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Good Night and Good Luck
(2005) [PG]
Written, directed by and starring George Clooney. With impeccable ensemble acting and moody jazz riffs for a soundtrack, "Good Night, and Good Luck." provides a snapshot of the moment in history in which a major American television personality named Edward R. Murrow took on the malevolent power... More
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Broken Flowers
(2005) [M]
With 'Broken Flowers', staunchly independent filmmaker Jim Jarmusch delivers one of his most pleasing, accessible pictures. Winner of the 2005 Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, the film tells the story of Don Johnston (Bill Murray), a man overflowing with wealth but void of emotion. On the... More
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Winter Solstice
(2004) [M]
Anthony LaPaglia and Allison Janney come together in this moving and heartfelt film by first-time writer-director Josh Sternfeld. LaPaglia stars as a man trying to grapple with his wife’s sudden death while feeling helpless as his two sons struggle with their own grief and begin to drift away... More
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Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School
(2005) [M]
Randall Miller's Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School compiles an all-star cast to tell an unabashedly emotional story about life, love, and destiny. Robert Carlyle portrays Frank Keane, a man who has been in a deep depression ever since his wife passed away. One day while driving,... More
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The Magician
(2005) [MA]
As lean, mean, Melburnian ex-army hit-man Ray Shoesmith goes about his daily business, debating with his victims such burning questions as Wayne Carey’s moral fibre, whether or not Clint Eastwood appeared in The Dirty Dozen, and Commodores vs Ferraris, he is trailed by his neighbour, Italian... More
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Last Days
(2005) [M]
An official selection in the 2005 Cannes Film festival, GUS VAN SANT'S LAST DAYS is inspired by the final hours of Kurt Cobain. The film introduces us to Blake (Michael Pitt, The Dreamers), a brilliant, but troubled musician. Success has left him in a lonely place, where livelihoods rest on his... More
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Mysterious Skin
(2004) [R]
When they were eight, Brian (Brady Corbett) and Neil (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) experience events that still greatly affect them ten years later. For one, he’s left with nightmares and is convinced he was abducted by aliens and is determined to find out where they came from. For the other he seeks... More
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Look Both Ways
(2005) [M]
Meryl imagines disaster coming from every direction—train crashes, man-eating sharks, baby-eating killer whales...and then there's Nick. An innovative mix of animation and live action, set over a scorchingly hot weekend, when people dealing with unexpected events find their lives intersecting.... More
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Palindromes
(2004) [R]
Todd Solondz's modern American fairy tale tackles poignant themes of abortion and identity. After having an abortion, Aviva is desperate to get pregnant again. She meets an oddball mix of people sharing a variety of views and forcing her into different paths of action. More intriguingly, Aviva is... More
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Elizabethtown
(2005) [M]
Orlando Bloom plays Drew Baylor, a young man whose future seems very bleak when his new sneaker design fails miserably losing his employer huge amounts of money. Not only that, his girlfriend dumps him leaving Drew with no option but to kill himself - that is until his father passes away forcing... More
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Land of Plenty
(2004) [M]
Lana (Michelle Williams) returns to a hypersensitive, paranoid America from a life abroad. She is in search of her mother's estranged brother, a deeply-scarred Vietnam vet. Before they really even know each other, Lana—a returned emigre with a social conscious—and her Uncle Paul—a... More
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Lords of Dogtown
(2004) [M]
When three young friends Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta and Jay Adams started trying out new skateboard tricks in the empty swimming pools of unsuspecting neighbours they had no idea they were creating moves that would take the extreme sports world by storm and become the basis for the whole skate... More
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Ae Fond Kiss
(2004) [MA]
In Ken Loach's Ae Fond Kiss, Casim Khan (Atta Yaqub) is the beloved only son of first generation Pakistani immigrants. His parents Tariq and Sadia are devout Muslims and plan for him to marry his beautiful cousin Jasmine, who is soon to arrive in the UK. Plans go awry when Casim meets the... More
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Melinda and Melinda
(2004) [M]
Melinda and Melinda combines romantic comedy and drama in a way that Woody Allen, unique among filmmakers, likes to contrast. It takes place in Manhattan and chronicles a pair of crises that give great reign to the funny and serious talents of Chiwetel Ejiofor, Will Ferrell, Jonny Lee Miller,... More
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Dig! (2 disc set)
(2004) [MA]
DIG! is the feature-length documentary shot over seven years about musicians Anton Newcombe, leader of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and Courtney Taylor, from the Dandy Warhols, star crossed friends and bitter rivals. From the moment they met, The Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre... More
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2046
(2004) [M]
Opening in the year 2046, Tak (Takuya Kimura) persuades wjw1967 (Faye Wong) to travel back in time with him. The film then shifts to the year 1966 in which Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a struggling author, asks the woman he loves, Su Li-Zhen (Gong Li) to sail with him from Singapore to Hong... More
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2046 (2 disc set)
(2004) [M]
Opening in the year 2046, Tak (Takuya Kimura) persuades wjw1967 (Faye Wong) to travel back in time with him. The film then shifts to the year 1966 in which Chow Mo-Wan (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), a struggling author, asks the woman he loves, Su Li-Zhen (Gong Li) to sail with him from Singapore to Hong... More
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Little Fish
(2005) [MA]
How do you learn to love again when the pain of the past won't let you go? When you're 32, with a troubled history and a doubtful future, it's a question that isn't so easy to answer. And for Tracy Heart (Cate Blanchett) it's a question she can no longer ignore. After four years of treading water... More
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Murderball
(2005) [M]
Wheelchair rugby. Don’t know squat about the sport? Doesn’t matter. Don’t fancy the idea of a documentary about “special” athletes – the kind you congratulate yourself for supporting? Well, the guys featured in Murderball don’t want your pity. You don’t have to try to love this... More
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What the Bleep Do We Know!?
(2004) [M]
Amanda, a divorced photographer, finds herself in a fantastic Alice-in-Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the cellular, molecular and even quantum worlds which lie beneath. Guided by a Greek Chorus of leading scientists and mystics, she... More
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Sin City
(2005) [MA]
Welcome to Sin City. This town beckons to the tough, the corrupt, the brokenhearted. Some call it dark. Hard-boiled. Then there are those who call it home. Crooked cops. Sexy dames. Desperate vigilantes. Some are seeking revenge. Others lust after redemption. And then there are those hoping for a... More
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Permanent Vacation
(1980) [PG]
The film that defined Jarmusch’s unique style, Permanent Vacation is an intimate study in the search for meaning in life. Suffering a bout of insomnia, sixteen year old drifter, Aloysious (Chris Parker), wanders through downtown Manhattan in search of some kind of cure for his loneliness. A... More
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A State of Mind
(2004) [PG]
A British documentary which follows two North Korean young girls as they prepare for the Mass Games, the world's largest choreographed gymnastics performance. The most interesting comment from director Daniel Gordon at the Tribeca Film Festival's screening of this movie was about the difficulties... More
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Bottle Rocket
(1996) [M]
The debut feature film for director Wes Anderson and actors Luke and Owen Wilson, BOTTLE ROCKET is a kind-hearted yet quirky tale about three friends who fashion themselves into modern-day robbers. After leaving his voluntary confinement in a mental home, Anthony (Luke Wilson) joins his friends... More
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She Hate Me
(2004) [MA]
A Spike Lee joint. Wharton-educated biotech executive John Henry "Jack" Armstrong (Anthony Mackie) gets fired when he informs on his bosses launching an investigation into their business dealings by the Securities & Exchange Commission. Branded a whistle-blower and therefore unemployable, Jack... More
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In Good Company
(2004) [PG]
When his company is reorganised, an aging executive gets demoted and find himself with a much younger, 20-something boss. To further complicate the situation, the boss begins having an affair with the demoted man's daughter. Starring Dennis Quaid (Frequency), Scarlett Johansson (Lost in... More
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Bad Education
(2004) [MA]
From two-time Academy Award®-winner Pedro Almodovar (2002 Best Original Screenplay, Talk to Her, 2000 Best Foreign Language Film, All About My Mother) comes Bad Education, an outrageous tale of desire, revenge and murder. Filmmaker Enrique (Fele Martinez) gets a visit from an aspiring actor... More
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When Will I Be Loved?
(2004) [MA]
James Toback, a writer and director known for provocative explorations of race and sexual relations such as "Black and White" and "Two Girls and a Guy" has created a femme fatale for the 21st Century. Vera (Neve Campbell) is a beautiful, privileged, capricious young New Yorker exploring the... More
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Nicotina
(2003) [MA]
9.17 PM Mexico City. Lolo can really mess things up with his computer. One little mistake unleashes a chaotic night full of strange coincidences, as a wild cast of characters are brought together and interwined, resulting in 93 minutes of real-time mayhem! 20 diamonds disappear and the serach for... More
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Luther
(1973) [PG]
This adaptation of John Osborne's Luther was part of the American Film Theater series, conceived in the 1970s by producer Ely Landau and meant to be shown theatrically just like a play, with tickets sold in advance. Stacy Keach stars as Martin Luther, the German priest who, during the 16th... More
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