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Mysterious Mr. Nicholson
A change in a will, a murder and a mysterious letter. The police look to a former cat burglar to aid them in the investigation.

- 1947
Patrick
After the shocking bathtub death of his mother and her lover, the sinister Patrick lays comatose in a small private hospital, his only action being his involuntary spitting. When a pretty young nurse, just separated from her husband, begins work at the hospital, she senses that Patrick is communicating with her, and he seems to be using his psychic powers to manipulate events in her life.

- 1978
One from the Heart
Legendary director Francis Ford Coppola shines his spotlight on a Las Vegas couple whose break-up on the 4th of July leads them both to a night on the strip in pursuit of their romantic fantasies.

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- 1981
The Princess and the Pirate
A cowardly actor is kidnapped by bloodthirsty pirates in this wickedly funny farce that mixes showbiz patter with the lore of the high seas.

- 1944
Play Misty for Me
Carmel CA radio disc jockey Dave Garver is trying to change his womanizing ways especially as it was a large reason for the end of his relationship with artist Tobie Williams, who has just reentered his life and who he views as the one who got away. He had just entered into a very casual relationship with Evelyn Draper, who he met in his local bar, she ultimately admitting not by chance as she is what she regards as his biggest fan, a frequent caller to the radio show in always requesting from him, in these exact words, "play 'Misty' for me." As he negotiates his relationship with Tobie, he has less and less interest in Evelyn. However, it is not as easy for Dave as being direct with Evelyn as she had already demonstrated her obsession with him, that obsession only increasing with every encounter he has with her. His view of dropping Evelyn totally out of his life ebbs and flows, first as he sees that she could be a danger to herself, then second as he sees that she holistically could be a danger to him and to those around him, most specifically Tobie.

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- 1971
Rascal
RASCAL tells the story of a boy and his rescued pet raccoon, an animal whose talent for causing loads of mischief is equaled only by his power to trigger tons of laughter!

- 1969
Have Sword, Will Travel
Ying Ke-Feng, head of Peerless Manor, is an expert swordsman whose escort business transports 200,000 taels of silver to the capital each year. This year, however, he is afflicted with an infirmity that renders him unable to use his sword. Rather than give up this important commission and let the martial world know of his precarious health he means to entrust the consignment to two young knights in his manor, Hsiang Ting and Yun Piao-Piao. As it happens, these two are also betrothed; clearly they have their swordsmanship in common. At Peerless Manor, everyone is suspicious of malevolent strangers who may be sniffing around the silver transport. So when Le I appears astride a high-quality charger but otherwise clearly down on his luck, Hsiang Ting thinks Le I may be a spy for the bad guys in the Flying Tiger Manor. It doesn't help that Le I and Yun Piao-Piao hit it off right away. Even or especially when Le I saves Yun Piao-Piao from a Flying Tiger thug, Hsiang is not assuaged. Yun Piao-Piao is torn, though it seems that a certain sisterly compassion finally wins the day when she arranges to reunite Le I with his horse. It's a cute horse, and Le I seems rather attached ... When the silver convoy passes by a pagoda that happens to house the Flying Tiger gang, Chiao Hung, the Flying Tiger chief, tries to steal the shipment. To win the day, Hsiang and Le must fight together, despite their mutual disaffection.

- 1969
Weapons
WEAPONS presents a series of brutal, seemingly random youth-related killings over the course of a weekend in a typical small town in America, and tragically reveals how they are all interrelated.

- 2007
Lilith
Lilith is about a mysterious young woman in an elite Maryland sanitarium who seems to weave a magical spell all around her. A restless but sincere young man with an equally-obscure past is drawn into her web. As time passes, their relationship deepens and intensifies, and the differences between them begin to blur, leading to a shocking but oddly logical conclusion.

- 1964
Stage Mother
A vaudeville star has to leave her daughter with her dead husband's stuffy Boston parents while she makes a living. But when the daughter shows some talent, the mother become a stage mother and pushes her daughter into becoming a Broadway star. The mother is a monster with a heart of gold, and after breaking up the daughter's love affair, finally sees the error of her ways.

- 1933
The Mummy's Tomb
A high priest travels to America with a living mummy to kill those who had desecrated the tomb of an Egyptian princess thirty years earlier.

- 1942
Older Than America
A woman's haunting visions reveal a Catholic priest's sinister plot to silence her mother from speaking the truth about the atrocities that took place at her Native American boarding school. A contemporary drama of suspense, this movie delves into the lasting impact of the cultural genocide and loss of identity that occurred at these institutions across the United States and Canada.

- 2008
Fine, Totally Fine
Approaching thirty, three eccentric male friends try hard to realize their dreams and have their aspirations come to fruition. In their case, it is even more difficult than usual. Despite being mates the three are quite different from one another except they fall for the same girl. She has her own issues as well.

- 2008
Silver Tongues
SILVER TONGUES follows a couple, GERRY and JOAN, who use their talent for acting and performance as part of a dark game. Driving from town to town, the two lovers don different personas to deceive and destroy the lives of the people in their path. But each manipulation begins to take its toll. Soon the performances spiral out of control, and the game itself threatens their very relationship.

- 2011
Howl
It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, society's reaction (the obscenity trial), and animation that echoes the poem's surreal style. All three coalesce in hybrid that dramatizes the birth of a counterculture.

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- 2010
Race the Sun
Halle Berry stars as a new teacher stuck with a group of hopeless high school misfits. When she gives them the courage to believe in themselves, they lead her on an adventure she never imagined - andto a romance she hadn't expected.

- 1996
Firstborn
16 year old Jake Livingston has always been the man of the Livingston home since his parents divorced, that is, until his mother started seeing Sam. Sam, an alcoholic and drug addict, introduces Jake's mother into a self-destructive lifestyle.

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- 1984
You'll Never Get Rich
After his wife discovers a telltale diamond bracelet, impresario Martin Cortland tries to show he's not chasing after showgirl Sheila Winthrop. Choreographer Robert Curtis gets caught in the middle of the boss's scheme. Army conscription offers Robert the perfect escape from his troubles- or does it?

- 1941
Carrington
The story of the relationship between painter Dora Carrington (Dame Emma Thompson) and author Lytton Strachey (Jonathan Pryce) in a World War I England of cottages and countryside. Although platonic due to Strachey's homosexuality, the relationship was nevertheless a deep and complicated one. When Carrington did develop a more physical relationship with soldier Ralph Partridge (Steven Waddington), Strachey was able to welcome him as a friend, although Partridge remained somewhat uneasy, not so much with Strachey's sexual orientation as with the fact that he was a conscientious objector.

- 1995
Sultanat
Shah is the leader of the Mugal tribe in Asia; when he gets news that bandit, Razoulli and his gang are coming to launch an attack on their region, he is petrified and asks his people to vacate but General Khalid assures him not to worry much and darlingly challenge Razoulli overpowering them. But Razoulli manages to escape and in the process abducts Khalid's pregnant wife, make sure she gives birth to a baby boy, bring him up, teaches him all the skills to become a certify warrior and name him Sultan. While Khalid re-marry Jenny and they are proud parents to Samir who is sent abroad for studies. Khalid then takes an oath to kill Razoulli and the duo combat each other on many occasions but Razoulli have always manages to escape. Meanwhile the brave Sultan takes a fantasy to queen Shehzadi Yasmeen, is made to enter a death race but emerge victorious and in the process abducts Yasmeen but eventually both fall in love. Then Sultan receive news that Razoulli was killed by Khalid - Sultan then swears to destroy Khalid. When Sultan gets informed that Samir and his beloved, Zarina is returning from abroad he attempt to abduct them albeit unsuccessful. Shortly after Sultan and Khalid begins their fierce battle against each other - a battle between father and son - fully well knowing that only one shall survive.
- 1986
The Northerners
A surreal black comedy set in a decrepit 1960's housing development. When his mother is drawn into sainthood and the resulting frustrations of his father become too difficult to manage, Thomas, a young boy, becomes obsessed with events on the broadcast news. The liberation of the Belgian Congo is taking place and Thomas becomes Lumumba, one of the contenders as the Congo's new leader. He is encouraged in this escapism by Plagge, the postman who reads all the mail and knows all of the bizzarre and intimate secrets of the eccentric inhabitants of the estate.

- 1992
Libido
When a boy witnesses his father kill a woman during an S&M session, he'll grow into a disturbed young man tormented by images of violence and madness.

- 1965
If You Were Me
Several of Korea's most acclaimed filmmakers, including Park Chan-wook (OLDBOY), explore the nature of discrimination in this provocative anthology.

- 2003
Aan: Men at Work
Crime is at its highest peak in Mumbai with it split in three ways. Walia has one-third, Manik Rao has one-third and Roshni has a third of the Mumbai territory. The crime rate rises with more smuggling, trading and illegal activities soaring. Meanwhile, the CBI work constantly to stop this. Inspector Vikram is a failure of a police in life and tends to stick with the easy way. Appa is an encounter specialist who goes after the henchmen instead of the bosses, he has a wife Janki with whom they have a son. Const. Khaled is a happy-go-lucky cop. The three men's and the whole Crime branch's fate changes with the arrival of their new boss. DCP Hari arrives and realizes that the CBI are not serious and that the rules, regulations, and the very reason for joining the police force, have been thrown to the wind. With his girlfriend Kiran whom he'd promise he would marry on his mind, he does not first like the promotion to DCP and transfer to Mumbai, but later accepts it. He soon watches the brutality of the police (especially Appa) to the henchmen and orders them to be released. But during an encounter the henchmen kill Khaled, this awakens the fire trapped within Vikram. He decides to join Hari and help him clear the city starting with Yusuf Pathan. Appa soon joins them and soon headaches arises for Walia and his gang. During the climax Appa dies in a dramatic trap. Vikram and Hari get Walia, Manik,Hirachand and Roshni arrested and convicted for their crimes and then Mumbai is clean once again.

- 2004