Jean Luc-Godard’s ALPHAVILLE (1965) cleverly amalgamates the genres of dystopian science fiction and film noir. In his endless journey to subvert cinematic conventions and tropes, Godard took the archetype of the “male anti-hero” and transposed him into a sci-fi setting.
Read MoreWritten and directed by NYC art scene and exploitation cinema luminary Paul Morrissey, MIXED BLOOD is a characteristically grimy descent into urban malaise that is often punctuated by moments of gallows humor. Featuring an eclectic ensemble cast that includes Warhol superstar Geraldine Smith and the screen debut of John Leguizamo, MIXED BLOOD is an essential (if often overlooked) entry into the canon of independent films made on the streets of New York in the 1980s. Gartenberg Media is proud to present the new 4K digital restoration of Morrissey’s indelible crime comedy, produced by Cinématographe from its original camera negative.
Read MoreDirected by noted television and Broadway producer Joseph Cates and co-written by Arnold Drake, WHO KILLED TEDDY BEAR? is a lurid time capsule of mid-1960s Times Square, evocatively shot on location, in stark black and white, by Joseph C. Brun. Peerlessly ahead of its time for 1965, Gartenberg Media Enterprises is proud to distribute Joseph Cates’ seminal New York City thriller in its completely uncensored form, produced in 4K by Cinématographe, which reconstitutes several minutes of never-on-video footage, newly restored from original 35mm negative materials.
Read MoreAvailable digitally for the first time, Frank Borzage’s THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN is an adventure story based on James Oliver Curwood’s novel of the same name. Curwood, who was the highest-paid author in the world by the time of his death in 1927, specialized in stories of Canadian Mounties and/or animals in the far north. THE VALLEY OF SILENT MEN, shot entirely on location in Canada, is one of his Mountie tales.
Read MoreActor and filmmaker Frank Borzage, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Director, is perhaps best known for helming the Hollywood features SEVENTH HEAVEN (1927), STREET ANGEL (1928), and LUCKY STAR (1929). GME is proud to distribute one of the director’s earlier works, 1922’s BACK PAY, as a new 2K digital restoration spearheaded by Undercrank Productions from the Library of Congress’ 35mm preservation materials.
Read MoreYOU’D BE SURPRISED stars the top-hatted bon vivant Raymond Griffith as a police coroner who is called in to solve the murder of an important district attorney. Dorothy Sebastian is the leading lady who helps Griffith sort through numerous red herrings to find the killer. Veteran supporting players, including Edward Martindel, Earle Williams, and Roscoe Karns, add comic seasoning to the proceedings. The film was lost for many decades until a print surfaced in 2022 and was preserved by the Library of Congress. GME is proud to distribute a new 2K restoration of this title, spearheaded by Undercrank Productions and featuring a new score by silent film accompanist Ben Model.
Read MoreIn the expertly-written, directed, and acted PATHS TO PARADISE, Raymond Griffith is presented in all his smarmy elegance alongside a top-notch comedy ensemble. The film was based on a 1914 play, titled THE HEART OF A THIEF, by Paul Armstrong. It was lost for many decades until an incomplete print surfaced in the 1970s. GME is proud to distribute a new 2K restoration of this title, spearheaded by Undercrank Productions and featuring a new score by silent film accompanist Ben Model.
Read MoreTom Mix was one of the silent era’s biggest stars, appearing in 83 feature-length films from 1918 to 1929 — most of which are lost. His name, his face, and trademark white 10-gallon hat are known to classic film fans, but most people have never seen Mix’s iconic Westerns. GME is therefore proud to distribute Mix’s 1922 western SKY HIGH as a digital site license (DSL), in a new 2K digital restoration spearheaded by Undercrank Productions.
Read MoreWarren Sonbert (1947—1995) was one of the seminal figures working in American experimental film. His early films — from 1966’s AMPHETAMINE through to 1973’s CARRIAGE TRADE — are currently available from GME as Digital Site Licenses (DSLs). Sonbert’s montage films will become available from GME later in 2025.
Read MoreGME is proud to distribute films by Jonas Mekas, widely regarded as the Godfather of American Avant-Garde Cinema, to universities in North America as Digital Site Licenses (DSLs).
Read MoreGME is proud to distribute, on DSL, five lesser-known, early films by Alfred Hitchcock, made in his native England prior to his relocation to Hollywood in the early 1940s. These features find the director working in various genres outside of the thriller territory that eventually made him a household name and earned him the moniker “The Master of Suspense.”
Read More南洋三部曲 (THE NANYANG TRILOGY) is a triptych of films filmed in Singapore and Malaysia that was produced by the Kong Ngee Company in 1957. The titles contained within this trilogy are MOON OVER MALAYA (椰林月), BLOOD STAINS THE VALLEY OF LOVE (血染相思谷), and CHINA WIFE (唐山阿嫂). These films were notable in their time for jumpstarting the careers of teen idols Patrick Tse Yin, Pasty Kar Ling, and Nam Hung. Long elusive, the restoration of these films was spearheaded by the Asian Film Archive beginning in 2017. Gartenberg Media Enterprises is pleased to distribute these newly-rediscovered classics of Cantonese cinema to North American academic institutions on digital formats.
Read MoreGartenberg Media Enterprises is pleased to announce our distribution of the films of Pierre Clémenti as new 2K digital restorations to North American academic institutions. Though best known as an actor, Clémenti's directorial work constitutes a fascinating and long overlooked chapter in 1960s avant-garde film history.
Read MoreIn 椰林月 (MOON OVER MALAYA), Ngok Ming is an idealistic young man, passionate about promoting and developing education in Malaya. He approaches a wealthy Chinese businessman to raise funds for building schools and meets his daughter, the young heiress Cho-lin. After a whirlwind romance, Ngok Ming and Cho-lin get married.
Read MoreIn 唐山阿嫂 (CHINA WIFE), Keung Chung-ping plays Ah-gau, an impoverished man who leaves his wife, So-ching (Nam Hung), and baby in Macau to travel to Southeast Asia and join his cousin (Patrick Tse) in search of better employment. A series of fortunate events propel him into high society, and soon he falls in love with a tycoon’s daughter, Ming-chu (Patsy Kar Ling).
Read MoreThe first entry in the Kong Ngee Company’s “Nanyang Trilogy”, 血染相思谷 (BLOOD STAINS THE VALLEY OF LOVE) is a hybrid wenyi (literary)-thriller-ghost story, accompanied by a poetic voice-over narration
Read MoreIn his final film SOLEIL, Pierre Clémenti amalgamates the stylistic elements of his previous film (and sole feature), À L'OMBRE DE LA CANAILLE BLEU, with influences from his poetry and earlier work as a filmmaker. Via dramatic reenactment, Clémenti reflects on his unlawful arrest in 1972 for drug possession, whereupon he was imprisoned, without trial, for 17 months. The film also features extensive footage of Clémenti’s family and children, including his wife Margareth and son Balthazar.
Read MoreÀ L'OMBRE DE LA CANAILLE BLEU (English translation: IN THE SHADOW OF THE BLUE RASCAL) is set in the underbelly of “Nécrocity,” a city of nightly terrors. In this fictionalized Paris, fueled by heroin and paranoia, an anarchist group (played by Pierre Clémenti’s inner circle) — whose mastermind is a villainous military leader played by Clémenti himself — tries to keep one step ahead of the grip of state power. After 300 kilos of heroin goes missing, a significant wave of crime is catalyzed.
Read MoreDense with hallucinatory visuals and frenetic montages, LA DEUXIÈME FEMME presents a filmic whirlwind through Pierre Clémenti’s family life, as well as his life on film sets as an actor. The title of the piece refers to the artist’s second wife, Nadine, but it also functions as a filmic love letter to his mother, and to artists and Warhol superstars Nico and Viva.
Read MoreSOUVENIRS, SOUVENIRS consists of some of the earliest footage that Pierre Clémenti ever shot. While it is the closest of his works to a traditional home movie, it is notable for featuring footage of Catherine Deneuve during the filming of Luis Buñuel’s BELLE DE JOUR (1967)as well as Philippe Garrel on the set of his film LE LIT DE LA VIERGE (1969). These rare and fascinating behind-the-scenes glimpses of Buñuel’s and Garrel’s films — both of which starred Clémenti — are accompanied by bursts of color that would become Clémenti’s signature as an avant-garde cineaste.
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