Salam

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

Runtime

1h 36m

Director

Alan Crosland

Cast

Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

Runtime

2h 14m

Director

Robert Rossen

Cast

Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie

The New York club scene of the 80s and 90s was a world like no other. Into this candy-colored, mirror ball playground stepped Michael Alig, a wannabe from nowhere special. Under the watchful eye of veteran club kid James St. James, Alig quickly rose to the top... and there was no place to go but down.

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato

Cast

Macaulay Culkin, Seth Green, Chloë Sevigny

On the eve of a seven-year prison sentence, a New York drug dealer spends his final day of freedom confronting his past, his relationships, and the choices that led to his downfall in a city still reeling from 9/11.

Runtime

2h 15m

Director

Spike Lee

Cast

Edward Norton, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry Pepper

A rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive, under most circumstances, wouldn't set off a chain reaction that could decimate two people's lives. But on this day, at this time, a minor collision will turn two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. Their means of destroying each other might be different, but thei...

Runtime

1h 38m

Director

Roger Michell

Cast

Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette