EYES WITHOUT A FACE

DescriptionContactDescription Of all the mad doctors that the cinema has given us, Dr. Genessier (Pierre Brasseur) in EYES WITHOUT A FACE is the one who has most elements in common with Dr. Ledgard (Antonio Banderas) in THE SKIN I LIVE IN, although Dr. Frankenstein is on echo common to both films. After a review of...

FAUST

DescriptionDescription Winner of the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, FAUST is director Alexander Sokurov's fourth and final film in his tetralogy on the corrupting effects of power In MOLOCH, TAURUS and THE SUN , Sokurov turned his gaze on Hitler, Lenin and Japan's Emperor Hirohito, respectively. Here , the RUSSIAN ARK director offers...

EXPECTING (LA ESPERA)

DescriptionDescription Expecting Waiting. A teen girl with a bright future buys some pills from a woman on a pork bench. She goes home and her parents are out of town. Her boyfriend comes over. This could be preparation for a night of fun, but that's already happened Now she's pregnant and since abortion is illegal...

EXTRATERRESTRIAL (EXTRATERRESTRE)

DescriptionDescription TIMECRIMES director Nacho Vigalondo's surprising second feature finds an alien invasion providing the backdrop for one of the most delightful romantic comedies in years.

THE EAGLEMAN STAG

DescriptionDescription A dark, cerebral comedy about a man's obsession with his quickening perception of time.

EX-SEX

DescriptionDescription A one-night stand between two people who used to be in love (or so they thought).

DR. BREAKFAST

DescriptionDescription A surreal meditation on the quirky but rejuvenating nature of friendship and the most important meal of the day.

DRAGONSLAYER

DescriptionDescription Filmed in and around abandoned houses, punk shows and empty swimming pools in Fullerton, California, DRAGONSLAYER is a gritty documentary portrait of Josh "Skreech" Sandoval, a truly unique character who operates on his own wavelength. Something of a local skate legend, Skreech is able to travel the world via lucrative skateboarding sponsorships, but when...

CORIOLANUS

DescriptionDescription In his feature film directing debut, Ralph Fiennes has crafted a masterful adaptation of one of the Bard's most gripping tragedies. Setting Shakespeare's verse against a modern backdrop of 24-hour cable news networks and instant polling, this story of power, politics and pride speaks strongly to our own volatile, polarized times. The film is...

THE DISH & THE SPOON

DescriptionDescription Furious over her husband's infidelity, Rose (Greta Gerwig) recklessly drives to her pa rent's deserted beach house with a single goal: revenge. Along the way, Rose meets a young British teen (newcomer Olly Alexander) who togs along to bear witness to Rose's rage-filled, and often humorous, meltdowns. The desolate off-season coastal Delaware setting underscores...

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