Earthquake in Chile

1974

Based on a novella by Heinrich von Kleist, this made-for-TV drama follows the story of Jeronimo (Victor Alcazar), a commoner who falls in love with Josefa (Julia Pena), a wealthy Chilean heiress he's tutoring. But when their affair is exposed, Josefa is banished to a convent. A series of tragic events unfolds, culminating in a massive earthquake -- which just might be fate intervening on the lovers' behalf.

2.2 Average Rating

Mascara

1999

Three very different women (Ione Skye, Lumi Cavazos and Amanda De Cadanet) find that no amount of mascara can hide their hunger for passion or the pain of infidelity as they struggle to rediscover the value of their friendship at a time when their lives are in turmoil. But panic sets in as they approach their 30th birthdays and nothing in their lives is going according to plan.

2.2 Average Rating

The Ocean Waif / '49-'17: Double Feature

1916

Two movies from the silent era, Alice Guy's Ocean Waif (1916) and Ruth Ann Baldwin's '49-'17 (1917), display the filmmaking prowess of groundbreaking female directors. In Ocean Waif, a young woman (Doris Kenyon) who's known a life of abuse at the hands of her adoptive father finds comfort with a famous writer. History repeats itself in '49-'17, in which a judge's recollection of the Gold Rush paves the way for a present-day discovery of gold.

2.2 Average Rating

Short: International Release #2

2000

Aficionados of short films will relish the award-winning, cosmopolitan flicks contained in Warner Bros.' "Short Cinema Journal" series. The DVDs group the movies by category -- in this case, animation, music, interview, fiction and documentary. Volume 2 titles include "Kite," "Gorky's Zygotic Mynci," "Irish Actors: Brosnan and Byrne," "Kaal," "Gabriel," "Jane Campion and the Portrait of a Lady" and "First Person Singular: I.M. Pei."

2.2 Average Rating

Blindness

2003

As if their relationships weren't complicated enough, a woman (Vivian Wu), her husband (Chin Han) and her blind mother-in-law (Lisa Lu) are forced to trust and rely on each other when they're held hostage by a deranged madman (Joe Lando) overcome with bloodlust. With so much baggage among them, can the trio transcend their difficulties and save their necks from a gruesome end? Or do family ties truly bind so tight, they hurt worse than death?

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Stray Dogs

2001

Darla Carter (Guinevere Turner) lives in the rural south with her handsome, roguish husband, Myers (Bill Sage). Myers can't hold a job, drinks too much and has a violent streak, so Darla decides to confront Myers with his misdeeds and asks her sister-in-law, Jolene (Dot-Marie Jones), to join her for moral support. But Darla is ignorant of the fact that Jolene is a lesbian and shares her brother's attraction to Darla.

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Erotique

1993

A quartet of international filmmakers pools their talents for this steamy anthology of short films. Selections include Lizzie Borden's "Let's Talk About Sex," which follows a phone-sex operator fixated on a regular caller; and Monika Treut's "Taboo Parlor," which chronicles the exploits of a lesbian couple who entertain a man. And in "Final Call" from Ana Maria Magalhães, a woman has an affair with the man who saved her from being raped.

2.2 Average Rating

Pumpkin Man

1997

When Jason's (Christopher Ogden's) parents separate a week before Halloween, the young man is worried that the spooky holiday won't be the same without his dad around. But then strange and scary things begin to happen. Thanks to a mysterious pumpkin man, Jason learns that life goes on in this award-winning family-friendly short from Jennifer Wynne Farmer co-starring Denise Crosby and Philip Abbott.

2.1 Average Rating

Dreamers

2000

Growing up in small-town America, two friends (Mark Ballou and Jeremy Jordan) dream of escaping their confining lives to follow their dreams and find freedom in the big city. Arriving in Los Angeles, they discover the harsh realities of the city as they enter the shadowy world of the film business. Ultimately, the two friends must choose between love and friendship -- and soon discover that life has its own destiny in store for everyone.

2.1 Average Rating

Smokers Only

2002

A suicidal young singer named Reni (Cecilia Bengolea) is about to get kicked out of her band when she meets a male gigolo, Andres (Leonardo Brezicki), at an ATM after he picks her pocket. They begin an affair, and she decides to become a hooker so she can spend more time with her newfound love. Suicide's beginning to look good! Filmed in Buenos Aires.

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Shaking Dream Land

2006

Robert (Philip Winchester) and Alice (Cloudia Swann) have a loving marriage. But the news of Alice's pregnancy triggers in Robert a horrifying nightmare, and he's overcome by a flood of forgotten childhood memories. As his son is born, Robert finds himself slipping deeper into darkness and withdrawn from those who love him. Desperate, he seeks help and is forced to confront his childhood trauma -- and his own father (Jesper Christensen).

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Pigeon Feathers

1987

Part of the "American Playhouse" anthology series, this adaptation of John Updike's story follows a young man (Christopher Collet) who gains a new outlook on life when his family moves from the city back to their farm. Faced with thoughts of death for the first time, he embarks on a desperate search for eternal life. Caroline McWilliams, Jeffrey DeMunn, Lenka Peterson and Boyd Gains co-star in this sensitive coming-of-age drama.

2.1 Average Rating

Cold Heart Canyon

2007

Traumatized by her recent divorce, Heather (Aubrey Caldwell) buys a house in the idyllic Laurel Canyon neighborhood and quickly finds herself embroiled in a steamy love triangle with married couple Daniel (Will Lupardus) and Marisa (Lee Anne Davis). But when a mysterious disappearance disrupts the threesome's erotic fantasy, Heather begins to question how well she knows her new lovers.

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La Captive

2000

Simon (Stanislas Merhar) is a wealthy man living a sheltered life in an affluent Paris neighborhood. He's smitten with his companion Ariane (Sylvie Testud) and spends all his time by her side. His obsession deepens when he sets out to discover everything about Ariane, including her past, her secrets and even her most private thoughts. He even begins to follow her, stopping at nothing to allow his complete vision of her to take shape.

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Red Is the Color Of

2007

When famous painter Mary Shaw (Irina Björklund) becomes intrigued by her artist husband David Stellar's (Peter Franzen) free-spirited nude model, Julie Belle (Eliza Pryor Nagel), the friendship leads Mary to explore her sexuality and spirituality in new ways. Meanwhile, the fragile marriage between Mary and David begins to unravel as both their lives intertwine with Julie's in this absorbing drama written and directed by Anne Norda.

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Passions

1994

This Russian film, directed by Kira Muratova, charts two young women's bittersweet search for passion. Lilia and Violetta enter the world of horse racing for the love of the game, and while there, they meet jockeys who are fascinated with them. What takes precedence -- love or sports? They'll soon find out.

2.1 Average Rating