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On August 7th 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit stepped out on a high wire, illegally rigged between New York's World Trade Center twin towers, then the world's tallest buildings. After nea...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Man on WireAlexander McQueen's rags-to-riches story is a modern-day fairy tale, laced with the gothic. Mirroring the savage beauty, boldness and vivacity of his design, this documentary is an intimate revelation...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent McQueenIn the deep south during the 1930s, three escaped convicts search for hidden treasure while a relentless lawman pursues them. On their journey they come across many comical characters and incredible s...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent O Brother, Where Art Thou?Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful ad...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent PhiladelphiaBorn on a sharecropping plantation in Northern Florida, Ray Charles went blind at seven. Inspired by a fiercely independent mom who insisted he make his own way, He found his calling and his gift behi...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent RayA documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent SpielbergFor over 130 years till 1996, more than 100,000 of Canada's First Nations children were legally required to attend government-funded schools run by various Christian faiths. There were 80 of these 're...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent We Were ChildrenGilbert Grape is a small-town young man with a lot of responsibility. Chief among his concerns are his mother, who is so overweight that she can't leave the house, and his mentally impaired younger br...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent What's Eating Gilbert GrapeAn unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.
Find out more, including where to buy or rent NakedA chronicle of three weeks in the lives of several high school teachers, administrators and students through the eyes of substitute teacher, Henry Barthes. Henry roams from school to school, imparting...
Find out more, including where to buy or rent Detachment