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Gimme Shelter

David Maysles, Albert Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin

1970

91 minutes

Color

1.33:1

English

Called “the greatest rock film ever made,” this landmark documentary follows the Rolling Stones on their notorious 1969 U.S. tour.

1 Dec 2009

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8 1/2

Federico Fellini

1963

138 minutes

Black and White

1.85:1

Italian

One of the greatest films about film ever made, Federico Fellini’s 8 1/2 (Otto e mezzo) turns one man’s artistic crisis into a grand epic of the cinema.

12 Jan 2010

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A Christmas Tale

Arnaud Desplechin

2008

152 minutes

Color

2.35:1

French

In Arnaud Desplechin’s beguiling A Christmas Tale, Catherine Deneuve brings her legendary poise to the role of Junon, matriarch of the troubled Vuillard family, who come together at Christmas after she learns she needs a bone marrow transplant from a blood relative.

1 Dec 2009

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Gomorrah

Matteo Garrone

2008

137 minutes

Color

2.35:1

Italian

In this tour de force adaptation of Roberto Saviano’s best-selling exposé of Naples’ Mafia underworld, director Matteo Garrone links five disparate tales in which men and children are caught up in a corrupt system that extends from the housing projects to the world of haute couture.

24 Nov 2009

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Che

Steven Soderbergh

2008

261 minutes

Color, Black and White

Spanish

Daring in its refusal to make the socialist leader into an easy martyr or hero, Che paints a vivid, naturalistic portrait of the man himself (with a stunning performance by Benicio del Toro), from his overthrow of the Batista dictatorship to his 1964 United Nations trip to the end of his short life.

19 Jan 2010

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501

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Paris, Texas

Wim Wenders

1984

147 minutes

Color

1.66:1

English

German New Wave pioneer Wim Wenders brings his keen eye for landscape to the American Southwest in Paris, Texas, a profoundly moving character study written by Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Sam Shepard.

26 Jan 2010

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