THE CHRISTMAS ORATORIO

DescriptionDescription A gripping family saga of longing and passion begins one illfated summer day and spans three generations trying to deal with the loss of a beloved young wife and mother. Encompassing sorrow, joy, passion, pain, humor, and a plenitude of wonderful characters in a lush country setting, this is a film about the remarkable...

HACKS

DescriptionDescription This witty ensemble comedy about the lives of televison writers in Hollywood, boasts an all-star cast including Stephen Rea, I!leana Douglas, John Ritter, Tom Arnold, Ryan O'Neal, Lisa Kudrow, Olivia D'Abo and Jason Priestley. Brian is suffering from writer's block. It has been a year now since his nervous breakdown. He has just been...

BROTHER (BRAT)

DescriptionDescription Danila Bagrov (brilliantly portrayed by Sergei Bodrov of PRISONER OF THE MOUNTAINS) returns home after two years in the army. Dissatisfied with life in the provincial small town, he leaves for St. Petersburg where his elder brother has been very successful in business for the last few years. But he soon learns the truth...

CHARACTER (KARAKTER)

DescriptionDescription This tale opens with a bloodied young lawyer named Katadreuffe (Fedja van Huet) being arrested for the murder of an important and feared citizen, bailiff Dreverhaven (Jan Decleir), who also happens to be his father. Flashbacks give the accused's version of the events leading to the crime, beginning before his birth. Katadreuffe's mother, (Betty...

A GUY WALKS INTO A BAR

DescriptionDescription A young man journeys to Hollywood to pursue his dream of acting in westerns.

BLACK SUNDAY

DescriptionDescription Eerie and atmospheric, this starts with a bunch of medieval witches being ritually killed with spiked masks. The witches swear revenge and come back to terrorize their descendants a couple hundred years later. Steele plays both witch and innocent beautiful descendant. Beautifully scored by Les Baxter.

THE BLOODY GLOVE

DescriptionDescription A Christmas Eve night full of surprises and unexpected plots when Werner's colleague, Sam, discovers that he has been falsifying the books and wants the money back.

BRIDE OF MIDNIGHT

DescriptionDescription Based on a screenplay by Luis Burruel, this is a gothic tale of jealousy and ambition, focusing on a wealthy family living in isolation in rural Galicia at the end of the 19th century. When a young man comes to visit and becomes attracted to the beautiful daughter, dark secrets begin to surface. Against...

A GRAND DAY OUT

DescriptionDescription brings to audiences the best in contemporary clay animated films of the last 20 years. This landmark collection celebrates the I 00th anniversary of stop motion filmmaking, the earliest form of animation. Produced one frame at a time, and sometimes taking years to complete, these articulated visions in clay offer a sensory experience for...

THE GREAT COGNITO

DescriptionDescription brings to audiences the best in contemporary clay animated films of the last 20 years. This landmark collection celebrates the I 00th anniversary of stop motion filmmaking, the earliest form of animation. Produced one frame at a time, and sometimes taking years to complete, these articulated visions in clay offer a sensory experience for...

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