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Let's be honest. Divorce is never easy. It's usually riddled with misfortunes, pain and violence. Ildiko Szabo's film Bitches follows the married life of three women, their marriages in somewhat of a state of disarray. The first has already left her husband. Upon his pleading, she returns only to have him hang himself in front of her. The second woman is about to leave her husband. In anger, he rapes her in front of the children. The third woman is about to find out about her husband's violent nature and his lack of discretion in front of the kids, as he pushes them through a glass door.
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Everyone has a dream. Baba's is to become the "king" of football in France. He is not, however, the only one in his village who wishes this. His family, his friends and pretty much the entire town has their eye on Baba's success. Baba looks to possibly be the one of the finest football players in the world, and it is no surprise that he is noticed by a scout who offers him the chance to come and show what he has. It is Baba's responsibility, however, to pay his way, and hasn't even a third of the money required.
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It's Sugar Week in small-town Worondilla, and visiting all-woman band "Total Fire" is in trouble. Lead singer Angie's boyfriend, the band's roadie, has been fooling around with guitarist Jo. He's given the boot and takes Jo with him, leaving the band in desperate need of a new player. Meanwhile, Mick has an "image problem"--people think he's gay. But his dad, the local barber/Elvis wanna-be, is going to help him with that. Then Mick's mom leaves because her husband used her heirloom piano to pay a debt. Mick's solution? If this is Australia, it must be cross-dressing!
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Rife with the trials, tribulations, and confusion of modern life, Adam and Eve focuses in on a host of broadcasting professionals in Lisbon, exposing the very real foibles that exist behind the cheerful facade of their on-air personalities. Catarina (Maria De Medeiros) is a successful broadcast journalist who--though involved with another woman--schemes to have a baby, fathered by a world-renowned physician, whom she seduces while on assignment in Madrid.
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"To be or not to be" takes on a new and dizzy meaning in this delightful tale of existential angst and mistaken identity. Sam Bennet may be a two-bit Shakespearean actor, but he at least respects the Bard's words; more than can be said for the hack who is truly masquerading as the doomed Prince of Denmark. Distraught over his non-existent thespian career, Sam trashes his apartment in order to start anew. In a failed attempt to symbolically bury his past by sinking his grandfather clock in San Francisco Bay, Sam is conked on the head and loses his memory.
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Another delightful gem from Canada. In Tokyo, dreamy young fast-food worker No Ogawa is fired when the manager catches him splattering the customers' burgers all over the floor while practicing his cowboy fantasy quick-draw with his spatula. Freed at last to fulfill what he believes to be his ultimate destiny--becoming a cowboy--No sets out for the wide open spaces of the Canadian west where boyhood penpal Kate now lives. Arriving unannounced, No unintentionally sets in motion numerous events that turn the conservative little town upside down.
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Fasten your seat belts! This wildly rich interpretation of the classic Odysseus journey would most likely restore Homer's sight and have Joseph Campbell jumping for joy. Set in the teeming underworld of Grunge sub-culture Seattle, TWG follows the heroic voyage of small-time drug dealer Toast as he struggles to make his way back home to rescue his lover Penelope, a stripper who has been abducted by a murderous band of hired killers.
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German film is not noted for its comedies but they exist! An excellent new example is Talk of the Town about life in the nineties among the thirtysomethings. Monika (Katja Riemann) is a no holds barred morning talk show host who dispenses advice to callers on their mostly sexual dilemmas and dysfunctions during the morning rush hour. She has troubles of her own however, including falling ratings, an anxious demanding boss, and, like the shoemaker's child without shoes, she has no significant other and no current prospects. Her mother wants grandchildren.
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You don't like the color of today's sunset? We can fix that! You don't like the shape of your nose? We can fix that! How about the way your mind works? We can fix that too! Come one! Come all! Come into the world of Synthetic Pleasures! "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder." Today, however, it seems that the "beholder" is no longer just observing the beauty of the world. Today, society modifies its world into its own idea of beauty.
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"It somehow felt right - like we belong together." The words spoken in Angel Gazetta's diary as he begins his descension into crack addiction. Crack addiction may seem an old subject in film, but Gary Winick's incredible drama, taken from the real-life diaries of Angelo "Angel" Gazetta, takes a novel approach to an often depressing subject matter. Michael Imperioli (GOODFELLAS, CLOCKERS) gives a wonderful, caring performance about a man who is introduced to crack by his friend Raymond (Paul Calderon -- PULP FICTION, BAD LIEUTENANT, CLOCKERS).