Our Films
In additon to home video sales, some of our films are also available for Institutional Sales for schools, libraries, and community groups, and Exhibition Rentals for paid admission screenings.
New Release
See the true story of San Francisco's openly gay city supervisor, his assassination, and the community's response.
Poetry, passion, and the obscenity of censorship.
Starring James Franco
Extra Features:
- James Franco in conversation with directors Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman - an all new feature length audio commentary
- Holy! Holy! Holy! The Making of Howl - featuring directors Epstein and Friedman and stars James Franco, Jon Hamm, David Strathairn, Treat Williams, Bob Balaban, poet Anne Waldman, and others
- Directors' research tapes - original interviews with Ginsberg's friends and collaborators Eric Drooker, Peter Orlovsky, Tuli Kupferberg, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Steven Taylor
- Allen Ginsberg reads Howl - never before seen footage from a performance in 1995 at the Knitting Factory in New York
- James Franco reads Howl audio feature
Exclusive to Blu-Ray Release:
- Allen Ginsberg reads Sunflower Sutra and Pull My Daisy - never before seen footage from a performance in 1995 at the Knitting Factory in New York.
- Q&A with directors Epstein and Friedman moderated by John Cameron Mitchell (director of HEDWIG & THE ANGRY INCH and RABBIT HOLE) at the Provincetown Film Festival.
Persecution, survival, and resistance of gay men and lesbians under the Nazis.
Narrated by Rupert Everett
Sundance Documentary Jury Prize for Directing (2000)
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob, Jeffrey and producer Michael Ehrenzweig. Additional interviews
- Additional interviews
The hidden history of gay life in 100 years of Hollywood movies.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob & Jeff, Lily Tomlin, and Executive Producer Howard Rosenman and editor Arnold Glassman
- Additional commentary with author Vito Russo
- Interview outtakes
- All clip in original screen formats
Love, fear, and the politics of AIDS.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob & Jeff
- A new short film by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about AIDS then & now
- Vito Russo ACT-UP speech
A landmark battle in the fight for gay rights.
Directed By Rob Epstein
Produced by Richard Schmiechen
Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature (1984)
Added to the National Film Registry (2012)
Now available from the Criterion Collection
DISC FEATURES
- Director-approved digital transfer, from the UCLA Film and Television Archive restoration (withDTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein,coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta
- Interview clips not used in the film
- New interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else
- New program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant’s Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta
- Rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk
- Excerpts from Epstein’s research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith
- Footage from the film’s Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards
- Panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White’s trial
- Excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk’s and Mayor George Moscone’s assassinations
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk’s nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film’s restoration by UCLA’s Ross Lipman
Our trip through America.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE several sequences cut from the final film, with a brief commentary by Jeff & Rob
Sports to die for.
Persecution, survival, and resistance of gay men and lesbians under the Nazis.
Narrated by Rupert Everett
Sundance Documentary Jury Prize for Directing (2000)
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob, Jeffrey and producer Michael Ehrenzweig. Additional interviews
- Additional interviews
The hidden history of gay life in 100 years of Hollywood movies.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob & Jeff, Lily Tomlin, and Executive Producer Howard Rosenman and editor Arnold Glassman
- Additional commentary with author Vito Russo
- Interview outtakes
- All clip in original screen formats
Love, fear, and the politics of AIDS.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob & Jeff
- A new short film by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about AIDS then & now
- Vito Russo ACT-UP speech
A landmark battle in the fight for gay rights.
Directed By Rob Epstein
Produced by Richard Schmiechen
Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature (1984)
Added to the National Film Registry (2012)
Now available from the Criterion Collection
DISC FEATURES
- Director-approved digital transfer, from the UCLA Film and Television Archive restoration (withDTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein,coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta
- Interview clips not used in the film
- New interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else
- New program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant’s Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta
- Rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk
- Excerpts from Epstein’s research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith
- Footage from the film’s Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards
- Panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White’s trial
- Excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk’s and Mayor George Moscone’s assassinations
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk’s nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film’s restoration by UCLA’s Ross Lipman
Our trip through America.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE several sequences cut from the final film, with a brief commentary by Jeff & Rob
Persecution, survival, and resistance of gay men and lesbians under the Nazis.
Narrated by Rupert Everett
Sundance Documentary Jury Prize for Directing (2000)
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob, Jeffrey and producer Michael Ehrenzweig. Additional interviews
- Additional interviews
-
ALSO AVAILABLE:
- » For exhibition rentals contact Telling Pictures
The hidden history of gay life in 100 years of Hollywood movies.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob & Jeff, Lily Tomlin, and Executive Producer Howard Rosenman and editor Arnold Glassman
- Additional commentary with author Vito Russo
- Interview outtakes
- All clip in original screen formats
-
ALSO AVAILABLE:
- » For exhibition rentals contact Sony Pictures Classics
Love, fear, and the politics of AIDS.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE:
- Commentary by Rob & Jeff
- A new short film by Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman about AIDS then & now
- Vito Russo ACT-UP speech
-
ALSO AVAILABLE:
- » For exhibition rentals contact Telling Pictures
A landmark battle in the fight for gay rights.
Directed By Rob Epstein
Produced by Richard Schmiechen
Narrated by Harvey Fierstein
Academy Award, Best Documentary Feature (1984)
Added to the National Film Registry (2012)
Now available from the Criterion Collection
DISC FEATURES
- Director-approved digital transfer, from the UCLA Film and Television Archive restoration (withDTS-HD Master Audio on the Blu-ray edition)
- Audio commentary featuring director Robert Epstein,coeditor Deborah Hoffmann, and photographer Daniel Nicoletta
- Interview clips not used in the film
- New interview with documentary filmmaker Jon Else
- New program about The Times of Harvey Milk and Gus Van Sant’s Milk, featuring Epstein, Van Sant, actor James Franco, and Milk friends Cleve Jones, Anne Kronenberg, and Nicoletta
- Rare collection of audio and video recordings of Milk
- Excerpts from Epstein’s research tapes, featuring Milk partner Scott Smith
- Footage from the film’s Castro Theatre premiere and the 1984 Academy Awards
- Panel discussion on Supervisor Dan White’s trial
- Excerpts from the twenty-fifth anniversary commemoration of Milk’s and Mayor George Moscone’s assassinations
- Original theatrical trailer
- PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by film critic B. Ruby Rich, a tribute by Milk’s nephew Stuart Milk, and a piece on the film’s restoration by UCLA’s Ross Lipman
Our trip through America.
DVD EXTRAS INCLUDE several sequences cut from the final film, with a brief commentary by Jeff & Rob
-
ALSO AVAILABLE:
- » For exhibition rentals contact Telling Pictures
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