Louis Cyr / Louis Cyr: l'homme le plus fort du monde (2013)
Biography | Drama | History
Biopic of Louis Cyr, strongest man in the world at the end of the 19th Century.
Starring: Antoine Bertrand, Gilbert Sicotte, Rose-Maïté Erkoreka, Guillaume Cyr, Gil Bellows, Eliane Gagnon
Director: Daniel Roby
The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953)
Comedy
When British Railways announce the closure of the Titfield to Mallingford branch line, a group of local village residents make a bid to run it themselves, backed by a monied member of the community who is attracted by the complete lack of licensing hours on trains. Unfortunately this puts them into direct competition with the local bus company.
Starring: Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Godfrey Tearle, Hugh Griffith
Director: Charles Crichton
Tom Papa: Freaked Out (2013)
Comedy
A frequent guest of late night talk shows, Tom Papa showcases his uniquely optimistic humor in his first EPIX comedy special, executive produced by Rob Zombie. In HD.
Starring: Tom Papa
Director: Jay Chapman
Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Family | Sci-Fi
Astronaut Scorch Supernova finds himself caught in a trap when he responds to an SOS from a notoriously dangerous alien planet.
Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson
Director: Cal Brunker
The Butler (2013)
Biography | Drama
A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Starring: John Cusack, Forest Whitaker, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Robin Williams, Minka Kelly
Director: Lee Daniels
Thanks for Sharing (2012)
Comedy | Drama
Three people undergo a 12-step treatment for sex addiction.
Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Tim Robbins, Gwyneth Paltrow, Josh Gad, Joely Richardson, Pink
Director: Stuart Blumberg
It Always Rains on Sunday (1947)
Crime | Drama
A nondescript Sunday in the bombed out East End is complicated for housewife Rose Sandigate (Googie Withers) when her ex pursued by the cops, turns up begging for sanctuary. Can she throw the law off the scent and will her husband catch him hiding out?
Starring: Googie Withers, Edward Chapman, Susan Shaw, Patricia Plunkett, Sydney Tafler, Betty Ann Davies
Director: Robert Hamer
Pete's Christmas (2013)
Family | Fantasy
A young 14 year old boy named Pete had the worst Christmas Day ever and wakes up to find he must repeat the day again and again until he gets it right.
Starring: Zachary Gordon, Molly Parker, Bailee Madison, Bruce Dern
Director: Nisha Ganatra
Dear Dumb Diary (2013)
Family
Based on the "Dear Dumb Diary" book series, the film follows the exploits of middle schooler Jamie Kelly as she vents and comments on her life.
Starring: Emily Alyn Lind, Mary-Charles Jones, David Mazouz, Sterling Griffith
Director: Kristin Hanggi
Stagecoach (1966)
Western
Gordon Douglas (Rio Conchos, Them!) directs an all-star cast in this handsome remake of the 1939 Western classic about a motley group of travelers – alcoholic doctor, brassy dance-hall girl, mysterious gambling man, meek whiskey drummer, pregnant cavalry wife, absconding banker and the glamorously antiheroic Ringo Kid among them – on the road to Cheyenne, struggling with bands of marauding Sioux, a gang of outlaws and the turmoil of their own personal dramas. Shot by the great William H. Clothier (Cheyenne Autumn, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), and featuring a gorgeous Americana-flavored score by Jerry Goldsmith (available here as an isolated track).
Starring: Ann-Margret, Alex Cord, Red Buttons, Bing Crosby, Stefanie Powers, Mike Connors
Director: Gordon Douglas
Simon Birch (1998)
Comedy | Drama
Even though Simon Birch is the smallest kid in town, deep down he knows that he was born to do something big! He's on a constant search to discover his destiny, but somehow manages to find nothing but trouble! Meanwhile, Simon's loyal best friend Joe is searching for the identity of his father, a secret his beautiful mother has guarded Joe's entire life.
Starring: Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Jim Carrey, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn
Narrator: Jim Carrey
Director: Mark Steven Johnson
Spies of Warsaw (2013)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Romance | War
At the French embassy in Warsaw, the new military attaché, Colonel Jean-Francois Mercier (Tennant), is drawn into a world of abduction, betrayal and intrigue in the diplomatic salons and back alleys of the city. At the same time, the handsome aristocrat is involved in a passionate love affair with a Parisian woman of Polish heritage (Montgomery), a lawyer for the League of Nations. Risking his life, Mercier works in the shadows amid a remarkable cast of characters, some known to him as spies, some never to be revealed. It is a city where people drink and fight and spy and love, because no one knows what tomorrow will bring.
Starring: David Tennant, Janet Montgomery
Director: Coky Giedroyc
Odd Thomas (2013)
Mystery | Thriller
The peculiarly named, Odd Thomas is a young man who spends his days as an unassuming short-order cook in a local dinner. The thing that makes Odd's name so fitting is that he possesses a clairvoyance that allows him to spot demons and communicate with spirits wandering in our dimension.
Starring: Anton Yelchin, Willem Dafoe, Ashley Sommers, Nico Tortorella
Director: Stephen Sommers
Cinema Paradiso / Nuovo Cinema Paradiso (1988)
Drama
A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.
Starring: Philippe Noiret, Jacques Perrin, Salvatore Cascio
Director: Giuseppe Tornatore
All About Eve (1950)
Drama
In one of her "sharpest, truest, most sophisticated and titillating performances" (Los Angeles Examiner), screen legend Bette Davis plays stage legend Margo Channing. But as Margo's star is dimming, Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter), a young, ambitious ingenue, becomes her all-too-willing protege. Slowly, this dreamy-eyed kid spins a deceptively cunning web around Channing's inner-circle, including Margo's director boyfriend Bill Simpson (Gary Merrill), playwright Lloyd Richards (Hugh Marlowe) and his wife Karen (Celeste Holm) until she reaches her end goal – Margo's spotlight on Broadway!
Starring: Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm, Gary Merrill, Hugh Marlowe
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Holy Flying Circus (2011)
Comedy | Drama
Comic docudrama about the controversy surrounding Monty Python's 1979 film, Life of Brian.
Starring: Darren Boyd, Charles Edwards, Tom Fisher, Steve Punt, Rufus Jones, Phil Nichol
Director: Owen Harris
Night of the Demon (1957)
Horror
Dr. Holden, a psychologist knowledgeable about the occult, is dismayed by a friend's strange death, leading him to investigate a demon-worshipping cult in England. But the leader of that sect, Prof. Karswell, resists Holden's inquiries by calling up an actual demon to fight the good doctor. Can Holden hold his own in a battle of good vs. evil?
Starring: Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, Niall MacGinnis
Director: Jacques Tourneur
Gooby / A Ted Named Gooby (2009)
Family | Fantasy
Eleven year old Willy's childhood toy, Gooby, comes to life as a real, live, six-foot tall monster who helps Willy through rough times, with hair-raising and hilarious adventures.
Starring: Robbie Coltrane, David James Elliott, Ingrid Kavelaars, Eugene Levy, Matthew Knight, Derek Scott
Director: Wilson Coneybeare
The World's Fastest Indian (2005)
Biography | Drama | Sport
In the late 1960's, after a lifetime of perfecting his classic Indian motorcycle, Burt sets off from the bottom of the world, Invercargill, New Zealand, to clock his bike at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. With all odds against him, Burt puts his irrepressible kiwi spirit to the test, braving the new world on a shoestring budget. He makes fast friends of many he encounters along the way who find themselves swept up in his energy and singular determination. Burt's quest culminates in an unlikely conclusion and remains legendary within the motorcycle community to this day.
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Diane Ladd, Paul Rodriguez, Aaron Murphy, Annie Whittle
Director: Roger Donaldson
Au coeur du mensonge / The Color of Lies (1999)
Crime | Drama
In a small Breton town, a 10-year-old girl is found murdered. René, her art teacher, a professional painter, is the last person to have seen her alive. The inspector in charge of the investigation immediately questions him. In this small provincial town where people all know each other and regularly meet at the Bar des Amis, René is increasingly unsettled by the other inhabitants' suspicions and by the inspector's investigation. Children stop coming to him for lessons. His wife, Viviane, a district nurse, protects him and supports him with her love. However, a self-centred media-star writer adds to René's confusion…
Starring: Sandrine Bonnaire, Jacques Gamblin, Antoine de Caunes, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Bernard Verley
Director: Claude Chabrol
