

Tim Burton’s bold follow-up to his beloved 1989 reboot of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader. Starring Michael Keaton again as Batman, this time facing TWO notorious Rogues Gallery villains: The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) as well as the devious
Max Shrek (Christopher Walken).
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Tim Burton’s bold follow-up to his beloved 1989 reboot of Gotham City’s Caped Crusader.
Starring Michael Keaton again as Batman, this time facing TWO notorious Rogues Gallery
villains: The Penguin (Danny DeVito) and Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer) as well as the devious
Max Shrek (Christopher Walken).
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Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams share the big screen together for the first time (three years
before reuniting in Mahogany) in this moving biographical portrait of Billie Holiday. Directed by
Sidney J. Furie and featuring a superb supporting cast including Richard Pryor and Scatman
Crothers. Presented in widescreen CinemaScope with gorgeous AGFA color.
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Susumu Hani’s uninhibited and provocative tale of love and the loss of innocence, depicting the
tragic romance between a young goldsmith (Akio Takahashi) and a nude model and dancer
(Kuniko Ishii). Join us for a rare opportunity to see this important landmark in world cinema.
Presented in Japanese with English subtitles. Originally rated X.
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SEE the murderous severed arm of a dead astronaut wreak terror! With Alan Hale Jr., Sirry
Steffen, Kent Tayor, Allison Hayes, and featuring The Rivingtons’ hit song The Bird’s The Word.
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Fergus (Stephen Rae), a reluctant member of the IRA, forms a bond with Jody (Forest
Whitaker), a doomed British soldier whom he helps hold hostage, and promises to look after his
girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson- in one of only four of his screen roles). As the two fall in love, the
past comes back to haunt them and things are not what they se
Fergus (Stephen Rae), a reluctant member of the IRA, forms a bond with Jody (Forest
Whitaker), a doomed British soldier whom he helps hold hostage, and promises to look after his
girlfriend, Dil (Jaye Davidson- in one of only four of his screen roles). As the two fall in love, the
past comes back to haunt them and things are not what they seem. Brilliant and timeless, with
an Oscar-winning screenplay written by the film’s director, Neil Jordan, this film is one of the
greatest achievements of the 90s. Presented in widescreen CinemaScope.
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A towering monument in ‘B movie’ history, released during the height of Star Wars-fever, this
film chronicles a young man’s descent into homicidal mania as an alien weapon subsumes him.
Produced by Charles Band and featuring stop-motion animation by David W. Allen.
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The fourth film in the original Planet of the Apes series (between Escape From… and Battle
For…) and a source of inspiration for ‘Rise’ (2011) ‘Dawn’ (2014) and ‘War’ (2017). Presented in
a rare Pan & Scan ‘Airline’ print.
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Faye Dunaway brings Hollywood Golden Age actress Joan Crawford infamously to life in this
film based on her real-life daughter Christina Crawford’s revealing book by the same name.
Come and witness the brilliance of Dunaway’s now-legendary performance of a movie star’s
unraveling madness.
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Also known as The Redeemer, and The Redeemer: Son of Satan!, this unsettling film straddles a
line between laughably ‘cheesy’ and truly terrifying- without warning! See the “hand of the
redeemer punish those who lived in sin” and learn why it is one of the most hellish experiences
you might ever have watching a movie. Not for the faint of heart.
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George Lucas’ coming of age masterpiece set in The San Fernando Valley on the last day of
school in 1962. With a uniquely episodic story referred to as “a finely cut gem” by Paul Thomas
Anderson, this film was Lucas’ second feature, created to celebrate the ‘hot rod’ mating rituals
and rhythm & blues-based rock & roll of a bygone era. Starri
George Lucas’ coming of age masterpiece set in The San Fernando Valley on the last day of
school in 1962. With a uniquely episodic story referred to as “a finely cut gem” by Paul Thomas
Anderson, this film was Lucas’ second feature, created to celebrate the ‘hot rod’ mating rituals
and rhythm & blues-based rock & roll of a bygone era. Starring Ron Howard, Cindy Williams,
Harrison Ford, Candy Clark, Paul Le Mat, Mackenzie Phillips, Richard Dreyfuss, and Charles
Martin Smith. Presented in widescreen Adapted Scope, with chemically restored color.
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Two fun-filled hours of rare and wonderful ‘made for television’ artifacts collected from the far
reaches of the airwaves.
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Marcia Henderson stars as an innocent convict forced to do hard time after being framed for
the manslaughter of her stepmother’s boyfriend. Presented in special Black & White
widescreen CinemaScope.
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A superb documentary on the subject of female artists and their inclusion into Art Historical
canon. Featuring the work of Sofanisba Anguissola and other great artists, as well as notable
scholars such as Linda Nochlin. Narrated by Jane Alexander.
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Starring Marlon Brando (in his first feature picture) as a young paraplegic army vet adapting to
life and love after WWII. This single film captures Brando’s rise as the cherished apprentice of
Stella Adler to the pioneer of her new method of acting that would change the direction of
cinema.
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Christopher Reeve returns as Clark Kent and The Man of Steel in this, the third (and
penultimate) installment of what had become one of the messiest fiascoes in film franchise
history. We are pleased to bring you this outrageous film that costars Richard Pryor, Annette
O’Toole, and Robert Vaughn, with a candy-colored vintage CinemaScope print.
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Join "King" Arthur (Gray-ham chapped-man) and a miserable bunch of bastards: Jack Cheese, Eric Idle (by name and by nature), oh... and what's that dullard's name... you know- the one from that awful travel show? Oh, well, it'll come to me. Anyway, see what happens when Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd launder money by having two men named Terry direct a film about a grail (a large creature a bit like a dodo with a very big beak). PALIN! That's it! 'Something' Palin. Sarah?
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