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Just Friends
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Just Friends

1996
Feeling at loose ends after being jettisoned by his longtime girlfriend, young businessman Peter (Anthony Palermo) starts to fall for beautiful new-girl-in-town Rebecca (Anita Barone) -- who just happens to be engaged to another man. The pair agrees to keep their burgeoning friendship platonic, but they soon wonder how long they can keep their resolve. Maria Burton directs this charming romantic comedy that co-stars Hal Linden and Tim Bohn.

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  • Maria Burton
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    Nearest to Heaven
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    Nearest to Heaven

    2002
    A vacationing French writer, Fanette (Catherine Deneuve), meets a photographer named Matt (William Hurt) in New York City. Before you can say, "They were fated to be mated," the twosome embarks on a romantic escapade that conjures images of Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember. Patrice Chereau directs this warm, light-hearted tale that costars Helene Fillieres and Gilbert Melki.

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  • Tonie Marshall
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    101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)
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    101 Ways (The Things a Girl Will Do to Keep Her Volvo)

    2000
    In this independent comedy from first-time director Jennifer B. Katz, Watson (Wendy Hoopes) is fresh out of college and looks forward to obtaining and balancing two of her main priorities -- her career and her love life. She faces trouble with both, finding herself struggling to keep her beloved Volvo and to find a worthwhile man. Will her car be repossessed, or will her love life?

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  • Jennifer B. Katz
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    Free Radicals
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    Free Radicals

    2003
    Happenstance is the cornerstone of this intriguing film. A young woman miraculously survives a plane crash only to die in a head-on car collision six years later. The teenage driver of the car, who's barely injured, is the younger son in a family whose first son was abducted at a young age. And so the cycle begins -- an odd, chainlike link that encompasses reactions to the woman's family members and the people in their lives.

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  • Barbara Albert
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    The Man Who Walked Alone
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    The Man Who Walked Alone

    1945
    Discharged from the military for medical reasons, World War II hero Marion Scott (Dave O'Brien) is hitchhiking his way home when he's picked up by rich society girl Wilhelmina Hammond (Kay Aldridge), who's fleeing her fiance; in a stolen car. And though sparks immediately fly between the two, the secrets they're hiding from each other might just quash their chance at romance. This madcap comedy earned an Oscar nomination for Best Score.

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  • Christy Cabanne
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    Some Prefer Cake
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    Some Prefer Cake

    1998
    This brisk comedy follows two friends -- lesbian Kira (Kathleen Fontaine) and straight Sydney (Tara Howley) -- who cope differently with their unrealized personal and professional dreams. Suffering from stage fright that prevents her career from thriving, aspiring comic Kira engages in empty sexual encounters to drown her sorrows. Meanwhile, Sydney, a would-be restaurant critic with a decided lack of interest in sex, turns to food for comfort.

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  • Heidi Arnesen
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    Marking Time
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    Marking Time

    2003
    At the turn of the new millennium, as anti-immigrant sentiment fueled by the events of Sept.11 sweeps through Australia, young Hal (Abe Forsythe) falls in love with Randa (Bojana Novakovic), an Afghan refugee. Their love becomes a lightning rod for racism in his small town, and brings Hal to a boiling point. Geoff Morrell and Abbie Cornish co-star in this gripping, timely spin on "Romeo and Juliet."

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  • Cherie Nowlan
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    Gasoline
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    Gasoline

    2002
    After accidentally causing the death of her mother (Mariella Valentini), a young lesbian, Lenni (Regina Orioli), runs away with her auto mechanic girlfriend (Maya Sansa). To add a degree of difficulty, Lenni's mom's body is stashed in the trunk of their car and a gang of crazies is on their tail. But crazy is a relative term in this case...!

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  • Monica Stambrini
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    Robin's Hood
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    Robin's Hood

    2003
    After being fired for her caring approach with clients, disenchanted social worker Robin (Khahtee V. Turner) is at a loss as to how to help her impoverished neighborhood, but everything changes when she meets butch lesbian Brooklyn (Clody Cates), a mechanic who moonlights as a thief. In this hip-hop update on the classic Robin Hood fable, sparks fly between the two women, and soon, they hatch a plan to bring relief to their inner-city community.

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  • Sara Millman
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    La Cucina
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    La Cucina

    2007
    Food preparation on a summer evening reveals the intricacies of relationships in four related stories. Lily (Christina Hendricks) prepares a gourmet meal for her older lover (Joaquim de Almeida), while pregnant Shelly (Leisha Hailey) runs tearfully to friend Jude (Rachel Hunter) when her lasagna-making attempt fails. Meanwhile, Jude makes Italian food for her absent lover, Celia (Clare Carey), who's busy filming a kitchen scene in her movie.

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  • Allison R. Hebble
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    In Passing
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    In Passing

    2006
    With New York City as a backdrop, actress Vanessa Kelly (Veronica Mittenzwei) and playwright Julia Garrison (Lisa Rothe) fall in love in this tender lesbian romance that faces a singular set of challenges. Being a couple proves complicated as Vanessa and Julia open their hearts, becoming more involved and more vulnerable -- and when one of the women violates the other's hard-earned trust, their relationship lands on the rocks.

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  • Kate Fitzgerald
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    Coney Island Baby
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    Coney Island Baby

    2003
    First-time director Amy Hobby presents a breezy romantic comedy set in the small Irish town of Sligo (aka Coney Island), where Billy Hayes (screenwriter Karl Geary), a former small-time crook, has returned after a stint in New York City. But Billy's plans to take his former flame, Bridget (Laura Fraser), back with him to the States to run a gas station don't sit too well with the locals -- especially since Bridget is engaged to be married.

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  • Amy Hobby
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    Dragstrip Girl
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    Dragstrip Girl

    1994
    Unhappy with his station in life, bad boy Johnny Ramirez (Mark Dacascos) works as a parking attendant and falls in with a ring of car thieves. He soon becomes infatuated with rich girl Laura (Natasha Gregson Wagner), who's looking to do a little slumming to get back at her uptight parents. The soundtrack of this remake of the campy 1957 drama features Grammy-winning band Los Lobos. Traci Lords co-stars.

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  • Mary Lambert
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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.

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  • Catherine Crouch
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    The Magic Bubble
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    The Magic Bubble

    1992
    On her 40th birthday, Julia Cole (Diane Salinger) is anything but happy. Neglected by her husband (John Calvin), Julia dreams of turning back the hands of time. When a bottle of magic bubbles transforms her into a younger woman, Julia gets the chance to live out her dream. She catches the attention of a young man named Mac (George Clooney), but when he eventually asks her to leave her husband, Julia is faced with the ultimate decision.

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  • Deborah Ringel
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    The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival
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    The Ultimate Lesbian Short Film Festival

    2005
    This eclectic sampling of 10 short films from American, Australian and Canadian directors tackles lesbian life from a variety of angles. Included are "Blow" by Marie Craven; "Half Laughing" by Michelle Ehlen; "Tina Paulina: Living on Hope Street" by Barbara Green and Michelle Boyaner; "The Black Plum" by Meredyth Wilson; and "A Woman Reported," helmed by Chris J. Russo and featuring Moira Kelly.

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  • Roberta Marie Munroe
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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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