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Publisher
Distributed by Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
Español
Description
When the fun of double dating begins to grow old Richard and Bettina share a dirty little secret with their friends Diego and Emilia. They live a double life as swingers and would love to share this practice with them. In this hilarious erotic comedy two couples explore their sexual boundaries while juggling their everyday lives with kids and soccer practice.
Publisher
Breaking Glass Pictures
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Chronicles the improbable story of a brash, inexperienced gay activist and a tiny Salt Lake City law firm that joined forces to topple Utah's gay marriage ban. It is a story of triumph, setback, and a little-known lawsuit that should have failed, but instead paved the way for a U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized same-sex unions nationwide.
4) Closer
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Dan, an aspiring novelist, cannot help but feel immensely attracted to Alice, a young American waitress and stripper who is in London after escaping from a failed relationship. The two meet after Alice is involved in a car accident. But nothing lasts forever, and after some time Dan meets Anna, a photographer, and he feels attracted to her. Nothing happens right away, but once it does, things go downhill for Alice and Dan. The two don't break up,...
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Marriage equality comes to small town Texas. A serial killer, drag queens, and a dysfunctional family collide driving toward an explosive night as a memorial service at the bar and an Anti-Equality rally at the church both go off the rails.
6) Albert Nobbs
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A woman passes as a man in order to work and survive in 19th century Ireland. Some thirty years after donning men's clothing, she finds herself trapped in a prison of her own making.
7) Sworn virgin
Publisher
Strand Releasing Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
Albanian
Description
A young woman named Hana who lives in an Albanian village ruled by men, takes an oath of eternal virginity to live as a 'sworn virgin' becoming Mark, so she can live free as a man. Years later, restless and feeling imprisoned by his choice, Mark leaves for Italy to visit his sister and family. There, he explores the unexpected pleasures of attraction and the body and decides to abandon Mark, rediscovering herself (himself) as Hana, to become a new...
9) Frenzy
Series
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
In modern-day London, a sex criminal known as the Necktie Murderer has the police on alert; and in typical Hitchcock fashion, their trail is leading to an innocent man who must now elude the law and prove his innocence by finding the real murderer.
10) Orlando
Series
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1999
Language
English
Description
"Orlando, an English nobleman, defies the laws of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations that humorously, hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes."--Container.
11) The hunger
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
Miriam the vampire, subsists on the blood of her lovers, who do not age, until she has had enough of them. John is currently in that position, and is expected to die in the next 24 hours. He seeks help from a doctor who does not believe his story.
12) Hitman
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A mysterious hired gun has a barcode tattoo on his bald head. In lieu of a name, he is number 47. Living like a chaste monk while slipping past borders to kill his targets, 47 moves like a determined shark. He speaks softly to his contact at the enigmatic "Organization," which raises cast-off children to become well-paid assassins. Fruitlessly pursued by an Interpol cop who can never get sovereign governments to cooperate, 47 has no trouble slipping...
Publisher
First Run Features
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
A new film that explores the intersection of religion, sexual orientation, and gender identity in current-day America. The arrival of marriage equality was seen by many as the pinnacle achievement of the march toward full equality for LGBTQ people. But for many on the Right, it was the last straw, and their public backlash has been swift, severe, and successful.
14) Chloe
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
A successful doctor endangers her family when she suspects her husband of cheating on her and hires an escort to seduce him.
16) Light of my life
Publisher
Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The world has been caught in an epidemic that killed all of the Earth's population. A father and his child begin to navigate this new landscape which is no longer hospitable or safe. Along the way, he must fight off dangers that threaten the family as well as a lack of moral compasses in others they meet. It's a journey of survival that leads to treacherous territories and the ultimate quest.
Publisher
Showtime Networks Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Hank tries to collaborate on a rock opera based on his book with a famous rock star while taking up with his beautiful muse; Charlie and Stu compete for the affections of Marcy; Marcy falls under the spell of a seriously radical feminist; Becca drops out of college to become a writer.
Series
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
First comes love, then comes marriage, then come loads of laughs. As Mike and Susan prepare to walk down the aisle, the groom gets a case of cold feet. Turning to friends and family for support can send the couple running for matrimonial cover: Susan's father is fooling around with her mother₂s best friend; Mike's brother is divorcing his high school sweetheart; his parents are living a loveless lie. The rocky road to happily-ever-after has never...
Publisher
Shout Factory
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
(Lemon drop kid) A small-time con artist, nicknamed for his favorite candy, gets in over his head when he swindles a tough gangster out of some gambling profits. The Kid concocts a scheme to pay back the money by Christmas, by tricking his pals into dressing up as Santas and collecting money for a made-up charity.
(My Favorite brunette) Photographer Hope substitutes for a private eye and gets involved in a murder mystery.
(Road to Bali) Bob and...
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Julien and his wife move to Amsterdam to help look after their grandchild, the Chief of Police, who happens to be Julien's old girlfriend, seeks out his help in finding a young sex worker who has gone missing. As Baptise rapidly becomes embroiled in a case that peels back layers and layers of atrocity in the sex trade and drugs, nothing is as it first seems. For Julien Baptiste the beautiful streets, canals and houses of Amsterdam hide dark,...
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