Movie Releases by Genre
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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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30 Years to Life
April 5, 2002
An ensemble comedy that follows the lives of six friends in New York City during the year in which they each reach their 30th birthday.
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Crush
April 3, 2002
A sharply observed ode to the triumphs and tragedies of women and the men that accessorize them. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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The Rookie
March 29, 2002
The extraordinary real-life story of Jim Morris (Quaid), who, twelve years after dropping out of minor league baseball because of an injury to his pitching arm, is inspired by the young men on the championship-winning high school team he coaches to fulfill his own dream and try out for a professional team.
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The Piano Teacher
March 29, 2002
Erika is a piano teacher at a prestigious music school in Vienna. In her early forties and single, she lives with her overprotective and controlling mother. Lonely and alienated, Erika finds solace by visiting sex shops and experimenting with masochism. [Kino International]
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Time Out
March 29, 2002
After losing his job, Vincent (Recoing) can't bring himself to tell his wife (Viard) and children, so he wanders around France during the day, while they think he's at work, and finds himself on a moral and ethical journey of conscience that challenges the notions he's formed about life. (ThinkFilm)
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No Such Thing
March 29, 2002
Writer-Director Hal Hartley takes a humorous and satirical look at a society concerned only with instant gratification and voyeuristic sensationalism. (MGM)
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Shot in the Heart
March 27, 2002
HBO Films presents the true story of two men torn apart by a tortured family legacy -- and brought together by a notorious execution, as the eyes of the world looked on. (HBO Films)
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Margarita Happy Hour
March 22, 2002
Set against the backdrop of the underground music and art scenes in New York, Margarita Happy Hour is a film about life after the party. Five "disreputable" young women meet in the late afternoon hours of half price drink specials and jabber uninhibitedly about life, libidos, and lactation. (Passport Pictures)
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Son of the Bride
March 22, 2002
At age 42, Rafael Belvedere (DarÃn) is having a crisis. He's overwhelmed by his numerous responsibilities and just isn't having any fun. But when his father makes the decision to fulfill his mother's dream of getting married in a church, it gives Rafael a task to focus on, stirring him to action, and bringing the family together to create a new memory they can share. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Lola
March 22, 2002
A re-release of a 1961 Jacques Demy drama exploring the convoluted affections of a drifter for his newly rediscovered first love, cabaret dancer Lola.
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Pauline and Paulette
March 15, 2002
A delightfully bittersweet story of four elderly sisters and their relationship with each other. (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Sweet Smell of Success (re-release)
March 15, 2002
A 35mm print re-release of Alexander Mackendrick's 1957 film-noir tale of greed and corruption in New York City.
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Y Tu Mamá También
March 15, 2002
Abandoned by their girlfriends for the summer, two teenagers meet an exotic older woman at a wedding, and they embark on a road trip together.
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Harrison's Flowers
March 15, 2002
Sarah (MacDowell) embarks on a perilous journey to find Harrison (Strathairn), her husband, colleague and father of their two children, when the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist is missing on an assignment in a country far, far from home. (Universal Focus)
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Asphalt Zahov
March 13, 2002
Three dramatic encounters between modern-day Israelis and the Bedouin people who are their neighbors, colleagues, lovers and employees. (Film Forum)
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Miss Wonton
March 8, 2002
A young Chinese woman leaves her small village to seek a better life and finds herself in New York.
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Borstal Boy
March 1, 2002
An Irish film based on the memoirs of noted author and raconteur Brendan Behan. (Strand Releasing)
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Esther Kahn
March 1, 2002
Set in London at the close of the 19th century, the film tells the story of Esther Kahn (Summer Phoenix), an introverted working class Jewish girl who has trouble fitting in with the rest of her East End family. [Empire Pictures]
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Pépé le Moko (re-release)
March 1, 2002
A re-release of Julien Divivier's 1937 romantic crime classic.
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40 Days and 40 Nights
March 1, 2002
After his latest relationship disaster, Matt, a guy who's never been able to finish anything, decides to go where no man's gone before and make a vow: No sex. Whatsoever. For 40 straight days. (Miramax)
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Stolen Summer
March 1, 2002
The winning entry in the nationwide scriptwriting contest "Project Greenlight" and subject of the hit HBO documentary series, Stolen Summer chronicles the friendship of two young boys, one Catholic and one Jewish, on a quest to change the world at age 8. (Miramax)
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Drift
February 22, 2002
A story about a gay romantic triangle.
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Dragonfly
February 22, 2002
A supernatural drama about a doctor who believes his dead wife is communicating with him from the other side.
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Big Bad Love
February 22, 2002
Based on the acclaimed short-story collection by celebrated Mississippi writer Larry Brown, Big Bad Love is a tale of Viet Nam veteran Barlow (Howard) struggling to make fiction from his past, his dreams, and the dim sound of the future bearing down on him. (IFC Films)
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The Cherry Orchard
February 22, 2002
Michael Cacoyannis's screen adaptation of Anton Chekhov's timeless play about a Russian noblewoman who returns to her family's estate to find it on the verge of ruin.
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Mean Machine
February 22, 2002
This British remake of 1974's "The Longest Yard" is set in a rough-and-tumble British prison, where murderers, thieves and assorted madmen are locked away. One inmate is about to lead them all in the ultimate battle of their degenerate lives -- but no one could have guessed it would be a soccer match! (Paramount Classics)
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Monsoon Wedding
February 22, 2002
This exuberant ensemble comedy links the stories of far-flung family members, their servants and secret lovers as a Punjabi family in Delhi reunites for their daughter's wedding. (USA Films)
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How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog
February 22, 2002
A dark comedy about a suburban couple with a multitude of problems.
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Maryam
February 22, 2002
It's 1979 and Mary, an Iranian-American teenager, pursues fun and romance in the New Jersey suburbs. Mary's world is radically transformed, though, when Ali, her fundamentalist Muslim cousin, comes to live with her family at the same time that Americans are taken hostage in Iran. (Streetlight Films)
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Crossroads
February 15, 2002
The story of three childhood friends, Lucy (Britney Spears), Kit (Zoe Saldana) and Mimi (Taryn Manning), who, after eight years apart, rediscover their friendship on a cross-country trip. [Paramount Pictures]
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Hart's War
February 15, 2002
Set in a Nazi prisoner of war camp, Lt. Tommy Hart (Farrell), a Harvard law student before enlisting, is assigned by top ranking Colonel William McNamara (Willis) to defend an African-American airman (Howard) accused of murder in a camp trial held by his fellow American prisoners.
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The Last Man
February 15, 2002
A comedy about the last three people on Earth and their terrible relationship problems. (Id Films)
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John Q
February 15, 2002
John Q. Archibald (Washington) is an ordinary man who must face the fact that his health insurance will not pay for the emergency heart transplant that is his son's only hope. Vowing to do whatever it takes to keep his son alive, John Q decides his only hope is a desperate gamble, and he takes the emergency room hostage. (New Line Cinema)
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Umberto D (re-release)
February 15, 2002
This 50th Anniversary restoration and re-release of Vitorio Di Sica's 1952 film, considered a masterpiece of Italian neo-realism, portrays a hero of everday life.
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Swiri
February 8, 2002
Spies from North and South Korea are pitted against each other amid the backdrop of reunification plans.
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