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Dead or Alive: Final
November 29, 2002
The third film in Japanese director Takahi Miike's Triad trilogy.
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Rabbit-Proof Fence
November 29, 2002
The true story of Molly Craig, a young black Australian girl who leads her younger sister and cousin in an escape from an internment camp, set up as a part of a government policy to train Aboriginal children as domestic workers and integrate them into white society. (Miramax)
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Russian Ark
November 29, 2002
A unique panorama of the Hermitage, the most famous palace in Russia, now one of the great museums of the world.
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Eight Crazy Nights
November 27, 2002
Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far. In keeping with the holiday spirit, the judge gives Davey one last chance at redemption -- spend the holiday performing community service as the assistant referee for the youth basketball league or go to jail. (Columbia Pictures)
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Solaris
November 27, 2002
A story of love, redemption, second chances and a space mission gone terribly wrong. (20th Century Fox)
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Personal Velocity: Three Portraits
November 22, 2002
Based on Rebecca Miller's acclaimed book of short stories, this film tells three tales of women who have reached a turning point in their lives.
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Talk to Her
November 22, 2002
A story about the friendship between two men, about loneliness and the long convalescence of wounds provoked by passion. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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The Emperor's Club
November 22, 2002
Adapted from Ethan Canin's acclaimed short story "The Palace Thief," this film explores the turbulent relationship between a high school Classics professor (Kline) and one of his students (Hirsch).
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The Quiet American
November 22, 2002
From the classic novel by Graham Greene comes a murder mystery centered on a love triangle set against the French Indochina War in Vietnam circa 1952. (Miramax)
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Phantom
November 22, 2002
An explicit drama about a loner who embarks on a dangerous erotic game.
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Ararat
November 15, 2002
The estranged members of a contemporary Armenian family are faced both with Turkey's denial of their catastrophic past and with their own complicated present. (Miramax)
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Bánk bán
November 15, 2002
This opera, composed by Ferenc Erkel, is a universal tale of love, fidelity and infidelity, treachery, struggle against oppression and high human aspirations.
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The Way Home
November 15, 2002
A film about the innocence and unconditional love that grows between a young boy and his grandmother. (Paramount Classics)
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The Crime of Padre Amaro
November 15, 2002
The scandalous story of a young priest, Father Amaro (Gael GarcÃa Bernal), assigned to a church in a small village in remote Mexico, who falls in love with a teenage girl, Amelia (Ana Claudia Talancón), who then becomes pregnant with his baby, and asks for his help in getting an abortion.
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Interview with the Assassin
November 15, 2002
Sometimes it only takes one man to make a conspiracy. Ron Kobeleski, an out-of-work TV news cameraman, may have just stumbled onto the story of a lifetime. His shadowy older neighbor, Walter Ohlinger claims he was the "grassy knoll gunman" - the second assassin of President John F. Kennedy. Is he telling the truth? As Ron and Walter search for the only witness who can back up the story, the pressure mounts and their lives begin to unravel. (Magnolia Pictures)
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Far From Heaven
November 8, 2002
An idyllic 1950s married couple faces social taboos of homosexuality and interracial relationships -- but at great cost.
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8 Mile
November 8, 2002
A story about the boundaries that define our lives, and a young man's struggle to find the strength and courage to transcend them. (Universal Pictures)
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Leela
November 8, 2002
This film, based on the South Asian-American experience, is a heartwarming story of two strangers whose paths in life cross and they walk together for a while. (Lemon Tree Films)
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Hush!
November 8, 2002
Set in Tokyo, this is the story of a gay engineer who is asked by an unhappy young woman to be the father of her baby.
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'R Xmas
November 8, 2002
In this thriller, an idyllic Christmas is shattered by a bitter drug-related feud in upper-Manhattan.
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The Bread, My Sweet
November 8, 2002
A romantic comedy set in a Pittsburgh bakery.
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The Rising Place
November 8, 2002
Set in the Mississippi Delta in the 1940's, The Rising Place is a delicate look at a young woman's passionate quest for self awareness and acceptance in a time of social injustice and world war. (Flatland Pictures)
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The Flip Side
November 8, 2002
This film takes a satirical look at race and identity and offers a fresh, new perspective on family and sibling rivalry. (Puro Pinoy Productions)
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Love in the Time of Money
November 1, 2002
In this quintessentially metropolitan sexual roundelay, set at the height of the Nasdaq boom, nine New Yorkers representing a cross section of society are linked by romance and commerce, and often both. (Quad Cinema)
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Tully
November 1, 2002
Based on the O'Henry Prize winning story by Tom McNeal, this film explores a legacy of love between a family of men, and the events of one summer that change their world forever. (TellTale Films)
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All the Queen's Men
October 25, 2002
Inspired by a true story during WWII, All the Queen's Men is a comedic drama that illustrates just how far some soldiers are willing to go for their country. (Strand Releasing)
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Time Changer
October 25, 2002
A time travel adventure about a Bible professor from the year 1890 who travels to the present time.
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Paid in Full
October 25, 2002
Amidst the 1980s drug scene in Harlem, a young native (Harris) builds an illegal empire only to have a crisis of conscience.
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Quai des Orfèvres [re-release]
October 25, 2002
Brilliantly transforming a classic whodunit plot, Gallic Master of Suspense Henri-Georges Clouzot takes us from the wings and dressing rooms of the Parisian music hall and circus worlds to the drab, airless corridors and holding cells of the Quai's Criminal Investigations Department, in a blend of social realism and psychological cruelty that became his trademark. One of the uncontested masterpieces of the postwar French cinema, but rarely seen here since its original 1947 U.S. release (as "Jenny Lamour"). (Film Forum)
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All or Nothing
October 25, 2002
An unexpected tragedy brings two people together to rediscover their love.
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Food of Love
October 25, 2002
Based on David Leavitt?s novel "The Page Turner," this is the story of two simple characters awakening to the harsh reality of life. (TLA Releasing)
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The Bank
October 25, 2002
This anti-banking parable tells the story of a brilliant mathematician (Wenham) who has designed a computer program to predict the fluctuations of the world's stock markets. Conflicts emerge when the program comes to the attention of a cunning bank president (LaPaglia).
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Frida
October 25, 2002
Chronicles the life Frida Kahlo (Hayek) shared openly and unflinchingly with her mentor and husband, Diego Rivera (Molina), as this young couple took the art by storm. [Miramax]
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By Hook or by Crook
October 25, 2002
A romantic comedy set in the world of butch lesbians.
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Roger Dodger
October 25, 2002
In this coming-of-age tale, a teen boy from the Midwest (Jesse Eisenberg) spends a Friday night out on the town in New York City with his womanizing advertising executive uncle (Campbell Scott).
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Auto Focus
October 18, 2002
This absorbing glimpse into the colorful life, and mysterious death, of actor Bob Crane is also a fascinating chronicle of American male sexual identity in the 60's and 70's. [Sony Pictures Classics]
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Real Women Have Curves
October 18, 2002
The story of Ana (Ferrera), a first generation Mexican-American teenager torn between her mainstream ambitions and her cultural heritage. (HBO Films)
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Abandon
October 18, 2002
A psychological thriller about a college student (Holmes) haunted by visions of her first love, who disappeared two years earlier.
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Le bossu
October 18, 2002
A swashbuckling tale of revenge and adventure set in early 18th century France.
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Take Care of My Cat
October 18, 2002
Five young women living in the Korean port city of Incheon, best friends in high school, find their lives drifting apart as they follow their own paths into adulthood.
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The Business of Fancydancing
October 18, 2002
A poetic story of growth, death and the choices that define us, The Business of Fancydancing reunites Spokane Reservation best friends Aristotle Joseph (Tagaban) and Seymour Polatkin (Adams) sixteen years after their high school graduation. (FallsApart Productions)
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The Grey Zone
October 18, 2002
Based on actual events, this is the story of the Auschwitz's twelfth Sonderkommando -- one of the thirteen consecutive 'Special Squads' of Jewish prisoners placed by the Nazis in the excruciating moral dilemma of helping to exterminate fellow Jews in exchange for a few more months of life. (Lions Gate Films)
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Punch-Drunk Love
October 11, 2002
Paul Thomas Anderson's fourth film features Sandler as a lonely man with serious emotional issues. As he concocts a scheme involving frequent flier miles and copious amounts of pudding, he finds himself both falling prey to a phone-sex scam and falling in love with his sister's colleague.
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Safe Conduct
October 11, 2002
A film based on Jean Devaivre's book chronicling his own experiences as a French filmmaker living during the time of Germany's WWII occupation of France.
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The Rules of Attraction
October 11, 2002
Set at an affluent New England liberal arts college, this film takes a satiric look at an emerging sexual triangle.
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Tuck Everlasting
October 11, 2002
Based on the magical, award-winning book by Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting captures the dreamlike story that has enchanted readers for two generations. (Disney)
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White Oleander
October 11, 2002
Based on the acclaimed best-selling novel by Janet Fitch, White Oleander follows a young woman's journey through hardship and loss to maturity, joy and true independence. (Warner Bros.)
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Ash Wednesday
October 11, 2002
Set in the early 1980's, this is the story of a man (Burns) who must save his younger brother (Wood) from Irish and Italian gangsters.
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Knockaround Guys
October 11, 2002
The four sons of well-known Brooklyn-based mobsters must team up to retrieve a bag of cash in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.
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Brown Sugar
October 11, 2002
Dre (Diggs) and Sidney (Lathan) can attribute their friendship and the launch of their careers to a single childhood moment - the day they discovered hip-hop on a New York street corner. Now some 15 years later, she is a revered music critic and he is a successful, though unfulfilled music executive. As they lay down the tracks toward their futures, hip-hop isn't the only thing that keeps them coming back to that moment on the corner. (Fox Searchlight)
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Bloody Sunday
October 4, 2002
This controversial and critically acclaimed film depicts the events of January 30, 1972, when 27 civilians were shot by the British army during a peaceful civil rights march. The event fueled a 25-year cycle of violence between Britain and elements of Ireland, North and South. (Paramount Classics)
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Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie
October 4, 2002
An animated retelling of the story of Jonah and the whale, featuring talking Christian vegetables.
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Heaven
October 4, 2002
A luminous and haunting love story, layered, in the tradition of Kieslowski, over a probing exploration of the modern world and its moral choices. (Miramax)
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Wasabi
September 27, 2002
A French police inspector (Reno) with a tender heart and a tough manner pursues the killer of an old flame in Tokyo.
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The Man from Elysian Fields
September 27, 2002
When a struggling writer (Garcia) is recruited by the head of an elite male escort service (Jagger), he finds himself involved with the wife (Williams) of one of the world's most successful writers (Coburn).
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Moonlight Mile
September 27, 2002
An emotional tale of disarming honesty and unexpected humor...a story about waking up to life, letting go, and discovering that love comes in the most unexpected circumstances. (Touchstone Pictures)
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Siddhartha (re-release)
September 27, 2002
A re-release of the 1972 adaptation of Herman Hesse's novel about a young Brahmin seeking a more meaningful way of life.
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Skins
September 27, 2002
In the shadow of Mt. Rushmore, one of America's favorite tourist attractions lies one of her poorest counties, The Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. For Police officer Rudy Yellow Lodge, the painful legacy of Indian existence is brought home every night as he locks up drunk and disorderly Indians, which frequently includes his own alcoholic brother, Mogie. (First Look Features)
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Captain Pantoja and the Special Services
September 27, 2002
An army captain is commissioned to establish a prostitution service to placate the needs of soldiers posted in the Amazon.
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Crazy as Hell
September 27, 2002
The story of Ty Adams (Beach), a maverick psychiatrist whose non-medicinal approach for treating patients has crowned him a hero in some circles, and an egoist in others. (Artistic License Films)
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The Four Feathers
September 20, 2002
A gripping adventure of epic proportions, this is a story of heroic redemption, undying loyalty and rivalry in love. A sweeping saga that captures a friend's bond and a hero's destiny, The Four Feathers is a look at man's indomitable spirit to survive. (Miramax)
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The Banger Sisters
September 20, 2002
The reunion of two best friends is the collision of two women's worlds: one who is living in the past and one who is hiding from it. Together they learn the value of living in the moment. (Fox)
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Ciao America
September 20, 2002
A young American in Italy becomes the coach of a small-town football team.
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The Ignorant Fairies
September 20, 2002
When a ten-year marriage ends with the death of the husband in a car crash, the distraught wife discovers her husband had a male lover. Against all odds, they become friends.
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Snipes
September 20, 2002
An action-thriller set in the mean streets of Philadelphia, this is a journey through the dark side of the rap music industry and an underworld of hustlers, thieves, and killers who'll do whatever it takes to stay on top of the game. (Ruff Nation Films)
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Lawrence of Arabia (re-release)
September 20, 2002
The 40th anniversary re-release of David Lean's 1962 masterpiece, starring Peter O'Toole in one of the most electrifying debuts in film history.
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Invincible
September 20, 2002
The true story of a simple man who is transported from his humble village roots to the giddy excesses of the 1930s Berlin and finds himself becoming the new Samson to protect the Jewish people. (Fine Line Features)
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Secretary
September 20, 2002
A powerful and unique love story that toys with our expectations of love, sexuality and intimacy. (Lions Gate)
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Trapped
September 20, 2002
When Will and Karen Jennings (Townsend and Theron) are held hostage and their daughter is abducted, a relentless 24-hour plan is set in motion that will challenge everything they took for granted. (Sony)
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Joshua
September 20, 2002
Based on a novel by Joseph F. Girzone, this is the story of a stranger named Joshua (Goldwyn) who arrives in a small town, gets a job working as a carpenter, and proceeds to perform acts that appear to be miracles, leading many of the locals to suspect that he may be the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
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The Experiment
September 18, 2002
Inspired by the Stanford Prison Experiment, this psychological drama focuses on twenty paid recruits who are divided into groups "prisoners" and "guards" and are let loose in a controlled prison-like environment.
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Stealing Harvard
September 13, 2002
A man (Lee) turns to a life of crime to pay for his niece's first year at Harvard College.
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Ted Bundy
September 13, 2002
A film told from the point of view of the notorious serial killer of the 1970's.
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The Children of the Century
September 13, 2002
A drama based on the true story of the love affair between French authors George Sand (Binoche) and Alfred de Musset (Magimel) in the 1830's.
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Igby Goes Down
September 13, 2002
Igby Slocumb (Culkin), a rebellious and sarcastic seventeen-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of "old money" privilege he was born in to. (MGM/UA)
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Barbershop
September 13, 2002
A comedy about a day in the life of a barbershop on the south side of Chicago. [MGM]
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The Dogwalker
September 13, 2002
A volatile mix of surprising comedy and everyday tragedy, this is a supremely twisted stroll down the sunburnt sidewalks of L.A. (Outrider Pictures)
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Quitting
September 13, 2002
Explores one man's journey, from the cutting edge of China's artistic movement in the early 90's, through a period of conflict with himself and his parents, to a mental institution and finally to the quest to rediscover himself and his family. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Alias Betty
September 13, 2002
As novelist Betty Fisher (Kiberlain) starts becoming darkly depressed after the death of her young son, her plotting mother arranges to have another little boy kidnapped to take his place.
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City by the Sea
September 6, 2002
The gripping story of a dedicated police officer who discovers that the chief suspect in his current murder investigation is his own son. (Warner Bros.)
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In Praise of Love
September 6, 2002
A meditation on love told cinematically as a film-within-a-film. [Manhattan Pictures]
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Swimfan
September 6, 2002
A psychological thriller about a teenager obsessed with a high school swimmer.
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The Big Carnival
September 4, 2002
Billy Wilder's 1951 portrait of a corrupt media circus in which a down-on-his-luck NYC reporter (Douglas) takes a job with a small-town paper that provides him with no challenges until he exploits the story of a man trapped in a mine. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
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Mad Love
August 30, 2002
Based on the true story of Juana de Castilla, daughter of Queen Isabella of Spain. When her mother and older brothers die in 1504, Juana becomes Queen, but her cheating husband sees the opportunity to become king himself, and has her declared "insane" and banished to a monastery.
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Agnivarsha: The Fire and the Rain
August 30, 2002
Adapted from the play of the same name by India's foremost playwright, Girish Karnad, this film is derived from the age-old myth of Yavakri.
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*Corpus Callosum
August 28, 2002
Michael Snow's postmodern vision of life at home and work.
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Little Secrets
August 23, 2002
Emily (Wood) is a spunky pre-teen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets.
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The Isle
August 23, 2002
Set on a remote lake in South Korea, this is the story of a damaged cop and a mute innkeeper.
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Red Satin
August 23, 2002
A widowed Tunisian seamstress takes an unlikely journey of self-discovery in writer-director Raja Amari's sumptuous and sensual film. (Zeitgeist Films)
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Undisputed
August 23, 2002
The story of an undefeated world champion prize fighter (Rhames) who is convicted of rape and sent to prison, where he must confront and ultimately fight the reigning prison boxing champion (Snipes). (Miramax)
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How I Killed My Father
August 23, 2002
Deals with the complex and fascinating relationship between 40 year-old Jean-Luc (Berling), a successful gerontologist living in a wealthy Parisian suburb, and his long estranged father (Bouquet).
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S1m0ne
August 23, 2002
When his lead actress walks off the set, a disillusioned film producer (Pacino) creates a digital star who becomes an overnight sensation.
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Mother India
August 23, 2002
Mehboob Khan's 1957 grand drama of epic passions and colorful pageantry stars the great Nargis as Radha, one of the cinema's greatest heroines, who resists modernizations, temptations, natural disasters and threats of all varieties in order to raise her children on her own and hold on to her husband's land. (Film Society of Lincoln Center)
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One Hour Photo
August 21, 2002
A young suburban family finds themselves the objects of obsession of an employee (Williams) at their local one-hour photo lab.
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Possession
August 16, 2002
Set in the present day, this is the story of two poetry scholars (Eckhart, Paltrow) who discover that the subjects of their studies were secret lovers. As they research the mysterious relationship, they develop a romance of their own.
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Mostly Martha
August 16, 2002
Martha (Gedeck) is a head chef for an upscale restaurant who relies on her culinary skill as her primary means of communication. When her sister dies in a car accident, her orderly world falls apart as she has to care for her eight-year-old niece, a girl who proves as resolute and single-minded as her aunt. (Paramount Classics)
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Blue Crush
August 16, 2002
Life for Anne Marie (Bosworth) has been one long Pipe dream. She's about to make that dream a reality in the Pipe Masters surf competition -- that is if she can keep from drowning in her own fear. (Universal Pictures)
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Beauty and the Beast (re-release)
August 16, 2002
Jean Cocteau's 1946 classic, newly restored to its original glorious black and white splendor. (Film Forum)
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All My Loved Ones
August 14, 2002
The heartbreaking story of a Jewish family living in Nazi-era Czechoslovakia.
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I'm Going Home
August 14, 2002
The story of an aging French actor who - after learning his family has been killed in an accident - still carries on with his career, enjoys his morning espresso and newspaper, appreciates the endless beauty that is Paris, and takes a stand against the philistinism that plagues his professional life. [Film Forum]
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