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John Lewis Good Trouble
Using interviews and rare archival footage, this chronicles Lewis’s 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health care reform, and immigration. PG 96 min. (2020) Documentary Available September 29 DVD 13375903 $20.24
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Do the Right Thing Starring: John Turturro, Danny Aiello, Spike Lee War is being waged on the Amazon forest. Filmmaker Michal Siewierski embarks on a journey to expose the truth about the fires. NR 74 min. (2020) Documentary DVD 13311813 $16.99 BLU-RAY 13311814 $16.99 Before the Flood Narrated by: Leonardo DiCaprio A documentary presenting a riveting account of the dramatic changes occurring around the world due to climate change, as well as the actions individuals and society can take to prevent catastrophic disruption of life on this planet. PG 96 min. (2016) Documentary DVD 11846148 $12.99
Story of the racial tensions that surround a white-owned pizzeria in the Bed-Stuy section of Brooklyn on the hottest day of the summer. One of the most controversial and thought-provoking films ever made. UNK 120 min. (1989) Drama CRITERION COLLECTION DVD 12364965 $22.49 2 Discs BLU-RAY 12364964 $29.99 2 Discs The Talk Race in America A two-hour film about ‘the talk’ that parents have with their children of color (primarily boys) to teach them how to act around the police in order to remain safe. TVPG 120 min. (2017) Documentary DVD 11813378 $24.99 Experience an epic tourde-force around the globe and into space, revealing the extraordinary forces that make our planet function and allow life to thrive. UNK 472 min. (2018) Documentary DVD 12183983 $37.99 3 Discs Years of Living Dangerously The Complete Showtime Series This groundbreaking documentary television series explores the human impact of climate change. From the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy to the upheaval caused by drought in the Middle East. UNK 540 min. (2014) Documentary DVD 11405283 $69.99 5 Discs BLU-RAY 11405253 $74.99 5 Discs The Latino Americans Starring: Eduardo Roman, Herman Badillo, Benjamin Bratt Latino Americans chronicles the rich and varied history and experiences of Latinos, who have for the past 500-plus years helped shape what is today the United States. NR 360 min. (2013) Documentary
DVD 11021307 $34.99 2 Discs Influenza (Korean) Starring: Yoon Je-Moon, Ko Soo-hee Bong’s disturbingly humorous mockumentary traces the downward spiral of an unemployed 31-yearold man as he is captured on Seoul’s omnipresent CCTVs and observation cameras. NR 30 min. (2004) Suspense Available September 8
Takeout THE ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE CHANGE One Strange Rock Narrated by: Will Smith Mossville When Great Trees Fall
DVD 13330998 $24.99 As a centuries-old Black community in Louisiana, contaminated and uprooted by petrochemical plants, comes to terms with the loss of its ancestral home, one man standing in the way of a plant’s expansion refuses to give up. UNK 75 min. (2020) Documentary Available September 8 DVD 13481844 $24.99
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Stonewall Uprising When police raided a gay bar in Greenwich Village, the Stonewall Inn, on June 28, 1969, gay men and women did something they had not done before: they fought back. The collective anger announced that the gay rights movement had arrived. NR 90 min. (2010) Documentary DVD 10462397 $24.99
Kiki Starring: Gia Marie Love Filmmaker Sara Jordeno introduces viewers to some of Kiki culture’s most prominent personalities, going beyond the glamour of the balls to highlight the serious challenges facing queer Black and Latino young people. NR 94 min. (2016) Documentary DVD 11910176 $24.99
The American Nurse A heartwarming portrait of those real-life heroes that risk their lives every day, through pandemics, cancer wards, and hospice care. This deeply moving documentary explores some of the biggest issues facing America. UNK 78 min. (2014) Documentary DVD 13336661 $19.99 The Forgotten Plague Told through the remembrances of those who lived at tuberculosis sanatoriums, along with historians and scientists, this is a powerful reminder of the centuries when American families lived under the constant shadow of a terrible death. UNK 60 min. (2015) Documentary DVD 11298270 $24.99
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Call Me by Your Name Starring: Armie Hammer, Timothee Chalamet, Michael Stuhlbarg In Northern Italy in 1983, seventeen-year-old Elio begins a relationship with visiting Oliver, his father’s research assistant, with whom he bonds over his emerging sexuality, their Jewish heritage, and the beguiling Italian landscape. R 132 min. (2017) $18M Drama DVD 12003539 $11.24 BLU-RAY 12003538 $16.99
Growing Up Trans An intimate exploration of the struggles facing transgender kids and their parents. Through moving, personal stories of children, parents, and doctors, the film examines new medical interventions increasingly being offered at younger ages. UNK 90 min. (2015) Documentary DVD 11358803 $24.99
HEALTHCARE
Our Bodies Our Doctors This powerful film pulls back the curtain on abortion clinics, following a new genereration of commited doctors fighting to care for their patients. NR 77 min. (2019) Documentary DVD 13311793 $16.99
BLU-RAY 13311794 $16.99 Vaccines Calling the Shots Diseases that were largely eradicated in the US a generation ago are returning. This film takes viewers around the world to track epidemics, explore the science behind vaccinations, and shed light on the risks of opting out. UNK 60 min. (2014) Health DVD 11148342 $24.99
The Rocky Horror Picture Show 45th Anniversary Edition
Starring: Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick This madcap, musical mayhem begins when rain-soaked Brad and Janet take refuge in the castle of Dr. Frank-NFurter, a transvestite mad scientist from outer space who is about to unveil his greatest creation! R 100 min. (1975) Musical BLU-RAY 13419352 $11.99
Never Rarely Sometimes Always Starring: Sidney Flanigan, Talia Ryder, Ryan Eggold Faced with an unintended pregnancy and a lack of local support, Autumn and her cousin Skylar embark across state lines to New York City on a fraught journey of friendship, bravery, and compassion. PG13 101 min. (2020) Drama DVD 12882657 $17.24
Ordinary Love Starring: Liam Neeson, Lesley Manville, Amit Shah When Joan is unexpectedly diagnosed with breast cancer, her treatment shines a light on their relationship as they are faced with the challenges that lie ahead and the prospect of what might happen if something were to happen to her. R 92 min. (2020) Drama DVD 12764947 $17.24