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Beautiful landscapes disappear in the rear-view mirror as the intimacy of a marriage is called into question. With the sweep of a stylistic brush, director George D'Amato paints a masterpiece of vanishing intimacy in the heart of the unspoiled American desert. Married couple Harper and Paul spend some desperately needed one-on-one time on their cross-country road tripbut there's a third wheel. The intruder arrives in the form of cold-hearted, modern technology. As the sun shines down on her, wind whipping her hair, Harper remains glued to her phone.
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They love their son, no matter how long they must wait to see him again. Time seems to travel at its own pacesometimes you get what you want when you want it, but other times gratification is years in the making. For loving, elderly couple Antonio and Bertha, it's the latter. But no matter how many years pass, they'll hold on to hope of seeing their son again. One day, in the midst of financial crisis, their beloved son passes by their makeshift tamale stand. He doesn't stay long, but he leaves behind a gift: their grandson.
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Sometimes filmmaking is murder...literally. Mitchell Altieri (The Hamiltons, Cinequest 2006) channels the filmmakers of the '70s and '80s in this homage to splatter exploitation films. Two brothers, desperate to break into the world of television and film, decide to enter a horror movie contest. And what could be more horrifying than the elusive snuff film? Of course, they won't actually kill someone on cameraall they're going to do is kidnap an actress, torture her, and make her think she's going to die. What could possibly go wrong?
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James Franco, Ed Harris, Amber Heard, Jim Parrack, Cynthia Nixon, and Christian Slater star in a powerful and honest tale about coming to terms with one's past and how our past doesn't necessarily define who we are. Based on the bestselling memoir by Stephen Elliott, The Adderall Diaries is the riveting story of how an Adderall-dependent author's (Franco) obsession with a murder case leads him to face his past. Given thorough access to the case, Stephen's fascination also leads him to strike up a romantic connection with Lana (Heard).
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Can a woman truly have it all? Just before reaching the pinnacle of fame, Veronica, a brilliant pianist, must decide between seizing the chance at eternal notoriety, or sacrificing it all to raise her son. Distraught by her dilemma, she retreats into an indefinite hiatus from performing. Just before becoming complacent as a homemaker, she meets Amanda, an alluring, promising, and younger pianist who threatens Veronica's return to the music world and disrupts the family.
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A journey of hope, love, and unimaginable possibilities. When the spirit holds fast to hope and courage, the impossible becomes possible. Zemene is a shy 10-year-old living in rural Ethiopia with a rare, life-threatening, curvature of the spine that limits her world, when a chance encounter with an American doctor enables her to secure medical attention. With her physical limitations lifted, and the confirmation that her life matters, she blossoms into a confident young woman, using her newly found capabilities to bring hope back to her village.
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Shakespeare was wrong: Revenge is a dish best served WILD!!! How far would YOU go to right wrongs and slights you've suffered? From a case of roadside rudeness run amok to what must be the wildest wedding on film, these six tales of vengeance wreaked, with results both hilarious and catastrophic, offer one of the most riotous rides you'll find at the movies this year. Featuring bevy of the country's finest actors, and produced by Pedro Almodovar, Wild Tales is further proof that Argentine cinema remains one of the world's most vital and exciting.
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Choosing your friends is hard, choosing your family is harder. The only family Lea has is her gay best friend and her angrily defensive teenage brother, and she's in danger of losing them both. Her brother never answers her calls or texts and seems to be falling in with the wrong crowd at school. She worries about the safety of her friend after a string of homophobic attacks and murders plague their neighborhood. On top of that, she's in love with him, but he's quickly falling in love with another man.
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Introducing the first selfie film - but not in the way you think it is. A mysterious video falls into the hands of a troupe of reporters following an accident involving three thirty-something year olds - two men and a woman. The video chronicles the lives of the trio one week prior, during their road-trip through the French Riviera to shoot a commercial. Shot in the style of found footage - sometimes with an iPhone - this innovative film touts itself as the first "selfie" movie. But, this isn't a cheeky jab at today's culture of obsessive self-documentation.
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You know Paganini on the violin, Jimi Hendrix on the guitar. Now meet the virtuosi of ... the leaf! In the heart of the Balkans, where making music is an integral part of life, meet Pera, a wonderful old farmer who seems to know everything about everything; Josip, inventor of numerous "new" instruments; and the amazing Vera, greatest leaf virtuoso of them all. Three musicians - a glimpse into the unknown, all- but - lost art of leaf playing.