Intriguing look at the films and gay life of Rock Hudson, as narrated by Hudson "himself" from beyond the grave. By looking at clips from the actor's most popular films like "Pillow Talk" and tracing... more
Chilling true-life account dramatizes the desperate search for Bruno Lüdke, a German serial killer who was responsible for the grisly murders of over 80 women between 1933 and 1944. Although Lüdke... more
From director Mark Rappaport ("Rock Hudson's Home Movies") comes this offbeat documentary look at actress Jean Seberg, who went from college student to film star in 1957's "Saint Joan," gained fame... more
In a settlement of pre-WWI German East Africa, few figures were as universally loathed as the greedy, slovenly, arrogant speculator August Bolte (Jean Hersholt). After squeezing a debtor back home... more
Though living in a squalid Berlin boardinghouse, salesman Peter (Aribert Mog) and his fiancée Hella (Brigitte Horney) were happy with one another. However, when he gets an opportunity in Dresden-and... more
Raquel Welch, Jeanne Moreau, Anna Karina. Six French directors put together six different sketches and short films about "the oldest profession," prostitution. From a Neanderthal lady of the night to... more
London’s Royal Albert Hall on November was packed to the rafters for a farewell concert by one of the greatest rock bands ever. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and Ginger Baker gather to perform Sunshine of... more
Originally released in two parts, this lavish adventure saga from pioneering German filmmaker Joe May stars Conrad Veidt as an Indian maharajah who plots an elaborate revenge against the British army... more
More than a concert film, this classic 1959 documentary chronicles the day and the night of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival. Along with candid scenes of the crowd and the town, you’ll see an amazing... more
James Murray, Barbara Kent, George Kotsonaros. A corrupt boxer known for taking the fall in fixed fights alters his world view when he falls for a fierce waitress and meets a streetwise orphan.... more
Renate Muller, Hermann Thimig. In this electric musical romance, an aspiring young actress who can’t find meaningful work teams up with a down-on-his-luck thespian and dresses in drag to find success... more
Lya De Putti, Lars Hanson, Warwick Ward. Francis, who’s part of a revolutionary group in newly independent Ireland in 1922, kills the chief of police in a brawl and immediately goes underground. But... more
Brian Aherne, Elissa Landi, Cyril McLaglen. British director Anthony Asquith lends his masterful Expressionistic talents to yet another silent film classic. Capturing the average Londoner to... more
Annette Benson, Brian Aherne, Donald Calthrop. Newly restored, this brilliant silent film epic depicts the goings-on inside a typical London film studio in the 1920s. A married couple acting team... more
Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten, Michael Wilding, Margaret Leighton. A supposedly reformed murderer takes his victim’s sister as his wife, but while she confronts her personal demons, she begins to go... more
Nina Ananiashvili, Victor Barykin, Ruslan Pronin. Coralli and Perrot’s beautiful ballet centers around a peasant girl who is deceived by a Duke. In grief she dies, but her spirit stays on Earth to... more
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
Allen Holubar, Dan Hanlon, Edna Pendleton. This epic underwater adventure based on the novel by Jules Verne features landmark special effects, including a terrifying battle with a giant octopus.... more
Edith Jehanne, Uno Henning, Fritz Rasp. During the political upheaval of post-WWI Europe, a young French woman is sent to live with her family in Paris by her Bolshevik lover. When he is delayed in... more
Paul Wegener, Albert Steinruck, Ernst Duetsch. Based on the Jewish folk legend that influenced the American film Frankenstein, a Talmudic rabbi creates a giant warrior out of clay to protect his... more
Mark Rylance, Kerry Fox, Timothy Spall. A desperately lonely barman and a woman meet for sex every Wednesday. Things spiral out of control when he follows her home one night and discovers she is... more
Wallace Beery, Esther Ralston, George Bancroft. If ye like swashbuckling ocean-going epics, then this newly-restored classic will sweep you away on waves of adventure. A young farm boy and a ragtag... more
Florence Vidor, Lowell Sherman, Clive Brook. A beautiful Russian vaudeville star is en route to her show when a construction site girder falls and almost kills her. Rescued by a worker, a... more
J. Warren Kerrigan, Lois Wilson, Alan Hale. A forerunner of the Western epics, this beautifully photographed motion picture follows the trail of a wagon train imperiled by the cruelties of both... 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