Ekaterina Maximova, Vladimir Vasiliev. From a 1978 live recording, this performance by the Bolshoi Ballet of Tchaikovsky's masterpiece lights up the stage and screen. A young girl is swept into a... more
Mountains May Depart (Blu-ray) Screened in competition at the 68th Cannes International Film Festival, Jia Zhangke's Mountains May Depart is among the Chinese auteur's most ambitious works. The... more
Includes: Marihuana (1936)Did you know that the use of marihuana is steadily increasing among the youth of the country? Watch what happens as a teenage "pot party" leads to crime, pregnancy,... more
Maya Plisetskaya, Alexander Bogatyrev. Tchaikovsky's haunting ballet is brought to life in this 1976 live recording by the Bolshoi Ballet. Prince Siegfried, now of age and forced to marry, finds... more
Before directing his first feature, Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear, Diabolique) spent ten years learning the ropes. During this prolific period as a screenwriter he learned cinematic... more
Rüdiger Suchsland, Hans Henrik Wöhler, Fritz Lang. This fascinating film-history documentary explores the film of the Weimer Republic (1918–33) in Germany, identifying trends and themes in that era... more
Somehow adults managed to make "the awkward years" more uncomfortable with these educational films about teenage sexual development, juvenile delinquency, drug use and more. Enjoy (or cringe) at... more
Enjoy nostalgia or a laugh at these sometimes campy and sometimes clever films designed to teach children the basic importance of hand washing, shoelace tying and playground safety. Films span the... more
Playfully exploring the outer reaches of cult film fandom, Sex Madness Revealed is both an ingenious twist on the audio commentary and a satire of the wisecrack track (featuring the voice of MST3K... more