Blackboards

2000

Wandering teachers travel to Iranian Kurdistan, near the border of Iraq. They carry blackboards on their backs that they use to take cover from army helicopters hovering overhead. An old man asks one of them, Said (Saeed Mohamadi), for help reading a letter from his son. His colleague Reeboir (Bahman Ghobadi) attempts to persuade a band of young thieves to allow him to teach them. Both find their lives taking unexpected turns.

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Hanezu No Tsuki

2011

At the center of this drama set in the Asuka region of Japan are two modern characters -- Takumi and Kayoko -- whose destinies are directly influenced by the hopes and dreams of their ancestors.

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Finn's Girl

2007

Following the untimely death of her partner, Nancy (Gail Maurice), Dr. Finn Jeffries (Brooke Johnson) struggles to single-handedly care for the couple's angst-addled preteen daughter, Zelly (Maya Ritter), while taking on the responsibility of running the abortion clinic Nancy founded. Yanna McIntosh, Richard Clarkin, Nathalie Toriel and Gilles Lemaire also star in this sensitive drama from co-directors Dominique Cardona and Laurie Colbert.

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Ladies Room

1999

Revealing conversation floods the ladies' room in this bittersweet comedy with two intertwining tales. The first vignette captures the loaded exchange between three actresses forced to prepare for a show in the rest room. Meanwhile, a woman (Veronica Ferres) runs into her lover's (John Malkovich) pregnant wife (Greta Scacchi) in the opera house bathroom, and the two engage in a tête-a-tête of life, love and marriage. Lorraine Bracco co-stars.

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ER: Season 12

2005

Complex cases and even more complex personalities are the norm in the urban Chicago emergency room that serves as the heart of this long-running medical drama. In the 12th season, ER staffers Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins) and Dr. Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) decide to tie the knot. Also, an infant chimpanzee comes into the ER for treatment; Dr. Kovac (Goran Visnjic) becomes chief of emergency medicine; and more.

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Mrs. Soffel

1984

Kate Soffel (Diane Keaton) is a warden's wife who regularly visits her husband's jail, attempting to reform the convicts. But when she meets Ed Biddle (Mel Gibson), a young man who claims he's been wrongly convicted of murder, Soffel veers offcourse. Biddle leads the repressed Mrs. Soffel into temptation, convincing her to help him and his brother escape. Set in1901 Pittsburgh, this drama depicts a true story that shocked contemporary society.

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Chromophobia

2005

Encouraged by his editor to seek "sexy stories that sell," a reporter preys upon the private life of an erstwhile friend -- with disastrous results -- in this darkly comic tale that contemplates a modern British society overrun by American values.

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CSI: Miami: Season 4

2005

The environs may be flashy, but murder is still murder -- something forensic detective Horatio Caine (David Caruso) never lets his team forget in this popular CBS crime drama, especially when Caine becomes the target of his own unit's investigation. A mole infiltrates the CSI operation; the feds stick their noses in; and the Mala Noche gang returns in the fourth season of this cop show co-starring Emily Procter, Adam Rodriguez and Khandi Alexander.

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Material Girls

2006

Real-life sisters, actresses and pop stars Hilary and Haylie Duff star as "celebutantes" Tanzie and Persia Marchetta, who have it made as the heirs of their dad's multimillion-dollar cosmetics business, a gig that gets them anything they want. But when an unforeseen PR fiasco strips them of their wealth -- and, subsequently, their fabulous identities -- the sisters are pushed out of the spotlight and into the real world. Anjelica Huston co-stars.

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Joan of Arcadia: Season 1

2003

Detective Will Girardi's (Joe Mantegna) daughter, Joan (Amber Tamblyn), is deeply troubled, but not by the typical angst and rebellion that plagues kids her age. Unbeknownst to her parents and siblings, she's the modern-day incarnation of the young saint Joan of Arc. And as God appears before her in various incarnations, Joan is moved to heed His directions to help those in deep trouble. Mary Steenburgen co-stars in this award-winning CBS drama.

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Innocence

2004

The students at a mysterious all-girls boarding school learn strange life lessons from their two stern young teachers (Marion Cotillard and Hélène de Fougerolles) in this beguiling and surreal feature debut by director Lucile Hadzihalilovic. Featuring poetic and startling images by acclaimed cinematographer Benoit Debie, the film captured awards at film festivals in Amsterdam, Stockholm, Istanbul and San Sebastian, Spain.

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Richard III

1983

A self-described villain, the pathetic Richard of Gloucester sets his sights on the monarchy, currently led by his brother Edward IV. Richard resorts to subterfuge, deceit and murder to ensure his ascension to the throne. Ron Cook, Brian Protheroe and Michael Byrne star in this staging of one of the most popular Shakespearean histories, part of the BBC's series of the playwright's complete works.

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A Good Baby

1998

While hiking the back roads of a North Carolina hamlet, Raymond Toker (Henry Thomas) finds an abandoned baby. Deciding to rear the infant himself when no one in town claims the tyke, Raymond faces some difficult challenges. For one, his decision doesn't sit well with Josephine (Cara Seymour), a local beauty who loves Toker but not the baby. The arrival of enigmatic huckster Truman Lester (David Strathairn) may shed light on the child's identity.

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Recipe for Revenge

1998

Carly (Kim Huffman) is a businesswoman whose catering company is just getting off the ground. One night, a client (Lori Hallier) calls in a panic, saying she's ruined a meal for her and a date. Carly heads to the woman's home, but when she arrives, she unintentionally witnesses the murder of her client and the date. Now, she must get a detective (Alex Carter) to believe her, even though the killer's (Corbin Bernsen) alibi seems concrete.

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The Chase: Season 1

2006

From the BBC comes this juicy series that centers on Yorkshire-based Chevin Chase Veterinary Hospital and the trials and tribulations of the Williams family who runs it, along with the personal dramas of the doctors, nurses and clients. A unique setting, complex characters, scandalous plot twists and a bit of comic relief conspire to make this a thoroughly addictive serial.

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La Chambre / Hotel Monterey / News from Home

1972

Explore the early experimental work of innovate filmmaker Chantal Akerman through this collection of films, which includes "La Chambre," a 10-minute panoramic shot of a single room, and "Hotel Monterey," a beautiful look at a run-down New York hotel. In the remarkable time capsule "News from Home," Akerman juxtaposes images of the Big Apple with the sound of her own voice reading letters written by her mother.

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