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Peter Beard: Scrapbooks from Africa and Beyond
(1998) [PG]

The most compelling and comprehensive movie ever produced about the life and work of Peter Beard, the photographer & writer who relentlessly fought in defence of Africa's fauna, this is the definitive portrait of the world's greatest adventure photographer. Narrated by Charlotte Rampling, the...  More

Fox and His Friends: (Fassbinder on Sex)
(1975) [MA]

Fassbinder on Sex combines three of Fassbinder's most risque and self-reflexive films, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fox and his Friends and In a Year with 13 Moons, which offer the maverick filmmaker's unique views about sex and the nature of sexuality.

Fox and his Friends:...  More

In a Year with 13 Moons (Fassbinder on Sex)
(1978) [MA]

Fassbinder on Sex combines three of Fassbinder's most risque and self-reflexive films, The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant, Fox and his Friends and In a Year with 13 Moons, which offer the maverick filmmaker's unique views about sex and the nature of sexuality.

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The Red Balloon / White Mane (Albert Lamorisse's Classic Shorts)
(1956) [G]

THE RED BALLOON (1956)
Albert Lamorisse's Oscar(R)-winning short film is one of the best-loved children's classics of the cinema! Amid the hustle and bustle of downtown Paris, a young boy befriends a red balloon, which follows him wherever he goes. As the boy travels wordlessly from place to...  More

Edward Burtynsky: Manufactured Landscapes
(2006) [G]

Internationally acclaimed for his large-scale photographs of 'manufactured landscapes' ? quarries, recycling yards, factories, mines and dams ? Edward Burtynsky creates stunningly beautiful art from civilisation's materials and debris. This astounding documentary by award winning director...  More

Patti Smith: Dream of Life
(2008) [M]

Steven Sebring's multi-award winning plunge into the philosophy and artistry of cult rocker Patti Smith - legendary singer, artist and poet. Known as the godmother of punk, Patti Smith emerged in the 1970s, galvanizing the music scene with her unique style of poetic rage, music and trademark...  More

The Band's Visit
(2007) [M]

Once, not long ago, a small Egyptian police band arrived in Israel. They came to play at an initiation ceremony but, due to bureaucracy, bad luck, or for whatever reason, they were left stranded at the airport.

They tried to manage on their own, only to find themselves in a desolate,...  More

Ten Empty
(2008) [MA]

Following the tragic death of his mother after a period of mental illness, Elliot Christie fled his suburban Adelaide home to the comforting anonymity of Sydney's busy streets. Now, ten years later, his father has married his mother's sister, and Elliot has returned to his boyhood neighbourhood...  More

My Dinner with Andre
(1981) [G]

Wallace Shawn (Radio Days/Toy Story) and Andre Gregory co-wrote, and star in this piece of archetypal art-house cinema from Louis Malle. Upon release in 1981, the film created quite a stir — there was nothing like it then and there still isn't.

Two friends, Shawn and Gregory, meet...  More

Paris (2008)
(2008) [M]

Pierre (Romain Duris) has enjoyed a successful career as a dancer performing in Parisian nightclubs, but when he's diagnosed with a serious heart condition, his doctor warns him that the strain of his work could kill him. Pierre must reinvent his life, and as he ponders his future and his...  More