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THE LATEST, UP-TO-THE-MINUTE INFORMATION ON NEW FOREIGN FILMS, INDEPENDENTS, EXPERIMENTAL WORKS, FINE ARTS PROGRAMMING, HOLLYWOOD CLASSICS, AND MUCH MORE AVAILABLE FROM FACETS MULTI-MEDIA Afro Samurai (Director's Cut/2 Disc) Samurai action and Hip-Hop culture fuse together in this adult anime series. Samuel L. Jackson voices Afro Samurai, who as a boy saw his father beheaded by the...[more] The Alice This Australian drama tells of a pilgrimage made by several travelers coming from different directions to a remote part of Australia to witness a solar eclipse....[more] The Altered Consciousness Collection (Flicker/Hofmann's Potion/Hippie Masala) Three trips in one. This box set includes a trio of documentaries related to mind-expansion and countercultural icons. Flicker (Nik Sheehan, Canada, 2008,...[more] Anthony Bourdain: No Reservation - Collection 2 Tickle your taste buds and curiosity with this second collection of self-proclaimed hedonist Anthony Bourdain as he explores the unusual cuisine in such diverse...[more] Apocalypse Africa: Made in America This controversial documentary uses declassified documents, films and secret recordings to present the case that racist and manipulative policies of the United...[more] Arch of Triumph Charles Boyer and Ingrid Bergman star in this adaptation of Erich Maria Remarque's novel about a refugee doctor and a girl with a past in Paris, set just before...[more] Asian Stories A young Chinese American man (James Kyson Lee, Heroes) is jilted by his fiancee and decides to have a former hitman pal (Kirt Kishita) kill him before Val...[more] An Autumn Afternoon This profoundly simple and moving film examines changing familial relationships in an increasingly Americanized postwar Tokyo. 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After serving in Iraq for only a week, the...[more] Breaking the Maya Code Filmmaker David Lebrun investigates how researchers were finally able to decipher the hieroglyphic script of the ancient Maya, a fount of knowledge that was ren...[more] Convict 99 Will Hay stars in this British comedy about an out-of-work school master who is mistakenly hired as the warden of England's worst prison...and subsequently mist...[more] Deal The intense world of high-stakes poker is the centerpiece of this action thriller. Burt Reynolds plays an aging ex-gambler who finds the opportunity to get back...[more] Dexter: The Second Season This edgy Showtime series meets at the crossroads of C.S.I., American Psycho, and Forever Knight. Pitch-perfect Michael C. Hall (Six Feet U...[more] Do or Die How far would you go to save your ailing loved ones? 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Based on a true incident in the Civil War, the "Gene...[more] The Gymnast This story of two female athletes preparing for an acrobatic Las Vegas show won Best Feature awards in over a dozen film festivals and is a future classic of le...[more] How to Rob a Bank Writer/director Andrew Jenkins makes his feature film debut with this fast-paced action thriller starring Nick Stahl and Erika Christensen as two people who int...[more] In the Arms of My Enemy A pair of young Cossack brothers have their horses stolen by two horse thieves, leading to a vicious manhunt. Gregoire Colin, Francois-Rene Dupont, Adrien Joliv...[more] Jazz Icons: Charles Mingus Live in '64 Three concerts from April 1964 appearing on this DVD capture the genius of bassist/bandleader Charles Mingus. Known for his innovative arrangements, he recorded...[more] Jazz Icons: Dave Brubeck Live in '64 & '66 This DVD captures the Dave Brubeck Quartet at the height of their powers and popularity in 1964 and 1966. Known for using unusual time signatures to help expand...[more] Jazz Icons: Dexter Gordon Live in '63 & '64 Jazz legend and future Oscar nominee Dexter Gordon displays his great finesse and silky tone on sax in this trio of concerts recorded in Holland, Switzerland an...[more] Jazz Icons: Duke Ellington Live in '58 The Duke is tops and he proves it in this 1958 concert filmed in Amsterdam. This first-ever feature-length film capturing the magic of Duke Ellington features l...[more] Jazz Icons: John Coltrane Live in '60, '61 & '65 Three great concerts form the backbone to this overview of free-form jazz great John Coltrane. From his hard bop playing as a member of the Miles Davis Quartet...[more] Jazz Icons: Sarah Vaughan Live in '58 & '64 The sultry, operatic voice of the "Divine One," Sarah Vaughan, graces this DVD containing two concerts presenting her in peak form as one of the greatest vocali...[more] Jazz Icons: Series 2 Box Set The jazz lover's dream continues with this wonderful 8-DVD box set containing full-length concerts of some of the greatest jazz legends ever: John Coltrane, Dav...[more] Jazz Icons: Wes Montgomery Live in '65 The brilliant, unique genius of jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery shines through in this program of three concerts given in 1965. B&W. 1965....[more] The Killing of a Chinese Bookie John Cassavetes' unusual gangster drama features Ben Gazzara as the owner of a lurid Los Angeles strip joint who is ordered by the mafia to execute a Chinese ga...[more] Kiss of the Spider Woman From the director of Pixote comes one of the finest films of 1985. Featuring an Academy Award winning performance by William Hurt as Molina, an imprisoned...[more] Lagerfeld Confidential Karl Lagerfeld, the outspoken and extremely influential fashion designer, is the subject of this insightful documentary. 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