The shadow of the Mormon church looms large in "Church & State," a new documentary by Holly Tuckett and Kendall Wilcox.

Viewers meet the elegant Robert Klein (Alain Delon), an impeccably attired art-and-antiques dealer living in a beautifully decorated home in a tony area of Paris.

The 1966 film "The Oscar," released on DVD and BluRay to coincide with the just-passed Oscar season, was panned upon its initial release.

The Academy made a colossal mistake not nominating "The Farewell," just released on Blu-ray, as one of its Best Picture nominees.

This year marks the 10th annual Bay Area Reporter readers' poll, the Besties, and voting begins Thursday, January 30.

When "Far from Heaven" was released in 2002, it became gay director Todd Haynes' biggest success, voted Best Film by the New York Film Critics Circle and garnering four Oscar nominations.

Directed by gay filmmakers Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, "Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice" is not a standard bio-pic but more a celebratory portrait of the artist.

Forty-six years before "The Irishman," director Martin Scorsese put himself on the cinematic map with a penetrating docudrama of Lower Manhattan's Little Italy neighborhood.

Gay director Vincente Minnelli's "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) has recently been released for home viewing using the new 4K technique.

"All the President's Men" (1976) was the film that paved the way for Robert Redford's role establishing the Sundance Film Festival.

Italian filmmaker Karole Di Tommaso offers "Mom + Mom," a comedy-drama based on her own real-life experiences. The film tells the story of Karole (Linda Caridi) and Ali (Maria Roveran), a lesbian couple in Italy who want to start a family.

Those seeking DVDs as holiday gifts for movie buffs will find a fascinating trove of classics to please even the most demanding fans.

Released in 1981, "The Fan" was a star vehicle for middle-aged superstar Lauren Bacall, who was basically playing herself, a middle-aged superstar.

"Bathroom Stalls & Parking Lots" is the latest film from auteur Thales Correa, now available on DVD.