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American Splendor
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American Splendor

2003
Paul Giamatti stars as Harvey Pekar, a working-class stiff file clerk who found an outlet for his creativity by chronicling the minutia of his life in Cleveland, Ohio, in a comic-book series called &NFi;American Splendor&NFi_; for more than 20 years. Hope Davis co-stars as Pekar's wife, Joyce Brabner, in this revealing biopic, which tells Pekar's story through a blend of two-dimensional images, archival footage and more.

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  • Shari Springer Berman
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    Campus Confidential
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    Campus Confidential

    2005
    Mad about the way that even teachers kowtow to the popular clique in her new school, feisty transfer student Violet and her pal Cornelia start up a gossip rag to bring the haughty group down a notch -- but soon get a lesson in humility themselves.

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  • Melanie Mayron
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    I Like It Like That
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    I Like It Like That

    1994
    Lisette (Lauren Velez) and Chino Linares (Jon Seda) live in the Bronx with their three children and are barely scraping by. During a blackout, Chino gets arrested for stealing a stereo. In order to raise the bail money, Lisette lands a job as an assistant to a record executive (Griffin Dunne) who believes he knows everything about Latino music. Lisette proves him wrong, and her career takes off -- much to the chagrin of the jealous Chino.

    Directed by:

  • Darnell Martin
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    Shark Tale
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    Shark Tale

    2004
    In this DreamWorks animated tale, Oscar (Will Smith) is a small fish whose big aspirations often get him into trouble. Meanwhile, Lenny (Jack Black) is a great white shark with a surprising secret that no sea creature would guess: He's a vegetarian. When a lie turns Oscar into an improbable hero and Lenny becomes an outcast, the two form an unlikely friendship. Robert De Niro, Renée Zellweger and Martin Scorsese also lend their voices.

    Directed by:

  • Bibo Bergeron
  • Vicky Jenson
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    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
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    To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    1995
    In this wacky comedy, three New York drag queens (Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze and John Leguizamo) on their way to Hollywood for a beauty pageant get stranded in a small Midwestern town for the entire weekend when their car breaks down. While waiting for parts for their Cadillac convertible, the flamboyant trio shows the local homophobic rednecks that appearing different doesn't mean they don't have humanity in common.

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  • Beeban Kidron
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    Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes: Vol. 2
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    Married... with Children: The Most Outrageous Episodes: Vol. 2

    1987
    Not your usual family, the less-than-lovable Bundys, headed by the boorish Al, attempt to survive a generally miserable middle-class existence while next-door neighbors Steve and Marcy Rhoades try to keep their property values from plummeting. Episodes in this outrageously hilarious collection include "A Man's Castle," "Raingirl," "Have You Driven a Ford Lately," "If Al Had a Hammer" and "Who'll Stop the Rain?"

    Directed by:

  • Gerry Cohen
  • Linda Day
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    Sunshine Cleaning
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    Sunshine Cleaning

    2008
    Financially on shaky ground yet determined to send her son to a top private school, Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) teams up with her unreliable sister, Norah (Emily Blunt), to start a new company that specializes in biohazard removal and crime scene cleanup. Tired of doing all of the work for other people, whether in her job cleaning homes or in her failed relationships, Rose is finally ready to use her entrepreneurial spirit to tidy up her own life.

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  • Christine Jeffs
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    The Best of Designing Women
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    The Best of Designing Women

    1986
    The brilliance of this classic comedy series made its mark from 1986 to 1993, and with this program, fans can catch its best episodes featuring Julia Sugarbaker (Dixie Carter), her sister, Suzanne (Delta Burke), Mary Jo (Annie Potts), Charlene (Jean Smart) and Anthony (Meshach Taylor). Included are "Pilot," "Killing All the Right People," "Reservations for Eight," "Big Haas and Little Falsie" and "They Shoot Fat Women, Don't They?"

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  • Ellen Falcon
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    John Tucker Must Die
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    John Tucker Must Die

    2006
    When Heather, Beth and Kate (Ashanti, Sophia Bush and Brittany Snow) discover they've all had their hearts broken by the same scoundrel -- the charismatic John Tucker (Jesse Metcalfe) -- they join forces to get revenge and give their attractive ex a taste of his own medicine. The three girls devise a plan to ruin Tucker's reputation as a Casanova by enlisting the new girl in town (Arielle Kebbel) to seduce him. Jenny McCarthy co-stars.

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  • Betty Thomas
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    What's Cooking?
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    What's Cooking?

    2000
    This multicultural comedy-drama set in Los Angeles's middle-class environs paints an intriguing portrait of family tensions as four ethnic clans -- Latino, black, Jewish and Asian -- get ready for Thanksgiving dinner. The intertwining tales follow the families as minor frustrations escalate into heated battles and skeletons come out of the closet. Mercedes Ruehl, Kyra Sedgwick, Alfre Woodard, Dennis Haysbert and Joan Chen lead the superb cast.

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  • Gurinder Chadha
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    All I Wanna Do
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    All I Wanna Do

    1998
    It's 1963, and budget constraints are forcing Miss Godard's School for Girls to merge with a nearby boy's boarding school. This alarms student Verena (Kirsten Dunst) and her friends, who launch a strike to preserve their academy's all-girl tradition. Their defiance angers straight-arrow Abby (Rachael Leigh Cook) and causes headaches for sympathetic teacher Miss McVane (Lynn Redgrave). Gaby Hoffmann and Heather Matarazzo co-star.

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  • Sarah Kernochan
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    Love and Mary
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    Love and Mary

    2007
    After a bad review imperils her upscale bake shop, Mary plans to take her fiancé, Brent, back to Texas, with the hope of scoring some cash from the engagement party. But an outbreak of hives forces Mary to take Brent's jailbird twin, Jake, instead.

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  • Elizabeth Harrison
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    The Sublet
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    The Sublet

    2008
    A wrong-number phone call inspires Manhattan recluse Walter (Roger Hendricks Simon) to stir up some excitement in his life by placing an ad to sublet his tiny apartment. Before long, he's showing his place to a parade of potential friends and tenants, but when a runaway rock star wannabe (Tiffany Lee) and a hit man (Ross Pivec) come knocking, Walter suddenly has all the drama he can handle -- and more. Georgiana Nestor directs this comedy.

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  • Georgiana Nestor
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    The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure
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    The Prince & Me 4: The Elephant Adventure

    2009
    When Denmark's King Edvard and Queen Paige journey to a distant kingdom to celebrate the arranged marriage of the beautiful Princess Myra, they discover that the girl hates her creepy fiancé and secretly loves Alu, a common elephant handler.

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  • Catherine Cyran
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    The Kids Are All Right
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    The Kids Are All Right

    2010
    Joni (Mia Wasikowska) and Laser (Josh Hutcherson), the children of same-sex parents Nic (Annette Bening) and Jules (Julianne Moore), become curious about the identity of their sperm-donor dad (Mark Ruffalo) and set out to make him part of their family unit, often with hilarious results. But his arrival complicates the household dynamics, and nobody is sure how he fits in -- if at all -- in this Oscar-nominated, Golden Globe-winning comedy.

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  • Lisa Cholodenko
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    Caramel
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    Caramel

    2007
    A Lebanese beauty salon is the setting for this romantic comedy about five women and the various troubles they face, with director Nadine Labaki leading the cast as the shop's owner, Layale, who's heartbroken from a foundering affair.

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  • Nadine Labaki
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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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