Kanopy (Firm)
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The incredible true story of aspiring filmmaker and Hollywood outsider Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) as he and his best friend Greg (Dave Franco) defiantly pursue their dreams and embark on the hilarious odyssey of making the now-infamous cult classic *The Room*. **Oscar** nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay. **Golden Globe** winner for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Nominated for Best Male Lead at the **Film...
22) Leonie
Publisher
Monterey Video
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
In the lush tradition of the glorious films of Merchant and Ivory, comes the true story of Leonie Gilmour (Emily Mortimer), who crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. An independent young woman frustrated by turn-of-the century gender norms, Gilmour finds work as an editor for the famous Japanese poet, Yone Noguchi (Shido Nakamura). Their relationship grows and becomes romantic, but Noguchi...
Publisher
Lions Gate Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
A merciless cowboy (Bill Pullman) sets out on a dangerous journey across the frontier, determined to do whatever it takes to avenge his longtime partner’s brutal murder in this thrilling, action-packed western. Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. "*This is a satisfying indie western, a dark and brooding film made with both a modern touch and real love for the genre.*" - Kenneth Turan, ***The Los Angeles Times***
24) Journey's end
Publisher
Good Deed Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
The Great War - March, 1918. C-company arrives to take its turn in the front-line trenches of northern France, led by the war-weary Captain Stanhope. With a German offensive imminently approaching, the company anxiously awaits their unknown fate. Based on the Tony award winning play. Nominated for Best Actor at the (Sam Claflin) at the **Evening Standard British Film Awards**. *"JOURNEY'S END ... [is] a tale that is both harrowing and heartbreaking."...
25) The kitchen
Publisher
Monterey Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Jennifer (Laura Prepon, Orange is the New Black) is turning 30 and her best friend Stan is throwing her a party. But she is in no mood to celebrate. She just left her job, as well as her cheating boyfriend, Paul. Her cynical little sister Penny is threatening to overshadow the whole affair with the most inappropriate party announcement. And she is pretty sure she's too old to still be living with her creepy roommate.. What starts out as a well-intentioned...
26) Meek's cutoff
Publisher
Oscilloscope Pictures
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
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Description
A wagon train of three families has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a shortcut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. Over the coming days, the emigrants face the scourges of hunger, thirst, and their own lack of faith in each other's instincts for survival. When they encounter a Native American, they must choose...
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Secure within a desolate home as an unnatural threat terrorizes the world, the tenuous domestic order he has established with his wife and son is put to the ultimate test with the arrival of a desperate young family seeking refuge. Despite the best intentions of both families, paranoia and mistrust boil over as the horrors outside creep ever-closer, awakening something hidden and monstrous within him as he learns that the protection of his family...
28) Tortilla soup
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
Side A: widescreen presentation ; side B: full screen presentation.
Language
English
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Description
Three grown sisters, Maribel, Leticia and Carmen try to cope and live with the fact that their father Martin, a veteran chef, is slowly losing his sense of taste. Martin has one simple rule: be at home for Sunday dinner and attendance is both mandatory and non-negotiable. A rift in the family develops when the sisters develop relationships and an obnoxious woman sets her sights on Martin's affections.. Winner of Best Supporting Actress in a Motion...
Publisher
A24 Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Based on a true story, an idealistic young employee (Theo James) working at the UN investigates the grisly murder of his predecessor and uncovers a vast global conspiracy, that may even involve his own boss (Ben Kingsley), in this gripping and timely thriller. "*"Backstabbing For Beginners" is a mesmerizing, intense watch with beautiful acting and powerful directing.*" - Bobby LePire, ***Film Threat*** "*An elegantly shot, compelling impression of...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Set in Cape Cod over one scorching summer, this fun and stylized thriller follows Daniel (Timothée Chalamet), a teenager who gets in over his head dealing drugs with the neighborhood rebel while pursuing his new partner's enigmatic sister (Maika Monroe). Official Selection at the **SXSW Film Festival**. "*Elijah Bynum solicits strong performances from his young cast - especially Timothée Chalamet as the teenage fish out of water - and blends humor...
31) Leave no trace
Publisher
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
[Spanish subtitled version].
Language
English
Description
Will (Ben Foster) and his teenage daughter, Tom (Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie), have lived off the grid for years in the forests of Portland, Oregon. When their idyllic life is shattered, both are put into social services. After clashing with their new surroundings, Will and Tom set off on a harrowing journey back to their wild homeland. Nominated for Best Feature, Best Supporting Female, and Best Director at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.**...
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
[2006]
Edition
Special collector's ed.
Language
English
Description
Aside from a secret affair with a housewife (Mary Steenburgen), Gilbert Grape (Johnny Depp) spends his days stocking shelves at a grocery store, caring for his mentally handicapped brother (Leonardo DiCaprio), and holding together a large family headed by Mama, a former beauty queen whose weight tops 500 pounds. But just when Gilbert thinks nothing will ever change, a beautiful stranger (Juliette Lewis) arrives on the scene, capturing his heart. Nominated...
33) Harold and Maude
Publisher
Paramount Pictures
Pub. Date
1971, 2000
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Language
English
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Description
Deadpan rich boy Harold (Bud Cort) stages elaborate suicide tableaux to get the attention of his mother, but she keeps planning his brilliant future for him instead. Obsessed with the trappings of death, Harold freaks out his blind dates, modifies his new sports car to look like a mini-hearse, and attends funerals, where he meets the spirited Maude (Ruth Gordon). An eccentric to the core, Maude lives exactly as she pleases, with avid collecting and...
34) Hereditary
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Collette) begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more she discovers, the more he family finds themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a...
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Inspired by actual events, this "ripped-from-the-headlines" thriller features Kathy Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) as a Nebraskan police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Her expectations of helping to rebuild a devastated country are dashed when she uncovers a dangerous reality of corruption, cover-up, and intrigue amid a world of private contractors and multinational diplomatic doubletalk.
36) Mid90s
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
From writer/director Jonah Hill, MID90s is a moving look at Stevie, a kid living in LA in the 90s, as he escapes his turbulent home life with a new group of friends he meets at a local skate shop, plunging him into a world of fun, danger, and excitement. Nominated for Best Editing at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards.** Nominated for Best Film at the **Berlin International Film Festival**. "*A terrific coming-of-age film from first-time director...
37) Antarctic antics
Publisher
Weston Woods Studios
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
Celebrate the slips and slides and swims and glides of delightful penguins in poetry and song.
38) Woodshock
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2017]
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**.
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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Description
Struggling to build relationships with others, a teenage math prodigy (Asa Butterfield, *Hugo, Enders Game*) develops a budding friendship with a young girl while competing at the International Mathematics Olympiad. Nominated for Best Actor (Asa Butterfield), Best Supporting Actress (Sally Hawkins), and Best Supporting Actor (Rafe Spall) at the **British Independent Film Awards**. Official Selection at the **Toronto Independent Film Festival**. *"It...
40) Submergence
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
In a room with no windows on the eastern coast of Africa, a Scotsman, James More, is held captive by jihadist fighters. Thousands of miles away in the Greenland Sea, Danielle Flinders prepares to dive in a submersible to the ocean floor. In their confines they are drawn back to the Christmas of the previous year, where a chance encounter on a beach in France led to an intense and enduring romance.