While researching a role for an independent film, an aging actor (Morgan Freeman) strikes up an unlikely — and life-changing — friendship with a feisty young Latina grocery clerk (Paz Vega) in this inspiring comedy. Stranded at a tiny market on the edge of Los Angeles, the famous actor accepts a ride from sassy store employee Scarlet. The odd couple hits the road, and so begins a trip filled with offbeat encounters and surprising revelations.

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Five seemingly random story lines intersect at precisely 11:14 p.m. in this innovative drama-thriller written and directed by newbie filmmaker Greg Marcks. Even though they’re strangers, Buzzy (Academy Award winner Hilary Swank), Mark (Colin Hanks), Cheri (Rachel Leigh Cook), Jack (Henry Thomas) and Eddie (Ben Foster) will become a part of one another’s lives — even if it kills them. Patrick Swayze and Barbara Hershey co-star.

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In the year 2035, convict James Cole (Bruce Willis) reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time by scientists to 1996 to discover the origin of a virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth’s population. When Cole is mistakenly sent to 1990, he’s arrested and locked up in a mental hospital, where he meets a psychiatrist (Madeleine Stowe) and the son (Brad Pitt) of a famous virus expert (Christopher Plummer). Terry Gilliam directs.

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The “one thing” is happiness, and in this drama from writer-director Jill Sprecher, a superb cast (including John Turturro, Amy Irving, Matthew McConaughey, Clea DuVall and Alan Arkin) circles all the big questions about happiness, how to find it and how to hold onto it. The characters’ stories intersect and coincide in this gorgeously shot, inventively edited film that creates a breathtaking sense of heightened realism.

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It’s feast or famine when Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan (Antonio Banderas), a 10th century Arab ambassador, is sent to make peaceful contact with the barbaric Vikings. Soon, he finds himself in the midst of a battle between the Norsemen and the Wendol, fearsome warriors known as the Eaters of the Dead. Ahmed is faced with a daunting choice: fight alongside the Vikings — or die.

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George Orwell’s eerie tale follows the “reeducation” of two people who break the law in a totalitarian state by falling in love while Big Brother is watching. Not only was this highly watchable movie adaptation filmed during the year it’s named for, but specific scenes were also shot on the exact date the novel specifies. An intriguing touch in what turned out to be Richard Burton’s last film.

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The lives of several strange characters intersect in John Herzfeld’s quirky crime comedy. A depressed has-been director (Paul Mazursky), an arrogant art dealer and his long-suffering assistant, a loser hit man (Danny Aiello), a cold assassin (James Spader) and his girlfriend (Charlize Theron), all with several cops (Keith Carradine, Eric Stoltz and Jeff Daniels) in their pursuit, get tangled up in a murderous insurance scam.

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It’s a major double-cross when ex-cop Brian O’Conner (Paul Walker) teams up with his ex-con buddy Roman Pearce (Tyrese Gibson) to transport a shipment of “dirty” money for shady Miami-based import-export dealer Carter Verone (Cole Hauser). But the guys are actually working with undercover agent Monica Clemente (Eva Mendes) to bring Verone down. Directed by John Singleton.

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Set on the last day of 1981, 200 Cigarettes is a manic romantic comedy that follows a group of loquacious, chain-smoking 20-somethings seeking love and happiness as they converge for a blowout party in New York City’s East Village. The stellar cast — which includes Ben Affleck, Christina Ricci, Kate Hudson and Janeane Garofalo — lights up the screen.

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Based on Arthur C. Clarke’s story “The Sentinel,” Stanley Kubrick’s quiet masterpiece probes the mysteries of space and human destiny. In the years between primitive man’s discovery of lethal weapons and the birth of the child star, astronauts David Bowman (Keir Dullea) and Frank Poole (Gary Lockwood) confront HAL-9000, the computer operating their ship. Nominated for four Academy Awards, Kubrick’s epic won for its stunning special effects.

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In this stunning sequel to 2001: A Space Odyssey, Dr. Heywood Floyd (Roy Scheider) helms a joint U.S.-Soviet mission of scientists (including John Lithgow and Helen Mirren) trying to rendezvous with the abandoned Discovery spacecraft, reactivate the homicidal computer HAL-9000 (voiced by Douglas Rain) and finally learn the truth. Director Peter Hyams’s tense epic, set with Earth on the brink of nuclear war, was nominated for five Academy Awards.

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In this loose sequel to Hong Kong-based filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai’s In the Mood for Love, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai returns as struggling writer Chow Mo-wan, but now he’s a boozing womanizer who writes soft porn. Through time travel and parallel worlds, this lushly photographed romantic drama explores Mo-wan’s relationships with various women, including the one he truly loves, Su Lizhen (Gong Li). 2046 premiered at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.

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The complex interconnected story of how the lives of a former drug addict and single mother, Christine (Naomi Watts), a terminally ill mathematics professor, Paul (Sean Penn), and a spiritual ex-convict, Jack (Benicio Del Toro), intersect after a car accident. Clea Duvall co-stars in this gritty drama that’s ultimately about hope and redemption.

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A killer virus (it turns those it infects into homicidal maniacs) is accidentally released from a British research facility. Carried by animals and humans, the virus is impossible to contain and spreads across the entire planet. Twenty-eight days later, a small group of London survivors are caught in a desperate struggle to protect themselves from the infected.

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In this chilling drama starring Robert Carlyle, the inhabitants of the British Isles appear to have lost their battle against the onslaught of disease, as the deadly rage virus has killed every citizen there. Six months later, a group of Americans dare to set foot on the isles, convinced the danger has come and gone. But it soon becomes clear that the fight is far from over and the scourge continues to live, waiting to pounce on its next victims.

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Zack Snyder directs this faithful adaptation of Frank Miller’s (Sin City) graphic novel about the storied Battle of Thermopylae, a conflict that pitted the ancient Greeks against the Persians in 480 B.C. The film, which blends live-action shots with virtual backgrounds to capture Miller’s original vision, co-stars Gerard Butler, Lena Headey, David Wenham, Vincent Regan, Rodrigo Santoro and Dominic West.

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Andy Stitzer (the hilarious Steve Carell) has a pleasant life with a nice apartment and a job stamping invoices at an electronics store. But at age 40, there’s one thing Andy hasn’t done, and it’s really bothering his close group of friends: To the shock of everyone he knows, he’s still a virgin. The guys at the store make it their mission to change that, but Andy seems hopeless — until he meets single mom Trish (Catherine Keener).

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Francois Truffaut’s first feature is based on his own stormy childhood. Includes commentary by Robert Lachenay and co-writer Marcel Moussy.

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Henry (Adam Sandler) is a player skilled at seducing women. But when this veterinarian meets Lucy (Drew Barrymore), he realizes it’s possible to fall in love all over again … and again, and again. That’s because the delightful Lucy has no short-term memory, so Henry must woo her day after day until he finally sweeps her off her feet. Costars Sean Astin, Dan Aykroyd and Rob Schneider.

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The people of Detroit know 8 Mile as the city limit, a border, a boundary. It is also a psychological dividing line that separates Jimmy Smith Jr. from where and who he wants to be. A provocative fictional examination of a critical week in Jimmy’s life, 8 Mile stars multi-platinum recording artist Eminem in his first feature-film leading role, along with Kim Basinger (as Jimmy’s mother), Mekhi Phifer, Brittany Murphy and Eugene Byrd.

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8MM pushes the envelope on what an R-rated film can show. A rich widow hires private eye Nicolas Cage to determine whether a snuff film in her late husband’s possession was faked or real. Cage descends into an abyss of evil with porn-bookstore clerk Joaquin Phoenix as his guide. What Cage finds could cost him his sanity and his soul.

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When insurance actuary Warren Schmidt (Jack Nicholson) retires and his wife dies, he looks for life’s meaning on a road trip to his daughter’s (Hope Davis) upcoming wedding to a waterbed salesman (Dermot Mulroney). But Warren can’t seem to get anything right. En route to the wedding, he shares his life through letters with a Tanzanian boy he’s sponsoring for 73 cents a day and soon, Warren discovers renewed purpose.

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When a nuclear submarine sinks, a team of divers descends the depths to conduct a rescue mission and to determine the cause. Led by “Bud” Brigman (Ed Harris), the crew includes his estranged wife (Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio), who’s an engineer, and a paranoid Navy lieutenant (Michael Biehn) with an agenda. During the investigation, it becomes evident that an extraterrestrial power is at work. The film reeled in an Oscar for Best Visual Effects.

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Jodie Foster won an Oscar for her portrayal of Sarah Tobias in this fact-based drama. After being raped by three men in a local bar, Sarah, enraged at the light sentence her attackers receive, persuades attorney Kathryn Murphy (Kelly McGillis) to press charges against the men who cheered on the attack. But it won’t be easy: Sarah has a shady past that could be used against her in court.

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Utopian clergyman Ivan (Mads Mikkelsen) finds his starry-eyed outlook challenged by neo-Nazi Adam Pedersen (Ulrich Thomsen) in this black comedy from director Anders Thomas Jensen. Just out of prison and ordered to perform community service at Ivan’s rural church, the sullen Adam is tasked with tending the chapel’s beloved apple tree. But he’s determined to undercut Ivan’s rosy worldview… which proves harder than Adam ever imagined.

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Charlie Kaufman (Nicolas Cage) is a Los Angeles screenwriter battling enormous feelings of insecurity and impotence as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief, a book by Susan Orlean (Meryl Streep) whose main character, John Laroche (Chris Cooper), searches for love. Add to the mix Charlie’s twin brother, Donald (also played by Cage), and you have a surreal, Spike Jonze-directed gem about the search for passion.

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Chris Parker (Elisabeth Shue) agrees to baby-sit for the Andersons after her boyfriend stands her up, but it’s hardly the boring night she expected. Chris takes her young charges — the precocious Sara (Maia Brewton), the lovestruck Brad (Keith Coogan) and his hormone-crazed buddy, Daryl (Anthony Rapp) — along on an emergency errand to downtown Chicago. But one flat tire leads to an outrageous all-night fiasco.

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Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam goes the fantasyland distance in this journey to the moon, to the inside of a whale and back again with a Baron in search of his old comrades-in-arms. Although it’s not the crowd-pleaser Gilliam’s Time Bandits was, this highly imaginative, fun-loving story still entertains all ages. Look for Robin Williams playing the Moon King and Uma Thurman as Botticelli’s inspiration for Venus.

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Peter Weller stars as the titular hero, who makes his living as a physicist, neurosurgeon, secret agent and rock star traveling through a comic-book universe with his band of assistants and background musicians. Buckaroo’s interdimensional experiments with his new invention, the Operation Overthruster, throw Earth into an alien war, and he finds himself with scant hours to save the world in director Michael Curtiz’s offbeat film.

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Drag queens Mitzi (Hugo Weaving) and Felicia (Guy Pearce) team up with transsexual Bernadette (Terence Stamp) on a trip across Australia in a pink bus named Priscilla. Along the way, the friends change into their most outrageous costumes and put on lip-synch performances to popular disco tunes (including plenty of ABBA) for locals in the outback. They eventually make enough money to get to the next town, defeating homophobia as they go.

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Wade Whitehouse (Nick Nolte) is sheriff of a Podunk New Hampshire town … and he’s not doing well on the job. Debilitated from years of abuse by his malevolent father (Oscar-winner James Coburn), Wade is an abject, drunken failure on the job and family fronts. But when a local businessman is mysteriously killed during a deer hunt, Wade sees the case as a path to redemption.

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Paul Hackett (Griffin Dunne) embarks on a trip to New York City’s SoHo district in hopes of hooking up with a recent acquaintance, the beautiful Marcy Franklin (Rosanna Arquette). But Paul loses all his money, and just to get back home he must endure a night of kooks, psychotics, punks and an angry mob trying to kill him. The supporting cast includes Linda Fiorentino, Teri Garr, John Heard and Catherine O’Hara, with Martin Scorsese directing.

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After one final heist, a last hurrah of sorts, Max Burdett (Pierce Brosnan) finally decides to retire from the game with his alluring and cunning wife, Lola (Salma Hayek). But are they really ready to squander their prodigious talent for criminal enterprise forever? FBI agent Stan Lloyd (Woody Harrelson) doesn’t think so — and that’s why he’s followed the pair to their island hideaway to see if Max and Lola are making good on their promise.

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This is the follow-up DVD to “Alone in the Wilderness”. Join nature filmmakers Bob Swerer Sr. and Bob Swerer as they venture into the remote wilderness of Alaska to experience and film the abundant wildlife in the region 25 years later. Along with spectacular Alaskan scenery you will encounter bull moose, caribou, dahl sheep and grizzly bear. You will also meet a man by the name of Dick Proenneke, who has by himself lived in this “one man wilderness” for over 30 years. For those who dream of a true wilderness experience, in the wilds of Alaska, this is the next best thing to being there.

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Oliver Stone takes on the saga of Alexander the Great (Colin Farrell), the Macedonian warrior who became legendary for his military might. Although Alexander’s leadership was unflinching and his politics cunning, his interior life was as complicated as he was and included a strange relationship with his mother (Angelina Jolie), a complex marriage and a male lover.

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Jude Law reprises the title role made famous by Michael Caine (who got an Oscar nod for his portrayal) and makes it his own in this stylish remake. Alfie (Law), a self-aware British cad living in New York, falls in lust too easily and can’t commit to one woman, leaving a string of heartache in his wake. When one of his many lovers gets pregnant and it appears he’s finally smitten with a woman for good, Alfie begins to question his existence.

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Undeniably one of the must-sees of 1970s cinema, Martin Scorsese’s film features Ellen Burstyn in the Oscar-winning role of a widow who must find the strength to go on in the face of loneliness and fear, all in the name of her young son, Tommy (Alfred Lutter). Eventually, they land in Tucson and she finds a job as a waitress at a diner, where somehow, she’s able to picture love again through the eyes of a customer (Kris Kristofferson).

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Ethan Hawke, Josh Hamilton and a cast of talented actors from Uruguay star in the true story of a traveling rugby team whose plane crashes in the mountains. During their epic struggle to survive, the 35 athletes were stranded on a barren glacier with almost no food and no hiking supplies to use for an escape. Over time, the survivors were forced to feed on their dead teammates to stay alive.

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Bobby (Christian Bale), a mentally challenged young man, runs away from home to escape an abusive stepfather (Daniel Benzali) who torments and slaughters Bobby’s beloved pets. During his travels, Bobby meets an old man (John Hurt) who spends his days protecting animals from speeding vehicles on the highway and giving a proper burial to unfortunate road kill. The two become friends, but Bobby’s hateful stepfather soon tracks him down.

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The film that launched a thousand journalism school students, All the President’s Men chronicles how reporters Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) brought down Richard M. Nixon. The duo connected a Washington, D.C., hotel break-in with a Nixon “dirty tricks” team assigned to discredit Democratic rivals. Director Alan J. Pakula ratchets up the tension (no small feat, as the outcome is assured).

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Stillwater (a rock group based on Led Zeppelin) is on the cusp of success, and 15-year-old William Miller (Patrick Fugit) is on the cusp of the rest of his life. The youngster cajoles Rolling Stone magazine’s editor (via telephone) into an assignment to cover the band on a cross-country tour. Based on director Cameron Crowe’s experiences, Almost Famous is an enchanting coming-of-age story.

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“Alone in the Wilderness” is the story of Dick Proenneke. To live in a pristine land unchanged by man… to roam a wilderness through which few other humans have passed… to choose an idyllic site, cut trees and build a log cabin… to be a self-sufficient craftsman, making what is needed from materials available… to be not at odds with the world, but content with one’s own thoughts and company… Thousands have had such dreams, but Dick Proenneke lived them. He found a place, built a cabin, and stayed to become part of the country. This video “Alone in the Wilderness” is a simple account of the day-to-day explorations and activities he carried out alone, and the constant chain of nature’s events that kept him company.

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When a teacher kidnaps a girl from a prestigious school, homicide detective Alex Cross (Morgan Freeman) takes the case in hopes of finding the girl and stopping the brutal psychopath. Teaming up with young security agent Jezzie Flannigan (Monica Potter), he attempts to track down the kidnapper. Will they find their man before it’s too late, or will the spider claim another victim in its web?

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Manic psychologist William Hurt’s experiments combine sensory deprivation and mind-bending drugs to unlock the inner self. His handiwork shuttles him back and forth on the human evolutionary spectrum — from human to ape-man. Hurt and colleague Blair Brown regurgitate Paddy Chayefsky’s script at hyperspeed (director Ken Russell hated the dialogue but was contractually bound not to change it).

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F. Murray Abraham earned a Best Actor Oscar for his imperious performance as Antonio Salieri, a mediocre composer whose churlish young rival, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (Tom Hulce), wins immortality with his musical genius. Salieri, not happy to see his talent eclipsed, deviously plots revenge. Sly and compelling from start to finish, Amadeus also won Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director (Milos Forman).

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Thomas (Martin Donovan) suffers from amnesia after hurtling out of a Manhattan window and meets an ex-nun, Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert), moonlighting as an erotica writer while waiting for God to give her a mission. Isabelle, a virgin, propositions Thomas. But right before she beds him, she’s overcome with a strange feeling that leads to both of them uncovering Thomas’s dark and mysterious past.

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Impish gamine Amélie (Audrey Tautou) lives alone and works in a café. When she finds a trove of toys hidden for 40 years behind a baseboard in her apartment, she’s inspired to repatriate the items, an impulse of generosity that sparks more benevolent acts. A celebration of life, Amélie reminds us of the small wonders that abound around us … if only we paused to look.

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A shocking and funny look at suburban life, American Beauty stars Kevin Spacey and Annette Bening as a couple struggling to endure a stale marriage, unfulfilling careers and a rebellious teen daughter. Immersed in a midlife crisis, Spacey decides to rattle some cages. The ensuing familial contempt, tit-for-tat insults and outlandish behavior will leave you laughing, cringing and thinking long after the credits roll.

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California neo-Nazi (Oscar-nominee Edward Norton) gets sent to prison for murder and comes out a changed man. But can Norton atone for his sins and prevent his younger brother (Edward Furlong) from following in his hate-filled footsteps? With searing performances and gut-wrenching realism, American History X offers a compelling and anguishing look at racism, family and forgiveness.

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Mark Borchardt could give legendary B-movie auteur Ed Wood a run for his money as the lamest filmmaker on Earth. American Movie chronicles Borchardt’s three-year effort to finish his short horror film, Coven. Lending encouragement and, at times, cash, is a motley crew of characters composed of Borchardt’s friends, local theater talent and his inimitable Uncle Bill.

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A surprise hit comedy, American Pie follows four high school friends — Jim (Jason Biggs), Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas), and Oz (Chris Klein) — through their sexually frustrated senior year as they strive for the most eagerly anticipated rite of adulthood: losing one’s virginity. This sweet treat offers an affectionate look at a time in our lives when we try to hold onto our dignity — and end up failing miserably.

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Jim, Oz, Kevin and Stifler are back — and hornier than ever! After their first year of college, the gang reunites and rents a beach house for the summer. Jim (Jason Biggs) prepares for a reunion with Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth), but finds he’s falling for band camp maven Michelle (Alyson Hannigan). Substitute Super Glue and a porno tape for the apple pie from the first movie, and you’ve got a helluva sticky situation.

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With a chiseled chin and an iron physique, Patrick Bateman’s looks make him the ideal yuppie — and the ideal serial killer. That’s the joke behind American Psycho, which follows a killer at large during the 1980s junk-bond boom. Bateman (Christian Bale) takes pathological pride in everything from his business card to his Huey Lewis CD collection, all the while plotting his next victim’s vivisection.

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Patrick Bateman is dead, but his evil legacy continues with Rachael Newman (Mila Kunis), the only victim who managed to escape Bateman’s grasp. Rachael will get rid of anyone who threatens her chances of becoming teaching assistant to the infamous Dr. Daniels, a professor and former FBI profiler. In a world where the stakes are higher and sex can kill, terror lurks in the new American Psycho.

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Harvey Pekar (Paul Giamatti) was a working-class stiff, a file clerk who found an outlet for his creativity by chronicling every minutia of his life in Cleveland, Oh., for more than 20 years in a comic-book series called American Splendor. This revealing biopic co-stars Hope Davis and tells Pekar’s story through two-dimensional images, archival footage and more.

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Already a classic, this 1986 animated adventure begins in Russia, where a young mouse named Fievel (voiced by Phillip Glasser) and his family decide to migrate to America, a “land without cats,” at the turn of the 20th century. But somehow, Fievel ends up in the New World alone and must fend off not only the felines he never thought he’d have to deal with again but also the loneliness of being away from home.

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With high school just a distant memory, Jim (Jason Biggs) and Michelle (Alyson Hannigan) are getting married — in a hurry, since Jim’s grandmother is sick and wants to see him walk down the aisle. Meanwhile, Stifler (Seann William Scott) plans the ultimate bachelor party, and Jim’s dad (Eugene Levy) is as cool as ever, giving advice that no one wants to hear. (Includes both an extended unrated version and the original theatrical version.)

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A wolf whose bite is definitely worse than his bark chomps a young backpacker taking a shortcut across the British moors one night. Before long, the traveler gets long in the tooth! But this howler has a different twist: a sharp sense of humor blacker than the Arctic sky on the winter solstice. John Landis wrote the screenplay and directed.

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Steven Spielberg directed this story about the 1839 revolt aboard Spanish slave ship La Amistad and the uprising’s tragic aftermath. An African-born slave (Djimon Hounsou) leads a mutiny against his brutal captors. Because the ship is in American waters, a U.S. court must decide the slaves’ fate. In an eloquent courtroom speech, ex-president John Quincy Adams (Anthony Hopkins) argues for the Africans’ freedom.

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This 1979 chiller is based on the reportedly true story of George Lutz (James Brolin) and his wife, Kathleen (Margot Kidder), who move into their Long Island dream house with their children. But the Lutz’s lives turn into a hellish nightmare as the legacy of a murder committed on the premises gradually affects the family. Even the priest they call in, Father Delaney (Rod Steiger), cannot exorcise the demonic presence from the home.

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Director Alejandro González Iñarritu’s internationally acclaimed debut film recounts three tales that unfold and intertwine on the brutal streets of Mexico City. Streetwise loser Octavio (Gael García Bernal) has an obsessive crush on his sister-in-law; Daniel (Álvaro Guerrero) dumps his family for a disturbed supermodel; and ex-guerilla El Chivo (Emilio Echevarría) cares for a wounded dog while planning an assassination.

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A group of relatively harmless youngsters living in an anarchist commune in Dallas and led by a college dropout named Puck (Devon Gummersall) are joined by a truly dangerous nihilist named Johnny Black. Trouble looms large when Johnny challenges the youths to become more violent.

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Will Ferrell is hilarious as Ron Burgundy, a big-shot news anchor in 1970s San Diego. Ron’s reign over the newsroom is questioned when a hardworking feminist reporter, Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate), shows up and tears the station up with her new ideas. At first, Ron pretends he’s hip to the changes, but when he tires of it, the true-blue chauvinist in him declares an all-out war.

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Angela is a strange 10-year-old child. She has visions of angels and spends much of her time trying to comprehend God vs. Lucifer. She’s also very protective her baby sister Ellie and worries that the Devil might take her away. If that wasn’t a heavy enough burden to bear, the girls must also deal with their mentally ill mother’s increasingly erratic behavior. Will Angela ever find the emotional safe haven she so desperately searches for?

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When Frank McCourt penned Angela’s Ashes, the first volume of his memoirs, he was an obscure creative-writing teacher. The best-selling book tells the grim story of his impoverished childhood in Ireland — a time of deprivation spent alongside starving siblings, a long-suffering mother and an alcoholic father. Emily Watson (Breaking the Waves) shines in the pivotal role of Angela.

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The unlikely pairing of Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson drives this wacky comedy about gentle businessman Dave Buznik (Sandler), who finds himself in anger management counseling after a dispute on an airplane. When his therapist, Dr. Buddy Rydell (Nicholson), moves into his house and turns out to have some anger management issues of his own, the normally mild-mannered Buznik just might be driven to the brink of insanity after all.

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Straight from the creators of the groundbreaking Matrix trilogy, this collection of short animated films from the world’s leading anime directors fuses computer graphics and Japanese anime to provide the background of the Matrix universe and the conflict between man and machines. The shorts include Final Flight of the Osiris, The Second Renaissance, Kid’s Story, Program, World Record, Beyond, A Detective Story and Matriculated.

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Based on the Depression-era comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” this adaptation of the smash Broadway musical follows America’s favorite urchin (Aileen Quinn) as she captures Daddy Warbucks’ (Albert Finney) heart with her unquenchable optimism — and dodges the treacherous orphanage matron (Carol Burnett). Directed by John Huston, Annie features the hit song “Tomorrow.”

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Listen closely and you can actually hear the stress hormones pumping through the bodies of the characters in Annie Hall. Woody Allen’s real, funny ode to love among twitchy city dwellers scooped up Oscars for Best Picture, Best Direction, Best Actress (Diane Keaton) and Best Screenplay. And don’t miss cameos of not-yet-stars Jeff Goldblum, Shelley Duvall and Sigourney Weaver.

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James Woods talks a mile a minute as a schizoid hood in Another Day in Paradise; Melanie Griffith co-stars as his junkie wife. Both serve as unlikely parental figures, taking two budding crooks under their wings. For a while, life is perfect — and then everything goes wrong. Another Day in Paradise builds an increasing sense of dread as Woods’ true colors are revealed.

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Targeted by the neighborhood bully, 10-year-old Lucas Nickle (voiced by Zach Tyler) vents his frustrations on the anthill in his front yard … until the insects shrink him to their size with a magic elixir. Convicted of “crimes against the colony,” Lucas can only regain his freedom by living with the ants and learning their ways — along with lessons about compassion and teamwork. The all-star voice cast includes Nicolas Cage and Julia Roberts.

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Francis Ford Coppola’s 1979 masterpiece follows Capt. Willard (Martin Sheen) as he journeys upriver during the Vietnam War in search of the mysterious — and completely insane — Col. Kurtz (Marlon Brando). His mission: terminate Kurtz — “with extreme prejudice.” This redux version, reedited with 53 minutes of new footage, has also been completely restored, converted to digital and reprinted by dye-transfer, improving color reproduction.

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Unlucky Apollo flight 13 was bound for the moon when technical troubles scuttled the mission and nearly doomed the crew. Director Ron Howard expertly chronicles the smallest details of this true-life story, turning a failed scientific journey into a thrilling saga of true heroism. As lead astronaut Jim Lovell, Tom Hanks utters the now-famous line, “Houston, we’ve got a problem.”

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A group of college friends gather together at rich heiress Muffy’s (Deborah Foreman) island mansion to celebrate their final year of school. They soon discover that each has a hidden secret, but as the secrets are revealed, those people end up dead. Or maybe they’re not really dead; they could be part of a very cruel April Fool’s joke. The hostess supposedly knows what’s going on, but maybe she’s not the one orchestrating the deaths. …

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As an asteroid tumbles toward Earth, NASA director Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) hatches a plan to split the fireball in two before it can annihilate the entire planet. To do so, he calls on the world’s finest oil driller, Harry Stamper (Bruce Willis), who assembles a team he feels can handle the task. With only two days to save humanity, the guys head to space to destroy the rock, while the folks back home pray for their success.

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Ambitious art school student Jerome Platz (Max Minghella) goes to extremes to conquer the art world — and to get the girl — in Terry Zwigoff’s dark comedy. When his pure genius goes ignored and a brainless jock tempts his dream girl, Audrey (Sophia Myles), Jerome sets in motion a brazen plan to become an art world hero and win Audrey’s heart. John Malkovich, Jim Broadbent, Matt Keeslar, Anjelica Huston and Ethan Suplee star.

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Ten-year-old Arthur (Freddie Highmore) discovers a world of tiny people living in his backyard in this charming tale. Since Arthur’s grandfather disappeared four years earlier, the bills have piled up and the family home is slated for demolition. A cryptic message leads Arthur to the miniature community, where he searches for a rumored treasure in an effort to save his house. The celebrity vocal cast includes David Bowie, Snoop Dogg and Madonna.

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Director Steven Spielberg’s A.I. propels you into a futuristic world where humans share every aspect of their lives with sophisticated companion robots called Mechas. When an advanced prototype robot child named David (Haley Joel Osment) is programmed to show unconditional love, his human family isn’t prepared for the consequences. David soon embarks on a spectacular quest to discover the startling secret of his own identity.

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After Robert Ford (Casey Affleck, in an Oscar-nominated role) joins the most notorious gang in the West, he grows tired of the charismatic Jesse James (Brad Pitt) and begins to resent his fame. But by hatching a scheme to gun down James, Ford risks forever being branded a coward. Sam Shepard, Sam Rockwell, Mary-Louise Parker and Michael Parks also star in director Andrew Dominik’s riveting Wild West drama adapted from Ron Hansen’s acclaimed novel.

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Director Takashi Miike fashions an explosive drama in Audition. Shigeharu Aoyama (Ryo Ishibashi) has lived as a widower for too long and decides it’s time to marry again. But how will he find a wife? When a friend suggests he hold a fake audition to pick the right woman, he takes him up on it — only to realize that his choice may be a better actress than he bargained for.

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The world’s most shagadelic spy (Mike Myers) continues his fight against evil (Dr. Evil, that is) in the third installment of the Austin Powers series. This time, the diabolical doctor (Myers) and his clone, Mini-Me, team up with a new foe, ’70s kingpin Goldmember (Myers again), in their quest for world domination. While pursuing the team of villains, Austin gets help from his dad (Michael Caine) and an old girlfriend (Beyoncé Knowles).

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As a swingin’ fashion photographer by day and a groovy British superagent by night, Austin Powers (Mike Myers) is the ’60s’ most shagadelic spy, baby! But can he stop megalomaniac Dr. Evil (also Myers) after the bald villain freezes himself and unthaws in the ’90s? With the help of sexy sidekick Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), he just might. The DVD boasts an infectious commentary by Myers and director Jay Roach.

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This much-maligned, big-budget blockbuster adapted a 1960s TV favorite for the ’90s big screen. Ralph Fiennes stars as classy British secret agent John Steed and Uma Thurman as his girl Friday — the brilliant, beautiful scientist Emma Peel. Their impossible mission: thwart Sean Connery’s diabolical plan to bring the world to its knees by controlling global weather.

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Martin Scorsese directs this Best Picture nominee about Howard Hughes (Leonardo DiCaprio), who turned a small fortune into a massive one by producing such classics as Hell’s Angels, The Front Page, Flying Leathernecks and Scarface. He simultaneously branched into and transformed industry after industry, including aviation. Winner of five Oscars, including Best Cinematography, Art Direction and Supporting Actress (Cate Blanchett).

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Director Chris Noonan’s tale of precocious piglet Babe’s (voiced by Christine Cavanaugh) struggle to fit in and become a champion sheepherder won the hearts of audiences and critics. Nominated for seven Academy Awards (including Best Picture), Babe won the Visual Effects Oscar, and everything from farmer Arthur Hoggett (James Cromwell) to the multitude of farm animals to the humble, edgy script is remarkably appealing for kids and adults alike.

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After winning the sheepherding contest, Babe (voiced by E.G. Daily) comes home to the reality that Farmer and Mrs. Hoggett (James Cromwell and Magda Szubanski) may lose their land. The prize porker and Mrs. Hoggett go to the big city in a desperate attempt to save the farm but become separated. On his own, Babe performs with the circus, is chased by stray dogs and becomes a leader among animals in director George Miller’s Oscar-nominated sequel.

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When an American couple (Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett) vacationing in Morocco fall victim to a random act of violence, a series of events unfolds across four countries that demonstrates both the necessity and impossibility of human communication. Director Alejandro González Iñárritu artfully weaves together three seemingly disparate stories of strangers in strange lands in this Oscar nominee for Best Picture and Golden Globe winner for Best Drama.

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Miami narcotics cops — wild, single Will Smith and mild, married Martin Lawrence — are hot on the trail of a master crook (La Femme Nikita’s Tchéky Karyo) who’s snatched $100 million worth of heroin. To get their only witness (Téa Leoni) to talk, Smith and Lawrence must pose as each other, swapping lives as they work the case.

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Narcotics detectives Lowrey (Will Smith) and Burnett (Martin Lawrence) are assigned to a high-tech task force investigating the flow of the designer drug ecstasy into Miami. Before long, they’re hot on the trail of a conspiracy involving a vicious kingpin (Jordi Molla) who has just ignited a bloody turf war. Gabrielle Union co-stars in another heated-up action flick from the producing-directing team of Jerry Bruckheimer and Michael Bay.

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Two criminals (Billy Bob Thornton and Tony Cox) disguise themselves as Santa Claus and his elf and travel across the country to major malls, using the good will people have toward Santa to rob the mall stores blind. The plan is going along beautifully until the two reprobates meet an introverted 8-year-old boy who reminds them of the true meaning of Christmas. Bernie Mac, John Ritter and Cloris Leachman co-star.

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When an army of evil aliens invades earth intending to sell humans as intergalactic hamburger meat, the New Zealand government calls in an elite team of psychotic assassins. But are these boys brutal enough to tackle the vilest villains in the universe? From director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings), it’s the ultimate battle of flying guts, splattering brains, exploding sheep and guzzling vomit, and is a favorite for horror comedy fans.

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Barton Fink (John Turturro), an idealistic fellow with an Eraserhead-like hairdo, believes that writing should reveal the hopes, dreams and tragedies of the common man. Then Hollywood taps him to write a movie, and Fink comes down with a severe case of writer’s block, unable to combine his deep-seated ethics with Tinsel Town’s desire to make a buck. When the disillusioned Fink finds himself part of a murder investigation, all hell breaks loose.

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Directed by Airplane’s David Zucker, this loopy spoof profiles Joe Cooper and Doug Remer (South Park’s Trey Parker and Matt Stone), two slackers whose made-up sport BASEketball becomes a national craze. Hoping to cash in on the basketball/baseball hybrid’s exploding popularity, promoter Ted Denslow (Ernest Borgnine) organizes a professional league. But greedy team owners such as Baxter Cain (Robert Vaughn) soon corrupt the sport.

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DEA agents John Travolta and Connie Nielsen investigate a series of military base murders (including the disappearance of a legendary Army Ranger drill sergeant) during a storm in Panama. Samuel L. Jackson steals most of his scenes as a cape-wearing contrarian named West. Taye Diggs, Giovanni Ribisi and Harry Connick Jr. (who even gets to sing!) round out the cast.

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Obsessed with cracking a murder case, a detective descends into San Francisco’s forbidden underground where suspicions mount, bodies fall, and he finds within himself an instinct more basic than survival.

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Jim Carroll’s autobiographical novel chronicles a young basketball player’s descent into addiction. As Jim’s (Leonardo DiCaprio) experimentation gives way to a heroin habit supported by prostitution, he’s unable to face his mother (Lorraine Bracco) or his demons at home, and former addict Reggie (Ernie Hudson) may be the only one who can save him. Haunting and real, director Scott Kalvert’s drama is a powerful portrayal of chaos and redemption.

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After training with a ninja (Ken Watanabe) in Asia following his parents’ brutal murder, Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) returns to Gotham City and finds it overrun with crime and corruption. Discovering a cave under Wayne Manor, Bruce assumes a new identity and wages a one-man war against the criminals that plague the city. Katie Holmes, Liam Neeson, Gary Oldman, Tom Wilkinson and Morgan Freeman co-star. Christopher Nolan directs.

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Kinji Fukasaki’s explosive drama takes place early in the new millennium, with Japan on the verge of societal collapse. When even the schoolchildren begin to abuse the system, the government introduces a strict new punishment whereby a randomly chosen group of students are taken to a desert island and forced to fight each other to the death. Based on Koushun Takami’s novel, the film stars famous Japanese auteur and actor Takeshi “Beat” Kitano.

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John Travolta reprises the role of Chili Palmer, for which he won over both audiences and critics, in this comedy based on a novel by Elmore Leonard. Having exhausted all avenues in the movie industry and finding it wanting, Chili sets his sights on the music business. His first client is a singer who’s on the lam from the Russian mob, and Chili finds himself resorting to his old tactics to fend them off. Costars Uma Thurman and Danny DeVito.

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While staying at a hotel in Bangkok, Thailand, Richard (Leonardo DiCaprio) learns of a secret beach that purportedly exemplifies paradise. Richard travels with Françoise and Étienne to the magnificent strand, finding a bohemian community intent on keeping its precious refuge a secret. But after falling in love with the beach and Françoise, Richard discovers that things aren’t as idyllic as they seem.

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Cecilia (Bette Midler) and Hillary (Barbara Hershey) have a lifelong friendship that time and physical distance can’t touch. Although Hillary is an unprepossessing W.A.S.P and Cecilia’s an aspiring Jewish nightclub singer, what began as an improbable friendship on the Atlantic City boardwalk becomes an unbreakable bond that’s tested repeatedly — especially when the chips are down and Hershey faces the ultimate battle.

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Thoughtful and realistic, The Bear is an extraordinary story about life in the wilderness. Grizzly bear cub Youk is orphaned when a giant rock crushes his mother’s skull. An older male grizzly teaches the cub to survive and helps him evade two hunters and their pack of dogs. Told with documentary-style direction by Jean-Jacques Annaud, The Bear is an honest and powerful story.

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When Timothy Hutton returns to the small town he left behind, erstwhile friends, lovers and the scary thought of settling down swirl around him. A friend’s unapproachable cousin (Uma Thurman) and the winsome teenager next door (Natalie Portman) afford differing glimpses of two possible futures. Director Ted Demme’s smartly written, slice-of-life film offers a funny look into the male mind.

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Russell Crowe hits just the right constrained note as John Forbes Nash Jr., the brilliant theorist who gamely grappled with his own paranoid schizophrenia and was eventually awarded the Nobel Prize for economics 40 years after being diagnosed. Best Supporting Actress Oscar-winner Jennifer Connelly matches Crowe every step of the way as Forbes’s long-suffering wife. Other Oscars include Best Picture and Director for Ron Howard.

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After realizing that their beloved boob tube is gone, couch potatoes Beavis and Butt-head (both voiced by creator Mike Judge) set off on a cross-country expedition that takes them from Las Vegas to the nation’s capital. Along the way, they’re mistaken for hit men and get caught up in a weapons-smuggling conspiracy as a gaggle of mobsters and lawmen shadow the two morons. Celebrity voices include Cloris Leachman, Robert Stack and David Letterman.

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This powerful glimpse into the life of famed Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas (Javier Bardem) spans several decades in his eventful life. Although vilified for his homosexuality in Fidel Castro’s Cuba, Arenas finds success as a writer but must eventually emigrate to New York City to enjoy unfettered creative freedom. Johnny Depp appears twice: as a transvestite inmate and as a warden.

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An American backpacker (Ethan Hawke) strikes up a conversation with a lovely fellow traveler (Julie Delpy) on the train to Vienna, Austria. He persuades her to disembark in the Austrian capital and spend the night with him (his last in Europe). Hours of talk leads to shared confidences and finally to love in this unique film from director Richard Linklater.

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Ethan Hawke reprises his role as Jesse in this sequel to the 1995 hit Before Sunrise. It’s been nine years since he met a sweet French girl named Celine (Julie Delpy) while backpacking in Europe. Now a successful author, Jessie’s on a book tour in Paris when Celine shows up at a reading just hours before his plane has to leave. It’s their last chance at closure; and maybe their second shot at love, even though he is now married with a child.

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Take a hallucinogenic trip minus the drugs but with all the fun. Puppeteer Craig Schwartz (John Cusack) discovers a door that’s in fact a portal into actor John Malkovich’s brain. For 15 minutes, Schwartz experiences the ultimate head trip: He’s John Malkovich! More wacky adventure ensues when Schwartz plans to sell trips into Malkovich’s brain for $200 a pop. Not your average comedy!

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Mourning the accidental death of his wife and having just moved to New York with his young son, laconic police psychologist Cal Jamison (Martin Sheen) is reluctantly drawn into a series of grisly, ritualistic murders involving the immolation of two youths. Using what meager clues he has, Cal discovers that worshippers of Santeria, a form of voodoo, are responsible for the murders … and that his son may be next.

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In this drama based on the play by Martin Sherman (who also wrote the screenplay), a Berlin homosexual is caught up in the Nazi hysteria during World War II. After being forced to kill his lover, he’s placed in a concentration camp and lies to get himself classified as Jewish rather than gay. But several rule-breaking incidents and his love for a fellow male prisoner bring him to admit his true nature. Mick Jagger appears briefly as a drag queen.

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In an adventure imbrued with blood and tragedy, the legendary Norseman Beowulf (Gerard Butler) must command an army across the seas of ancient Northern Europe to conquer the evil troll Grendel. Anticipating his epic crusade against the wrathful monster, the warrior must arbitrate his emanating notoriety and his relationship with the enchanting Selma amid a time of barbaric turmoil and transformation with the emergence of the Christian faith.

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For more than 70 years, Betty Boop-oop-a-dooped her way into our hearts with her classic bubbly bombshell cartoon figure. Max Fleischer’s Depression-era flapper girl captured an innocence and sexuality that made Betty Boop a screen legend. This best-of collection highlights some of her most famous cartoon moments, including “Betty in Blunderland,” “Betty Boop’s Crazy Inventions,” “Betty Boop’s Ker-choo” and “Is My Palm Read.”

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Mixing clever music and comedy with fabulous puppetry and fun guest stars, Jim Henson’s Muppets became pop culture icons that endure to this day. This special collection features three episodes. First, Peter Sellers portrays a gypsy violinist. Next, John Cleese is a pirate intent on capturing the Pigs in Space. Finally, Dudley Moore rocks the house with the Muppet Jazz Band.

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It’s time to play the music; it’s time to light the lights; it’s time to get things started, not just with the sensational Muppet Show gang but with one of their favorite hosts, George Burns. Adorable Kermit, glamorous Piggy, kooky Gonzo and the rest of the gang make the best foil for the witty comedian (aside from his beloved Gracie, of course!). Other guests include Dom DeLuise and Bob Hope, both of whom jump into the zany fun with gusto.

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This compilation from the internationally renowned TV program “The Muppet Show” features three hilarious episodes starring those wacky Muppets. Guest stars include Diana Ross (who performs “Love Hangover”), Brook Shields (who stars in a Muppet version of “Alice in Wonderland”) and Ruldolf Nureyev (who performs a ballet entitled “Swine Lake”).

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Ah, the pressures of being young, rich and brilliant. Discontent with his current lifestyle of straight A’s and upper-middle-class monotony, overachieving high school student Ben Manibag (Parry Shen) seeks a lifestyle of excitement and danger. He finds it with help from a suburban gang of other misguided youths, who get caught up in a disturbing downward spiral of sex, drugs and crime.

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After his girlfriend (Amanda Wyss) ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane (John Cusack) decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts only bring him more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares, a family you can’t help but identify with and a host of wonderful comic characters, Better Off Dead is a masterful look at those painfully funny teen years.

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Kevin Spacey directs and stars in this film biography of singer Bobby Darin, a hipster in the Frank Sinatra mold and singer of pop hits such as “Splish Splash” and the titular tune. Darin eventually moved on to performing jazz standards that culminated in his signature gigantic hit, “Mack the Knife.” Kate Bosworth plays Darin’s wife, the movie star Sandra Dee. John Goodman, Bob Hoskins and Brenda Blethyn co-star.

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Two hundred years in the life of an extraordinary robot are chronicled when the Martin family purchases an android named Andrew (Robin Williams) to perform menial household tasks. Before long, the humans (Sam Neill and Embeth Davidtz) realize they may be rubbing off on their domestic servant as Andrew, astonishingly, begins to experience human feelings and creative thought.

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Widely considered a landmark Italian film, Vittorio De Sica’s tale of Rome’s post-World War II depression earned a special Oscar for its devastating power. Antonio Ricci (Lamberto Maggiorani) relies on his bicycle to do his job. But the same day he gets the vehicle back from the pawnshop, someone steals it. Antonio and his young son, Bruno (Enzo Staiola), search the city in vain, as Antonio confronts a looming desperation.

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Jacques (Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo (Jean Reno) are childhood friends who grow into fierce rivals in the deadly sport of deep-water diving. Jacques is more dolphin than man — but that’s not enough to keep insurance investigator Johanna (Rosanna Arquette) from falling head over heels for him. But can she keep him from risking it all to defeat Enzo and set a new world record?

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Never trust anyone over 30 except this group of erstwhile buddies and former college radicals. After years apart, friends who’ve followed divergent paths reunite at the funeral of one of their o