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Kevin Vigilante is a very impressive individual. Not only did he work his way through medical school, become a physician, and join the faculty at Brown, he also founded an inner-city clinic for women with the HIV virus. In spite of being politically unschooled, Vigilante seemed like the perfect candidate when he decided to run for a Rhode Island congressional seat in 1994. After all, he was smart, honorable, and dedicated. He only faced one small obstacle -- an opponent named Kennedy.
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It has been two decades since the debut of the hit T.V. show The Incredible Hulk. After nineteen years of retirement from the sport of bodybuilding, Lou Ferrigno returned to compete for the title of "Mr. Olympia" in a competition which has served to honor the best bodybuilders in the world for over three decades, a competition which was popularized by one man who won the "Sandow Trophy" six consecutive times before retiring from the sport to pursue a successful acting career. Perhaps you've heard of Arnold Schwartzenegger?
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Somebody Up There Likes Me is a rousing, beautifully made boxing movie from John Woo prot?g? Patrick Leung Pak-kin, who it is quite apparent has taken on the attributes of Woo's highly-stylized, frenetic violence. Unlike Woo, however, Pak-kin shuns the moral ambiguity and welcomes a more conventional approach to story, thereby, making way for more honest characters. Ken (Hong Kong heartthrob Aaron Kwok) takes up boxing to impress the sister of a young fighter. Accidentally killing her brother in the ring, Ken takes on the dead man's quest to become champion.
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From its first scenes, Sobrenatural enters with the rage of a storm and speeds its viewer into a realm saturated with black magic. The screams of Eva, as she is murdered, haunt Dolores for days. Dolores and Andres live down the hall from Eva's apartment, and after her horrifying death, Andres increasingly becomes withdrawn and quiet. Worried about their marriage, Dolores seeks the help of therapist Dr. Riojas, beginning a radical transformation in Dolores. Breaking into Eva's now vacant apartment, Dolores discovers a strange powder and the business card of a "heal-sorcerer", Madame Endor.
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Cinequest is proud to present the World Premiere of The Scottish Tale, the dream of Mack and Joe Polhemus, two brothers who grew up in Palo Alto, CA. Their story is a contemporary, quirky, romantic comedy loosely based on Shakespeare's Macbeth. Mack, an introspective poet, loves his brother Ian's fiancee, Beth. On the day prior to the wedding, Mack's elderly, eccentric aunts prophesize that if three unusual events take place, Mack will marry Beth. Out of loyalty to his brother, Mack does his utmost to prevent these prophesies from coming true.
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It's 1999 and the Golda Meir School is a time bomb of teen unrest. But will the revolution be led by long-haired Eddie Tikel and his shaven-headed pal "Rosy" Rosenthal, or will the school's plotting principal orchestrate the forces of nature into a counter-rebellion? And what part will Clara, a clairvoyant Russian girl with "amazing eyes," play in their plans? The trouble begins when the entire class receive perfect scores on their math exams. The only student capable of such a feat is Eleanor, a math whiz who older boys (and men) find strangely attractive.
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It is highly unlikely that the people who begin using drugs think themselves weak enough to lose control of their lives. It is the common delusion that "will power" alone can halt their use of addictive substances. In spite of the overwhelming amount of testimonies which contradict this thought, the population of drug-users increases each year. Rush is the story of two undercover narcotics agents who get badly hooked on the drugs they are buying and illegally using.
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Filmmaker Ellen Spiro and her aging dog Sam hit the road in this entertaining and thought-provoking documentary about nomadic senior citizens who give new meaning to the word "retirement." While many people include traveling among their old-age plans, these self-described "Geritol gypsies" take the idea to its extreme. First there's the Wally Byam Club, named after the inventor of their beloved airstream trailer. These folks gather at rallies all around the country to form what must look from the heavens like a rolling toaster convoy.
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In 1932, at the height of the Depression, over 250,000 teenagers were on the road. Some left home seeking adventure. Most, though, were told--or believed--they had to leave. It was a time of great national suffering to which the young were not immune. The life of the rails: migrant work, begging at back doors and panhandling was too much to cope with for some. They returned home in hopes they would find open arms. Others found in the rails and the open road a freedom like no other. --John Porter
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Unnamed and innocent, the seven-year-old girl in Rolf de Heer's The Quiet Room represents the fear and naivet=E9 in all of us. The world seems to be falling in on this little one's life, as she watches the slow, almost agonizing, disintegration of her parents' marriage. In almost protest of their fading love, she has refused to speak to them and has withdrawn inside herself. When her parents speak to her, she does not answer, but we are privy to her innermost thoughts via the deeply personal voice over with which we are given the family's story.