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Sky High
November 29, 2005
Freshman Will Stronghold (Angarano) must learn to live up to the legacy of his superhero parents (Russell and Preston) when he attends Sky High, a special high school for teens with superpowers. (Walt Disney Pictures)
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9 Songs
November 22, 2005
Matt, a young glaciologist, soars across the vast, silent, icebound immensities of the South Pole as he recalls his love affair with Lisa. They meet at a mobbed rock concert in a vast music hall -- London's Brixton Academy. They are in bed at night’s end. Together, over a period of several months, they pursue a mutual sexual passion whose inevitable stages (familiar to anyone who's ever been in love) unfold in counterpoint to the nine live-concert songs of the story's title. (Tartan Films)
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Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer
November 22, 2005
A best-selling author for 30 years, Carlos Castaneda inspired millions to break free from social dogma, fueling controversy over his work's authenticity and assertions of perceiving non-ordinary reality. Genius, guru, cult leader or fraud? No one really knows. Over three years in the making, this shocking expose explores Castaneda's mythic impact and controversial teachings. Candid interviews backed with dazzling experimental footage offer and intense visual and intellectual experience. (Indican Pictures)
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The Great Role
November 22, 2005
For years, friends and actors Maurice, Sami, Simon, Elie, and Edouard have been waiting for their big break. The future looks bright when famous American director Rudolph Grichenberg (Coyote) offers Maurice the part of Shylock in his Yiddish screen adaptation of "The Merchant of Venice". But his fortunes reverse quickly when Maurice learns that his beloved wife Perla is seriously ill. With his friends' help, Maurice takes on the greatest role of his life, and in playing his part, illuminates the meaning of art, love, and truth. (First Run Features)
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The Honeymooners
November 22, 2005
Based on the groundbreaking TV series, The Honeymooners is the story of two best friends, bus driver Ralph Kramden (Cedric the Entertainer) and sewer worker Ed Norton (Epps) who hatch a get-rich-quick scheme to get them out of Brooklyn and onto easy street. Standing by their husbands are devoted wives Alice (Union) and Trixie (Hall), who help their guys make ends meet by waitressing at a neighborhood diner. (Paramount Pictures)
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King Kong
November 22, 2005
A film crew travels to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who falls for their blonde starlet. He is then captured and transported back to New York City for public exhibition.
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Mighty Joe Young
November 22, 2005
A slick nightclub owner (Robert Armstrong) discovers a giant ape frolicking in Africa is the beloved pet of a young girl (Terry Moore). He brings both to Hollywood as a floor-show sensation, until some no-goods ply Joe with booze and the blitzed behemoth goes bonkers.
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Novo
November 22, 2005
This French film explores the nature of love and memory and how the two sensations interrelate.
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Now & Forever
November 22, 2005
A thought provoking dramatic love story combining elements of spirituality, heart and integrity -- tragic in one sense, but illuminating and uplifting in the other. (Illuminare Entertainment)
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The Polar Express
November 22, 2005
When a doubting young boy takes an extraordinary train ride to the North Pole, he embarks on a journey of self-discovery that shows him that the wonder of life never fades for those who believe. (Warner Bros.)
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Slutty Summer
November 22, 2005
Hunky writer Markus (writer/director Andreas) returns home to find his boyfriend of four years naked with another man. Newly single, he begins waiting table at a swinging Chelsea hotspot where the indelible supporting cast of co-workers offers conflicting directions on the off-road map to love and lust in New York City. (TLA Releasing)
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The Son of Kong
November 22, 2005
The men who captured the giant ape King Kong return to Skull Island and find his likewise gigantic but far more friendly son.
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Steve + Sky
November 22, 2005
Sky is a strikingly good-looking hooker. Steve is a small-time dope dealer who got caught by the police carrying the wrong dose. They meet each other in their friend Jean-Claude's Antwerp night club. Steve and Sky get together. But not completely, or then a little too much. (Favourite Films)
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Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
November 22, 2005
The first film in the "revenge trilogy" by Korean director Chan-wook Park centers around illegal trafficking in human organs.
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Wall
November 22, 2005
This documentary is a cinematic meditation on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in which the filmmaker blurs the lines of hatred by asserting her double identity as Jew and Arab. (Lifesize Entertainment)
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War of the Worlds
November 22, 2005
A contemporary retelling of H.G. Wells's seminal classic, the sci-fi adventure thriller reveals the extraordinary battle for the future of humankind through the eyes of one American family fighting to survive it. (Paramount Pictures)
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Melissa P.
November 18, 2005
An adolescent girl, living with her mother and her grandmother, will have her first sexual experiences in a heavy and excessive way.
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The Beat That My Heart Skipped
November 15, 2005
In this follow-up to his critical smash "Read My Lips," Jacques Audiard has adapted and updated James Toback’s cult 1978 noir "Fingers" to come up with this memorable character study about a young man torn between a life of crime and classical music. (Wellspring Media)
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Cet amour-lÃ
November 15, 2005
The true story of the passionate love affair between celebrated French author Marguerite Duras and Andrea, her much younger muse and apprentice. (New Yorker Films)
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The Edukators
November 15, 2005
Three young German radicals enjoy breaking into the homes of the wealthy as an act of political rebellion. When they are forced to deal with a businessman who has caught them in the act, the trio makes a rash decision and their futures are quaked. Ideals are tested as generations collide, passions rage, and loyalties shatter. (IFC Films)
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Happy Endings
November 15, 2005
Don Roos deftly weaves together multiple stories to create a sharp, witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself. A feast of buried secrets, missed opportunities and welcome second chances, this wildly original comedy proves that the happiest ending of all is the one you least expect. (Lions Gate Films)
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The Heavenly Kid
November 15, 2005
A hip guardian angel named Bobby Fantana, who died in a car race in the 60s, reluctantly agrees to watch over lonely 80s high schooler Lenny Barnes who needs guidance on how to become cool.
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Kings & Queen
November 15, 2005
This film expertly mixes comedy, tragedy and melodrama to tell the emotionally gripping story of the intersecting lives of two former lovers. (Wellspring Media)
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Madagascar
November 15, 2005
When a group of animals from New York's Central Park Zoo wash ashore on the exotic island of Madagascar, they must figure out how to survive in the wild and discover the true meaning of the phrase "It's a jungle out there." [DreamWorks]
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The Reception
November 15, 2005
Set far away from the complexities of modern life, in a large farmhouse in update New York, this is a story about love and fear, race and sexuality, truth and compromise, and having the courage to let go. (Strand Releasing)
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Second Best
November 15, 2005
A failed publishing executive (Pantoliano) and his best friend from childhood, a successful movie producer (Gaines), compete for the attentions of the same woman (Tilly).
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The Skeleton Key
November 15, 2005
This contemporary supernatural thrilled, set largely in the dark atmospheric backwoods just outside of New Orleans, stars Hudson as a live-in nurse hired to care for an elderly woman's (Rowlands) ailing husband (Hurt) in their home...a foreboding and decrepit mansion in the Louisiana delta. (Universal Pictures)
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Stealth
November 15, 2005
In this action adventure, U.S. Navy pilots are part of a close-knit elite division of test pilots flying highly classified stealth fighter jets. (Sony)
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Apres Vous (After You)
November 8, 2005
Two of France's most celebrated actors, Daniel Auteuil ("The Closet," "Girl on the Bridge") and José Garcia ("Trouble Everyday," "Jet Set"), team up in a romantic comedy that begs the question: can it actually be bad to be a Good Samaritan? [Paramount Classics]
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Bollywood/Hollywood
November 8, 2005
In Bollywood/Hollywood, a fun loving romp of a movie, the unpredictable is the only constant. After all, life isn't about what's right or wrong. It's about following your heart. (Mongrel Media)
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Burn! (re-release)
November 8, 2005
In this riveting and powerful film (originally released in 1969), Marlon Brando is sent to an 1800s Caribbean Island for a three-part mission: trick the slaves into revolt, grab the sugar trade for England and then return the slaves to servitude. (MGM)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
November 8, 2005
Acclaimed director Tim Burton brings his vividly imaginative style to the beloved Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, about eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka (Depp) and Charlie Bucket (Highmore), a good-hearted boy from a poor family who lives in the shadow of Wonka's extraordinary factory. (Warner Bros.)
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A Christmas Carol
November 8, 2005
On Christmas Eve, Ebenezer Scrooge is visited by the spirit of his former partner, Jacob Marley. The deceased partner was as mean and miserly as Scrooge is now and he warns him to change his ways or face the consequences in the afterlife.
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Christmas in Connecticut
November 8, 2005
A food writer who has lied about being the perfect housewife must try to cover her deception when her boss and a returning war hero invite themselves to her home for a traditional family Christmas.
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Christmas with the Kranks
November 8, 2005
Based on John Grisham's best-selling novel Skipping Christmas, this comedy stars Tim Allen as Luther Krank, a man who decides to skip Christmas and all the surrounding trappings and go on a vacation with his wife Nora (Curtis) instead. But when his daughter decides, at the last minute, to come home for the holidays, he is forced to put christmas back together. (Sony)
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Chronicles
November 8, 2005
A gripping crime drama starring John Leguizamo as Manolo Bonilla, a star reporter for a Miami-based tabloid TV show, who is determined to unearth a serial killer in a small town in Ecuador. (Palm Pictures)
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The Devil's Rejects
November 8, 2005
From the visionary mind of acclaimed musician Rob Zombie comes the follow-up to his smash hit "House of 1000 Corpses." Written and directed by Zombie, this film further explores the Dr. Satan Cult Murders by blending traditional horror elements with the Western genre to paint a shocking portrait of vigilante justice. [Lions Gates Films]
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A Dry White Season
November 8, 2005
Ben du Toit is a schoolteacher who always has considered himself a man of caring and justice, at least on the individual level. When his gardener's son is brutally beaten up by the police at a demonstration by black school children, he gradually begins to realize his own society is built on a pillar of injustice and exploitation.
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Margaret Cho: Assassin
November 8, 2005
The incomparable Margaret Cho roars back onto the screen with her latest concert, The Assassin Tour, recorded live in May of 2005 at the Warner Theater in Washington D.C. (Regent Releasing)
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Yes
November 8, 2005
The story of a passionate love affair between an American woman (Joan Allen) and a Middle-Eastern man (Simon Abkarian) in which they confront some of the greatest conflicts of our generation - religious, political and sexual. [Sony Pictures Classics]
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15: The Movie
November 1, 2005
The adventure of five fifteen year old boys in Singapore: estranged to every social reference, except for that of appearance and close friendships, they live their lives distant from their families and school, passing their days in a complete state of indolence in the search of experiences, at times even physically painful (tattoos, piercing, wounds). (Picture This! Entertainment)
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Aliens of the Deep
November 1, 2005
Inspired by concepts from the field of astrobiology - the study of life on other worlds - this documentary explores the idea that the bizarre creatures living in the extreme environments found on the ocean floor might provide a blueprint for what life is like elsewhere in the universe. (Disney)
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Hammett
November 1, 2005
Fictional account of real-life mystery writer Dashiell Hammett, and his involvement in the investigation of a beautiful Chinese cabaret actress' mysterious disappearance in San Francisco.
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Heights
November 1, 2005
Heights follows five characters over twenty-four hours on a fall day in New York City. As the interrelated stories proceed, the connections between the lives of the five characters begin to reveal themselves and their stories unravel. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Millions
November 1, 2005
A heartwarming story of two little boys, faith, miracles...and lots of money. (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
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The Perfect Man
November 1, 2005
A romantic comedy about holding things together -- even when everything threatens to fall apart. (Universal Pictures)
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Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
November 1, 2005
Years after the onset of the Clone Wars, the noble Jedi Knights lead a massive clone army into a galaxy-wide battle against the Separatists. When the sinister Sith unveil a thousand-year-old plot to rule the galaxy, the Republic crumbles and from its ashes rises the evil Galactic Empire. Jedi hero Anakin Skywalker is seduced by the dark side of the Force to become the Emperor's new apprentice -- Darth Vader. The Jedi are decimated, as Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jedi Master Yoda are forced into hiding. The only hope for the galaxy are Anakin's own offspring -- the twin children born in secrecy who will grow up to become heroes.
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Tropical Malady
November 1, 2005
This lyrical and mysterious new film by maverick Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethaku chronicles the mystical love affair between a young soldier and the country boy he seduces, soon to be disrupted by the boy's sudden disappearance. [Strand Releasing]
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Two for the Road
November 1, 2005
A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.
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5x2
October 25, 2005
5x2 is a haunting and realistic evocation of the evanescence of love, and how adult relationships evolve over time. Returning to a more intimate scale following his international smash "Swimming Pool," Ozon's chamber drama is an anatomy of a failed marriage told in reverse chronology. (ThinkFilm)
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Bewitched
October 25, 2005
Isabel (Kidman), a witch who just wants to lead a normal life, is cast to star opposite Jack Wyatt (Ferrell) in the remake of the beloved 1960's situation comedy Bewitched.
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Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist
October 25, 2005
Paul Schrader's version of the prequel, before it was remade by Renny Harlin and released as "Exorcist: The Beginning."
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Herbie Fully Loaded
October 25, 2005
Herbie, the most beloved car of them all, is back and Lindsay Lohan's got him in Disney's all new revved-up comedy adventure. (Disney)
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House of Wax
October 25, 2005
What begins as a weekend getaway for six friends becomes a terrifying fight for their lives in House of Wax, an exciting re-imagining of the 1953 horror classic. (Warner Bros.)
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King of the Corner
October 25, 2005
A humorous, honest, multi-faceted look into how one man turns his midlife crisis into a midlife opportunity. (Eleveation Filmworks)
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Last Days
October 25, 2005
Last Days is filmmaker Gus Van Sant's fictional meditation on the inner turmoil that engulfs a brilliant, but troubled musician in the final hours of his life. (Picturehouse)
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Melinda and Melinda
October 25, 2005
This film combines romantic comedy and drama in a way that Woody Allen, unique among filmmakers, likes to contrast. (Fox Searchlight)
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Mysterious Skin
October 25, 2005
Based on the acclaimed novel by Scott Heim, Mysterious Skin explores the hearts and minds of two very different boys who come to find the key to their future happiness lies in the exorcism of their collective demons. [Tartan Films]
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Noel
October 25, 2005
This Christmas-themed movie follows the stories of several characters living in Manhattan.
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Rize
October 25, 2005
Rize reveals a groundbreaking dance phenomenon that's exploding on the streets of South Central, Los Angeles. Taking advantage of unprecedented access, this documentary film brings to first light a revolutionary form of artistic expression borne from oppression. (Lions Gate Entertainment)
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Samurai Rebellion
October 25, 2005
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
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Short Cut to Nirvana: Kumbh Mela
October 25, 2005
This documentary examines the Kumbh Mela, the oldest, greatest, most fascinating festival on Earth.
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Travelers and Magicians
October 25, 2005
Two men, two women, two journeys are woven into an intricate tapestry of desires as Travellers and Magicians takes us on an adventurous emotional tour through the heartland of Bhutanese Buddhist culture. (Zeitgeist Films)
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Wheel of Time
October 25, 2005
This documentary examines the Buddhist tradition by following a length pilgrimage and the creation of an intricate sand mandala, or "wheel of time."
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The White Diamond
October 25, 2005
A film about the daring adventure of exploring the rainforest canopy with a novel flying device -- the Jungle Airship.
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Wild Side
October 25, 2005
A sumptuous film about three people living on the fringe or wild side of society. (Wellspring)
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With God on Our Side: George W. Bush and the Rise of the Religious Right in America
October 25, 2005
This documentary takes an in-depth look at President Bush's connection with evangelical Christianity. (First Run / Icarus Films)
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Batman Begins
October 18, 2005
Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins explores the origins of the Batman legend and the Dark Knight's emergence as a force for good in Gotham. [Warner Bros.]
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Batman Forever
October 18, 2005
Directed by Joel Schumacher, this is the third film in Warner Bros.' Batman series.
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Dot the I
October 18, 2005
A sexy love triangle forms on the eve of her wedding when Carmen (Verbeke) recklessly
kisses an attractive stranger named Kit (Garcia Bernal). Having recently fled a violent
and volatile relationship in Spain, Carmen has found comfort and safety with her adoring
fiancé Barnaby (D'Arcy); but her passions are aroused by one kiss from Kit and she is
immediately torn between her emotions and her loyalty to the man she is to marry. (Summitt Entertainment)
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Eternal
October 18, 2005
While searching for his missing wife, Detective Raymond Pope happens upon the estate of the mysterious Elizabeth Kane. Unbeknownst to him, it is believed that Elizabeth is the reincarnation of a vampire who, four centuries ago, killed 650 women and bathed in their blood to gain the gift of eternal life. While Pope investigates deeper into Elizabeth's past, he neglects to see how his searching could be the end to him and those he loves. (Regent Releasing)
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Land of the Dead
October 18, 2005
George A. Romero's long-awaited return to the genre he invented. (Universal)
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Lifeboat
October 18, 2005
Several survivors of a torpedoed ship find themselves in the same boat with one of the men who sunk it.
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Mad Hot Ballroom
October 18, 2005
An inspiring look inside the lives of New York City school kids on a journey into the world of ballroom dancing, an unexpected arena where they discover new frontiers about attitude, movement, style and commitment. (Paramount Classics)
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My Mother
October 18, 2005
A disturbing relationship develops between an attractive widow (Huppert) and her teenage son (Garrel).
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Niagara
October 18, 2005
As two couples are visiting Niagara Falls, tensions between one wife and her husband reach the level of murder.
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Saving Face
October 18, 2005
A romantic comedy about a daughter struggling to understand her mother's heart, which ultimately allows her to understand her own. A story of unspoken loves, contemporary and cultural taboos, and the journey of two women towards living their lives honestly. [Sony Pictures Classics]
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Tell Them Who You Are
October 18, 2005
Mark Wexler's cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centers on his relationship with his father, legendary cinematographer and filmmaker Haskell Wexler, whose long and illutrious career is a virtual catalogue of 20th century classics. (ThinkFilm)
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There's Always Vanilla
October 18, 2005
A young man returns to his home city of Pittsburgh and moves in with an older woman whom he begins to rely on for emotional and financial support.
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The Masque of the Red Death
October 17, 2005
A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the "Red Death" plague that stalks the land.
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The Witches
October 17, 2005
A young boy stumbles onto a witch convention and must stop them, even after he has been turned into a mouse.
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...And They Lived Happily Ever After
October 11, 2005
A look at three male friends and the women in their lives.
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11:14
October 11, 2005
11:14 tells the seemingly random yet vitally connected story of a set of incidents that all converge one evening at 11:14pm. It’s a sort of musical chairs with a corpse, with the structurally intriguing storytelling style of "Memento" and "Run Lola Run." (Media 8 Entertainment)
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Bang Rajan
October 11, 2005
In this heroic war epic, farmers in a small village in Siam stave off an 18th century invasion by Burmese troops.
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Bomb the System
October 11, 2005
Shot entirely on the streets of New York City, Bomb the System is the first feature in over 20 years to delve into the world of graffiti art. (Palm Pictures)
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The Bridge of San Luis Rey
October 11, 2005
Based on Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, this timeless story is set in early 18th century Peru.
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High Tension
October 11, 2005
A white-knuckle journey into the heart of fear, this is the terrifying story of two girls' battle for survival at the hands of a sadistic psychopath. (Lions Gate Films)
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Imagining Argentina
October 11, 2005
Set in Argentina during the corrupt military dictatorship of the 1970's, this is the story of a man (Banderas) searching for his wife (Thompson), an outspoken journalist, and his daughter who are among the 30,000 "desaparecidos" (the disappeareds). (Arenas Entertainment)
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Kicking & Screaming
October 11, 2005
Welcome to that cutthroat, hyper-competitive, do-or-die sport of...little league soccer, a world where kids and their victory-crazed suburban parents find themselves on a high-stakes collision course-all in the name of good, clean, athletic fun. (Universal)
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Kingdom of Heaven
October 11, 2005
An epic adventure about a common man who finds himself thrust into a decades-long war, a stranger in a strange land. He serves a doomed king, falls in love with an exotic forbidden queen, and rises to the knighthood. Ultimately, he must protect the people of Jerusalem from overwhelming forces while striving to keep a fragile peace. (20th Century Fox)
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Me and You and Everyone We Know
October 11, 2005
Me and You and Everyone We Know is a poetic and penetrating observation of how people struggle to connect with one another in an isolating and contemporary world. [IFC Films]
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
October 11, 2005
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants brings to the screen Ann Brashares' best-selling novel about one very special summer in the lives of four lifelong friends. (Warner Bros.)
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Undead
October 11, 2005
This horror film, in the vein of "Night of the Living Dead" and "The Evil Dead," features an overflow of gore and visual effects to make any horror fan squirm with delight. (Lions Gate Films)
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Unleashed
October 11, 2005
On and beneath the meanest streets of Glasgow, fiery gangster Bart (Hoskins) is merciless with debtors, would-be rivals, and anyone else to whom he even takes a passing dislike. How does Bart maintain his chokehold? Through his unwitting enforcer Danny (Li), who he has "raised" since boyhood. (Rogue Pictures)
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Z Channel: A Magnificent Obsession
October 11, 2005
This documentary chronicles Jerry Harvey's emergence as a brilliant programmer at Z Channel, one of the country's first pay cable stations. It also explores Harvey's emotional and psychological descent, which eventually resulted in a shocking murder/suicide and the eventual demise of Z Channel itself. (IFCTV)
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The Amityville Horror
October 4, 2005
Thirty years after the shocking events that inspired a best selling novel and one of the most popular horror films of all time, come revisit the house that started it all: The Amityville Horror. (United Artists Pictures)
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BMX Bandits
October 4, 2005
Two BMX expert bikers and a friend of theirs (Nicole Kidman) become entangled with a group of bank robbers after discovering a carton of walkie-talkies.
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Cinderella
October 4, 2005
When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq, and from her Fairy Godmother.
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Demon Seed
October 4, 2005
A scientist creates Proteus--an organic super computer with artificial intelligence which becomes obsessed with human beings, and in particular the creators wife.
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The Fly II
October 4, 2005
The almost-human son of "Brundlefly" searches for a cure to his mutated genes while being monitored by a nefarious corporation that wishes to continue his father's experiments.
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