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

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...

DORA WAS DYSFUNCTIONAL

DescriptionDescription Dora Was Dysfunctional is a sweetly comic tale about a quirky young woman searching for love. When her boyfriend leaves her, she finds comfort in the Ukrainian love rituals recommended by her immigrant grandmother. Eugene, aka Helicopter, acts as manager for his friend Malik, prepping him for try-outs for the USC basketball team. Helicopter...

DREAM GIRLS

DescriptionDescription Kim Longinotto's and Jano Williams' Dream Girls is a fascinating documentary about the Takarazuka Revue, a musical troupe in Japan dedicated to romantic Hollywood-style musical extravaganzas, staged with spectacular sets and choreographyand an all-female cast. In Bui Doi: Life Like Dust, directors Ahrin Mishan and Nick Rothenberg create a subtle portrait of an imprisoned...

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....

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...

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...

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...

DON’T PAVE MAIN STREET: CARMEL’S HERITAGE

DescriptionDescription Clint Eastwood narrates this powerful and revealing look at a little-known sector of Americana-the small group of Bohemians whose ecological passidns, unorthodox ,, lifestyles, and remarkable literary and artistic achievements were largely responsible for making Carmel, California, everything it is today. Veteran documentarian Julian Ludwig and co-director William T. Cartwright Jr. offer a fascinating...

REFLECTIONS OF A CHILDSTAR

DescriptionDescription Mike Schlitt's parodic documentary about Aqua Boy, a former TV child star.

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