Lauren Bacall
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Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall stars in this stylishly updated version of a classic comedy. High-strung social-climber, Millicent Jordan and her husband plan an elaborate dinner party. Their celebrity guest list includes a romance novelist, a ruthless tycoon and his brassy young wife, and a Hollywood has-been. But a rash of cancellations and unexpected events turn the Jordans' elegant soirée into a first-rate disaster.
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Is our First Amendment right as protected as we think? Telling the story of the Hollywood 10, this classic documentary explores how the House Un-American Activities Committee was able to summon before it American citizens of the motion picture industry and interrogate them about their political affiliations and beliefs. Featuring interviews with Dalton Trumbo and other prominent screenwriters.
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If teenaged Ethan and his younger sister Hallie put every toy in Macy's on their Christmas list, it still wouldn't include what they want most. They want a miracle - they want their divorced parents back together! With lots of humor, heart and yuletide sparkle, All I Want For Christmas is all you could want in a family film treat. Ethan Randall (Dutch) and Thora Birch (Patriot Games) play the siblings who come up with a hilarious plan to reunite...
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The epitome of grace, independence, and wit, Lauren Bacall continues to project an audacious spirit and pursue on-screen excellence. The product of an extraordinary mother and a loving extended family, she produced, with Humphrey Bogart, some of the most electric and memorable scenes in movie history. After tragically losing Bogart, she returned to New York and a brilliant career in the theatre. A two-time Tony winner, she married and later divorced...
7) Dogville
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2004
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English
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Grace arrives in the isolated town of Dogville, on the run from gangsters. The townspeople agree to hide her. However, when outsiders start looking for the fugitive, the locals make demands of Grace in exchange for the risk of harboring her. But Grace has a secret and its a dangerous one. Dogville may regret it ever decided to bare its teeth
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[2017]
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Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent moving castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.
11) Key Largo
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c2000
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English
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A returning war veteran fights gangsters on the Florida Keys
14) The Portrait
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Gregory Peck and Lauren Bacall star in this story of the changing relationship between two successful but aging parents and their adult daughter, who is on the cusp of achieving success herself as an artist.
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Hosted by Henry Fonda, himself a beloved and iconic star, this fascinating and informative documentary tracks the complex creation, development, and eventual demise of the Hollywood studio star system. Tracing the evolution of the studio system from the Silent Era, when megastars like Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks shaped the face of cinematic celebrity, to the Golden Era of the early sixties, when famous faces like Audrey Hepburn, Peter O'Toole,...
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When a long-lost uncle form Vienna pays a surprise visit, Madeline's dreams of family life seem wonderfully fulfilled – until she finds herself in the middle of an unscrupulous scheme. Madeline must call upon all of her courage and cleverness in order to foil an evil plot to take her from the only family she's ever known. Join Madeline, Miss Clavel, Pepito, her eleven school friends and ever-so-smart dog Genevieve in a thrilling Paris adventure...
18) Diamonds
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A funny and touching comedy with a shining cast of great stars. Harry Agensky is a feisty ex-boxing champ who shows that he still has some punch left when he talks his son and grandson into taking a road trip from Canada to Reno, Nevada! There, the trio take up the search for 13 missing diamonds that Harry was promised for throwing a fight years ago!
19) Presence of Mind
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Adapted from Henry James' classic novel, The Turn of the Screw, a young woman is hired to take care of two children, Miles and Flora, as their governess. When the governess starts seeing ghosts, she's led on a path that allows her to uncover the home's dark past involving the children's previous governess.
20) All at Sea
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When retired sailor Wally's best friend Skipper dies, he vows to bury his comrade at sea. Wally enlists fellow retirement home residents to join him on a madcap adventure to carry out the burial before anyone can put an end to his scheme.