2026 Movie Catalog

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The Cool Lakes of Death
NR
Cult 1982

The Cool Lakes of Death

Dir: Nouchka van Brakel

From the acclaimed novel by Frederik van Eeden, The Cool Lakes of Death (Van de Koele Meren des Doods) is the magnum opus from pioneering feminist filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. A celebrated Dutch masterpiece, The Cool Lakes of Death is a historic melodrama featuring an outstanding performance by Renée Soutendijk (The 4th Man) as Hedwig.

US,CA

02:04:30 CE180
Christmas Mountain - The Story Of A Cowboy Angel
G
Family 1981

Christmas Mountain - The Story Of A Cowboy Angel

Dir: Pierre De Moro

A heartwarming Christmas tale starring American protagonist Mark Miller, writer, producer and star of Savannah Smiles, and his boisterous comic book companion, the immortal, eternally lovable, Slim Pickens.

WORLD

01:30:40 MVD4203D
Subway Riders
TV-14
Drama 1981

Subway Riders

Dir: Amos Poe

A 1981 drama from "No Wave" director Amos Poe shot in New York City. A psychotic street saxophonist lures victims into dark city spots with his haunting music - then shoots them. Seedy characters, including a cop with a junkie wife, an upstairs sax-hating prostitute and other lost souls litter the landscape. Features Cookie Mueller (Pink Flamingos, Desperate Living) and Susan Tyrell, (Cry Baby, Forbidden Zone)

WORLD

01:53:28 MVD3691D
Visitors From The Arkana Galaxy
TV-14
Sci Fi/Fantasy 1981

Visitors From The Arkana Galaxy

Dir: Dusan Vukotic

A truly gonzo 1980s Croatian sci-fi / fantasy / comedy about a struggling writer, Robert (Zarko Potocnjak), who dreams up a story of gold-skinned alien androids named Andra, Targo and Ulu from a distant planet. Incredibly, his fictional alien creations become reality, causing chaos in his relationship with his girlfriend Biba (Lucie Zulová) and threatening his small seaside village.

NORTH AMERICA

01:28:54 DCF-015-DS
A Woman Like Eve
NR
Cult 1979

A Woman Like Eve

Dir: Nouchka van Brakel

Acclaimed actresses Monique van de Ven (Turkish Delight) and Maria Schneider (Last Tango in Paris) star alongside with Peter Faber (Soldier of Orange) in the groundbreaking film A Woman Like Eve (1979), focused on a married woman's affair with another woman. Directed by pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel, the acclaimed A Woman Like Eve was a major hit at LGBT film festivals.

US,CA

01:43:14 CE176
Skateboard: The Movie
PG
Comedy 1978

Skateboard: The Movie

Dir: George Gage

In the first skateboard feature film from 1978, a Hollywood agent finds himself in debt to a powerful bookie. To make a fast buck, he creates a team of exceptionally talented skateboarders (Including Tony Alva, Ellen O'Neal, Leif Garrett and John Van der Wyk) enters them in a downhill race. If they win, they will get $20,000.

NORTH AMERICA

01:37:13 FTF-145
The Foreigner
NR
Drama 1978

The Foreigner

Dir: Amos Poe

This is a 1978 New York drama from "No Wave" director Amos Poe. European Max Menace arrives in New York City on an unknown mission. Boredom sets in as he waits for his assignment. Alienation thrusts him into entanglements with women, weirdos and creeps. Their unstructured lives echo the purposely-meandering storyline. "The Foreigner" is about the reality of being meaningless in a hostile city.

WORLD

01:31:35 MVD3690D
The Debut
NR
Cult 1977

The Debut

Dir: Nouchka van Brakel

The forbidden-love story The Debut (1977) the first full-length feature from pioneering filmmaker Nouchka van Brakel. Following the theme of Stanley Kubrick's Lolita (1962) and Michael Powell's Age of Consent (1969) - this time time told from a female perspective - van Brakel's The Debut (1977) tells the delicate story off the impossible love between a teenage girl and a middle-aged married man.

US,CA

01:34:31 CE178
Unmade Beds
TV-14
Drama 1976

Unmade Beds

Dir: Amos Poe

See Debbie Harry in this 1976 drama from "No Wave" filmmaker Amos Poe. This is the story of Rico in New York City, who imagines he lives in Paris during the time of "New Wave" filmmaking.

WORLD

01:09:54 MVD3689D
The Vampire Happening
NR
Horror 1971

The Vampire Happening

Dir: Freddie Francis

A Hollywood actress inherits a Transylvanian castle and soon learns she's descended from a line of vampires!

NORTH AMERICA

01:41:39 VCI9554