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Everything is Free

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Ivan is a US painter residing in Colombia. His best friend, Christian, and younger brother, Cole, come to visit. Somewhere along the way, Ivan and Cole hit it off although Cole is not gay. Will older brother Christian be okay with that?

Trouble Is My Business

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Detective Roland Drake falls for two sisters from the Montemar family. One woman is dead and the other wants to kill him. Passion, murder, and betrayal. Just another day at the office.

Rommel

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The story of the final seven months in the life of German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel.

Sidewalk Traffic

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When Declan, a 30 year old husband and new father is squeezed out of a promotion, he finds himself wracked by internal crises, including career envy, bitterness over bad breaks and the still-lingering fallout from the suicide of his former creative partner. Searching for salvation, Declan surrenders to the role of stay-at-home dad, and is forced to face his demons while pushing strollers, changing diapers and heating up bottles all the while working to resurrect his dreams.

The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

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John Cassavetes engages film noir in his own inimitable style with The Killing of a Chinese Bookie. Ben Gazzara brilliantly portrays gentlemen’s club owner Cosmo Vitelli, a man dedicated to pretenses of composure and self-possession. When he runs afoul of a group of gangsters, Cosmo is forced to commit a horrible crime in a last-ditch effort to save his beloved club and his way of life. Suspenseful, mesmerizing, and idiosyncratic, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie is a thought-provoking examination of desperation and masculine identity.

Alex of Venice

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From the producers of THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES and HALF NELSON comes Chris Messina's directorial debut, in which a workaholic attorney, Alex (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) is forced to reinvent her life after her husband (Chris Messina) suddenly leaves. While juggling a career case, a young son, and a father (Don Johnson) struggling with the effects of aging; Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped while holding her family together.

A Night In the Woods

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A camping trip turns into a night of jealousy, sexual tension and terror, as dark forces descend upon a group of friends.

Goya's Ghosts

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GOYA’S GHOSTS is a sweeping historical epic, told through the eyes of celebrated Spanish painter Francisco Goya (Stellan Skarsgard). Set against the backdrop of political turmoil at the end of the Spanish Inquisition and start of the invasion of Spain by Napoleon's army, the film captures the essence and beauty of Goya's work which is best known for both the colorful depictions of the royal court and its people, and his grim depictions of the brutality of war and life in 18th century Spain. Brother Lorenzo (Javier Bardem), an enigmatic, cunning member of the Inquisition's inner circle who becomes infatuated with Goya's teenage muse, Ines (Natalie Portman), when she is falsely accused of heresy and sent to prison.

Relative

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David and Karen Frank are retirement-age progressive activists and parents who have lived in the same Victorian home on the north side of Chicago for 30 years. It’s the house in which their four children grew up and where two of their children, adult sons Benji and Rod, still live. On the eve of Benji’s graduation from college, daughters Evonne and Norma return home from out-of-state for a weekend celebration. Evonne brings her daughter, and newly separated wife; Norma arrives alone, with thoughts of wasted potential as she reconsiders her life; Rod, an unemployed burnout, pines for his ex who left years ago; and all Benji wants to do is escape the party to rendezvous with a free-spirited actress he met the night prior. As David and Karen announce the potential sale of their home, each member of the Frank family finds their bonds with the others being tested and strengthened in surprising ways. RELATIVE is a warm blend of comedy and drama about a modern American family.

What Happened Was…

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Winner of the Grand Jury Prize and the Screenwriting Award at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival, What Happened Was... is Tom Noonan's directorial debut; a darkly humorous take on dating dread. Featuring powerhouse performances by Noonan and Karen Sillas as two lonely hearts spending one claustrophobic Friday night together in an imposing apartment, the film exposes with startling clarity the ways in which people struggle to connect. As relevant now as ever, O-Scope undertook a brand new 4K restoration from the film's original 35mm negative and is making this pristine version widely available for the first time since the 90s.

Gomorrah

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Rail-thin teens blasting automatic weapons; a police raid on a decrepit modernist housing project; a Fellini-esque bulldozer chugging along an otherwise empty beach at sunset – these images from Matteo Garrone's unforgettable crime drama GOMORRAH will swirl in your mind's eye for days. Based on the internationally acclaimed book by Roberto Saviano who is still in hiding with a death threat on his head from the Camorrah. Winner of Grand Prix at Cannes, Italy's Oscar (R) entry, winner of best film, director, actor and screenplay at the European Film Awards; winner of Spirit Award and Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for best foreign film. Stripping every last pretense of romanticism from the Godfather Trilogy. – Schaefer, BOSTON HERALD. "A furious and brilliant engagement with the times we live in." A.O. Scott, NY TIMES. "A corrosive and ferociously unsentimental fictional look at Italian organized crime" – Dargis, NY TIMES. From IFC Films.

Frontrunners

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Frontrunners is a smart and funny political documentary that follows the student council presidential campaign at one of the country's most prestigious public high schools: Stuyvesant High School in New York City. An entertaining and symbolic campaign film, put forth in classic verité style, we follow four charming and idiosyncratic candidates as they navigate an electoral process that is said to be one of the most competitive at the high school level. These teenaged candidates face the same issues as candidates of any age, such as picking the 'right' running mate, shaking as many hands as possible, preparing for televised debates, impressing the pundits and journalistic community, addressing sensitive race-related issues, and mobilizing an apathetic voter base. A microcosm of the U.S. Presidential elections, Caroline Suh's film shows politicking and pluralities through the lens of the adolescent experience.

Seven Devils

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A genre-bending anthology film set around the seven deadly sins.

Yamasong: March of the Hollows

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An automaton girl and a tortoise warrior embark on an incredible journey to defeat a sinister mechanized army. Their only hope is to team up with a band of outlaws to find a legendary relic and save the creatures of their world.

Mother of George

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In this dazzlingly beautiful romantic drama, a Nigerian woman living in Brooklyn must make a choice which could have dire consequences when she has failed to conceive a child a year after her glorious wedding.

Jim Gaffigan: The Pale Tourist – Canadian American

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In The Pale Tourist, Jim Gaffigan boldly goes where no stand-up comedian has gone before: everywhere. He performs stand-up in Canada and has some very strong opinions on poutine, Saskatchewan, health care, and the pronunciation of the city of Regina. Also, no one prepared him for his first moose encounter, and he's quite upset about it.

Sacred Blood

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After being bitten by a vampire, NATIA leaves her native country of Georgia and arrives in San Francisco. Natia tries to understand what is happening to her as she is confronted with a violent darkness rooting within her. Fighting against her loneliness and the rules of this new world, she is befriended by a troubled young artist with an innocent soul. Will this tenuous love lead her out of trouble or will they both be pulled into the darkness?

The Dog Wedding

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Love at first sniff for two bulldogs sparks an unlikely romance between an overworked businesswoman and a pro wrestler in this bark-out-loud comedy. Charmed into accepting a surprise marriage proposal – for her dog! – Ulrika Schmidt falls for Matthew “The Manimal” Pierce while planning their canines’ nuptials. This blissful escape is just what the young executive needs. But the honeymoon is cut short when her overbearing CEO/father steps in to break up the couples. Suddenly, a feel-good dog wedding becomes the battleground where she must choose whether to remain obedient to her father or carve her own path in life.

Tomorrow, Maybe

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Upon his most recent release from prison, a father determined to redeem himself attempts to reconnect with his daughter. Initially reluctant to forgive him for his mistakes, she soon realizes he may be able to help with her own suddenly turbulent life.

Ovum

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OVUM is a provocative dark comedy about a quirky actress who tries method acting to approach a role and is drawn into the shady world of egg donation clinics and the characters who populate them: from unscrupulous doctors with mind bending fertility drugs to the model donors and a notorious faded movie star who wants our heroine's OVUM at any cost. But things are not as they first appear in a world where wealthy couples seek to buy the perfect designer egg. Is more at stake than just a role? What is the true worth of a human egg?

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