East Bay - DVD

Lon Chaney hunts the most dangerous game in director Tod Browning's seamy tale of lust and revenge, costarring Lupe Velez and Estelle Taylor. When Tiger Haynes (Chaney) learns his beloved daughter Toyo (Lupe Velez) intends to marry Bobby Bailey (Lloyd Hughes), the son of an American circus owner, the Indochina-based animal trapper is skeptical at first, but soon gives his blessing. But when Bobby joins Tiger for a boat ride down the riv

Her service as a translator for the U.S. military gave twentysomething Afghani Donya (Anaita Wali Zada) entry to America, where she now lives a solitary existence in Fremont, California, scripting the contents for a fortune cookie factory. Her days spent trying to carve out a new life, and contending with the ghosts of her old one, are wryly observed in this affecting, Jarmusch-resonant effort; Jeremy Allen White, Gregg Turkington, Siddique Ahmed, Boots Riley also star. 91 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack; English.

A Snowy Day in Oakland is centered around Latrice Monroe, a therapist who decides to end a stalled romance with her longtime, high-profile, psychiatrist, boyfriend/business partner. She moves into a predominately African-American and psychologically ignored neighborhood and navigates her practice, her relationships and her sanity with the town's biggest personalities Davis (Deon Cole) Jeanette (Loretta Devine), and Theona (Kimberly Elise). Her private practice is located in a vacant, street-front office space in the middle of a small, commercial block located across the bay in Oakland turning the neighborhood on it's emotional ear. A Snowy Day in Oakland explores meaningful themes including navigating relationships and family, entrepreneurship, as well as the importance of exploring mental health issues within the black community