October 16, 2019
TALES OF HOFFMANN
DescriptionDescription The New York Times called Tales of Hoffmann, "By far the most glowingly ambitious and swanky attempt ever made to recreate classical opera on the motion picture screen." The film portrays the German poet Hoffmann in three adventures as he searches for the perfect woman. All the stories deal with the transforming powers of...
October 16, 2019
STARBABY
DescriptionDescription In Benders, Franny, an alcoholic, falls desperately for Jack, a crisis hotline operator and recovering addict. This truly human tale touchingly portrays two lost people who struggle together to overcome alcoholism and loneliness. In Starbaby, a star-struck waif adrift in Hollywood is taken in by celebrity-hounds, falls for Luke Perry, and hangs out with...
October 16, 2019
SOLDIER OF ORANGE (SOLDAAT VAN ORANJE)
DescriptionDescription Nominated for a 1979 Academy Award, this suspenseful World War II story set in the Netherlands concerns the heroics of six young Dutch men involved in the Resistance. "Verhoeven is a filmmaker of immense vitality, passion, and humor, which gives his work a sweeping romantic quality."-Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
October 16, 2019
SNAKES AND LADDERS (SERPIENTES Y ESCALERAS)
DescriptionDescription The childhood game of the title serves as a metaphor for the coming-of-age of two young Mexican women in the male-dominated society of the 1950s. Along with Dana Rotberg (Danzon), director Busi Cortes (Rome/fa's Secret) is at the forefront of the new women directors movement in contemporary Mexican cinema. "Cortes gracefully captures a world...
October 16, 2019
SHOE BIZ
DescriptionDescription Frederic Cassidy's Kissing Time is a reverential and referential tribute to silent films, made in the tradition of 1920s cinema. Bloods on the Moon is a textured examination of a father forced to decide which to believe, his instinct or his love for his son. Elizabeth's fiance has left her for another in Shoe...
October 16, 2019
RULES OF THE ROAD
DescriptionDescription "The Travellers have no place left to go. And they never knew a place where they could stay," concludes documentary filmmaker Oliver Herbrich about the subjects of his film. For centuries the Travellers have wandered the Irish countryside in a gypsylike fashion. Tinsmiths, migrant workers, fortune tellers, and peddlers, they would do just about...
October 16, 2019
SCREAM OF STONE (SCHREI AUS STEIN)
DescriptionDescription Spectacular scenes of a dizzying ascent and breathtaking mountain landscapes provide the backdrop to a parable of fatal passions in renowned director Werner Herzog's latest film. Roccia is the most experienced mountaineer in the world; Martin, representative of a younger generation, is the best rock climber. A supreme egotist, Roccia accepts a challenge to...
October 16, 2019
ROOSTERS
DescriptionDescription Edward James Olmos stars in Robert M. Young's film about the power struggles among a strong-willed Latino family in the contemporary American Southwest. Gallo Morales returns home from prison intent on resuming his career breeding fighting cocks. But his father has willed the prize bird to Gal Io's son Hector who has different plans....
October 16, 2019
RHINOSKIN: THE MAKING OF A MOVIE STAR
DescriptionDescription A hilarious look at one young actor's journey through the minefield of Hollywood. Humiliation comes in large doses for Tod De Pree, whose goal is to get a one-line part in a sitcom before Rhinoskin's production runs out of money Acting roles and dates with beauty queens are in short supply, while meetings with...
October 16, 2019
REFLECTIONS OF A CHILDSTAR
DescriptionDescription Mike Schlitt's parodic documentary about Aqua Boy, a former TV child star.
