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What is Eclipse?



Chicago 10



Doc from Brett Morgen, who made The Kid stays in the picture. "Archival footage, animation, and music are used to look back at the eight anti-war protesters who were put on trial following the 1968 Democratic National Convention."

New Releases on Deck

August 5th

  • The Counterfeiters

    • August 12th

  • Smart People
    Cj7
    South Park S. 11
  • Search for John Gissing
    The Wire S. 5
    Kenny Vs. Spenny S. 1
    The Secret
    Brand Upon the Brain (criterion)
    Legend of the shadowless sword
    Eclipse V. 11 - Larisa Shepitko

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    August 19th

  • Dexter S. 2
    House S. 4
    Miss Pettigrew lives for a day
    Nixon
    Recount
    Small Back Room (criterion)
    24 Eyes (criterion)
    Quid Pro Quo
    The Life before her Eyes

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    August 26th

  • Heroes S. 2
    Redbelt
    Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
    Chicago 10
    Lynch (One)
    Postal
    Team Picture
    The Forsaken Land
    Purple Violets
    Salo, or 120 days of Sodom (crit.)
    My Sassy Girl (US remake)

    • Team Picture

    From Memphis to Chicago to somewhere in Arkansas, Kentucker Audley's homegrown debut Team Picture is a deadpan comic odyssey. Filmmaker Magazine praised him as one of 25 New Faces of Independent Film. Another Benten films dvd release, becoming my favorite dvd label.