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A bold experiment in film narrative that paid off in critical raves and cult status, Louis Malle’s drama consists almost entirely of the dinner conversation of two real-life friends. More or less playing themselves, Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn wrote their own dialogue, which ranges in subject from the New York theatre world to rainforests,

Continue reading My Dinner with Andre (1981)

When her mother dies in a car accident, 4-year-old Ponette (Victoire Thivisol) is left physically and emotionally scarred and in the care of her grief-stricken father. Sent to live with family for a while, Ponette sullenly navigates a world made up mostly of children’s faces and slowly comes to terms with her loss. Thivisol’s powerful,

Continue reading Ponette (1996)

In Disney’s animated adventure, the son (Joaquin Phoenix) of an Indian chief killed by a bear vows vengeance but is transformed by spirits into the very thing he sought to slay. Seeing the world through a bear’s eyes, the young man learns valuable lessons about the cycle of life. This disc includes the full version

Continue reading Brother Bear (2003)

Kurosawa’s Academy-Award-winning production is a testament to the value of friendship and the indomitability of the human spirit. An old hunter is hired as a guide by a party of Russian soldiers on a surveying expedition through Siberia.

Starring: Yuri Solomin, Maksim Munzuk, More

Director: Akira Kurosawa

Genre: Foreign

Format: Widescreen, More

Language: Russian, More

Subtitles: English

Awards: Academy Award

Continue reading Dersu Uzala (1975)

After James’ mother dies in a tragic automobile accident, he befriends Maddy, a lonely older widow who helps him work through his feelings surrounding his mother’s death by telling him that angels often talk to the living through Morse code. As James’ grows closer to her, finding comfort in her company, his family grows to

Continue reading Rumor of Angels (2002)

Inspired by a homeless man’s story, Yosuke (Koji Yakusho), an unemployed businessman, travels to a remote seaside village where a golden Buddha stolen from a Kyoto temple is supposedly hidden. Instead, Yosuke finds Saeko (Misa Shimizu), a woman with an odd affliction: She fills up with water, and when she’s full, she leaks … and

Continue reading Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2002)

A few days before Finland pulls out of World War II, Veiko, a Finnish sniper, is denounced by his comrades for a being a pacifist and a reluctant fighter. While a Russian officer, Ivan, is accused by his army of being a traitor. As punishment, Veiko is shackled to a rock and forced to wear

Continue reading The Cuckoo ( )

A delightful Iranian movie about a boy who loses his sister’s shoes and must share his own sneakers with her in a sort of relay while each attends school at different times during the day. Finally, the boy enters a much-publicized foot race, hoping to place third. The prize: a new pair of sneakers. Directed

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In 1960s Texas, timid teenager Walter (Haley Joel Osment) is forced to spend the summer with his rich and eccentric great-uncles (Michael Caine and Robert Duvall) on their farm. Over time, he learns about their mysterious and dangerous pasts. Emmanuelle Vaugier plays an Arabian sultan’s daughter with whom Duvall’s character fell in love years ago.

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This Months Featured Film, “Masked & Anonymous”
A wandering troubadour named Jack Fate (Bob Dylan) is busted out of prison by his former manager (John Goodman) so he can perform at one last concert that may rekindle his career — and perhaps help bring together his divided country, which is torn by civil war. Co-stars Jeff

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