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The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) - Les Mistons (short feature)
(1959) [PG]

Praised by film-makers (Akira Kurosawa called it "One of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen.") and critics the world over, Truffaut's 400 Blows launched the Nouvelle Vague and paved the way for some of cinema's most important and influential directors. Twelve-year-old Antoine Doinel...  More

Shoot the Piano Player
(1959) [PG]

Francois Truffaut's second feature is the tender but tragic story of a man embroiled in past betrayals. Charlie, a once-renowned concert pianist, is unable to forgive or forget his former wife’s infidelity and now plays background music in a run-down bar. Having rejected the love of a waitress,...  More

Frequency
(2000) [M]

A rare atmospheric phenomenon allows a New York City firefighter to communicate with his son 30 years in the future via short-wave radio. The son uses this opportunity to warn the father of his impending death in a warehouse fire, and manages to save his life. However, what he does not realize is...  More

The Corruptor
(1999) [MA]

Nick Chen is one of New York City's most martial police officers and the first Chinese-born immigrant on the force. Chen's job is to keep the peace in Chinatown from a turf war that has broken out between the Triads and the ruthless, and dangerous Fukienese Dragons. Chen teams up with Danny...  More

Gilda
(1946) [PG]

Rita Hayworth sizzles alonside Glenn Ford and George Macready in Gilda, director Charles Vidor's classic noir set against a backdrop of high life and low characters in a Buenos Aires casino. Exuding sensuality and star power in a dazzling performance, Hayworth delivers lines like "If I'd been a...  More

Bullitt
(1968) [M]

Detective Frank Bullitt's new assignment seems routine: protecting a star witness for an important trial. But before the night is out, the witness lies dying and the cool, no-nonsense Bullitt won't rest until the shooters - and the kingpin pulling their strings - are nailed. From the opening shot...  More

Hammett
(1982) [M]

Based in part on detective-fiction writer Dashiell Hammett's early experiences as a Pinkerton detective, this moderately-noir film has Hammett (using his little-known first name, Sam) involved in an elaborate extortion plot by his former detective agency mentor, Jimmy Ryan. Ryan shows up at...  More

Jack The Ripper
(1988) [M]

It is 1888 and in the Whitechapel area of London's East End a mysterious, sadistic maniac is terrorising the populace, brutally murdering prostitutes on what appears to be an unstoppable killing spree. Nicknamed Jack the Ripper, the killer becomes the target of a huge manhunt led by one of...  More

Heat (1995)
(1995) [MA]

When Al Pacino and Robert De Niro square off, Heat sizzles. Written and directed by Michael Mann, Heat includes dazzling set pieces and a bank heist that USA Today calls "the greatest action scene of recent times." It also offers "the most impressive collection of actors in one movie this year"...  More

The Negotiator
(1998) [MA]

Maverick hostage negotiator Danny Roman (Samuel L. Jackson) is framed for embezzlement and murder. Newly married and unjustly faced with prison, Roman turns hostage-taker to smoke out the guilty ones. Squaring off against him is respected, methodical negotiator Chris Sabian (Kevin Spacey). Under...  More