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This fascinating and lively film, originally conceived as a loving tribute by a son to his father, brings back to the spotlight a director recently neglected by film history. William "Wild Bill" A. Wellman may not be as familiar to audiences as his peers John Ford, Frank Capra and Howard Hawks, but many of the movies which he directed stand out as popularly acknowledged classics in the history of Hollywood filmmaking.
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With the use of "flashback fantasies," filmmakers Ginger Rinkenberger and Kathryn Pickford have created a deliriously paced comedy. What became known as ...THE ELEANOR AFFAIR ( Best Student Film at The Hamptons International Film Festival, New York 1996) explores the insidious delight of small-town gossip. --Matthew Aquino
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Every day can represent a real challenge when you are Chris Sheridan, stuck in a wheel chair following a plane crash, in the film Walk This Way. This honest and humorous story never tries to strike a sensitive chord, yet one cannot help thinking how much courage is involved to reconstitute one's life. --Hayet Ennabli
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Mafia boss Frank Martel is executed after it is learned that the story of his life is about to become a book. Thrown into upheaval, Martel's family, the police, and the rest of the underworld scramble for the manuscripts, sending all of the characters on a wild, roller coaster ride through the violence of Chicago's crime-ridden streets. Stepping in to preserve his father's name, Andrew Martel must team up with the one man he really does not want to, Lindsey McQueen, his father's longtime bodyguard and friend.
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Utopia, by Frederick Rendina, chronicles the life of Miles, a wanna-be actor who lives in New York. One day, he receives a sarcastic and insulting note on his car. The writer holds him responsible for having hit his car a year earlier and having left in a cowardly manner. --Hayet Ennabli
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De Tripas, Corazon by Antonio Urrutia is a story about two adolescents facing their first sexual experience. They are both attracted by the most coveted woman in town. The way in which each approaches her will be what determines their first encounter. Elpidia Carillo (Jimmy Smit's girlfriend in Mi Familia) stars as the object of their desire. --Hayet Ennabli
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There are many timeless stories. One of the most common is the old, boy meets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back. Terry, our hero, knows this story well and when circumstances present themselves he is all to willing to fulfill his role. Terry is a young man living on the mean streets of New York. He has already taken the first step into a life of crime. We first meet him as he helps his friend Flood hustle stolen electronics to "unsuspecting" yuppies. As Terry's circle of "friends" expands he eventually encounters his nemesis Tommy and the girl he must save, Lyrica.
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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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Charlotte Lagarde's Swell is a documentary about four women surfers in Santa Cruz who lead us on a journey through the world of surfing seen from their eyes. As you penetrate the core of their lives, one realizes their "perfect" world, but through a dramatic event, one sees that "perfection" can often be wrought with pain. --Hayet Ennabli
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A man has a little Surprise for his sleeping lover, involving weights and an elaborate system of pulleys and well-placed explosive charges. --Matthew Aquino