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The Young Romantic: A Portrait of Yundi
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The Young Romantic: A Portrait of Yundi

2008
Classical pianist Yundi Li, who first exhibited an amazing flair for music at age three, is preparing for his debut with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in this captivating documentary about the pressures faced by a young musician. Born in China, where he studied with noted masters, Yundi is well regarded for his high level of technical skill and passion for music. In addition to the crucial concert, Yundi's family life is explored.

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  • Barbara Willis Sweete
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    The Wedding Party
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    The Wedding Party

    2005
    Mark (Arne Lenk) and Sophie (Lisa Potthoff) are getting married, and despite the presence of Mark's boorish father, Hermann (Armin Rohde), the ceremony goes according to plan. But at the reception, a minor disagreement over some food escalates into a full-scale war between Hermann and the hotel owner, resulting in a hostage crisis and gun battle. Based on Jean Van Hamme's comic book, this uproarious satire takes wedding disasters to new heights.

    Directed by:

  • Dominique Deruddere
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    Harvest Time
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    Harvest Time

    2004
    After her husband returns from World War II severely disabled, hardworking Russian tractor operator Antonina (Lyudmila Motornaya) must support the entire family. Her industrious attitude pays off when becomes the first woman to win the coveted Red Flag as a reward for her contributions to the collective. But now she has an additional job -- keeping the rampant mice from eating the flag.

    Directed by:

  • Marina Razbezhkina
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    Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
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    Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

    1985
    Clarinetist Artie Shaw became a leading New York studio musician by age 19, then went on to success as a popular bandleader. Filmmaker Brigitte Berman explores Shaw's turbulent life in this Oscar-winning documentary. Through interviews with Shaw, archival footage of his performances and discussions with many of his friends -- including Buddy Rich and Mel Torme -- Berman provides sharp insight into the life and music of this gifted artist.

    Directed by:

  • Brigitte Berman
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    Can't Stop the Music
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    Can't Stop the Music

    1980
    New York City DJ-songwriter Jack Morell (Steve Guttenberg) needs a big break to get his music heard and land a record deal. With the help of his retired supermodel roommate (Valerie Perrine) and an uptight tax attorney (Olympic champion Bruce Jenner), Jack brings together six singing macho men from the Greenwich Village scene in this pseudo-autobiography of the Village People -- a fun-filled adventure of fantasy and disco fever!

    Directed by:

  • Nancy Walker
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    Red Hook
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    Red Hook

    2009
    Despite her better judgment, college freshman Jenny (Christina Brucato) reluctantly agrees to join her new friends in a New York City scavenger hunt. As the group receives mysterious text message clues, they're sent to dark, dangerous corners of the city. Soon, they realize that this is no innocent game, and winning could mean the difference between life and death. Terrence Mann, Hollis Scarborough and Frankie Shaw co-star in this thriller.

    Directed by:

  • Elizabeth Lucas
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    Fatherhood Dreams
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    Fatherhood Dreams

    2007
    An insightful look at four gay men who are fathers, this documentary follows married partners Randy and Drew raising an adopted baby boy, Steve co-parenting two daughters with a lesbian couple and Scott working with a surrogate mother. In addition to recounting each individual's struggles against ignorance and fear to become a father, filmmaker Julia Ivanova explores their day-to-day experiences raising young children.

    Directed by:

  • Julia Ivanova
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    High Season
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    High Season

    1987
    Katherine (Jacqueline Bisset), a celebrated British photographer, lives a quiet, idyllic life with her daughter on the Greek island of Rhodes. But a young local sets out to encourage tourism, and Katherine's past and future are about to catch up with her as she suddenly finds herself in a hilariously tangled plot involving lovesick tourists, irate locals, smugglers, her ex-husband and an old friend who reveals himself to be a Russian spy!

    Directed by:

  • Clare Peploe
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    Cedarmont Kids: Songs of America
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    Cedarmont Kids: Songs of America

    2003
    Proud to be an American? Pop an apple pie in the oven, don some red, white and blue, and sing along to this patriotic video that the whole family can enjoy. Classic tunes include "Yankee Doodle," "School Days," "The Star-Spangled Banner," "She'll Be Comin' 'Round the Mountain," "The Old Gray Mare," "Skip to My Lou," "America, the Beautiful," "Battle Hymn of the Republic," "You're a Grand Old Flag," "America" and many more.

    Directed by:

  • Sue Martin Gay
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    Enter... Zombie King
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    Enter... Zombie King

    2003
    Zombies have taken over the highways in this ghoulish action thriller that takes inspiration from a little-known sports genre called &NFi;lucha libre&NFi_;, aka Mexican masked wrestling. The heroic Ulysses and other wrestlers decide to take on the deadly band of hoodlums, but when they realize the group's not headed by the frightening, dreadlocked Tiki (El Fuego), they must work to figure out who the true puppet-master is behind this gory enterprise.

    Directed by:

  • Stacey Case
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    Amor y Venganza
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    Amor y Venganza

    1996
    A funeral brings together former police force partners Paco and Angel and conjures up memories of an unsolved homicide that they had investigated years earlier. Now, with the help of a new witness, the partners have what they need to solve the case. Set in Madrid both during and immediately after the Spanish Civil War, this suspense-laden thriller, full of twists and turns, is based on a novel by Joaquin Leguina.

    Directed by:

  • Pilar Miró
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    The Turn of the Screw
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    The Turn of the Screw

    2004
    In a British manor house, a governess (Lisa Milne) caring for two young children is tormented by the home's dark secret. Do the former servant Miss Jessel (Catrin Wyn Davies) and her lover, Quint (Mark Padmore), communicate with the children from beyond the grave? Composer Benjamin Britten transforms Henry James's ghost story into a powerful opera, with a libretto by Myfanwy Piper. Richard Hickox conducts the City of London Sinfonia.

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  • Katie Mitchell
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    Chaliapin: The Enchanter: Memories of the Great Russian Bass
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    Chaliapin: The Enchanter: Memories of the Great Russian Bass

    1998
    The legendary Fyodor Chaliapin, whose beautiful bass voice and boldly naturalistic acting style made him the most famous Russian opera singer of the 20th century, is remembered in this fascinating documentary. Archival footage of Chaliapin's greatest roles -- Don Quichotte and Ivan the Terrible -- combines with vintage newsreels and interviews with his family and performers he influenced, including Sergei Leiferkus and Alexei Mochalov.

    Directed by:

  • Elisabeth Kapnist
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    Stray Dogs
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    Stray Dogs

    2001
    Darla Carter (Guinevere Turner) lives in the rural south with her handsome, roguish husband, Myers (Bill Sage). Myers can't hold a job, drinks too much and has a violent streak, so Darla decides to confront Myers with his misdeeds and asks her sister-in-law, Jolene (Dot-Marie Jones), to join her for moral support. But Darla is ignorant of the fact that Jolene is a lesbian and shares her brother's attraction to Darla.

    Directed by:

  • Catherine Crouch
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    La Verbena de la Paloma
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    La Verbena de la Paloma

    2006
    First performed in 1894, Tomás Bretón's vibrant tale of Spain's festival of the Virgin of the Dove is a masterpiece of the Spanish musical theater genre known as zarzuela. The loose plot centers on a bustling village apartment building where enthusiasm for the annual festival leads to romance, revelry, a few fights and, of course, lots of music. Filmed at Madrid's Festival de San Lorenzo de El Escorial. José Antonio López and Amparo Navarro star.

    Directed by:

  • Marina Bollain
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    Running Woman
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    Running Woman

    1998
    Emily Russo (Theresa Russell), an art dealer, and her son Sam (David McCurley) are carjacked by a band of hoodlums posing as the police. When Sam dies during the ensuing struggle, Emily becomes the prime suspect in the crime. To prove her innocence and find out why she and her son were targeted, she must track down Sam's killers without putting her own life in danger.

    Directed by:

  • Rachel Samuels
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    Now and Then
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    Now and Then

    1995
    Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty in this tender coming-of-age tale, four childhood girlfriends -- Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta -- recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more. Lesli Linka Glatter directs; Gaby Hoffmann, Ashleigh Aston Moore, Cloris Leachman, Thora Birch and Christina Ricci co-star.

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  • Lesli Linka Glatter
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    Now and Then (1995)
    A heartwarming movie about four childhood girlfriends who, in adulthood reunion, relive their experience of the life-changing summer of 1970, including a mystery death, divorce, standing up to the boys, first kiss, and the meaning of true friendship. Each explores her unique identity amidst family and friends. Beautifully directed by Lesli Linka Glatter.
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