Movie Releases by Genre
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The City of Lost Souls
August 9, 2002
A violet thriller set in Japan from splatter director Takashi Miike.
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Blood Work
August 9, 2002
A retired FBI profiler is brought back into service under unusual circumstances involving his own blood analysis to track a ruthless serial killer. (Warner Bros.)
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24 Hour Party People
August 9, 2002
Spanning from the late 1970's to the early 1990's, this is the story of the Manchester music scene, as seen by the founders of the legendary Factory Records label.
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Scarlet Diva
August 9, 2002
The debut feature of Asia Argento, daughter of famed horror director Dario Argento, this film follows Anna Battista (Argento), a celebrated and debauched actress, through her breakneck adventures.
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The Good Girl
August 7, 2002
A frustrated young woman (Jennifer Aniston) begins an affair with a young co-worker (Jake Gyllenhaal) who represents a chance for her to escape into a new world of emotional and sexual awakening. But when the affair quickly moves from liberation to poisonous obsession, she finds herself ensnared in a chaotic web of blackmail, larceny and love. [Fox Searchlight]
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Caravaggio
August 7, 2002
Derek Jarman's 1986 film reveals the seventeenth-century painter's complex life?his brilliant, nearly blasphemous paintings and flirtations with the underworld?while also delving into Jarman's major concerns: violence, history, homosexuality, and the relationship between film and painting. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
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Signs
August 2, 2002
Everything that farmer Graham Hess (Gibson) assumed about the world is changed when he discovers a message - an intricate pattern of circles and lines - carved into his crops. (Touchstone Pictures)
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One Last Kiss
August 2, 2002
Carlo's life is thrown into a tailspin when his longtime girlfriend Giulia announces she's pregnant.
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Merci Pour Le Chocolat
July 31, 2002
A mystery thriller set on the lakeside of Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Lan Yu
July 26, 2002
Adapted from the internet novel "Beijing Story," this is the story of a young gay student and his relationship with an older man set against the uprising of Tiananmen Square. [Strand Releasing]
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Swimming
July 26, 2002
An intimate look at friendship, love and breaking away, set amidst the backdrop of a bustling beach town. (Oceanside Pictures)
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Happy Times
July 26, 2002
A bittersweet comedy about a poor, aging bachelor who hasn't had luck in love. When he thinks he meets the woman of his dreams, he leads her to believe he is wealthy and agrees to a wedding far beyond his means. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Tadpole
July 19, 2002
A romantic comedy about a precocious young man who falls for an older woman.
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K-19: The Widowmaker
July 19, 2002
Inspired by a true story, the film follows the heroism of Captain Alexei Vostrikov (Ford) who, at the height of the Cold War, is ordered to take command of the nuclear missile submarine K-19 away from its original commander Captain Mikhail Polenin (Neeson). Vostrikov's mission is to quickly ready the ill-prepared sub for her maiden voyage -- no matter what the cost. (Paramount Pictures)
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What to Do in Case of Fire
July 19, 2002
Tells the humorous and touching story of six former creative anarchists who lived as house squatters in Berlin during its heyday in the 80s.
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Road to Perdition
July 12, 2002
A portrayal of two families whose fates are determined by the complex and often combative relationships between fathers and their sons. (DreamWorks Pictures)
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Tosca
July 12, 2002
One of Giacomo Puccini's greatest operas has been magically transposed to film in this stirring and wonderfully performed production featuring Angela Gheorghiu and Roberto Alagna as the star-crossed lovers. (Avatar Films)
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All About Lily Chou-Chou
July 12, 2002
An epic story of a Japanese teenager's life in the age of the Internet.
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Metropolis (re-release)
July 12, 2002
Possibly the crowning achievement of silent cinema, Fritz Lang's 1927 blockbuster fuses the frenetic storytelling of twenties pulp fiction with Lang's personal fascination with the darker side of human nature. (Kino International)
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My Wife Is an Actress
July 12, 2002
A screwball romantic comedy about a successful sports writer married to a popular movie star with whom he's madly in love. The problem is everyone in Paris seems to be in love with her too. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Sex and Lucia
July 12, 2002
Lucia is a young waitress in Madrid. After the loss of her long-time boyfriend, a writer, she seeks refuge on a quiet, secluded Mediterranean island, where she begins to discover the dark corners of her past relationship. (Palm Pictures)
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Read My Lips
July 5, 2002
This French thriller is an absorbing character study of two lonely outsiders (a deaf secretary and an ex-con), who gradually recognize their mutual dependency.
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Rocco and His Brothers (re-release)
July 5, 2002
A re-release of Luchino Visconti's 1960 epic of a poor family torn apart by lust and greed.
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Group
July 5, 2002
Nine women meet every Wednesday afternoon for 21 weeks of group therapy in this entirely original, ultra modern probe into the American psyche. (Artistic License Films)
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Tattoo Bar
July 5, 2002
Tatawo, a meeting point for some very different and colorful characters, is a combination bar and tattooing salon located in the old quarter of Barcelona.
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Me Without You
July 5, 2002
Spanning the 1970's and 1980's, this is the story of two best friends (Williams, Friel) living in the suburbs of London.
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Songs from the Second Floor
July 3, 2002
Composed of a series of immaculately staged tableaux, Songs From the Second Floor is a stylized black comedy-turned-nightmare. [Film Forum]
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The Powerpuff Girls
July 3, 2002
Based on the hit Cartoon Network series, this feature film adaptation tells the story of how Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup obtain their unique powers, become superheroes and join forces to foil evil mutant monkey Mojo Jojo's plan to take over the world.
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Lovely & Amazing
June 28, 2002
This finely observed comedy is an intimate family portrait of four hapless but resilient women and the bittersweet lessons they learn in keeping up with the hectic demands of their individual neuroses. (Lions Gate)
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Harvard Man
June 28, 2002
Alan (Grenier) is a Harvard student indulging in all of life's more interesting vices - illicit sex, drugs and high-stakes gambling, with a little Heidegger thrown in for good measure. (Cowboy Pictures)
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Pumpkin
June 28, 2002
A satirical comedy about a college sorority girl (Ricci) who finds herself drawn into a relationship with a young disabled man (Harris).
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3 Women
June 28, 2002
This re-release of Robert Altman's 1977 drama stars Spacek as a shy, quiet girl named Pinky who starts working in a nursing home and strikes up a friendship with the talkative Millie (Duvall).
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Money Buys Happiness
June 26, 2002
Part absurdist comedy, part realist character study, this film chronicles an intertwined odyssey - the dance of two lovers growing in different directions, each at a different pace, and their attempts to rediscover each other. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
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Juwanna Mann
June 21, 2002
The story of a professional basketball player who blows his career but gets a chance to bounce back by trading his jock strap for a sports bra. (Warner Bros.)
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Sunshine State
June 21, 2002
The story of two women attempting to reconcile with their families and the changing landscape of their small Florida town due to country club resort developers.
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Bobby G. Can't Swim
June 21, 2002
A raw New York street drama about a small-time coke dealer in Hell's Kitchen.
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Dahmer
June 21, 2002
This film seeks to recast a modern symbol of evil as a man driven by very real weaknesses and needs and, in so doing, to broaden our sense of what it is to be human. (Peninsula Films)
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Mr. Smith Gets a Hustler
June 21, 2002
A young hustler's encounter with an older man has unintended consequences.
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Peau d'homme coeur de bête
June 21, 2002
In the remote countryside of southern France the fragments of a troubled family reconvene.
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Freeze Me
June 14, 2002
A disturbing thriller about a woman trying to escape the memory of being raped.
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The Emperor's New Clothes
June 14, 2002
An original tale about Napoleon's last great adventure -- and the adventures of the lowly impostor who assumed his identity in a grand conspiracy to outwit the world. (Paramount Classics)
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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys
June 14, 2002
Based on Chris Fuhrman's original and audacious coming-of-age novel, this film is a 70's-set drama featuring two charming but irreverent Catholic high schoolers who confront the mysteries of adulthood. (ThinkFilm)
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ZigZag
June 14, 2002
This crime thriller centers on a boy with a photographic memory and his social worker as they struggle to return a large sum of stolen cash.
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Gangster No. 1
June 14, 2002
The brutal, mesmerizing story of a deadly battle of wills between a gangland leader and his apprentice, a young man who emulates him to the point of psychosis and beyond. (IFC Films)
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Virgil Bliss
June 12, 2002
Virgil Bliss is a man obsessed with living a normal life, finding a good job, marrying a decent woman, and building a family of his own. The only problem, however, is that Virgil is a recently paroled career thief with a hair-trigger temper and the social skills of a child. (P-Kino Films)
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Cherish
June 7, 2002
A fantasy-prone young woman confronts a life-altering reality when she is placed in a house arrest program. (Fine Line Features)
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Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
June 7, 2002
Evil in the form of an unknown shaman divides a small community of nomadic Inuit, upsetting its balance and spirit. Twenty years pass. Two brothers emerge to challenge the evil order: Amaqjuaq, the Strong One, and Atanarjuat, the Fast Runner. [Lot 47 Films]
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Ivansxtc
June 7, 2002
Adapted from Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," this film is set among the wealthy film community of Hollywood.
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The Sum of All Fears
May 31, 2002
Ben Affleck stars as Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan in this thriller about European neo-Nazi terrorists who acquire a nuclear device that they plan to use at the Super Bowl.
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Elling
May 29, 2002
A slyly funny and emotionally affecting odd couple comedy about two misfits trying to find their places in society. (First Look Pictures)
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The Next Big Thing
May 29, 2002
Sometimes the only way to make it is to fake it. That's what failed painter Gus Bishop discovers when a fast-talking thief makes off with one of his works and makes up a story the art world can't resist.
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The Sleepy Time Gal
May 29, 2002
Three characters seeking to revive long lost relationships discover that you cannot return to the past, yet you never entirely leave it behind.
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Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
May 24, 2002
Five contemporary stories weaved together into a single tale that examines the dramatic impact people have on one another. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Insomnia
May 24, 2002
From acclaimed director Christopher Nolan ("Memento") comes the story of Will Dormer (Pacino), a veteran LAPD detective who travels to a small Alaskan town with his partner Hap (Donovan) to investigate the disturbing murder of a seventeen year-old girl. (Warner Bros.)
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Sia, the Dream of the Python
May 24, 2002
A cinematic adaptation of the legend of Wagadu, a 7th century myth of the Soninke people. The film is a political and contemporary approach to the myth, a reflection on the use of mysticism by people in power.
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CQ
May 24, 2002
Paris, 1969: The filming of a sci-fi movie set in the distant year 2001 is in trouble. (MGM)
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Bartleby
May 24, 2002
A modern adaptation of Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener."
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Enough
May 24, 2002
An abused wife (Lopez) is forced to go on the run with her 5-year-old daughter to escape her obsessive husband (Campbell). She toughens herself mentally and physically and sets out to prove to him that she's had enough. (Sony)
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The Importance of Being Earnest
May 22, 2002
A film adaptation of Oscar Wilde's hilarious play about two young gents living in 1890's England who have taken to bending the truth in order to put some excitement into their lives. (Miramax)
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About a Boy
May 17, 2002
About a Boy is about a man (Grant) -- a handsome, rich, shallow, self-absorbed, irresistible cad -- and the unexpected relationship he develops with a boy he meets while trying to pick up another boy's mother. (Universal Pictures)
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Late Marriage
May 17, 2002
Set within the Georgian émigré community of Tel Aviv, Late Marriage is a sexy and biting comedy of manners that investigates what happens when human beings get stuck between the rock of true love and the hard place of family tradition. (Magnolia Pictures)
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The Believer
May 17, 2002
The story of Danny Balint, who transformed himself from Jewish religious student to a rising star in the Neo-Fascist political movement.
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Cremaster 3
May 15, 2002
Matthew Barney's Cremaster series has taken on a legendary stature. This final piece in the 5-part cycle is the longest, densest and most complex -- filled with beautiful, mystifying images, many of them harkening back to themes the artist has already established. (Film Forum)
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Blackwoods
May 10, 2002
Matt Sullivan is on a journey into his conscience, fed by images from his memory of when he, a reckless drunk driver, bounced a woman about whom he would never know anything (but for within his imagination) other than her expression of disbelief and terror, off the side of his reeling car.
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The Lady and the Duke
May 10, 2002
The true story of an aristocratic young Scottish woman, Mrs. Grace Elliot (Lucy Russell), trapped in Paris during the French Revolution.
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Unfaithful
May 10, 2002
An erotic thriller about the body language of guilt, centering on a couple living in the New York City suburbs whose marriage goes dangerously awry when the wife indulges in an adulterous fling. (20th Century Fox)
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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
May 8, 2002
The year is 1893 when Britain's Queen Victoria was the unsympathetic ruler of India. This is an inspiring story of a battle without bloodshed fought by a group of unlikely heroes. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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A Man's Gotta Do
May 6, 2002
Set in Australia, this is the story of Eddie (Howard), a fisherman with some shady business dealings who is on a quest to try and improve his relationship with his daughter Chantelle (McClelland).
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Fleeing by Night
May 3, 2002
Charts the stormy love triangle in a small Chinese town when a legendary opera singer comes to perform. (Strand Releasing)
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A Shot at Glory
May 3, 2002
Gordon McLeod (Duvall) is the manager of a second tier Scottish football team. Faced with pressure from his American owner (Keaton), he is forced to bring on a marquee player to improve the fortunes of the team and prevents its being moved from the fiercely loyal town it's been for a century. (Revere Pictures)
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Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
May 3, 2002
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers.
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The Mystic Masseur
May 3, 2002
Set during the mid 1950's in Trinidad, this story is rooted primarily in the Indian community and deals with the thwarted ambitions, frustrations, and ultimate triumphs that are possible in this 'restricted' part of the world. (Merchant Ivory Productions)
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Sex with Strangers
April 26, 2002
A documentary portrait of three couples who swing.
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Circuit
April 26, 2002
John is an ex-cop who leaves small-town life and provincial attitudes behind for a new existence in West Hollywood. As he seeks an open, accepting gay life, John is introduced to the fast-paced Circuit Party scene, featuring beautiful people and a tantalizing mixture of sex and drugs. (Circuit, LLC)
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The Other Brother
April 26, 2002
Eligible bachelors Martin and Junnie are brothers who look a lot like each other, but that's where the similarity ends, because they have different dating agendas and different approaches to life.
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Sade
April 26, 2002
Based on the novel by Serge Bramly, this film chronicles the later years of the infamous Marquis De Sade (Auteuil).
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Vulgar
April 26, 2002
The misadventures of Will, a struggling professional clown, determined to make a living performing at kids' parties. Downtrodden in every respect, Will reinvents himself as Vulgar, the transvestite clown, improving his fortunes with his shock performances at bachelor parties. (Lions Gate Films)
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The Salton Sea
April 26, 2002
After witnessing the murder of his wife, a man (Kilmer) goes undercover to avenge her death.
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Some Body
April 26, 2002
Culled from the real life experiences of its star/co-writer/producer Stephanie Bennett, and starring some of her real life ex-lovers, this is the story of Samantha (Bennett), a twenty-something Los Angeles schoolteacher, searching for excitement and an elusive happiness. (Lot 47 Films)
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Rain
April 26, 2002
A chronicle of the sexual and moral awakening of a thirteen-year-old girl as her family disintegrates around her.
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Night at the Golden Eagle
April 26, 2002
Set in a seedy L.A. hotel, this film examines the stories of the whores, pimps and drug dealers who live there.
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Girls Can't Swim
April 19, 2002
An intimate, unflinching look at the intricacies of the relationship between two teenaged girls. (Winstar Cinema)
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Murder by Numbers
April 19, 2002
Faced with the challenge of solving a "perfect murder," homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Bullock) is forced to face and free herself from the tormented past she buried long ago. (Warner Bros.)
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Chelsea Walls
April 19, 2002
The residents of the Chelsea Hotel in New York City, young and full of expectations, mingle with the old hotel ghosts and guests, ultimately becoming interchangeable. They form a community, linked by their dreams. The Chelsea Hotel never really leaves the people who live there, nor do they ever really leave it. (Lions Gate Films)
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Murderous Maids
April 19, 2002
The true story of the most sensational crime in French history. (Rialto Pictures)
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World Traveler
April 19, 2002
This contemporary road movie tells the story of a restless, thirty-something New Yorker (Crudup) who, one day, simply drives off, leaving his wife, baby and home behind.
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Enigma
April 19, 2002
A romantic thriller steeped in the tense atmosphere of wartime Britain, this suspenseful drama centers on the mysteries of WWII cryptography while telling a tale of love, patriotism, obsession and betrayal. (Manhattan Pictures)
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Frailty
April 12, 2002
The story of the FBI's search for the notorious "God's Hand" murderer. (Lion Gate Films)
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Human Nature
April 12, 2002
A philosophical burlesque, Human Nature follows the ups and downs of an obsessive scientist, a female naturalist, and the man they discover, born and raised in the wild. (Fine Line Features)
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The Other Side of Heaven
April 12, 2002
This romantic coming of age story is based on the memoirs of John H. Groberg, who served as a missionary in the remote Tongan Islands in the 1950's. (Excel Entertainment Group)
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Changing Lanes
April 12, 2002
A rush hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive turns two complete strangers into vicious adversaries. (Paramount Pictures)
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New Best Friend
April 12, 2002
A local sheriff's investigation into the activities of college seniors at exclusive Colby University casts a shadow of responsibility over a group of untouchable, affluent young women. (Tristar Pictures)
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Quo Vadis?
April 12, 2002
An epic adaptation of the classic historical novel of Rome in the time of Nero.
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The Cat's Meow
April 12, 2002
An extraordinary look at a fateful excursion of "fun and frolic" aboard William Randolph Hearst's private yacht in November of 1924 that brought together some of the century's best known personalities and resulted in a still-unsolved, hushed-up killing. (Lions Gate Films)
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Echoes
April 10, 2002
A young woman living on the fringe in Manhattan's Lower East Side moves in and out of empty relationships until one night she steals a purse which contains the clue to her unknown past. (Two Boots Pioneer Theater)
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Karmen Gei
April 10, 2002
This gorgeous, sexy, exotically conceived reinterpretation of Georges Bizet's classic opera is set in modern-day Dakar, on the coast of West Africa. (Film Forum)
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Astoria
April 5, 2002
Taking its name from the New York neighborhood sometimes known as "Little Athens," this is a tale -- sometimes comic, sometimes tragic -- about a little corner of New York and its colorful characters. It's a story about love, about family, about discovering one's heritage, about passion, and about the power to dream. (Marevan Pictures)
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Les Destinées
April 5, 2002
Based on the novel by Jacques Chardonne, this epic drama takes place in France from 1900 to the '30s.
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High Crimes
April 5, 2002
A young San Francisco attorney (Judd) gets help from a former military attorney (Freeman) when she defends her husband in a top-secret military court.
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American Chai
April 5, 2002
A funny, heartfelt, coming-of-age story about Sureel, a first generation Indian-American college boy who can't tell his traditional parents he wants to be a musician, not a doctor. (Fusion Films)
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