents fought to close down illegal dumps, gain unprecedented control of land from City Hall and create a comprehensive...
7245) Portland Expose
Publisher
MVD Entertainment Group
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
A Senate investigating committee's real-life (and widely publicized) probe into organized crime in Portland, Oregon, sparked this hard-hitting drama with Edward Binns as a tavern owner who finds himself--and his family--caught in the battle between rival gang lords. Frank Gorshin, "The Riddler" to TV's Batman, has a you'll-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it scene attempting to rape Binns' teen daughter!
7246) Becky
Publisher
Quiver Distribution
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Spunky and rebellious Becky tries to reconnect with her father during a weekend getaway at a lakefront house. But the trip soon takes a turn for the worse when convicts on the run, led by the merciless Dominick, suddenly invade the home.
7247) Black Coal, Thin Ice
Publisher
Well Go USA
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
An ex cop and his ex partner decide to follow up on investigation of a series of murders that ended their careers and shamed them, when identical murders begin again.
7248) Outside The Law
Publisher
Cohen Film Collection
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Français
Description
This **Oscar-nominated** drama tells the story of a family fighting for Algeria's independence from France after World War II. After losing their family home in Algeria, three brothers are scattered across the globe. Messaoud joins the French army fighting in Indochina; Abdelkader becomes a leader of the Algerian independence movement; Said moves to Paris to make his fortune in the shady clubs and boxing halls of Pigalle. Gradually, their interconnecting...
7249) Knives and Skin
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
What happened to Carolyn Harper? Part suburban nightmare, part neon-soaked teenage fever dream, this tantalizing mystery traces the wave of fear and distrust that spreads across a small Midwestern town in the wake of a high school girl's mysterious disappearance. As the loneliness and darkness lurking beneath the veneer of everyday life gradually comes to light, a collective awakening seems to overcome the town's teenage girls—gathering in force...
7250) Cartoneros
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Cartoneros follows the paper recycling process in Buenos Aires from the trash pickers who collect paper informally through middlemen in warehouses, to executives in large corporate mills. The process exploded into a multimillion dollar industry after Argentina's latest economic collapse. The film is both a record of an economic and social crisis and an invitation to audiences to rethink the value of trash. Filmmaker: Ernesto Livon-Grosman.
7251) We Once Were Tide
Publisher
SND Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Set on a small island off the south coast of England, WE ONCE WERE TIDE tells the story of Anthony and Kyle, and their last night together as Kyle moves away leaving Anthony to look after his terminally ill mother. This short film is concerned with exploring the intimate and often unspoken moment in which we give something special away.
7252) Undine
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Christian Petzold boldly reimagines the ancient myth of Undine in this suspenseful tale of romance and betrayal in modern day Berlin. Undine (Paula Beer) works as a historian lecturing on Berlin's urban development. But when the man she loves leaves her, the myth catches up with her. Undine has to kill the man who betrays her and return to the water. Will Undine defy fate when she meets a diver (Franz Rogowski) offering her a chance at new love?
7253) Tears of the Sun
Publisher
Revolution Studios
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Bruce Willis stars as Lt. A.K. Waters, the loyal veteran officer of a Navy S.E.A.L unit. When he’s sent into the heart of Africa, the usually hard-bitten Waters finds himself deeply conflicted at having to choose between following orders and the dictates of his own conscience.
7254) Lissy
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
1957.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Berlin, early 1930s. Lissy (Sonja Sutter), a young woman raised in a socialist working-class family, marries a clerk who promises her a better life. During the depression, however, he gets fired and can’t find a new job. Desperate for companionship and money, he falls for Nazi propaganda and joins the Storm Troopers. Lissy's brother, who for a time sympathized with the communists, now also wears the SA uniform. When he is killed by the Nazis—because...
7255) Vendetta
Publisher
Vertical Entertainment
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
William Duncan’s daughter and wife are murdered by a ruthless crime family. Duncan is determined to get revenge, picking off members of the gang one by one, until he completes his mission of revenge, which ultimately destroys his own life.
7256) Endless Night
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
1972.
Language
English
Description
Michael works as a Rolls Royce chauffeur for rich Americans on tours around Europe. When he meets Ellie, a lovely young American, a love affair soon develops between them. But they are interrupted by a strange, sinister old woman who warns Ellie - 'Go now before the harm is done!' ENDLESS NIGHT is based on a suspense novel by Agatha Christie and stars Hayley Mills and George Sanders.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"The false memory attack is one that has caused a great deal of unhappiness and a great deal of difficulty. It has also helped raise the standard of care. There is no doubt that the law has intruded into the practice of therapy, and there is no doubt that it will continue to do so." Alan Scheflin, JD. The 1990s saw a vigorous and well-publicized backlash, exemplified by the false memory movement, against sexual abuse survivors and the therapists who...
7258) The Son Of Joseph
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Français
Description
A nativity story reboot that gently skewers French cultural pretensions, following a discontented Parisian teenager in search of a father. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Film Festival** and the **New York Film Festival**. *"...builds to a lovely finale that evokes the Bible, the French Resistance and the surreal." - Ben Kenigsberg, **The New York Times*** *"...it's as thrilling as it is ingenious." - Richard Brody, **New Yorker***...
7259) Held for Questioning
Publisher
DEFA Film Library
Pub. Date
1982.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Based on Hermann Kant's autobiographical novel, the acclaimed film HELD FOR QUESTIONING raises existential questions about crime and punishment, as well as obedience and responsibility. In the fall of 1945, a few months after the end of WWII, 19-year-old German POW Mark Niebuhr (Sylvester Groth, "Inglourious Basterds") arrives with other prisoners at a train station near Warsaw. When a Polish woman accuses him of being the Nazi officer who killed...
7260) Mister Mayfair
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Max Mayfair is living the 'good life'. Having left New York City and his past as a gangster, he now runs the most glamorous club in all of London: Rat pack style.
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