1997
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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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Angel suffers in a world of vastness and complexity; a world where he needs not only adhere to the concrete rules of earth but strive for a greater link to the cosmos. You see, the source of Angel's "anguish" stems from his own fear of and attraction to death and a unique split personality where one persona is man and the other an angel; half alive and half dead. Angel has come to a small town to rid the crops of a plague of lice which has been giving the local wine a strange, earthy taste and texture.
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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
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It has been two decades since the debut of the hit T.V. show The Incredible Hulk. After nineteen years of retirement from the sport of bodybuilding, Lou Ferrigno returned to compete for the title of "Mr. Olympia" in a competition which has served to honor the best bodybuilders in the world for over three decades, a competition which was popularized by one man who won the "Sandow Trophy" six consecutive times before retiring from the sport to pursue a successful acting career. Perhaps you've heard of Arnold Schwartzenegger?
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Somebody Up There Likes Me is a rousing, beautifully made boxing movie from John Woo prot?g? Patrick Leung Pak-kin, who it is quite apparent has taken on the attributes of Woo's highly-stylized, frenetic violence. Unlike Woo, however, Pak-kin shuns the moral ambiguity and welcomes a more conventional approach to story, thereby, making way for more honest characters. Ken (Hong Kong heartthrob Aaron Kwok) takes up boxing to impress the sister of a young fighter. Accidentally killing her brother in the ring, Ken takes on the dead man's quest to become champion.
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From its first scenes, Sobrenatural enters with the rage of a storm and speeds its viewer into a realm saturated with black magic. The screams of Eva, as she is murdered, haunt Dolores for days. Dolores and Andres live down the hall from Eva's apartment, and after her horrifying death, Andres increasingly becomes withdrawn and quiet. Worried about their marriage, Dolores seeks the help of therapist Dr. Riojas, beginning a radical transformation in Dolores. Breaking into Eva's now vacant apartment, Dolores discovers a strange powder and the business card of a "heal-sorcerer", Madame Endor.
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In A Small Domain (Grand Jury Prize For Best Short Subject Film at the 1996 Sundance Festival), Britta Sjogren reconstructs the last two days in the life of a 95-year-old kleptomaniac. On the eve of her wedding anniversary with her late husband, she decides to put an end to her life. Will an impulsive act change the course of her decision? --Hayet Ennabli