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Cold Souls
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Cold Souls

2008
Paul Giamatti stars as himself, an actor in the throes of anxiety over an upcoming performance -- until he gives his soul to a mysterious company that promises to freeze and store it until he wants it again, along with his anxieties. But when his soul goes missing, Giamatti embarks on a journey to track it down. Along the way he learns a thing or two about engaging every human emotion, however difficult. Sophie Barthes directs.

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  • Sophie Barthes
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    Black & Blue
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    Black & Blue

    2009
    After fleeing a chaotic home life, troubled teenager Amber (Christine Evans) ends up on the streets of Los Angeles, where she falls in with a group of young performers and a has-been blues artist (Zach Harmon) who teach her the importance of accepting others for who they are. But along the way, she shows them something, too: that everyone deserves a shot at a second chance. Jill Maxcy directs this inspirational, music-driven drama.

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  • Jill Maxcy
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    Men
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    Men

    1985
    After learning his wife (Ulrike Kriener) is sleeping with a virtually penniless artist (Uwe Ochsenknecht), successful corporate ad exec Julius (Heiner Lauterbach) cooks up a twisted plot for revenge by moving in with the competition and becoming his pal. The plot thickens when Julius influences the artist to become more and more like himself -- all in an effort to put the kibosh on his wife's affair. Doris Dörrie writes and directs.

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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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    Keillers Park
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    Keillers Park

    2006
    Shortly before his wedding, Peter (Mårten Klingberg) meets the intriguing Nassim (Pjotr Giro) and falls in love. Abandoning his familiar life in a quest to express his sexuality, Peter finds his newfound freedom jeopardized when he becomes a prime suspect in Nassim's murder. Inspired by true-life events, Swedish director Susanna Edwards's bittersweet film co-stars Karin Bergquist and Roberto Jelinek.

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  • Susanna Edwards
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    The Last September
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    The Last September

    1999
    Adapted from Elizabeth Bowen's novel of the same name, The Last September reveals how family secrets affect life on a country estate in strife-torn 1920s Ireland. Sir Richard Naylor (Michael Gambon) and Lady Myra (Maggie Smith) play host to an odd assortment of family and friends, and their attendant traumas. When one more guest -- Lady Myra's childhood friend Marda Norton (Fiona Shaw) -- is added to the mix, an emotional fuse gets lit.

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  • Deborah Warner
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    The Guitar
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    The Guitar

    2007
    In one fateful day, Mel Wilder (Saffron Burrows) is fired from her job, abandoned by her boyfriend and diagnosed with a terminal disease. With nothing left to lose, Mel's determined to make the most of her final days by living the life she always dreamed of. Directed by Amy Redford, this touching story celebrates the emotional and spiritual liberation of a woman who thumbs her nose at death and refuses to go gently into that good night.

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  • Amy Redford
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    Head On
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    Head On

    1999
    This edgy indie drama follows 19-year-old Ari (Alex Dimitriades), a gay Greek-Australian whose roiling ethnic- and sexual-identity struggles lead to a wild, 24-hour odyssey. When he's not dealing drugs or bedding nameless partners, Ari joins his younger sister (Andrea Mandalis) in a battle of wills against their reactionary parents. Though he ultimately runs afoul of the law, Ari remains impenitent about his self-destructive hedonism.

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  • Ana Kokkinos
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    Murder One: Season 2
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    Murder One: Season 2

    1996
    The second season of this Emmy Award-winning drama series starts with a political assassination that has a major effect on the personal and professional life of high-powered Los Angeles attorney James Wyler (Anthony LaPaglia). As the case progresses throughout the season, Wyler finds himself engaged in a strategic battle against tenacious prosecuting attorney Miriam Grasso (Barbara Bosson) and must increasingly rely on his firm's new recruit.

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  • Michael Fresco
  • Joe Ann Fogle
  • Donna Deitch
  • Marc Buckland
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    CSI: NY: Season 3
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    CSI: NY: Season 3

    2006
    In the third season of this CBS detective show, Claire Forlani joins the cast as a beautiful British coroner who's working in the medical examiner's office -- and having a romance with Detective Mac Taylor (Gary Sinise). Taylor soon learns that mixing business and pleasure can be tricky, but that doesn't stop him -- or his team (including Melina Kanakaredes and Eddie Cahill) -- from following the forensic trail to track down the baddies.

    Directed by:

  • Rob Bailey
  • Oz Scott
  • Christine Moore
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    Journey of the Heart / Heart's Adrift
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    Journey of the Heart / Heart's Adrift

    1996
    This pair of made-for-TV movies packs plenty of heartfelt drama. While struggling to raise an autistic son, single mom Janice Johnston (Cybill Shepherd) discovers that he has an amazing aptitude for music in Journey of the Heart. And in Hearts Adrift, an unexpected invitation leads to love for Maxine Deerfield (Sydney Penny) when she accompanies her widowed mother on a weekend visit to San Diego to rekindle an old romance.

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  • Karen Arthur
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    Onegin
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    Onegin

    1999
    Jaded Russian nobleman Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) leaves his sophisticated social circle in St. Petersburg after unexpectedly inheriting a country estate from his uncle. Onegin's rural neighbor introduces him to the lovely Tatyana Larin (Liv Tyler), and their mutual attraction is instant. The impulsive young woman declares her love, and Onegin -- affronted by her frankness -- rejects her, setting off a chain of events that results in tragedy.

    Directed by:

  • Martha Fiennes
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    The Bigamist
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    The Bigamist

    1953
    While away on business, Harry Graham (Edmond O'Brien) hops a Hollywood tour bus. Sitting next to him is a tough-talking waitress, Phyllis Martin (Ida Lupino). He lights her cigarette and, a few more trips to Los Angeles later, Harry and Phyllis are wed. Back home in San Francisco, he and his wife, Eve (Joan Fontaine), are trying to adopt a child. Harry hesitates before granting the adoption agency permission to investigate their lives.

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  • Ida Lupino
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    The West Wing: Season 4
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    The West Wing: Season 4

    2002
    In the fourth season of the Emmy-winning political drama, President Bartlet (Martin Sheen) has more than just re-election to contend with: For starters, the nation of Qumar is getting larger, and Ainsley Hayes (Emily Procter) is quitting. Meanwhile, Josh and Toby (Bradley Whitford and Richard Schiff) are stranded in the Midwest by the campaign bus, and C.J. (Allison Janney) is coping with the loss of a friend.

    Directed by:

  • Christopher Misiano
  • Alex Graves
  • John David Coles
  • Jessica Yu
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    The Loveless
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    The Loveless

    1982
    A group of leather-clad bikers (led by Willem Dafoe in his feature-film debut) en route to some blistering racing action in Daytona, Fla., makes a pit stop in a backwater Georgia town. While waiting for one of their hogs to get fixed, the gang decides to raise hell. But they get more than they bargained for when the townsfolk battle back in this moody homage to Marlon Brando's classic biker movie, The Wild One.

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  • Kathryn Bigelow
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    Violet Perfume
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    Violet Perfume

    2001
    The lives of two teen girls are shattered after one experiences a violent attack in this poignant drama based on a true story. Growing up poor in Mexico City, rebellious Yessica (Ximena Ayala) and innocent Miriam (Nancy Gutiérrez) are best friends -- a friendship Yessica takes comfort in after she's raped in a setup arranged by her stepbrother. But as Yessica leans heavily on Miriam, her dependence jeopardizes her naive friend's once stable life.

    Directed by:

  • Marisa Sistach
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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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