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Essential world cinema favorites by Rainer Fassbinder, Agnieszka Holland, Patrice Chereau and more--all available on VHS for only $.99 each!! <Read Article>The Top 50 Looking for the hottest DVDs available? Explore the top 50 best-sellers at Facets to find what you need and more! <Read Article>Become a Member Become a part of Chicago's most exciting film institution with a Facets Patron Circle Membership. <Read Article>
Ten Dollar DVDs! Looking for a reasonable way to bolster your DVD collection? Check out our large assortment of DVDs under $10! <Read Article>Facets' Top Picks Which flicks hold this month's top spots? Check out Facets' picks for the top 10 DVD releases for November to find out! <Read Article>Search Our Collection Looking for a particular film on DVD and/or VHS? You can find it at Facets. Our entire collection is searchable by genre, director, country of origin, subject matter and more. Head inside for more! <Read Article>
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Available Now! Facets Recommended New Releases
The Spy Who Came In from the Cold Richard Burton is a disillusioned and weary secret agent in this serious espionage drama taken from John Le Carre bestselling novel. The fine cast under the direction of Martin Ritt includes Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, Cyril Cusack, Peter Van Eyck, and Michael Hordern. A Criterion Collection edition. <Read Article>The Mark of Cain This powerful British feature follows two soldiers who see the torture and abuse they participated in following them home, where more moral dilemmas and tough questions await. Winner of the Amnesty International Films That Matter Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. <Read Article>
Chungking Express From supreme visual stylist Wong Kar-wai comes this stunning, dream-like valentine to youth and hopeless love. Kar-wai juxtaposes two quirky, offbeat stories with beautiful, mysterious women and colorful cops against the backdrop of a Chinese fast-food restaurant. An emotionally cool, postmodern romantic comedy. A Criterion Collection edition. <Read Article>The Atomic Cafe This chilling documentary culls newsreel footage and government archives to recreate the hysteria of the Cold War. Named Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, it also became a long-running favorite on the midnight movie circuit. 2-DVD Collector's Edition. <Read Article>
Bottle Rocket The first film from wunderkind director Wes Anderson is part coming-of-age story and part gangster film, where the three central assailants aren't especially good at crime, resulting in hysterical mishaps all the way to the pay-off. A Criterion Collection edition. <Read Article>The Mahabharata Adapted from the sacred 2000-year-old Sanskrit poem, The Mahbharata, or The Great Story of Mankind, is a milestone theater piece performed by an international company and directed by none other than Peter Brook. <Read Article>
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Find a Fright at Facets! Horror fans and daring cinephiles can find shocking, gory, suspenseful and terrifying features at Facets--everything from the classic spine-tingling Universal and Hammer monster films, the bloody splatterfests of Romero, Argento and Fulci, the spooky cacophony of Sam Raimi, and more. <Read Article>The Ultimate DVD Guide Facets Catalog #17 is the must-have authority to the world of DVDs. With 24,000 titles, it covers everything from foreign, classic American, silent, indie, cult, experimental and documentary cinema to fine arts, television, and children's programming and beyond!
Order now for over 50% off the publication price - just $9.95 including postage and handling! <Read Article>
Important Imports Facets searches the world to find the rarest, most hard-to-find films on DVD, many of which are unavailable for domestic purchase in the United States. Browse our picks of the best and most exciting. <Read Article>Step Into the Vault Looking for a rare, impossible-to-find, out-of-print film on VHS?
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Attention Movie Lovers! Explore the online edition of the ultimate catalog of movie pleasures, Facets Movie Lovers DVD Guide, or order the print version!
On the Chalkboard Each month, the Facets Rentals staff pays tribute to a genre, actor, director, or whatever tickles their cinematic fancy. This month, they pay tribute to presidents in the movies!.
Head to Facets Rentals to see if it’s on our newest list of titles coming soon. <Read Article>
Staff Picks! Facets Rentals staff jumps on the political bandwagon and looks at film based on alternative inspirations this month. Head to the Rentals Department for more! <Read Article>Now Available for Rent! Check out the huge list of new DVD arrivals available for rent from the Videotheque. Everything from forgotten classics to foreign masterpieces, obscure cult flicks to current TV hits. <Read Article>
The Big Renters With tons of DVDs streaming into Facets Rentals every month, picking the right movie is often tricky.
Head to Facets Rentals and browse the top 50 most-rented movies at Facets for suggestions. <Read Article>Rent It at Facets Over 30,000+ rare and out-of-print films on DVD and VHS--many virtually impossible to find anywhere else--are available for rent at the Videotheque! <Read Article>
Looking for the hottest DVDs available? Explore the top 50 best-sellers at Facets to find what you need and more!
Looking for a reasonable way to bolster your DVD collection? Check out our large assortment of DVDs under $10!
Richard Burton is a disillusioned and weary secret agent in this serious espionage drama taken from John Le Carre bestselling novel. The fine cast under the direction of Martin Ritt includes Claire Bloom, Oskar Werner, Sam Wanamaker, Cyril Cusack, Peter Van Eyck, and Michael Hordern. A Criterion Collection edition.
This powerful British feature follows two soldiers who see the torture and abuse they participated in following them home, where more moral dilemmas and tough questions await. Winner of the Amnesty International Films That Matter Award at the Rotterdam Film Festival. 
From supreme visual stylist Wong Kar-wai comes this stunning, dream-like valentine to youth and hopeless love. Kar-wai juxtaposes two quirky, offbeat stories with beautiful, mysterious women and colorful cops against the backdrop of a Chinese fast-food restaurant. An emotionally cool, postmodern romantic comedy. A Criterion Collection edition.
This chilling documentary culls newsreel footage and government archives to recreate the hysteria of the Cold War. Named Best Documentary by the Boston Society of Film Critics, it also became a long-running favorite on the midnight movie circuit. 2-DVD Collector's Edition.
The first film from wunderkind director Wes Anderson is part coming-of-age story and part gangster film, where the three central assailants aren't especially good at crime, resulting in hysterical mishaps all the way to the pay-off. A Criterion Collection edition.
Adapted from the sacred 2000-year-old Sanskrit poem, The Mahbharata, or The Great Story of Mankind, is a milestone theater piece performed by an international company and directed by none other than Peter Brook.
Horror fans and daring cinephiles can find shocking, gory, suspenseful and terrifying features at Facets--everything from the classic spine-tingling Universal and Hammer monster films, the bloody splatterfests of Romero, Argento and Fulci, the spooky cacophony of Sam Raimi, and more.
Facets Catalog #17 is the must-have authority to the world of DVDs. With 24,000 titles, it covers everything from foreign, classic American, silent, indie, cult, experimental and documentary cinema to fine arts, television, and children's programming and beyond!
Explore the online edition of the ultimate catalog of movie pleasures, Facets Movie Lovers DVD Guide, or order the print version!
Each month, the Facets Rentals staff pays tribute to a genre, actor, director, or whatever tickles their cinematic fancy. This month, they pay tribute to presidents in the movies!.
Getting anxious for a particular film to arrive on DVD, like Herzog's new doc, 
Facets Rentals staff jumps on the political bandwagon and looks at film based on alternative inspirations this month. Head to the Rentals Department for more!
Check out the huge list of new DVD arrivals available for rent from the Videotheque. Everything from forgotten classics to foreign masterpieces, obscure cult flicks to current TV hits.
With tons of DVDs streaming into Facets Rentals every month, picking the right movie is often tricky.
Over 30,000+ rare and out-of-print films on DVD and VHS--many virtually impossible to find anywhere else--are available for rent at the Videotheque! 
