A courtesan in Edo Japan tries to break the bonds imposed on her life in the extraordinarily colorful, in look and performance, Sakuran. The 2007 film is on Blu-Ray via 88 Films.
Hello, Dolly! (2009)
You never know what you can discover just by leisurely scrolling through YouTube. Why, just the other day I discovered something completely under that proverbial radar: a 2009 video record of the Moscow Operetta Theatre’s production of “Hello, Dolly!” And if you thought the Barbra Streisand film took too many liberties with the Broadway show, wait until you see this Russian reimagining of the musical comedy classic!
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Short Film For You! [Women in Horror Month 2026]
The Dancing Hawk [1977] [Radiance Films LE Blu-Ray]
The birth-to-death of a Polish bureaucrat is followed in 1977’s strange and compelling The Dancing Hawk, written and directed by Grzegorz Krolikiewicz, on Blu-Ray via Radiance Films.
Short Film For You! [Women in Horror Month 2026]
Cruel Tale of Bushido [1963] [Eureka! Masters of Cinema Collection]
A man recalls how seven generations of his family suffered under the expectations of the “honor code” in Tadashi Imai’s powerful 1963 drama Cruel Tale of Bushido, now on Blu-Ray via Eureka Entertainment.
Good Manners (2017) [Women In Horror Month 2026]
When Clara takes a nanny job with a soon-to-be mother, her life spirals into a dark fairy tale.
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