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Scientology: The Ex-Files
Dir. Quentin McDermott
(2011)
44 minutes
- Genres:
- Documentary / Religion
- Documentary / Conspiracy
- Cult / Hyperreality / Shockumentary
- International / Oceania / Australian
In this powerful documentary, a band of former elite members of Scientology emerge from the secretive religion to allege extreme cruelty, slave labour and financial greed.
Sita Sings the Blues
Dir. Nina Paley
(2009)
82 minutes
- Genres:
- Music / Musical
- Adaptation / Literary
- Animation / Cel/Hand-Drawn
- Comedy / Anarchic Comedy
- Fantasy / Fable
- Independent / Narrative
- International / Americas / North American / American
The eclectic layering of personal history, epic myth and saucy musical number in SITA SINGS THE BLUES is held together by Nina Paley’s palpable pleasure in the art of storytelling.
Radar Secret Service
Dir. Sam Newfield
(1950)
57 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Criminal / Gangster
- Crime / Transgression / Espionage
- International / Americas / North American / American
- Film noir / 1950s noir
It's science versus crime when agents of a foreign power working with local gangsters steal a truck loaded with secret atomic materials, and the members of Secret Service's new "radar unit" use the latest technology to run down the lawbreakers.
Natural Selection
Dir. Robbie Pickering
(2011)
90 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Comedy / Dysfunctional Family
- Drama / Dramedy
- Independent / Narrative
- International / Americas / North American / American
Winner of the Grand Jury and Audience Awards at SXSW and nominated for two Independent Spirit Awards, including Best Actress for Rachael Harris, NATURAL SELECTION is a wonderfully irreverent comedy about a devoted Texas housewife.
Dogtooth
Kynodontas
Dir. Yorgos Lanthimos
(2009)
97 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Black Comedy
- Drama / Dysfunctional Family
- International / European / Greek
Graceful, enigmatic and often frightening, DOGTOOTH is an ingenious dark comedy that won the Prix Un Certain Regard at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, propelling Yorgos Lanthimos to the forefront of contemporary cinema’s most ambitious young filmmakers.
The Whisperer in Darkness
Dir. Sean Branney
(2011)
103 minutes
- Genres:
- Horror / Creature Feature / Extraterrestrial
- Horror / Occult
- Science Fiction / Extraterrestrial Invasion
- Adaptation / Literary / Prose
- Suspense / Psychological
- International / Americas / North American / American
THE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS relates the adventure of Albert Wilmarth, a folklore professor at Miskatonic University, as he investigates legends of strange creatures rumored to dwell in the most remote mountains of Vermont.
Brian Eno: The Man Who Fell to Earth
Dir. Ed Haynes
(2011)
156 minutes
- Genres:
- Documentary / Art / Performing Arts / Music
- Documentary / Biography
- Music / Rockumentary / Popular Music
- International / European / United Kingdom / British
Musician, composer, producer, music theorist, singer and visual artist, Brian Eno is probably best known for his early work with Roxy Music and as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
Vacationland
Dir. Todd Verow
(2006)
104 minutes
- Genres:
- LGBT / Narrative
- Drama / Coming of Age
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Independent / Narrative
- International / Americas / North American / American
This unflinching work from New York City based filmmaker Todd Verow is a deeply personal, semi-autobiographical story of growing up gay in picturesque Maine.
The Girl in the News
Dir. Carol Reed
(1940)
77 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Courtroom
- Crime / Transgression / Murder
- Drama / Procedural
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- International / European / United Kingdom / British
An unsuspecting nurse, once acquitted of murder, is hired to care for the wheelchair-bound Mr. Bentley.
Chariots of the Gods
Dir. Harald Reinl
(1972)
93 minutes
- Genres:
- Adaptation / Literary
- Cult / Hyperreality / Shockumentary
- Documentary / Conspiracy
- Science Fiction / Space Travel
- International / Americas / North American / American
World-renowned authority Erich von Daniken's film version of his best-selling book, CHARIOTS OF THE GODS, gives stunning visual proof that some form of life from outer space landed on Earth centuries ago.
The Fairy
Dir. Dominique Abel, Fiona Gordon, Bruno Romy
(2011)
94 minutes
- Genres:
- Comedy / Romantic Comedy
- Comedy / Slapstick
- Fantasy / Fairy Tale
- Fantasy / Magic
- International / European / Belgian
- International / European / French
Filled with a colorful cast of supporting characters and a number of gracefully executed dance sequences, THE FAIRY is a whimsical tale about the happiness that can be squeezed out of even the most mundane of lives.
Everyone Else
Alle Anderen
Dir. Maren Ade
(2009)
124 minutes
- Genres:
- International / European / German
- Drama / Romantic Drama
- Drama / Dysfunctional Family
A young couple’s relationship is pushed to the brink while vacationing in the Mediterranean in this smart, sexy drama from acclaimed new filmmaker Maren Ade.
Sky Liner
Dir. William Berke
(1947)
49 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Mystery/Whodunit
- Crime / Transgression / Murder
- Film noir / 1940s noir
- International / Americas / North American / American
A wild assortment of travelers (movie actresses, eloping couples, child singers, spinsters, crooks and more) board a LaGuardia Airport flight, unaware that other passengers might be spies and counter-spies.
And Then There Were None
Dir. René Clair
(1945)
97 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Mystery/Whodunit
- Classic / Classic Crime
- Crime / Criminal / Sociopath/Supervillain
- Drama / Tragedy
- Suspense / Revenge
- Adaptation / Literary / Prose
- International / Americas / North American / American
Ten people, strangers to each other, are invited to a lavish estate on an island. Through a recording, their mysterious host accuses each of his "guests" of murder.
Motor Patrol
Dir. Sam Newfield
(1950)
66 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Crime-fighter / Police
- Crime / Criminal / Gangster
- Crime / Transgression / Thievery
- International / Americas / North American / American
- Film noir / 1950s noir
Roaring down America's highways in the pursuit of justice, motorcycle policeman put the heat on a car theft ringleader who uses a legitimate garage as a front.
Shoot to Kill
Dir. William Berke
(1947)
64 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Criminal / Gangster
- Crime / Transgression / False Accusation
- Film noir / 1940s noir
- International / Americas / North American / American
- Drama / Political
- Suspense / Political
The District Attorney and his wife are involved in a car crash with an escaped convict. When only the spouse survives, a roving reporter visits the hospital to hear her account of what happened.
Roaring City
Dir. William Berke
(1951)
58 minutes
- Genres:
- Drama / Gaming/Gambling
- Film noir / 1950s noir
- International / Americas / North American / American
- Sport / Boxing
Private eye Dennis O'Brien (Hugh Beaumont) will do anything for a dame or a dollar, tackling two more assignments filled with pistol-point suspense.
Blonde Ice
Dir. Jack Bernhard
(1948)
74 minutes
- Genres:
- Crime / Transgression / Murder
- Film noir / 1940s noir
- Suspense / Psychological / Compulsion
- Drama / Melodrama
- International / Americas / North American / American
Thought lost since the early 1970s, BLONDE ICE tells the bizarre tale of a beautiful society columnist with a desire for money and position that turns her into a serial killer, a story most Hollywood studios of the 1940s wouldn't touch!
New York Confidential
Dir. Russell Rouse
(1955)
88 minutes
- Genres:
- Film noir / 1950s noir
- Crime / Criminal / Gangster
- Drama / Melodrama
- Classic / Classic Crime
- Crime / Criminal / Contract Killer
- International / Americas / North American / American
A New York City mob boss deals out death as the answer to every crisis: from a minor member of his own syndicate, to a Washington lobbyist, to his own hired killers!
After the Ball
Après le bal
Dir. Georges Méliès
(1897)
1 minute
- Genres:
- International / European / French
- Cult / Exploitation / Sexploitation
- Short / Narrative
Featuring a scenario so trite it has become timeless (a woman removes garments in order to be bathed by her maid), AFTER THE BALL may be the only surviving example of a Star Film given over entirely to erotica.



