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Publisher
Gunpowder & Sky
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
*Arrested Development* is widely regarded as one of the defining comedies of the 2000's and has been praised by many critics as one of the greatest comedies of all time. Featuring interviews from major cast and crew members, along with 200 fans from across the country, this documentary tells the whole story of this amazing and one of a kind tv show.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
[This drama] is a portrait of the dysfunctional American family at its finest-and absolute worst. When the patriarch of the Weston clan disappears one hot summer night, the family reunites at the Oklahoma homestead, where long-held secrets are unflinchingly and uproariously revealed.
Publisher
All Channel Films
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
How do you kill something that's already dead? That's the question Billy Chong faces when he goes up against the "Kung Fu Zombie". Billy's father crosses the wrong exorcist, and there's hell to pay. The evil priest unleashes an army of the undead against Chong's family, led by the Mad Korean, Kwan Young Moon.
Publisher
Visit Films
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Español
Description
When Liz, a lonely stay-at-home mom, forms a liberating alliance with the spontaneous Rosa, she gets sucked into a world of stolen cars, unstable sisters, and paranoia. Winner of the Screenwriting Award and Nominated for the Grand Jury Prize at the **Sundance Film Festival.** Winner of the Best Supporting Actress Award at the **Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciense of Argentina.**
6) Krisha
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Winner of Grand Jury and Audience Awards at the **SXSW Film Festival**, and Official Selection at the **Cannes Film Festival**, KRISHA is the story of a woman’s return to the family she abandoned years before, set entirely over the course of one turbulent Thanksgiving. Winner of the John Cassavetes Award at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. "*An explosive, stomach-knotting debut.*" - Tricia Olszewski, ***TheWrap***
7) Hereditary
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
When Ellen, the matriarch of the Graham family, passes away, her daughter Annie (Toni Collette) begins to unravel cryptic and increasingly terrifying secrets about their ancestry. The more she discovers, the more he family finds themselves trying to outrun the sinister fate they seem to have inherited. Making his feature debut, writer-director Ari Aster unleashes a nightmare vision of a domestic breakdown that exhibits the craft and precision of a...
8) Locke
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Ivan Locke (Tom Hardy) is a successful businessman dedicated to his loving wife and children. But tonight, everything will change, as a series of phone calls triggers a shocking chain of events -- and unravels Ivan's seemingly perfect life over the course of a single, unforgettable intense car ride. Official Selection at the **Venice Film Festival** and the **Sundance Film Festival**. Winner of Best Screenplay at the **British Independent Film Awards**....
9) The Tree
Publisher
Zeitgeist Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
A mystical drama of loss and rebirth in the Australian countryside. Blindsided with anguish after her husband’s sudden death, Dawn (Charlotte Gainsbourg)—along with her four young children—struggles to make sense of life without him. Eight-year-old Simone becomes convinced that her father is whispering to her through the leaves of the gargantuan fig tree that towers over their house. The family is initially comforted by its presence, but then...
10) The Captive
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Eight years after the event, Matthew (Ryan Reynolds) finds himself immersed in a complex web that surrounds the mysterious disappearance of his daughter. CAPTIVE is a psychological thriller about a man whose only option is to plunge into a world of deceit. Nominated for a Palme d'Or at the **Cannes Film Festival**. "*...one of the most satisfyingly baroque thrillers of the year, and thanks to a perfectly judged performance by Ryan Reynolds, it's quietly...
Publisher
Umbrella Entertainment
Pub. Date
1992.
Language
English
Description
Beth is a modern matriarch doing her best to raise her teenage daughter Annie whilst enjoying the best of an easy-going marriage to Frenchman JP. When younger sister Vicki returns from abroad and moves into the household she is instantly drawn to the ideal family structure and develops a longing for what is missing in her own life. As Beth takes a trip with her dad she leaves JP and sister Vicki behind, unaware of the smoldering love triangle that...
Publisher
Samuel Goldwyn Films
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
A Critically-Acclaimed Romance set in 1930's England featuring Rose Byrne, Henry Cavill and Bill Nighy. The film follows 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain, and the fortunes of her eccentric family, struggling to survive in a decaying English castle. Salvation comes in the form of their American landlord Simon Cotton and his brother Neil. Although initially repelled by Simon, Rose is determined to make him fall in love with her and succeeds. A wedding...
13) Special features from Kuhle wampe or Who owns the world =: Kuhle wampe oder Wem gehört die Welt?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
Deutsch
Description
This playlist includes the following special features from Kuhle wampe or Who owns the world, How the Berlin worker lives (dir. Slatan Dudow, 1930) Slatan Dudow: a film about a marxist artist (dir. Volker Koepp, 1974) original prologue, with Herbert Jhering, 1958.
Publisher
Bridgestone Multimedia Group
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
When an uncaring executive falls from the corporate ladder, he learns how difficult it can be to find work and compassion in today's economy. He eventually accepts a humiliating job, but with bills rapidly piling up, and not enough money to go around, he quickly discovers that, unless something changes soon, he'll lose everything by Christmas. Will family and faith be enough to bring joy?
15) The Witch
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
In this exquisitely made and terrifying horror film, the age-old concepts of witchcraft, black magic and possession are innovatively brought together to tell the intimate and riveting story of one family’s frightful unraveling. Winner of Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay at the **Film Independent Spirit Awards**. Winner of a Directing Award at the **Sundance Film Festival**. "*A feature debut of startling confidence, Robert Eggers's "The...
16) Chef
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
17) Tom at the farm
Publisher
GoDigital
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Français
Description
In this tense thriller from acclaimed director Xavier Dolan (The Death and Life of John F. Donovan), a young man travels to an isolated farm for his lover Guillaume's funeral. Upon arrival, he is quickly drawn into a twisted, sexually-charged game by Guillaume's aggressive brother, Francis.
18) Our hospitality
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Keaton stars as youthful dreamer Willie McKay, who travels westward on a rickety locomotive to claim his birthright, only to find that his inheritance is a shack. And he learns that the object of his affection (Keaton's real-life wife, Natalie Talmadge) is the daughter of a man with whom his family has been engaged in a long, violent feud. McKay's personal struggles are punctuated by brilliant slapstick setpieces that involve an exploding dam, raging...
19) Two-bit waltz
Publisher
Monterey Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
This dark, dysfunctional family comedy carries the dry wit and playful whimsy of a Wes Anderson film along with the brash authenticity and fresh perspective of its then-20 year old director, Clara Mamet. Featuring Academy Award nominee and Emmy winner, William H. Macy.In the wonderfully dysfunctional tradition of The Royal Tenenbaums, teenage years are always messy... but for Maude, things couldn't seem more tragic. Within one week just prior to her...
20) Moonlight
Publisher
A24
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
**Oscar-winner** for Best Picture, MOONLIGHT is a moving and transcendent look at three defining chapters in the life of Chiron, a young man growing up in Miami. His epic journey to adulthood, as a shy outsider dealing with difficult circumstances, is guided by support, empathy and love from the most unexpected places. Winner of multiple **Oscars** including Best Picture, Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role and Best Adapted Screenplay....
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