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1) Love songs
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Trilogy of stories loosely related to one another, about people living in an urban neighborhood.
2) The business
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Fast, furious and wickedly fun, The Business is a non-stop gangster thrill ride that's part Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and part Goodfellas.
4) Miranda
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Frank is a librarian with a deep romantic streak. He finds himself in love with Miranda, a beautiful stranger. He tells her of his feelings for her and they wind up in a whirlwind affair of sexual intrigue. Miranda presents many faces and Frank wonders if he can hold on to such an exotic creature.
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A group of Western journalists in Sudan visit a small village to gather footage and interviews in hopes of reporting on the atrocities they have seen. When they hear that the Janjaweed are heading toward the village, they are confronted with the dilemma of whether to run for safety or to stay behind and attempt to avert the village's slaughter.
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Alex, a workaholic attorney, is forced to reinvent her life after her husband suddenly leaves. While juggling a career case, a young son, and a father struggling with the effects of aging, Alex discovers both a vulnerability and inner strength she had not yet tapped into, all while holding her family together.
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"Funnyman Martin Short plays an inept, klutzy bank robber who, on his first heist, grabs Nick Nolte as a hostage. Nolte plays a notorious ex-con who is trying to go straight, so naturally no one believes he's innocent nor Short guilty, forcing the mismatched pair to become reluctant partners in crime"--Container
9) Stuck
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A nursing assistant hits a homeless man and decides to put him in her garage rather than get him medical help, in order to stay in line for a job promotion. Soon the captor is pitted against the captive in a battle for survival.
11) Creation
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Dramatization of Charles Darwin's life in England after his voyage on the Beagle but prior to the publication of On the Origin of the Species. During this time Darwin struggles with illness, the death of his daughter, and the conflict of his theory and his wife's religious beliefs.
12) The rite
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Inspired by true events, this supernatural thriller follows a seminary student sent to study exorcism at the Vatican in spite of his own doubts about the controversial practice and even his own faith. Only when sent to apprentice with legendary Father Lucas, who has performed thousand of exorcisms, does his armor of skepticism begin to fall. Drawn into a troubling case that transcends even Father Lucas's skill, the young seminarian glimpses a phenomenon...
13) Ah, wilderness!
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The story of a boy in small-town New England breaking through the shackles of adolescence at the turn of the twentieth century.
14) Canyonlands
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Canyonlands is the little-known jewel of the American National Parks. The stark landscape contains more than 300,000 acres of desert wilderness, towering spires, and spectacular canyons. The rugged terrain is also a history book of time. Its stories stretch from the geologic forces that created this land, to the beginnings of life on earth and from ancient people, to the cowboys and outlaws of the Old West. Venture beyond the tourist hotspots to discover...
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"A new police chief wants to automate the local police force, including Officer Dibble's job, whose task it is to keep an eye on Top Cat. Top Cat quickly realizes a capable new police force will spoil his chances of continuing to get away with his shenanigans, so he sets out to foil Chief Strickland's plans and save the city from a fleet of robotic police officers determined to terrorize the town."--Container.
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Criterion collection volume 214
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"Jabez Stone is a hard-working farmer trying to make an honest living, but a streak of bad luck tempts him to do the unthinkable: bargain with the devil himself. In exchange for seven years of good fortune, Stone promises "Mr. Scratch" his soul. But when the troubled farmer begins to realize the error of his choice, he enlists the aid of the one man who might save him: the legendary orator and politician Daniel Webster. Directed with stylish flair...
17) Soldier's girl
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The true story of 21-year-old Army private Barry Winchell who falls in love with a trans-gendered night club singer. Barry ignites the jealous fury of his homophobic brothers-in-arms, particularly his roommate Justin, an anti-social misfit.
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She's built for speed and loves a challenge! Everyone's best friend Koko is chosen to carry the King of Buffertonia and his dignitaries on a special tour of Chuggington. Koko also gets hooked on a computer game trying to beat Hodge's high score and finds herself in a spot of trouble when her net shooter fails on the tracks! Brewster, Wilson, and Koko learn the importance of teamwork, leadership, how to handle an emergency, and more traintastic life...
19) A chorus line
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In preparation for a Broadway musical, a group of aspiring stage performers is put through their paces by a veteran stage director using some singular techniques.
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