Icarus Films Home Video

Our Home Video Top 15 Best Sellers from April 1 through May 10, 2013

Sun, 12 May 2013 02:34:13 GMT

A list of our Top 15 Best Selling Home Video DVDs during March, 2013.

New on Home Video: Last Summer Won't Happen

Sat, 04 May 2013 02:37:52 GMT

Shot in 1968, one year after the Summer of Love, this is a critical yet sympathetic examination of the anti-war movement in New York City

Now on Home Video: Fold Crumple Crush

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 22:26:23 GMT

A powerful portrait of Africa's most widely acclaimed contemporary artist El Anatsui.

Our Home Video Top 15 Best Sellers during March, 2013

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:22:18 GMT

A list of our Top 15 Best Selling Home Video DVDs during March, 2013.

New Release: In Search of Memory

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:21:27 GMT

The life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

New Release: A Man Vanishes

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:21:21 GMT

Shohei Imamura's investigation into the disappearance becomes an investigation into the nature of fiction and reality.

New Blu-Ray Release: Decasia with Light Is Calling

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:21:15 GMT

A legendary cinematic exploration of the beauty of decaying archival footage by experimental film artist Bill Morrison.

New Release: The Miners' Hymns

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:21:09 GMT

The ill-fated coal mining communities in North East England are the subject of this inspired documentary by multi-media artist Bill Morrison. With music by Jóhann Jóhannsson.

Upcoming Home Video Releases: Last Summer Won't Happen and Fold Crumple Crush

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:16:35 GMT

Coming this spring: Last Summer Won't Happen and Fold Crumple Crush: The Art of El Anatsui

Our Home Video Top 15 Best Sellers during 2012

Sun, 27 Jan 2013 02:35:10 GMT

A list of our Top 15 Best Selling Home Video DVDs during 2012.

Our Home Video Top 10 Best Sellers for September, 2012

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 23:18:03 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs during the months of June & July, 2012.

Our Home Video Top 10 Best Sellers for July & August, 2012

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:31:28 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs during the months of June & July, 2012.

The Pinochet Case now available on DVD!

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 02:26:56 GMT

The story of the landmark legal case against General Augusto Pinochet of Chile, before and after his arrest in London in 1998.

Our Home Video Top 10 Best Sellers for June & July, 2012

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:49:54 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs during the months of June & July, 2012.

Coming to Home Video on Sept. 18th: El Velador

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:49:23 GMT

From dusk to dawn Martin watches over the extravagant mausoleums of Mexico's most notorious Drug Lords.

Coming to Home Video September 4th: The Pinochet Case

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 20:48:26 GMT

The story of the landmark legal case against General Augusto Pinochet of Chile, before and after his arrest in London in 1998. The new film by Patricio Guzmán.

ICARUS FILMS acquires distribution rights to the dGENERATE FILMS collection

Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:54:51 GMT

Jonathan Miller, President of Icarus Films, and Karin Chien, President of dGenerate Films, announced today that Icarus Films has acquired the exclusive distribution rights to dGenerate Films’ collection of award-winning, contemporary independent films from China.

Our Home Video Top 10 Best Sellers for May 2012

Fri, 08 Jun 2012 22:53:33 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for May 2012.

From the Other Side on Amazon and iTunes

Wed, 23 May 2012 13:18:45 GMT

You can now watch our new home video release From the Other Side streaming on Amazon or download it to own or rent from iTunes.

Our Home Video Top 10 Best Sellers for April 2012

Mon, 07 May 2012 23:51:25 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for April 2012.

From the Guardian: Artist David Weiss dies aged 66

Thu, 03 May 2012 02:27:39 GMT

"The Swiss artist David Weiss has died aged 66. Weiss earned an international reputation in partnership with fellow artist Peter Fischli, with whom he started working in 1979. The pair had a retrospective at London's Tate Modern in 2006 and were recently ranked 26th in a list of the world's 100 most important artists by the German publication Manager Magazin."

New Home Video Releases

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 02:34:09 GMT

THE SPECTRE OF HOPE with John Berger and Sabastiao Salgado, and RED PERSIMMONS

Presumed Guilty available 2/14 on Netflix

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 16:02:36 GMT

Presumed Guilty is available on Netflix tomorrow, 2/14. Add it to your queue!

Trapped in Mexico's legal system -- which presumes guilt over innocence -- Toño Rodriguez was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. This compelling documentary chronicles his two-year struggle for freedom.

Presumed Guilty available soon on Netflix

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:21:11 GMT

Presumed Guilty will be coming soon to Netflix. Add it to your queue!

Trapped in Mexico's legal system -- which presumes guilt over innocence -- Toño Rodriguez was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a murder he didn't commit. This compelling documentary chronicles his two-year struggle for freedom.

Milestones and ICE now available!

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 21:02:49 GMT

A lilting, free-associative documentary and fiction hybrid following dozens of characters--including hippies, farmers, immigrants, Native Americans, and political activists--as they try to reconcile their ideals with the realities of American life. Released for the first time on DVD in the US, Robert Kramer and John Douglas' masterpiece is coming out in a set with Kramer's gritty cinema-verité style thriller, Ice.

The Invisible Frame now available!

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:28:01 GMT

A filmic journey starring Tilda Swinton as she traces the former Berlin Wall via bicycle.

Invisible Frame Trailer now online!

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:26:56 GMT

Check out the trailer for our new home video release The Invisible Frame.

Left in Baghdad streamed free for Veteran's Day

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:17:06 GMT

Watch it online now!

Left in Baghdad: An American soldier returns from Iraq without his left arm and adapts to life with new physical challenges.

The DVD of "An Injury to One" is now available on DVD, and also on iTunes

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:58:42 GMT

Reconstructs the long-forgotten murder of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, and draws a connection between the unsolved murder of Little, and the attempted murder of the town itself.

Video Clip for Upcoming Release "An Injury to One"

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 17:57:16 GMT

Reconstructs the long-forgotten murder of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, and draws a connection between the unsolved murder of Little, and the attempted murder of the town itself.

Updated Best Selling Titles

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:24:43 GMT

Our top ten best selling Home Video titles for the past year.

Coming in October: An Injury To One

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:21:20 GMT

Reconstructs the long-forgotten murder of union organizer Frank Little in Butte, Montana, and draws a connection between the unsolved murder of Little, and the attempted murder of the town itself. (Release date: October 25, 2011)

Sell sheets for our newest home video releases

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 18:56:39 GMT

We've posted PDFs for our latest sell sheets, featuring our newest home video releases: Nostalgia for the Light, Dust, One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich, Cul de Sac, and Salvador Allende.

Watch Petropolis online and then help stop the Alberta Tar Sands

Sun, 12 Jun 2011 20:55:35 GMT

Watch "Petropolis: Aerial Perspectives on the Alberta Tar Sands" online now at MUBI! June 18th is the international day to stop the Tar Sands!

Coming the Fall: Invisible Frame

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:09:13 GMT

A filmic journey starring Tilda Swinton as she traces the former Berlin Wall via bicycle.

Coming this September: Dust

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:08:23 GMT

DUST turns one of the most commonplace subjects imaginable into a vehicle for a new appreciation of how these tiny particles affect our bodies and our environment and can provide a fresh new perspective of the entire world.

Chris Marker and Andrei Tarkovsky fans rejoice!

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 16:06:23 GMT

The long-awaited release of Chris Marker's film essay on Andrei Tarkovsky, ONE DAY IN THE LIFE OF ANDREI ARSENEVITCH, is almost here! The DVD edition — which also includes two other films selected by Marker himself, IN THE DARK by Sergey Dvortsevoy and THREE SONGS ABOUT MOTHERLAND by Marina Goldovskaya — will be available on June 21st.

One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich Available for Pre-Ordering

Tue, 24 May 2011 02:23:13 GMT

Filmmaker Chris Marker's homage to his friend and colleague, Andrei Tarkovsky. A unique and intimate portrait of the legendary Russian filmmaker.

New Video Clip: One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich

Fri, 20 May 2011 23:09:04 GMT

Filmmaker Chris Marker's homage to his friend and colleague, Andrei Tarkovsky. A unique and intimate portrait of the legendary Russian filmmaker.

New Release: Cul de Sac

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 02:25:28 GMT

An allegory for a working class suburb in decline, this film investigates the story of Shawn Nelson, who stole a tank and went on a rampage through the residential streets of Clairemont, CA.

Our Home Video Top 10 Best Sellers for March 2011

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 00:33:42 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for March 2011.

NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT at IFC Center, NYC

Tue, 15 Mar 2011 16:24:26 GMT

Tickets for NOSTALGIA FOR THE LIGHT are on sale now online, including for the Friday & Saturday 8:10pm shows featuring a Q&A with Patricio Guzman — book now!

Video clip for the new HV release Salvador Allende

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 23:38:28 GMT

Patricio Guzmán (The Battle of Chile) tells Allende's story, from his youth in Valparaiso and his early career, to his presidency of Chile and death during the coup of September 11, 1973.

Our 10 Best Sellers for 2010

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 01:27:14 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for the year 2010.

New Release: Elsewhere

Sun, 12 Dec 2010 23:19:40 GMT

An epic journey through voices and sounds from elsewhere. Landscapes, outlooks on the world, outlooks on life: Desert, snow, valley, jungle, ice, rainforest. An homage to humanity at the beginning of the 21st century.

New Video Clip: Hotel Terminus

Fri, 19 Nov 2010 05:24:29 GMT

Marcel Ophuls' Academy Award winning examination of the Nazi officer Klaus Barbie, the infamous “Butcher of Lyon”, weaves together forty years of footage and interviews.

New Release: Hotel Terminus

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 20:36:19 GMT

Marcel Ophuls' Academy Award winning examination of the Nazi officer Klaus Barbie, the infamous "Butcher of Lyon," weaves together forty years of footage and interviews

Featured Filmmaker: Peter Davis

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:36:41 GMT

Academy Award-winning director of HEARTS AND MINDS and Emmy Award-winning creator and executive producer of the MIDDLETOWN film series.

Featured Filmmaker: Marcel Ophuls

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:36:04 GMT

Academy Award-winning director of Hotel Terminus and The Sorrow and the Pity.

New Press Kit for Hotel Terminus

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 04:32:45 GMT

Download the 26-page PDF with historical background, reviews, an essay by Marcel Ophuls and much more.

Now Available: "Great Expectations" & "Kochuu"

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 19:50:49 GMT

Our newest home video releases together on one DVD:

Great Expectations - A journey through the history of visionary architecture, a survey of the most significant architectural movements of the 20th century that challenged conventional concepts.
Kochuu - A visually stunning film about modern Japanese architecture, its roots in Japanese tradition, and their relationships to modernist Scandinavian design. With two Pritzker Prize winners, Tadao Ando and Sverre Fehn.

Our 10 Best Sellers during September

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 19:42:30 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for the month of September, 2010.

Best Sellers Through August 31, 2010

Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:27:29 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for the first eight months of 2010.

Available now: Icarus Film tan baseball caps

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 01:05:20 GMT

Visit our new online merchandise store and checkout our 100% cotton, tan baseball caps featuring the Icarus Films logo embroidered on the front and an adjustable velcro strap for a comfortable fit.

Get your limited edition red Icarus Films baseball cap

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 00:14:28 GMT

Now available in our new merchandise store, a limited edition, 100% cotton, adjustable cap. Only 100 will be made in red!

Available in our new store: "I ♥ Docs" coffee mugs!

Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:47:16 GMT

We're pleased to debut Icarus' new home video merchandise store today! Start your mornings right with a "I ♥ Docs" coffee mug.

Video Clip for Middletown: Seventeen

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:36:07 GMT

Now online: a video clip of Seventeen from Middletown the landmark series created by Peter Davis.

Best Sellers Through May 31, 2010

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:08:56 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for the first five months of 2010.

Video clips added for the upcoming release Middletown

Wed, 19 May 2010 19:44:30 GMT

See clips from the six episodes of Middletown, a classic series, created by Emmy and Academy Award winner Peter Davis, which explores both the continuity and the change embodied in the people and institutions of one Midwestern community: Muncie, Indiana.

Fall 2010 Releases Announced

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 20:53:53 GMT

It's official!

The press release for our lineup of Fall DVDs has just gone out, highlighting three epic documentaries.

Hotel Terminus - The Life and Times of Klaus Barbie by Marcel Ophüls, the 1988 Academy Award-winner for Best Documentary will be released on DVD for the first time.

Middletown, created and produced by Academy Award winner Peter Davis, this Emmy-nominated six-part film series documents middle-class life, American values and customs in “Middletown”- a.k.a. Muncie, Indiana.

Elsewhere, from Nikolaus Geyrhalter, the director of OUR DAILY BREAD, this IDFA Special Jury Award-winning documentary takes us on an epic journey to twelve remote and rarely glimpsed locales and communities around the world. Read the full release here.

Eleonore Martin Director of Digital Media

Best Sellers for the First Quarter of 2010

Thu, 01 Apr 2010 02:12:47 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for the first three months of 2010.

Two New Clips for Rocky Road to Dublin

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 03:10:56 GMT

The last film screened at the Cannes Film Festival in 1968. A provocative, biting portrayal of 1960s Ireland: the stultifying educational system, the repressive, reactionary clergy, and the myopic cultural nationalism.

February 2010 Best Sellers

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:05:33 GMT

A list of our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs for February, 2010.

Rocky Road to Dublin Released on DVD Today!

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:04:15 GMT

Coming Soon: Elsewhere

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:50:08 GMT

From the director of the acclaimed OUR DAILY BREAD, comes a journey through voices and sounds from elsewhere. Landscapes, outlooks on the world, outlooks on life: Desert, snow, valley, jungle, ice, rainforest... An homage to humanity at the beginning of the 21st century.

Just added to the site: Related Readings

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:47:37 GMT

We've added a new page with a listing of books by and about our featured filmmakers.

New Video Clip: Rocky Road to Dublin

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:48:41 GMT

Now Available: La Commune

Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:59:26 GMT

The new film by Peter Watkins. A 5 hour 45 minute event. Based on a thorough historical research into the Paris Commune of 1871, this film leads to an inevitable reflection about the present.

IN SEARCH OF MEMORY opening at the IFC Center NYC on Friday, Jan. 8th; Dr. Eric Kandel in person for a Q&A!

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:44:44 GMT

We are thrilled to announce the theatrical opening of the film IN SEARCH OF MEMORY, the documentary on the life and work of one of the most important neuroscientists of the 20th century, Nobel Prize winner Eric Kandel.

Do not miss your chance to ask questions to Dr. Kandel during the Q&A following the 7:35pm screening on Friday, Jan. 8th. Get your tickets now!

The IFC Center is located on Sixth Avenue at West 3rd street in New York City.
Showtimes: 1pm, 3:10pm, 5:25pm, 7:35pm, and 10pm.
It will run for one week only!

Click here for more details and to purchase tickets.

New Blog Page Features Widgets for Viewing Titles Online

Sat, 19 Dec 2009 02:49:06 GMT

Our new blog page features two widgets from Snag Films that allow you to view online selected titles from Icarus Films and Fanlight Productions.

New Video Clip Added for The Way Things Go

Thu, 10 Dec 2009 04:01:12 GMT

100 feet of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Rube Goldberg or Alfred Hitchcock - a discussion starter for sure.

The Battle of Chile Released as Special 4-DVD Set

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:52:19 GMT

The epic chronicle of Chile's open and peaceful socialist revolution, and of the violent counter-revolution against it in 1973. Now available for the First Time on DVD! A Special 4-Disc Edition.

Now Available: The Way Things Go

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 23:08:27 GMT

100 feet of physical interactions, chemical reactions, and precisely crafted chaos worthy of Rube Goldberg or Alfred Hitchcock - a discussion starter for sure

Video Clip Added for "Chile, Obstinate Memory"

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:09:32 GMT

Patricio Guzmán's landmark film The Battle of Chile (1976) documented the "Popular Unity" period of Salvador Allende's government, the tumultuous events leading up to the 1973 coup, and Allende's death. Guzmán has returned to show The Battle of Chile in his homeland for the first time, and to explore the terrain of the confiscated (but reawakening) memories of the Chilean people. Chile, Obstinate Memory is included in the special-edition four-disc Battle of Chile DVD that ships on December 8.

Home Video Best Sellers Updated for November, 2009

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 05:34:16 GMT

Our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs this November.

Two New Titles Coming Soon in 2010

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:16:54 GMT

Two new titles will be available in the early part of next year: The Way Things Go (January, 5 2010) and Rocky Road to Dublin (February, 2010).

Battle of Chile DVD Ships December 8th

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 00:14:24 GMT

The epic chronicle of Chile's open and peaceful socialist revolution, and of the violent counter-revolution against it in 1973. Judy Stone of the San Francisco Chronicle called it "a landmark in the presentation of living history."

Video clip added for upcoming release "The Ister"

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:19:44 GMT

Watch the trailer of our Nov. 17 DVD release "The Ister." A journey up the Danube River, this film takes up some of the most challenging paths in Martin Heidegger's thought. With the philosophers Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe, Jean-Luc Nancy, Bernard Stiegler, and filmmaker Hans-Jurgen Syberberg.

Working on our 2 last releases of 2009!

Sun, 25 Oct 2009 01:22:46 GMT

Our Fall slate would not be complete without the titles we are preparing at the moment. The Ister, the philosophical journey through Heidegger’s lectures, and The Battle of Chile, the monumental chronicle of the events leading to Pinochet’s coup d’etat.

We thought these titles were so important indeed that we decided to post-pone their releases to make sure the quality of the DVDs will be on a par with the prestige of the films. It was a hard decision to make as we were eager to bring them to the audience they deserve, but on the same token we needed to make sure we were proud of our products and we could stand 100% behind them.

The Battle of Chile has a brand new soundtrack with director Patricio Guzman narrating the commentary. It will be released on 4 discs, the 3 parts of the film and a fourth disc with the documentary Chile Obstinate Memory and a 20 minute filmed interview with Guzman, and the set will also include a booklet of texts and articles.

So make sure to look out for these titles when they hit the streets, The Ister on November 17th, and The Battle of Chile on December 8th.

Eléonore Martin, Director of Digital Media

Notes on Marie Menken Released on Home Video

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:26:46 GMT

The story of the "mother of avante-garde film"—the influential experimental filmmaker who inspired artists such as Stan Brakhage, Andy Warhol, and Kenneth Anger.

From the East Released on Home Video

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:49:38 GMT

Chantal Akerman retraces a journey from the end of summer to deepest winter, from East Germany, across Poland and the Baltics, to Moscow. ** One of the 10 Best Films of the 1990s - J. Hoberman, Artforum.

From the East Reviewed on Art Forum

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:48:30 GMT

"Eastern Promises" by Melissa Anderson

Home Video Best Sellers Updated for August, 2009

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:58:13 GMT

Our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs this August.

Edward Said: Two Films

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:45:18 GMT

Two films that provide a uniquely comprehensive, intimate and moving portrait of one of the great and lasting thinkers of the 20th century.

Updated New Releases Page

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 23:43:18 GMT

Our NEW New Releases page is now up, with info on all films out in September, as well as upcoming releases for the rest of 2009.

Video clips added for new release Edward Said: Two Films

Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:30:57 GMT

Watch video clips of our new DVD release Edward Said: Two Films.

Watch Video Clips of Art Safari

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 23:55:16 GMT

Watch a playlist with 6 video clips from our new release Art Safari.

New This Fall! Six Releases

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 22:45:59 GMT

Check out the PDF of a flyer with information on the six fall 2009 Home Video DVD releases:

Edward Said: Two Films
Art Safari
From the East
Notes on Marie Menken
The Ister
The Battle of Chile

Three new filmmakers featured

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:13:41 GMT

We're featuring three new filmmakers whose titles will be available later this year on Home Video:

Chantal Akerman
Patricio Guzmán
Sato Makoto

Home Video Best Sellers Updated for June

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:11 GMT

Our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs this June.

Home Video Best Sellers

Wed, 27 May 2009 05:05:13 GMT

Our Top 10 Best Selling Home Video DVDs this year, as of April 30th