Chinese Roulette (Fassbinder on Society)
(1976) [R]

A wealthy couple, with a daughter Angela, a young teen who walks with crutches, tells each other they are off for the weekend on business (he to Oslo, she to Milan). Actually, both are meeting their lovers, and both go to the family's county home, Traunitz castle. Surprising each other, there's...  More

Mother Kusters Goes to Heaven (Fassbinder on Terror)
(1975) [MA]

Mother Kusters (Brigette Kira) is the wife of a factory worker who goes beserk one day, killing himself and the boss' son. Mother finds herself a media celebrity, which only serves to make herself and her late husband look like idiots. Later, Mother is "adopted" by a Communist couple who wish to...  More

The Third Generation (Fassbinder on Terror)
(1979) [MA]

Made during the 2nd Generation of the violent left-wing West German group, Red Army Faction, the film speculates on what lay behind increased security and domestic terrorism in Germany. The first third of the movie plays as a comedy of the inside shenanigans of how such a group would behave. The...  More

The Baader Meinhof Complex
(2008) [MA]

A look at Germany's terrorist group, The Red Army Faction (RAF), which organized bombings, robberies, kidnappings and assassinations in the late 1960s and '70s. Based on Stefan Aust's best-selling nonfiction book.

From the producer of Downfall comes an explosive film about one of the...  More

The Edge of Heaven (Auf der anderen Seite) (2 disc set)
(2007) [M]

Directed by Fatih Akin (Head On) and awarded Best Screenplay at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, The Edge of Heaven is a powerful and thought-provoking meditation on the great divide which exists between different cultures, generations and people.

When Ali, a Turkish immigrant living in...  More

North Face
(2008) [M]

Journey to the death-defying heart of danger and suspense and relive 48 white-knuckle hours that would go down in history. This is the incredible story behind the first ever attempted scaling of the North Face of the infamous Eiger Mountain that has claimed over 60 lives.

Summer, 1936....  More

The White Ribbon
(2009) [MA]

A village in Protestant northern Germany. 1913-1914. On the eve of World War I.

The story of the children and teenagers of a church and school choir run by the village schoolteacher and their families: the Baron, the steward, the pastor, the doctor, the midwife, the tenant farmers....  More

Soul Kitchen
(2009) [MA]

From Fatih Akin, the director of Head On and The Edge of Heaven comes a comedy about family and friends, about love, trust, loyalty, and catering.

Zinos’ restaurant, Soul Kitchen, has certainly seen better days—more of a greasy spoon with its currywurst and schnitzel, it's not...  More

Metropolis : Reconstructed and Restored Director's Cut (Blu-Ray)
(1927) [PG]

NEW PRINT: Now for the first time a fully Reconstructed and Restored Director's Cut.

Newly restored to the vision of master filmmaker Fritz Lang to celebrate the film's 76th Anniversary.

Perhaps the most famous and influential of all silent films, Metropolis had for 75...  More

When We Leave (Die Fremde)
(2010) [MA]

German-born Umay flees her oppressive marriage in Istanbul, taking her young son Cem with her. She hopes to find a better life with her family in Berlin, but her unexpected arrival creates intense conflict. Her family is trapped in their conventions, torn between their love for her and the...  More