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Director Davidson Cole's dark world of Design is an intricately woven tapestry of destiny wherein the characters of three separate, yet interrelated, stories grapple with realities that are simply out of their control. Peter Mallow (Daniel J. Travanti) is an alcoholic, abandoned by his wife and struggling to keep his life together as a door-to door salesman. Peter's daughter, Sonya, is not only her father's caretaker but also lives every day with the fact that her family has fallen apart. Nicholas is obsessed with women and taking pictures of the female form.
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What are you to do when you are not getting the answers your heart is looking for? And why, in the name of all that is good, turn down affection or attention when the solace within it is calling? Calling incessantlyÉin the form of a sweet, simple, high school girl who hasn't yet learned to drive? The predicament Ewan is in is not so simple as it should be.
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Closing Night Gala Cinequest alums and audience favorites, Alexandre Rockwell (In the Soup) director and co-writer and Brandon Cole (OK Garage) co-writer, return with a pungent and provocative drama in the finest of Cinequest's maverick tradition.
Steve Buscemi, David Proval and Jennifer Beals
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Chronicle of an American Suburb is H. James Gilmore's magnificent tale of Park Forest, Illinois-the ultimate suburb. Created in the '50s as a planned community, Park Forest was the model for an American utopia. Made famous as the home of "The Organization Man," it was "like every other suburb, but more soÉ." By the mid-'60s, Park Forest was thriving, but as the societal changes arrived, the dream outdated. Former resident Gilmore comes home to interview current residents in an insightful journey about the rise and fall of a uniquely American institution. Reviewed by Sandy Wolf.
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Steve McQueen plays the role of a no glitter, all guts cop named Frank Bullitt. Frank and two other officers are assigned to what seems like a normal case: watch a witness (a Mafia informant) for 48 hours before he goes to trial on Monday. When the officers are killed, however, and the witness left a death's door, things take a nasty turn. Definitive McQueen, Bullitt is a taut action-film that makes great use of San Francisco locations, especially in the now-classic car chase, one of moviedom's all-time best.
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With spectacular digital cinematography (using the same cameras that George Lucas used for the latest Star Wars), Amy Snow makes her directorial debut with Buck Naked Arson, her engaging, intuitive, and riotous story that returns the coming of age film to the days before flawless teens romped across the screen.
Azura Skye, Christine Lakin, Rider Strong, Shiloh Strong, William Russ
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"They say hearts were made to be broken. Maybe because living in a large city is not an easy thing. Sometimes you're out of work, sometimes they break your soul."
Ver?nica Merchant, Rafael S?nchez Navarro, Carmen Montejo, Salvador Garcini, Toni Marcin
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Recently, some of the world's most interesting films have come from economically troubled Argentina. One of the very best yet is Bolivia, winner of several international prizes, including the FIPRESCI (International Film Critics' Federation) Award at the London International Film Festival. Director Israel Adri?n Caetano's film is "harrowing, hard-hitting, and highly involving on both emotional and intellectual levels." The story is simplicity itself: Freddy has left Bolivia and come to Argentina, looking for work.
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Director Karen Moncrieff's provocative new film, Blue Car, is a tragically and skillfully woven tale of heartbreak and rapidly fading innocence. Seventeen-year-old Meg, neglected by her overworked mother and responsible for her troubled younger sister, yearns for her father-who abandoned the family years ago-to come back and drive her away in his car to a world free from cares and problems. As an emotional outlet, Meg writes incredibly poignant poetry, which catches the eye of her teacher, Mr. Auster (David Strathairn). Immediately recognizing Meg's gift, Mr.
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Maxime arrives in Paris. He's an innocent, a clairvoyant, and a bit of a lunatic: operating solely on instinct and impulse, he is, in fact, a modern Candide, or perhaps d'Artagnan. He's looking for Justine, the woman he loved when he was in India. Instead, he finds Jack, an American businessman and his total opposite. Through unlikely circumstances, Maxime and Jack become fast friends, and when Maxime leaves for India to find Justine, Jack decides to drop everything and go along with him. Both, however, are in for a big surprise.