AMBUSH (RUKAJARVEN TIE)

DescriptionDescription In the first days of the Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union ( 1941-44), idealistic young lieutenant Eero Perkola unexpectedly sees his beloved fiancee Kaarina in a village deserted by the enemy. He asks his superior to have Kaarina and the other women of the auxiliary services transferred from the front line....

AMERICAN HOLLOW

DescriptionDescription This compelling story of an Appalachian family caught between past tradition and the modern world encompasses many of the disquieting and politically-charged social conflicts facing America today. For seven generations, the Bowling family has lived in Saul, Kentucky, one of the poorest and most isolated parts of Appalachia. Like much of the Appalachian population,...

BRINGING OUT THE DEAD

DescriptionDescription Over a span of some fifty years, Elmer Bernstein has proven to be one of our most prolific and versatile screen composers, producing sweeping scores and memorable themes that have become icons of the art form. Bernstein originally planned to be a concert pianist, but radio scores done during World War 11 for the...

BRONX CHEERS

DescriptionDescription After WWII ends, returning veteran Danny is befriended by Logs Laganegra, a former World Heavyweight contender reduced to throwing fights for easy money. Although Logs tries lo help Danny fulfill his songwriting ambitions, Logs' uncontrollable temper inevitably leads to disaster. Struggling to free himself of Logs' negative influence, Danny finally learns to assert his...

AFTER THE RAIN (AME AGARU)

DescriptionDescription In Akira Kurosawa's last screenplay, a group of travelers is stranded at a small country inn after heavy rains. Among them are lhei Misawa, a poor ronin, or masterless samurai, and his wife Tayao. As the rain continues, tensions mount among the guests. The well-meaning lhei takes it upon himself to cheer everyone up...

ALICE

DescriptionDescription Kick off the Halloween weekend with our all-night Halloween Movie Rave- -Thon! On Friday night the Vogue Theatre will host five classic horror, sci-fi and cult films. Most will include live accompaniment, as guest DJs from Berlin DJ Traveler & DJ Neucleus and notorious L.A. DJs Carlos Nino & Tony Watson spin a web...

THE BLUE SUMMER

DescriptionDescription Shot picture-postcard style in the gorgeous Welsh Marches, THE BLUE SUMMER is a provocative experimental feature documentary about a writer's ill-fated attempt to understand his lover and her art via an increasingly tormented contemplation of the media, contemporary art, digitalization, and the countryside. The film opens as an off-screen narrator describes how he discovered...

BOBBY G. CAN’T SWIM

DescriptionDescription Bobby Grace is a low-level drug dealer living a hand-to-mouth existence with his prostitute girlfriend in New York's infamous Hell's Kitchen. When some out-of-town rich kids want to score a kilo, Bobby G. sees the chance to make some real money. But after setting up a deal with a local heavy, he bungles the...

4AM – OPEN ALL NIGHT

DescriptionDescription A misguided sense of propriety and a healthy dose of fear keep two people from striking up a conversation in an all-night diner, until the Counterman bets each of them to take a chance.

BIRDCAGE INN (PARAN DEEMUN)

DescriptionDescription A visceral, engaging contemplation of the universal themes of acceptance and belonging, Kim Ki-Duk's evocative and touching film explores the relationship of two young women to each other and to those around them. Jin-Ah and Hye-Mi are the same age and live under the same roof, but that is where their similarities ostensibly end....

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