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Drama
Lies in Plain Sight
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Lies in Plain Sight

2010
This made-for-television drama follows the unsettling journey of Sofia, a blind woman who quests to uncover the reason for her beloved cousin Eva's suicide. As her search deepens, Sofia discovers that Eva had long been hiding troubling secrets.

Directed by:

  • Patricia Cardoso
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    The Adventures of Prince Achmed
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    The Adventures of Prince Achmed

    1926
    Considered by many to be the first full-length animated film, the story of Lotte Reiniger's mesmerizing work is taken from &NFi;The Arabian Nights&NFi_;. A young prince named Achmed embarks on a series of great adventures, including uniting with Aladdin and the Witch of the Fiery Mountains to save a beautiful princess. Produced in Germany, this color-tinted film utilizes laboriously cut out silhouettes to tell its story.

    Directed by:

  • Lotte Reiniger
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    Turistas
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    Turistas

    2009
    After biochemist Carla (Aline Kuppenheim) reveals a devastating secret during a vacation, her husband (Marcelo Alonso) drives off without her. As Carla hitchhikes her way back to Santiago, a chance encounter with Norwegian student Ulrik (Diego Noguera) sets her life on a new course. On a camping excursion with Ulrik, the timid Carla experiences a gentle emotional awakening as she encounters nature in a new way.

    Directed by:

  • Alicia Scherson
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    Chaplin: The Legend Lives On
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    Chaplin: The Legend Lives On

    2004
    Filled with brilliant sight-gags and biting social commentary, this five-volume collection contains a variety of Charlie Chaplin's most groundbreaking short films, all of which are required viewing for any fan of the silent-film era. Chaplin's sidesplitting, gratifying slapstick comedy is unmatched, and this laugh-packed set features 32 classic films, including "Easy Street," "The Bank," "A Woman" and "Face on the Bar Room Floor."

    Directed by:

  • Mabel Normand
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    Thrillers
    Partners in Crime
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    Partners in Crime

    2000
    After a string of professional setbacks and failed marriages, Gene Reardon (Rutger Hauer) gets back on track working as a detective and living with his daughter in a small town. After a high-profile citizen gets kidnapped, the FBI is called in, led by lovely Wallis Longsworth (Paulina Porizkova): Reardon's first wife. When he finds the abduction -- and a murder rap -- pinned on him, Reardon turns to Wallis for help.

    Directed by:

  • Jennifer Warren
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    1 Day
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    1 Day

    2009
    This searing British thriller follows Flash (Dylan Duffus), who's safeguarding his buddy Angel's (Yohance Watson) cash until his release from prison. Now Angel is out -- and Flash is 100 pounds short. He turns to a lowlife named Evil (Tobias Duncan) for help, the first in a series of mistakes. Now, Flash has more than just Angel hunting him down. Directed by Penny Woolcock (Mischief Night), the film co-stars Ohran Whyte and Chris Wilson.

    Directed by:

  • Penny Woolcock
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    One for the Money
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    One for the Money

    2012
    Janet Evanovich's spunky heroine, Stephanie Plum, is adrift after getting a divorce and losing her job. To make ends meet, she becomes a bounty hunter, with her first big case revolving around a high school boyfriend who may be falsely accused.

    Directed by:

  • Julie Anne Robinson
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    Mystery! Dead Gorgeous
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    Mystery! Dead Gorgeous

    2002
    When two old friends, Antonia (Helen McCrory) and Rose (Fay Ripley), run into each other after years of separation, they discover they have one tragic thing in common: They're both unhappily married. So, they hatch a plan to kill each other's spouse. But can each woman live up to her end of the bloody bargain? There's nothing pretty about murder and deceit in this episode of PBS's acclaimed series "Mystery!"

    Directed by:

  • Andrew Payne
  • Sarah Harding
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    Television
    Adventures in Hollyhood: Season 1
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    Adventures in Hollyhood: Season 1

    2007
    Starring the unlikeliest of all Oscar winners, this hilarious reality series follows rappers Three 6 Mafia as they set out to take Hollywood by storm. Moving from their Memphis hometown to the glitz and glam of Tinseltown, Juicy J, DJ Paul and the rest of the crew are the consummate fish out of water. Rubbing elbows with the red-carpet elite, the group tries to retain their Southern ways while making names for themselves as Hollywood players.

    Directed by:

  • Charles Davis
  • Anna Dokoza
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    Lightning!: Nova
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    Lightning!: Nova

    1989
    "Nova" takes you on a high-voltage trip into the most electrically charged weather in the world, culminating in a dazzling lightning show set to music. Join scientists as they tempt nature by creating the world's tallest lightning rod, which triggers awe-inspiring thunderbolts a few hundred feet from observers and creates a chunk of "petrified" lightning. Then, visit with some of lightning's tragic victims who thought they were out of harm's way.

    Directed by:

  • Linda Garmon
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    Fidel Castro: American Experience
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    Fidel Castro: American Experience

    2004
    Cuban leader Fidel Castro's life is chronicled in fascinating detail in this documentary, narrated by actor David Ogden Stiers, which charts Castro's rise from outspoken soldier to political icon who leads his nation through changing times. Powerful and puzzling, Castro remains a mystery decades after his first face-off against the American government. Outliving his foes, he's beloved by some in his native country but feared by many more.

    Directed by:

  • Adriana Bosch
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    227: Season 1
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    227: Season 1

    1985
    This 1980s comedy peeked in on the lives of several quirky residents at an apartment complex, with the Jenkins family -- homemaker Mary (Marla Gibbs), contractor Lester (Hal Williams) and their daughter, Brenda (Regina King) -- taking center stage. Mary's best friend, Rose (Alaina Reed Hall), also lives there, but it's their neighbor Sandra (Jackee) who's usually the topic of conversation due to her revolving door of boyfriends.

    Directed by:

  • Ellen Falcon
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    Foreign
    Boses
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    Boses

    2008
    A victim of abuse, 7-year-old Onyok (Julian Duque) becomes mute and winds up in a children's shelter run by Amanda (Cherry Pie Picache). As Amanda's musician brother, Ariel (Coke Bolipata), starts teaching Onyok to play the violin, the lessons affect both teacher and student in positive ways. A special bond forms between musically gifted Onyok and Ariel, who's mourning the death of his girlfriend, as both begin to heal in this poignant drama.

    Directed by:

  • Ellen Ongkeko-Marfil
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    Eep!
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    Eep!

    2010
    In this unusual adult fairy tale, middle-aged couple Warre and Tine despairs of ever having a child until one day a baby literally falls from the sky. The infant delights Tine, even though she has wings instead of arms. Naming her Birdie, Tine and Warre raise her with love, but eventually Birdie feels compelled to fly south. They follow her in hopes of bringing her home, but must choose whether or not it's best to let Birdie go free forever.

    Directed by:

  • Ellen Smit
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    Sugar Cane Alley
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    Sugar Cane Alley

    1983
    Jose is a bright young boy who lives among the poor black families of a sugar cane plantation community. His grandmother, believing her grandson is capable of great things, sacrifices to save him from the hard life of working the fields. Euzhan Palcy's award-winning film is an honest, deeply moving human drama of a young boy who fights against the odds for his future.

    Directed by:

  • Euzhan Palcy
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    Venus Beauty Institute
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    Venus Beauty Institute

    1999
    Unable to find long-term romance, aging hair stylist Angèle (Nathalie Baye) settles for the salon's distaff camaraderie and for living by proxy through her co-workers. But her life gets upended when shaggy-haired stud Antoine (Samuel Le Bihan) abruptly declares his love for her. The guarded Angèle faces a choice between taking a chance on intimacy and remaining inside her protective shell. Audrey Tautou co-stars as Angèle's salon co-worker.

    Directed by:

  • Tonie Marshall
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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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