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1) Uncut Gems
Language
English
Description
A charismatic jeweler (Adam Sandler) makes a high-stakes bet that could lead to the windfall of a lifetime. In a precarious high-wire act, he must balance business, family, and adversaries on all sides in pursuit of the ultimate win.
2) Mother!
Language
English
Description
Jennifer Lawrence and Javier Bardem deliver unforgettable performances in MOTHER!, director Darren Aronofsky's praised opus. experience the visually arresting psychological thriller that will leave your heart pounding and your mind blown!
3) Pinocchio
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Language
English
Description
Old woodcarver Geppetto's puppet creation, PINOCCHIO, magically comes to life with dreams of becoming a real boy. Easily led astray, Pinocchio tumbles from one misadventure to another as he is tricked, kidnapped and chased by bandits.
4) Jules
Language
English
Description
JULES follows Milton (Kingsley) who lives a quiet life of routine in a small western Pennsylvania town, but finds his day upended when a UFO and its extra-terrestrial passenger crash land in his backyard. Before long, Milton develops a close relationship with the extra-terrestrial he calls “Jules.” Things become complicated when two neighbors (Harris and Curtin) discover Jules and the government quickly closes in. What follows is a funny, wildly...
Language
English
Description
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos (*The Favourite, The Lobster, Dogtooth*) and staring Colin Farrell and Nicole Kidman, THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER is a heart-stopping thriller about a surgeon whose family is terrorized by a depraved teenager determined to take revenge on the doctor for a fatal past mistake. Winner of Best Screenplay at the **Cannes Film Festival**. Nominated for Best Supporting Male and Best Cinematography at the **Film Independent Spirit...
6) Papillon
Language
English
Description
This is the epic story of Henri “Papillon” Charrière (Charlie Hunnam), a safecracker from the Parisian underworld who is framed for murder and condemned to life in the notorious penal colony on Devil’s Island. Determined to regain his freedom, Papillon forms an unlikely alliance with quirky convicted counterfeiter Louis Dega (Oscar-winner Rami Malek), who in exchange for protection, agrees to finance Papillon’s escape. Official Selection...
Language
English
Description
Paul Newman earned an Oscar® nomination plus Best Actor honors from the National Society of Film Critics and New York Film Critics Circle for his portrayal of Sully, a likeable working stiff who’s made a lifetime of bad decisions. But he unexpectedly has a chance to make right on some of them when his estranged son – and grandson – drop into his life. Melanie Griffith and Jessica Tandy are among the talented costars of this engaging film honored...
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Language
English
Description
Two strangers, both folk musicians stranded in California, take a road trip to New York in the days after 9/11. Official Selection at the **Seattle International Film Festival**. *"David Heinz's excellent debut is an ardent plea for togetherness in a divided world. Aided by his leading actors, talented cinematographer, and ear-worm of a soundtrack, Joni and Elliott's journey is a privilege to share." - Chloe Walker, **Film Inquiry***
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Language
English
Description
While her mom sees Madeline as a fragile, emotional teen, the director of her theater workshop sees her as a raw talent with a troubled history that can be exploited for her art. Before long, Madeline's loyalties are torn between mother and mentor. Nominated for the Best of Next! Award at the 2018 **Sundance Film Festival**. Official Selection at the **Berlin International Festival**. Nominated for Best Female Lead and Best Cinematography at the **Film...
11) Nostalgia
Language
English
Description
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, NOSTALGIA explores our relationships to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives. Official Selection at the **Palm Springs International Film Festival**. *"A multi-character study of grief and loss as represented through the things people leave behind, it's a heartfelt work from Pellington." - Norman Wilner, **NOW Toronto***
12) The Mountain
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
English
Description
Set against the 1950’s "golden age" of American male supremacy, an introverted young photographer (Tye Sheridan) joins a renowned lobotomist (Jeff Goldblum) on a tour to promote the doctor’s recently-debunked procedure. As he increasingly identifies with the asylum’s patients, he becomes enamored with a rebellious young woman (Hannah Gross) and lost in the burgeoning New Age movement of the west. Also starring Denis Lavant and Udo Kier. Official...
13) Hit the Road
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Language
Persian
Description
Panah Panahi, son and collaborator of embattled filmmaker Jafar Panahi and apprentice to Iranian master Abbas Kiarostami, makes a striking feature debut with this charming, sharp-witted, and deeply moving comic drama. HIT THE ROAD takes the tradition of the Iranian road-trip movie and adds unexpected twists and turns. It follows a family of four – two middle-aged parents and their sons, one a taciturn adult, the other a ebullient six-year-old –...
Language
English
Description
Seventeen-year-old Jem Starling struggles to define her place within her fundamentalist Christian community in rural Kentucky. Even her greatest joy of dancing with the church group is tempered by worry that her actions are sinful and she is caught between a burgeoning awareness of her own sexuality and her religious devotion. With the return of Owen, an enigmatic youth pastor, Jem soon finds herself attracted to his worldliness and charm. Slowly,...
16) Breaking Surface
Publisher
Music Box Films
Language
Swedish
Description
A few days after Christmas, half-sisters Ida and Tuva set out on a winter dive in a remote part of the Norwegian coastline. Towards the end of the dive, a rockslide traps Tuva under water. As Ida surfaces to call for help, she discovers that the rockslide has struck above water as well, burying their equipment, phones and car keys–they are completely cut off from any chance of outside rescue. As the frantic race for survival unfolds, Ida is put...
17) Woodshock
Language
English
Description
Kirsten Dunst (*Melancholia*) stars as a haunted young woman spiraling into confusion and chaos after she falls under the spell of a potent reality-altering drug. Official Selection at the **Venice International Film Festival** and the **Toronto International Film Festival**.
Language
Français
Description
Raised alone by their authoritarian father in a state of religious conservativism, two siblings without names grow up largely ignorant of the world outside their father's estate. One morning, they find him dead - hanging from a rafter - and must confront their surroundings in order to unravel the mystery of their strange existence. Honorable Mention for Best Canadian Film at the **Toronto International Film Festival.** Nominated for Seven Awards,...
19) Greta
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Language
Portuguese
Description
Pedro, a 70-year-old gay nurse and a big fan of Greta Garbo, needs to find an empty bed in the hospital where he works to save his best friend, Daniela. To do so he decides to help Jean, a criminal in police custody, escape from the premises. But then, worried about Jean's health, Pedro sets the criminal up in his apartment to treat his wounds. The two wind up having a highly-charged affair that brings to the surface Pedro's won solitude, now augmented...
20) Dolores
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Description
Who is Dolores Huerta? One of the most important, yet least known activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union with César Chávez. Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century — and she continues the fight to this day, in her late 80s. With unprecedented access to this intensely private mother of 11, Peter...
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