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Malcolm X
(1992) [M]

Biography of Malcolm X, the famous African American leader. Born Malcolm Little, his father (a minister) was killed by the Ku Klux Klan. He became a gangster, and while in jail discovered the Nation of Islam writings of Elijah Muhammad. He preaches the teachings when let out of jail, but later on...  More

Trust
(1991) [M]

From director Hal Hartley Trust is a biting, provocative comedy of suburban Middle America. An America riddled with violent, miraculous, hilarious and occasionally lifesaving accidents. A landscape where philosophical bourbon-swilling nurses share the streets with confused grenade-wielding...  More

The Firm
(1993) [M]

"A real thriller! Great cast, great story, great suspense!" -Joel Siegel, Good Morning America Three-time Oscar nominee Tom Cruise delivers the most electrifying performance of his career in this riveting film based on the international best-seller. Cruise plays Mitch McDeere, a brilliant and...  More

Women In Love
(1969) [M]

D.H. Lawrence's 1920 novel about two love affairs is here well-adapted for the big screen. Jackson's galvanizing performance is nearly overshadowed by a lurid nude wrestling scene between Bates and Reed. Academy Award Nominations: 4, including Best Director, Best (Adapted) Screenplay. Academy...  More

Night And The City
(1992) [MA]

Harry Fabian (Robert De Niro) is an unsatisfied, small-time lawyer in New York City; but he has a dream. Helen (Jessica Lange) is equally disgruntled. Their meeting sparks an impulsive shot at the big time, as Harry battles to fulfill his new, all consuming dream of becoming a boxing promoter....  More

La Grande Bouffe (Blow Out)
(1973) [R]

An amusing satire on life, the world and appetites in general. A group of middle-aged men decide to have one last good blow out. Previously banned from general release in Britain. French dialogue with English subtitles.  More

Closely Observed Trains (Closely Watched Trains)
(1966) [M]

Jiri Menzel's tragicomic Closely Observed Trains is generally regarded as one of the finest examples of the Czech New Wave movement of the mid-1960s. Universally acclaimed by critics, in 1968 the film won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. The story concerns Milos Hrma, a trainee...  More

The White Sheik
(1952) [PG]

When a provincial couple go to Rome for their honeymoon, the bride sneaks off to the movie set where her idol, the White Sheik, is making a film. "Perhaps the freshest and the most tender and naturalistic of Fellini's films" (Pauline Kael).  More

Dressed To Kill
(1980) [R]

In this film that combines Hitchcock's slick premises with modern-day gore, a lonely wife follows her shrink's advice and seeks comfort in a stranger. After a seductive, dangerous encounter, the wife meets a homicidal maniac. The prostitute who discovers the body and the victim's son must track...  More

The Bad And The Beautiful
(1952) [PG]

A director, an actress and a writer each explain why they never want to work with producer Jonathan Shields again. Through their stories a portrait is sketched of this man who rose from making B-movies to one of Hollywood's biggest producers by using people in order to get him to the top....  More