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Blazing Saddles did it to the Western. Airplane did it to the Disaster Flick. Scary Movie did it to the Horror Film. Not Another Teen Movie did it to the, uh, Teen Movie. And now, it?s time for Independent Films to get what they got comin? to ?em.
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Charlie has had better days. A seemingly dim-witted safecracker, Charlie (otherwise known as ?The Ox?) is recruited by a gang of seasoned crooks, only to find himself cheated out of the loot and laughed out of town.
But his new partners really haven?t any idea who they are dealing with, and no one double-crosses Charlie. It does not take long for him to devise a plan to get back what is rightfully his, restore his reputation and teach his friends and expensive lesson. Of course, nothing ever really goes exactly as planned?
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In 1987, a 16-foot bronze statue was commissioned for placement in a prominent downtown square in San Jose, California. The statue commemorated the raising of the American Flag and California?s inclusion into the U.S during the Mexican-American War. However, the statue was at the center of a fierce controversy and locked away in a warehouse, never to be seen again?until now.
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On a small island just off the coast of Maine, the daily catch is life, and three generations of Pritchard lobstermen have built one on it. In recent years, however, the catches have been slow and the sea is not yielding what she used to. And in the midst of the worst border dispute with Canadian fisherman in years, a shy Canadian woman, Darcie, moves in next door, shifting the mood of the Pritchards and the entire island.
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America! Built on a better pill.
Karly Hert has spent the last ten years selling drugs?legally, that is. She works for America?s pharmaceutical industry, and although conflicted on a daily basis by the industry?s values, Karly has been seduced by the golden handcuffs of corporate America.
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Billie Lawrence has it all. Elegance. Weekend home. Three-car garage. The perfect life. Or so it seems. Inside the gated walls of her community, Billie suffers in silence as her husband increases his violent abuse.
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An evocative trio of short stories following three women named Gina makes up Listening to the Voice of a Wind, a superbly made drama about hanging on to your dreams while trying to make it in a new land. Keeping the same fascinating themes while ricocheting around the country, the film expertly fuses the stories into one major artistic statement.
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Evan has a schlock reality TV news show which is about to hit the big time. Laura, a local news reporter, is up for a job at a top TV station. To celebrate their good fortunes, Laura?s husband, Richard, rents a house on the Oregon Coast and invites Evan and his wife for a weekend of rest and relaxation. But Richard has a lot more in store for the unsuspecting group.
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Akaash is looking for love, and has arrived in America in search of an all-American, but still Indian, girl. Visiting with, Rohit, his childhood friend, Akaash asks for his help to find his dream girl. Yet, as Akaash goes from girl to girl?simple situations often leading to hilarious outcomes?he begins to realize that finding love is never easy and no girl is what she seems. Still, poor Akaash will do whatever it takes to find his Dulhan.
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Hard work is the key to success. Director Roger Weisberg (Aging Out; Cinequest 2004) disproves that simplistic homily by chronicling four American workers over three years. As part of an ever-growing class known as the ?working poor,? this diverse group struggles to lift themselves out of the burdens of poverty and into the realm of the American Dream.