Feature Films
3-D Rarities
Collection
(1922-1962)
Not Rated
It has taken over 30 years for the 3-D Film Archive to assemble and restore the material in 3-D Rarities, an eye-popping collection of ultra-rare and long-lost movies, which Flicker Alley and the 3-D Film Archive are proud to present here for the first time on Blu-ray.
3-D Rarities Volume II
Collection
(1941-1983)
Not Rated
3-D Rarities, Volume II spans over 40 years of international 3-D film production, and is appropriately presented in three segments..
At Best Derivative
(2-DVD Deluxe Edition)Comedy
(2009)
Not Rated
A band of fledgling criminals plan to sell the story/movie rights to a crime they have yet to commit.
A self-conscious farce comedy that sets out to prove that it is always best to be yourself, even when “yourself” is a pathetic loser with no chance at any real accomplishment.
The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir)
Film Noir
(1952)
Not Rated
A long-lost treasure of Argentine noir rediscovered! Thanks to the efforts of the Film Noir Foundation and UCLA Film & Television Archive, director Román Viñoly Barreto’s compelling 1952 thriller has been rescued and restored to its original brilliance.
The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos)
Film Noir
(1956)
Not Rated
This rarely seen 1956 film was lauded in its day but only recently rediscovered, hidden away in a private collector’s home outside Buenos Aires. Thanks to the diligent efforts of the Film Noir Foundation and Argentine cinephile Fernando Martín Peña, a gorgeous new print of The Bitter Stems (Los tallos amargos) was created, by the UCLA Film & Television Archive, from the reconditioned original negative, now presented in its first ever home video release
Buffalo
Drama
(2015)
Not Rated
"William C. McCallum's role is reminiscent of Robert Duvall's work in its simplicity and honesty."- Los Angeles DIY Film Festival.
Citizen Welles
The Stranger (1946)
The Trial
(1963)
Includes an original documentary co-produced by Intermission Productions, Ltd. and Emphasis Entertainment Group, narrated by noted Welles historian Richard France, which provides insight into the making of The Stranger & The Trial, including a behind-the-scenes look at the DVD restoration process
The Cliffhanger
(2-DVD Deluxe Edition)Suspense
(2003)
Not Rated
When the mysterious Iris Peterson arrives at a rundown hotel in Chicago, she seems to have come at the will of some outside force. Soon memories of a perverse family secret put into motion a series of nefarious events that pull a vast array of characters into a web of deadly intrigue.
Cool Apocalypse
Comedy
Drama
(2015)
Not Rated
A tale of modern love in the vein of Richard Linklater and Eric Rohmer: the plot intertwines the stories of two very different relationships – one of which is about to begin and the other of which has just ended.
Decomposed
Drama
(2009)
Not Rated
Dennis (Jordon Hodges) thinks the cheap engagement ring he bought for his fiancé Melissa (Susan Redman) may have triggered her to leave him and get engaged to another man.
Three months later, as Dennis still searches for a better ring, he learns Melissa has died. To get the closure he needs, Dennis concocts a plan to dig her up and compare rings to ultimately learn how much love costs.
The Golden Head
Crime/Comedy
(1965)
Not Rated
Largely unseen since its original theatrical release in 1965, and almost never shown in the U.S., The Golden Head is somewhat of a Cinerama mystery, not only in its "Emil and the Detectives" - style plot, but in its history as a unique, multi-national and nearly "lost" widescreen wonder.
The Guilty / High Tide
Film Noir
(1947)
Not Rated
The Guilty, based on a short story by legendary suspense writer Cornell Woolrich, this little-seen B movie centers on war veterans Mike Carr (Don Castle) and Johnny Dixon (Wally Cassell), roommates in a low-rent tenement.
High Tide. This forgotten noir, set in a spectacularly corrupt Los Angeles, is a crackling crime thriller rescued thanks to the combined efforts of the Film Noir Foundation, UCLA Film & Television Archive, and the British Film Institute.
Homebound
Drama
(2014)
Not Rated
"Homebound... an emotional gem.. authentic, an accomplishment very few films can claim these days."
- Cinelinx.
In The Shadow of Hollywood - Highlights from Poverty Row
Crime/Drama
(1934-1935)
Not Rated
Independent films produced in the shadow of Hollywood’s major studios were given the less than complimentary nickname “Poverty Row,” which existed in Hollywood between the 1920s and 1960s. They were usually produced on small budgets, at rented facilities, and on a short production schedule. Despite being overshadowed by bigger studio projects, many of these films have since been rediscovered and appropriately hailed as exceptional and inventive.
The Last Will and Testament of Marlboro Patch
Comedy
(2003)
Not Rated
A hilarious coming of age story about a socially awkward twenty-year-old librarian from rural New Hampshire. When Marlboro attempts to uncover the mystery behind his father's death he stumbles into a world of secrets and deception, espionage and the FBI, twelve-step programs and militiamen, love, friendship, and family… All culminating in a sunrise shootout unlike anything he ever imagined.
Lost
Comedy
(1996)
Not RatedOut of Print VHS
Underground film star Uncle Alice leads a way-beyond-low-budget misadventure about a good-natured ditz having the worst day of her life.
From the moment she opens her eyes to the time she ends up wandering the streets in a pink gorilla costume, Mitzi is so happy go lucky, she doesn't even realize what's happening to her. To Mitzi, its just another day LOST.
VHS Limited Edition.
Lucky
Comedy
Drama
Romance
(2011)
Not Rated
"I mean it when I say that LUCKY is a near masterpiece of indie filmmaking."
~ Maverick Movie AwardsMoving from relationship to relationship over the past four years, Henry struggles to meet the right woman for him.
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Film Noir
(1950)
Not Rated
Newly transferred and restored.
Blu-Ray/DVD Combo!
Blinded by love, homicide lieutenant Ed Cullen (Lee J. Cobb, fresh off originating the role of Willy Loman on Broadway in Death of a Salesman) goes to great lengths to cover up a murder.
Masterworks of American Avant-garde
Experimental FilmCollection
(1920-1970)
Not Rated
This breathtaking collection includes 30 films, restored to pristine high-definition, from some of the foremost experimental filmmakers of the 20th century.
Mercury in Retrograde
Drama/Comedy
(2017)
Not RatedThree couples from Chicago vacation for a weekend at a lakeside cabin in Michigan.
Over the course of three days in this character-driven relationship drama, hidden tensions and secrets slowly come to the surface.
Meter Girls
Comedy
(1998)
Not RatedOut of Print VHS
The feel-good hooker musical of the year! Get ready for the high-spirited hijinks of three working gals on the loose in the big city, with men on their minds! Featuring music by Jilly Idle and wacky original songs, METER GIRLS is a fun-filled story of girls gone wild in a mod, mod world.
VHS Limited Edition.
The Most Dangerous Game
(Blu-ray Edition)Adventure
(1932)
Not RatedGlow The Headhunter (1931)
Not Rated
The Most Dangerous Game and Gow, The Headhunter (Cannibal Island) to Blu-ray for the first time in new digital editions produced by film historian, David Shepard. The two features on this Blu-ray publication honor the extraordinary lives of filmmaking team Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack as their distant, difficult and dangerous productions evolved from pure documentary (Grass), through semi-documentary (Chang) and semi-fiction (The Four Feathers), to their fictional apogee in King Kong (1933).
Repeat Performance
Comedy
Fim Noir
(1947)
Not Rated
Repeat Performance, the most requested film in the early years of the Film Noir Foundation’s restoration campaign, is finally available in digital form!
Think of it as film noir’s answer to It’s a Wonderful Life or a full-length precursor to The Twilight Zone.
Shitcago
Comedy
Drama
(2015)
Not Rated
"..undoubtedly one of the most Chicago-centric movies ever made."
-Michael Glover Smith, Cine-File Chicago“...arthouse film lovers will be reminded of the films of Jim Jarmusch and Richard Linklater ... but not for long, as the film quickly shows a charm all of its own.”
-Mike Haberfelner, ReSearch My Trash
Spring Night Summer Night
Drama
(1967)
Not Rated
Carl (Ted Heimerdinger) and Jessie (Larue Hall) are half-siblings who feel trapped by the existential and economic pressures of living in the small mining town of Canaan, Ohio. Their shared rebellion soon takes on the form of an illicit love affair depicted in interwoven sequences of lusty poeticism and ethnographic vérité.
Trapped
Film Noir
(1949)
Not Rated
A young Lloyd Bridges stars as hardboiled hood Tris Stewart, a convicted counterfeiter doing time in the Atlanta pen. When a fresh batch of fake bills starts circulating, treasury agents bail Stewart out to help lead them to the maker of the fake plates.
Too Late For Tears
Film Noir
(1949)
Not Rated
When a pair of film noir icons like Lizabeth Scott and Dan Duryea collide, sparks are sure to fly. Jane Palmer (Scott) and her husband Alan (Arthur Kennedy) mysteriously have $60,000 literally dropped in their laps.
Cinematic Journeys: Two Films by Juleen Compton
Drama
(1965 & 1966)
Not Rated
Juleen Compton, working in Europe and the United States, finds inspiration in the rebel spirit and stylistic innovation of the French New Wave to create characters in search of identity, and explores the uncommon portrayal, for the era, of female agency.
Two for the Show (DVD/CD)
Drama
(2016)
Not Rated
“Sincere & emotional drama, hits you right in the heart!” – Neal Damiano, Top 10 Films
A one-night stand gone wrong at a High School reunion, when a man comes into town to see his dying father for the last time and encounters an abused woman..
El vampiro negro (The Black Vampire)
Film Noir
(1953)
Not Rated
A virtually unknown remake of M, Fritz Lang’s seminal 1931 thriller, El vampiro negro (The Black Vampire) is a revisionist take on the tale by Argentine director Román Viñoly Barreto.
The Whistle at Eaton Falls
Drama
(1951)
Not Rated
The Whistle at Eaton Falls, a rarely seen 1951 film by renowned filmmakers Robert Siodmak and Louis de Rochemont, featuring Lloyd Bridges, Ernest Borgnine, Murray Hamilton, and Dorothy Gish (in one of her rare later screen appearances). Making its home video debut, this superb quasi-documentary labor drama has been brilliantly restored, utilizing 2K scanned materials from the Library of Congress.
Woman On The Run
Film Noir
(1950)
Not Rated
A lost gem rediscovered! Thanks to the efforts of the Film Noir Foundation, this terrific 1950 film noir, the only American print of which was burned in a 2008 fire, has been rescued and restored to its original luster.
