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Halloweentown / Halloweentown 2: Double Feature
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Halloweentown / Halloweentown 2: Double Feature

1998
There's more adventure than you can shake a broomstick at in this Disney Channel double feature. Young Marnie's (Kimberly J. Brown) learning to deal with the magical powers she's inherited from her grandmother, Aggie (Debbie Reynolds), who happens to be a witch. In Halloweentown, Marnie discovers a secret portal and to an enchanted place where ghosts live apart from the human world. In Halloweentown II, Marnie has to stop the evil warlock Kalabar.

Directed by:

  • Duwayne Dunham
  • Mary Lambert
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    Earth 2: The Complete Series
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    Earth 2: The Complete Series

    1994
    To locate healthy environs for her desperately ill son and the rest of humanity, Devon Adair (Debrah Farentino) ignores a government edict and assembles an expedition to set up an outpost on planet G889, 22 light-years away. But the space travelers' sabotaged ship lurches off course and crash-lands far from the target site. As the colonists traverse G889, they face not only perilous terrain but hostile natives in this intriguing sci-fi series.

    Directed by:

  • Jim Charleston
  • Janet Davidson
  • Sandy Smolan
  • Scott Winant
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    First Among Equals
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    First Among Equals

    1986
    Adapted from Jeffrey Archer's best-selling novel, this BAFTA-nominated miniseries about four British politicians goes behind the closed doors of Parliament, where unscrupulous behavior and political corruption abound.

    Directed by:

  • John Gorrie
  • Brian Mills
  • Sarah Harding
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    American Experience: The Great Fever
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    American Experience: The Great Fever

    2005
    The scourge of 19th-century America, yellow fever stymied health officials for decades before a team of doctors and scientists ventured to Cuba for answers. This documentary tells their story. When a yellow fever outbreak threatened the lives of U.S. soldiers occupying Cuba in 1900, the U.S. Army sent a team to investigate. Soon, they found the culprit -- mosquitoes -- and set in motion the first public health triumph of the 20th century.

    Directed by:

  • Adriana Bosch
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    American Experience: Building the Alaska Highway
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    American Experience: Building the Alaska Highway

    2005
    During the dark early days of World War II, thousands of American soldiers began one of the most titanic construction efforts ever attempted -- the Alaska Highway, which would eventually span across the sub-Arctic wilderness of British Columbia, the Yukon Territory and Alaska. This documentary features interviews with highway workers, archival footage and, of course, breathtaking scenery. Part of the award-winning "American Experience" series.

    Directed by:

  • Tracy Heather Strain
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    Miracle's Boys
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    Miracle's Boys

    2005
    Five renowned directors (Spike Lee, Ernest R. Dickerson, Neema Barnette, Bill Duke and LeVar Burton) take their place at the helm of this Nickelodeon-produced miniseries based on Jacqueline Woodson's award-winning novel. Set in Harlem, the series chronicles the lives of three recently orphaned half Puerto Rican, half African American brothers. Pooch Hall, Sean Nelson and Julito McCullum star as the siblings determined to hold their family together.

    Directed by:

  • Spike Lee
  • Ernest R. Dickerson
  • Neema Barnette
  • Bill Duke
  • LeVar Burton
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    The Barbershop Series
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    The Barbershop Series

    2005
    Based on the hit Barbershop films, this original series from Showtime chronicles the continuing misadventures of Calvin, the somewhat reluctant inheritor of his father's business, and his motley crew of employees, associates and hangers-on.

    Directed by:

  • Linda Mendoza
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    Murderland
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    Murderland

    2009
    Proving that murder is a multifaceted crime, this thriller about a slain prostitute (Lucy Cohu) is told from the viewpoints of three people: the woman's daughter, Carrie (Bel Powley); the investigating detective, Douglas Hain (Robbie Coltrane); and the victim herself. Alternating between the present and the past, the story scrutinizes Carrie's obsession with finding the killer and Hain's guilt over failing at his job.

    Directed by:

  • Catherine Morshead
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    Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
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    Doctor Who: Planet of Fire

    1984
    This four-part "Doctor Who" serial finds the Doctor (Peter Davison), his companion Turlough (Mark Strickson) and the android Kamelion (Gerald Flood) touching down on the island of Lanzarote, where they arrive just in time for Turlough to save an American girl (Nicola Bryant) from drowning. But their chance meeting seems more than coincidence when she produces an object that bears the same symbol that's branded on Turlough's arm.

    Directed by:

  • Fiona Cumming
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue
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    Bob the Builder: Scrambler to the Rescue

    2007
    Bob the Builder lets loose with his all-terrain pal Scrambler in this collection of themed episodes from the popular stop-motion series. In one adventure, Scrambler explores his artistic side by creating a painting for Sandy's cave.

    Directed by:

  • Liz Whitaker
  • Steven Feldman
  • Fred Holmes
  • Brian Mack
  • Sarah Ball
  • Brian Little
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands
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    The Naked Brothers Band: Battle of the Bands

    2007
    In this special episode of the popular Nickelodeon series, Nat, Alex and the rest of the group enter into a charity-sponsored band competition and find themselves taking on Bobby Lowe and the L.A. Surfers, one of the coolest bands around. If that weren't bad enough, now Nat has learned that the love of his life, Rosalina (Allie DiMeco), is falling for dreamboat Bobby, a situation that Bobby plans to exploit to the fullest for the competition.

    Directed by:

  • Polly Draper
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    The Women of Brewster Place
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    The Women of Brewster Place

    1989
    A single mother moves to a tumbledown housing project on Brewster Place, where she meets a group of strong-minded women facing similar woes. During the course of three decades, the ladies do battle against abject poverty, bigotry and unreliable men.

    Directed by:

  • Donna Deitch
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    Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess
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    Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Snow Princess

    2008
    Dora the Explorer teams up with Boots and the Snowflake Fairy in this feature-length adventure that follows the trio as they try to save Princess Sabrina and her snowy forest from a wicked witch who's stolen the princess's magic snow crystal. Dora and her friends must also stop the mean old witch from melting the beautiful wintry forest. Two other episodes, "Dora's Jack-in-the-Box" and "Bark, Bark to Play Park" are also included.

    Directed by:

  • Allan Jacobsen
  • Henry Madden
  • Katie McWane
  • George S. Chialtas
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    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas
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    Sesame Street: Elmo Saves Christmas

    1997
    After helping to dislodge Santa Claus from a chimney, Elmo is rewarded with an enchanted snow globe to make three special wishes -- and he decides that every day will be Christmas, his favorite day of the year. But with help from Lightning, a reindeer in training, Elmo learns that too much of a good thing isn't the best idea. Maya Angelou, Charles Durning and Harvey Fierstein make appearances and "Sesame Street" cast members turn up in cameos.

    Directed by:

  • Emily Squires
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    Resurrection Blvd.: Season 1
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    Resurrection Blvd.: Season 1

    2000
    This complex, critically acclaimed TV dramatic series focuses on the Santiagos, a strong, tight-knit Latino family living in contemporary East Los Angeles, who for generations has hoped to produce a boxing champion. While widowed patriarch Roberto Santiago (Tony Plana) training his middle son Carlos (Michael DeLorenzo) for the middleweight title, and family struggles to overcome the fate's hurdles, everyone's hopes and dreams hang in the balance.

    Directed by:

  • Jeremy Kagan
  • Sylvia Morales
  • John Behring
  • Norberto Barba
  • Reynaldo Villalobos
    • rating:3.2.png 3.2 Average Rating


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    Rollergirls: Season 1
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    Rollergirls: Season 1

    2006
    This reality show follows a Texas roller derby team through the ups and downs of their breakneck, competitive sport. You'll meet Lux, Sister Mary Jane, Punky Bruiser, Miss Conduct, Venis Envy and the rest of the Rollergirls. Armed with vivacious personalities and racy outfits to boot, the ladies put their bodies on the line for the glory of their team. Then follow them out of the rink and discover their sometimes surprising other lives.

    Directed by:

  • Bradley Beesley
  • Dan Brown
  • Tina Gazzerro
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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.

    Directed by:

  • 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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