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A vengeful criminal targets the inspector who put him away, but the inspector survives and fakes his death. Ignoring orders to flee, he sets out to bring the fugitive back to justice.

A video essay by animation expert John Adkins included on Deaf Crocodile's blu ray release Treasures of Soviet Animation Vol 2

Dog racing is used as a metaphor for the futility of human existence.

1918, Petrograd. The young historian Vladimir meets Olga, the daughter of the wealthy parents who have emigrated from the country after the first decrees of the Soviet power. Olga both hates revolution, and is fascinated by her.

In 2057, Naples is the only city that survived a catastrophic world war, thanks to its high pollution rate that shielded the poisons of nuclear waste. The city is politically divided between the president of "Napoli Bene", perched on the hill of Posillipo, and the delinquent O' Turco, solely responsible for the illegal trafficking of "Down Naples".

Makoto Aida: Cynic in the Playground captures Makoto Aida at work as he creates his "Human Project" and "Shinjuku Castle" as well as various moments in his personal life. Known for his diverse and controversial works in various media, such as painting, installation and Japanese manga, the artist’s unique character surfaces through his creative process. Aida’s work can exhibit both dark cynicism and a lighter, more lowbrow humor as he tackles such potentially controversial subjects as terrorism, pedophilia, and societal misogyny.

Yao filmed the work 1989 in the square of the C-LAB, evoking our memories of the “Tank Man” with a similar setting. It also deconstructs the significance as historic as stereotypical carried by the original image through absurd, nihilist game-playing. It is worth mentioning that the four inflatable dummy Type 59 tanks in this work were made in and delivered from China to the artist’s order. These dummy tanks are juxtaposed with the made-to-order documents, which not only reveals China’s status as the world’s factory after 2003, but also paradoxically brings a contemporary dimension to the historical image of the “Tank Man.”

When Lou Bloom, desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort is Nina, a TV-news veteran.

An idealistic FBI agent is enlisted by a government task force to aid in the escalating war against drugs at the border area between the U.S. and Mexico.

Jackie Cogan is an enforcer hired to restore order after three dumb guys rob a Mob protected card game, causing the local criminal economy to collapse.

Somewhere in Los Angeles, the city of broken dreams, a stripper is murdered. Now, the private detective she had hired and her ex-footballer boyfriend are going to find her murderer... if they don't kill each other first. But the more they dig, the deeper they become enmeshed in a web of extortion, blackmail and corrupt politics hidden beneath the surface of professional football.

Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain.

British agent Alec Leamas refuses to come in from the Cold War during the 1960s, choosing to face another mission, which may prove to be his final one.

Boogie Man is a comprehensive look at political strategist, racist, and former Republican National Convention Committee chairman, Lee Atwater, who reinvigorated the Republican Party’s Southern Strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans. He mentored Karl Rove and George W. Bush and played a key role in the elections of Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

A woman, Tome, is born to a lower class family in Japan in 1918. The title refers to an insect, repeating its mistakes, as in an infinite circle. Imamura, with this metaphor, introduces the life of Tome, who keeps trying to change her poor life.

Sparks fly when self-sufficient single mother Abigail meets magnetic perennial bachelor Ben. On their first date, they collaborate -- in jest -- on the ultimate list: 10 things to do together before they break up. But when fate intervenes, they soon embark on the most challenging journey of all -- building a family together, and the chance to trade their cynicism for hope.

A tough marshal with political ambitions leads an elite posse to capture a notorious train robber and his gang.

Evgeniy Onegin lives in grand style: balls, receptions, theater premieres and other frivolities the capital can offer a young man. But social life has long tired him, so he perceives the news of the illness of his uncle living in the village as an opportunity to escape. However, having reached the estate, Onegin learns about the death of a relative, which, however, does not upset Evgeniy too much. His financial affairs are very sad, and his uncle is rich and has no other heirs. Onegin locks himself in the estate, living in aimless solitude until the owner, who has returned from abroad, appears at the neighboring estate – a young, enthusiastic Vladimir Lenskiy, not yet satiated with life, who introduces Evgeniy to sisters Tatyana and Olga Larin.

When his girlfriend leaves for New York City on a 3-month-long internship, a strongly opinionated Berkeley arthouse movie theater manager begins exploring life as a bachelor.

In a lonely, rocky area dotted with human bones, the vulture takes its latest sacrifice. It then disappears into the rock hole to leave as a dove of peace with an olive branch in its beak.

In a waiting room in the space between the living and the beyond, an unlikely pair sits impatiently for their final reckoning.

Shot in the span of ten years, Black August Hip-Hop Project takes us to New York City, Cuba, and South Africa to raise awareness about political prisoners in the United States and abroad. The documentary features interviews with intellectuals and social activists including Assata Shakur, as well as performances by artists such as Talib Kweli, Mos Def, David Banner, Dead Prez, and Common.

Mahal is a part of an elite squad of skilled hunters responsible for keeping the world safe from vampires and other creatures of the night. Her mission to rid the world of this undead threat becomes compromised when her fate intertwines with an aswang (a self-segmenting vampire of Philippine folklore) forcing her to choose sides in an age old war.

After being blackmailed by two detectives, Clint Edwards is on the hunt for a missing woman with vital information. He searches the Dark Web for clues, but some unwanted guests come to visit-and they don't want to help.