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Loggerheads
March 21, 2006
Inspired by true events, Loggerheads tells the story of an adoption "triad" -- birth mother, child, and adoptive parents -- each in three interwoven stories in the days leading up to Mother’s Day weekend, and each in one of the three distinctive geographical regions of North Carolina: mountains, Piedmont and coastal plain. (Strand Releasing)
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Paradise Now
March 21, 2006
Paradise Now is the story of two young Palestinian men as they embark upon what may be the last 48 hours of their lives. (Warner Independent Pictures)
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The Squid and the Whale
March 21, 2006
The Squid and the Whale captures with extraordinary immediacy the inner workings of the Berkman family in 1986 Brooklyn.
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Be Here to Love Me: A Film About Townes Van Zandt
March 14, 2006
A documentary portrait of Townes Van Zandt, the ultimate songwriter's songwriter who had a profound impact on generations of musicians. (Palm Pictures)
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Good Night, and Good Luck.
March 14, 2006
Good Night, and Good Luck chronicles that real-life conflict between esteemed television newsman Edward R. Murrow (Strathairn) and Senator Joseph McCarthy. (Warner Independent Pictures)
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Happy Hour
March 14, 2006
A literate and often funny story of love and how to receive it. Set in present day New York, this is the dramatic and emotional story of a gifted writer and the two people who come the understand him best - his best friend who idolizes his talent, and the woman who come to love him. (Davis Entertainment Filmworks)
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A History of Violence
March 14, 2006
Tom Stall is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, until one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. (New Line Cinema)
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Marebito (The Stranger from Afar)
March 14, 2006
A fear-obsessed freelance cameraman (Tsukamoto) investigates an urban legend involving mysterious spirits that haunt the subways of Tokyo, leading him to a disturbing discovery. (Tartan Films)
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Oyster Farmer
March 14, 2006
Filmed along Australia's breathtakingly beautiful Hawkesbury River, Anna Reeves' deliciously surprising Oyster Farmer is a comedy about love, community and freshly shucked oysters. [Cinema Guild]
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The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
March 14, 2006
Based on a true story, this film features Julianne Moore as a 1950's mother who defies the conventions of the day and finds a way to keep her family together by applying her remarkable resourcefulness and uncommon wit. (Go Fish Pictures)
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Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus
March 14, 2006
A thought-provoking road trip through the American South, this film is a collage of stories and testimonies, almost invariably of sudden death, sin or redemption: Heaven or Hell, with no middle ground. (Films Transit International)
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The Shaggy Dog
March 14, 2006
Through an ancient spell, a boy changes into a sheepdog and back again. It seems to happen at inopportune times and the spell can only be broken by an act of bravery. [Disney]
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Through the Fire
March 14, 2006
This documentary follows basketball player Sebastian Telfair through his senior year of high school.
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The Year of the Yao
March 14, 2006
This documentary is an exciting, inspiring chronicle of Yao Ming's tumultuous first year in the NBA. (Fine Line Features)
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Crooklyn
March 7, 2006
Make yourself at home with the Carmichael family as they experience one very special summer in their Brooklyn neighborhood that they've affectionately nicknamed "Crooklyn". A loving, but fiercely independent mother along with her musician husband (Delroy Lindo) struggles to raise her family in difficult but often wonderful circumstances. [Universal Studios]
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The Cruise
March 7, 2006
Timothy "Speed" Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan's Gray Line double-decker buses, talks fast, is in love with the city, and dispenses historical facts, architectural analysis, and philosophical musings in equal measures. He's reflective and funny about cruising: he loves it, got in it to meet women, and he'd quit work if he could. His personal life is disclosed in small doses: he takes home $200 a week for 20 hours work, home is his suitcase and wherever he can flop.
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Dai si gin
March 7, 2006
In this fast-moving action drama, a highly televised police bust of a Hong Kong bank heist end with the criminals getting away and a lot of cops getting killed. In an effort to save face with the public, the police arrange to broadcast the pursuit and capture of the crooks. However, things get more complicated when the bank robbers contact the media with their own version of events. (Palm Pictures)
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Girl 6
March 7, 2006
An aspiring actress disappointed by her treatment in the movie industry turns to phone sex to make a living.
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
March 7, 2006
Harry and friends are back in this fourth installment of the series.
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Howl's Moving Castle
March 7, 2006
An amazing new animated adventure that celebrates the power of love to transform and the resiliency of the human spirit in the face of adversity. (Disney)
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Jarhead
March 7, 2006
Laced with dark wit, honest inquisition and episodes that are at once surreal and poignant, tragic and absurd, Jarhead is the film adaptation of Marine Anthony Swofford's bracing memoir that took readers into his disorienting firsthand experience in the Gulf War. (Universal)
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Just Friends
March 7, 2006
This romantic comedy stars Ryan Reynolds as a former high school geek turned trendy Los Angeles music executive. When he gets stranded in his New Jersey home town due to bad weather with a superstar singer he is trying to sign, he finds himself reunited with his high school crush and discovers she is his true love. (New Line Cinema)
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Kids in America
March 7, 2006
Based on real events, Kids In America is a teen comedy about a diverse group of high school kids who band together to peacefully kick their principal's ass. (Slowhand Releasing)
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My Neighbor Totoro
March 7, 2006
When two girls move to the country to be near their ailing mother, they have adventures with the wondrous forest spirits who live nearby.
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Occupation: Dreamland
March 7, 2006
This documentary is an unflinchingly candid portrait of a squad of American soldiers deployed in the doomed Iraq city of Falluja during the winter of 2004. (Rumur Releasing)
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Paper Clips
March 7, 2006
The moving story of how students in a small Tennessee community responded to what had been to them a completely unfamiliar chapter in human history -- the Holocaust. (Miramax)
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Prime
March 7, 2006
A witty romantic comedy about the trials and tribulations of two mismatched lovers: a 37-year-old photography producer (Thurman) reeling from a recent divorce and a 23-year-old painter (Greenberg) recently out of college. (Universal Pictures)
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The Shaggy D.A.
March 7, 2006
A lawyer makes an interesting discovery that could affect his chances of getting elected to office.
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The Tenants
March 7, 2006
Based on the novel by Pulitzer Prize-Winning author Bernard Malamud, The Tenants is a socio-political piece set in an abandoned New York apartment building in the early 1970s. It is the story of a Jewish novelist, Harry Lesser, struggling to complete his latest work, and his antagonistic relationship with a black writer who moves in down the hall. (Millennium Films)
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This Thing of Ours
March 7, 2006
This crime story tells the story of a group of gangsters who steal hundreds of millions of dollars from the world's banks using a sophisticated Internet and satellite system, pulling off the biggest heist in the history of the American Mafia.
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Whisper of the Heart
March 7, 2006
A chance encounter with a mysterious cat sends Shizuku, a quiet schoolgirl, on a quest for her true talent. Together with Seiji, a boy determined to follow his dreams, and enchanted by The Baron, a magical cat figurine who helps her listen to the whispers of her heart, Shizuku embarks on a life-changing adventure that takes her beyond the boundaries of her imagination.
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The Ice Harvest
February 28, 2006
A wickedly funny thriller about thick thieves and thin ice. (Focus Features)
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La scorta (re-release)
February 28, 2006
Originally released in 1993, La Scorta is a thriller about a magistrate sent from Northern Italy to clean up the Mafia stronghold of Trapani, Sicily.
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The Next Man
February 28, 2006
Influential Arab diplomat becomes the target of numerous assassination attempts, after he announces his plan to make peace with Israel by letting them join the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (O.P.E.C.).
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Perception
February 28, 2006
Perception is a darkly comedic gem that stars Piper Perabo as Jen Marshall, an LA girl with a reckless personality and a laundry list of burned bridges. When Jen returns to New York and unexpected tragedy strikes, it is up to her mistreated friends to decide between helping her through this tough time or abandoning her as she has done to them so many times before. (Angelika Film Center)
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Pride & Prejudice
February 28, 2006
Keira Knightly stars as Elizabeth Bennet in this classic tale of love and misunderstanding which unfolds in class-conscious England near the close of the 18th century. (Focus Features)
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Three... Extremes
February 28, 2006
A bracing triptych of horror stories uniting three of East Asia's most compelling directors -- Japanese cult figure Takashi Miike, Hong Kong's Fruit Chan and Korea's award winning Park Chan-Wook. (Lions Gate Films)
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being
February 28, 2006
In 1968, a Czech doctor with an active sex life meets a woman who wants monogamy, and then the Soviet invasion further disrupts their lives.
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The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
February 28, 2006
This documentary investigates the murder and subsequent injustice surrounding Emmett Louis Till's death, which many consider to be the true catalyst for the American Civil Rights Movement. (ThinkFilm)
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Walk the Line
February 28, 2006
The story of the young Johnny Cash and his incendiary love affair with June Carter Cash come to life in Walk the Line. (20th Century Fox)
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Werckmeister Harmonies
February 28, 2006
Based on László Krasznahorkai's novel "The Melancholy of Resistance," this is an uncanny fable about powerlessness and tyranny. Set in a small Hungarian village at a moment of great crisis, a mysterious circus comes to town with a giant whale and news of an appearance by a Prince known for his strange powers. Soon the locals' emotions are stirred to a fever pitch of anticipation. (Anthology Film Archives)
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Where the Truth Lies
February 28, 2006
A provocative film about interconnected lives that are shattered by ill-fated acts of deception and ambition. Shifting effortlessly between mob-run clubs of the mid-50's and glamorous Hollywood Hills mansions of 1972, the film explores the dark, beguiling, and inevitably destructive side of fame and fortune. The result is a tense and atmospheric mystery that uses cinematic sleight-of-hand to challenge any preconceptions about "truth." (Serendipity Point Films)
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White King, Red Rubber, Black Death
February 28, 2006
This documentary is the true, astonishing story of what King Leopold II did in the Congo. (ArtMattan Productions)
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Yours, Mine and Ours
February 28, 2006
In this family comedy, single parents Frank (Quaid) and Helen (Russo) plan to tie the knot -- but with 18 children between them trying to sabotage the marriage, they discover that weddings - and families - can't be built in a day. (MGM)
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Network
February 27, 2006
A devastating commentary on a world of ratings-driving commercial TV that is getting more on target every day, Network introduces us to Howard Beale (Finch), dean of newscasters at the United Broadcasting Systems (UBS). Having heard that he will soon be dumped by the UBS for "skewing too old," Beal announces to his viewers that he will commit suicide on his next and final program. Eyeing ratings gold with this news, an ambitious programming executive convinces the powers that be not to fire Beal on the spot. The tables turn, however, when instead of going through the act, Beal launches into rhetoric about the state of the world and concludes his tirade with "I'm mad as Hell, and I'm not gonna take it anymore!" [MGM]
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Claire Dolan
February 21, 2006
Claire Dolan (Cartlidge) is an immigrant who works as a prostitute in New York City in order to pay off an ever-escalating debt to her pimp. When her mother dies in a local nursing home, Claire attempts to extricate herself from her life as a call girl. (New Yorker Films)
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Domino
February 21, 2006
Smart. Daring. Defiant and dangerous. As well as beautiful. This is Domino Harvey and this is her real life story...well, sort of. [New Line Cinema]
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Dorian Blues
February 21, 2006
A refreshing coming-of-age comedy about a young man who realizes he is gay. (TLA Releasing)
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First Descent
February 21, 2006
First Descent chronicles the rebellious, inspiring and sometimes controversial rise of snowboarding -- as seen through the eyes of the snowboarders setting the standards and breaking the boundaries of this worldwide phenomenon. (Universal Pictures)
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The Memory of a Killer
February 21, 2006
Angelo Ledda (Decleir) is an international hitman who has been hired to terminate two people in Belgium. Unknown to those around him, Ledda has advanced symptoms of Alzheimers, and this double murder will likely be his last. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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North Country
February 21, 2006
Inspired by a true story, North Country follows a woman's journey on a road that will take her farther than she ever imagined, ultimately inspiring countless others, and leading to the nation's first-ever class action lawsuit for sexual harassment. (Warner Bros.)
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Pulse
February 21, 2006
Two groups of people discover evidence that suggests spirits may be trying to invade the human world through the Internet.
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Rent
February 21, 2006
Based on Puccini's classic opera La Boheme, Jonathan Larson's revolutionary rock opera Rent tells the story of a group of bohemians struggling to live and pay their rent in the gritty background of New York's East Village. "Measuring their loves in love," these starving artists strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic. (Sony)
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Separate Lies
February 21, 2006
A compelling, humor-tinged romantic mystery that is not so much a "who done it" as an exploration of the riddle of why people make the fatal errors they do - in life, in marriage and when their decisions count the very most. (Fox Searchlight)
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The Simian Line
February 21, 2006
On a recent Halloween night four couples of differing backgrounds bring eight very different sets of hopes and aspirations to the dinner table of a Weehawken, New Jersey neighborhood party. When a fortune teller is invited to the house for entertainment, everything is thrown into disarray with the prediction that "one couple will be finished by the end of the year." (Gabriel Film Group)
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Solitude
February 21, 2006
Each character involved in this psychological exploration of family and sexuality discovers what it means to suffer inexplicable torment rather than be alone. (Indican Pictures)
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Torremolinos 73
February 21, 2006
In Franco's puritanical Spain of 1973, a struggling encyclopedia salesman named Alfredo and his wife Carmen change their fortunes overnight when they agree to make their own Super 8 erotic 'educational' films to be sold in Scandinavia. (First Run Features)
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Twist of Faith
February 21, 2006
This documentary follows the intimate psychological journey of Tony Comes, a firefighter from Toledo, Ohio, who survived years of sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest. (HBO/Documentary Films)
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The Weather Man
February 21, 2006
Nicholas Cage stars as popular Chicago TV weatherman David Spritz who has a shot at the big time when "Hello America," a national morning show calls him for an audition. At the top of the world professionally, David is approaching disaster on a personal level as rapidly as the weather changes. His painful divorce, his dad's illness, and trouble with his kids have David poised on the knife's edge between stability and calamity. Trying to gain control of his situation, David slowly comes to realize that life, much like the weather, is completely unpredictable. (Paramount Pictures)
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Club Paradise
February 14, 2006
Injured while risking his life to save an angry German shepard, Chicago Firefighter Jack Moniker retires and moves to a small carribean island named St. Nicholas. There, he is befriended by the owner of a run-down resort, Ernest Reed. Greedy developers are schemeing to wrest Reed's coveted beach front property from him for non-payment of taxes. Jack comes to Ernest's rescue, and together they renovate and reopen the resort catering to affluent Americans. The film follows the zany exploits of the proprietors, guests and various colorful island denizans, as they break in the new "Club Paradise".
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Emmanuel's Gift
February 14, 2006
Emmanuel's Gift tells the powerful and passionate story of a disabled orphan, Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah from Ghana, who has risen above abject poverty and a severe physical challenge to become a hero and inspiration to people around the world. (First Look Pictures)
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The Frisco Kid
February 14, 2006
A Polish rabbi wanders through the Old West on his way to lead a synagogue in San Francisco. On the way he is nearly burnt at the stake by Indians and almost killed by outlaws.
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Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Impassioned Eye
February 14, 2006
This documentary is a wonderfully evocative biography of the man considered to be the greatest photographer of the last Century and the grandfather of photojournalism.
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Lost Embrace
February 14, 2006
A story of a first, bittersweet encounter between a father and his young adult son, Lost Embrace conjures up an ensemble of engaging characters who pursue their humble dreams with gentle humor, irresistible passion and an infectious generosity of spirit. (New Yorker Films)
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Metropolitan
February 14, 2006
A group of young upper-class Manhattanites are blithely passing through the gala debutante season, when an unusual outsider joins them and stirs them up.
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Nine Lives
February 14, 2006
Nine Lives is a moving exploration of the individual experiences of nine women as told through nine single unbroken takes. As characters from one story reappear in supporting roles in others, Rodrigo Garcia interweaves a grand tapestry of universal resonance that hinges on performances from an incredible ensemble. (Magnolia Pictures)
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Proof
February 14, 2006
Proof is the compelling story of an enigmatic young woman haunted by her father's past and the shadow of her own future, exploring the links between genius and madness, the tender relationships between fathers and daughters and the nature of truth and family. (Miramax)
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Saw II
February 14, 2006
In this sequel to the 2004 hit "Saw," Jigsaw, the diabolical criminal, returns.
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She's One of Us
February 14, 2006
In this French drama, a thirty-something temp secretary wants more out of life.
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Thérèse: The Story of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux
February 14, 2006
This film tells the story of Therese of Lisieux, the most popular saint of modern times. It's a story of struggle and tragedy, and the greatest of all romances -- the story of an ordinary girl with an extraordinary soul. (Luke Films)
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The Thing About My Folks
February 14, 2006
This hilariously truthful look at family and marriage follows a father (Falk) and son (Reiser) who set out on an impromptu road trip. (Picturehouse)
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Up the Academy
February 14, 2006
This puber-comedy is a kind of mixture between Animal House and Police Academy. Four boys are sent, for different reasons, to the Sheldon R. Wienberg Military Academy. The life of discipline asks a lot of the four geeks. Of course these boys know how to make a party out of the hard times. Will they be "real men" after one year?
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Who's That Girl
February 14, 2006
The life of an uptight tax lawyer turns chaotic when he is asked to escort a young woman newly released from prison, who persuades him to help prove her innocence.
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William Eggleston in the Real World
February 14, 2006
This documentary examines that connection between the enigmatic personality and the groundbreaking work of one of the most significant figures in contemporary photography.
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The World
February 14, 2006
Acclaimed Chinese director Jia Zhangke casts a compassionate eye on the daily loves, friendships and desperate dreams of the twenty-somethings from China’s remote Provinces who come to live and work at Beijing’s World Park. (Zeitgeist Films)
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Young Mr. Lincoln
February 14, 2006
A fictionalized account of the early life of the American president as a young lawyer facing his greatest court case.
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Zathura: A Space Adventure
February 14, 2006
Based on the best-selling book by the acclaimed children's writer Chris Van Allsburg ("The Polar Express," "Jumanji"), Zathura is a heart-racing sci-fi adventure about two squabbling brothers who are propelled into deepest, darkest space while playing a mysterious game they discovered in the basement of their old house. (Sony Pictures)
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Zombie Honeymoon
February 14, 2006
Zombie Honeymoon treads the fine line between satire and drama as newlyweds Denise and Danny struggle with their appalling new reality--a harrowing descent into a hellish nightmare that stretches the concept of commitment to its breaking point. (Fabrication Films)
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The Best of Youth
February 7, 2006
Spanning four decades, from the chaotic 1960s to the present, this passionate epic follows two Italian brothers through some of the most tumultuous events of recent Italian history. [Miramax]
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The Boy in Blue
February 7, 2006
Based on the life of Ned Hanlan, the late-19th century Canadian sculler and world champion. Hanlan was one of the first scullers to successfully utilize the "sliding seat."
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Cote d'Azur
February 7, 2006
A family's summer vacation on the Mediterranean collapses into hilarious chaos. (Strand Releasing)
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Daltry Calhoun
February 7, 2006
Johnny Knoxville stars as Daltry Calhoun, the go to guy, the man with a plan. A man whose life and failing grass seed empire take and unexpected turn with the arrival of the young daughter he never knew. With his life in chaos, Daltry must figure out how to save his business and learn to be the father he never thought he could be. (Miramax)
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The Day of the Dolphin
February 7, 2006
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
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Doom
February 7, 2006
Doom, the landmark videogame that electrified a generation, leaps from the computer screen to the big screen as a terrifying sci-fi horror action adventure, transporting audiences to a dark and disturbing future with all the visceral excitement and horror that made its gaming predecessor a global phenomenon. (Universal)
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Elizabethtown
February 7, 2006
A love letter to the resilience of the life force, Elizabethtown is a charming, music-filled journey that proves amazing things can happen when you least expect them. (Paramount Pictures)
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Eros
February 7, 2006
Three visionary directors, three stories of love.
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Julia
February 7, 2006
At the behest of an old and dear friend, playwright Lillian Hellman undertakes a dangerous mission to smuggle funds into Nazi Germany.
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Just Like Heaven
February 7, 2006
An architect believes his San Francisco apartment is inhabited by a ghost.
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The Last American Hero
February 7, 2006
A young hellraiser quits his moonshine business to try to become the best NASCAR racer the south has ever seen.
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MirrorMask
February 7, 2006
MirrorMask is the story of Helena, a fifteen-year-old girl working for her family circus, who wishes -- quite ironically -- that she could run away from the circus and join real life. (The Jim Henson Company)
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The Net
February 7, 2006
A computer programmer stumbles upon a conspiracy, putting her life and the lives of those around her in great danger.
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Private Lessons
February 7, 2006
A house maid seduces a 15-year-old boy and later fakes her own death as part of his chauffeur's blackmail plot. Troubles arise when the two start to fall for each other.
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A State of Mind
February 7, 2006
This observational film provides a rare glimpse into North Korea, one of the world’s least known societies. The film following two young gymnasts, 13 year old Pak Hyon Sun and 11 year old Kim Song Yun, and their families for over eight months in the lead up to the Mass Games -- involving a cast of thousands in a choreographed socialist realism spectacular -- the biggest and most elaborate human performance on earth. (Kino International)
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Waiting...
February 7, 2006
A hilarious comedy about frustrated waiters, stingy tippers and dicey food this film focuses on a group of young employees battling boredom at Shenanigan's, a generic chain restaurant. (Lions Gate Entertainment)
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Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
February 7, 2006
The cheese-loving Wallace and his ever faithful dog Gromit, the much-loved duo from Aardman's Oscar-winning clay-animated shorts star in an all new comedy adventure, marking their first full-length feature film. [DreamWorks]
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Bubble
January 31, 2006
In this unique cinematic experiment from acclaimed director Steven Soderbergh, an unlikely love triangle is born at a doll factory in a small midwestern town fallen on hard times. (Magnolia Pictures)
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Captains Courageous
January 31, 2006
A spoiled brat who falls overboard from a steamship in the 1920s gets picked up by a New England fishing boat, where he's made to earn his keep by joining the crew in their work.
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Cimarron
January 31, 2006
A newspaper editor settles in an Oklahoma boom town with his reluctant wife at the end of the nineteenth century.
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Corpse Bride
January 31, 2006
Set in a 19th century European village, this stop-motion, animated features follows the story of Victor (Depp), a young man who is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious Corpse Bride (Bonham-Carter), while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living. (Warner Bros.)
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Curse of the Pink Panther
January 31, 2006
Inspector Clouseau disappears, and the Surete wants the world's second best detective to look for him. However, Clouseau's enemy, Dreyfus, rigs the Surete's computer to select, instead, the world's WORST detective, NYPD Sergeant Clifton Sleigh. Sleigh obtusely bungles his way past assassins and corrupt officials as though he were Clouseau's American cousin.
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