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Everybody's Famous
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Everybody's Famous

2000
Factory worker Jean Vereecken (Josse De Pauw) dreams that his chubby daughter, Marva (Eva van der Gucht), will become a star, even after she performs disastrously in a local singing competition. One day, Jean seizes a golden opportunity, kidnapping pop diva Debbie (Thekla Reuten) and demanding that her manager give Marva a shot at stardom. Dominique Deruddere directs this upbeat comedy, which received an Oscar nod for Best Foreign Language Film.

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  • Dominique Deruddere
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    The Game: Season 1
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    The Game: Season 1

    2006
    To her parents' dismay, first-year medical student Melanie Barnett (Tia Mowry) forgoes a chance to attend prestigious Johns Hopkins Medical School to follow her pro football beau, Derwin Davis (Pooch Hall), to San Diego in this "Girlfriends" spinoff. But with a constant stream of groupies trying to invade her turf and "sack" her man, Melanie soon finds that being a gridiron star's honey isn't such a snap. Brittany Daniel and Coby Bell also star.

    Directed by:

  • Arlene Sanford
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    Sweetie
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    Sweetie

    1989
    Director Jane Campion's 1989 debut feature plumbs the dysfunctional depths of one Australian family. Emotionally distant Kay (Karen Colston) is thrown off by the sudden arrival of her sister, Dawn (Genevieve Lemon), fresh out of the insane asylum. The two sisters, who are complete opposites, quarrel endlessly -- and to make matters worse, their father arrives with the dire news that their mom has left him to go "find herself" in the outback.

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  • Jane Campion
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    I'll Take You There
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    I'll Take You There

    1999
    Adrienne Shelly directs and co-stars in this offbeat comedy about Bill (Reg Rogers), a man whose wife just ran off with his best friend. Trying to help, Bill's sister sets him up with Bernice (Ally Sheedy), an odd woman who takes their blind date in an unsettling direction. While Bill tries to make it clear that Bernice isn't his type, she grows increasingly obsessive and forces him to take a bizarre journey with her.

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  • Adrienne Shelly
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    Festival
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    Festival

    2005
    Oversized egos collide in writer-director Annie Griffin's BAFTA-winning satire that pulls back the curtain on the annual Edinburgh Fringe Festival, a prestigious competition that attracts performers from around the world. Among the attendees are a drug-addled theater troupe, a comic who's not above using seduction to improve his odds and a self-absorbed TV personality with a taste for nubile new talent.

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  • Annie Griffin
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    Greener Mountains
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    Greener Mountains

    2004
    J.P. Barton (Chris Heuisler) knows little about life away from the Vermont resort his adopted family owns and operates. So when beautiful, free-spirited New York artist Alice (Kimberly McCullough) arrives, J.P. experiences life -- and love -- like never before. When the family resort is threatened with closure, J.P. must find a way to save it. But on the road to self-discovery, can J.P.also find his way into Alice's heart?

    Directed by:

  • Lee Shallat-Chemel
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    If I Were You
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    If I Were You

    2011
    In a bungled plot to pay back her husband's infidelity, a jilted wife (Marcia Gay Harden) finds herself forced to star as King Lear in a spectacularly terrible production, with her husband's younger lover (Leonor Watling) playing the role of the king's fool. Aidan Quinn co-stars as a man who makes an unexpected cameo in the older woman's love life, igniting emotions that will change the course of her life.

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  • Joan Carr-Wiggin
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    Rodney: Season 1
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    Rodney: Season 1

    2004
    Quipster Rodney Carrington stars as title character Rodney Hamilton, a blue-collar family man with a lovely wife (Jennifer Aspen), two sons, no patience for stupidity and a burning desire to be a stand-up comic instead of a 9-to-5 working schmo. Bolstered by the support of the rest of the Hamilton clan, the aspiring funnyman tries to get his dream career off the launching pad. Mac Davis has a recurring role as Rodney's grating father-in-law.

    Directed by:

  • Robert Berlinger
  • Gail Mancuso
  • Shelley Jensen
  • Gil Junger
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    The Brady Bunch Movie
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    The Brady Bunch Movie

    1995
    Living in 1995 but still nestled in 1970s kitsch, the mossback Brady clan -- father Mike (Gary Cole), mother Carol (Shelley Long) and their brood of six -- must come up with $20,000 fast to save their split-level suburban home from developers. Complete with shag haircuts, polyester garb and an appearance by Florence Henderson, this dead-on spoof weaves memorable story lines from the classic television sitcom into the screenplay.

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  • Betty Thomas
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    Greasewood Flat
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    Greasewood Flat

    2004
    Struggling blues musician Johnny (Chip Adams) faces the music in this sensitive tale of self-discovery and familial bonds. His music career on the skids and his passion gone, Johnny heads back to the country town he once left to seek greener pastures. Defeated, Johnny now must face his estranged family, including the three generations of women he deserted years ago. Mark Boone Junior, Allison Marley, Irene Bedard and Kieran Mulroney also star.

    Directed by:

  • Susan K. Brigham
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    Full House: Season 3
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    Full House: Season 3

    1989
    In the third season of the popular family sitcom, DJ (Candace Cameron) and Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) start a new school year. But while Stephanie's having a blast in the second grade, DJ finds that fitting in at junior high isn't as easy as she'd expected. Meanwhile, Joey (Dave Coulier) competes on "Star Search," Danny (Bob Saget) hosts a telethon, and Jesse (John Stamos) tries to prove he's still a wild and crazy guy at heart.

    Directed by:

  • Peter Baldwin
  • Bill Foster
  • Lee Shallat-Chemel
  • Steve Zuckerman
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    All-American Girl: The Complete Series
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    All-American Girl: The Complete Series

    1994
    Drawing on comedienne Margaret Cho's impersonations of her traditional Korean mother, this short-lived sitcom follows the efforts of hip, club-hopping Margaret Kim to Americanize her immigrant parents -- and her grandmother proves an unlikely ally.

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  • Terry Hughes
  • Arlene Sanford
  • Andrew D. Weyman
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    Me & Mrs. Jones
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    Me & Mrs. Jones

    2003
    Mud-slinging tabloid journalist Liam Marple (Robson Green) pretends he's conducting a political fundraiser just so he can get the inside scoop on the interim prime minister, Laura Bowden (Caroline Goodall). But the story gets stickier when pursued and pursuer fall in love. Directed by Catherine Morshead, this charming film is a classic case of boy meets girl ... then loses girl. Can you guess how it'll end?

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  • Catherine Morshead
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    Roseanne: Season 8
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    Roseanne: Season 8

    1995
    Lecy Goranson steps back into Becky Conner's shoes in the eighth season of this hit ABC sitcom after a two-year hiatus during which she was temporarily replaced by Sarah Chalke ("Scrubs"). As the season opener unfolds, a pregnant and cranky Roseanne asks Darlene and Becky to throw her a baby shower. With an eye on getting as many gifts as possible, she invites everyone she knows -- and even some people she doesn't.

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  • Gail Mancuso
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    D.E.B.S.
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    D.E.B.S.

    2004
    Encrypted within the SAT is a secret test that measures a girl's potential for espionage. Amy (Sara Foster), Janet (Jill Ritchie), Dominique (Devon Aoki) and Max (Meagan Good) score so high that they're recruited to join the elite paramilitary group known as D.E.B.S. But when their mission to capture arch villainess Lucy Diamond (Jordana Brewster) gets complicated, even their spy skills might not be able to save them.

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  • Angela Robinson
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    Gilligan's Island: Season 1
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    Gilligan's Island: Season 1

    1964
    The three-hour tour that turned into years on a deserted island for the seven people aboard the S.S. Minnow provided three seasons of fun for TV audiences. In their attempts to get off the island, the intrepid Gilligan (Bob Denver), the Skipper (Alan Hale Jr.), Thurston Howell III (Jim Backus), "Lovey" Howell (Natalie Schafer), Ginger (Tina Louise), Mary Ann (Dawn Wells) and the Professor (Russell Johnson) get into one predicament after another.

    Directed by:

  • John Rich
  • Richard Donner
  • Ida Lupino
  • Jack Arnold
  • Ray Montgomery
  • Lawrence Dobkin
  • Hal Cooper
  • Anton Leader
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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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