IFC Films
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pinkie is a desperate youth who is hell bent on clawing his way up through the ranks of organized crime. When a young and very innocent waitress, Rose, stumbles on evidence linking him to a revenge killing, he sets out to seduce her to secure her silence. Special features: a trailer, featurette, behind the scenes, and interviews.
Language
English
Formats
Description
From real-life friends Annie Clark (a.k.a. GRAMMY award-winning recording and touring artist St. Vincent) and Carrie Brownstein (Portlandia, Sleater-Kinney) comes the metafictional account of two creative forces banding together to make a documentary about St. Vincent's music, touring life, and on-stage persona. But they quickly discover unpredictable forces lurking within subject and filmmaker that threaten to derail the friendship, the project,...
3) Paint
Publisher
IFC Films
Language
English
Formats
Description
Owen Wilson stars as Carl Nargle, Vermont's #1 public TV painter who is convinced he has it all: a signature perm, custom van, and fans hanging on his every stroke... until a younger, better artist steals everything (and everyone) Carl loves.
4) The rental
Language
English
Formats
Description
Two couples on an oceanside getaway grow suspicious that the host of their seemingly perfect rental house may be spying on them. Before long, what should have been a celebratory weekend trip turns into something far more sinister, as well-kept secrets are exposed and the four old friends come to see each other in a whole new light. Alison Brie and Dan Stevens star in this unnerving and sophisticated debut thriller from Dave Franco.
5) The Nest
Language
English
Formats
Description
Rory (Jude Law), an ambitious entrepreneur and former commodities broker, persuades his American wife, Allison (Carrie Coon), and their children to leave the comforts of suburban America and return to his native England during the 1980's. Sensing opportunity, Rory rejoins his former firm and leases a centuries-old country manor. Soon the promise of a lucrative new beginning starts to unravel, the couple has to face the unwelcome truths lying beneath...
6) Wordplay
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Description
A journey into the world of Will Shortz, the crossword puzzle editor at The New York Times. Shortz has spent his entire lifetime studying, creating and editing puzzles, and has built a huge following along the way including Bill Clinton and Bob Dole.
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A true story of a trailblazing woman who found freedom in the faraway world of the Middle East. Gertrude Bell chafes against the stifling rigidity of life in turn-of-the-century England, leaving it behind for a chance to travel to Tehran. So begins her lifelong adventure across the Arab world, a journey marked by danger, a passionate affair with a British officer, and an encounter with the legendary T.E. Lawrence.
8) Radio Bikini
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
An internationally acclaimed, award-winning (and Oscar nominated) documentary film about the greatest operation to test nuclear weapons ever conducted by the United States. Staged at a remote Pacific atoll called Bikini in the summer of 1946, the tests (code-named Operation Crossroads) were also one of the first great ‘media events’ of the modern age. Using rare and mostly never-before-seen archival footage, the film unfolds through the eyes of...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Brooklyn, 1973. When Shu’aib Raheem and his friends attempted to steal guns for self-defense, it sparked the longest hostage siege in NYPD history. NYPD psychologist Harvey Schlossberg fought to avert a bloodbath, reform police methods, and save the lives of hostages, police, and the four young Muslim men at the heart of the conflict.
10) Cow
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed director Andrea Arnold’s first documentary immerses the audience in life on a dairy farm in rural England through the eyes of Luma, a cow. Empathetic and nearly wordless, the film opens during calving season and captures a world of animal existence that is ordered around service to humans.
11) Sound and Fury
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
Academy Award-nominated Sound and Fury follows the intimate, heart-rending tale of the Artinians, an extended family with deaf and hearing members across three generations. Focuses on two the families with young deaf children and their conflict over whether or not to give their children cochlear implants, surgically implanted devices that may improve their ability to hear but may threaten their Deaf identity.
12) Vernon, Florida
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
1981.
Language
English
Description
Errol Morris' second feature reveals just how interesting and eccentric the residents of a small town can be. Featured are a turtle keeper, a worm farmer, and most memorably, an extremely enthusiastic turkey hunter.
13) Hunter Hunter
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
A family of fur hunters thinks their traps are being hunted by the return of a rogue wolf. While father Joseph is away tracking the wolf, his wife, Anne, and daughter find a man named Lou (Nick Stahl), who has been severely injured and left for dead. The longer Lou stays and Joseph is away, the more paranoid Anne becomes, and the idea of a mysterious predator in the woods slowly becomes a threat much closer to home.
14) Dear Santa
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Shines a light on the 100-year-old 'Operation Santa' Program of the United States Postal Service. Each year, hundreds of thousands of letters to Santa arrive at Post Offices around the country. Through Operation Santa, the United States Postal Service makes it possible for the public to safely adopt these letters and make children's dreams come true. The film invites audiences along for the magic of this massive endeavor.
15) MLK/FBI
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered today as an American hero: a bridge-builder, a shrewd political tactician, and a moral leader. Yet throughout his history-altering political career, he was often treated by U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies like an enemy of the state. This documentary lays out a detailed account of the FBI surveillance that dogged King's activism throughout the '50s and '60s, fueled by the racist and red-baiting...
16) Gates of Heaven
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
1978.
Language
English
Description
This classic documentary by Errol Morris showcases workers in the animal burial industry while dealing with heavier existential questions regarding mortality and the afterlife. The first pet mortician featured is Floyd "Mac" McClure, who believes that a graceful burial is as important for pets as it is for people. The film chronicles his struggles to keep his niche business afloat, and interviews several of his associates and one of his competitors,...
17) Bound by Flesh
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
This remarkable documentary tells the amazing story of Daisy and Violet Hilton, conjoined twins who rose to superstardom at the beginning of the 20th century as sideshow attractions, performing alongside the likes of Bob Hope and Charlie Chaplin. Ruthlessly exploited by their managers, the sisters ultimately sued for their freedom-which they won at a terrible cost. A gripping, roller-coaster tale of showbiz tragedy, BOUND BY FLESH puts a touchingly...
18) Dancing in Jaffa
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Pierre Dulaine, an internationally renowned ballroom dancer, fulfills a life-long dream when he takes his dance program back to his city of birth, Jaffa. Over ten weeks, Pierre teaches 10-year-old Palestinian-Israeli and Jewish-Israeli children to dance and compete together. The children are forced to confront issues of identity, segregation and racial prejudice as they dance with their enemy.
19) L'Amour Fou
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
Français
Description
The public life of Yves Saint Laurent was as extravagant as it was decadent, but few are familiar with the private life of the legend. In L'AMOUR FOU, Pierre Bergé, the man with which YSL shared four decades of his life and love, reflects on their equally extravagant personal relationship. Framed around the 2009 auction of the priceless, elaborate art collection amassed by Yves and Pierre, this extraordinary documentary provides an unprecedented...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
General Tso's chicken is a staple of Chinese-American cooking, and a ubiquitous presence on restaurant menus across the country. But just who was General Tso? And how did his chicken become emblematic of an entire national cuisine? Director Ian Cheney (King Corn) journeys from Shanghai to New York to the American Midwest and beyond to uncover the origins of this iconic dish, turning up surprising revelations and a host of humorous characters along...