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05 May

Fiddler’s Journey to the Big Screen

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Fifty years after the life-affirming tale of Tevye the milkman leaped from stage to screen, the beloved movie's complete "making-of" odyssey is now told. Reimagining the Broadway hit into a widescreen epic is visionary director Norman Jewison for whom the project proves deeply personal and transformative. Rare on-location footage and newly found stills put viewers in the director's chair, while the filmmakers, key collaborators, and cast-including lead actor Topol, composer John Williams, and production designer Robert F. Boyle-offer surprising production anecdotes. Narrated by Jeff Goldblum, this engrossing insider account from Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Daniel Raim captures the triumphs and trials…
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05 May

In Front of Your Face

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After years living abroad, former actress Sangok (Lee Hyeyoung) is back in Seoul, staying with her sister Jeongok (Cho Yunhee) in her high-rise apartment. The siblings sleep late, have breakfast in a cafe and visit a restaurant owned by Jeongok's son. But as the details of Sangok's day accrue (a spill on her blouse, an encounter at her childhood home), it becomes clear that there is much she is not revealing. And these mysterious circumstances have something to do with her decision to meet with film director Jaewon (Kwon Haehyo) to discuss her return to acting.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: May…
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04 May

Lux Æterna

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Béatrice Dalle and Charlotte Gainsbourg are on a film set telling stories about witches. Technical problems and psychotic outbreaks gradually plunge the shoot into chaos.Release Date: May 06, 2022
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03 May

Happening

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France, 1963. Anne is a bright young student with a promising future ahead of her. But when she falls pregnant, she sees the opportunity to finish her studies and escape the constraints of her social background disappearing. With her final exams fast approaching and her belly growing, Anne resolves to act, even if she has to confront shame and pain, even if she must risk prison to do so.Rated: RRelease Date: May 06, 2022
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03 May

Human Factors

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A mysterious home invasion triggers off a shake in the core of a cosmopolitan middle-class family and unveils the fragility of truth and the power of individual perspective.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: May 06, 2022
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02 May

All My Puny Sorrows

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Based on the international best-selling novel by Miriam Toews, All My Puny Sorrows is the poignant story of two sisters-one a concert pianist obsessed with ending her life, the other, a writer, who in wrestling with this decision, makes profound discoveries about her herself.Rated: RRelease Date: May 03, 2022
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29 Apr

The Aviary

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Two women's desperately try to escape the clutches of Skylight, an insidious cult. Lured in by the promise of "freedom" in the isolated desert campus called "The Aviary", Jillian (Malin Akerman) and Blair (Lorenzo Izzo) join forces to escape in hopes of real freedom. Consumed by fear and paranoia, they can't shake the feeling that they are being followed by the cult's leader, Seth (Chris Messina), a man as seductive as he is controlling. The more distance the pair gains from the cult, the more Seth holds control of their minds. With supplies dwindling and their senses failing, Jillian and…
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29 Apr

Africa

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When retired 68 year-old Meir discovers that his 30 years of planning the annual village celebration have been summarily discarded and the job has been given to inexperienced local teens instead, the ground beneath his feet begins to give way. In his effort to restore a sense of meaning and vitality, Meir begins to rebel against the inevitable: the betrayal of his physical body, the growing distance from his children, and the loss of relevance.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Apr 29, 2022
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29 Apr

Crush

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An aspiring young artist joins her high school track team and later discovers what real love feels like when she finds herself falling for an unexpected teammate.Release Date: Apr 29, 2022
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29 Apr

365 Days: This Day

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Laura and Massimo are back and hotter than ever. But the reunited couple's new beginning is complicated by Massimo’s family ties and a mysterious man who enters Laura’s life to win her heart and trust, at any cost. [Netflix]Rated: TV-MARelease Date: Apr 27, 2022
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29 Apr

I Love America

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I Love America follows the adventures of Lisa (Sophie Marceau), who decides to transform her life by leaving Paris for Los Angeles. Her children have left the family nest and her famous mother, absent throughout her life, has just died: Lisa therefore needs a fresh start! She reunites with her best friend Luka (Djanis Bouzyani) who has made a name for himself professionally in America by opening a famous drag queen bar, but his love life is as complicated as it is prolific. Luka makes it his mission to help Lisa revive her long dormant love life by creating a…
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29 Apr

Firebird

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Based on a true story during the Cold War, Firebird is a passionate love story set against the backdrop of a Soviet Air Force base in Estonia during late 1970’s Communist rule. Sergey (Tom Prior), a soulful, young soldier who dreams of becoming an actor in Moscow, is counting the days until his military service ends. His life turned upside down when he locks eyes with Roman (Oleg Zagorodnii), a sexy, enigmatic ace fighter pilot newly assigned to his base. Driven by their undeniable attraction, Sergey and Roman navigate the precarious line between love and friendship at a time when…
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29 Apr

Pompo the Cinephile

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Pompo is a talented and gutsy producer in “Nyallywood,” the movie-making capital of the world. Although she’s known for B-movies, one day Pompo tells her movie-loving but apprehensive assistant Gene that he will direct her next script: a delicate drama about an aging and tormented creative genius, starring the legendary and Brando-esque actor Martin Braddock, and a young actress seeking her first break. But when the production heads towards chaos, can Gene rise to Pompo’s challenge, and succeed as a first-time director?Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Apr 27, 2022
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28 Apr

Bubble

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In a Tokyo where gravity has broken, a boy and a girl are drawn to each other...The story is set in Tokyo, after bubbles that broke the laws of gravity rained down upon the world.Cut off from the outside world, Tokyo has become a playground for a group of young people who have lost their families, acting as a battlefield for parkour team battles as they leap from building to building.Hibiki, a young ace known for his dangerous play style, makes a reckless move one day and plummets into the gravity-bending sea.His life is saved by Uta, a girl with…
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28 Apr

Bad Roads

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Four short stories are set along the treacherous roads of Donbass, Ukraine during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of just what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. Originally presented on stage at the Royal Court Theater in London and adapted powerfully by writer/director Natalya Vorozhbit, BAD ROADS presents a series of tension-packed vignettes, each built around a dangerous encounter on the byways of Eastern Ukraine. Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Apr 15, 2022
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28 Apr

Luzifer

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Johannes, a man with the heart of a child, lives secluded in an Alpine hut with his mother. Daily life is governed by prayer and rituals. But suddenly, modernity intrudes into their world of nature and divine worship. A tourist development threatens to poison their paradise and awaken the devil.Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Apr 25, 2022
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28 Apr

Vortex

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Presented in split screen, Vortex tells the story of an aging couple in a Paris apartment. As the mother (Françoise Lebrun) faces advancing dementia, the father (Dario Argento) tries to care for her while dealing with his own declining health, and their son (Alex Lutz) does his best in spite of his own significant personal problems. Rated: Not RatedRelease Date: Apr 29, 2022
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