Gus Van Sant
1) Milk
Publisher
Focus Features
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
His life changed history. His courage changed lives. Based on the inspiring true story of the first openly gay man elected to major public office. Follow Harvey Milk's powerful journey to inspire hope for equal rights during one of the least tolerant times in our nation's history.
"...an ordinary man, kind, funny, flawed, shrewd, idealistic, yearning for a better world."--Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Harvey Milk was an intriguing, inspiring figure....
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Jamal Wallace is a talented young basketball player in New York City whose secret passion is writing. After an accidental meeting, Forrester, a reclusive novelist, becomes Jamal's unlikely mentor. Soon, both men learn lessons from each other about life and the importance of friendship.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
Publisher
Artisan Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A band of drug addicts, led by a husband and wife team, resort to robbing drugstores to stay high. They are successful in avoiding capture until their luck begins to run out, and the husband has to accept the fact that he must give up drugs to survive.
Publisher
A24 / Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Powerful story of love and redemption of an American professor, Arthur, who travels to Japan. He embarks on a spiritual and life-changing journey with Takumi, whom he found lost near the base of Mount Fuji. Takumi had gotten lost after attempting to commit suicide, now they fight for their survival while they are on their journey of reflection. Arthur's will to live reconnects him to his love for his wife.
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Corporate salesman Steve Butler has been dispatched to the rural town of McKinley with his sales partner to offer much-needed relief to the economically hard-hit residents in exchange for drilling rights to their properties. As they grapple with a surprising array of both open hearts and closed doors, the outsiders soon discover the strength of an American small town at a crossroads.
10) Psycho
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
"Criminal on the run, Marion Crane (Anne Heche) takes refuge at the motel operated by Norman Bates (Vince Vaughn)--a troubled man whose victims encounter a grisly fate at the hands of his 'mother.' Marion soon becomes the next victim and her disappearance prompts inquiries from her sister (Julianne Moore) and a private investigator (William H. Macy). They both soon discover the morbid bond linking Norman to his mysterious 'mother' at the Bates Motel"--Container...
11) To die for
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
In a small town in New Hampshire, a media sensation erupts over a murder case against Suzanne Stone. She is accused of persuading teenagers to kill her husband, Larry Maretto. Obsessed with becoming a TV personality, she views her husband's desire for children as an impediment to her career.
Series
Criterion collection volume 277
Language
English
Formats
Description
This wildly adventurous road movie of the 90's is about two young hustlers who discover friendship and adventure on the twisting, turning road of life. Mike is a narcoleptic street hustler haunted by his idyllic memories of childhood and obsessed with finding his estranged mother. Scott is a runaway rich kid who's on a personal crusade to find the meaning of life, biding his time until he inherits his father's estate. Together they're lost in a bizarre...
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Description
This film is inspired by the final hours of Kurt Cobain. Blake is a brilliant but troubled musician whose success has left him in a lonely place. The film follows Blake through a handful of hours spent in his wooded home ... a fugitive from his own life.
15) Elephant
Publisher
HBO Video
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A realistic drama that takes the viewer inside an American high school on one single, ordinary day that very rapidly turns tragic. It observes the comings and goings of its characters from a safe distance. The experiences of each student range from friendly and innocent to traumatic and deeply disturbing.
17) The sea of trees
Publisher
A24 / Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Powerful story of love and redemption of an American professor, Arthur, who travels to Japan. He embarks on a spiritual and life-changing journey with Takumi, whom he found lost near the base of Mount Fuji. Takumi had gotten lost after attempting to commit suicide, now they fight for their survival while they are on their journey of reflection. Arthur's will to live reconnects him to his love for his wife.
18) Tarnation
Publisher
Wellspring Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"Jonathan Caouette's spellbinding debut film re-imagines the whole idea of what a documentary can be. Having filmed his life since he was eleven years old, Caouette has woven together a psychedelic whirlwind of snapshots, super-8 home movies, answering machine messages, video diaries, early short films, snippets of '80s pop culture and dramatic re-enactments to create an epic portrait of an American family torn apart by dysfunction and reunited through...
Publisher
Miramax
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
The spy killer: Once a secret agent, John Smith decides to pursue a career as a private investigator. Now he's being framed for murder and his former boss bails him out.....with certain conditions attached.
Phantoms: Five lone survivors of a town must stop a terrifying force of evil before it totally wipes out mankind.
The road killers: The horrifying story of a young boy almost runover by a maniac on a highway and the escalation of violence as...