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Angelo is a lover of women. Well, at least the idea of women. Well, make that sex with women. For Angelo, the pursuit and acquisition of sex is serious business. It's practically a full time job! He collects and catalogues his conquests, rating them on a well-rounded assortment of categories. But, when Angelo meets Alba, he gets a little surprise. Alba is searching for love and has her own definition of what constitutes love. She interprets the phrase "prisoner of love" quite literally, much to Angelo's dismay. Funny how a little bondage can do wonders for a fledgling romance.
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He's only 9 years old. He doesn't cut school to play with his friends. He doesn't even go to school. He works as a mechanic, a carpet cleaner, or a typewriter repairman. He works wherever he can find someone to pay him or for whoever doesn't ask too many questions about his non-existent identification papers. He's illiterate. And no one's on his side. His name is Farhad. His father is a junkie. Farhad is the responsible one, the breadwinner. He's learned to say what he needs to say and do what he needs to do to make a way for himself. And he's only 9 years old.
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Close to Love is a tale of a young man setting out on his own for the first time, the young Chinese girl to whom he gives his heart, and the dog who seeks his friendship. Karcsi's life on a farm in rural Hungary is less than exciting. Deciding that he has had enough of the bucolic life, he heads for the big city to become a policeman. A true greenhorn, he is quickly taught the realities of police work by his cynical colleagues, although he never loses his essential goodness.
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A murdered child, an evil spirit, and a lawyer trying to prove a man is innocent when both men are uncertain. Set in South Africa after its liberation from apartheid, this is the story of a child's murder and the African culture that surrounds and shapes the outcome of the event. It contrasts European notions of law and justice with the customs and myths of ancient Africa in an unsettling and surprising way. A tense courtroom trial provides the stage for these very different views of reality.
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Twin brothers, Dominick (Tom Hulce) and Eugene (Ray Liotta), live together in a modest home. Always the "older brother" type, Eugene has made it his life to taking care of Dominick, who is a little slower due to a childhood accident. Combining incredible performances and portraying the extraordinary beauty of the human spirit, Dominick & Eugene garnered Tom Hulce a Golden Globe nomination and reveals Robert M. Young's amazing understanding of our very souls.
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When a young Mexican boy, Ambriz, illegally crosses the border into the U.S. to find work, he discovers everything isn't what he thought it would be--finding himself being exploited as he tries to support his family. Alhambrista! is a touching, fresh, and often insightful portrayal of the universal conflicts that face all of us. This special screening of Robert M. Young's early work is a must for any film aficionado.
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Fifty-five year old Walter used to be somebody, somebody with power and purpose, somebody driven by his conscience to do good- and now society tells him he's no longer needed. Screw that! Having trouble sleeping, roaming the night streets with a couple of recruitments, and just keeping things in order by fighting "evil"--these are Walter's code, until one day he realizes that his work is fruitless and unwanted by society as a whole. Walter is about to explode, and in the process, he may take all of those he loves with him.
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Frank has just broken up but just can't seem to let go. Neil's hiding something. Joey is a slacker. They have a plan to escape the town they've outgrown--rip-off the local gambling ring and make haste to the big city. So, donning some old sweat suits left over from their parents' youth as masks and their less-than-aggressive attitudes, they execute the "heist of the century." Unfortunately, it ends up being the local seniors' bingo tournament, and they score only $512.
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Jonathan Parker has never been successful in the romance department. He's a 24 year-old, spacey bookstore employee who feels he has one last chance to strike it rich romantically. So he writes a letter to Santa.
That's right, Santa! Jonathan has never stopped believing in Santa, so he writes a letter asking for the man of his dreams. Then Toby comes into his life and appears to be everything Jonathan has wanted...except Toby already has a boyfriend. Jonathan proceeds to wreck the life of everyone around him in pursuit of his Christmas wish.
Kevin Isola, Aida Turturro, Stephen Mailer, David Burtka
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A naked woman is found dead in her apartment-the second in a series of ritualistic killings. On the scene is homicide detective Catherine Palmer (Ellen Barkin), a recent widow, whose colleagues reject her talent as an investigator. It isn't long before Catherine meets the dead woman's friend, Vickie (Peta Wilson), and discovers the existence of a group of executive women whose after hours activities involve a collage of masks, whips and chains. By murder number three, the investigation leads to Dr.