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An Inspector Calls (1954)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
The comfortable complacency of the British Birling family is upset when Inspector Poole (Alastair Sim) comes calling. An impoverished young working girl named Eva Smith (Jane Wenham) has committed suicide, and Poole hopes that the Birlings will help him find out why. As the evening progresses, a series of flashbacks reveal that each member of the Birling family has in some small way been responsible for Eva's demise. A twist ending adds a mystical, thought-provoking touch to the proceedings.
Starring: Alastair Sim, Jane Wenham, Brian Worth, Eileen Moore, Olga Lindo, Arthur Young
Director: Guy Hamilton
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Tags: Alastair Sim, Arthur Young, Brian Worth, Eileen Moore, Guy Hamilton, Jane Wenham, Olga Lindo
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Oliver Twist (1948)
Adventure | Crime | Drama
Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a workhouse and meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. Oliver is taken in by the pickpocket and he joins a household of young boys who are trained to steal for their master. This version of Oliver Twist is topped by Alec Guinness's masterly performance of arch-thug Fagin.
Starring: Alec Guinness, Robert Newton, Kay Walsh, John Howard Davies, Henry Stephenson, Francis L. Sullivan
Director: David Lean
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Tags: Alec Guinness, David Lean, Francis L. Sullivan, Henry Stephenson, John Howard Davies, Kay Walsh, Robert Newton
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Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
Action | Adventure | Drama | War
This beautiful romantic drama, set during World War II, co-stars Robert Mitchum and Deborah Kerr (whose performance earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination in 1957). Stranded on a Pacific Island, an Irish nun (Kerr) and a heroic Marine sergeant live a life of constant peril, hiding from Japanese troopers who have a base on the island. Eventually, the sergeant falls deeply in love with the religious woman, which compels her to question her vows. With its surprising blend of suspense and humour, excellent performances and acclaimed direction by John Huston, this 'unique and powerful' (Los Angeles Times) film is a true classic.
Starring: Robert Mitchum, Deborah Kerr
Director: John Huston
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Tags: Deborah Kerr, John Huston, Robert Mitchum
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A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (1973)
Animation | Comedy | Family | Short
The fun begins when Peppermint Patty invites herself and her pals to Charlie Brown's house for a REALLY big turkey party. Good grief! All our hero can cook is cold cereal and maybe toast. Is Charlie Brown doomed? Not when Linus, Snoopy and Woodstock chip in to save the (Thanksgiving) Day. With such good friends, Charlie Brown – and all of us – have so many reasons to be thankful.
Starring: Todd Barbee, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Hilary Momberger, Christopher DeFaria, Jimmy Ahrens
Director: Bill Melendez, Phil Roman
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Tags: Bill Melendez, Christopher DeFaria, Hilary Momberger, Jimmy Ahrens, Phil Roman, Robin Kohn, Stephen Shea, Todd Barbee
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Kevin Smith: Too Fat for 40! (2010)
Comedy
Poking fun at his much-publicized brouhaha with Southwest Airlines, writer, director, actor and ardent podcaster Kevin Smith declares himself too fat for his 40th birthday in a hilarious show before his rabidly loyal fans. Filmed at the Count Basie Theatre in Smith's hometown of Red Bank, New Jersey, this two-hour comedy special spotlights not only Smith's self-deprecating sense of humor, but also his fondness (and true gift) for spinning a good yarn. Tracking the turbulent year in his life in which he was tossed from the sky, Smith makes with the funny but still manages to ask the hard questions – like "Whatchoo talkin' bout, Willis?". Originally airing as a two-hour special, this deluxe 2-disc edition includes the uncut three-and-a-half-hour Q&A, as well as hours of exclusive bonus features!
Starring: Kevin Smith
Director: Joey Figueroa, Zak Knutson
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Biohazard: Patient Zero / Patient Zero (2012)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Two young scientists are swept up in a government plot to suppress the truth about a biological disaster at a genetic research facility.
Starring: Brandon Slagle, Amanda Phillips, Van Quattro, Carl Savering, Natalie Wilemon, Larry Jack Dotson, Frederic Doss
Director: Brian T. Jaynes
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Tags: Amanda Phillips, Brandon Slagle, Brian T. Jaynes, Carl Savering, Frederic Doss, Larry Jack Dotson, Natalie Wilemon, Van Quattro
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When I Saw You / Lamma shoftak (2012)
Drama
Tarek, 11, and his mother Ghaydaa, are amongst this latest wave of refugees in Jordan. Placed in “temporary” refugee camps made up of tents and prefab houses until they would be able to return, they wait, like the generation before them who arrived in 1948. With difficulties adjusting to life in Harir camp and a longing to be reunited with his father, Tarek searches a way out, and discovers a new hope emerging with the times. Eventually his free spirit and curious nature lead him to a group of people on a journey that will change their lives.
Starring: Mahmoud Asfa, Ruba Blal, Saleh Bakri, Ali Elayan, Ruba Shamshoum, Ahmad Srour, Firas W. Taybeh
Director: Annemarie Jacir
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Miss Lovely (2012)
Drama
A Hindi feature film set in the lower depths of Bombay's "C" grade film industry. Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sleazy horror films in the mid-1980s.
Starring: Anil George, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Niharika Singh
Director: Ashim Ahluwalia
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Patang / The Kite (2011)
Drama
In the city of Ahmadabad, six people are taken on an extraordinary journey during India's largest kite festival. Each year a million kites circle the skies of the old city. Wishing to share the festival's colorful splendor with his daughter, a thriving Delhi businessman takes her on a surprise trip to his childhood home. Yet among the music, fireworks, and light stirs thick emotions and fading dreams. He is forced to mend the broken relationships he left behind. A story of healing and renewal illustrated by actors and non-actors respectively, Patang offers a startling array of beauty and pain stirring among the kites in the sky.
Starring: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Mukkund Shukla, Seema Biswas, Sugandha Garg, Aakash Maheriya
Director: Prashant Bhargava
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The Confidant (2010)
Thriller
The feature weaves an intricate tale about childhood best-friends that have an unusually strong bond and a more intriguing secret. Both young men are on the right path to promising futures, a first round NFL draft pick, and a talented art major on a full scholarship. A complicated web of lies, gambling, murder and a pact between friends sends an innocent friend to prison and the other to fame. After spending eleven years in prison, the innocent comes to collect a debt and is determined to have the life he was promised… by any means necessary.
Starring: Boris Kodjoe, David Banner, Kenya Moore, Richard Roundtree, Bai Ling, Billy Zane, Camila Alves
Director: Alton Glass
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Tags: Alton Glass, Bai Ling, Billy Zane, Boris Kodjoe, Camila Alves, David Banner, Kenya Moore, Richard Roundtree
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Solar Attack / Solar Strike (2006)
Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
The largest coronal mass emission (CME) ever detected by scientists breaks off from the sun and hurtles toward the Earth. With temperatures soaring higher, the sky on fire and the continued existence of the human race in question, scientists must explode the polar ice caps to stop the CME. Will it backfire or save life as we know it?
Starring: Mark Dacascos, Joanne Kelly, Kevin Jubinville, Sugith Varughese, Louis Gossett Jr.
Director: Paul Ziller
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Tags: Joanne Kelly, Kevin Jubinville, Louis Gossett Jr., Mark Dacascos, Paul Ziller, Sugith Varughese
