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Veronica Guerin
(2003) [MA]

Golden Globe winner Cate Blanchett (The Lord Of The Rings, Elizabeth) stars in VERONICA GUERIN, the critically acclaimed, powerful and poignant true story about a journalist who risked her life in search of the truth. In the mid-1990s, Dublin was nothing short of a war zone, with a few powerful...  More

Shattered Glass
(2003) [M]

Hayden Christensen stars as Stephen Glass, a staff writer for the respected current events and policy magazine The New Republic and a freelance feature writer for Rolling Stones Magazine, Harper's Bazaar and George. By the mid-90s, Glass' articles had turned him into one of the most sought-after...  More

Prisoner of Paradise
(2003) [G]

The startling true story of Kurt Gerron, a well-known and beloved German-Jewish actor, director and cabaret star in Berlin in the 1920’s and ‘30’s. Among his greatest accomplishments Gerron co-starred with the legendary Marlene Dietrich in the film classic, The Blue Angel. Gerron also sang...  More

Monster
(2003) [MA]

Monster stars Oscar winner Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos, the homicidal man-hater whose notorious killing spree eventually led to her execution in 2002, having been convicted of murdering six men. Director Patty Jenkins' remarkable debut feature film digs deep beneath the tabloid headlines to...  More

Capturing the Friedmans (2 disc set)
(2003) [MA]

Capturing The Friedmans is a non-fiction film that explores the elusive nature of the truth through the prism of one of the strangest criminal cases in American history. The Friedmans seem at first to be a typical family. Arnold Friedman is an award winning school teacher, his wife Elaine a...  More

Girl With a Pearl Earring
(2003) [PG]

Set in mid 17th Century Delft in Holland, Girl with a Pearl Earring is a coming-of-age drama about the imagined relationship between Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer (Colin Firth) and a quietly beautiful peasant girl Griet (Scarlett Johansson).  More

Blues Film Collection, Red, White and Blues
(2003) [M]

Guided by the phenomenal talent of Martin Scorsese as Executive Producer, The Blues consists of 7 feature-length films that are both personal and impressionistic, viewed through the lens of 7 world famous directors who share a passion for blues music. In the tradition of 'The Buena Vista Social...  More

The Killing Fields
(1984) [M]

Sydney Schanberg is a New York Times journalist convering the civil war in Cambodia. Together with local representative Dith Pran, they cover some of the tragedy and madness of the war. When the Americans forces leave, Dith Pran sends his family with them, but stays behind himself to help...  More

A Night with Bobby Darin
(2001) [E]

In this highly rated 1970 television special taped at the peak of his popularity, Darin is joined by a young and just-emerging Linda Ronstadt, and the charming George Burns. Includes his classic songs "Simple Song of Freedom", "Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher" and "I Ain't Got Nobody".  More

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers
(2004) [M]

The Life And Death Of Peter Sellers traces the British comic's turbulent rise from popular BBC radio performer to one of the world's most gifted comedic actors. Propelled by an overly possessive mother, Sellers struggled to reconcile his relationship with women, celebrity and his many selves....  More