Jim Morrison was the Lizard King, Pat Corcoran was the Chameleon.
Stuck in a dream state of the 1960s, Pat struggles to see life outside the limelight that once blanketed him. When a beautiful…
2009
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Stuck in a dream state of the 1960s, Pat struggles to see life outside the limelight that once blanketed him. When a beautiful young woman named Ana saves his life, Pat agrees to drive them to her ancestral home, in hopes that she can save him from his past. Unpaved roads treat the pair to a dusty adventure full of anger management, baseball bats, lust, and God as the road trip becomes a journey full of lessons and revelations.
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?I don?t know what else God has in store for me, but before I die I want to write down what happened the day that Lajos visited me for the last time, and robbed me.?So begins this richly textured tale by Hungary?s beloved author Sándor Márai (himself subject of last year?s Cinequest offering The Exile: Everything is Different), a film overflowing with beauty, emotion, mystery and intelligence.
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Light and love triumph in an inspirational visual testimony to breaking down walls and instilling hope.The resonant strum of a guitar, beat of a bongo drum, and crisp powerful voice of optimism echo through piles of burning trash and hungry scavengers; in a place known as home to many, the city landfill of Managua, Nicaragua.
Preceded by: Life for a Child; 28min; Director: Edward Lachman
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Safely confined to her dance academy, Annika's life is about to take a turn into the unpredictable. She meets Lasse, a timid electrician, when he comes to fix a blown fuse in her studio, and their attraction is immediate. At first reluctant, Lasse asks her out on a date, but only after telling her that he spent a year in prison for fraud. Their relationship grows closer until a phone call exposes more about Lasse's past than he was willing to reveal.
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Tom Naegels, a young and idealistic journalist, finds himself on the brink of commitment to his no-nonsense long-term girlfriend, when his world is suddenly turned upside down by the beautiful, free-spirited Nadia. She?s a Pakistani refugee who captures his heart and challenges him to face the deep-seated prejudices of society and his unsuspecting self.
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Is an oil boom a windfall or the downfall of a prototypical American small town?The discovery of oil has made the town of Stanley, North Dakota the focal point for a new kind of Gold Rush. With breathtaking and evocative images, we meet the people of Stanley, as well as the interlopers who are coming into town to either harvest the mother load or rape the land, depending on one's point of view.
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Kei is Nick?s first lasting relationship. She is real, tangible, and Nick has a real shot at happiness. Yet, Nick finds comfort in a virtual world, where he is a champion; a true rock star in a world that needs rock stars. He knows what to expect in the virtual world, so when faced with the chance at something real, can he accept the unknown? Only one way to find out.
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The Buddha bears a badge and badgers the monk behind bars.A brash Moscow police officer serendipitously falls into the favor of Buddhist followers. His life begins to reflect their suggestions of his being the reincarnated Dalai Lama, in spite of his obstinate refusal of any such possibility.
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Making up director Julian M. Kheel?s hilarious debut feature are spot-on comedic performance from such talents as Danny Masterson (That 70s Show), Blanchard Ryan (Open Water), Leon (Get Rich or Die Tryin?) and Dominique Swain (Lolita).
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Director Alejandro Adams (Around the Bay, Cinequest 2008) once again creates one of the most uniquely visionary films of the year?an intellectually daring dystopian thriller set in a not-so-alternate universe in which organ harvesting is commonplace.