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The Pillow Book
(1996) [MA]

In Kyoto, Japan, in the 1970s, a calligrapher delicately writes a birthday greeting on his daughter's face. When she grows up, Nagiko (Vivian Wu) remembers the event with much affection and excitement and begins a search for an ideal calligrapher-lover who will use her whole body as his personal...  More

The Portrait Of A Lady
(1996) [PG]

Nicole Kidman stars in this dark, elaborate adaptation of Henry James's novel, director Jane Campion's follow-up to The Piano. American Isabel Archer (Kidman) visits her wealthy relatives in 1872 England, where she turns down an offer of marriage by a kind and rich suitor (Richard E. Grant) in...  More

Basquiat
(1996) [M]

1981. Jean-Michel Basquiat becomes catapulted from being an unknown graffiti artist living rough on the streets, to being to darling of New York's art critics. After a chance meeting, he sells some sketches to Andy Warhol (David Bowie) and it isn't long before Basquiat is the talk of the town....  More

Welcome To The Dollhouse
(1995) [M]

Insightful look at an unattractive 7th grader as she struggles to cope with inattentive parents, snobbish classmates, a smart older brother, an attractive younger sister, and her own insecurities.  More

Zelig
(1983) [PG]

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.

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Dune (Extended Version)
(1984) [PG]

Dune: 3-hour Extended Edition (1.33:1 4:3 Fullscreen/Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo) This special version of "Dune" is the Alan Smithee cut - a three hour resembling of the film prepared for airing on television. David Lynch had his directorial credit removed from this version, primarily due to his...  More

Lost Highway
(1997) [R]

After a bizarre encounter at a party, a jazz saxophonist is framed for the murder of his wife and sent to prison, where he inexplicably morphs into a young mechanic and begins leading a new life.  More

Blue in the Face
(1995) [M]

The companion film to Smoke, Blue in The Face is about a motley crew of characters whose lives intersect and collide at a corner cigar shop in Brooklyn, managed by Augie Wren (Harvey Keitel). More of a neighbourhood institution then a money-making proposition, the shop may soon be a memory, as...  More

Arizona Dream
(1993) [M]

An Innuit hunter races his sled home with a fresh-caught halibut. This fish pervades the entire film, in real and imaginary form. Meanwhile, Axel tags fish in New York as a naturalist's gofer. He's happy there, but a messenger arrives to bring him to Arizona for his uncle's wedding. It's a ruse...  More

Safe
(1995) [M]

Carol White (Julianne Moore - The Hours, Velvet Goldmine) is an affluent Los Angeles housewife whose pristine, doll-like environment turns against her in the form of an inexplicable illness. What begins as sudden allergic reactions to everyday chemicals, fragrances and fumes turns increasingly...  More